Title:CENTENARY CELEBRATIONS FOR THE REGIMENTAL BAND OF THE IRISH GUARDS, DUBLIN, 23 TO 25 JUNE 2000 (RUSHES) [Allocated Title]
Film Number:BFB 241X
Other titles:NORTHERN IRELAND ARMY INFORMATION SERVICES COLLECTION [Allocated Series Title]
Summary: The Irish Guards' Regimental band during their centenary celebrations in Dublin.
Description: (Tape 1) (i) Brief rehearsal shot is followed by footage from the Centenary Concert with the Irish Army's No 1 Band at the National Great Hall in Dublin. Interviews with Commandant Joseph Ryan and Major Andrew Chatburn, shot immediately after. (ii) Open air band recital the following day in the grounds of a residential home for the elderly. Further interview with Major Chatburn about the previous night's concert. Also interviewed are two elderly Irish Army veterans, Joseph Ryan (not the Commandant appearing above) and James Donnelly. (54 mins)
(Tape 2) Interview with Commandant Joseph Ryan prior to a thanksgiving servide for the Irish Guards at St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin. Extracts from the service (including performance by the Irish Guards' band) and exterior shots of the cathedral. (17 mins)
Alternative Title:NORTHERN IRELAND ARMY INFORMATION SERVICES COLLECTION [Allocated Series Title]
