4BR features

4BR has been busy in the last few weeks bringing you as much news, reviews, articles, features and general information from the brass band world as possible.

Tuesday, 17 February 2009

In the last few weeks we have been putting up plenty of new articles and reviews to go with our usual monthly features and contest coverage.

Major features

The latest major contest coverage came from the Norwegian Nationals, where Eikanger Bjorsvik took their 11th title.

Read about how they did it at:
http://www.4barsrest.com/articles/2009/art963e.asp
http://www.4barsrest.com/articles/2009/art963d.asp

Black Dyke at the movies gets the Editor all worked up in Mark Kermode style...4BR

CD releases

Meanwhile, 4BR Editor Iwan Fox has also been busy listening to the latest releases on CD.

See what he thought Eminence Brass paying tribute to the quartet works of Gilbert Vinter and Co:
http://www.4barsrest.com/reviews/cds/cd408.asp

Classic Vinter played by classic Black Dyke comes under the microscope on:
http://www.4barsrest.com/reviews/cds/cd409.asp

Up to date Dyke on classic form as they breathlessly team up with Naxos and Phlip Wilby:
http://www.4barsrest.com/reviews/cds/cd410.asp

Black Dyke at the movies gets the Editor all worked up in Mark Kermode style at:
http://www.4barsrest.com/reviews/cds/cd407.asp

Thank heaven for brass band girls, as Joanne Childs and Michelle Ibbotson’s latest release is reviewed:
http://www.4barsrest.com/reviews/cds/cd406.asp

Memories of the Nationals at London and Harrogate (plus a little bit of happy Gimethorpe) is reviewed at:
http://www.4barsrest.com/reviews/cds/cd405.asp

Montly features

Then there are the usual monthly features:

4BR tells it as it is in the 4BR Editorial:
http://www.4barsrest.com/editorial/ed065.asp

Casts an eye over the latest gizmos and gadgets:
http://www.4barsrest.com/articles/2009/art966.asp

Finds out what the latest Besson Prestige Baritone is like:
http://www.4barsrest.com/reviews/products/inst041.asp

Puts Redbridge Band under the microscope:
http://www.4barsrest.com/articles/2009/art960.asp

Returns back in time to the Daily Herald National years:
http://www.4barsrest.com/articles/2009/art957.asp

Talks with the great Ian Bousfield:
http://www.4barsrest.com/articles/2009/art956.asp

Goes scouting to find out about the best young players around:
http://www.4barsrest.com/articles/2009/art958.asp

Has a great night out with Morvern Gilchrist and Lesley Howie:
http://www.4barsrest.com/articles/2009/art955.asp

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