Review: Wingates Band at St John’s Church
Fantastic sounds from the Wingates Band at St John's Church.
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Review: Band of Hope and Glory - Brassed Off at the Bolton Octagon
A review of the Theatre on the Lake's production of Brassed Off at the Bolton Octagon Theatre, featuring Wingates Band.
May 227 min read
CD Review | 140 | Cory Band
To celebrate their 140th anniversary, the Cory Band’s new CD, simply titled: 140, commemorates key milestones in the band’s history with som
Apr 217 min read
Review: Pemberton Band Gala Concert with Glyn and Helen Williams
Directed by their charismatic and endlessly energetic guest conductor, John Doyle (who set the band an incredibly challenging...
Mar 177 min read
Review | Freckleton Band’s ‘Kinky Toots’
Find out what happens when the worlds of brass bands and drag performance collide in Freckleton Band's Kinky Toots show.
Feb 1110 min read
Review|The WFEL Fairey Band at Pemberton Band Room
A class performance from the WFEL Fairey Band. I appreciated the programme which introduced me to a lot of music I hadn’t heard before - it’
Jan 3010 min read
Review: The Cory Band | RNCM International Brass Band Festival 2024
I’ll do my best to try and articulate with words just how mind-bogglingly incredible Cory’s performance was.
Oct 10, 202310 min read
Brass Band Conference 2023: Honouring Heritage and Inspiring Innovation - Part 1
I had the pleasure and privilege to be invited by Brass Bands England to cover the day’s events on the blog.
Mar 17, 20216 min read
Commentary Debut, Crying and cocktails - Cory Online Championships Day 1 & 2
I think that I can safely say I’ve never previously sat and watched a brass competition, sipping a Long Island Iced Tea.
Nov 18, 20205 min read
Bolden (2019) - Movie Review
At the start of this movie, Bolden is credited as being the 'inventor of jazz'.
It's true that he was a pioneer of the jazz genre and jazz
Sep 20, 20206 min read
Review | Reflection by Lions Youth brass
The talent and dedication of these youngsters and their musical directors is something to behold.
May 6, 20204 min read
Review| Richard Evans – Still Beating
This was one of those books that I wanted to read slowly and appreciate fully, for two reasons. The first reason being, I have a...
Feb 9, 20206 min read
Review- Legacy by Tom Davoren
There has been quite a lot of talk, both on social media and around the banding world regarding this year’s First Section Regional...
Apr 26, 20196 min read
Spring Festival Preview- Triumphant Rhapsody
Debut So, as we all know on the 18th May 2019, bands from up and down the country will be descending on the Blackpool Winter Gardens for...
May 6, 20166 min read
Review|Young Brass Award 2016
BBC Two Young Brass Award Contestants 2016: Top Left-Right: Jack Lapthorn, Daniel Thomas, Kyle MacCorquodale, Sam Dye. Front Row: Adam...
Sep 2, 20155 min read
Review- The Snaring of the Sun
The Centaur, Cheltenham Ok, so it’s less than three weeks until my band, Eccles Borough, takes to the contest stage in Cheltenham on 19th...
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