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Creetown help inflame Wickerman musical spirits

Creetown Silver Band help keep the musical flames alive at the recent Wickerman Festival in Scotland.

Wickerman Festival
 

Creetown Silver Band recently appeared at the famous Wickerman Music Festival in Dundrennan in the Scottish Borders.

First time

It was the first time the event had featured a brass band in its line-up of entertainment which attracts thousands of victors each year, and saw the band perform a wide range of repertoire in the Lowland Links ‘blue tent’.

It was a wonderful occasion for the band to be part of. The audience ranged from tots in prams, to hippy teens and quite a few silver groupies!Creetown Band

Wonderful

Band spokesperson Elizabeth MacGillivray told 4BR: "It was a wonderful occasion for the band to be part of. The audience ranged from tots in prams, to hippy teens and quite a few silver groupies!"

She added: "They danced, sang and clapped along to our easy listening music which included ‘Grease’, ‘New York, New York’ and a finale of ‘When the Saints Go Marching In’. It was a great start to what we hope will become a regular ‘Festival Gig’ career!"

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