Friary Brass Band

The New Year could hardly have started better for Friary with the Band’s fifth appearance at the Butlins Mineworkers Festival, Skegness. The contest was spread over two days, with a choice of test piece on Saturday followed by the entertainment contest on Sunday. With the majority of bands selecting a slightly less challenging piece than Hector Berlioz’s Benvenuto Cellini, Friary was lagging in 6th place going into Sunday’s performance. The Saturday placings, however, are n

Welcome to Friary Diary issue 47 - a look back over 2018, another busy year for the Friary Brass Band. JANUARY: 2018 started with the now familiar trip North with Friary again being invited to participate in the Butlin’s Mineworkers Contest at Skegness. The Band was also asked to put on the Friday evening concert before the weekend’s contesting began – the hall was rammed! Friary’s performance of the chosen test piece The Year of the Dragon managed 5th place, but the Band bou