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Post Match Analysis:
Welsh Regional Championships 2002
Third Section:
Brangwyn Hall, Swansea
Saturday 16th March
Adjudicator: Colin Hardy
Commences: 11.30am
Results:
1. Blaenavon Town (B. Davies): 3 183
2. Briton Ferry (M. Faro): 2 181
3. Ynyshir Welfare Stack of Tiles (A. Gibbs): 4 180
4. Royal Buckley (D. Roberts): 7 178
5. Trefor (G. Jones): 8 177
6. Pontypool Brass (M. Jones): 1 176
7. Ebbw Vale (C. Thomas): 9 175
8. Newbridge Celynen (K. Gibbs): 5 174
9. Harlech (H. Evans): 6 173
Top two qualify
Lets hear it Blaenavon Town Band! One of the best run and progressive
outfits in South Wales have made significant progress on the upward
ladder in recent times and this win (their first at the Championships
in any section since 1975) was very well deserved.
Their conductor, Bryn Davies has been a popular and hard working
MD and the band is now starting to really make a mark both locally
and nationally. They performed with a real sense of style and purpose
and it came as no surprise that they took the title by a clear two
point margin from Briton Ferry.
They came second for the second year running (although last year
it was in the Fourth Section) and they thoroughly deserved their
trip to Torquay as runners up after giving a very solid and competent
performance under Mike Faroe. Briton Ferry were drawn second and
set out their stall well, but Blaenavon, who followed them on were
just a bit more powerful and technically secure and deservedly took
the top spot.
Ynyshir Welfare Stack of Tiles came third and gave a very musical
performance under the guidance of Alan Gibbs, that only lacked security
in some of the quieter moments and had a few too many slips to really
pressure for a qualification place, but it was a very solid effort
nonetheless.
Below the top three came the two contenders from North Wales, with
Royal Buckley coming 4th and Trefor winding up 5th after giving
two decent performances that just lacked the consistency throughout
the three movements that could have got them higher. Pontypool played
well enough off the number 1 spot to secure 6th place, whilst Ebbw
Vale came 7th. The final two places went to Newbridge Celynen who
were conducted by Kevin Gibbs (so father beat son on this occasion)
and Harlech who propped up the field in 9th place.
The bands in the lower places just couldn’t overcome the technical
as well as musical problems that the “St. Austell Suite”
asked of them, but they all made game attempts and have plenty of
raw talent to work with for next year.
So well done to the hometown band of 4BarsRest and their fine win.
Colin Hardy remarked to us that he felt that the overall standard
was a little variable, but that the winning band and the runners
up gave good quality readings and performances of a pretty tricky
work. He knew what he was looking for and both Blaenavon and Briton
Ferry responded. Perhaps we can cadge a lift to Torquay on the Blaenavon
bus?
© 4BarsRest
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