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Paul McCartney Mull of Kintyre piper plays solo at Newbury Bandstand




Wander along to Victoria Park, Newbury, on Saturday afternoon between 3pm and 5pm and listen to The Big Event, 20 members of the Project Band, on The Bandstand, where a kilted Archie Coffield will be playing the bagpipes in the interval.

Archie was one of Paul McCartney's Mull Of Kintyre pipers in 1977.

Project Band https://www.projectband.co.uk gives budding musicians the opportunity to play in a group with fellow hobby musicians, playing modern pop, soul, funk and jazz, with sessions directed by local professional saxophonist Simon Currie.

Project Band Jam at The Bacon Arms
Project Band Jam at The Bacon Arms

The aim is to create some fun and a general feeling of nurture – the musicians don’t have to be able to sight-read as the music is downloadable in advance and the backing tracks are streamed on the website. However, for those more competent, there is scope to challenge their reading and a chance to learn or improve their improvisation skills.



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