Change of venue for concert on 16th June!

Our 'Midsummer Melodies' concert on 16th June has been moved from Elmbrook School to Erne Integrated College, for reasons beyond our control.

Please spread the word!

Apologies from all in the band.

A bird or a plane?

Was it a bird?  Was it a plane?  Was it . . . hang on, has Peter Jackson been holding auditions locally for extras for the Hobbit films?  Because there’s been this hooded figure, dripping wet, dashing round town at breakneck speed recently, staying just one step ahead of the Olympic torch relay, zooming in and out of shops and other premises far too quickly to be shopping.  So what’s going on?  Couldn’t be the Hobbit films, could it?  Nah – too tall for a hobbit, too flabby for a dwarf, not photogenic enough for an elf, all major parts already cast.  But that hood, the suspiciously fast loping gait, and all that water pouring off everywhere…  Maybe a baddie?  An orc, say – you know, Gigbag the Gruesome – or, yeah, maybe a Black Rider, but on the hoof, as it were.  (Sorry about that last one.  Terrible half-pun lurking, couldn’t resist.)  It’s a fair bet one of the local gentlemen of the cloth got a bit of a turn when he saw the dark, dripping figure thumbing the bell at his house.  Probably thought it was a visit from Mephistopheles!  But no, panic not, folks.  It was merely an emissary from Fermanagh Concert Band, belting round the town on band business.  A poster here, a sponsor’s courtesy call there, tickets to be delivered.  Anyone opera lovers reading this could sing it to the relevant bit of the Barber of Seville, you know the one: ‘Figaro qua, Figaro la’ and so on.  So yes, basically we can report that posters for our forthcoming concert are now in venues all over town, all our sponsors have been invited to attend, and tickets are now available for sale at KB Music in Queen Street.  Tell your friends!  Bring your granny along!  Brainwash your kids into taking up an instrument!  But just be there and we can all enjoy the music together.  It’s only £8 for adults and £5 for everyone else, frankly a bargain not to be missed.  See you there!

Saturday 16 June, 8.00pm, Erne Integrated College, Enniskillen.

NEXT GIG

Our forthcoming ‘Midsummer Melodies’ concert will close our current season and round off the year’s work.  It takes place on Saturday 16 June at 8pm in the hall of Erne Integrated College, Enniskillen.  Tickets are now available, priced at £8 or £5 for concessions (children, students and senior citizens) in advance via the website or from KB Music in Queen Street, or on the night at the door.  As already mentioned, there will be a featured spot in this concert for the Elastic Band and the main band will be playing what promises to be a really enjoyable and entertaining selection from our (extremely varied!) repertoire.  There’ll be jazz, light classics, blues, big band numbers, film themes, songs from the show . . . plus solos, a Dixieland combo, improvisation…  yes, we’re a versatile bunch!

NEW BAND MEMBERS

During the current year we have welcomed two new members to Fermanagh Concert Band and at present are expecting to be joined by two more in the immediate future.  Plus, it’s likely that at least one and maybe more of the Elastic Band may be stepping up to the main band when we begin our next season in the autumn. 

So, do you play a wind or brass instrument?  If you do, and you’d like to join us, what are you waiting for?  Get in touch – details per the Elastic Band above.  Music stand, gig bag and all music provided, so all you have to do is bring yourself, your instrument and your enthusiasm for making music!

THE ELASTIC BAND PLAYS ITS FIRST GIGS!

Yes, in the month of June, barely six months after its launch, the Elastic Band goes public.  On Saturday 16 June they’ll be doing a featured spot in Fermanagh Concert Band’s end-of-season concert at the Elmbrook School and on Thursday 21 June they’ll be playing in the Lisnaskea Festival.  Congratulations to all Elastic Banders who’ve worked so hard to come so far in such a short time.

WANT TO JOIN THE ELASTIC BAND OR GET MORE INFORMATION?

Simple: contact us either on Facebook, or email us via the website, or ring us on 07842880589.