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Research Project: History of Brass Bands in British Columbia
Lillooet
The Lillooet Brass Band was developed according to Bishop Paul Durieu's reduction system. In 1890, the Lillooet Brass Band performed, along with four or five other bands, for the opening festivities of Our Lady of the Rosary.
Bailey and Neelands, City of Vancouver Archives, Out P426.
The Lillooet band is wearing flower-bedecked buckskin jackets and straw hats, ca. 1890.
Royal British Columbia Museum 16695.
Lillooet Brass Band, date unknown.
Royal British Columbia Museum 16695.
Lillooet funeral, 192-. The band is now a concert band.
Author: Brian Stride (2012)
Return to First Nations Brass BandsUpdated 2012 Feb 24, 23:56 EST/EDT