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KILCLUNEY VOLUNTEERS FLUTE BAND, MARKETHILL
ANNUAL BAND PARADE FRIDAY 2nd JUNE 2000
Friday the 2nd of June saw the annual procession of Kilcluney Volunteers Flute Band take place in Markethill. Despite recent obstacles the band faced when trying to promote the parade and a very suspicious fire along the parade route during the parade (statement coming soon), the night proved to their most successful ever, with unprecedented crowds lining the streets of the town. The parade began with the Garston Flute Band from Liverpool, who recieved a greart reception from the crowd.They were followed by a total of 49 other bands from all 6 counties of Northern Ireland, all combining to give a great display of colour and musical prowess. Accordian bands, Pipe bands, Silver bands, Melody flute bands and Blood and Thunder flute bands all took part in the parade, which was a great advertisement for the band scene in the province.
GARSTON TRUE BLUES FLUTE BAND, LIVERPOOL
Then evening culminated with Kilcluney Volunteers parading down the street to the masonic hall, where trophies were then handed out to those bands adjudged to be the best in various categories.
| BEST SILVER BAND: | 1st Tullyvallen Silver Band |
| BEST PIPE BAND: | 1st Armaghbreague Pipe Band |
| BEST ACCORDIAN BAND: | 1st Pride of the Birches |
| 2nd Enagh | |
| BEST MELODY FLUTE BAND: | 1st Pride of Baliniran |
| 2nd Pride of the Raven | |
| 3rd Garston True Blues | |
| BEST SENIOR DRUM MAJOR: | 1st Pride of Baliniran |
| 2nd Pride of the Raven | |
| 3rd Pride of the Birches | |
| BEST B&T DRUM MAJOR | 1st Bessbrook True Blues |
| 2nd Portadown Defenders | |
| 3rd Hillsborough Protestant Boys |
ENAGH ACCORDIAN BAND, MARKETHILL
| BEST COLOUR PARTY: | 1st Portadown Defenders |
| 2nd Pride of the Hill | |
| 3rd Drumderg Loyalists Keady | |
| BEST DRUM CORPS (B&T) | 1st Clogher Protestant Boys & Pride of the Hill |
| 2nd Downshire Guiding Star | |
| 3rd Drumderg Loyalists | |
| BEST DRUM CORPS (other) | 1st Pride of Baliniran |
| 2nd Pride of the Raven | |
| 3rd Garston True Blues | |
| BEST BASS DRUMMER | 1st Downshire Guiding Star |
| 2nd Drumderg Loyalists | |
| 3rd Bessbrook True Blues | |
| BEST MARCHING AND DISICIPLINE | 1st Clogher Protestant Boys |
| 2nd Pride of the Hill | |
| 3rd Drumderg Loyalists |
ARMAGHBREAGUE PIPE BAND, NEWTOWNHAMILTON
| BEST STYLE AND APPEARANCE (B&T) | 1st Pride of the Hill |
| 2nd Drumderg Loyalists | |
| 3rd Clogher Protestant Boys | |
| BEST STYLE AND APPEARANCE (melody) | 1st Pride of Baliniran |
| 2nd Pride of the Birches | |
| 3rd Pride of the Raven | |
| BEST LOCAL BAND | 1st Drumderg Loyalists |
| 2nd Armagh True Blues | |
| 3rd Enagh | |
| BEST VISITING BAND | 1st Garston True Blues |
BALLYREA BOYNE DEFENDERS, KILLYLEA
| BEST BLOOD AND THUNDER | 1st Clogher Protestant Boys |
| 2nd Pride of the Hill | |
| 3rd Downshire Guiding Star | |
| BEST OVERALL BAND | 1st Clogher Protestant Boys |
| 2nd Pride of Baliniran | |
| 3rd Pride of the Hill |
JOHN HUNTER MEMORIAL ACCORDIAN BAND, MOUNTNORRIS
CRAIGAVON PROTESTANT BOYS
HILLSBOROUGH PROTESTANT BOYS FLUTE BAND
PRIDE OF BALINIRAN, KILKEEL
DOLLINGSTOWN FLUTE BAND
BESSBROOK TRUE BLUES FLUTE BAND
MOYGASHEL SONS OF ULSTER FLUTE BAND
GARSTON TRUE BLUES FLUTE BAND
DRUMDERG LOYALIST FLUTE BAND, KEADY
CLOGHER PROTESTANT BOYS, WARINGSTOWN
TULLYVALLEN SILVER BAND, NEWTOWNHAMILTON
SOUTH DOWN DEFENDERS, NEWRY
PORTADOWN TRUE BLUES
RISING SONS OF THE VALLEY, KILKEEL
LOYAL SONS OF BENAGH, NEWRY
PORTADOWN DEFENDERS
MAVEMACULLEN ACCORDIAN BAND
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