13th July Royal Black Institution (Full Parade 4K) ~ Portadown ~ 13/07/21

The Royal Black Institution parade organised by the local Royal Black Preceptory in Portadown in place of the usual parade in Scarva on the 13th which was cancelled this year again due to the ongoing health regulations etc. The parade was held on Tuesday 13/07/21.
Bands on parade on the day were as follows :
1. Dungannon Silver Band
2. Annaghmore Crown Defenders F.B.
3. Dunloy Accordion Band
4. Crosskeys Victoria F.B.
5. Loyal Sons Of Benagh F.B.
6. Portadown Defenders F.B.
7. Portadown True Blues F.B.
8. Ballytyrone Accordion Band
9. Markethill Protestant Boys F.B.
10. Sgt. White Memorial F.B.
11. Lambeg Orange & Blue F.B.
12. Edgarstown Accordion Band
13. Pride Of The Birches Accordion Band
14. Derrylee F.B.
15. Battlehill Pipe Band
16. Hillhaven F.B.
17. Upper Bann Fusiliers F.B.

[@fredmcclean3870]

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[@onlyfourhomenations]

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[@iansoutryer3189]

So I take it: fife bands, silver bands, accordion bands, pipe bands and Lambegh drums are typical of Loyalist band culture. But where can they be heard? I recently watched videos shot in the Ulster countryside with several silver bands, another with pipe bands and yet another with several Lambegh drums. And yet in Belfast e.g. only fife bands, no silver bands and no Lambegh drums. Is there a geographical difference, which type of band is more prominent?

[@tjclarke1892]

Lambegs tend to be a more rural thing so would accordion and silver they'd tend to be generations of the same family. Also Belfast 12th july parade route is too long for basically anything but flute bands

[@adrianwalker2833]

@@tjclarke1892 Yes, it seems playing Lambegh drums is quite a tradition in Co. Antrim and Co. Armagh, unique to Northern Ireland, with their thundering sound. Another uniquely Northern Irish feature are the accordion bands - at least I've never seen them anywhere else. My personal favourite is "Aughrim Rose of Derry", as they play a number of the bigger accordions. (I am 'Ian Soutryer' - just could not remember, for the life of me, my password recently 😟).

[@tjclarke1892]

@Adrian Walker yes Aughrim Rose of Derry are mainly piano accordion. Button accordions usually don't sound just as good, CO Armagh and antrim lambegs also have their differences, In armagh its played alone and as fast as humanly possible but in antrim its played with a traditional fife jig

[@adrianwalker2833]

@@tjclarke1892: You seem to be quite an expert on loyalist music! Thanks!