With the regional contest s behind us for 2008 4BR has taken the opportunity to look back to recall the highs and lows of this years marathon event.
We have also tried to find out whether or not 2008 has been a year in which the state of the brass band nation has improved numerically too.
State of the Brass Band Nation
In two new articles 4BR has looked back at each of the 2008 regional events to recall what went on and also taken an extensive look over the past 26 years to see if the numbers of competing bands has shown if we are holding our own, or if we are in possible terminal decline?
Read and find out more at:
http://www.4barsrest.com/articles/2008/art841.asp
http://www.4barsrest.com/articles/2008/art839.asp
Iconic releases
In addition Tim Mutum looks at some of the iconic brass recordings of the last 50 years with his selections of some of the finest LP recordings of the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s.
Check them out at:
http://www.4barsrest.com/articles/2008/art843b.asp
