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Radio: Bob's Brass Bands

More brass band music from North of the Border with Bob Jarvie.

Bob Jarvie
 

Bob's Brass Bands:
Village FM:

The easiest way for listeners to access the show is by going to the ‘Bobs Brass Bands’ page on Facebook and following the link from there.

Otherwise go directly to : www.villagefm.listen2myradio.com on the internet.

Tuesday 11th October:

The Wizard
JJB Sports (Leyland) Band

Prelude for an Occasion
Yorkshire Imperial Metals Band

A Hard Day’s Night
Black Dyke Mills Band

The Golden Age of the Xylophone
Evelyn Glennie

Symphony of Marches 2
Skodje Ungdomskorps

Swedish March
Brass Band de Vooruitgang Nuenen

Blue Mars
Jim Hayes

Norwegian Dance
Fodens Band

Mardi Gras in New Orleans
Stavanger Brass Band

Colours of the wind
Brass Band de Waldsang

O.R.B.
Black Dyke Mills Band

Motet
Manger ML

Cortege from Mlada
Brass Band Willebroek

Ejala
Stavanger Brass Band

Floral Dance
VA Massed Bands

Don’t Cry For Me, Argentina
Black Dyke Mills Band

Selections from Act 1 of Rigoletto
Black Dyke Mills Band

Highland Cathedral
Scottish Co-op Band

Toccata in D Minor
Cory Band

Gresford
Grimethorpe Colliery Band

Saturday Night’s Alright for Fighting
Yorkshire Building Society Band

Cornet Carillon
Black Dyke Mills Band

Cartoon Music
Black Dyke Mills Band

Celtic Dream
Yorkshire Building Society Band

Sinfonietta for Brass Band
Brass Band Bacchus

Skylines – Manhattan
Douglas Yeo

Answer to Coda Challenge
Williams Fairey Band


The programme will be repeated on Thursday 13th October at 8 pm.

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