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 28th September
Ground Force (Parker)
Black Dyke Band
Doyen (Richards)
The Regimental Band of the Royal Welsh Regiment
Largo Al Factotum (Rossini)
Eikanger Bjorsvik Musikklag
Soloist: Stale Johanson (tuba)
David of the White Rock (Owen)
Black Dyke Mills Band
One Moment in Time (Hammond/Bettis)
The Regimental Band of the Royal Welsh Regiment
Vocalist: Corporal Ivor Jones
Alexander's Ragtime Band (Berlin)
The Central Band of the Royal British Legion
Scotland the Brave/Black Bear (Medley)
Band & Pipes of the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards
Buglers Holiday (Anderson)
The Band of the Corps of Royal Engineers
The Typewriter (Anderson)
Yorkshire Imperial Metals Band
The Entry of the Boyers (Halvorsen)
Band of the Grenadier Guards
Happy Birthday to You (Trad)
Band of the Corps of Royal Engineers
Alla Marcia (Sibelius)
Band of the Grenadier Guards
Time to Say Goodbye (Sartori)
The Regimental Band of the Royal Welsh Regiment
