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A Band for all Seasons
Author: Maurice Powell
The story of Ramsey Town Band is the story of countless brass bands all over Britain, replete with the ups and downs, and trials and tribulations familiar to those associated with the brass band world. The origins of the band can be traced back to the 1840s when the brass band movement as we know it today was just getting into its stride. There would be many changes of fortune and conductors, a constant effort to maintain suitable practice facilities, endless battles with the Town Commissioners over the acquisition and maintenance of band instruments and uniforms, the highs and lows associated with brass band competitions, the ability of the band to fulfil its civic engagements ranging from huge Friendly Society Demonstrations, concerts in the park and carols in the town at Christmas, and the endless struggle to attract new young bandsmen and retain older experienced players. Ramsey Town Band has enjoyed the benefit of retaining two long standing musical directors, from the time of World War I up to the early 1960s, and since 1992 when the present bandmaster, Robert Quane, took up the baton. From the 1980s, when the band reformed after a twenty-year hiatus, a series of thoroughly committed and energetic committee members have ensured that the band was put onto a sure financial footing and has thus been able to fulfil the time-honoured civic and other obligations demanded of a band in the 21st century. The Island's brass band movement continues to flourish as one of Manxland's enduring cultural successes, cherished by all those who love the Island, and preserved as a living, breathing and colourful part of Manx musical culture.
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