| 21. Pauline 'leading' the Band in a march through Pontardawe wearing a fetching pair of khaki shorts (1997) 20. The entire cornet section ignoring the 5/4 bar in 'Eve of the War' in a concert and playing the second half of the piece a beat in front - in spite of the best efforts of the conductor and the rest of the band to point out their mistake (we all eventually gave up and joined them) (1995) 19. The solo cornets making such a mess of the introduction to Catryn's first ever solo with the Band that she didn't know when to start playing (2000) 18. Rhys ranting very bizarrely about the virtues of WinZip in the middle of a rehearsal (2008) 17. Gordon taping over the only video of a Band performance with thirty minutes worth of shots of the sunhats that he'd bought for us to wear with the uniform (1996) 16. Charles's glasses falling off and getting stuck down his bass in rehearsal (2004) 15. Margaret ad-libbing her way through the compering of our Annual Concert (2008) 14. Tracy turning up to the Con Club drunk on Christmas Eve in a monk's costume and offering to take off the belt for 50p (1989) 13. Happy families (see below) at the National Eisteddfod in Velindre (2006) 12. The solo cornets' unique interpretation of 'Memory' in the Hospital Fete (2002) 11. Owain's chair collapsing beneath him as Alud complained to him that he wasn't playing his part correctly (2002) 10. The look of astonishment on Ross's face as he turned to look at Greg playing in 'I Wan'na Be Like You' in the Eisteddfod (2002) 9. Laurence's trombone falling apart at the National Eisteddfod. Seconds before we were about to play, Laurence's water key came off in his hand. Charles rushed off the stage in search of a replacement trombone while Laurence was left frantically chomping on chewing gum which he then attatched to the hole...... (2003) 8. Greg's refusal to let Angharad do her comedy nun routine on live TV in the middle of our Eisteddfod programme (2006) 7. Steve heckling 'Parrot Face' at the Ebbw Vale contest (2001) 6. Ceinfryn conducting 'Pinball Wizard' (2002) 5. Wyn's look of disgust when he realised that the last note of his solo (at the National Eisteddfod) was not going to sound quite as good as the rest of the piece...! (2004) WATCH 4. Abercrave and Caehopkin schools performing YMCA at our concert and Ross looking like he's picking his nose before we start to play (2000) WATCH 3. Steve celebrating a little too early half way through his solo in 'New World Symphony' (1999) WATCH 2. Callum's last note in 'I Don't Know to Love Him' at the Band's annual barbecue (1997) WATCH 1. Andy's bongo playing in 'Spirit of the Celts' (2003) WATCH |
| Ystrad Band Classic Moments!! |
| Unfortunately, not a long list of our stunning achievements, but a look back to some of the things that have made us laugh or cringe over the last few years....... |
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