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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

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