Civil War Brass Band tour of Southern New England

[BVD Press]

For all of the Civil War buffs out there who want to hear a concert or two, the Yankee Brass Band will be touring southern New England next week. We are made up of 22 musicians who play on instruments produced circa. 1860. The are hard to play, but it sure is quite fun and the concerts are great! We are led by Paul Maybery who is probably most well known for the music from Ken Burn's Civil War Series for PBS.

Here is a link to our site:

http://yankeebrassband.com/

If you can make a concert, please come up and say hello. I will be the younger of the 4 Eb tuba players and my bell points up. The other bells go backwards or face the front.

Our schedule is as follows:

Tuesday, July 24 CT Historical Society Museum
7:00 p.m. and Library
  1 Elizabeth Street at Asylum Avenue
Hartford, CT

Wednesday, July 25 The Willows
7:00 p.m. 1 Lyman Street
Westborough, MA

Thursday, July 26 Old Sturbridge Village
1:00 p.m. 1 Old Sturbridge Village Road
Sturbridge, MA

Thursday, July 26 Lunenburg High School
7:00 p.m. 1079 Massachusetts Avenue
Lunenburg, MA

Friday, July 27 Florence Griswold Museum
7:00 p.m. 96 Lyme Street
Old Lyme, CT

Saturday, July 28 Fort Trumbull
1:00 p.m. 90 Walbach Street
New London, CT
 

Saturday, July 28 Smith Harris House
7:00 p.m. East Lyme, CT

[OldsRecording]

Thanks for the info. I am a member of our local cultural council (Agawam, MA), and one of our big projects every year is a summer concert series, and I would be interested in hearing more about your group. If I can, I would love to check out one of your gigs.

[BVD Press]

Thanks for the info. I am a member of our local cultural council (Agawam, MA), and one of our big projects every year is a summer concert series, and I would be interested in hearing more about your group. If I can, I would love to check out one of your gigs.

Great and the concerts are free. The one at Sturbridge Village requires admission to the VIllage, but after you get in...

[Brassworks 4]

I will be the younger of the 4

Yes Bryan... you are so very young.

Hope you're having a great time! I'm missing the chance to play with you all again.

I encourage anyone in the area to catch a concert or two. They really are something to see/hear.

[OldsRecording]

My wife and I saw the concert Tuesday night (7/24) at the Connecticut Historical Society Museum in Hartford. Really impressive! Loved the overall sound of the group, not at all like a modern brass ensemble. The only downer was that there were as many people in the audience as there were in the band. I don't know if the problem was poor publicity or just plain ol' American apathy, but those who missed it missed a very cool concert.