Black Skull descended on Londonderry for the annual Apprentice Boys Relief of Londonderry celebrations

This being our last big engagement of the year, its always one for letting your hair down and enjoying the day.

The corps set off at full strength apart from one drummer missing due to work commitments. we would be parading with 20 flutes & 6 drummers.
Londonderry was brimming full of people, Apprentice Boys clubs, spectators and tourists, and a least 130 bands, who proudly marched through the sun soaked city on Saturday.

The parade and associated pageant was very well received by the many visitors, in the city for the festivities, and taking up to 3 hours to pass, the parade gave a great spectacle for all who attended.

With pipe bands, Accordion bands Silver bands, Blood and Thunder bands, part flute bands and many Corps of drum bands on display there certainly was entertainment to suit all manner of different preferences.

With the combination of a pageant as well as the main parade it gave tourists a good opportunity to see the colors of the many clubs and bands and to also take in a great reenactment of a historical event in the original setting.

It was very peaceful parade and celebratory in nature with bands men from bands, not participating in the parade coming up to Londonderry in fancy dress to enjoy the atmosphere and help make the day a great occasion.

The site of 40 Elvis impersonators in full dress costume from the East Belfast Protestant boys flute band on the nutters hill certainly made the day.

The celebrations have become more and more part of the tourist scene now and quite a large number of visitors were in and about Londonderry on Saturday, taking photos and taking to the marchers and spectators it was a great day out enjoyed by thousands celebrating and respecting the brave actions of the famous 13.

With our main engagements complete its back to the band hall to practice hard over the forthcoming months for the new changes in style and direction our director of music has planned for us.

Thanks to our fellow bandsmen's friends and spectators in Londonderry who made us most welcome every year in that proud city.

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