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M2 success for Griffiths

4BR talks to National Fourth Section winning conductor Dewi Griffiths of Melingriffith 2 Band.

Dewi Griffiths
 

4BR Editor Iwan Fox talks to Dewi Griffiths after the young conductor leads Melingriffith 2 to victory in the Fourth Section of the National Championships in Cheltenham.

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http://www.4barsrest.com/news/detail.asp?id=13978

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