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the Orange Ludge and 'bauns' in Glesca's east-end
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...a social history of Glesca's east-end
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Juvenile Parade at
Glasgow Green
16th June 2007
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Children dressed up as King Billy & Mary
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This band was formed in the southside of Glasgow in October
1980, going by the name of the crown defenders, by the present
bandmaster and some present band members.
When the band was formed there were only two members who could play
instruments, the bandmaster and the band corporal, all the rest of the
new found members were young local boys and girls with no experience of
any kind who had never held a flute or drum never mind played one.
In September of 1981 the band had changed its name to black skull, laughed
about at the time, but has never looked back since, and the rest is
history as they say.
The most asked question about the band is were does the name come from.
Back in July of '81 the band had painted an emblem on its bass drum as
most bands did at the time, it just happened to be a skull painted black
wearing a bandsman's hat and a cigarette hanging from its mouth
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At the 1981 Glasgow main demonstration a
band called the Orange & Blue from Ulster came over to take part in the
parade. The bandmaster got talking to some of the members from the band
and asked what part of Ulster they come from. when he was told they came
from a village called blackscull (spelt with a C and not a K as we do)
he thought they were pulling his leg as our bass drum had just been
painted with the new emblem on it ( a black skull wearing a balmoral ).
After a bit of research about the village & some deliberation the band
adopted the name of BLACK SKULL. And that's how the name came about.
www.blackskull.co.uk |
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Pride of the North Flute band (
from Possilpark, Glasgow )
Very smartly turned out |
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Glasgow Orange & Purple Flute Band
They led Bridgeton's 37 District today |
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