tMP Band to play at 2004 Pontins

[Roger Thorne]

Hi Folks,

Due to the success and enjoyment of performing with the tMP band we thought it would be a great idea to try and secure another ‘full’ concert performance in the near future. We are pleased to announce that we have managed to ‘provisionally’ book two solo performances at the forthcoming Pontin’s Contest.

We have asked if we could perform for about an hour early on the Saturday Evening and also present a short programme prior to the Championship Section results being announced on the Sunday.
It’s looking very positive that the Saturday performance will go ahead, but we are awaiting an announcement from the Adjudicators, via the organisers, as to whether or not they are willing to have a band play whilst deliberating their results.

Although you may have a lot of questions to ask regarding these performances, at this present moment we are looking for our members to volunteer to play in this band. Obviously with the amount of members attending this contest we may have to limit the numbers, so we invite you to post your availability in this thread, and if your own band isn't playing at Pontin's, this could be a good enough reason for you to attend.

As this is a fantastic opportunity for the tMP band to perform in front of a ‘home’ crowd we would have to make a serious effort to perform to the best of our ability and, as usual, with limited rehearsal times. Therefore we are asking for members who are prepared to sacrifice a ‘few’ beers until after our performances! Perhaps we should be looking for a tMP Temperance Band!

I know this is a tall order, but the tMP team feel strongly that ‘alcohol’ consumption would not only spoil a fantastic opportunity but also jeopardise the chances of performing at other big events. It would also give out the wrong message to parents and guardians of our younger members that may like to play with the band.
So, have a serious think about it and if you are prepared to make the ultimate sacrifice, I’m sure we can accommodate you in this unique opportunity.

Here are a few details for the weekend which may help you make a decision. (performance times taken from last year)

Saturday 30th October:
Fourth Section - 9.00 a.m. start
Third Section - 2.00 p.m. start - expected to finish about 8.00 p.m.
First Section - 10.00 a.m. start
tMP Rehearsal - time and venue to be announced but will definitely happen!
tMP Band perform in the Ballroom for about an hour or so - early evening (probably about 7.00 - 7.30 p.m. start)

Sunday 31st October
Second Section - 9.00 a.m. start
Championship Section - 10.00 a.m. start
tMP Rehearsal - time and venue to be announced but again will definitely happen!
tMP Band to perform (15-20 minutes) before the announcement of results

Could I please ask you to keep this thread solely for posting your availability.

Please copy and paste your details below:

Name:
Instrument played:
Other Instruments played:
Current position held:
Your Present Band :
Section of Band:
Is your Band playing at the contest?:
Are you prepared to play a solo item?:


If you have any questions you would like answering please use the following thread and we will endeavour to answer your questions.

http://www.themouthpiece.com/vb/showthread.php?t=8205&highlight=pontins

We would also like to take this opportunity to thank Frank Hodges and Darrio Touhladjiev (Pontin's Contest Organisers) for their help and assistance in this matter.

Thanking you all in anticipation of the above.


The tMP Team

:wink:

[timbloke]

Name: Tim Benson
Instrument played: Trombone (Tenor)
Other Instruments played: Baritone (Badly but getting better)/ Bass Tromb
Current position held: 1st Trombone
Your Present Band : Stannington Brass Band
Section of Band: 1st
Is your Band playing at the contest?: Yes
Are you prepared to play a solo item?: Maybe, depends on what and if I can see it first.

Am I the first to post my intentions? if so do I win an award?

[sparkling_quavers]

Name: Sparkling_Quavers (Rachel Langridge)
Instrument played: Cornet
Other Instruments played: ermmm none!
Current position held: 3rd Cornet
Your Present Band : Flixton
Section of Band: 2nd
Is your Band playing at the contest?: Yes
Are you prepared to play a solo item?: Not Likely

[backrowbloke]

Name: Gary Jones
Instrument played: Cornet
Other Instruments played: recorder
Current position held: backrow cornet
Your Present Band : Langley
Section of Band: first
Is your Band playing at the contest?: no
Are you prepared to play a solo item?: not on your nelly

Already booked chalet with langley synchronised drinking team :)[/b]

[Bryan_sop]

Name: Bryan Herman
Instrument played: Sop
Other Instruments played: Bb but I ain't got my own
Current position held: Sop
Your Present Band : City of Cambridge (& Soham comrades at the Moment)
Section of Band: 1st (Soham - Champ)
Is your Band playing at the contest?: Don't think so!
Are you prepared to play a solo item?: Definately

[lynchie]

Name: Paul Lynch
Instrument played: Trombone
Other Instruments played: None
Current position held: 1st Trombone
Your Present Band : Flixton
Section of Band: 2nd
Is your Band playing at the contest?: Err... yes, but I'll have left by then...
Are you prepared to play a solo item?: Yeah, why not...

[super_sop]

Name: craig_foskett
Instrument played: Bb cornet
Other Instruments played: sop
Current position held: principal cornet
Your Present Band : Wem jubilee
Section of Band: 3rd
Is your Band playing at the contest?: yup
Are you prepared to play a solo item?: maybe

[Dave Payn]

Name: Dave 'Excruciating' Payn
Instrument played: Bb cornet (sop if pushed)
Other Instruments played: Horn
Current position held: Principal cornet
Your Present Band : Fulham
Section of Band: 4th
Is your Band playing at the contest?: Not that I'm aware of.....
Are you prepared to play a solo item?: Yes.

[sunny_jimbob]

We could always go for the world's biggest trombone section...!

Name: Nick Stokes
Instrument played: Bass trom
Other Instruments played: Tenor trom
Current position held: Bass trom
Your Present Band : Shirebrook MW
Section of Band: 2nd
Is your Band playing at the contest?: don't think so but not 100% sure
Are you prepared to play a solo item?: aye why not.

[Pythagoras]

Name: Daniel Robinson
Instrument Played: EFlat Bass or BFlat Bass
Other Instruments: Euphonium (but out of practice)
Current position: EFlat Bass Dronfield, 2nd or 3rd BFlat Killamarsh Band
Band: Dronfield
Section: 4th
Is your band playing at concert: No, so need some reason to not get completely bladdered.
Are you prepared to play a solo: No.

[geordiecolin]

Name: Colin Harding
Instrument Played: Eb Bass
Other Instruments: Didgeridoo
Current position: Eb Bass
Band: "Baaaaarnsley" Building Society Band
Section: 2nd
Is your band playing at contest: Yup
Are you prepared to play a solo: Not on your nelly!

[TheMusicMan]

Name: John Burns
Instrument played: Cornet
Other Instruments played:
Current position held: not playing
Your Present Band : none
Section of Band:
Is your Band playing at the contest?:
Are you prepared to play a solo item?: Nope!

[Di B]

Name: Diane B
Instrument played: Euphonium
Other Instruments played: Baritone (ends up straight?!)
Current position held: Solo Euphonium
Your Present Band : Matlock Band
Section of Band: 4th
Is your Band playing at the contest?: Not as far as I know yet!
Are you prepared to play a solo item?: Nope, but would consider duet/feature dependant upon alcohol levels at the time :lol:

[ploughboy]

Name: Garry Hallas
Instrument played: Percussion
Other Instruments played: Cornet (back row)
Current position held: MD
Your Present Band : Emley
Section of Band: 3rd
Is your Band playing at the contest?: Nope
Are you prepared to play a solo item?: Your kidding right? in front of all them bandsman? ok, if it's easy and idiotic, I'm good at Eternal Triangle!

What a mega idea by the way!

[Seedhouse]

I will have to check the dates, but i'm definately up for it! Will let you know asap whether I can definately do it... :wink:

Name: Alex Seedhouse (Seedhouse on tMP)
Instrument played: Euphonium
Other Instruments played: ...piano :roll:
Current position held: Solo Euphonium
Your Present Band : Youth Brass 2000
Section of Band: Youth
(Looking for a senior band- nearly found one! :cry: :wink: )
Is your Band playing at the contest?: No, but there may be a possibility that I will be joining a band soon that is ...
Are you prepared to play a solo item?: Definately! :wink:

[bagpuss]

Name: Bagpuss
Instrument played: Percussion
Other Instruments played: Percussion!!!
Current position held: Percussion!!
Your Present Band : Wem Jubilee
Section of Band: 3
Is your Band playing at the contest?: Yep
Are you prepared to play a solo item?: You must be joking!!!!

As I'm going to be there anyway, I will offer my very limited services!!!


Puss

[stripybananas]

Name: Sam Haigh
Instrument played: Tenor Trom
Other Instruments played: none
Current position held: Princ. Trom
Your Present Band : YB2K
Section of Band: Youth (Looking for a perminant snr band!)
Is your Band playing at the contest?: Nope
Are you prepared to play a solo item?: erm....think bout it...

[cornetgirl]

Name: Rachel Higginson
Instrument played: Flugel and/or cornet
Other instruments played: Concussion, horn, random stringy thingies
Current position held: Front row (2nd man)
Current band: Cottingham
Section of band: Championship
Is your band playing at the contest: Nope
Prepared to play a solo: Ask a silly question - of course!!!! It'll be warmer than CiN was!!!!

Would prefer to flugellate but will play cornet if you are seriously desperate - don't think The Cornet King could cope tho!!! :wink:

Rach x

[stephen2001]

Name: Stephen Watkins
Instrument played: Euphonium
Other instruments played: Tenor Trom
Current position held: Random helper :!:
Current band: Whitwell
Section of band: 3rd
Is your band playing at the contest: Nope
Prepared to play a solo: Aye

As with others it is dependant on work dates (if I have any :? ) but will inform mods as soon as I know. :D

[drummergurl]

Name: Sarah Chapman
Instrument played: percussion
Other Instruments played: erm piano badly (and 5 notes on a baritone/euph/possibly cornet)
Current position held: Principle St Helens, just a perc at Haydock
Your Present Band : St Helens Youth, Haydock Band
Section of Band: champs
Is your Band playing at the contest?: yep
Are you prepared to play a solo item?: maybe

[katej]

name: kate jopson
instrument played: cornet
other instruments: none
current position: rep
current band: wellington
section:4th
is band playing at contest?: yup
are you prepared to play solo item? nope

[nickjones]

name: Nick Jones
instrument played: Eb / Bb
other instruments: Kazoo / Bass Kazoo ( if doing chicken run )
current position: Left Wing , Goalie or defensive midfield
current band: Beaumaris
section:Championchip
is band playing at contest?:No , but Pontins only down the road really.
are you prepared to play solo item? No self respecting tubist would ever play a solo...there is no "I" in Bass Team...well not unless you spell it wrongly like bass teim.

[ben.gernon]

Name: Ben Gernon
Instrument played: Eb bass
Other Instruments played:
Current position held: Eb bass
Your Present Band : Jackfield Elcock Reisen Band
Section of Band: 1st
Is your Band playing at the contest?: yeah!
Are you prepared to play a solo item?: Yeah! Bring it on! :D

Will be able to play on saturday evening-prob not sunday though!

:D [/b]

[Lisa Holley]

Name: Lisa Holley
Instrument played: EbHorn
Other Instruments played: Guitar
Current position held: 1st Horn
Your Present Band : City of Oxford
Section of Band: Champ
Is your Band playing at the contest?: no
Are you prepared to play a solo item?: Er no don't think so :roll: :roll:
____________________

Lisa Holley
1st Horn City of Oxford Band
Solo Horn tMP Whit Friday Band 2004 :roll:

[Beaker]

Name : Ian Miller
Instrument: Cornet
Other instrumets: If only..........
Current Position: 2nd Cornet
Band : Cottingham
Section : Champ
Playing at contest : No
Playing a solo? : Don't be daft - Back row by title, back row by nature!!!

[Well Worth It]

Name: WWI
Instrument played: Kit
Other Instruments played: Horn
Current position held: Kit
Your Present Band : Hepworth (Persimmon Homes)
Section of Band: C
Is your Band playing at the contest?: Possibly
Are you prepared to play a solo item?: :lol:

[solo_euph]

Name: kevin short
Instrument played: euphonium
Other Instruments played:
Current position held: solo euph
Your Present Band :shirley
Section of Band: 1st section
Is your Band playing at the contest?: no
Are you prepared to play a solo item?: yes

[Jo Elson]

Name: Jo Elson
Instrument Played: Flugel Horn
Other instrument played: cornet(if someone has a spare)
Current position held: Flugel Horn
Your present band: Wem Jubilee Band
Section of band: 3rd
Is your band playing at the contest: Yes
Prepared to play a solo item:probably not

[mel]

Name: Mel
Instrument played: Cornet
Other Instruments played: None
Current position held: Solo Cornet
Your Present Band : Wem Jubilee Band
Section of Band: 3rd
Is your Band playing at the contest?: Yes
Are you prepared to play a solo item?: No

[Bluebottle]

Name: Rachel Wood
Instrument played: Percussion (not kit!)
Other Instruments played: Piano & vocal chords!
Current position held: Percussion 2
Your Present Band : Lanner and District Silver Band
Section of Band: 1st
Is your Band playing at the contest?: No
Are you prepared to play a solo item?: If ur that desperate! :D

[welcome2martonia]

Name: MARTIN COTTON (WELCOME2MARTONIA)
Instrument played: TENOR HORN, CORNET
Other Instruments played: SOP, FLUG, FRENCH HORN, PIANO, DOUBLE BASS
Current position held: SOLO HORN, PRINCIPAL CORNET
Your Present Band : FORESTERS (HORN), YOUTH BRASS 2000 (CORNET)
Section of Band: 2ND, YOUTH
Is your Band playing at the contest?: YES, BUT I'D HAVE LEFT THEM BY THEN :(
Are you prepared to play a solo item?: HELL YEAH, PREPARED TO DO IT MORE ON HORN THAN CORNET THOUGH BUT I'D LOVE TO

I'd have to check stuff like times with uni and work but at the moment hell yeah I'm up for it... good idea tmp!!!!

[bigmamabadger]

Name: Rebecca Winn
Instrument played: Tenor Horn
Other Instruments played: Piarno, penny whistle
Current position held: 1st horn
Your Present Band : Barnton Silver Band
Section of Band: 4th
Is your Band playing at the contest?: No, our bass trom is having a baby instead...
Are you prepared to play a solo item?: :shock:

Call me up if you need another tenor horn, I'll have to check this with my social secretary...
BMB
xx

[skweeky]

Name: Perry O'Brien
Instrument played: Sop
Other Instruments played: just sop
Current position held: Sop
Your Present Band : Blackpool Brass
Section of Band: 2nd
Is your Band playing at the contest?: Yep
Are you prepared to play a solo item?: Probabily

[kate_the_horn]

Miss Badger May Already have me in, but here goes!

Name: Kelly Kenyon

Instrument played: Tenor Horn
Other Instruments played: Cornet/Baritone/any valved if supplied (bari is my 2nd choice thou)

Current position held: Solo Horn

Your Present Band : Barnton Silver/ Mereside Brass/ Norwest 2000 (for the contest)
Section of Band: 4th (dont let that put u off)/ non contesting/ 3rd section

Is your Band playing at the contest?: Norwest are

Are you prepared to play a solo item?: Heck yeh!! (or even a duet wiv bmb)


i am now 18 but wont drink, as i am playing with normid

thankies

[TIMBONE]

Name: Julie & Tim Paton
Instrument played: Horn & Trombone
Other Instruments played:
Current position held: 1st Horn & 'floating'
Your Present Band : Flixton
Section of Band: 2/3
Is your Band playing at the contest?: Yes
Are you prepared to play a solo item?: Tim is

[lottie4744]

Name: Lauren Lilley
Instrument played: Bb Cornet
Other Instruments played: Sop/Flug (if I have to)
Current position held: Solo Cornet
Your Present Band : Flixton
Section of Band: 2/3
Is your Band playing at the contest?: Yups, I'm playing with Tyldesley as well!
Are you prepared to play a solo item?: nah!

[DublinBass]

Name: BBCbari
Instrument played: Eb Bass
Other Instruments played: Baritone, Tenor Horn, Trombone (in that order)
Current position held: Eb Bass
Your Present Band : Welwyn Garden City
Section of Band: Championship
Is your Band playing at the contest?: Yes
Are you prepared to play a solo item?: Sure.

[Dianamite]

Name: Diana Herak
Instrument played: baritone
Other Instruments played: euphonium, viola and violin
Current position held: baritone
Your Present Band : Travelsphere
Section of Band: Championship
Is your Band playing at the contest?: No
Are you prepared to play a solo item?: maybe

[euphemism]

Name: Carl Ramplin
Instrument played: Euphonium
Other Instruments played: percussion
Current position held: Euphonium
Your Present Band : Long Eaton
Section of Band: 3rd
Is your Band playing at the contest?: Yes - and also playing with Enderby in 1st section
Are you prepared to play a solo item?: Yes

[satchmo shaz]

Name: Sharon Stansfield
Instrument played: BATON, cornet
Other Instruments played:flugel
Current position held: conductor
Your Present Band : Long Eaton
Section of Band: 3rd
Is your Band playing at the contest?: Yes - and also playing cornet with Newstead in top section
Are you prepared to play a solo item?: Yes


I will be prepared to play/conduct as long as it doesnt clash with rehearsals

[cornetgirl]

Mutter mutter mutter...sadly Beaker and I will be unable to come as some nice person has arranged a huge family get-together for that weekend.... Oh well, still got the dinner dance to look forward to!

Rach x

[kate_the_horn]

discussion link isnt working!

please fix!!

when will we know whats happening?

kells x

[Roger Thorne]

discussion link isnt working!
All sorted now!

;)

[ian perks]

I think the results at the HARRY MORTIMER SECTION dont always ring true.

[geordiecolin]

Bad news guys, seeing as BBS aren't going down til Sunday, I I'm unable to commit to the Tmp Band anymore. I'll try my best to get down Saturday, depending on rehearsals in Barnsley etc, but I'm not holding out much hope...

Sorry!

[Seedhouse]

I will be at Pontins playing 2nd Baritone for Ransomes, so i'm now definately up for playing with the tMP band! :D
Look forward to it...! Is there a list of all present players yet?

[Euph-Bari]

Name: Jerram Stead
Instrument Played: Baritone
Other Instruments: euph
Current position: 2nd bari
Band: Drighlington
Section: 1st
Is your band playing at contest: nope
Are you prepared to play a solo: Not on your nelly!

[Nuke]

Name: Richard Taylor
Instrument Played: Tenor trombone
Other Instruments: nill nadda nothing
Current position: Inbetween bands
Band: was playing at Emley and Hebden Bridge over the summer
Section: N/A
Is your band playing at contest: Nope
Are you prepared to play a solo: Depends what solo it is

Id love to come but id need a lift and a floor to kip on. maybe just a floor. In liverpool btw

[savewaterdrinkbeer]

Name: Mike Brooks
Instrument played: Eb Tenor Horn
Other Instruments played: none
Current position held: 2nd horn
Your Present Band : flixton
Section of Band: 2nd
Is your Band playing at the contest?: yes
Are you prepared to play a solo item?: no

[Hilary Mateer]

Name: Hilary Mateer
Instrument played: EEb Bass
Other Instruments played: BBb Bass - but haven't got one
Current position held: EEb Bass
Your Present Band : Chapeltown
Section of Band: Championship
Is your Band playing at the contest?: No
Are you prepared to play a solo item?: No

[super_sop]

Name: Keith Cosby
Instrument played:BBb base
Other Instruments played: none
Current position held: bass
Your Present Band : Wem jubilee
Section of Band: 3rd
Is your Band playing at the contest?: yup
Are you prepared to play a solo item?: nope

[drummergurl]

just posting to let you guys know that i wont be around for the performance on the saturday at pontins (gotta rehearsal), but sunday should be ok (i think)

[Seedhouse]

I think i'll have a rehearsal on the Saturday night as well, but will obviously pop along when I can.
Looking forward to it ;)

[satchmo shaz]

hi there, my plans have also changed due to family problems and rehearsal times so I may just listen if I'm free instead of playing, all the best with it anyway. Hope somebody takes some nice piccies!!

[skweeky]

how will the Bb cornet players (not that i need 2 know) know what seat they are sitting in? i presume the 1st rehearsal will be to sort out positions? or is it a pre-decided thing?

[super_sop]

hehe rehursal he says!:biggrin:

well dude, the last time we rehursed a tmp band it was in sombodies driveway on the way to the whit friday marches. wonder what strange place we can practice this time? on the beach? on the swings in the play park?

bets taken now:p

[Keppler]

and I remember that it was quite a sloped driveway too! I just remember being taller than super-sop ;)

[flugelgal]

and I remember that it was quite a sloped driveway too! I just remember being taller than super-sop ;)
Size isn't everything! ;)

Anyway, the slope was good training for some of the marching!

[WoodenFlugel]

Er...I've just realised I haven't posted here despite knowing I was going for a few weeks...:oops: . Anyway:


Name: Ian Hayto
Instrument played:Flugel
Other Instruments played: Cornet/Horn (if you're desperate!)
Current position held: Flugel
Your Present Band : Wigston
Section of Band: 1st (just!!)
Is your Band playing at the contest?: no sir
Are you prepared to play a solo item?: On flugel, yes, but I don't know why you would want me to...!!!!:rolleyes:

To be honest I'm not bothered what I play - as a late interloper and someone who isn't actually playing at the contest I'll be happy to sit wherever...

[hemmings]

Name Michael Hemming

Instrument Cornet

Current position 1st 2nd ( I also play 1st Rep for worcestershire youth brass band )

Present band Stourport on severn

Section 2nd

yes band is at contest

Michael Hemming
Stourport Band

Am I required ?:-)

[Pythagoras]

Might have to pull out, as can't get bass to Pontins (Timbloke's car is too small, and I'm not going from Sheffield to Prestatyn on the train with a bass).

[tubafran]

Might have to pull out, as can't get bass to Pontins (Timbloke's car is too small, and I'm not going from Sheffield to Prestatyn on the train with a bass).
Daniel just take your mouthpiece and have a word with Andy shure he wont mind lending you his (you are playing EEb I assume). Otherwise there ought to be a friendly tMPer on here who could help?

[Roger Thorne]

Anyone else going to commit themselves to play in the tMP Band next weekend?

We have 45 members so far, but to balance the sections we could do with two more BBb Bass players and maybe another couple of Solo Cornet players.

Although this isn't a dead-line for volunteers, it would assist me in choosing suitable music for the concert programmes if you commit this weekend.

Any offers!

;)

[IckleSop]

yo roger
if you need a solo cornet just give me a shout!

[Roger Thorne]

>shouting very loudly<

"Becky . . . . . . ."

Cheers Bex. Are you available for both days?

;)

[IckleSop]

Only sunday im afraid, ive got rehearsal on saturday, im going down on friday and traveling back up on sat for rehearsal

[Roger Thorne]

Need to keep this announcement at the top of the pile - so here it is again.



Anyone else going to commit themselves to play in the tMP Band next weekend?

We have 45 members so far, but to balance the sections we need the following players:

2 x BBb Bass players
1 x Bass Trombone
2 x Solo Cornets (particularly Saturday)
Although this isn't a dead-line for volunteers, it would assist me in choosing suitable music for the concert programmes if you commit this weekend.

Any offers!

;)

[JessopSmythe]

After a bit of arm twisting from Roger and BMB :)


Name: Piers Hallihan
Instrument played: Bass Trombone
Other Instruments played: Tenor Trom/Euph/Eb Bass
Current position held: Bass Trombone
Your Present Band : Abergavenny
Section of Band: Champ
Is your Band playing at the contest?: No
Are you prepared to play a solo item?: Depends on the solo

[dyl]

Oh great! Is it too late to withdraw now Roger? ;)

[JessopSmythe]

Oh great! Is it too late to withdraw now Roger? ;)

What are you trying to say there, Dyl. I'm trying to decide whether to resent that comment or not:shock:

[kate_the_horn]

whats the final list then?

kk x

[Roger Thorne]

whats the final list then?

kk x
About 45 degrees!

;)

[kate_the_horn]

roger, sweetie, that went wayy over my head!

im still not sure if i will still be in the contest when u are concerting

ill try my hardest to make an appreance!


kk xx

[mikelyons]

About 45 degrees!

;)You know, Roger, I can manage about 18 degrees, but then I fall over! You must have some weight on your bottom end to keep you up that far over - if you see what I mean ;)

[lynchie]

ooo should be fun!!! And I can get a pretty good 45 degree lean going with my trombone... ;)

ps. Did anything ever come of that "Are you willing to play a solo?" question????

[Roger Thorne]

ps. Did anything ever come of that "Are you willing to play a solo?" question????Being sorted as I type! - and there's a nice little Trombone Trio in the pads too.


;)

[Nuke]

yay trombone trio which one??

[Roger Thorne]

yay trombone trio which one??Czardas (Monti)

;)

[Hilary Mateer]

Might have to pull out, as can't get bass to Pontins (Timbloke's car is too small, and I'm not going from Sheffield to Prestatyn on the train with a bass).
Daniel
Due to having a rehearsal on Sunday cancelled I am now going to be able to go for Sat and Sun so will be able to take your bass if you want.

The bad news is that as I wasn't planning to stay Saturday night I haven't booked anywhere to sleep and so will have to sleep in the car unless anyone has a spare bit of floor in their chalet.

[Hilary Mateer]

Roger

If you're still short of BBb basses I could get hold of one to play although I do prefer playing EEb

[Roger Thorne]

Roger

If you're still short of BBb basses I could get hold of one to play although I do prefer playing EEbMuch appreciated Hilary. :tup But we haven't got as many Eb's as we first thought, so could you stay with your preferred choice of Eb Bass please. We do still need another BBb Bass but I'm hoping to recruit on the day!!!

Regarding accommodation, one of our players managed to book a chalet today! so there is still space available. But I would imagine that there'll be plenty of 'free' floor space to rent. (for the price of a couple of beers no doubt!)

;)

[Nuke]

Czardas (Monti)

;)
you know when you said "limited" rehersal time:-? :shock:

[bbsbb_babe]

Name: bbsbb_babe (karla hague)
Instrument played: cornet
Other Instruments played: only cornet
Current position held: 2nd cornet
Your Present Band : Barnsley Building Society Brass Band
Section of Band: 2 but going up!
Is your Band playing at the contest?: Yes
Are you prepared to play a solo item?: Oh no!

[Seedhouse]

Hmmm, don't know whether i'll have time to play with tMP i'm afraid. I think it's going to be time clashing with Ransomes, and as it's my first contest with them I want to play my best.
Sorry guys, was looking forward to it! :-(
Hope you all have fun, and I hope to meet some tMPers up at Pontins at the weekend.
Ciao for now! ;)