West of Scotland Band Alliance
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The West of Scotland Band Alliance (frequently referred to as wosba) are a former Irish Republican marching band organisation based in Glasgow and surrounding areas[1][2][3]
Their principal aim was to promote the establishment of a 32 county United Ireland. The Band Alliance organises very little in the way of political events through the year.
The organisation declared their support for Provisional Irish Republican Army prisoner Michael Dickson imprisoned for an attack on the Osnabruck barracks in Germanybut have since withdrawn that support.
The Alliance is made up of one Republican Flute Band:
Parkhead Republican Flute Band [1]
[edit] References
- ^ Three held at Republican march
- ^ Scottish Executive Review of Marches and Parades in Scotland
- ^ Scotland, America and Denis Donaldson
the west of scotland band alliance is made up of 3 flute bands parkhead R.F.B.(formally billy reid) pollok and thorinliebank R.F.B. crossmaglen patriots R.F.B. wishaw
