The Easter Bunny has really surpassed expectations this year and delivered a cracking selection of Easter Eggs for the Lourdes Band to raffle off this Easter Sunday.
Have a look at the quality of prizes on offer.
Raffle tickets can be bought from any Band member.
Our Easter Bunny has one more stop to make. will it be to YOU.
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Thank you to the People of Drogheda who came out on mass to support the Drogheda St. Patrick’s Day parade.
The Lourdes Brass Band, Drogheda had a great time entertaining the crowds and enjoying the community spirit while celebrating our National Day. With both our Senior and Junior Bands leading the way through the town with their lilting music getting the crowds swinging, it was a day to remember.
We would like to thank the Parade organisers and indeed the Drogheda Community for granting us the opportunity to share our music.
Well done DROGHEDA.
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The youngest members of the Lourdes Brass Band have organized Tea, Coffee, Hot Chocolate (With Marshmallows) and a Popcorn machine for all our members, parents, grandparents, supporters and friends. To warm themselves up after leading the Drogheda St. Patrick's Day parade.
St Patrick's Day will be the debut performance of our newest recruits and the final time that some of our students take part in the Parade in our school of music as they will be graduating on to our Lourdes Youth Band.
To celebrate they wish to invite all our friends, family and band members etc. to join them for a refreshing warm cuppa in our Band room after they perform in the Parade.
The Lourdes Brass band are as proud as punch of our percussion player Ms Kayleigh Branigan taking the big step, this Saturday and tying the knot with her long term Beau Mr. Emmet O’Reilly.
Emmet is no stranger to the Lourdes Brass Band and while he is not a member of the Band, his rhythmic skills played a big part in our most recent win in the South of Ireland Band Championships.
All our members and friends at the Lourdes Brass Band wish both of you every happiness.
The Lourdes Brass Band remembers our friend and Band President Mr. Harry Kelly on his 1st anniversary.
While we all miss you, your legacy in music is as vibrant as ever.
The Lourdes Brass Band extends our deepest sympathies to our Musical Director Mr. Gavin Warren on the bereavement on his Dad, Derek.
Our thoughts and prayers are with the entire Warren family.
May Mr. Derek Warren Rest In Peace.
See details of the upcoming summer shool hosted by our friends and neighbours in Fermanagh/Tyrone.
Band of the Irish Defence forces is now recruiting.
Great to be back.
The Lourdes Brass Band had their first full Band rehearsal since the Pandemic began. It was great to see all our members again and get back to making music.
Mr. Gavin Warren took the Band through an outdoor, socially distant rehearsal, which was very kindly facilitated by Drogheda United allowing us the use of United Park.
Gavin extended his thanks to the Drogheda United staff and is really looking forward to seeing his Band on a more regular basis.
With the latest relaxation of government restrictions, we are finally in a position to start back to band rehearsals. It's been a long long lockdown, but finally there is light at the end of the tunnel.
We are resuming rehearsals next Thursday 10th June in an open air format. Drogheda United have very generously agreed to allow the Lourdes Brass Band use of there stadium, where we can avail of their shelterd stand for rehearsing outdoors.
The community spirit shown by Drogheda United in assisting us is hugely appreciated and shows their ever present support to the Drogheda community. Many thanks to all involved in the club and it's supporters from all at the Lourdes Brass Band, Drogheda.
The Band committee also wishes to acknowledge and thank Cllr. Joanna Byrne for her assistance in arranging this.
The Lourdes Brass Band, Drogheda have laid their band President Mr. Harry Kelly to rest.
Harry's final journey from the St. Augustinians Church to Calvary Cemetery on Sat 23rd Jan 2021 was marked by members of the Lourdes Band providing a socially distant guard of honour from the Poor house lane to the cemetery entrance.
Band Chairman Mr. Danny Black stated that “It's unfortunate that we couldn't give Harry a more befitting send off, but under the current circumstances the Band honoured our lost friend as best we could".
Harry's legacy of Music will forever remain part of the history of the Lourdes Brass Band.
The members and friends of the Lourdes Brass Band are mourning the loss of their long standing Conductor, President, Musical advisor and lifelong friend Mr. Harry Kelly.
It was with great sadness that we heard of Harry’s passing on Sunday 17th Jan 2021 and we send our deepest sympathies to the Kelly family.
Harry’s long association with the Lourdes Brass Band, Drogheda had begun in 1990, when he took over as the Bands Musical Director. Under his stewardship the Band enjoyed many successes, winning titles in all the major Band events.
However the loss that the Band are feeling for Harry is much more personal than the loss of a Musical Director. All through his 31 year association he always took the time to mentor and nurture each members musical skills and indeed became somewhat of a father figure and role model for each Band member.
Harry had passed over the Musical Director role of the Lourdes Brass Band in 2013, but remained a very strong member of the Band and always made his vast musical knowledge available to all. 2013 also saw Harry being honored with the role of Lourdes Band President. Always eager to help young musicians Harry conducted the Lourdes Youth Band to a fine performance in the most recent South of Ireland band Championships.
Harry’s passing will be felt by the entire Banding community of Ireland, as he had enjoyed relationships with many of the Bands throughout the country over the years, Mullingar Town Band, Clondalklin Band, Drogheda Brass Band, Ardee Concert Band and Dublin Concert Band to name a few. The current Musical Director of the Lourdes Brass Band Mr Gavin Warren led the flood of tributes “Harry’s loss will be felt throughout the Irish banding scene, and all of us at the Lourdes Brass Band will miss him on a very personal level. Our sympathies are with his family”.
Harry Kelly.
R.I.P.
The lifetime of Music you made will play on for many years.
November is the month that we take a moment to remember the deceased members and friends of the Lourdes Brass Band.
Traditionally we celebrate their memories by performing our music at a dedicated mass. Unfortunately this year we are unable to meet up and honour their memories. We invite you to watch our short video dedicated to all the deceased members, family and friends of the Lourdes Brass Band.
Each of our remembered friends have left the legacy of making the Lourdes Brass Band the organisation it has grown into today. Our short video captures some of that journey.
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The Lourdes Brass Band sends our warmest birthday wishes to a life long supporter and a great friend to our Band.
Maisie Smith, who is ever present at all the Banding events throughout the country celebrates a big birthday today. Her generosity with her time through the years has allowed the Smith family to be a driving force in our Band, gracing us with three generations of musicians.
Happy Birthday Maisie on a milestone birthday, sorry we cant celebrate it with you.
In light of the recent Government announcement, the Lourdes Brass Band has decided to suspend rehearsals until 13th Sept.
While this is unfortunate we feel that best interests would be served by suspending our rehearsals.
It's been a long lockdown, but it was great to hear the Lourdes Brass Band, Drogheda return to making music again. Friendships were renewed and the melodic sounds of Brass Band music echoed around our Bandroom once more. With Mr. Gavin Warren taking charge of his first rehearsal as the Lourdes Bands, Musical Director. Whilst our new Covid-19 protocols made things slightly different. We were delighted to return to making music again.
We are delighted to announce the Lourdes Brass Bands return to rehearsal schedule and protocols:
Lourdes Senior Band
Rehearsals will resume on Thursday 6th August, with rehearsals on Mondays and Thursdays thereafter.
Lourdes Youth Band.
Rehearsals will resume on Monday 17th August, with rehearsal on both Monday and Thursday thereafter.
Lourdes School of Music (Beginner classes).
Classes will resume on Tuesday 1st September, with classes running each Tuesday thereafter.
All rehearsals will now be carried out in our largest rooms. Chair placement markings are indicated on each rehearsal room floor to allow a minimum of 2Mtrs distance between all members. There will be additional rehearsal breaks to allow for room ventilation. We will of course be circulating or latest Covid-19 protocols to all our members, these protocols will cover the following in detail:
Room occupancy levels.
New One-way systems for entry and exit of both rehearsal rooms and the building.
Covid-19 tracing logs.
Hand sanitation and touch point wipe down facilities provided in all rehearsal rooms.
Changes to toilet/welfare facilities to ensure social distancing.
No sharing of Instruments, mouth pieces or any equipment is allowed.
We have engaged a professional cleaning company to carry out a deep sterilization throughout the building before the resumption of any rehearsals.
We are all looking forward to resuming band activities, but we will as ever remain vigilant to the latest guidelines and endeavor to maintain the highest safety standards for all our members, their families and our community.
Prof. Michael Alcorn has handed over the Musical Baton of the Lourdes Brass Band to Mr. Gavin Warren.
The past years has saw Michael guide the Lourdes Band to many successes and has improved the Band immensely, but changes to Michael's travel arrangements means that remaining as the Bands MD was just not viable.
Mr. Gavin Warren, will take up the musical baton as the Lourdes Bands newly appointed MD.
Gavin is a vastly experienced professional musician with a career in the Band of the Irish Defence Forces. He is a long term friend of the Lourdes Brass Band and has conducted our Senior Band on occasion.
Both Gavin and Michael have worked together with the Lourdes Band and the opportunity of continuing their musical work together with the Band is something we all look forward too.
All members of our organisation wish both men best regards in their new ventures.
In the interest of the Health/Safety and well-being of our members, supporters and the general public, the Lourdes Brass Band has Cancelled/Postponed many of our calendar events, and bookings. We sincerely apologies for any inconvenience that this may cause, but under the present circumstances we are sure that this will be understood by all. We will of course update our social media platforms with re-scheduled events and dates as they are re-arranged.
We are consonantly reviewing and updating our members, with the measures we have put in place to ensure we operate with best practice in avoiding the Covid-19 virus. Our rehearsal schedule will also be under constant review and cancellations will be communicated to those concerned.
The Lourdes Brass Band will be taking our Christmas Holidays as follows:
Senior Band:
Holiday starts Sat. Dec. 14th 2019 (After public, Christmas Carol performance).
Rehearsals Resumes Wed. 8th Jan 2020.
Youth Band (LYB):
Holiday starts Sat. Dec. 14th 2019 (After public, Christmas Carol performance).
Rehearsals Resumes Mon. 6th Jan 2020.
Lourdes School of Music (Beginner Classes):
Holiday starts Thurs. Dec. 12th 2019 (After Lourdes Band Christmas Concert).
Rehearsals Resumes Tue. 7th Jan 2020.
We wish all our members, friends and supporters a very Merry Christmas, a Happy New Year and look forward to a musical 2020.
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