1988: Christmas Mumming in a North Cotswold Town. Appendix A: Campden Bands, 1861-1902
Craig Fees, “Christmas Mumming in a North Cotswold Town: With Special Reference to Tourism, Urbanisation and Immigration-Related Social Change“, PhD., Institute of Dialect and Folklife Studies, School of English, University of Leeds, England (1988).
Appendix A
Campden Bands, 1861-1902
The following list of bands playing in Chipping Campden is taken exclusively from references in the Evesham Journal, which has not been indexed: the list derives from my own search and may therefore not be exhaustive. The list includes the date and page on which the reference appears, how the band is referred to, the occasion, and the leader of the band, if one is named. The following abbreviations are used:
| Prefixes | Type | ||
|
B/ |
Broadway |
B |
Band |
|
Bl/ |
Blockley |
bB |
Bugle Band |
|
C/ |
Campden |
BB |
Brass Band |
|
E/ |
Evesham |
BDFB |
Brass Drum and Fife |
|
MR/ |
Malvern Rhine |
O |
Orchestra |
|
T/ |
Town |
OB |
Orchestral Band |
|
V/ |
Volunteer (or Rifle Corps) |
FDB |
Fife and Drum Band |
|
|
FDBB |
Fife Drum and Bugle |
|
|
QB |
Quadrille Band |
||
|
TB |
Toy Band |
||
Bands which do not fall into any of these categories are represented by lower case letters, and are listed separately at the end.
| Reference | Type | Occaslon/Leader |
|
1.6.1861,4 |
a |
Whitsun festivities |
|
2.9.1861,4 |
V/B |
Oddfellows dinner |
|
27.7.1861,4 |
V/B |
Oddfellows dinner/ J.B. Dodwell |
|
14.9.1861.4 |
V/BDFB |
|
|
28.6.1862,4 |
C/B |
Oddfellows dinner |
|
30.8.1862,4 |
C/BB |
Wedding |
|
25.6.1864,4 |
V/BB |
Oddfellows dinner |
|
30.7.1864,4 |
V/BB |
Ebrington Friendly Society Day |
|
30.7.1864,4 |
QB |
Pic-Nlo, Dover's Hill |
|
10.6.1865,4 |
C/BB |
Britannia Club Day |
|
24.6.1865,4 |
C/BB |
Oddfellows Day/ T. Warner |
|
26.5.1866, 4 |
C/BB |
Britannia Club Day |
|
15.6.1867, 4 |
C/BB |
Britannia Club Day/ J. Ellis, T. Warner |
|
29.6.1867,4 |
C/BB |
Oddfellows Day/ J. Ellis, T. Warner |
|
31.8.1867,4 |
C/BB |
Pic-Nic, Westington |
|
7.9.1867.4 |
b |
Rifle Corps Ball |
|
28.3.1868,6 |
c |
Town Hall entertainment |
|
13.6.1868,6 |
C/BB |
Britannia Club Day |
|
11.7.1868,6 |
C/BB |
Oddfellows Day |
|
11.7.1868,6 |
C/BB |
Annual Fete and Pic-Nic |
|
26.12.1868,5 |
d |
Entertainment |
|
30.1.1869,5 |
V/FDB |
Penny Reading |
|
30.1.1869,5 |
V/B |
Penny Reading |
|
13.2.1869.8 |
C/BB |
Penny Reading |
|
29.5.1869.3 |
BB |
Britannia Club Day |
|
5.6.1869,3 |
BB |
Oddfellows Club Day |
|
5.2.1870,7 |
C/BB |
Gas Company Dinner |
|
26.3.1870,7 |
e |
Entertainment |
|
11.6.1870,7 |
C/BB |
Britannia Club Day |
|
18.6.1870,5 |
C/BB |
Oddfellows Club Day |
|
9.7.1870,7 |
BB |
Funeral (W.H. Kingzett) |
|
6.8.1870,5 |
C/BB |
Church Bazaar/ T. Warner |
|
11.2.1871,2 |
C/BB |
Spring Races |
|
3.6.1871,5 |
C/BB |
Britannia Club Day |
|
21.10.1871,5 |
BB |
Volunteer Funeral/Ellis, Warner |
|
30.12.1871,8 |
QB |
Annual Soiree |
|
2.3.1872,5 |
BB |
Thanksgiving service: Recovery of Prince of Wales |
|
1.3.1873,8 |
QB |
Volunteer Ball/ W.W. Warner |
|
12.4.1873,7 |
B/BB |
Agricultural Union Meeting |
|
7-6.1873,8 |
C/B |
Britannia Club Day |
|
7.6.1873.8 |
B/BB |
Britannia Club Day |
|
14.6.1873,3 |
C/B |
Oddfellows Club Day |
|
14.6.1873,3 |
B/BB |
Oddfellows Club Day |
|
17.1.1874,8 |
V/B |
Viscount Campden Wedding |
|
17.1.1874,8 |
f |
Same, for dance in evening |
|
21.2.1874,5 |
B |
Volunteer Funeral |
|
21.2.1874,5 |
B |
Britannia Club Day |
|
14.3.1874,8 |
V/B |
Royal Wedding |
|
21.3.1874,5 |
V/BB |
(letter attackingXl) |
|
28.3.1874,5 |
V/BB |
(letter supporting) |
|
23.5.1874,7 |
V/B |
Recruiting drill, dance |
|
30.5.1874,8 |
C/BB |
Britannia Club Day |
|
30.5.1874.8 |
B/BB |
Britannia Club Day |
|
6.6.1874,5 |
Bl/BB |
C-of-E School Treat |
|
6.6.1874.5 |
V/B |
Oddfellows Club Day |
|
6.6.1874,5 |
V/B |
Welcome for Noel |
|
26.12.1874.7 |
V/B |
Annual V/Meeting, Dinner |
|
22.5.1875.8 |
C/BB |
Britannia Club Day(2) |
|
22.5.1875.8 |
B/BB |
Britannia Club Day |
|
29.5.1875.3 |
C/BB |
Oddfellows/ Bandmaster Warner |
|
29.5.1875,3 |
B/BB(3) |
School Treat |
|
5.6.1875.5 |
g |
|
|
11.9.1875.8 |
C/BB |
Horticultural Show |
|
10.6.1876,8 |
C/BB |
Britannia Club Day/ T. Warner |
|
17.6.1876,8 |
C/BB |
Oddfellows Club Day |
|
9.9.1876,8 |
B/BB |
Agricultural Union Meeting |
|
16.9.1876,8 |
MR/B |
Horticultural Show |
|
10.2.1877.5 |
h |
Annual Invitation Ball |
|
21.11.1877,8 |
V/B |
Welcome VCount Campden/ Warner |
|
26.5.1877.8 |
B/BB |
Britannia Club Day |
|
26.5.1877.8 |
V/FDB |
Britannia Club Day |
|
15.9.1877.8 |
MR/B |
Horticultural Show |
|
15.6.1878,8 |
B/BB |
Britannia Club Day |
|
29.6.1878,7 |
i |
Oddfellows Club Day |
|
7.6.1879,5 |
j |
Britannia Club Day |
|
14.6.1879,8 |
B/BB |
Good Templars’ Anniversary |
|
13.9.1879,8 |
MR/B |
Court House Grounds.dance |
|
18.10.1879,3 |
k |
Noel Child's Bday Ball |
|
22.5.1880,5 |
B/BB |
Britannia Club Day |
|
29.5.1880,8 |
B/BB |
School Treat |
|
18.9.1880,8 |
MR/B |
Horticultural Show |
|
16.7.1881,5 |
V/FDB |
V/ Parade.Review |
|
3.6.1882,5 |
l |
Britannia Club Day |
|
10.6.1882,8 |
m |
Volunteer Funeral |
|
9.9.1882,8 |
n |
Horticultural Show |
|
19.5.1883.7 |
B/BB |
Britannia Club Day |
|
26.5.1883,8 |
B/BB |
School Treat |
|
3.4.l884,7 |
V/FDB |
V/ Church Parade |
|
7.6.1884.7 |
FDB |
Britannia Club Day |
|
14.6.1884,3 |
C/FDB |
Sunday School Treat |
|
4.4.1885,8 |
E/BB |
V/ Church Parade |
|
30.5.1885,8 |
BB |
Britannia Club Day |
|
6.6.1885,5 |
T/FDB |
Sunday School Treat |
|
27.6.1885,6 |
FDB |
Liberal Political Meeting |
|
19.6.1886,8 |
B/BB |
Britannia Club Day |
|
26.6.1886,6 |
Bl/FDB |
Sunday School Treat |
|
4.9.1886,8 |
MR/B |
Horticultural Society (cancelled) |
|
25.6.1887,6 |
C/BB |
Jubilee Celebrations/ Wm. Warner |
|
2.7.1887,7 |
C/BB |
Oddfellows Club Day |
|
27.8.1887,6 |
T/B |
Sunday School Treat |
|
26.5.1888,8 |
C/T/B |
Volunteer Parade |
|
26.5.1888,8 |
o |
Volunteer Parade |
|
26.5.1888,8 |
C/BB |
Britannia Club Day |
|
2.6.1888,8 |
C/BB |
Pic-Nie, Court House Grounds |
|
2.6.1888,8 |
T/B |
Scuttlebrook |
|
28.7.1888,8 |
C/BB |
Sunday School Treat(*0 |
|
29.6.1889.6 |
C/BB |
Corpus Christi Procession |
|
31.5.1890,7 |
C/BB |
Britannia Club Day |
|
28.6.1890,7 |
C/B |
RC Church Openine |
|
9.8.1890,6 |
C/BB |
Sunday School Treat |
|
3.1.1891.6 |
MR/B |
Volunteer Ball |
|
1.8.1891.6 |
T/B |
Sunday School Treat |
|
8.8.1891.6 |
bB |
Escorting Volunteers |
|
27.2.1892.7 |
MR/B |
Volunteer Ball |
|
18.6.1892,6 |
C/BB |
Stroud Society Club Day |
|
25.6.1892.8 |
MR/B |
Oddfellow Jubilee |
|
27.5.1893.6 |
p |
Pic-Nic, Children's Party |
|
10.6.1893.6 |
B/BB |
Catholic Church Procession |
|
8.7.1893.8 |
C/B |
Royal Wedding Celebration |
|
29.7.1893,8 |
q |
Baptist Sunday School Treat |
|
23.9.1893.6 |
T/B |
Liberal Meeting. Children's Tea |
|
28.10.1893.6 |
r |
Tennis Club Dance |
|
2.6.1894,6 |
C/B |
Corpus Christi Procession |
|
25.8.1894.6 |
C/BB |
Sunday School Festival |
|
5.1.1895,7 |
b |
Quadrille Party |
|
8.6.1895.6 |
s |
Whitsun Fete |
|
15.6.1895.3 |
C/B |
Stroud Society Club Day |
|
28.9.1895.7 |
t |
Entertainment |
|
14.12.1895,6 |
u |
Blue School Entertainment |
|
23.5.1896,8 |
C/BB |
Sunday School Treat |
|
30.5.1896.3 |
FDBB |
Volunteer Church Parade |
|
30.5.1896.3 |
v |
Whit Monday Fete |
|
30.5.1896.3 |
MR/B |
Whit Monday Fete |
|
13.6.1896.7 |
B |
Corpus Christi Procession |
|
25.7.1896,8 |
C/BB |
Friendly Societies Procession |
|
12.9.1896,6 |
bB |
Volunteer Encampment |
|
12.12.1896,6 |
MR/B |
Cirencester Society Ball |
|
12.6.1897,6 |
v |
Whit Monday Fete |
|
12.6.1897,6 |
s |
Whit Monday Fete |
|
26.6.1897,7 |
FDBB |
Volunteers, Queen's Jubilee |
|
14.8.1897,6 |
w |
Baptist Sunday School Treat |
|
21.8.1897.6 |
C/BB |
Sunday School Treat |
|
9.10.1897.8 |
V/B |
Serenade Mrs. Ann Smith, 100 years old |
|
12.2.1898.8 |
B |
Volunteer Practice |
|
26.3.1898.6 |
B |
Volunteer Practice |
|
2.4.1898.7 |
B |
Volunteer Practice |
|
11.6.1898,7 |
BB |
Stroud Society Club Day |
|
6.8.1898.2 |
FDB |
Sunday School Treat |
|
1.4.1899.7 |
x |
Entertainment for School Fund |
|
8.4.l899.7 |
x |
Entertainment for School Fund |
|
3.6.1899,7 |
B |
Stroud Society Club Day |
|
5.8.1899.8 |
C/BB |
Sunday School Treat |
|
9.9.1899,8 |
MR/B |
Benefit Nursing Association Entertainment |
|
16.9.1899.6 |
C/BB |
Benefit Nursing Association Entertainment |
|
26.5.1900,7 |
B |
Relief of Mafeklng |
|
16.6.1900,6 |
C/B |
Stroud Society Club Day |
|
14.7.1900,6 |
C/BB |
Baptist Sunday School Treat |
|
24.11.1900,7 |
C/BB |
To Meet Returning Reservists |
|
20.4.1901,6 |
MR/B |
Volunteer Ball |
|
8.6.1901,6 |
C/BB |
Stroud Society Club Day |
|
10.8.1901,6 |
C/BB |
Sunday School Treat |
|
25.1.1902.7 |
C/OB |
Baptist Sunday School Treat/ W.C. Chamberlain |
|
8.2.1902,6 |
bB |
Volunteer Practice |
|
5.4.1902.8 |
y |
Reading Room Committee Dance |
|
5.4.1902,8 |
C/OB |
Parish Magazine Fund |
|
7.6.1902,7 |
V/bB |
End of Boer War Celebration |
|
7.6.1902,7 |
B |
End of Boer War Celebration |
|
14.6.1902,8 |
C/O |
Wesleyan Mission Hall Fund Bazaar |
|
21.6.1902,5 |
C/O |
Coronation Celebration |
|
2.8.1902,5 |
B |
Return of Reservists from South Africa |
|
16.8.1902,7 |
B |
Coronation Parade |
|
23.8.1902,5 |
C/BB |
Sunday School Treat |
|
4.10.1902,7 |
C/O |
Baptist Church Harvest Thanksgiving |
*
-
The monthly church parade through the streets of Campden with Band had only recently been introduced.
-
Twenty-fifth year of band.
-
The report says B1/BB. For correction see 5.6.1875.5.
-
In uniform.
-
"our excellent brass band"
-
Mr. Wheatley's Quadrille Band
-
OIC Christy Minstrels (for third time)
-
Eustace's London Minstrels
-
North Cotswold Minstrels
-
W.W. Warner's Quadrille Band
-
Rough Band
-
Mr. W.K. Wheatley's Quadrille Band
-
Band of Messrs. Samuelson's Works, Banbury
-
Mr. Court’s Band
-
Mr. Court's Quadrille Band
-
"a capital brass band"
-
"old brass band of the corps"
-
Banbury Rifle Corps Band
-
Stratford Drum and Fife Band
-
Mr. Smith's Ilmington String Band
-
Tysoe Band
-
Ilmington String Band
-
Band of Evesham Company 2nd. VB Worcestershire Regiment
-
Boys of Farningham Band
-
Campden Troupe Little Niggers [sic]
-
Campden Toy Band
-
Tysoe Temperance Brass Band
-
Campden Minstrels
-
Mr. Stoke's Band