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Christmas At The Castle

By Sax Bandits | Gigs | 1 comment | 30 December, 2024 | 0

I’ve never been in a calendar before… but here I was on Day 16 of the Windsor & Eton Living Advent Calendar. The hours of practice and agony I put my family and neighbours through was finally going to come to fruition and be unveiled to an unsuspecting public audience! I doubted it would evenRead more

Performing at Fawley Hill Steam & Vintage Festival 2024

By Sax Bandits | Gigs | 0 comment | 27 June, 2024 | 0

The tranquil country village of Fawley was far from quiet on Sunday 19th May, for the Fawley Hill Steam & Vintage Festival had returned for another year. The fairground rides were moving in steadfast, mesmerising circles, and the red kites soared gracefully in the sky. A muffled voice narrated the vintage planes as they performedRead more

A Wonderful Christmastime! (Henley Living Advent Calendar 2023)

By Sax Bandits | Gigs | 0 comment | 23 December, 2023 | 0

Following our super saxy performance at BunkFest in September there was no time to rest on our laurels, we went straight into learning a new set of songs for our annual ‘Christmas Busking Bash’ at the Henley Living Advent Calendar on Monday 18th December 2023. As a newbie to the group at the beginning ofRead more

Return to Bunkfest

By Sax Bandits | Gigs | 4 comments | 18 September, 2023 | 0

I’m still absolutely buzzing from playing at BunkFest earlier this month and I find myself humming Britney and Metallica tunes at strange times of the day! I’ve been playing alto sax with Sax Bandits for about 6 years and have seen it grow from a small band rehearsing at the Wallingford Scout Hut, to sixRead more

Looking Back At The Early Years Of Sax Bandits

By Sax Bandits | Gigs | 3 comments | 24 June, 2020 | 0

Sax Bandits has come a long way in 4 years! I want to commemorate some of the memories and members who have supported the band during its early years. YEAR 1 – 2016 Can you believe this band started with just 8 nervous saxophone students meeting in a cold Scout Hut in Wallingford, Oxfordshire? StartingRead more

Sax Bandits make their debut at Henley’s Living Advent Calendar 2019

By Sax Bandits | Gigs | 0 comment | 20 December, 2019 | 0

We all love lots of SAX! Video by local aspiring 14-year old filmmaker, Connor Botha. Check out his YouTube Channel. This year (2019), Rob got all 3 bands together – for the very first time – with an invite for us to play the first night of Henley-On-Thames Living Advent Calendar, in which different actsRead more

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