Bass Drum
& friend Rover
(Lagerphone, SideDrum)
at the Ashburton Races
and Veller (Accordion)
(Courtesy of
Stewart Nimmo Gallery)
Irene (accordion)
Matthew, Nyoli and James
(A Stewart Nimmo Photo)
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| David (President) - Accordion | Athol - Drums | Old folkies reunited - Arthur Toms (in Band uniform) and Phil Garland at Shantytown | Joop (Immediate Past President) - Accordion, Harmonica | Peter K (Past President) Bass Drum |
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| Bill (Bandleader) & friend Rover |
George (Saw and Whistle) | Nyoli and Alan (Secretary) Accordions | Elaine (Lagerphone, SideDrum) |
Warren, Peter K, David &
Ted at the Ashburton Races |
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| Colin (Banjo-Mandolin) and Veller (Accordion) |
Joop, Hazel, Peter T, Bill, Colin, Veller | Peter T, Bill, Colin, Veller, Dave D | Programme played for the Queen during her visit to the Coast in 1970 | David's young relatives with some of his extensive accordion collection |
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| The Band at Monteith's Brewery
140th anniversary (Courtesy of Stewart Nimmo Gallery) |
A small Band group formed, unusually, in threes | The Band played at the opening of the Otira Viaduct | Rhonda - Treasurer | At Band violinist Des Nolan's funeral, the hearse was his whitebaiting truck! |
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| Vern (violin) and Irene (accordion) |
Peter T playing harmonica and
accordion - both well! |
Bill and Peter K at the opening of the Brunner Mine suspension bridge replica | James with the bones | Yes, that really is Billy Connolly with the Band on his World Tour of New Zealand! |
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| The Roagatskis - Matthew, Nyoli and James |
Band Patron Jim Keegan | Jim with the Band at Shantytown (A Stewart Nimmo Photo) |
Roger Smales | |