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Radio: Bob's Brass Bands

More music from north of the border from Bob Jarvie

Javrvie
 

Bob's Brass Bands:
Village FM:

The easiest way for listeners to access the show is by going to the ‘Bobs Brass Bands’ page on Facebook and following the link from there.

Otherwise go directly to: www.villagefm.listen2myradio.com on the internet.

Honest Toil
Marple

Suavito
Stavanger

Blues March
Britannia Building Society

The Gypsy Virtuoso
Evelyn Glennie

Pageantry — 3rd movement
Yorkshire Building Society

Caravan
London Horn Sound

Morning Has Broken
Black Dyke Mills

Clair de lune
Jim Hayes

Farandole
Enfield Citadel

September Fantasy
Black Dyke Mills

Chicken Run
Grimethorpe Colliery

Astri, mi astri
Manger Musikklag

Slavonic Dance no. 8
Carlton Main Frickley Colliery

Colours of the Wind
Brass Band de Waldsang

The Great Escape
Grimethorpe Colliery

My All is on the Alter
Yorkshire Building Society

West Country Fantasy
Massed Bands

Samson and Delilah
Fodens

Domen
Stavanger

Strike up the Band
Yorkshire Imperial Metals

Love is all Around
Brighouse & Rastrick Band

April in Paris
Yorkshire Building Society

Rondo alla Turca
Grimethorpe Colliery

Maple leaf rag
Oberaargauer Brass Band

Schindler’s List
Silkeborg Blaeserne

Me and My Shadow
Eikanger Bjorsvik

The programme is repeated on Thursday at 8 pm.

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Newstead Brass - Brett Baker

Saturday 17 January • St Wilfrid's Church, . Kirkby-in-Ashfield NG17 8LA


The Hepworth Band - New Year Concert

Sunday 25 January • Christ Church, New Mill, Holmfirth HD9 7ER


Contest: Norwegian National Brass Band Championships

Friday 6 February • Grieghallen, Bergen, N-5015 N-5015


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Saturday 7 February • Grieghallen, Bergen, N-5015 N-5015


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Welwyn Garden City Band

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Oxted Band

December 30 • As we go into 2026, the band's 125th anniversary, we are seeking CORNET and TROMBONE players to fill our line-up. We are friendly and ambitious band with a wide variety of engagements, including three major concerts each year - check them out on YouTube.


Cambrian Brass

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Dr. Stephen Arthur Allen

D. Phil. (Oxon) [Ph.D Oxford University], GBSM, LTCL, ABSM, ALCM, Cert. Ed.


               

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