The Life and Times of The Franklin Silver Cornet Band
By Peter Greene
421 pages; 5.75 X 8.75
Softcover $24.95
Item Code - MS
Peter
Greene has spent more than three decades in the Franklin Silver Cornet Band
trombone section.A graduate of AlleghenyCollege,
he teaches English at FranklinAreaHigh
School.He
can also be found playing jazz with the Bully Hill Brass Band, kayaking on the Allegheny River and working in local theater.His previous books include Venango Tales and A Good Idea at the Time which collect many of his weekly columns
from Venango Newspapers.
Once
upon a time, every town in America,
large and small, boasted a band of its own.In one small Northwest Pennsylvania
town, those days still live on.This is
the story of the Franklin Silver Cornet Band, the men and women who have filled
its ranks, and the town that has been its home for 150 years.Painstakingly researched and filled with
hundreds of colorful characters, this book unfolds a tale to delight fans of
band music and small town American history.Join in celebration of VenangoCounty’s oldest musical
tradition.Includes 25 photos, some
never before published.
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