Boston Merrimack College Band and visits Carrickfergus

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An American college band has entertained Carrickfergus residents with a medley of musical hits. The 90-strong Boston Merrimack College Band visited the town on Wednesday afternoon, November 27.

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00:30Well, I'm absolutely delighted that we have the marching bands here from the US today.

00:44My department has been involved in the Friendship 4 event which is taking place this weekend

00:49at the SSE Arena in Belfast and whenever I heard that there were marching bands coming

00:54and that they would be there, I thought well why not take the opportunity to bring them

00:57here to Carrickfergus in East Antrim because we have such strong affinity and connections

01:03with the United States through the Rangers Memorial here, through the Andrew Jackson

01:07Cottage and other links that continue to this day.

01:10I'm really keen to promote the United States Northern Ireland connections.

01:14I've set up a cultural working group in that regard so that we can exploit those relationships

01:20and connections but today's really about an opportunity to further those here in Carrickfergus

01:26and to give all of the young people that are here and the residents of this town the

01:30opportunity to join in and to show their appreciation so I'm delighted that I was able to get this

01:36arranged and I think it's going to be a really positive day for the town.

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