Great Festival of Melody

Series

Series Name

Pathe Gazette

Issue

Issue No.

1647

Super Issue No.

29/79

Date Released

3 Oct 1929

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Here’s Sensation!
2. 2Britain’s "Super Zepp"
3. 3General Dawes
4. 4Rocket ‘Plane Flight
5. 5To Join the United States and Canada
6. 6The Army’s "Gom" [Grand Old Man]
7. 7Great Festival of Melody
8. 8Head-On
9. 9Down on the Farm!
10. 10New Tyne Dock

Story

Story No. within this Issue

7 / 10

Summary

170 bands from all over Britain contest in National Festival for Brass Band Championship and 1,000 Guinea Trophy. For hours, the 12 judges were "imprisoned" in a tent.

Keywords

Music and dance; Competitions

Locations

Crystal Palace

Credits:

Camera

John Campbell Gemmell

Story extras:

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