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<\/strong><\/p>\n STRIKE UP THE BAND<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n In the coming weeks www.longkeshinsideout.co.uk<\/span> will be presenting a new feature were we will be looking at some of the bands from around the province and indeed from further afield.\u00a0 We hope to have new guest contributors to present short histories of their own chosen bands. \u00a0Marching bands\u2014be they flute\u2014accordion\u2014silver or pipe form a huge part of our cultural identity and all too often are portrayed in the wrong light or given bad press for the most dubious of reasons.
\n<\/a>The Protestant band culture go\u2019s back a long, long way\u2014Churchill from Londonderry can trace their origins back to the 1830\u2019s\u2014and there are many fascinating stories behind the formation of some.\u00a0 We hope that this short series will inspire others to relate the history of \u201ctheir\u201d band.\u00a0 All future entries will be welcomed.\u00a0 The difficult task is to whittle a very long list down to a manageable short one…but we have to start somewhere!!\u00a0 The series will contain historical pr\u00e9cis\u2019 of twelve bands\u2014most of them household names.\u00a0 Don\u2019t be offended if your own particular favourite doesn\u2019t appear\u2014it may well do in the future.<\/a><\/p>\n