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Radio: Bob's Brass Bands

More music from North of the Border from 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.

18th October:

The Elephant
Black Dyke Mills

I Will Always Love You
Grimethorpe Colliery

Blaydon Races
Massed Bands

Everyday Light
Polysteel Band

Partita
BNFL Band

Berceuse
Gordon Higginbottom

Light Walk
Longridge Band

Our Love is Here to Stay
Fodens Band

Think Twice
Brighouse and Rastrick

Salsa pa Gozar
Provinciale Brass Band Groningen

Nikita
Yorkshire Building Society

Dance of the Tumblers
Black Dyke Mills

The Shoop Shoop Song
Brass Band de Waldsang

Partita (Heaton)
International Staff Band

Volare
Williams Fairey

A Sullivan Fantasy
Grimethorpe Colliery

Summertime
Kirkintilloch

Concerto d’amore
Brass Band Soli Deo Gloria

Suite for Brass
Yorkshire Imperial Metals

Police Academy March
Brass Band Willebroek

Maids of Cadiz
Yorkshire Building Society

Carnival Cocktail
Britannia Building Society

Perhaps Love
Brighouse and Rastrick

Ballet Music from Macbeth
Black Dyke Mills

Dear Lord and Father
Black Dyke Mills

Sonatine Defile
David Thornton

Answer to Coda Challenge
Cory Band

The programme is repeated on Thursday at 8 pm.

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