Courtesy of Dave Edwards, dave(at)steelbandsnorth.org.uk
Steelbands who perform in public regularly and which anyone can
join:
Chilly Road Band Paul Fletcher Tel. +44 (0)191 265
0304
Holly Connon
e-mail
Newcastle All Stars Steel Orchestra Louise Patrick Tel. +44 (0)191
270 2705
Sage Adult Steelband Wendy Brown, TSG +44 (0)191 443 4666
Steel Quake Kath Hall, Wooler Tel. +44 (0)1668
281091
Sunshine Panners Barbara Mansfield, Haydon Bridge Tel. +44 (0)1434
684422
Other Steelbands mostly based in schools
catering for their own students but doing some performances:
Abingdon Road School M'bro, Moira Ross +44 (0)1642
210567
Chilly Road School Paul Fletcher Tel. +44
(0)191 265 0304
Down The Pan Andy Carr, Monkseaton Mid.Sch. Tel. +44 (0)191
200 8715
Jarrow School Jill Gillies
e-mail
Kingsmeadow School Julie Robinson, G'head Tel. +44
(0)191 460 6004
Milnthorpe School Andy Whitfield, Cumbria Tel. +44
(0)524 388 248
Monsoon
e-mail
or
e-mail
Rocket Panners Donna Gilberg,
Wallsend Tel. +44 (0)191 200 7365
Stainburn Steel Paul Witty, Workington Tel. +44 (0)1900 3235252
Steel Attitude Joanne Davies, Darlington Tel. +44 (0)1325 241191
Steel Fret Pat Adamson, Seahouses Middle School
e-mail
Shotton Hall School Steelband Peterlee, Andy King
e-mail
Tees Valley Music Service
e-mail
Wrinkly Panners/Precious Metal
Wallsend, K. Atkinson
Tel. 0798 685 6783
Several other schools have steelbands
but do not take an active role in the network. |
Le Blond Percussion Drum Cases
Maracas Sticks carbon, fibreglass, wood, soft
sticks, Swiss made & reasonably priced
Pan International Bevan Garcia, London E3 2US
Pan Stream Mark Wilson, making, tuning, upgrading
steel pans 0044 750 670 20 38
Richardson Steeldrums just call!! 0041 44 431 38
21 or 0044 207 736 20 05
Toussaint Clarke Teaching, pan manufacture,
tuning, arranging
Dudley Dickson, Happy Drum Pan maker/tuner London
Tel. +44 (0)778 859 8884
Felix Joseph ring for sticks and stuff Tel. +44
(0)20 8478 8773
e-mail
Grafton Yearwood
Pan maker/tuner London
e-mail
Panjumbies Steelpan Shop Quality Steelpans&Accs. Leeds, Tel. +44
(0)113 305 3338
e-mail
Pans also available from: (check your local directory)
Tony Charles, Terry Noel, Aubrey Bryan, Riley Maynard, Bertrand Parris (London),
Victor
Philip (Coventry), Leroy Sylvester (Leeds), Norman Stewart (Birmingham),
Roosevelt Watts (M'ter)
Top Tip from a
British supplier
Several schools in particular are buying pans which may not stand up
well to school usage. One of the main problems is thickness of metal.
Pans for school use should be 1.1 or 1.2mm thick (this is often stamped
somewhere on the pan). So specify this when you order and do not accept
pans made from thinner materials.
Pan Supply Emergency
by Dave Edwards,
Steelbands North Newsletter September '07
No wonder so many bands, schools in particular are ordering pans
from catalogues. The last year or two has seen the delivery dates from
UK makers stretch from months into years and catalogue business is
growing steadily. Some customers are waiting for delivery on orders
placed up to two years ago, and we know of at least two bands or schools
who have cancelled and gone elsewhere. SN opinion is that it is still
better to wait as the end result will be much better instruments at a
more reasonable cost and with good after sales service. But some schools
are tied into budgets which have to be spent within a limited time and
are therefore not able to wait. Anyway no one wants to wait any longer
than necessary. Chroming can be a nightmare as the chroming factories
seem to keep the tuners waiting up to several months also. The moral for
us all is to plan well in advance and get your orders in as soon as
possible, remembering to specify exact layouts required, something that
isn't quite as straightforward when ordering from catalogues.
Steelbands North produce leaflets giving advice in buying, maintaining
and insuring pans which can be requested by
email.
The first SN Pan Tunebook is available at Steel Pan Squad meets, all
free, second book due soon. |
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