The highly successful 4 Countries tour come to an end on Wednesday with a safe journey home. Ok, we had some mild excitement with a sick bucket and a possible A&E visit, but on the whole it was uneventful – we even managed to avoid all the trouble in Calais […]
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So our last concert proved to be the most adventurous! After a morning relaxing (and shopping) in Aachen, Germany, we moved on to Maastricht in the Netherlands. We played in the town square, surrounded by pavement cafes. But before we could start we had to source our own chairs from […]
Trentham on tour – Maastricht
So here we are in Germany in the beautiful town of Trier. The courtyard resembled a Roman villa with archways and covered walkways but we bought an up to date atmosphere with our renditions of Queen Rules and Beatles go brass. We even had time for “In Munchen Strasse” to […]
Trentham on tour -Trier
The 3rd country on our tour was Luxembourg. Despite some initial uncooperative weather a good crowd gathered to hear us play in the Place d’Armes. Our enthusiasm was not dampened by either the weather or the walk from the coach to the bandstand with all the instruments. Bring on […]
Trentham on tour – Luxembourg
Now there’s an interesting idea! If the cornets played in Germany, trommers euphs and baris played in Belgium and basses and percussion played in the Netherlands could they all play the down beat together? Check it out on the video below.
Trentham on Tour – Drielandenpunt
Getting ready to play at Gallerie Leopold II in Spa. The second concert of the day was played to a full house who following a standing ovation, asked for more.
Trentham on tour – Spa
After leaving Longton in the early hours of Saturday morning, and sitting through a 2 hour queue into Dover, the band and supporters arrived at the Hotel Schaepkens, Valkenbourg, Netherlands in time for our evening meal (just!). The tiring journey was made bearable by great camaraderie within the band. We […]