Mainline Big Band - Some recent pictures
We played at the Rushden Historical Transport Society's 1940s weekend on 16 October 2022
Here we are playing at the Milton Ernest village celebration for the Queen's Platinum Jubilee on 3 June 2022
Trombone section
Trumpet section
The whole band playing at the Rushden Salvation Army concert at the beginning of 2020
Here we are playing at the TIBBS Dementia Foundation concert on 12 October 2019
2019 was the band's 40th anniversary
Some photos taken at our Christmas Concert on 9 December 2018
A view of the whole band with Caroline Barlow, our musical director on the left hand side
Here is our brass section
Four of the five sax players with rhythm section in the background
Some dancers from the local Ceroc club came along - this made it worth playing all those dance numbers
Another view of the saxes - this time including our baritone sax player
Jon our male vocalist with the brass section in the background
Anne our female vocalist with the brass section in the background
What does the band do at the end of the concert - take a bow of course!
The photos below were taken at the Kempston Hammers Social club in April 2018
View of the band with the sax players in the foreground
View of the band with the brass section in the foreground
This was taken at a charity ball in June 2018 held at The Sharnbrook Hotel, Bedfordshire
Below is a photo of some of the previous members of the band (taken 29 Sept 2019)
L-R Back row: Gareth Statham (trumpet), Geoff Allen (Founder/trumpet), Dave French (drums), Andy Gronkowski
(drums), Goeff Beeby (trumpet), Steve Barratt (vocalist)
L-R Front row: Graham Baldwin (drums), Glenys Davis (alto saxophone), Conway Painting (bass guitar)