- Podcast
- Discussion or Talk
- 18 Sep 1:00 pm
To the Beat of the Drum Podcast – Fountain of Harmony
A series of 5 podcasts were released throughout Good Relations Week looking at the work of the Bands Forum over the past 10 years and its work during lockdown.
In the final podcast for Good Relations Week, Derek Moore of the North West Cultural Partnership was in discussion with Steven Travers of the Miami Show Band. They discussed a wide range of topics around marching bands from the repertoire of the bands to the memberships of the bands. They looked at the history and the culture of marching bands here in the City of Londonderry and discussed the work of the Londonderry Bands Forum.
Derry City & Strabane
Londonderry Bands Forum
Organiser Bio: The Londonderry Bands Forum are members of the Confederation of Ulster Bands and have lobbied on behalf of all bands with government and statutory agencies in order to try to stop music, culture and bands being used as a political football between various political factions. The organisations offers practical employment based training to members through Event Management and Driving Skills courses. They have also offered young leader training and work on media training, both social and mainstream, and promote achievement for all in the education system.
Contact Name: Stephen Porter
Contact Number: 0780 931 5636
Contact Email: [email protected]
Address: 20-22 Hawkin Street Londonderry BT48 6RE
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