At the Streetband practice session last night (10/6/10), it was decided that there was little point in continuing with the regular sessions through the Summer and possibly beyond in view of the reduced numbers now attending.
Over the last few months, strenuous efforts had been made to encourage new musicians to join the band through web marketing here and through the Streetband Twitter account and also advertising had been placed in local shops.
However, no new members have been identified over this time. Instead, unfortunately, the number of active members attending practice sessions has substantially reduced.
It was also felt that the purpose of the Streetband's existence, which had been to raise money through street collections for charity was unlikely now to be achieved because nobody had been identified able and willing to deal with the regulatory red tape which would enable the band to perform and make street collections legally.
It was suggested that perhaps, in the Autumn, there may be some musicians who would like to restart the band but that this should be best left to the individuals concerned to organise any future band sessions.
Friday 11 June 2010
Friday 4 June 2010
New Streetband folk music tune downloads of Cork and Bottle pub band rehearsals, Barnstaple High Street, Devon for 3rd June 2010
We are still looking for new band members to join our folk music street band and, if you think you could add to our sound and would like to play traditional folk tunes in a relaxed and informal practice session with a view to playing in the streets of Devon for charity at a later date, you would be welcome to join us.
As you can see from the picture of Tim, our didgeridoo player, we welcome all acoustic instruments that add to our traditional folk music session sound and Tim with his wild outlandish whoops certainly does :-)
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