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Strabane keep opening the windows for Christmas

Strabane Brass Band has produced a daily advent calendar of music making to lead up to Christmas.

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  The band has produced a daily advent calendar window of music to open

The players of Strabane Brass Band from Northern Ireland have been keeping themselves busy over the last month by producing a virtual advent calendar to raise funds for the Marie Curie Cancer Care charity.

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Musical Director Charles Fyffe, told 4BR: "All performances have been recorded in isolation during lockdown featuring full band, sections, duets and solos. A new window is opened at 7.00pm every night on the band's Facebook page.

The band has worked very hard to produce these recordings and raise money for a worthwhile cause."

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https://www.facebook.com/strabanebrass

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