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Steve Banks Musician, composer, teacher
Chanter - closing the 2006 Dartmouth Music Festival
String Quartet in D - first page of the score
The Carnival BandI play violin – classical and folk, drums and sing with the Carnival Band (www.carnivalband.com – music in the spirit of carnival from across the centuries and across the globe) and celtic folk band Chanter (www.chanter.org.uk). I play classical violin with the Ten Tors Orchestra.
I teach at South Devon College (www.southdevon.ac.uk) on the Foundation Degree in Performance Practice and Events Management. I also teach violin and beginners piano privately and at a number of schools in Torbay and South Hams.
View my website http://www.carnivalband.com/
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Website: http://www.carnivalband.com/
My News
Chanter in concert - fantastic, foot-tapping celtic folk / Wed 11 Nov 2009
Saturday 23 January 2010, Stoke Gabriel Village Hall Celtic four-piece Chanter return to Stoke Gabriel for another (nearly) Burns night special. Chan...
Blue Jam / Wed 11 Nov 2009
students on the FdA degree at South Devon College are performing a fantastic celebration of the Blues, from first origins to rock 'n roll to Cream and...
My Events
Chanter in concert @ Stoke Gabriel Village Hall / Sat 23 Jan 2010
Celtic four-piece Chanter return to Stoke Gabriel for another (nearly) Burns night special. Chanter’s roots are in Northern Ireland and Scotland: ball...
Blue Jam - a celebration of the blues 20 & 25 Nov, 15 Dec / Fri 20 Nov to Tue 15 Dec 2009 (4 weeks)
students on the FdA degree at South Devon College are performing a fantastic celebration of the Blues, from first origins to rock 'n roll to Cream and...
My Audio
Chanter live - Jackie Colemans
a great medley of fiddle tunes.
The Carnival Band playing Strudel Polka and the Bash
An Austrian style polka segues onto a fast and furious bluegrass fiddle duel !
The Carnival Band playing La Danse Carree
A lovely hypnotic cajun tune. Giles Lewin on fiddle.