Great to be back for our 6th visit to Royal Quays having being the founder band for this event in 2021.
Sadly no Mickey Mouse ship this year but a lovely sunny day to watch our MD go red (der)!
Many thanks to previous organiser David Hirst for some cracking photos and to James and his team for making us so welcome as always. Steve on sound did a great job, thank you .
Teenage Dirtbags!
We had a busy summer but lots of fun.
Minnie the Moocher at Corbridge Beer Festival went down a storm on a very hot sunny day.
People were very thirsty, and that was just the band! What a great crowd as always.
Got a bit more genteel with 2 Tea dances at Easington and Bishop Auckland and then livened up with a joint ‘Revolutionaires’ Gig, all during Durham Brass Festival.
A curry banquet at ‘Sathes’, as is tradition, rounded things off for the summer.
We stepped back in time to the 40s, 50s and 60’s playing as part of the Northumberland Revival Weekend at West Benridge Farm near Morpeth. Maybe sneaked a bit of Abba and Wheatus under the radar?
Everyone in period outfits and some fantastic enthusiastic dancers led to a great evening.
No mud for a change and a nice sunny day for some TVBB big band entertainment at this fantastic show. A nice new tent near the Sheep Show and refreshments.
More sheep than you can shake a tail feather at!
Thank you to Northumberland County Show for inviting us again.
We had our annual pilgrimage to Chester-le-street for the Great North Big Band Jazz Festival in March. Met old friends, played to an appreciative audience and got some nice comments from the Judges.
What a lotta trumpets! Pre show limbering up.
So nice to be invited back to Royal Quays Marina for their now annual summer event entertaining the yotties and boaters of North Shields.
Turned out nice and sunny for a lovely jazzy afternoon. Thanks to David and his team at the marina for making us so welcome.
We rounded off a busy summer with the now traditional TVBB curry night at Saathis one of our favourite haunts
Here we see our MD wearing the traditional headwear of a trumpeter finding himself with a serviette in front of of him.
The fine players of TVBB, well some of them, amid curry.
What a fantastic night being part of Chopwell Community Centres series of anniversary events to commemorate 100 years since the Miners Lockout.
Some interesting lighting and a programme covering a century of music from early Ragtime to Teenage Dirtbag!
It was poignant to play ‘Gresford’, the Miners Hymn, in memory of the Miners of Chopwell and their struggles.
We were so honoured to be invited to perform as part of the renowned Durham Brass Festival playing at Bishop Auckland Town Hall Tea Dance, the first event of the festival.
Bit of a change having to play to strict tempos to suit the dancers but we had a great time.
Only had one near miss playing ‘Blue Skies’ at 170 bpm not 120 bpm but apart from that all went swimmingly.
We need to get our MD a snazzier jacket!
Great to be back playing this year opening up the Saturday night entertainment at this fantastic gig.
What an enthusiastic ‘New York, New York’ audience as always.
