Belfast Temple Band
From Sawiki
About The Band
One hundred and fifteen years unbroken service is a record of which any band might well be proud, and in praising God for his goodness during all those years, we would not hesitate to pay tribute to those early-day members of the band, who laid a foundation that has certainly stood the band in good stead.
Not many years after its formation, the band was providing the music at the Founder's meetings which were regularly held in Belfast in those days.
From that time the band went on increasing it's prestige until Ballymacarrett (the old name for Belfast Temple) became a household word throughout the Army world, one of the many evidences being the fact that in in the late 1930's Bandmaster Neil Brown was invited to contribute an article for the New York "War Cry" as representing one of the 50 best known Salvation Army bands in the world.
On numerous occasions the band has campaigned in Great Britain, a few places have included Bromley, Wood Green, Warrington, Paisley, Bolton, Aberdeen, Glasgow etc...
The band has performed in all the major concert halls in Northern Ireland including the Waterfront Hall, Ulster Hall, Whitla Hall and has performed in several major venues in the UK mainland including the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, Great Crystal Palace and Alexandra festivals.
The band has also visited every city and town of importance in Northern Ireland. It also visited Dublin and Kingstown on several occasions and is believed to be the only Salvation Army Band to march through the streets of Cork.
The band has also had the privilege of broadcasting on a number of occasions from the Belfast studios of the British Broadcasting Corporation and the various independent Television stations. In and around Belfast the Belfast Temple band is in great demand for the assistance of smaller Corps and other places of worship.
