INDIAN Queens Band hosted a special concert on Sunday (May 17) as part of its 170th celebrations.

A concert was held at Indian Queens Pit with support from friends across Cornwall’s banding world.

There was a procession from the Victory Hall to the Pit, which was headed by the band’s musical director 19-year-old George Barnes-Collier and the Lord Lieutenant of Cornwall, Sir Edward Bolitho.

The concert started with music from the Indian Queens Training Band, conducted by Rebecca Eddy, and a performance by Rhys the Night Church Pianist. There was a display of Cornish wrestling during the interval.

The compere for the main concert by Indian Queens Band was James Dundon from the BBC and, for the second part of the performance, the Band was augmented by players from bands including Bodmin, Camborne Brass, Mount Charles, Pendennis, St Austell, St Breward and St Dennis.

One piece of music, “I’ll Walk with God,” was played in tribute to the band’s president Pam Ould, who passed away in the latter part of 2025.

Pam’s 91-year-old brother, Gerald Tamblyn, a life-long bandsmen, took part in the playing.

Vocalist Judith May, the daughter of the late Denzil Boundy, another life-long bandsman with Indian Queens, sang two songs as part of the event.

Band President Margaret Boundy, the widow of Lionel Boundy, a former musical director of the band for many years, was pleased with how the event went.

She said: “It was a lovely occasion to mark 170 years of Indian Queens Band, and to remember and celebrate the contributions of so many people over the years.

“I would like to thank everyone involved with making the event a success, especially those members of other local bands who supported us on the day.

“I also look forward to our band going from strength to strength under our musical director George Barnes-Collier.”