The Butter Exchange Band will go marching far into the future

With over 100 years of experience between them, the conductor and first female member of the Butter Exchange Band are adamant that the much-loved Cork institution will continue into the future, writes Irene Long

IF YOU take a walk near Dominic Street in Cork on Wednesday evenings, the sounds of various musical instruments being tuned and warmed will be carried to your ears on the chilly night air. ‘Da Buttera’ are in rehearsal.

The Cork Butter Exchange Brass and Reed Band have been peforming this ritual in various forms since the 1840s, putting hundreds of talented musicians through their ranks, and earning a status as one of their home city’s most respected bands.