and finally

[mistletoe]

Here are Fishburn marching off this year. Notice the crowds still waiting to come down the hill to the County Hotel. I think you can tell it's the lower instruments that give the band their oomph. You can hear more at YouTube. Look out for Craghead playing Gresford which is the miners hymn written for the funerals after a disaster at Gresford pit. I meet the conductor on a yearly basis at Consett Music Festival. He's a character, once conducting from a wheelchair after he broke a bone in his foot. Getting him on and off the stage was a hoot. He's made a full recovery now.