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Playing in the Band (For Fun) – Epilogue

23rd March 2022 NeverUpToTheJob 2985 Comments

As my pair of articles about playing in bands accumulated a decent number of votes in the GP Autumn Competition, and there were some interesting reactions at the time of publication, I’ve written one more, [more…]

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Playing in the Band (For Fun), Part 2

10th November 2021 NeverUpToTheJob 2689 Comments

Something I enjoyed in my younger years was playing music for fun, preferably in a band. Part 1 of this article covered the years 1963 to 1973 (bands 1-6) and told the story of my [more…]

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Playing in the Band (For Fun), Part 1

3rd November 2021 NeverUpToTheJob 3500 Comments

As someone who never reads the comments, it’s strange how I’ve got to know that a number of Puffins have played in bands at one time or another, just like myself, so I’ve put together [more…]

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