The Chesterfield Musketeers Showband

At present the marching membership consists of around 23 to 30 playing members, with instruments ranging from Percussion through to Saxophones and Trumpets. The main uniform is a copy of the 1994 epic film about the "Three Musketeers", with the second being based on Alexandre Dumas" novel of the legendary heroes.

Since 1981, the band have grown from strength to strength winning all before them, the most notable being crowned the ‘Isle of Man World Showband Champions’ not once but a record three times and becoming runners-up on three other occasions.
Competing over in Spain the ‘Musketeers’ were successful, winning on two out of three occasions in the ‘Sunrider Spanish Classics’

Further successes have been accomplished in Landkries Darmstadt, Germany, Troyes in France, Northern Ireland ‘Millennium Carnival and Milk Cup’ and a further three appearances to-date in the prestigious ‘Jersey Battle of Flowers’

Although all the members are amateurs, the standard performed is of a professional quality.

We invite you to take your time and peruse the pages, take a look at the latest photographs and, should you then find you require any further information regarding the band, then just contact our Hon. General/Financial Manager sited on our contacts page that would gladly help with your enquiry.

Check out the Website and follow every link and photo. There are over 1,000 Photo's, Old & New, included on the site

Recruitment

We are always interested in welcoming new members into our ranks, vacancies now exist for... Tenor/Alto Sax players, Euphonium, Trumpet and Drummers for the forthcoming season of activity. Non players are also invited, when training will be offered.

Free Uniforms, Instruments, Travel and Training all for the subscription rate of 50p per week to 10 year olds and upwards.