Biography
Since the Middle Ages, the Town of Colchester employed a band of musicians to entertain the populace and perform at civic occasions. These "Waits" would have walked the streets with shawms, sackbuts and other loud wind instruments, wearing liveries of the town. The Colchester Town Waits were first revived by Phil Manchester in the 1970's and have been playing tabor pipes, drums and other folk instruments since then.
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