Campbeltown Brass recently returned from a highly successful concert tour on the Isle of Man. The Band had been invited over by the Manx Parliament to play at Tynwald Day, which is the Isle of Man National day. The Band left Campbeltown on 1st of July and travelled overnight by coach and ferry to arrive on the Isle of Man in the early hours of Saturday morning. After a short rest it was back to work as usual with rehearsals followed by a social dinner with members of a local band by the name of Rushen Silver Band with whom several band members already have links.

The following day there was a joint concert with Rushen Silver which was very well received by an appreciative audience, especially the finale when the two bands combined to play together. Monday saw Campbeltown Brass playing a concert in Douglas at the Villa Marina Arcade which is a popular venue for all the Isle of Man brass bands to play at throughout the summer – there are at least 10 brass bands on the island.

The culmination of the tour was the concert that Campbeltown Brass gave at Tynwald Hill to complete the Tynwald Day celebrations. After a rainy morning the day cleared up to a beautiful sunny evening which was most fortunate as the concert was open air.

These few days on the Isle of Man were thoroughly enjoyable, giving Campbeltown Brass an opportunity to play in other venues and to showcase many of our younger players and their solo playing abilities. The band received a lot of positive comments and constantly impressed the audiences with their performances. The whole trip was made even better by the warmth and hospitality shown to us by our hosts on the Isle of Man and as ever the superb services of Jackie Morrison and West Coast Motors.

LR

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