This year's steelband festival in North Tyneside will be held at an indoor venue after last year's attrocious weather.
Date: Friday 4th July
Venue: Wallsend Memorial Hall, Station Road, Wallsend
Times: 10am - 3pm
Format: performance slots for each band taking part and an opportunity to listen to all the other bands, group workshop to learn new tune/s that we can all play together on the day and try to beat last year's north east record of 85 pannists playing together, (space permitting) individual band workshops with tutor swap, and an opportunity to sell any CD's or other steelband products that you may produce. Also a great chance to network and compare notes. FREE ENTRY to bands.
This event is part of the Wallsend Festival (website) and is supported by Wallsend Memorial Hall, North Tyneside Arts, British Association of Steelbands, Steelbands North, North Tyneside Steelband.
For anyone who hasn't had enough steelband by 3pm North Tyneside Steelband have an event at the same venue 7.30-11pm to launch their new cd '.....bring a smile to your ears'. Free entry, bar, refreshments.
For more details contact Dave Edwards on dene03930@blueyonder.co.uk