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For more details of the various trips check out the
‘drop down’ headings below.
The first was to Copenhagen in 1935.
A second trip took place in 1950 to Fredricia.
The trips include Massachusetts, Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire & New York State and parades and performances (including three 4th July parades in one day) were held in various cities, towns, villages and venues of which:
Boston, North Andover, North Berwick, Kennibunk, Old Orchard Beach, Standish, Biddeford, Waterford, Castleton, Burlington, Lake Winnipesaukee and Fort Ticonderoga were a few.
2003 – Zielona Gora (Poland), Forst (Lausitz) & Lübbenau/Spreewald und Dolzke-Insel in Lehde
2004 – Lübbenau-Lehde, Spremberg & Cottbus-Branitz 2005 – Lübbenau-Lehde, Guben & Cottbus-Branitz 2006 – Lübbenau/Spreewald, Burg (Spreewald) & “Tropical Islands” in Krausnick 2007 – Lübbenau/Spreewald, Guben & Burg (Spreewald) 2008 – Lübbenau/Spreewald, Burg (Spreewald) & Forst (Lausitz) 2009 – Lübbenau/Spreewald, Spremberg & Burg (Spreewald) 2010 – Lübbenau/Spreewald, Guben & Burg (Spreewald) 2011 – Lübbenau/Spreewald, Burg (Spreewald) & Cottbus, Spreeauenpark 2012 – Lübbenau/Spreewald, Peitz & Senftenberg 2013 – Lübbenau/Spreewald, Burg (Spreewald) & Forst (Lausitz) 2014 – Lübbenau/Spreewald, Drebkau & Senftenberg 2015 – Cottbus, Forst (Lausitz) & Lübbenau/Spreewald 2016 – Senftenberg, Neuhausen/Spree & Lübbenau/Spreewald 2017 – Lübbenau/Spreewald, Spremberg & Kolkwitz 2018 – Lübbenau/Spreewald, Burg (Spreewald) & Altdoebern 2019 – Lübbenau/Spreewald, Forst (Lausitz) & Cottbus.2020 – This trip was cancelled due to the Covid-19 Pandemic - Planned venues were Lübbenau/Spreewald, Kolkwitz & Peitz.
Through the Internationale Folklorelawine the Band were also invited to play at the Forst Cycle Club centenary in 2006 and the Green Festival in Berlin in 2010. These trips also had us playing in Poland in Zielona Gora in 2003 and Guben in 2007 and 2010.
In 2023 a small contingent travelled to Cottbus to celebrate Landskries Spree Neiße's 30th Anniversary. It seems unlikely that the Festival will restart again.
Day 1 comprised rehearsals at the accommodation, lunch in Cangas de Onís and an evening performance in Colunga
Day 2 was spent in the Asturias capital Oviedo with an evening parade and performance in the old town area of Llanes
Day 3 was spent in the beach area of Llanes followed by a parade and performance in the old bull market in Porrúa
Day 4 was an earlier start (and finish) with 2 parades and a performance at a cheese festival in Arenas de Cabrales. Late afternoon and evening were spent relaxing in Cangas de Onís
Day 5 – Due to the timing of the departure of the flight the day was spent in Gijón before departing from Asturias airport.
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