Butlins Mineworkers Contest 2008

The 2008 contesting season got underway in sunny Skegness last weekend with the 2008 Butlins Minworkers Championships. Carlton Brass joined the First Section for the very first time in a huge field of 24 bands, vying for the top prize of £1500 and the much sought-after champions banner.

The choice of test piece was a golden oldie – Edward Gregson’s The Plantagenets – a piece we’d been practising since last year for the Leicester and Leamington contests. It’s a great piece, full of clever musicality and the odd trap-door for the unsuspecting soloists.

Carlton Brass come third at Butlins

For the second year running we retained our 3rd place spot at Butlins coming third behind Kippax and Delph. All three bands were on top form and stood out from the rest of the runners. Below is a quote from 4barsrest.com: Carlton Brass were excellent value for their podium place. What a great sounding band [...]

Adjudicators Remarks

Verona Lights Band Number 11 Points 188 Place 1st V.good to open and all goes well to (C) and to (D). Troms do well. Horn take over not quite as smooth. (F) Good.. Cornets do well (G) Well done horns and cornets also at (H). Moderato perc don’t correspond to basses etc. (I) Good. Soloists [...]

Butlins Mineworkers Open Championships 2005

(or How a railway band took on the Miners!) 1st Place – 2nd Section Back at the Fox Wow! and I mean Wow, what a fantastic day we had.