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Radio: Time for Brass

More great brass band music from the Isle of Man and Ian Cottier of Manx Radio.

Ian Cottier
 

Time for Brass:
More great music from Manx Radio’s ‘Time for Brass’ with Ian Cottier.

97.2, 89 & 103.7FM and 1368am
www.manxradio.com

25th April

1. Mr McIntyre's March
Glynn Bragg
West Lothian Schools Brass Band

2. Hebrides Overture
Mendelssohn Arr. George Thompson
Scottish Co-op.

3. Mull of the Cool Bens
arr Adrian Drover
YBS
Soloist: Iwan Williams

4. Tam O'Shanter's Ride
Denis Wright
Cory

5. Annie Laurie
arr. Adrian Drover
Scottish Co-op
Soloist: Paul Kiernan

6. Alloway Tales
Peter Graham
YBS

7. Reel McCoy
Adrian Drover
YBS

8. Eriskay Love Lilt
arr. Andrew Duncan
Whitburn
soloist: Eleanor Ferguson

9. The Wee Cooper of Fife
arr Adrian Derover
YBS
Soloist — Paul Haigh

10. Alone with My Thoughts
arr. Andrew Duncan
Sellers International

11. Ayr Citadel
Peter Graham
International Staff Band

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