Post by Pete on Sept 24, 2009 22:18:15 GMT 1
Hi.
Does anyone recall a band from Beckenham/Penge called The Modernists?
They were actually called 'Al And His Modernists', but were probably known as the former, for quickness.
I have no idea who Al was, but my uncle Vernon Fisk (then of 135 Blandford Rd) used to play the sax and clarinet.
My Dad used to transport the band around in his Ford 8 car, with the big bass drum strappped on the rear carrier with the spare wheel - this would have been around 1938/39; I still have the car to this day, though sadly the former band members have probably all since passed on.
Any info on this would be most welcome, no matter how insignificant it may seem.
Thanks,
Pete
Does anyone recall a band from Beckenham/Penge called The Modernists?
They were actually called 'Al And His Modernists', but were probably known as the former, for quickness.
I have no idea who Al was, but my uncle Vernon Fisk (then of 135 Blandford Rd) used to play the sax and clarinet.
My Dad used to transport the band around in his Ford 8 car, with the big bass drum strappped on the rear carrier with the spare wheel - this would have been around 1938/39; I still have the car to this day, though sadly the former band members have probably all since passed on.
Any info on this would be most welcome, no matter how insignificant it may seem.
Thanks,
Pete