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Radio: Sunday Bandstand

Plenty of great music to enjoy from Chris Helme this week — with some great playing across the banding world.

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  More great music to enjoy from Chris Helme

Sunday Bandstand 9th August 2020

Produced and presented by Chris Helme. For further information please see www.chrishelme-brighouse.org.uk and follow the Sunday Bandstand links for this play list and previous shows dating back to 2014.

The show is always open for questions, requests and we are always happy to play tracks and promote your new CD recording.

Check out my website for duplicate and triplicate CDs I am selling to make room for new ones arriving. Having bought 350 from the US.

Click this link: https://www.mixcloud.com/ChrisHelme/sunday-bandstand-9-august-2020/

Playlist:


Rhythm and Blues
Philip Sparke
Opening for the weekly show
Foden's Band
MD: Michael Fowles (2010)

Entry of the Celts
Bertrand Moren
Brass Band 13 Etoiles
MD: Geo-Pierre Moren (2009)

The Dawning
Peter Graham
International Staff Band of the Salvation Army
BM: Dr. Stephen Cobb (2009)

El Cumbanchero
Raphael Hernandez & Ken Johnson
Soloist: Maurice Murphy
Brass Band Oberaargauer
MD: Manfred Obrecht (1988)

Cool Cornets
Darrol Barry
Cory Band
MD: Dr. Robert Childs (2011)

Royal Bridesmaids
John Wheaton Casto
Sun Life Stanshawe Band
MD: Roy Newsome (1979)

New World Fantasy
Gordon Langford
Yorkshire Electricity Drighlington Band
MD: Colin Hardy

Four Little Maids
1. Miss Serious
2. Dainty Miss
3. Miss Unpredictable
4. Miss Chatterbox
John Carr
Black Dyke Mills Band
MD: Roy Newsome (1970)

Blue Jeans
Rob Wiffin
Soloist: Chris Jeans
Virtuosi GUS Band
MD: John Berryman (2009)

I Love a Parade
Harold Arlen arr. Alan Fernie
Sellers International Band
MD: Philip McCann (2002)

The Middy
Kenneth Alford
Virtuosi Brass Band of Great Britain
MD: Eric Ball (1973)

On the Cornish Coast
Henry Geehl
Brighouse & Rastrick Band
MD: Walter B. Hargreaves (1968)

18th Variation on a Theme of Paganini
Rachmaninov arr. Harvey
Desford Colliery Caterpillar Band
MD: James Watson (1989)

Joyous Song
Richard Philips
Soloist: David Daws
Enfield Citadel Band of the Salvation Army
BM: Richard Philips (1998)

Fingal's Cave
Mendelssohn arr. George Thompson
Grimethorpe Colliery (UK Coal) Band
MD: Richard Evans (2005)

Waltz for a Princess
Ernest Tomlinson
Black Dyke Mills Band
MD: Geoffrey Brand (1968)

Nine Busy Fingers
David Woods
Cornet Feature
National Brass Band of New Zealand
MD: KGL Smith (1967)

Leonesse
Bert Appermont
Soli Brass
MD: Frans-Aert Burghgraef (2011)

Evandale
Alexander Lithgow
Glenorchy City Concert Band
MD: N/K (2010)

Rhythm and Blues
Philip Sparke
Closing for weekly show Foden's Band
MD: Michael Fowles (2010)

Enjoy the show...

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