BRASS AT THE CASTLE 2024

A great event, varied programmes and performers, all enjoyable. More seats for spectators and shelters ( in case of rain) would be useful.

Enthusiastic organisation, entertaining performances, hope for better weather next year.

Great to hear other bands and enjoy some wonderful music. Conducting workshop was great and really useful. Just a shame a couple of bands pulled out.

A very enjoyable and inspiring weekend, a really positive way to promote brass music. A brilliant family day with some fantastic bands playing!

The concept was great, well done. A central lakes or tourist area such as Keswick or similar would attract more attention

It was brilliant. Very inspirational and great fun. Despite the weather being awful, it did not dampen the spirits of the audience and the bands. Superb, roll on next years festival

Well done bringing together all the bands. Lovely to have taken part and honoured to play with other extremely talented musicians. Sadly the weather wasn’t great but didn’t dampen the spirit

I’m very happy to do anything I can to help in any way that I can … and I enjoyed the whole experience from helping set up to chatting and serving scones .and playing of course. Just glad to feel useful and included …

What a lovely day. Shame about the weather. The bands were excellent. Everyone should be very proud. A lot of hard work has gone on to organise this event. Thank you

Need more seating for band personnel and audience and cover in case of rain. Announcements need to be louder or more speakers around the area.

Absolutely fabulous event what a lovely setting and totally free. I really enjoyed the wide variety of music the bands played. Such alot of talent on display. The event itself, despite the weather, was a fun and friendly affair. Both days had something for everyone. I hope that it is repeated next year as it is a pretty unique event for Cumbria.

Thank you for this opportunity to thank absolutely everyone involved with setting up and organising this fabulous event. Gathering together brass bands from all parts of Cumbria and providing the magical setting of Lowther Castle as a backdrop was sheer genius.

The music rose above the rather miserable weather. I watched and listened to such talented musicians who act as an inspiration to me and suggest that one day I might be as good.

Tourists and locals alike who I spoke to certainly seemed to be enjoying the event. Feet were tapping and some people were even dancing, wonderful.
The love of music; doing something as a group; open to everyone and learning all the time, these are just some of the positive aspects of being in a brass band. I think the Lowther Event showcased this perfectly. Hopefully, there were some in the audience who just might have been encouraged by what they saw and heard to pop along to their local band night and join in.
Brass at the Castle, was and is a true community event and I am truly grateful that I was given the opportunity to be a small part of such a wonderful weekend. I would like to again give my personal thanks to Julie and all who helped to make it possible. Plus, what a place to play. Thank you so much Lowther, not sure I’ll ever play anywhere else quite as magical. I almost forgot to add that all of this was totally free, amazing.

Maybe put some seats out for our audience .Some of them were of a certain age and must have found the steps uncomfortable.

Great to be amongst like minded and enthusiastic folk.

It was a great start to a wonderful festival that despite the awful weather produced some great music and real connections. 
It would have been nice to know who the bands were and perhaps have more opportunity (to meet the players).
Well done a great start! And so good to see the youth and younger bands take part.