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June 17, 2024
Bands/Musical Groups
Catherine Bracegirdle
Royal Welsh Male Choir 1909

A photo of a visit by the Royal Welsh Male Choir to New Zealand in 1909.

Royal Welsh Male Choir 1909
December 3, 2023
Teachers
Catherine Bracegirdle
Jennie Macandrew nee West, Dunedin piano teacher

Jennie West.

Jennie Macandrew nee West, Dunedin piano teacher
Catherine Bracegirdle
May 22, 2026
Pianos continued

Stuttgart piano

Catherine Bracegirdle
May 22, 2026
Pianos continued
Stuttgart piano

A Stuttgart piano that is in the museum at Ward.

Tagged: Stuttgart, Germany, Piano

Catherine Bracegirdle
May 22, 2026
Pianos continued

M. Borkenhagen piano

Catherine Bracegirdle
May 22, 2026
Pianos continued
M. Borkenhagen piano

A M. Borkenhagen piano photographed at a ski lodge in Arthur’s Pass.

Tagged: M. Borkenhagen, Piano, Berlin, Germany

Catherine Bracegirdle
May 22, 2026
Pianos continued

Thurmer piano

Catherine Bracegirdle
May 22, 2026
Pianos continued
Thurmer piano

A Thurmer piano outside an antiques shop in Kurow.

Tagged: Kurow, Thurmer piano, Pianos

Catherine Bracegirdle
May 22, 2026
Pianos continued

Virgil Practice Clavier

Catherine Bracegirdle
May 22, 2026
Pianos continued
Virgil Practice Clavier

A small piano manufactured, according to the sign in the 1880s, that enabled the player to practice without disturbing other members of the household.

Tagged: Pianos, Virgil Practice Piano, Silent piano

Catherine Bracegirdle
October 20, 2025
Band Rotundas

Band of the Second Battalion H.M. Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

Catherine Bracegirdle
October 20, 2025
Band Rotundas
Band of the Second Battalion H.M. Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

Band of the Second Battalion H.M. Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

Tagged: Scottish, Scotland, South Seas Exhibition, Dunedin

Catherine Bracegirdle
October 19, 2025
Bands/Musical Groups

Miscellaneous Bands/Musical Groups

Catherine Bracegirdle
October 19, 2025
Bands/Musical Groups
Miscellaneous Bands/Musical Groups

A set of miscellaneous photos of bands and musical groups.

Tagged: Bands

Catherine Bracegirdle
October 14, 2025
Bands/Musical Groups

World War One Bands

Catherine Bracegirdle
October 14, 2025
Bands/Musical Groups
World War One Bands

Bands that were formed during WW1.

Tagged: World War One, Band, Orchestra

Catherine Bracegirdle
October 14, 2025
Band Rotundas

The Australian Ladies Pipe Band

Catherine Bracegirdle
October 14, 2025
Band Rotundas
The Australian Ladies Pipe Band

The Australian Ladies Pipe Band

Tagged: Australian Ladies Pipe Band, Bagpipe bands, Bagpipes

Catherine Bracegirdle
September 20, 2025
Band Rotundas

Scottish themed postcards

Catherine Bracegirdle
September 20, 2025
Band Rotundas
Scottish themed postcards

A set of Scottish themed postcards.

Tagged: Scottish, Postcards, Scotland, Bagpipes

Catherine Bracegirdle
September 20, 2025
Pianos continued 2

English and Foreign Piano Agency

Catherine Bracegirdle
September 20, 2025
Pianos continued 2
English and Foreign Piano Agency

The English and Foreign Piano Agency

Tagged: English and Foreign Piano Agency, Auckland, Piano

Catherine Bracegirdle
September 20, 2025
Band Rotundas

Brass Band unknown

Catherine Bracegirdle
September 20, 2025
Band Rotundas
Brass Band unknown

A photo of an outing for an unknown brass band.

Tagged: Brass Bands

Catherine Bracegirdle
September 20, 2025
Band Rotundas

Royal Besses of th' Barn Band

Catherine Bracegirdle
September 20, 2025
Band Rotundas
Royal Besses of th' Barn Band

The Royal Besses of th’ Barn are a brass band from the Greater Manchester area of England.

Tagged: Brass Bands, Manchester, Besses of th' Band, 1907, Christchurch

Catherine Bracegirdle
September 14, 2025
Teachers

Maurice Till

Catherine Bracegirdle
September 14, 2025
Teachers
Maurice Till

A set of Maurice Till programmes.

Tagged: Maurice Till, Teacher, Christchurch

Catherine Bracegirdle
August 23, 2025
Band Rotundas

Australian National Band (World Tour) Soloists

Catherine Bracegirdle
August 23, 2025
Band Rotundas

From personal ephemera collection.

Catherine Bracegirdle
August 23, 2025
Bands/Musical Groups

Banjo Bands

Catherine Bracegirdle
August 23, 2025
Bands/Musical Groups
Banjo Bands

Banjo bands were popular in the late 1800s.

Tagged: Banjos, Banjo, Banjo Bands

Catherine Bracegirdle
August 23, 2025
Band Rotundas

Whangarei Scottish Highland Ball 1965

Catherine Bracegirdle
August 23, 2025
Band Rotundas
Whangarei Scottish Highland Ball 1965

A card from the Whangarei Scottish Highland Ball held on the 25th September 1965.

Tagged: Scottish, Highland Ball, Whangarei, 1965

Catherine Bracegirdle
May 9, 2025
Concert Programmes Cont.

Acoustic Christchurch

Catherine Bracegirdle
May 9, 2025
Concert Programmes Cont.
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Photos from personal collection.

Tagged: Christchurch, Christchurch Symphony Orchestra, Christchurch Town Hall, Isaac Theatre Royal Christchurch, The Piano, Court Theatre, Court Theatre Christchurch

Catherine Bracegirdle
January 24, 2025
Pianos continued 2

Steinberg pianos Berlin

Catherine Bracegirdle
January 24, 2025
Pianos continued 2
Steinberg pianos Berlin

Some photos of a Steinberg piano in a supermarket in Wanaka.

Tagged: Piano, Piano manufacture, Berlin, German

Catherine Bracegirdle
December 22, 2024
Pianos continued 2

Piano Accordions

Catherine Bracegirdle
December 22, 2024
Pianos continued 2
Piano Accordions

In Dargaville Museum there is a display of over 200 piano accordions along with other musical items.

Tagged: Dargaville Musuem

Catherine Bracegirdle
December 3, 2024
Vintage music

Sweet Memories

Catherine Bracegirdle
December 3, 2024
Vintage music
Sweet Memories

A set of three songs published in Christchurch, New Zealand entitled ‘Sweet Memories’.

Tagged: Sheet music, Timaru, Christchurch

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