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![A real blast from the past - The Ballymena Excelsior Flute Band: (back row from left) A. Carleton, R. Reid, B. Hamill, A. Ross, A. Pedlow, J. McClintock, J. Wilson and H. O'Neill; (middle row) J. Reid, J. Scullion, W. Kilpattrick, A. Grant, A. Eagleson, T. Eagleson, T. Murray, and R. Ballentine; (front row), R. Eagleson, J. O'Neill, J. Kennedy, D. McClintock, J. Barr, J.H. Montgomery, H. Bell, J. Houston, S. Wilson, W. Montgomery; (boys) J. Leitch and A. Thompson.](https://www.northernirelandworld.com/webimg/legacy_oak_45240413.jpg?crop=3:2,smart&width=640&quality=65&enable=upscale)
![A real blast from the past - The Ballymena Excelsior Flute Band: (back row from left) A. Carleton, R. Reid, B. Hamill, A. Ross, A. Pedlow, J. McClintock, J. Wilson and H. O'Neill; (middle row) J. Reid, J. Scullion, W. Kilpattrick, A. Grant, A. Eagleson, T. Eagleson, T. Murray, and R. Ballentine; (front row), R. Eagleson, J. O'Neill, J. Kennedy, D. McClintock, J. Barr, J.H. Montgomery, H. Bell, J. Houston, S. Wilson, W. Montgomery; (boys) J. Leitch and A. Thompson.](/img/placeholder.png)
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A real blast from the past - The Ballymena Excelsior Flute Band: (back row from left) A. Carleton, R. Reid, B. Hamill, A. Ross, A. Pedlow, J. McClintock, J. Wilson and H. O’Neill; (middle row) J. Reid, J. Scullion, W. Kilpattrick, A. Grant, A. Eagleson, T. Eagleson, T. Murray, and R. Ballentine; (front row), R. Eagleson, J. O’Neill, J. Kennedy, D. McClintock, J. Barr, J.H. Montgomery, H. Bell, J. Houston, S. Wilson, W. Montgomery; (boys) J. Leitch and A. Thompson. We believe this picture was taken before the First World War