Once again there has been a tremendous outpouring of musical thanks and a sense of celebration about the self isolation social media productions made in the past few weeks.
Mini Grezzers
The Gresley Colliery Youth Band or 'The Mini Grezzers!' as they are affectionately known as have recorded their own contribution with 'My Lighthouse' — and plenty of them are mini mini in size!
To enjoy go to: https://youtu.be/iJCKeqhz-28
Captain Tom
Meanwhile Saltash Town Band helped highlight the celebrations for the remarkable Captain Tom Moore, who celebrated his 100th birthday this week, after raising an equally remarkable figure of over £31 million for NHS charities.
https://www.facebook.com/SaltashTownBand/videos/2697582133697701/
So too Fred Longworth High School Brass Band who have wished the incredible fund raiser a happy 100th birthday.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nK_e2XzeQ5c
And the Hampshire Music Service...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTvoORpbOpo&feature=share&fbclid=IwAR3ZFfEvjxnq7CrArBn87Pt0VIAuPUKT5zedaAIxF1iESYiPmRAaOFSuT8E
And Paul Argyle, the soprano cornet player of Rothwell Temperance Band...
https://www.facebook.com/60584943118/posts/10158278333253119/?vh=e&d=n
Reflections
Murley Silver Band from Fivemiletown in Northern Ireland has paid their tribute to NHS, health and community workers with 'We Raise You Up'
https://www.facebook.com/103478009699065/videos/913297949118624/?epa=SEARCH_BOX
Drogheda Brass Band also give us something more reflective with 'Be Thou My Vision'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSarAHQQ3qg&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR0T7inAEvFCXaj-M_ak4k1s30dcMI_QzejgUxv9vJ3Wxs5YCp4EmdP5EHY
From Village People to the Simpsons
The Village People of Lochgelly Band up in Scotland have given us a great version of 'Y.M.C.A.' — with a few members looking very authentic in their roles to say the least!
https://www.facebook.com/keven.anderson/videos/10156069737777325/UzpfSTU4NTE2MjMyNDpWSzozMjkzNTQ2MDEzNzY3NTE/
Meanwhile, Aldbourne Band and their Youth Band has popped over to Springfield for a bit of fun with the Simpson family...
https://www.facebook.com/AldbourneBand/videos/1309229465935173/UzpfSTEyNDg0NjQxODQ6Vks6MzI5NDAwMDkxMzcyMjAy/
Missing out on Palanga
Over in The Netherlands, their Champion Band Brass Band Schoonhoven, has put the disappointment at not being able to represent their country at the European Championships in Palanga behind them with an inventive take on what might have been...
https://www.facebook.com/brassbandschoonhoven/videos/631244380787707/UzpfSTE2MDQwNzI5MDU6Vks6MzI5MTU3NDY0NzI5Nzk4/
Mighty Mike and Jim
The Revolution Show Corps bring us the Might Seven Army — otherwise known as the walk on music to the Dutch darts player Mike 'Mighty' Van Gerwen...
https://www.facebook.com/RevolutionQby/videos/1891483177649729/?__tn__=%2CdkCH-R-R&eid=ARDd03v8kPAUNVeptDDvpsfQsODxE9UwPcTo-pI6u4y2HXZS56cRSKPMoRnXNIdnxwZUisoiq-xfa89O&hc_ref=ARSFq8a0gLut-2DCSeVqYWG4AiiXeYiKaMF5c4nFk7c11gDh9WVEeT90WN3HNdOrf2M&hc_location=group
The great Jim Gourlay has been keeping himself busy over in the USA with his tuba in lots of different musical guises — with this 'Song for Lotta' his latest wonderful bit of playing
https://player.vimeo.com/video/408819210?fbclid=IwAR2bA6qplzcnfk5pCEljvZX6Y7xZYZ9hXoeKONrKVdkMVbx4lZjLutPDZrE
Isolation practice...
Then there are John Barber's great musical observations on life in lockdown — this one about isolation with his 3 year old...
All this and in Norway Rong Brass has given us all a tantalising glimpse of what future brass band rehearsals could be like — although you will need a pretty big practice room...
