CD: Frankly Speaking

October 15, 2001
Travelsphere Holidays Band
Conductor: Russell Gray
Recorded by B&H Sound Services Ltd
International Music Publications Ref: 9268A
Total Playing Time: 68.44

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CD: The Regionals 2002

October 10, 2001
Buy As You View Cory, Brighouse and Rastrick, Fodens Courtois and CWS (Glasgow)
Conductors: Robert Childs, David Hirst, Nicholas Childs and Gavin Lindsay.
Doyen Recordings—CD128
Total playing time 67.35

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CD: Travelling Light

October 10, 2001
Travelsphere Holidays Band
Conductor: Richard Evans
B&H Recordings—THB 001
Playing Time: approx 66mins

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Product: Smith-Watkins “Professional” Bb Cornet

October 3, 2001
Dr Richard Smith and Derek Watkins are two names most brass band players don’t really know well...

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CD: Highlights from the 2001 Norwegian Brass Band Championships

September 19, 2001
Grieg Hall, Bergen, Norway
Doyen Recordings—CD 123
Double CD—2hrs 05 mins 08 secs playing time

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Product: The New Besson "Prestige" BE2028 Cornet from Boosey and Hawkes

September 12, 2001
Review by: Roger Webster. Principal Cornet Black Dyke Band

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CD: Highlights from the 2001 European Brass Band Championships

August 23, 2001
Stravinsky Hall, Montreux, Switzerland
Doyen Recordings—CD 125
Double CD—2hrs 5 mins 41 secs playing time

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Concert: The National Youth Wind Orchestra of Great Britain

August 17, 2001
Conductor: James Gourlay

La Madeleine Church, Paris.
Sunday August 12th 2001

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Product: The Sopranos: France declares war on the USA

August 14, 2001
The Schilke soprano comes up against the new French model Eb Sop from Courtois — we give our verdict.

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Concert: The International Brass Band Summer School

July 31, 2001
Course Directors: Allan Lewis and Frank Renton

Swansea University
22nd—28th July 2001

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Concert: Black Dyke Mills Band

July 24, 2001
Conductor: Nicholas Childs
Harrogate International Festival

Royal Hall, Harrogate
Saturday 28th July 2001

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Concert: Lake Wobegon Brass Band and The Tongwynlais Band

July 24, 2001
Conductors:
Charles B. Olson (LWBB), Michael Halstenson (LWBB), Rob Burnett (Tongwynlais)

Bishop of Llandaff High School, Cardiff
Saturday 21st July 2001

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Website — The Leyland Band

July 7, 2001
Webmaster: Paul Warder
www.leylandband.co.uk

There has been something of a resurgence with the Leyland Band over the past six months or more, and judging by the quality of the hard work put into their website, it’s well deserved.

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CD: Eric Ball—The Undaunted

June 28, 2001
Grimethorpe Colliery RJB Band
Conducted by Elgar Howarth
Doyen CD108
Total playing time 60.22

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Concert: The Welsh Brass Arts Festival

June 12, 2001
The Leyland Band conducted by Robert Childs with the Parc and Dare Band conducted by Dr Roy Newsome.

The Parc and Dare Theatre, Treorchy.
Sunday 10th June 2001

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Concert: Black Dyke Band

June 12, 2001
Conductor: Nicholas Childs

Dean Close School, Cheltenham.
Saturday 9th June 2001

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Concert: Buy As You View Cory Band

June 12, 2001
Conductor: Robert Childs
Guest Soloist: David Childs

Cliff Town Church, Southend on Sea
9th June 2001

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Website — The Black Dyke Band

June 6, 2001
www.blackdykeband.co.uk

For just about anyone with an interest in brass bands, the most famous band in the world is without doubt, Black Dyke.

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CD: The Voice of the Euphonium — Morgan Griffiths

June 6, 2001
The Yorkshire Building Society Band
Conducted by David King
Polyphonic Recordings — QPRL 098D
Total Playing Time: 66.21

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CD: Prodigy—David Childs

June 6, 2001
Brighouse and Rastrick Band
Conducted by Robert Childs
Doyen Recordings—CD104
Total playing time 70.08

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