What's Coming...
Our Next Public Performances

Join us for our Spring Into Summer Dance
For the first time since 2019 we return with our annual Spring Into Summer Dance at the Mahone Bay Legion!
Tickets are $12 and can be obtained from any band member or online using the Eventbrite app.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/spring-into-summer
Facebook Event
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For the first time since 2019 we return with our annual Spring Into Summer Dance at the Mahone Bay Legion!
Tickets are $12 and can be obtained from any band member or online using the Eventbrite app.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/spring-into-summer
Facebook Event
https://www.facebook.com/share/EVjaa5wv6zd78DSz/
Our one-hour summer concerts in the Mahone Bay Bandstand (across from BMO) are held every Thursday at 7 pm through July and August, starting July 4th, 2024. Our schedule is wide open for gigs, if you are looking for a big band for your event. We inject energy into every note!
Sunday August 25th, 2024 Our full band will be playing at the Chester Bandstand.
Watch this space or go to our EVENTS page for other performances, as we get hired to do them.
Sunday August 25th, 2024 Our full band will be playing at the Chester Bandstand.
Watch this space or go to our EVENTS page for other performances, as we get hired to do them.
COVID-19 Project

In April 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic "lock-down" when the band members had to self-isolate and forego rehearsals for an unpredictable amount of time, a few band members got together virtually, recorded their parts to Green Onions, and sent them to David Friendly (band leader) for production and mixing. Click on this link to hear the final product. Remember, each part was played in isolation and we did not know how many solos there would be until everyone had sent in their contributions. To view the video version of this piece and two others, search YouTube for "Mahone Bay Legion Swing Band".

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Band Announcements
DIRECTOR NEEDED! SUMMER 2024
Mitch and his partner are moving back to Edmonton and we are currently searching for a new director! If you wish to join us, know someone, can recommend someone, or dream of becoming John Williams, please let us know!
Our summer of 2022 bandstand concerts, the weather allowed us to play every week through July and August to very appreciative audiences. At the end of the summer, David Friendly advised the band that due family and other obligations, he would be stepping down as Director after 7 years "temporarily filling in" while we searched for a new leader. We are happy to announce that Mitch Rees will be joining the band as Director as of September 2022.
Mitch and his partner moved to the area from Edmonton in 2021. He has a BEd and BMus from the University of Alberta. Mitch plays a variety of instruments, but especially the double bass. He has experience with many genres, including jazz, wind band, heavy metal, country, pop culture and others -- and has been a member of the Chester Brass Band, playing third cornet, since arriving in Nova Scotia. He is a self-described "pretty versatile musician". Welcome, Mitch. We look forward to the new directions in which you will steer the band.
Mitch and his partner are moving back to Edmonton and we are currently searching for a new director! If you wish to join us, know someone, can recommend someone, or dream of becoming John Williams, please let us know!
Our summer of 2022 bandstand concerts, the weather allowed us to play every week through July and August to very appreciative audiences. At the end of the summer, David Friendly advised the band that due family and other obligations, he would be stepping down as Director after 7 years "temporarily filling in" while we searched for a new leader. We are happy to announce that Mitch Rees will be joining the band as Director as of September 2022.
Mitch and his partner moved to the area from Edmonton in 2021. He has a BEd and BMus from the University of Alberta. Mitch plays a variety of instruments, but especially the double bass. He has experience with many genres, including jazz, wind band, heavy metal, country, pop culture and others -- and has been a member of the Chester Brass Band, playing third cornet, since arriving in Nova Scotia. He is a self-described "pretty versatile musician". Welcome, Mitch. We look forward to the new directions in which you will steer the band.
Like to dance? Want to learn more about swing dance steps. Meet like-minded people through DalKings Swing Dance society!
If you are interested in hiring the band for a special event (birthday, wedding, street party), check out our Events/Book The Band page.
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Our Location: 21 Pond Street, Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia
Why Not Join Us -- Here Are Our Current Vacancies

The band rehearses every Thursday evening from 7-9 in the Legion at 21 Pond Street (except when we are on the Bandstand).
- Do you like technical stuff? We need a person who can set up and operate our lights and sound systems when we play gigs. There is no need to attend weekly rehearsals, but the commitment would be to attend many of the summer Thursday evening concerts and about once per quarter for the rest of the year to handle this important task. (Check our Events page to see the typical line-up.) This, like the players roles, is a volunteer position. You must have a driver's licence and your own transportation.
Photos on this site are by: David Friendly, John Cunningham, Mary Cunningham, Richard Novossiltzeff, Karen Janigan, Maureen Moffatt and Peter Zwicker