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Treat yourself to a bit of Tricky Dicky

The great entertainer Richard Evans has just recorded a double CD of many of the great stories and episodes of his flamboyant musical life. It's not to be missed...

Richard Evans
  The great Richard Evans has just launched a double CD of his amazing musical life

Richard Evans has always been a musician well worth listening to — be it on a contest or concert stage as well as when he has been regaling friends and brass band supporters with tales and stories from his amazing career.

Still beating

Now you can enjoy them yourself with a special double CD of him talking about his life, entitled, 'Richard Evans still beating', which he has recorded with his great friend Keith Farrington of Music House Productions.

It was recently launched at a special concert with Foden's Band, as part of their fundraising campaign for their appearance at the 2020 European Championships in Palanga.

So why not treat yourself and sit back and enjoy one of the brass band movement's finest entertainers speaking directly to you about highlights from his life…

So why not treat yourself and sit back and enjoy one of the brass band movement's finest entertainers speaking directly to you about highlights from his life...4BR

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https://www.musichouseproductions.co.uk/product-category/richard-evans/

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