On Saturday 4th Februaury the band performed at the Besson Scottish Solo and Ensemble Championships Gala Concert in the Howden Park Centre, Livingston. Under the baton of John Logan, the newly appointed Head of Wind and Brass at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, the band performed a varied...
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The Co-operative Funeralcare Band has announced that Dr Nicholas Childs has agreed to conduct the band at this year’s Scottish Championship.It continues an association that has already yielded four Scottish Championship wins, and the MD is looking forward to renewing his partnership on the...
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The Co-operative Funeralcare Band has been preparing for the 2012 contesting season with the appointment of a new Band Manager.Martin Stack, a former Bb Bass player with Kingdom Brass has recently taken up the role from the highly respected Rob McCorkell who will remain as a band...
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Dial M for Midnight the solo release from the bands Prinicpal cornet Jim Hayes has been nominated for Solo CD of the year in the annual 4barsrest awards. Both the band and Jim himself would appreciate your vote.
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The band came second at this years Scottish Open Championships held in Perth Concert Hall. The band produced a well crafted performance of 'Music for Battle Creek' by Philip Sparke which wasn't quite enough secure the title on this occasion. Congratulations go to the eventual winners...
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The Co-operative Funeralcare Band is delighted to announce that it will represent Scotland at the 2012 European Championships in Rotterdam. A formal invitation from EBBA has been accepted by the band and preparations have already started to attend this prestigious event. Band Chairman Paul...
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The Co-operative Funeralcare band will present an open rehearsal in advance of its title defence at this year’s Scottish Open Contest on 26th November. The rehearsal will start at 7.30pm on Thursday 25th November in St John's Renfield Church, Glasgow, G12 0DY. As well...
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The Co-operative Funeralcare Band is to take part in a concert organised by students (past and present) of the Applied Music Department of Strathclyde University. The concert, which is in aid of student music activities and workshops, will take place on Friday, 6th May, 2011 in the Crawford Theatre...
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On Saturday, 26th March, 2011 The Co-operative Funeralcare Band gave a concert in the church of St. Leonard’s–In–The–Fields in Perth in aid of the Swaziland Children’s Food Aid Programme”. The concert was organised by the Perth Kinnoul Rotary Club. In a wide and...
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On Saturday, 19th March, 2011 The Co-operative Funeralcare Band gave a concert at Peebles Old Parish Church in aid of the “Mary’s Meals” charity. The concert was organised by the Rotary Club of Peebles and at the start of the evening’s proceedings, Mr. David Spencer of the...
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The Co-operative Funeralcare Band will visit Perth on Saturday, 26th March, 2011 to give a concert in the church of St. Leonard’s in the Fields in aid of the Swaziland Food Aid. The concert which is being organised by the Perth Kinnoull Rotary Club will commence at 7:30pm. The band's special...
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“The Glorious Sounds Of Brass” The Co-operative Funeralcare Band will visit Peebles on Saturday, 19th March, 2011 to give a concert in Peebles Old Parish Church in aid of the “Mary’s Meals” charity. The concert which is being organised by the Rotary Club of Peebles will...
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The Co-operative Funeralcare Band returns to Greenock on Friday, 11th February, 2011 to give a concert in St. John’s Episcopal Church in Union Street in aid of the Salvation Army. The concert which is being organised by the local corps of the Salvation Army will commence at 7:30pm. It will be...
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On Saturday, 29th January, 2011, The Co-operative Funeralcare and Broxburn & Livingston bands will give a concert in the Strathbrock Community Centre, 189(a) West Mains Street, Broxburn EH52 5LH. Tickets for the event are priced at £8 and £4 and further information can be obtained...
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The Co-operative Funeralcare Band is pleased to announce that Dr. Nicholas Childs has agreed to conduct the band at the forthcoming Scottish Championships in Perth in February 2011 when the test piece will be Philip Wilby's "Paganini Variations". Dr. Childs' first association with the band...
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The Co-operative Funeralcare band will give a concert in aid of Govan Rotary's Forest House Project which gives assistance to people suffering from cerebral palsy. The concert, which has been organised by the Rotary Club of Govan, will take place on Friday, 1st October, 2010 in the Sherbrooke - St....
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On Sunday, 30th May, 2010, the Co-operative Funeralcare Band, under the baton of Musical Director Michael Fowles, won the All England Masters International Brass Band Championship for a second time at the Lighthouse Theatre in Kettering. Beating off the challenge of twenty one other bands from...
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Student Iain McDonald (left) pictured with conductor Michael Fowles (centre) and band manager Robert McCorkell (right) after the recital at Strathclyde University On Wednesday, 19th May, 2010, The Co-operative Funeralcare Band took part in a student recital performance in the Crawfurd Theatre at the...
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Members of The Co-operative Funeralcare Band celebrate a historic 30th championship victory after the announcement of the results at Glenrothes On Sunday, 14th March, 2010 in the Rothes Halls, Glenrothes, The Co-operative Funeralcare Band passed another milestone in its illustrious history when it...
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Jim Hayes thrills the audience with his performance of "Charivari" On Friday, 12th February, 2010, The Co-operative Funeralcare Brass Band gave a concert in St. John’s Episcopal Church in Greenock in aid of the Salvation Army. The band was conducted by Michael Fowles, the...
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For the second successive year, The Co-operative Funeralcare Band will host an open rehearsal in the run-up to the Scotish Championships to be held on 13th and 14th March, 2010 at the Rothes Halls, Glenrothes. The event will be run along similar lines to last year when it was held in the Couper...
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On Sunday, 7th February, 2010 at the recent Besson Scottish Solo & Ensemble Championships organised in association with West Lothian Council, the band's mixed quartet of Craig Robertson (cornet), Caroline Farren (flugel horn) Alison Hall (tenor horn) and Charlie Farren (bass trombone) won the...
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The Co-operative Funeralcare Band, currently Scotland's champion brass band, will give a concert in Greenock on Friday, 12th February, 2010 in aid of the work of the Salvation Army The concert will take place in St. John’s Episcopal Church, Union Street, Greenock and commences at 7:30p.m. The...
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On Wednesday, 2nd December, 2009 the current Scottish champion brass band will share the stage with young brass players from the East Lothian area in a Christmas concert in Ross High School, Tranent. In this annual event, members of The Co-operative Funeralcare Band (formerly the Scottish Co-op...
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Saturday night, 14th November, 2009, saw the players of Callander Brass host the Scottish Brass Band of the Year, the Co-operative Funeralcare Band, in a joint concert held in St Columba's Church, Stirling. The move to Stirling was intended to give a wider audience the opportunity to hear one of...
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The UK’s largest funeral director has taken on a new role … as a music producer. In a groundbreaking initiative, two of Scotland’s leading groups of musicians - The Glasgow Phoenix Choir, which has been sponsored by The Co-operative Funeralcare for the past three years and The...
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The Co-operative Funeralcare Band, one of Scotland's top brass bands, will give a concert in Stirling on Saturday, 14th November, 2009 along with the recently formed Callander Brass. The concert will take place in St. Columba’s Parish Church, Park Terrace, Stirling and commences at 7:30p.m....
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On Saturday, 24th October, 2009 The Co-operative Funeralcare Band participated in a massed band concert with the Brighouse & Rastrick Band in Huddersfield Town Hall under the direction of Lt. Col. Chris Davis OBE, a former Principal Director of Music (Royal Marines) and Commandant of the Royal...
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On Sunday, 8th November, 2009, The Co-operative Funeralcare Band will appear on the Radio Scotland programme "Classics Unwrapped". The band will be heard in a programme of music which was recorded in front of a live audience in St. Cuthbert’s Parish Church in Lothian Road, Edinburgh...
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A packed audience watching the combination of BR and Co-operative Funeralcare On Saturday, 24th October, 2009, The Co-operative Funeralcare Band will travel south to England to give a massed band concert with the Brighouse & Rastrick Band in Huddersfield Town Hall. The concert is the latest in a...
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On Friday, 30th October, 2009, The Co-operative Funeralcare Band will present “Classical Brass”, an evening of classical music, in St. Cuthbert’s Parish Church in Lothian Road, Edinburgh. The band will be conducted by Terry Johns, one of the band’s Associate Conductors and...
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On Saturday, 29th August, 2009, The Co-operative Funeralcare Band took part in the annual Land O’ Burns brass band contest in the Walker Halls in Troon, Ayrshire. The contest is organised by the Dalmellington Band and was the fifteenth in a series of what has become an event which appeals to...
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The Co-operative Funeralcare Band is pleased to announce that it will give a concert in Greenock in aid of the local Salvation Army Corps’ building refurbishment fund. The concert will take place on Friday, 12 February, 2010 in Saint John’s Episcopal Church , Greenock and will commence...
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Conductor Terry Johns On Tuesday, 25th August, 2009 an ensemble from The Co-operative Funeralcare Band performed in St. Mary’s Episcopal Cathedral in Palmerston Place, Edinburgh. The programme formed part of the Cathedral’s long–running series of lunch-time recitals which ran from...
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Following discussions between the Executive Committee of the Co-operative Funeralcare Band and the management of the band’s sponsors, it has been decided that the band will not take up the invitation to compete, as Scottish champions, in the European Brass Band Championships which are to be...
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The Co-operative Funeralcare Band is pleased to announce the appointment of Gavin Lindsay as its Resident Conductor. Gavin started playing a brass instrument at the age of twelve in Lancashire where he grew up and his first band was the Tyldesley Prize Band under conductor Brian Peacock. This was...
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Congratulations are due to two members of The Co-operative Funeralcare Band, Charlie Farren and Caroline Munro, who were married recently at a ceremony in Livingston. Charlie, who is the band’s bass trombonist, and Caroline, who plays flugel horn, were married on Saturday, 15th August, 2009 at...
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Following hard on the heels of the announcement of the return of cornetist Jim Hayes to its ranks, The Co-operative Funeralcare Band is pleased to announce the return of another former player in the person of trombonist Paul Kiernan. Paul will play with the band at the forthcoming “Land...
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Following the announcement that The Co-operative Funeralcare Band Ensemble would be performing at St. Mary's Episcopal Cathedral on Tuesday, 25nd August, 2009 as part of that church's series of recitals during the Edinburgh "Fringe" Festival, the band's programe for the event has been...
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The Co-operative Funeralcare Band is pleased to announce the return to its ranks of cornet player Jim Hayes after an absence of some eighteen months.
Jim, who held the principal cornet position with the band under its former name, the Scottish Co-op Band, for a period of five years, returns to take...
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The Co-operative Funeralcare Band is pleased to confirm that it will take part in a joint concert with the recently-formed Callander Brass band. The concert will take place on Saturday, 14th November, 2009 in Saint Columba's Church, Stirling and will commence at 7:30p.m. Further details regarding...
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The Co-operative Funeralcare Band is pleased to announce that a band ensemble will perform in St. Mary's Episcopal Cathedral in Palmerston Place, Edinburgh on Tuesday, 25th August, 2009. The programme will form part of the Cathedral's series of recitals during the Edinburgh "Fringe"...
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Following hard on the heels of the announcement that The Co-operative Funeralcare Band has appointed Michael Fowles as its Musical Director, the band is now inviting applications for the post of Resident Conductor. Applications for the post should be made to band manager Robin Basu...
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The Co-operative Funeralcare Band is pleased to announce that Michael Fowles has agreed to be the band's Musical Director for the remainder of 2009. This means that the partnership which saw the band win the Scottish Open Championship in November last year in Perth is renewed and band members are...
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The recently crowned 2009 Scottish champions have been given a new name - The Co-operative Funeralcare Band. The UK's largest funeral director has struck a sponsorship deal with the former Scottish Co-op Band, based in Glasgow, which is currently ranked 14th in the world. The band was formed in 1918...
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At the Scottish Brass Band Championships in Dundee on 22nd March, 2009 the Scottish Co-op Band added another first to its impressive record when it became the first band to win the new James Abbott Memorial Trophy. The trophy was presented by Mrs. Hilary Abbott, the wife of the late President of the...
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In addition to the Scottish Co-op Band winning the Scottish Championship title at the Scottish Brass Band Championships in Dundee on 22nd March, 2009, three of the band's principal players won individual awards. Simon Estermann, the band's principal cornet won the Terris Medal for best cornet, Matt...
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The recently - publicised open rehearsal hosted by the Scottish Co-op Band has been hailed as a success. The event took place in the Couper Institute, Glasgow on Thursday, 19th March, 2009 and during the evening the participating bands had the opportunity to perform the test pieces chosen for the...
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At the Caird Hall in Dundee on Sunday, 22nd March, 2009 the Scottish Co-op Band continued the good form it showed in Perth last November, when it won the Scottish Open Championship, by adding the 2009 Scottish Championship to its list of achievements. This is the twenty-ninth time the Co-op has won...
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The Scottish Co-op Band has now finalised its line-up for the Scottish Championships on 22nd March with the announcement that Christine Millar and Lyndsay Smith have returned to the ranks to help the band in its challenge for the Scottish title at the Caird Hall in Dundee....
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On Thursday, 19th March, the Scottish Co-op Band will host an open rehearsal in the Couper Institute in Glasgow in which five bands (one from each section) will take part. The participating bands will be Scottish Co-op, Kirkintilloch Kelvin, Croy Parish, Coalburn Silver and Brass Sounds Inverclyde....
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On Friday, 27th February, 2009 the Scottish Co-op Band joined forces with Broxburn and Livingston Band to give a concert in the Strathbrock Community Centre in Broxburn. Playing to a capacity audience (extra chairs had to be brought in to the hall to cater for the numbers attending) both bands...
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The Scottish Co-op Band is pleased to announce that Simon Estermann will return to the ranks to lead the band at the Scottish Championships in Dundee on 22nd March, 2009. This will be a second appearance with the band for the 27 year-old Swiss-born cornetist as he played principal cornet at the...
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On Sunday, 8th February, 2009 Charlie Farren, bass trombonist of the Scottish Co-op Band took part in the Besson Scottish Solo and Ensemble Championships at the Strathbrock Community Centre in Broxburn. Having safely negotiated the qualification section on Sunday morning, Charlie then took part in...
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On Tuesday,16th December, 2008 the Scottish Co-op Band appeared in its final concert of the year at the City Halls in Glasgow along with the Scottish Concert Singers and members of the Barrhead Philharmonic Choir. Playing to a near- capacity audience, band and choirs provided a wide-ranging...
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On Friday 27th February, 2009 Terry Johns will conduct the Scottish Co-op Band at a concert in which they will share the stage with the Broxburn & Livingston band at the Strathbrock Hall, Broxburn. The son of a Welsh miner, Mr. Johns has had a long and varied career in music. As a french horn...
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On Sunday, 14th December, 2008 the Scottish Co-op Band appeared in its penultimate concert performance of the year at Paisley Town Hall as guests of the Paisley Philharmonic Choir. The occasion was the choir's 20th anniversary Family Carol Concert. Playing to a near-capacity audience, band and choir...
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On Saturday, 29th November, 2008, the Scottish Co-op Brass Band, one of Scotland's top bands, won the Scottish Open Brass Band Championship in the Perth Concert Hall in this, its 90th anniversary year. Competing on Saturday, 29th November, 2008 against 13 other top bands from both Scotland...
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On 21st November, 2008, the Scottish Co-op Band was pleased to announce the addition of a new player to its percussion section in the person of Kirsten Hughes. Kirsten, who hails from Baillieston in Glasgow, is a fourth-year student at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama and has been...
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On 9th December, 2008, the Scottish Co-op Band was pleased to announce that Russell Gray had agreed to conduct the band at the Scottish Championships in March 2009 when the test piece will be "Salute To Youth" by Gilbert Vinter. Russell's first association with the band as...
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The Scottish Co-op Band has ended the year on a high note with the news that the band's sponsoring groups, Scottish Co-op and Co-op Funeralcare, have agreed to provide additional funding for the year 2009. Iain Howie is the Band's Representative with the Co-op Groups and is the man...
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On Tuesday,16th December, 2008 the Scottish Co-op Band appeared in its final concert of the year at the City Halls in Glasgow along with the Scottish Concert Singers and members of the Barrhead Philharmonic Choir. Playing to a near- capacity audience, band and choirs provided a wide-ranging...
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On 25th November, 2008, the Scottish Co-op Band announced that Mr. Bill Renny will, from 1st December, 2008, assume responsibility for both player registration matters and the band inventory of instruments and equipment. Mr. Renny was the band's bass trombonist from 1974 until 1990 and was band...
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On 21st November, 2008, the Scottish Co-op Band announced that Michael Fowles had agreed to conduct the band at the Scottish Open Championships in Perth on 29th November, 2008. This was the first time that band and conductor had worked together and band members looked...
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On 19th November, 2008, the Scottish Co-op Band announced that Gregor Stewart was taking over the position of principal trombone with immediate effect thereby filling the vacancy created by the recent resignation of Paul Kiernan from that position. Commenting on Gregor's appointment, the...
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On 19th November, 2008, the Scottish Co-op Band announced the return of Gillian Forsyth to the baritone section after an absence of some years. Gillian's last performance with the band was in 2000 and her return was a great boost to the band prior to its participation in the Scottish Open...
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Following their return from a successful concert in Inverness last week-end, members of the Scottish Co-op Band were delighted to learn that, from 1st November, 2008, the band would have a permanent base in Dalmarnock in the east end of the City of Glasgow. The bandroom is located in...
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Early in October, 2008 it was announced that the Scottish Co-op Band band would give a concert in Inverness on Saturday, 25th October, 2008 as part of its 90th anniversary programme of events. The concert, which would take place in the Town House, Inverness formed part of a series of concerts which...
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On 22nd June, 2008, following a busy period of activity which culminated, on 1st June, 2008, in the band winning the first semi-final of the West Lothian Challenge at the Regal Community Theatre in Bathgate, band members were again in action when they faced old rivals, the...
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Following a disappointing result at the All England Masters International Championship at Cambridge in May, 2008 the Scottish Co-op Band have bounced back with a busy period of activity. On 1st June, 2008 the band took part in the first semi-final of the West Lothian Challenge...
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On 20th May, 2008, the Scottish Co-op Band announces that its former principal cornet player, Jim Hayes, is set to return to the band to lead their bid to win the West Lothian Challenge title for the third year in a row. Jim's first appearance will be at the semi-final...
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On 9th May, 2008 the Scottish Co-op Band reported the recent return of baritone player Lorraine Bisson to its ranks after an absence of some years. Lorraine's last performance with the band was at the Winter Gardens, Blackpool in 2002 and her return to the solo baritone chair at this time is a great...
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Local fans of the Scottish Co-op Brass Band may be interested to know that on Saturday, 3rd May, 2008, the band will feature in The Salvation Army Govan Community Concert with the world renowned singing group, The King's Singers. The event will take place in the Couper...
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On Saturday, 3rd May, 2008 the Scottish Co-op Band took part in the Salvation Army Govan Community Concert at the Couper Institute in Glasgow. The concert was organised by the Govan Corps of the Salvation Army as part of a wider community project and celebrated the 90th anniversary of...
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On 30th April, 2008, the Scottish Co-op Band reported that since its appearance at the Scottish Championships in March 2008, the band has been active in the concert arena and has given concerts at a variety of venues in Scotland under the baton of conductor Allan Ramsay. On 29th March, 2008 the band...
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On 30th April, 2008 the Scottish Co-op Band announces that Russell Gray has agreed to conduct the band in the forthcoming semi-final of the West Lothian Challenge on Sunday, 1st June, 2008. On that date the band will do battle with Kirkintilloch and Kinneil for a place in the...
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