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Radio: Bob's Brass Bands

More brass bands on the radio from Bob Jarvie north of the border

Bob Jarvie
 

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.

The running order for this week’s programme is as follow

Bob's Tuesday 6th March.

Knight Templar
Grimethorpe

Hallelujah Parade
International Staff Band

Pageantry
Yorkshire Building Society

Whirlwind
Black Dyke

Masque
Yorkshire Building Society

The Entertainer
Royal Doulton

The Four Noble Truths
Apollo Grou

The Day Thou Gavest
Campbeltown

Invincible Army
Eikanger Bjorsvik

Finale to Dvorak’s 9th Symphony
Black Dyke

Tour de Band
Eikanger Bjorsvik

Skylines – Chicago
Douglas Yeo

Cossack Dance
Cory

Northern Landscapes
Black Dyke

I Know Thou Art Mine
International Staff Band

Cry of the Celts
Band of the Week

Adagio (Rachmaninoff)
Band of the Week

March
Band of the Week

Pizzicato Polka
NYBBS

Clear Skies
Regent Brass

March of the Cobblers
Grimethorpe

English Folk Song Suite
Black Dyke

Radetsky March
Ensemble Pro Brass

We’ve Only Just Begun
Fodens

Shylock
Williams Fairey

Badinerie
Britannia Building Society

Answer to this week’s Coda Challenge
BNFL

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Result: 2026 Spring Festival — Senior Cup

May 2 • Kirkintilloch claims the Senior Cup honours as Rainford, Tongwynlais Temperance and East London Brass join them in the Grand Shield in 2027.


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Regent Hall Concerts - Royal Greenwich Brass Band

Sunday 3 May • St Alfege Church. Greenwich Church Street SE10 9BJ


Regent Hall Concerts - FiveBy5 Trumpet Quintet

Tuesday 5 May • Charlton House and Gardens. Charlton Road, . London. . SE7 8RE


Regent Hall Concerts - Royal Greenwich Brass Band

Friday 8 May • Regent Hall. (The Salvation Army). 275 Oxford Street. London W1C2DJ


Wardle Anderson Brass Band - Wardle Junior Blast

Friday 8 May • Milnrow Parish Church, 16 Westward Ho, Milnrow, Rochdale OL16 3JX


Regent Brass - Woodbridge Excelsior Band and Russell Gray

Saturday 9 May • The Salvation Army (Regent Hall), Oxford Street, London W1C 2DJ


Wellington Silver Band (Somerset)

May 2 • Bb Basses. With Colin Dance now appointed as our MD and our other Bb Bass leaving due to work commitments, we have openings for two Bb basses. We are a friendly community (4th section?) band with a variety of gigs including our own Proms in the Park.


Wellington Silver Band (Somerset)

May 2 • Tuned Percussionist. We are looking for a tuned percussionist to join our friendly community (4th section?) band. We have a variety of gigs including our own Proms in the park, charity concerts, fetes, (maybe contesting). Other brass players welcome.


Tintwistle Band

April 28 • Tintwistle Band are looking for a Soprano and front row cornet players to help complete our team.. We rehearse Monday and Thursday 8-10pm at our own bandroom on Old Road in Tintwistle, and perform a variety of concerts all year round.


Stan Lippeatt

BA, LRSM
Conductor, adjudicator, tutor


               

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