Made to Parade Glenn Millar

Get ready for an inspiring new episode of the Made to Parade podcast, featuring the legendary Lisa Williamson! 🌟 In this episode, Lisa shares her incredible journey, from connecting with community culture at an early age to the family influences that led her to begin singing.

Discover how Lisa got her start in music and hear about the standout moments and highlights that have shaped her remarkable career. This is an episode you won't want to miss!

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The second episode in our new season finds us in conversation with Mark Roxborough from the Maiden City Garrison Fife and Lambeg Drumming Club.

There is a rich historical tradition surrounding fife and Lambeg drumming in Northern Ireland and a tradition that more and more people are starting to reconnect with.

Mark talks us through how the Garrison started and some of the events that they have been involved in and the benefits that has brought to personal lives and also the wider community.

With the rich tradition of flute bands throughout the country this is another means for community musicians to connect with their culture and ensure that it doesn't die out.

A big thank you to Mark for taking the time to share and the whole team at New Gate Arts and Culture Centre for allowing us to use the premises to record the episode.

Join us next week when we speak to Lisa Williamson.

"Welcome to the exciting new season of the Made to Parade podcast! Join us as we kick off with an exclusive interview featuring Belfast County Grand Master, Spencer Beattie, diving deep into the engagement with marching bands in Belfast. Discover how this collaborative approach is reshaping the orders of the day for this year's 12th of July celebrations. From insightful discussions to behind-the-scenes insights, this episode promises to be a must-watch for all marching band enthusiasts and anyone interested in the cultural significance of the 12th of July festivities. Don't miss out - tune in now and be part of the conversation!"

Episode 75 takes a brief look at the CGL decision to not change the 12th route for 2024. I discuss a little about if that is a good decision or not and what other options the CGL now have to address what they clearly see as issues with the 12th in its current state.

This months episode finds us in conversation with Derek Moore from the William King Memorial Flute Band and member of the North West Cultural Partnership.

We follow up on the topic introduced in episode 73 regarding the CGLB proposal to introduce an approved bands register.

Derek was a part of the team that drew up the Maiden City Accord, a collaborative document that sought to regulate parades in Londonderry, here he shares his knowledge and provides some advice that might make the CGLB document more appealing and collaborative.

This episode is in response to the document released by the Belfast County Grand Lodge who are trying to establish an approved bands register for marching bands that are engaged by the Orange lodges in Belfast.

I go through the rationale for the document as well as the process of application and the rules that bands are expected to sign up to and the consequences if they do not.

This video has my personal opinions in this and I did not seek to get the thoughts of the County Grand Lodge before I recorded. I did approach the county in July about doing an interview and they politely declined.

I don't normally do this type of video, but I felt that I had to with this subject.

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