A podcast where we explore the rich culture and history of the brass banding world. Each episode myself and a guest will delve into a topic from the brass band past - contests, conductors, clothing and everything in between.
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Ep 14. Gavin Holman - The First Brass Band Contests (00:31:50)
In this episode I chat to returning guest Gavin Holman about his research into the first recorded brass band contests and the most well documented event - Burton Constable. We talk instrumentation, pe...
Ep 13. Steve Hughes - Besses o' th' Barn Entente Cordial Tour (00:31:56)
In this episode I chat to Besses player and researcher Steve Hughes about the band performing to Princes and Presidents on their groundbreaking French tour of 1905.
History of Besses o' th' Barn Fac...
Ep 12. Ray Farr - The Distin Family (00:24:37)
In this episode I chat to banding icon Ray Farr about his research into the Distin Family and their extraodinary impact on the beginnings of the brass band movement. We discuss the groups origins, ten...
Ep 11. James P Gregory Jnr - Cora Youngblood Corson (00:32:12)
In this episode I chat to researcher and relative of Cora Youngblood Corson, James P Gregory Jnr about her trailblazing and complex life and his ongoing discoveries into her significance in opening do...
Ep 10. David Hirst - The ’Celebrated’ Black Dyke Mills Band (00:33:56)
In this episode I chat to David Hirst about the origins of the probably the most famous brass band in the world - Black Dyke. We discuss the early contests, instrumentation, local rivalries and some o...
Ep9. Jeremy de Korte - Postcard Perspectives (00:25:01)
In this episode I chat to Band Blasts from the Past blogger and postcard collector Jeremy de Korte about his own collection, Australian banding and how these cards and their messages can help us uncov...
Ep8. David Reynolds - The Wizard & The Typhoon (00:29:39)
This episode I chat to founding Director of the Shildon Heritage Alliance CIC and author David Reynolds about the lives and entrepreneurial spirit of two men from a pioneering railway town who went on...
Ep7. Simone Rebello - The Evolution of Brass Band Percussion (00:29:17)
This episode I chat to Director of Percussion at the RNCM Simone Rebello about the history of percussion in UK brass bands. We talk about the journey from solitary timekeeper to incredible virtuoso s...
Ep6. Alex Parker and Eleanor McKenzie - The Brass Band Archive (00:26:57)
This episode I chat to Dr Alex Parker and Eleanor McKenzie from Brass Bands England and Heritage Quay about all things Brass Band Archive. We talk about moving 6 transit vans worth of history, problem...
Ep5. Joanna Ross Hersey - Pioneering American Women Brass Musicians (00:46:05)
In this episode I chat to to the incredible Dr. Joanna Ross Hersey about her research into women brass musicians in American music, routes into the profession, the changing political and social settin...
Ep4. Gavin Dixon - The Kidshifter (00:39:47)
In this episode I'm chatting with Gavin Dixon about his research into the G Trombone, discussing its origins, instrument manufacture in the UK and beyond aswell traditionalists and revivalists.
Gavin...
Ep3. Robert Fraser - Whitburn Band Exhibition (00:30:55)
In this episode I speak to band member and archivist Robert Fraser about Whitburn Band's exhibition at the Whitburn Community Museum, some band legends and a few interesting discoveries they made alon...
Ep2. Chris Ord - The Northumberland Miner’s Picnic (00:34:36)
In this episode I speak bandsman and author Chris Ord about his memories and experiences of the Northumberland Miner's Picnic. We chat about band rivalry, the late great Jimmy Shepherd and how to get ...
Ep1. Gavin Holman - how band histories are discovered, recorded and saved for the future. (00:29:01)
In this episode I speak to researcher Gavin Holman, the owner of Internet Bandsman's Everything Within discussing how band histories are discovered, recorded and saved for the future. We chat about re...
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