Covid Coping without Flowers

Unprecedented, bizarre, extraordinary. It seems the media is running out of ways to describe the impact that Covid-19 has had on our day to day lives.

Brass Bands have had to adapt and overcome, just as nearly every other aspect of life has.

We’ve seen plenty of submissions by bands all over the country, utilising online video calls in order to bring everyone together. Cory Band have compiled an array of videos to keep up interest, Foden’s Band hosted their own online Whit Friday Contest drawing in nearly 100 bands and entrants from as far as Japan. Brighouse and Rastrick Band created a virtual “play with B&R” performance where they showcased videos sent in from players from all bands.

Here at Flowers Band, we have been keeping ourselves busy by starting Flowers Masterclass Series, featuring Paul Richards, Coco Chan Matt Rowe, and Rob Wilshaw. Our players have been able to talk about their own techniques and how they approach learning new pieces. We’ve had a great response with players from all over the banding world sending in their videos which we have featured on our Facebook page.

Internally, we have kept ourselves entertained by doing a Flowers Quiz every Friday night. When band is in full flow, the rehearsals and demanding schedule can often leave us yearning for a break, however now a huge break has been forced upon us, maintaining relationships and friendships within the band has become incredibly important. The Friday evening quiz has allowed us to have a focus point and to have a sense of normality. We each take turns hosting the quiz, meaning we have had a great variety of topics covered. It has been a lot of fun!

Everyone at Flowers Band would like to encourage everyone to stay safe and make sure you keep in touch with friends and family!

See you all soon,

Flowers Band