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The Band of the 10th Battalion Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, pictured here in
Army Uniform at the outbreak of the First World War.
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French Troops watch the arrival of the 9th, 10th & 11th
Battalions, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers at Ham. There they
took over a section of the line south of the Somme from the French
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The Bass Drum (shown Here) and a number of the side drums actually
used during the First World War, are now 'laid up' in the Chapter house of
St. Columb's Cathedral, Londonderry. They were donated by the Inniskillings to the
Hamilton Flute Band at the end of the war.
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A Piccolo or "Small Flute". This flute is pitched in C, one actave above concert pitch.
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A Boehm System Concert flute which replaced the old wooden Simple System flute.
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A Turned Head Concert Flute. This flute is popular due to the shorter reach.
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An Alto Flute. This flute is pitched in G below Concert Pitch.
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A Turned Head Alto Flute. This flute, also pitched in G below Concert Pitch, is the choice of a lot of our players due to the shorter reach.
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A C Bass Flute. This flute is pitched in C, one octave below Concert Pitch.
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A recent addition to our instrumentation is the Contrabass Flute. This flute is pitched in C, two octaves below Concert Pitch.
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Another recent addition to our instrumentation is the SubContraBass Flute. This flute is pitched in C,
three octaves below Concert Pitch. Both the Contrabass & the Subcontrabass flutes were made by
Jelle Hogenhuis from Holland |
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The Hamilton Coat Of Arms as used upon our dress uniforms.
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The Hamilton Band pictured with their new concert uniforms in 1991.
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The Band pictured here after our return home from Scotland in 1995, in which we
took part in the Scottish Amateur Flute Band Spring Contest. The Trophies shown are for winning the
Grade 1 and for best overall band.
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On parade during our trip to London in November 1993 to appear in The Lord Mayor's Show.
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On parade in Swinford, Co. Mayo 1995.
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Marching on the main street in Swinford, Co. Mayo 1995.
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On Parade during the VE-Day Celebration in 1995.
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In concert within the European Parliament in Brussels in 1996.
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The Concert in the European Parliament from a different angle.
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Pictured with the Bass Drum from the First World War in the grounds of the Ulster Tower
at the 80th Commemoration of the Battle of the Somme in France (1996).
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The Band arriving at the Ulster Tower, during the 80th Commeration of the Battle of the Somme in France (1996).
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The Late Mr. 'Billy' Crawford, pictured here with his 50 year Service Medal and Certificate that was
presented to him by the Flute Band League for his contribution to both music and banding. Billy received his medal in
1995. and was an active band member for 56 years.
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Here is a more Recent photo of our Band. This photo appears in the NIBA Millennium Booklet.
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Members of the Hamilton Flute Band pictured with Members of the Ballylone Flute Band during the Millennium Concert held in Belfast's Botanic Gardens.
Our Conductor for the Day was Mr. Kennedy (pictured) from Ballylone Flute Band.
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Two of our Oldest Members: Mr. Jim Gilliland (left) & Mr Uel Leslie with their certificates for Fifty years Service in March 2001.
They each recieved medals from the Flute Band League, at their annual dinner, for their contribution to banding and music.
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The band pictured passing St. Pauls Cathedral in London during the Lord Mayor's Show in 2002.
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The band pictured with Alderman Gavyn Arthur, the Lord Mayor of London after his installation ceramony
in London Guildhall, November 2002.
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