Kyoto Green Band before the Rose Parade

[Simon Falls]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAfuk_IRPqE

I took my wife to Band Fest (20+ years of living in SoCal and hadn't gone) and I think we saw the best marching bands in the world play on one field in six hours.

If you've got the connection take it to full screen as it was a wonderful show.

Canada's band "The Calgary Stampede" played right before the Kyoto band and I'll link the band that followed this one shortly.

[Simon Falls]

So the #1 Marching Band in the USA is the Avon Marching Black & Gold Band, it's been that way three years running.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBE65o7T9no

... and right before the Kyoto Greenband were the Calgary Stampede

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5UP8e_AaLA

... and just because I have friends in the area... the Siloam Springs Arkansas High School Band

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxOaBgJoxio
These folks got there through excellence and fundraising.

enjoy all of them

[Simon Falls]

How many of you could back out of the driveway with the focus on your instrument?

[Hamilcar Gisco]

How many of you could back out of the driveway with the focus on your instrument?

Huh why would I, the thing is bloody heavy (a piano lol). I see that in US and Japan this is a bit more popular but in Europe it has degraded to old folklore and most of the time they are the laughing-stock in the streets...

[Tazerz]

Very impressive, awesome visual display to go with it too.