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Radio: Bob's Brass Bands

More great music from North of the Border with Bob Jarvie.

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 22nd November:

Cross of Honour
Fodens

America
Eikanger Bjorsvik

Gymnopedie no 1
Evelyn Glennie

Glorious Ventures
Roger Webster & David Daws

River City Serenade
Desford Colliery

Lisbon Carnival
Williams Fairey

Men of Harlech
Cory

Voices of Youth
Williams Fairey

Pearl Harbor
Brass Band Schoonhoven

Nabucco
Fodens

Ardross Castle
Yorkshire Building Society

Lova Lova Line
Stavanger Brass

Trombone Concerto
Cory

Harlequin
Brass Band de Bazuin

I Dreamed a Dream
Desford Colliery

Saturday Night’s Alright
Yorkshire Building Society

What a Wonderful World
Brighouse & Rastrick

Ride of the Valkyries
Grimethorpe Colliery

A Time for Peace
Sheona White

She Loves You
Black Dyke Mills

The Bells of Peover
Yorkshire Building Society

Dam Busters March
Grimethorpe Colliery

Grand March from Aida
Black Dyke Mills

Evocations
Williams Fairey

Ruby Tuesday
Kortrijk Brass

Answer to Coda Challenge
Yorkshire Building Society

The programme is repeated on Thursday at 8 pm.

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