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Bolsover bands ready to produce worldwide entertainment

49 bands will be providing the live-streamed entertainment at the Bolsover Festival of Brass — and the audience at the contest and at home can pick their own winner too.

WORLD
  The audience around the world will be encouraged to be interactive...

49 bands will head to the Heritage High School in Clowne, north Derbyshire on Sunday 30th September for what promises to be an exciting day of brass band entertainment live-streamed free across the world.

Building on the success of previous events, the latest Bolsover Festival of Brass will see the first bands taking to the stage at 9.00am, with the audiences around the globe able to access performances through Facebook or Vimeo in two separate halls for close on 12 hours.

https://www.facebook.com/bolsoverbrasslive/

https://vimeo.com/cubrass

Audience Prize

In addition, audience members, home viewers and anyone accessing the broadcast outlets will be able to vote for their favourite band performance — with the process leading to the award of a special 'Audience Prize' sponsored by Warwick Music.

It all been done through a specially 'weighted' algorithm which means the more bands you listen to and vote on (out 50 on each performance) the more it matters — so listen in and become your very own adjudicator for the contest of your choice!

Social media

The day long broadcast will be hosted by 4BR Editor Iwan Fox and Brass Band World's Chris Thomas with people encouraged to use social media at #bolsoverbrasslive2018 to share their opinions on the performances and to wish good luck to their favourite players and bands.

audience members, home viewers and anyone accessing the broadcast outlets will be able to vote for their favourite band performance — with the process leading to the award of a special 'Audience Prize'4BR

Competing bands and times:

Championship Section:


Adjudicator: Roger Webster
Broadcast start time: 3.05pm
All timings approx

1. Foresters Brass (John Davis) — 3.05pm
2. Strata Brass (Jonathan Bates) — 3.30pm
3. Chapeltown (Sam Fisher) — 3.55pm
4. Longridge (Mark Peacock) — 4.20pm
5. Crofton Silver (Dean Jones) — 4.45pm
6. Hepworth (David Thornton) — 5.10pm
7. Kirkbymoorside Town (Sarah Woodward) — 5.35pm
8. Easington Colliery (Daniel Brooks) — 6.00pm
9. Shepherd Group Brass (Richard Wilton) — 6.25pm
10. Newstead Band (Jim Davies) — 6.50pm
11. Unite the Union Band (John Roberts) — 7.15pm
12. Yorkshire Imperial Urquhart Travel Band (Jack Capstaff) — 7.40pm
13. Blidworth Welfare Band (Simon Oates) — 8.05pm


First Section:


Adjudicator: David Hirst
Broadcast start time: 9.00am
All timings approx

1. Gresley Colliery Band (Craig Stevens)
2. Carlton Brass (Gary Wyatt) — 9.25am
3. Shirebrook Miners Welfare (Jim Henson) — 9.50am
4. Manger Old Star Brass (Marit Tommermo) — 10.15am
5. Strata Brass (Jonathan Bates) — 10.40am
6. Stannington Brass (Derek Renshaw) — 11.05am
7. Foresters Brass (John Davis) — 11.30am
8. Bedworth Brass (David Maplestone) — 11.55am
9. Chapeltown (Sam Fisher) — 12.20pm
10. Enderby (Ryan Richards) — 12.45pm
11. Skelmanthorpe (Martin Heartfield) — 1.10pm
12. Rushden Town (Adele Hudson) — 1.35pm
13. Silk Brass (Tony Wyatt) — 2.00pm
14. Ibstock Brick Brass (Simon Willis) — 2.25pm


Second Section:


Adjudicator: Dave Lea
Broadcast start time: 3.20pm
All timings approx

1. Crofton Silver (Dean Jones)
2. Manger Old Star Brass (Marit Tommermo) — 3.45pm
3. Haydock (Mark Quinn) — 4.10pm
4. Eagley (Chris Wormald) — 4.35pm
5. Horbury Victoria (Duncan Beckley) — 5.00pm
6. Hucknall & Linby Mining Community (Paul Whyley) — 5.25pm
7. Rolls Royce Derby (Graham Cardwell) — 5.50pm
8. Bakewell Silver (Andy Davey) — 6.15pm

Third Section:


Adjudication: Anne Crookston
Broadcast start time: 11.20am
All timings approx

1. Pleasley Colliery Welfare (Geof Benson)
2. Long Eaton Silver Prize (Sharon Stansfield) — 11.45am
3. Rockingham (Adam Whittle) — 12.10pm
4. Matlock (Chris Banks) — 12.35pm
5. Newhall (Kevin Holdgate) — 1.00pm
6. Golbourne Brass (Matt Shaw) — 1.25pm
7. Market Rasen (David Dernley) — 1.50pm
8. Emley Brass (Garry Hallas) — 2.15pm
9. Towcester Studio (Neil Brownless) — 2.40pm


Fourth Section:


Adjudicator: Dave Lea
Broadcast start time: 9.00am
All timings approx

1. Kirkby Colliery (Neville Buxton)
2. Ilkeston Brass (Geoff Hawley) — 9.25am
3. Deepcar Brass (Cathryn Rogers) — 9.50am
4. Banovallum Brass (Steve Ingham) — 10.15am
5. Blackley (Adrian Smith) — 10.40am

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