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Garside celebration from Helme

There is a welcome birthday tribute to the great Derek Garside on Chris Helme's popular radio programme.

Chris Helme
 

Chris Helme's weekend afternoon brass band programme, 'Sunday Bandstand' recently featured an 80th birthday celebration of the great cornet player and conductor Derek Garside.

One hour tribute

Aired between 2pm/3pm (UK time) on Phoenix FM 96.7, last Sunday’s programme was a one hour tribute to the former principal cornet player at CWS (Manchester) Band between 1947 and 1972 and without doubt the finest cornet player of his generation.

...a one hour tribute to the former principal cornet player at CWS (Manchester) Band between 1947 and 1972 and without doubt the finest cornet player of his generation4BR

Hear it again

You can hear the programme again by downloading it at: http://www.phoenixfm.co.uk/podcasts_sunday_bandstand.htm

You can hear the famous 'Force of Destiny' winning performance at the Albert Hall in 1962 once again by scrolling down to the list of 'My Podcasts' and open, 'A Birthday Tribute to Derek Garside'.

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