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2012: January

28-Jan-2012

Lots and lots on borrowing, twitter, percussion and an old confession...

2011: December

23-Dec-2011

ISB bashing, back to basics, the nature of contesting and more. It all makes for interesting reading for Christmas...

2011: October

27-Oct-2011

From Pontins dosh to PLC - more from the 4BR postbag of banding opinion...

2011: September

15-Sep-2011

From Rothwell to Newsome with some little bits of fun in between....

2011: August

26-Aug-2011

Wee, sleekit, cowrin, tim'rous beastie, O, what a panic's in thy breastie! The Scots get in a lather about the Land O'Burns contest...

2011: July

20-Jul-2011

Nepotism, democracy, conductors and the odd looney. An everyday postbag for 4BR then...

2011: June

17-Jun-2011

An eclectic mid June post bag - from complaints and observations about Listen to the Band and West Lothian to Cardiff Festival of Brass and the great Alan Wycherley

2011: April

7-Apr-2011

After the highs and lows of the Areas, the postbag starts to creak again under the weight of troubled opinions and testing queries....

2011: February

21-Feb-2011

More from a spikey post bag - with everything from 4BR comments to adjudicator's forgetting percussion, archaic formats and the GUS 4...

2011: January

16-Jan-2011

A breakfast response from C Brian Buckley makes things very clear...

2010: December

10-Dec-2010

A new Christmas postbag has arrived on the 4BR doorstep - with plenty of opinions to enjoy and ponder...

2010: November

24-Nov-2010

Cowboys and sopranos, cheating and tears and much more as we head for the first days of Christmas...

2010: October

23-Oct-2010

More from London, the strange world of the Association meeting and even Google Earth maps. A varied postbag as ever on 4BR...

2010: September

24-Sep-2010

Plenty more to enjoy - from the Cobb question and Open relegation to underwhelming reviews and the age old problem of errata.

2010: August

11-Aug-2010

The 4BR post bag is starting fill up once again with views and opinions.

2010: July

11-Jul-2010

A small but opinionated trickle of post has reached us. Perhsp it's been the distraction of the World Cup...

2010: June

9-Jun-2010

More comments from the Masters and English National to North East bands and the mystery of a long dead composer...

2010: May

27-May-2010

It's been a while, but we have the Brits against Brock, Tip top Ton and great useless facts - and even the identity of who cracked the enigma code first..

2010: April

27-Apr-2010

Some people have been getting a bit hot under the collar...

2010: February

22-Feb-2010

4BR hypocrisy, great boobs, Butlins and much more as we head twards the Areas...

2010: January

29-Jan-2010

More on review front, the first thoughts on Butlins and a thank you to an Aussie...

2009: December (21st December onwards)

21-Dec-2009

Lots to argue with over you turkey and Christmas pudding as Santa brings a full bag of mail from around the banding world

2009: December

11-Dec-2009

From a Spanish palaver to a Lawro defence - its been one of those mail bags...

2009: November (21st November onwards)

21-Nov-2009

A postbag full of Brass in Concert, Meadgate and more - plus some irate punters too...

2009: November

13-Nov-2009

Lots more comments - from PLC's to Bavarian Stompers, muted responses and snobbish attitudes...

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