Summary
What began as a one-off event for the Queen's Silver Jubilee, in Darlington, has become one of the top brass band championships in the world. But why do competitors fear being first on stage? Steve Pratt finds out
TENSION mounts as the hand plunges into the black-and-white striped bag and plucks out a ball.See the full content of this document
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Bands of Hope
No one wants to see their name on the first ball pulled out or hear the dreaded words, "You are drawn number one".
The reason is simple enough - no one who's been drawn in pole position has ever won the competition.Over the years, some famous names - Kevin Keegan, T...See the full content of this document
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