Gosh, isn’t that a lovely thing to be able to write, after over two years of no gigs! Let’s just say that the past two years have not been without their challenges, even for such a resilient organisation as DYJO. Even this season has had its ups and downs: no actual residential, no gigs since the start of the season in September, the first part of the season only half day rehearsals for each band…
But, despite all that, young musicians just want to play music, and to learn how to do it better. To cut a long story short, both DYJO2 & DYJO1 brought joy to parents and music lovers in Dartmouth today, with two brilliant sets of music. In DYJO2’s case, all the more remarkable, as not one of the band had played in public for DYJO before! Both bands needed a little assistance from ex-DYJO players, but with stonking sets from both bands, and excellent solos from many players, it was vintage DYJO!
Fingers crossed, we’ll be playing in the Transit Shed on Exeter Quay on Sunday 12 June at 2pm, so do pop down and hear us and say “Hello!” if you’re around!


















