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Sea Power partnership flourishes with bands

The musical partnership between brass bands and the folk group British Sea Power continues to attract sell out audiences.

British Sea Power
 

The ongoing musical partnership between the folk group British Sea Power and brass bands has certainly caught the imagination of audiences in London.

Sea of Brass

The ‘Sea of Brass’ performance at London’s Barbican Centre on 24th January, featuring the six-piece whose members originate from Cumbria, Yorkshire, Ealing and Shropshire, and Redbridge Brass is a sell out, whilst their appearance together in Derby with Derwent Brass at Derby Theatre this Saturday has all ready generated great interest.

Sell out

A Derwent Brass spokesperson told 4BR: “We are extremely pleased to be taking the stage for what is likely to be a sell-out concert with British Sea Power this Saturday.

We have been working with Peter Wraight (Mathew Herbert Big Band) who has created the bespoke brass parts to accompany a selection of BSP Songs from their entire catalogue.”

Nearly two years in the making the exciting commission combines BSP live alongside championship brass bands from around the UK4BR

Endorsements

British Sea Power has released seven albums since 2003 and is currently the longest-serving band signed to the famous Rough Trade Records label.

Their track 'Remember Me' was voted number nine in the most important hundred tracks of BBC 6 Music’s lifetime by the station’s listeners and have enjoyed an array of musical endorsements from the likes of David Bowie, Jarvis Cocker, Radiohead and Flaming Lips.

Nearly two years in the making the exciting commission combines BSP live alongside championship brass bands from around the UK.

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