The Touch of Brass programme is hosted by Martin Upfold and co-presenter Julie Hedge is on the air each week on Community Radio Station Swindon105.5.com.
Not only can you tune in each week and listen to a new programme, you can also repeat things on 'Catch Up' too.
Martin Upfold
Martin's family banding roots lie with Pelton Fell Band, now the NASUWT Riverside Band with whom his grandfather and great grandfather both played.
He started to play on Eb bass aged 13, and went on to play with Swindon Youth Band, the Swindon Young Musicians Club, Swindon Concert Brass and Aldbourne Band.
He returned to Swindon Band and continued to play with them under the late Francis Cowley. He also had time to fit in playing with the Wessex RAF Voluntary Band and went on to play again with Swindon Pegasus Brass.
He started to work with Community radio station Swindon105.5 in 2008 presenting 'A Touch of Brass' which you can hear between 6pm & 7pm every Sunday evening.
In 2020 he was diagnosed with Parkinsons but has maintained his programme ever since, much to the delight of listeners around the banding world who listen in every week.
Welcome
Martin welcomes listeners every Sunday between 6.00pm & 7.00pm on Swindon105.5 or (FM)105.5, on the App, Now on Digital,
Go to www.swindon1055.com and click on 'Listen Live', or if you missed the show y, click on 'Catch Up'.
You can also leave a message to get a track played at martin.upfold@swindon1055.com or info@swindon1055.com (putting your message c/o A Touch of Brass) or telephone Swindon105.5 between 10am — 3pm, Monday — Friday on 01793 611555 and leave a message.
Sunday 24th August
Out of the Blue (Bath)
Western Band of the Royal Air Force
Stephenson's Rocket (Hess)
Swindon Concert Band
Frolic for Trombones (Heath)
Yorkshire Imperial Metals
Lemon Meringue
Band of the Coldstream Guards
Let's Face the Music and Dance (Berlin)
Brighouse & Rastrick
Part 2 of the Brunel Brass Summer Concert
Erin Shore (Trad)
Brunel Academy
Conductor: Matthew Walton
Cornet Soloist: Sophie Logan
Under the Boardwalk (Young/Resnick)
Brunel Academy
Featuring: Eamon Pegg (flugel) & Anthony Edwards (BBb bass)
42nd Street (Warren)
Brunel Rising Stars
Conductor: Chris McMullin
Postman Pat (Daly)
Brunel Rising Stars
The Saint (Trad)
Brunel Rising Stars
Frantic Finale (Ward)
Brunel Rising Stars
I Want to Break Free (Mercury)
Massed Band of the Brunel organisation
Conductor: Daniel Hall
Happy Feet (Powell)
Massed Band of the Brunel organisation
Conductor: Daniel Hall
