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Band Supplies Scottish Challenge line-up announced

25 competitors will will line-up for the Band Supplies Scottish Challenge contest in Kilmarnock in November.

Johnstone Band
  The defending Band Supplies Scottish Challenge Johnstone is looking to keep hold of its title.

The line-up of competitors taking part in the Band Supplies Scottish Challenge contest have been announced.

Own choice test pieces

25 bands spanning Sections 1 to 4 will take to the stage of Kilmarnock's Grand Hall on Saturday November 19th to perform own-choice test pieces in a bid to impress the adjudicating team of Alan Fernie and Brendan Wheeler.

Tremendous support

Alan Douglas, contest controller told 4BR: "The Band Supplies Scottish Challenge is an innovative event which enjoys tremendous support — and that is reflected in the high number of entries to this year's contest.

These bands are part of the lifeblood of the Scottish and wider banding scene and I look forward to welcoming bands, supporters and audience members to Kilmarnock for what is shaping up to be a terrific competition."

Scottish Festival of Brass

The Band Supplies Scottish Challenge forms part of the Scottish Festival of Brass which will see the Scottish Open taking place in Perth Concert Hall on November 26th, with the Scottish Youth Brass Band Championships also held in the Perth venue on November 26th and 27th.

More information on the Scottish Festival of Brass is available by logging on to the SBBA website: www.sbba.org.uk.

The Band Supplies Scottish Challenge is an innovative event which enjoys tremendous support — and that is reflected in the high number of entries to this year's contestAlan Douglas

Competing bands:

Annan Town Band
Arbroath Instrumental
Bathgate Band
Bo'ness & Carriden
Brass Sounds Inverclyde
Campbeltown Brass
Coalburn Silver
Dalkeith & Monktonhall
Dunaskin Doon
Dysart Colliery Band
Granite City Brass
Granite City Community
Haydock Band
Irvine & Dreghorn
J36 Brass
Johnstone Band
Kilmarnock Concert Brass
Mactaggart Scott Loanhead
Newmains & District
Newmilns & Galston
Perthshire Brass
South Yorkshire Police Band
Shotts St Patrick's Brass
Tullis Russell Intermediate
Tullis Russell Mills Band

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