Whilst Autumn may have officially started earlier in the week, the band were making their final summer bandstand performance of the year at the Lower Gardens in Bournemouth. On National Bandstand Day the band played two concerts for the local public. Playing so close to the end of September can be a bit of a lottery [...]
The Pinewalk Bandstand in Bournemouth’s Lower Gardens is always one of the highlights of the band’s calendar. This year on Sunday 25th July was no exception. The weather was fantastic and with Bournemouth giving the freedom of the town to the Rifles on the same day there was a large crowd to enjoy the music from [...]
The band played at Romsey Bandstand on Sunday 16th May. After last year’s complete washout we were hoping for better weather. On the way to Romsey we experienced a number of showers but thankfully the weather stayed dry for most of the afternoon with the exception of one shower during the break. This was the first [...]
Friday saw the bands first engagement of the year, playing for the Master Mariners at the Guildhall in Southampton. Not many photos but here are the few I took:
The engagement list for the summer is available here: http://cosab.org.uk/engagements/ Still waiting for confirmation for a small number of venues details will be uploaded as soon as they are known.
Okay, we’ll admit it – our attempts to keep this website up to date with the latest news from the band and photos of our engagements failed. So let’s have another go. The City of Southampton (Albion) Band is 90 years old this year and whilst there are no specific events to mark it we [...]
The engagement list has been updated with most of our jobs for 2010. There are a couple of dates later in the year still to be confirmed so keep checking the news pages for any updates and additions.
