Cobourg Citizens Band
Description
- Media Type
- Image
- Item Type
- Photographs
- Description
- Clifford Leonard is shown here in the front row, 6th from the left.
- Notes
- The origin of this band can be traced back to 1842 when the Cobourg Brass Band made its debut. It became associated with the military in 1862 and also became known as The Band of the 6th Northumberland Militia. In the late 1800's, when it added woodwinds, it became known solely as the Cobourg Citizens Band. In 1898, the band was taken over by the military and renamed the 40th Battalion Artillery Band. However, in 1905 the name The Cobourg Citizens Band was re-instituted. In 1920, as a result of a leadership disagreement, an offshoot band was formed, The Cobourg Concert Band. A year later the disagreement was resolved and the two bands reunited under the name The Concert Band of Cobourg (Kilties), adopting the highland dress for its uniform. The Cobourg Concert Band (Kilties), eventually better known as the Cobourg Kiltie Band, was an important cultural part of Cobourg’s heritage for many years.
- Date of Original
- ca. 1921
- Dimensions
- Oversize
- Subject(s)
- Local identifier
- 791-10
- Collection
- Historical Photographs
- Geographic Coverage
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Ontario, Canada
Latitude: 43.95977 Longitude: -78.16515
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- Copyright Statement
- Protected by copyright: Uses other than research or private study require the permission of the rightsholder(s). Responsibility for obtaining permissions and for any use rests exclusively with the user.
- Contact
- Cobourg Public LibraryEmail:info@cobourg.library.on.ca
Website:
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