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 9th November:
The Royal British Legion March (Bidgood)
Central Band of the Royal British Legion
Marches of the British Armed Forces (various)
Central Band of the Royal British Legion
Boys of the Old Brigade/Old Soldiers Never Die (Slater)
Bands of the Royal Tank Regiment
Take Me Back to Dear Old Blighty (Mills/Godfrey/Scott)
Ella Retford
Poem: World War 1
Read by Jenny Weeks OF Swindon Writer's Group
Oh, It's a Lovely War (various)
Central Band of the Royal British Legion
Theme from 'Dad's Army' (Perry)
Sung by Bud Flanagan
Speech: Winston Churchill 'Their Finest Hour'
Jerusalem
Central Band of the Royal Airforce
March: Battle of Britain (Goodwin)
Central Band of the Royal Airforce
Speech: Winston Churchill 'Never in the field of human conflict'
The Day Thou Gavest
Central Band of the Royal Airforce
Poem: My War
Read by Jenny Weeks — Swindon Writer's Group
News Bulletin: 'Clear Boys Clear' (1940)
Calling All Workers (Coates)
Band of the Royal Yeomanry
Poem: 'Sign Here'
Read by David Soan BEM
Popular Songs of World War Two
Central Band of the Royal British Legion
News Bulletin: 'Buckingham Palace Bombed' (1940)
Speech: Princess Elizabeth broadcasts to the nation on Children's Hour (1940)
Britannic Salute (Rule Britannia/Land of Hope & Glory)
Band of His Majesty's Royal Marines
We'll Meet Again (Parker/Charles)
Sung by Vera Lynn
Hymn to the Fallen (Williams)
Band of the Coldstream Guards
Nimrod (Elgar)
Band of the Coldstream Guards
