Bandmaster

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The Times	FUNERAL OF THE TITANIC'S BANDMASTER The funeral of Mr Wallace Hartley, the bandmaster of the Titanic, took place on Saturday at Colne Cemetery. Thousands of visitors from all parts of the surrounding country were present. The funeral was attended by the Mayor and members of...	20th May 1912
lancashiretelegraph.co.uk	PRECINCT HONOUR FOR COLNE'S TITANIC HERO - LANCASHIRE TELEGRAPH COLNE Precinct could be renamed in honour of the town’s most famous son to mark the 100th anniversary of the Titanic disaster. Talks are taking place to name the town centre shopping arcade after bandmaster Wallace Hartley, who famously lead the band as the liner sank after hitting an iceberg. His body was recovered two weeks after the ship sank, still fully dressed in his bandmaster uniform, and returned to Colne where a huge procession followed his body to its burial on May 18 1912. ...	12th December 2011
Mirror.co.uk	FOUND AT LAST THE VIOLIN PLAYED BY THE TITANIC BANDMASTER AS THE SHIP WENT DOWN The missing violin played by the Titanics bandleader as the liner slowly sank could have been found 99 years on....	29th March 2011
	WALLACE HENRY HARTLEY
Lancashire Telegraph	TITANIC BANDMASTER'S VIOLIN MAY BE SOLD Peter Magill Tests are being carried out on a violin thought to have belonged to Wallace Hartley, who famously played on as the White Star Liner sank in April 1912. And if the instrument turns out to be genuine experts believe it could break the £100,000 record for an artefact from the wreck. ...	2nd April 2011
The New York Times	SINKING SHIP'S BAND CHOSE FITTING HYMN "Hold Me Up in Mighty Waters," a Suggestive Line in "Autumn" WERE NOTED MUSICIANS Friends of the Titanic's Bandmaster Say He Believed In Music's Power t...	21st April 1912
Titanic Review	THE BAND THAT PLAYED ON – REVIEW Senan Molony Senan Molony reviews Steve Turner's new book about the musicians aboard the Titanic The Band that Played On...	3rd June 2011