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Pennine Music heading to Blackpool

Pennine Music will be heading to the Winter Gardens in Blackpool this weekend with a fantastic selection of music titles and Wallace Mutes on show...

Pennine Music
 

Pennine Music will be heading to Blackpool this Sunday for what promises to be an exciting and busy North West Regional Championships at the famous Winter Gardens.

Hundreds of titles

With hundreds of titles on display, there will be a great variety of music on offer on the trade stand for bands to browse through as they look to freshen up their concert programmes following the contest.

These include brilliant new releases such as 'Uptown Funk', 'Kathleen Mavoureen' and 'Only You' — as well as new Darrol Barry releases.

Wallace Mutes

Pennine Music will also have the range of the superb Wallace Mutes available to try — and will be able to cater for any specific needs you have.

Pennine Music will also have the range of the superb Wallace Mutes available to try — and will be able to cater for any specific needs you havePennine Music

Contact:

To view the full catalogue and browse the online Wallace Mute Shop, visit www.penninemusic.com or call us on 0785 251 9763 if you require anything bringing on the day.

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