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The
recent appointment of Mr. Michael Boyle as President of Strabane Concert
Brass is a fitting tribute to a great bandsman who has taught many of
the current outfit. Throughout his life in Strabane, Mickey has taught
scores of young musicians, and committed himself tirelessly to providing
the local community with the opportunity to enjoy the musical tradition
he was brought up in.
His first memory of bands is walking to St. Eugene's band room just off
Barrack Street. He went there with his father three times weekly joining
his three uncles at rehearsals. His uncle, Charlie Boyle, was the conductor
of the band and had been instrumental in establishing St. Eugene's in
1928, the year Mickey was born.
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