Time for Brass:
97.2, 89 and 103.7FM and 1368AM
www.manxradio.com
I can't ever remember Time for Brass falling on St. Valentine's Day before, though I suppose it must have done — so it seemed far too good a pretext for a themed programme on the subject of love.
The main problem was that there was far too much material available for the choosing ever to be easy.
However, the choosing has been done and I hope there are not too many disappointing omissions. I accept that the ladies among my listeners may feel that the selections are too male biased but there you go, it was an unreconstructed male who made them!
Happy Valentine's Day to all Manx Radio's listeners.
11th February:
1, Crazy Little Thing Called Lave
Freddy Mercury arr. Thijs Oud
Oberaargauer Brass Band
2. Love Story
Francis Lai arr. Goff Richards
Brighouse and Rastrick
3. My Love is Like a Red, Red Rose
arr. Gordon Langford
Black Dyke
Cornet soloist: Phillip McCann
4. Beatrice and Benedict
Berlioz arr. Wilkinson
Enfield S.A. Band
5. A Time for Us
Nino Rota arr. Alan Fernie
Black Dyke
6. West Side Story
Bernstein arr. Denis Wright
BNFL
7. Marianne
Bunce arr. Brodie
Cory
Flugel Soloist: Joanne Deane
8. Michelle
Lennon & McCartney
arr. Alan Fernie
Cory
9. Laura
Raskin arr. Hefti
Redbridge Brass
10. I Just Called to Say I Love You
Stevland Morris arr. Simon Kerwin
CWS (Glasgow) Band
11. Time to Say Goodbye
Bocelli & Brightman arr. Campbell
Brighouse & Rastrick