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With the approval of John O’Dowd, Northern Ireland’s Sinn Fein education minister, the Derry bandsmen tour schools in both Protestant and Catholic areas and explain their history.

From Economist • Aug. 6, 2015

In Gloucester during parliamentary elections in 1857 and 1859 the Tory party agent gave out food and drink to local supporters and lavished funds on Tory voters who acted as messengers, flag-bearers and bandsmen.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2015

Last week I watched an astonishing number of bandsmen in bearskin hats and bright red tunics rehearsing for the jubilee celebrations, which culminate next month.

From Newsweek • May 21, 2012

Dr. Foster became known on campus as the Law, for what could be an intimidating presence, but he began with only 16 bandsmen in 1946.

From New York Times • Aug. 30, 2010

Some of the bandsmen would come up to the men’s room at about eight o’clock and get shoeshines before they went to work.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey