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Last Post? Not True!

• By Eileen Kingston
• Published 27 Feb 2020
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Please note that the next post will be from the incoming SoI Bands' Coordinator whose contact details will be different to the current information.

Every good wish to all who will be involved in the 41st championships on July 4 and sincere gratitude to everybody who made our tenure of office over the years a truly happy experience. From now on we will have more precious time to joyfully browse through this site which was so diligently created and maintained over the years by our honorary IT officer, John Cocula.

Denis and Eileen Kingston

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Annual General Meeting

• By Eileen Kingston
• Published 26 Jan 2020
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Tonight (Monday) 27th of January, at O'Donovan's Hotel, Clonakilty, at 8pm

All will be welcome.

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Tacoma Concert Band wins big while touring Scotland and Ireland

• By John Cocula
• Published 20 Jul 2018
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Retiring founder and longtime conductor of the Tacoma Concert Band, Robert Musser, shows off the trophy and plaque that the band won in Ireland earlier this month. TCB won Best Band and Best Brass Section at the 39th annual South of Ireland Band Championships. Photo courtesy of Tacoma Concert Band

 

Earlier this month, the Tacoma Concert Band took their show on the road. During a tour of Scotland and Ireland, the band put on performances at a number of locations like Scotland’s Stirling Castle, the Dublin National Concert Hall and Limerick, Ireland.

On July 7, TCB participated in the 39th annual South of…

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Clonakilty Puts America First!

• By Eileen Kingston
• Published 14 Jul 2018
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(from The Southern Star)

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Clon strikes up the band as hundreds of musicians head to town

• By Eileen Kingston
• Published 02 Jul 2018
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From the Irish Examiner:

Visitor accommodation is at a premium as a West Cork town gears up for the arrival of some 1,500 musicians and hundreds more friends, guests and fans of the popular South of Ireland Band Championships.

A loud and very colourful weekend is promised as Clonakilty’s Old-Time Fair also takes place this coming weekend.

A record number of bands, at 33, including the Tacoma Concert Band from Washington State, feature in the 39th Championships which run in the community hall…

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International flavour for Clonakilty's Bands Day

• By Eileen Kingston
• Published 30 Jun 2018
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(from The Southern Star)

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