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Music

From choral societies to pop superstars, Hertfordshire has a rich history of music. Do you have memories of music in the county, whether as a musician or as an audience member?

  • Ace of Herts
    Ace of Herts
    Harpenden corps of drums
  • Bell Ringers Wanted
    Bell Ringers Wanted
    The origins of change ringing lay in the 16th century when church bells began to be hung in a full ...
  • Chipperfield Choral Society
    Chipperfield Choral Society
    Chipperfield Choral Society 1947 – 2010 The Early Years  Written records of the early days of the Society have disappeared, but through ...
  • Cliff Richard
    Cliff Richard
    Kings Road School
  • Cliff Richard
    Cliff Richard
    A superstar from Cheshunt
  • Don Wilson's Dance Band
    Don Wilson's Dance Band
    Local dance bands in about 1935, possibly connnected to Cheshunt Methodist Church.  My father, Charles Monckton, is on the left ...
  • Donovan
    Donovan
    A Hertfordshire musical star.
  • Harpenden Corps of Drums
    Harpenden Corps of Drums
    Ace of Herts.
  • Musical Memory Box
    Musical Memory Box
    East Herts Music and Reminiscence Project
  • Royston Town Band
    Royston Town Band
    150 years of music making in the town
  • Sgt. Pepper: A Brief Experience.
    Sgt. Pepper: A Brief Experience.
    Pepper Without Salt
  • St Albans Punk & New Wave Film Launched On-Line
    St Albans Punk & New Wave Film Launched On-Line
    1 March 2012
  • STARS OF '65-ON STAGE
    STARS OF '65-ON STAGE
    at The Ritz Potters Bar
  • The Beat Scene Club
    The Beat Scene Club
    at the Wolsey Hall Cheshunt (1964-1966)
  • The Hertfordshire Chorus
    The Hertfordshire Chorus
    A brief history
  • The Tornados at Waltham Cross
    The Tornados at Waltham Cross
    1963
  • The Who and the Kinks at the Hertford Corn Exchange in the 60s
    The Who and the Kinks at the Hertford Corn Exchange in the 60s
    Were you there?
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