Product: CD review: Turris Fortissima

February 29, 2024
Diverse detours bring freshness to expressions of faith on an engaging release from Birmingham Citadel Band

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Concert: Love, Spit and Valve Oil

February 23, 2024
The hard reality of Martin Green's homage to community punches you in the guts but still lifts the spirit...

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Concert: Brighouse & Rastrick Band

February 4, 2024
An inspired James Gourlay reminds us all of what we have missed about him and his music making...

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Concert: Cory Band

February 3, 2024
Cory offer a timely reminder of their substantial powers under Philip Harper...

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Concert: RNCM Brass Band

February 2, 2024
Student led musical radicalism continues to make a lasting impression at RNCM Festival.

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Concert: Black Dyke Band

February 1, 2024
Portraits drawn from English time, place, character and allegory sat alongside one of tumultuous Polish virtuosic romanticism as the National Champion rounded off Saturday at the RNCM Festival.

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Concert: Tredegar Band

January 31, 2024
Absorbing counterbalances of purity and angst highlighted the heavyweight talents of Matthias Hofs and the Welsh champion on Saturday afternoon at the RNCM.

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Concert: Brass Band Treize Etoiles

January 30, 2024
Swiss excellence turns respect and expectation to acclaim and admiration on festival debut.

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Concert: Foden's Band

January 29, 2024
British Open Champion, Michael Fowles and Sheona White bring an absorbing infusion of musical flavours to the opening concert of the RNCM Festival.

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Concert: Brighouse & Rastrick and Brass Band Treize Etoiles

January 28, 2024
Intimate Dobcross stage provides the tastiest of RNCM previews as well as expectation for battles ahead...

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Product: CD review: Festive Gold

December 13, 2023
Sovereign Brass
Conductor: Alan Gifford
Soloists: Rebekah Lock, Karl Slater, Ian Brailsford
WOS Recordings: WOS173

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Book review: Front Row Seat — Brass bands and British culture in uncertain times

December 8, 2023
Author: Peter Hardy
FRC Publications
273 pages
ISBN: 978-1-3999-6085-4

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Product: CD review: Carols From Before The Trenches

December 7, 2023
Soloist: Micah Dominic Parsons
CD: Remembering Henry

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Product: CD review: Violet — Volume 1

December 6, 2023
Brass Band Willebroek
Conductor: Frans Violet
Soloists: Kevin Van Giel, Robby Boone, Simon Binon, Lode Violet
Doyen Recordings: CD427

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Product: CD review: Peter Graham — Force of Nature

December 5, 2023
Black Dyke Band
Conductor: Prof Nicholas Childs
Soloists: Rex Richardson; David Childs
Naxos Recordings: CD 8.574563

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Product: CD review: Banding with Ball

November 23, 2023
The Music of Eric Ball
Carlton Main Frickley Colliery Band
Conductor: Robert Oughton
Soloist: Kevin Bolton
Audiocord Recordings: ACD 210

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Product: CD review: Triquetra

November 22, 2023
Black Dyke Band
Conductor: Prof Nicholas J. Childs
Soloists: Stephanie Binns, Gavin Saynor, Brett Baker
Organ: Philip Wilby
Piano: Darius Battiwalla
Narrator: Matthew Routley
Doyen Recordings: DOY CD425

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Product: CD review: Loudmouthed Beauty

November 21, 2023
Concert Pieces for Bass Trombone
Clare Farr
Featuring: Inger-Lise Ulsrud (organ); Sverre Riise (tenor trombone); Sidsel Walstad (harp); Petter Winroth (trombone); Sigstein Folgero (piano); Norwegian Trombone Ensemble
LAWO Recordings: CD LWC1242

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Product: CD review: Da Vinci

November 12, 2023
Flowers Band
Conductor: Paul Holland
Soloists: Paul Richards, Emily Evans, Lauren Chinn, Iain Culross
Doyen Recordings: CD423

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Product: CD review: Postcards from Grimethorpe

November 11, 2023
Grimethorpe Colliery Band
Conductors: Jack Stamp, Ben Palmer
Toccata Next: CD TOCN 0030

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