All Brass Radio: February 2018
At the end of every month, the automatic voting programme produces the Top 20 highest rated tracks as voted on by the listeners of All Brass Radio.
This month was a record. As the station gains listeners from all over the world, more and more votes are cast
Roughly 45 tracks were exchanged this month with new tracks available and some old tracks rotated off the playlist.
World flavour
While the Top 20 list has been showing more and more quality reflecting a more knowledgeable and diverse listenership, this month's list seems to go one step further — with a real 'world flavour' with bands not only from the UK, but from various European countries, USA, Australia and Canada.
New to the list this month is the Las Vegas Brass Band which plays mainly swing music. While this band's tracks have been on the playlist for many years, they have never made it into the Top 20 until now!
Meanwhile, the New York Low Brass is one of three tracks out of 545 that are not strictly brass band tracks. This ensemble plays a short, but intense version of the main title from the HBO series 'Game of Thrones'.
The Amsterdam Staff Band finishes the Top 20 list with a rousing arrangement of Leonard Cohen's 'Hallelujah', whilst the list includes the chart topping Kirsty Abbotts as well as the fun of Ebbw Valley's 'Fat Bottom Girls'.
Commercial free
All Brass Radio is a commercial-free brass band radio station that plays 24/7 and is funded by the generosity of the donors. You can find it on the web at www.allbrassradio.com
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January Top 20:
1. You Raise Me Up (Carlton Main Frickley Colliery)
Soloist: Kirsty Abbotts
2. Love Changes Everything (Desford Colliery Caterpillar Band)
3. Army of the Nile (Woolston Brass)
4. Country Roads (Las Vegas Brass Band)
5. Irish Blessing (Rothwell Temperance)
6. Imperial March (Dalewool Auckland Brass)
7. Bendictus from The Armed Man (Polysteel Band)
8. Day of the Dragon Special (Cory Band)
9. The Olympic Spirit (Brass Band de Waldsang)
10. The Old Rugged Cross (EYMS Band)
11. Casatchok (Black Dyke)
12. A Shrine of Quietness (Norwich Citadel)
13. Toccata in D Minor (All Star Girls of Brass)
14. Hymn To The Fallen from Saving Private Ryan (Kirkintilloch)
15. Procession to Covenant (Canadian Staff Band)
16. Game of Thrones: Main Title (New York Low Brass)
17. Barnacle Bill (Pikes Peak Brass)
18. Fat Bottom Girls (Ebbw Valley Brass)
19. Mars — The Bringer of War (Black Dyke Mills)
20. Hallelujah (Amsterdam Staff Band)
