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Södertörn Home Guard Band
Södertörn Home Guard Band () is a military band in the Home Guard (Sweden), Swedish Home Guard. It is affiliated with the 1st Marine Regiment (Sweden), 1st Marine Regiment based at Berga Naval Base outside Stockholm. History A proposal was made in 1973 to have a Home Guard band in the Österhaninge Home Guard area. The establishment of this unit was supported by the Home Guard Department at the Vaxholm defense area including the Home Guard Staff. The original title was the Handen Home Guard Band (Sw: ''Hemvärnets Musikkår Handen''). The first performance took place on 21 September 1973.CD: ''Per aspera ad astra'', Sjövärnskårens musikkår, 2001. During the 1970s and 1980s the band's title changed to the Haninge Home Guard Band (Sw: ''Hemvärnets Musikkår Haninge''), the Haninge Fleet Forces Band (Sw: ''Flottans musikkår Handen'') and the Haninge Air Force Band (Sw: ''Flygvapnets musikkår Handen'') during the 1980s. In 1994, the band's status changed from that of a Home ...
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Ystad
Ystad () is a town and the seat of Ystad Municipality, in Scania County, Sweden. Ystad had 18,350 inhabitants in 2010. The settlement dates from the 11th century and has become a busy ferryport, local administrative centre, and tourist attraction. Etymology In 1285, the town's name was written ''Ystath''. Its original meaning is not fully understood, but the ''y'' probably is related to an old word for the yew tree, while ''stad'' means ''town'' or ''place''. History After the time of Absalon, Bishop of Roskilde and Archbishop of Lund, peace was brought to the area in the 11th century, fishing families settled at the mouth of the river Vassa as herring fishing became the main source of trade. Ystad was not mentioned in documents until 1244, in a record of King Eric's visit to the town with his brother, Abel. A Franciscan monastery, ''Gråbrödraklostret'', was founded in 1267, and Ystad joined the Hanseatic League in the 14th century. The charter of 1599 gave the town t ...
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Musical Groups From Stockholm County
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1973 Establishments In Sweden
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Musical Groups Established In 1973
Musical is the adjective of music. Musical may also refer to: * Musical theatre, a performance art that combines songs, spoken dialogue, acting and dance * Musical film and television, a genre of film and television that incorporates into the narrative songs sung by the characters * MusicAL, an Albanian television channel * Musical isomorphism, the canonical isomorphism between the tangent and cotangent bundles See also * Lists of musicals * Music (other) * Musica (other) Musica (Latin), or La Musica (Italian) or Música (Portuguese and Spanish) may refer to: Music Albums * '' Musica è'', a mini album by Italian funk singer Eros Ramazzotti 1988 * ''Musica'', an album by Ghaleb 2005 * ), a German album by Giov ... * Musicality, the ability to perceive music or to create music * {{Music disambiguation ...
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Swedish Military Bands
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Bremen
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Norfolk, Virginia
Norfolk ( ) is an independent city (United States), independent city in the U.S. state of Virginia. It had a population of 238,005 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, making it the List of cities in Virginia, third-most populous city in Virginia and List of United States cities by population, 100th-most populous city in the United States. The city holds a strategic position as the historical, urban, financial, and cultural center of the Hampton Roads metropolitan area (sometimes called "Tidewater (region), Tidewater"), which has more than 1.8 million inhabitants and is the Metropolitan statistical area, 37th-largest metropolitan area in the U.S. Norfolk was established in 1682 as a colonial seaport. Strategically located at the confluence of the Elizabeth River (Virginia), Elizabeth River and Chesapeake Bay, it quickly developed into a major center for trade and shipbuilding. During the American Revolution and War of 1812, its port and naval facilities made it a critic ...
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Virginia International Tattoo
The Virginia International Tattoo is a military tattoo that began in 1997 and is the signature event of the Virginia Arts Festival, a not-for-profit performing arts organization based in Norfolk, Virginia. The event was established in 1997, and is held annually in Norfolk, Virginia. The Tattoo is an exhibition of military bands, massed pipes and drums, drill teams, Celts (modern), Celtic dancers, and choirs. It is presented in cooperation with NATO and the Norfolk NATO Festival. It is the largest show of its kind in the United States, involving a cast of over 800 performers from around the world. Over 38,000 people attend each year, including over 12,000 area students. The Virginia International Tattoo was listed as American Bus Association's Top North American Event for 2016. The tattoo is considered to be one of the seven “founding members” of the International Association of Tattoo Organizers (IATO). The Tattoo, like many other events, did not take place in 2020 due to t ...
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