Category: news

Bon Voyage Jean Béliveau!

Posted on by darryl
With light snow falling Jean Béliveau was treated to an official send-off from the Mayor, The Carnival Band, and the Campaign for the Department of Peace. 

Jean is headed east and will be home in Montréal in October.

 John warms up
 Jean and His Worship (aka Gregor)

The Carnival Band, all 6 of them.

Rally For Freedom

Posted on by darryl
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A small, but meaningful, band came out on short notice to lend support to the fight for freedom in Iran and other Middle Eastern countries, Egypt, Bahrain, Tunisia … 
It’s a long list.

The organization that hired the band is called Neda. Neda means ‘voice’ in Farsi. It is also the name of a young women who was attacked and killed in Iran in 2009. 

The story can be read here but be advised, the details are disturbing.
 devo on drum
 Debbie, Bryan, devo, Carolyn as seen from the rear

Olympic Revival

Posted on by darryl
The rain and cold on February 12 couldn’t keep a small band of Carnies from joining 
in the 2010 Olympic Revival Celebrations
 John Cl
 l-r Darryl, Fred, Marlo, Ross
Staying dry on the Mall

The Carnival Band Gets Ink

Posted on by darryl
A great photo in today’s Vancouver Sun of TCB and Big Nazo at last year’s Olympic Celebrations downtown.

Stuart Davis  photo

At noon on Saturday, February 12 The Carnival Band will re-live the Olympic excitement by busking at Granville and Robson Sts.


The Year Of The Pink Rabbit

Posted on by darryl
It’s no easy feat coming up with a costume that stands out 
in The Carnival Band …
 … but Marc’s pink rabbit costume was a show stopper. 
 Warming up the crowd

‘present and accounted for, sir!’

The girls could barely contain themselves

more pics of Marc and his fan club:

恭喜發財 (kung hei fat choy)

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野兔

Rabbits Rule 
for the next 12 months.
James
On a soggy Sunday the 6th of Feb. The Carnival Band 
marched in the Chinese New Year Parade for the umpteenth time

 Bryan takes the lead

 Anna and Debbie 
click here for more parade pics

and here for pics from the indoor gig