The Great American Brass Band Festival

About This Site

The month of June means it's time once again for the parade, the balloons, the brass and the annual journey back in time with the Great American Brass Band Festival held in Danville, Kentucky. The festival's new, permanent site on the Web at http://www.gabbf.com was officially launched on May 12, 1996, by The Advocate Messenger, Danville, Kentucky's local newspaper. The site aims to be the most comprehensive Web site for the festival.

The site offers in-depth information on all aspects of the annual festival held each year in mid-June.

Navigating our site: Our site is now divided into six feature areas: Festival Information, Visitor Information, Photos & Multimedia, Advocate Brass Band, Featured Content and Contact Us

** Festival Information will provide easy access to all information related to the festival. Sub-sections in this sections include The Chautauqua Tea, Band History Conference, Scheduled Performers, Great American Picnic, Articles and GABBF Archives.

	* The Chautauqua Tea section features information on the prelude to the festivities, an old-fashioned tea gathering.
	* Band History Conference section serves up details about the all-day band history conference. A conference schedule and a printable registration form are also available in this section.
	* Scheduled Performers section features the bands scheduled to play with background information about each band along with photos and links to their Websites.
	* In the Picnic section, see photos from the annual decorator picnic and find out how you can get your own picnic table space.
	* Drop in the GABBF Archives to see photos, posters, souvenirs, stories and more from previous festivals. A small archive of bands who have played at previous festivals will be available.

** Visitor Information will provide easy access to all information to help you discover our beautiful city of Danville, KY and our surroundings. Sub-sections in this sections include Area Sights to See, Dine & Recline and Directions.

	* In the Area Sights section, you can find information about area historic sites.
	* In the Dine & Recline section, read about the things to see and do in the area during festival downtime.
	* The Directions section can help get you to Danville no matter which direction you're coming from. This is also the spot to find the festival site map showing parking, bathrooms and the various venues used for performances.

** Photos & Multimedia will include our Photo Gallery, multimedia clips, slideshows and links to our GABBF MyCapture photos which you may purchase.

** The Advocate Brass Band section will feature a totally new look for the band with much of the same info as before Bio, Personnel list, Guide to Instruments, On Tour, new photos, videoclips and more.

** Featured Content will include Sub-sections of Hall of Fame, Featured Band, Brass Links and GABBF Tour On.

	* The Featured Band section will showcase a randomly selected brass band.
	* And finally, the Brass Links that will take you to various places out on the Net related to the world of brass bands.

** Contact Us will include Sub-sections of Advertising, Awards, Donate and Site Map (which is this page).

* A schedule of performances link will appear on the homepage and the GABBF 2007 page as soon as it is available.

The site is always under construction and it will be updated throughout the festival. Among the things to look for closer to and during festival weekend are: new festival stories from the Advocate staff; an online version of the Festival Guide; festival photos; and a lot of other goodies, so be sure to drop in regularly!