Tips from the Stars #2 - Better home practice
Martin Winter, Andrew Berryman, Tormod Flaten and Rod Franks give their tips for better home practice.
Mystic Megs 2009 predictions
What will 2009 hold for the banding movement? 4BR asked the Welsh version of Mystic Meg to see if she could see how it will all pan out....
The Music Bands play - Part 1
In a major new series of articles for 4BR, Paul Hindmarsh examines aspects of the brass band repertoire of the past 100 years.
Official 2008 4barsrest.com Awards
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