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Radio: All Brass Radio

More great music from across the pond and the fantastic Mr Fox...

All Brass Radio
  More fantastic music from the heart of the USA from Dr Jim Fox...

It's been another bumper month for All Brass Radio with new releases and plenty of audience interaction ensuring that the Top 20 List keeps reflecting listener's choices.

Thousands of votes are now cast each month ensuring that there is a constant flux in the tracks that make it to the top — whilst some great favourites keeping their popularity too.

All Brass Radio started as a simple hobby station about 15 years ago but has now become the premiere listening post for brass band lovers in the USA and beyond.

Curiosity and taste

And with listening habits also changing — tracks as long as 15 minutes or more are regularly featured to satisfy the curiosity and taste of our amazing listeners and supporters.

All Brass Radio listeners are becoming more and more informative — from fun pieces such to major test piece works — and all can be heard!

For instance, in May, Cory's new CD, 'The Art of Brass' and Clacton-by-the-Sea's 'The Sun Has got Its Hat On' were added to the playlist, whilst in the last couple of days East of England Coop Band donated two CDs which will be added to the playlist as soon as possible.

Donations keep the stream free from inline commercials and free to all. If you enjoy All Brass Radio, please consider becoming a donor. The playlist is controlled by the listeners and their voting.

May 2018:

Country Roads (Las Vegas Brass Band)
You Raise Me Up (Carlton Main Frickley Colliery)
Soloist: Kirsty Abbotts
Love Changes Everything (Desford Colliery Caterpillar Band)
Fat Bottom Girls (Ebbw Valley Brass)
Myfanwy (Unison Kinneil)
Chariots of Fire (Brass Band de Waldsang)
Fire in the Blood (International Staff Band)
Hallelujah (Cohen) (Amsterdam Staff Band)
Olympic Fanfare and Theme (Clifton & Lightcliffe)
Procession to Covenant (Canadian Staff Band)

Benedictus (Clifton & Lightcliffe)
Irish Blessing (Rothwell Temperance)
Day of the Dragon Special (Cory)
Down By The Sally Gardens (Carlton Main Frickley Colliery)
Soloist: Kirsty Abbots
A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square
Soloist: Mike Thorn
Overture to The Barber Of Seville (Band Berner Oberland)
The Old Rugged Cross (EYMS Band)
Live and Let Die (Fountain City Brass Band)
Soloist: Steve Molloy
Game of Thrones: Main Title (New York Low Brass)
Theme From 'Crimson Tide' (Black Dyke Band)

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Youth Champs

Birmingham hosts National Youth Championships

March 28 • If you are anywhere near Birmingham today, get along and enjoy plenty of fantastic brass band performers.


Withington

Withington returns to Grimethorpe

March 28 • Allan Withington will lead Grimethorpe Colliery at the British Open and Albert Hall National Final, as contesting connection with Carlton Main comes to an end.


Adams

Trombone stars add to Adams artist line-up

March 28 • Tom Challinor and Jonathan Pippen have become Adams Artists.


Welcome

Warm welcome for Lawson at Welsh champion

March 28 • It's a been a long journey to get to his first rehearsal for Kyle Lawson at Cory — and its straight into concert action too.


The Hepworth Band - Slaithwaite Philharmonic Orchestra

Saturday 18 April • Huddersfield Town Hall HD1 2TA


Regent Brass - Woodbridge Excelsior Band and Russell Gray

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


Contest: Whit Friday March Contests

Friday 29 May • Saddleworth & Tameside OL3


The Hepworth Band - Brassband Burgermusik Luzern

Saturday 30 May • Dewsbury Minster, Vicarage Road, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire WF12 8DD


Contest: Norwegian National Brass Band Championships

Friday 5 February • Grieghallen, Bergen, N-5015 N-5015


Regent Brass

March 29 • Regent Brass (Championship Section) seek an Eb or Bb Bass to join our friendly, musically ambitious Central London band. We enjoy a varied and balanced schedule of concerts and contests, and regularly premiere new music under the direction of Alan Duguid.


Chinnor Silver

March 27 • We are a friendly progressive 1st Section band who need a couple of seats filled.. Bb BASS and PERCUSSIONIST are on our wanted list so if you are looking for a new banding challenge get in contact. We rehearse on Wednesdays and have good realistic diary.


Newport Borough Brass Band

March 27 • After a respectable 4th place in the 2nd Section at the Welsh Area Contest, we are looking for FRONT ROW CORNET (position negotiable) 1st BARITONE, 2ND TROMBONE and Bb BASS players to come and join us on our journey under the baton of Martin McHale BEM.


Ian Porthouse


Cornet soloist, clinician, conductor and adjudicator


               

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