Shipston Town Band recently performed a 'Bugler's Holiday' with a multi-national identity at their recent concert in Leamington Spa.

Kiwi

With the band finding itself a cornet player light on the front row due to holidays, Clive Burnell of the Hamilton City Band in New Zealand stepped in to help. Clive was in the country for a wedding and was visiting tenor horn player Liz Smith with whom he used to play with at the Gisborne Band back home in New Zealand.

He readily agreed to fill the gap and also stepped in to play the top cornet part in the famous trio.

With the band finding itself a cornet player light on the front row due to holidays, Clive Burnell of the Hamilton City Band in New Zealand stepped in to help4BR

Wales and England

With Bob James from Wales also joining the band's young and very proud Englishman Luke Barker, the totally unrehearsed multinational trio gave a sparkling performance — much to the delight of the packed audience.