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Sounds of Brass hits top 10!

Philip Hunt's popular programme hits the top 10 on the BBC IPlayer Top Ten.

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Phillip Hunt’s weekly hour long 'Sounds of Brass' radio programme, which is broadcast on nine BBC Local Radio Stations throughout the West of England, has entered the BBC IPlayer Top Ten.

Loyal following

Produced and presented by Phillip since 1985 the programme has built up a loyal weekly following.

Now, since having been made available on the Internet, on a 'Listen Live' or 'Listen Again' basis, thousands more extra listeners are hearing it around the Country and across the World each week.

Top Ten

So many in fact that Sounds of Brass reached the Top Ten in January of the most accessed programmes broadcast across the entire BBC Local Radio Network of thirty eight Stations.

This week

SOUNDS OF BRASS –Worldwide
BROADCAST ON BBC RADIO BRISTOL, CORNWALL, DEVON, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, GUERNSEY, JERSEY, SOMERSET SOUND, SWINDON & WILTSHIRE EVERY SUNDAY EVENING @ 5 PAST 7

AVAILABLE LIVE AND LISTEN AGAIN ON THE WORLD WIDE WEB. Live on Sundays at 19-05 British Time or at any time for 7 DAYS after the Broadcast.

To hear this weeks programme instantly go to www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/radio scroll down to Local Radio and click on BBC Devon or click on this direct link NOW,
www.bbc.co.uk/radio/aod/networks/devon/aod.shtml?devon/sounds_of_brass

Requests and Comments welcome at E Mail. brassmanpgh@uwclub.net
Telephone 01752 843919.

Sunday 1st March
THE NORTH STAR — William Rimmer

SWISS FESTIVAL OVERTURE — Eric Ball

VIRTUOSITY — Kenny Baker
Trumpet Soloist: Kenny Baker
Hammonds Sauce Works Band
Conductor: Geoffrey Whitham

CHABLIS from The Noble Grape — Goff Richards

From CRY OF THE CELTS — Hardiman/Dudley arr. Peter Graham

LORD OF THE DANCE
Giles Rimmer — Soprano Cornet

STOLEN KISS
Ian Porthouse — Cornet

SUIL A RUIN
Sheona White — Horn
Tree O’Hagan — Bouzouki

BREAKOUT
Iwan Williams — Flugel Horn

RHAPSODIC VARIATIONS-MY STRENGTH MY TOWER
Dean Goffin
Yorkshire Building Society Band
Conductor: David King

THE FLIGHT OF THE WILD GEESE
Robin Dewhurst
YBS Band
Conductor:Professor David King


Sunday 8th March.

CORNISH THROUGH AND THROUGH — Goff Richards
Combined Bands of Camborne & St Austell
Conductor: Goff Richards

CORNISH FESTIVAL OVERTURE — Eric Ball
St Dennis Band
Conductor: E J Williams

NAPOLI — Herman Bellsted arr. Geoffrey Brand
Cornet Soloist: Leonard Adams
Camborne Town Band
Conductor: Derek Greenwood

Hymn Tune CORNWALL — Ernest Floyd
St Austell Band
Conductor: Fred Roberts

CELTIC SONG — Simon Dobson

CORNISH SUNSET — Kevin Ackford
Massed Bands of Bodmin, Camborne, Mount Charles & St Austell
Conductor: Goff Richards

THE AERONAUTS — Goff Richards
St Austell Band
Conductor: Goff Richards

TRELAWNY arr. Kenneth Pelmear
Camborne Town Band & 1000 Cornish Male Voices
Conductor: Vilem Tausky

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