• Bath Post Office Band – forty years of support by the Postmasters of Bath – an example of some 50 similar postal bands in the British Isles

    Author(s):
    Gavin Holman (see profile)
    Date:
    2020
    Group(s):
    North American British Music Studies Association
    Subject(s):
    Brass instruments
    Item Type:
    Article
    Tag(s):
    Brass bands, Brass Instruments
    Permanent URL:
    http://dx.doi.org/10.17613/8qfe-5995
    Abstract:
    A receipt for the hire of oil lamps and an account sheet for a charitable concert, in the Bath Record Office, led me to the Bath Post Office Band leading me to dig further into the story of this band. Over the years there have been some 50 or so bands associated with the British Post Office - from Aberdeen to Exeter. The Bath Post Office Band existed for about 40 years from the early 1890's, endorsed and supported by the local postmaster, and consisting of his employees
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