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Radio: Sunday Bandstand

A reminder of what we have missed this week from Chris Helme — with performances from the Regional, National and European Championships.

Bandstand
  Regional, National and European highlights on show this week with Chris Helme

Sunday Bandstand 27th September 2020

Produced and presented by Chris Helme. For further information please see www.chrishelme-brighouse.org.uk and follow the Sunday Bandstand links for this play list and previous shows dating back to 2014.

The show is always open for questions, requests and we are always happy to play tracks and promote your new CD recording.

Check out my website for duplicate and triplicate CDs I am selling to make room for new ones arriving. Having bought 350 from the US.

The show is now playing on:
Phoenix FM 96.7: Calderdale (2pm — 4pm; Sunday)
Drystone Radio: FM 103.5 Colne, Lancashire (2pm — 4pm; Sunday)
Wythenshawe FM 97.2: Manchester (9pm — 11pm; Sunday)
Lionheart Radio: FM 107.3 Alnwick, Northumberland (1pm — 3pm; Sunday)
Tempo FM: 107.4 Wetherby, North Yorkshire (8pm — 9pm; Sunday)
Preston Hospital Radio: Lancashire (12noon to 2pm; Sunday)
Wigan FM Internet: (2pm — 4pm; Sunday)
Brass Band Radio: Haxby, York (2pm — 4pm; Sunday)
World FM Internet: Wellington, New Zealand (2pm — 4pm; Thursday)
BAM Web Radio: Italy (2pm — 4pm; Sunday)
Smooth Hits Radio: Galway, Ireland (4pm — 6pm; Sunday)
Castlemaine FM 88: Castlemaine, Australia (2pm — 4pm; Sunday)

Click this link: https://www.mixcloud.com/ChrisHelme/sunday-bandstand-27-september-2020/

Playlist:


Rhythm and Blues
Philip Sparke
Opening for the weekly show
Foden's Band
MD: Michael Fowles (2010)

Opening
Bertrand Moren
Brass Band 13 Etoiles
MD: Richard Evans (1994)

The Journal of Phileas Fogg
Peter Graham
Black Dyke Band
MD: Dr. Nicholas Childs (2015)

Spartacus
Khachaturian arr. Howard Snell
Scottish Co-op Band
MD: Ray Tennant (2004)

Softly As I Leave You
Alfred De Vita arr. Alan Catherall
Soloists: Mike Kilroy and Michael Dodd
Grimethorpe Colliery Band
MD: Frank Renton (2012)

Paris Metro
W.H Bowen arr. Steve Sykes
Amsterdam Brass
MD: Frank von Koten (2005)

Bird Bell Polka
Roger Barsotti
Massed Bands of Brighouse & Rastrick, CWS (Manchester),
Fairey, Foden's and GUS (Footwear)
GMD: Roger Barsotti (1970)

Londonderry Air
Traditional arr. John Iveson
Soloist: Christopher Thomas
Cory Band
MD: Philip Harper (2013)

Bohemian Rhapsody
Freddie Mercury arr. Brevik
Grimethorpe Colliery Band
MD: Allan Withington (2008)

Romance from Festival Music
Eric Ball
Black Dyke Band
MD: Professor Nicholas Childs (2008)

Pas Redoublé
Camille Saint-Saens arr. Michael Bach
Brass Band Burger Musik Luzern
MD: Michael Bach (2011)

March: Folk Songs from Somerset from the English Folk Song Suite
Vaughan Williams
Black Dyke Band
MD: Dr Nicholas Childs (2012)

Narnia Suite
Geoffrey Burgon
Tredegar Town Band
MD: Dr. Nicholas Childs (2000)

I'll Not Turn Back
John Larsson arr. Ivor Bosanko
Soloists: Roger Webster and Tormod Flaten
European Youth Brass Band
MD: Reid Gilje (2008)

My Way
Paul Anka arr. Philip Harper
Vocalist David Mitchell
Cory Band
MD: Philip Harper (2013)

Simoraine March
Clive Barraclough
Grimethorpe Colliery Band
MD: Frank Renton (2012)

A Fistful of Dollars
Ennio Morricone arr. Robin Dewhirst
Foden's Band
MD: Allan Withington (2010)

Hymn of the Highlands
i. Flowerdale
Soloist: Peter Roberts
ii. Dundonnell
Philip Sparke
Yorkshire Building Society Band
MD: David King (2004)

The Day thou Gavest
C.C Scholefield arr. Philip Wilby
Brighouse & Rastrick
MD: Allan Withington (1999)

Coronation Scene from Boris Godunov
Modest Mussorgsky
JJB Sports Leyland Band
MD: Richard Evans (2000)

The Light Fantastic
Paul Lovatt-Cooper
European Youth Brass Band
MD: Erik Janssen (2016)

Czardas
Johann Strauss arr. Howard Snell
Brass Band Oberosterrich
MD: Hannes Buchegger (2007)

Rhythm and Blues
Philip Sparke
Closing for weekly show Foden's Band
MD: Michael Fowles (2010)

Enjoy the show...

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