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<TD ALIGN=LEFT VALIGN=BOTTOM><FONT FACE="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><P>The music on this page has the title 'The &quot;Pals&quot; March' and was composed by Ralph Sanders in 1914. Here is a shortened rendition by Ian McGuinness of the <A HREF="http://www.eastlancsconcertband.org/" target="_blank" TITLE="Opens in new window">East Lancashire Concert Band</A>. Then named 'Accrington Old Band', in September 1914 they led one of the first parades of the newly recruited Pals Battalion.<BR>

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<P>A copy of the score is held in the William Turner Pals Collection at Accrington Public Library. Please contact <SCRIPT TYPE="text/javascript">
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<P>A recording of <A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2KeNk_kiLU" target="_blank" TITLE="Opens in new window">an arrangement of 'The &quot;Pals&quot; March'</A> for the East Lancashire Concert Band can be found on YouTube.

<P><B>News:</B> A proposal has been made by Ian McGuinness to commission a new piece of music to commemorate all the Pals battalions. As creator and owner of the Accrington Pals website and author of <A HREF="http://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Accringtons-Pals-The-Full-Story/p/3913/" target="_blank" TITLE="Opens in new window">a new history of the Accrington Pals and the Accrington &amp; Burnley Howitzer Brigade</A>, I am glad to offer my support to the proposal.<BR>
Andrew C Jackson, March 2013 

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