The Band

Nine-year-old Jamie from Ballygowan prepares to play alongside his dad in an important competition while Rachel from Antrim swaps her flute for her fiddle as she celebrates her 21st birthday.

Angela from Drum in County Monaghan reflects on the friendships she has forged over many years in an accordion band, while Amanda from Fivemiletown has her hands full getting her three children ready to perform with the local pipe band.

A baby on the way means Julie Ann from Dunloy has to miss out on some band activities while Sam, a farmer from Ballygowan, is determined his band will pick up the big prize at an end-of-season competition.

Professional percussionist Craig Lutton returns home to Antrim for the Royal 13th with his family in Tandragee. The Raineys from Newtownhamilton juggle banding with the daily grind of running a family farm.

The McElhinney family from Co. Donegal prepare for a smaller Rossnowlagh Twelfth than usual. Assistant Presbyterian minister David Bingham swaps his baritone for his bible at Richhill Twelfth.

The Graham family from Rathfriland prepare for their band's annual tractor run, while Andrew McConnell and his son Christopher from Annalong explore shared passions for drums, boats and volunteering with the RNLI. The Brodison boys from Magheramorne, raised in a band family, are on the cusp on manhood and their futures with the band hang in the balance.