Ep 14. Gavin Holman - The First Brass Band Contests
In this episode I chat to returning guest Gavin Holman about his research into the first recorded brass band contests and the most well documented event - Burton Constable. We talk instrumentation, pe...
18 Okt 202431min
Ep 13. Steve Hughes - Besses o' th' Barn Entente Cordial Tour
In this episode I chat to Besses player and researcher Steve Hughes about the band performing to Princes and Presidents on their groundbreaking French tour of 1905. History of Besses o' th' Barn Fac...
13 Sep 202431min
Ep 12. Ray Farr - The Distin Family
In this episode I chat to banding icon Ray Farr about his research into the Distin Family and their extraodinary impact on the beginnings of the brass band movement. We discuss the groups origins, ten...
22 Feb 202424min
Ep 11. James P Gregory Jnr - Cora Youngblood Corson
In this episode I chat to researcher and relative of Cora Youngblood Corson, James P Gregory Jnr about her trailblazing and complex life and his ongoing discoveries into her significance in opening do...
12 Jan 202432min
Ep 10. David Hirst - The ’Celebrated’ Black Dyke Mills Band
In this episode I chat to David Hirst about the origins of the probably the most famous brass band in the world - Black Dyke. We discuss the early contests, instrumentation, local rivalries and some o...
24 Nov 202333min
Ep9. Jeremy de Korte - Postcard Perspectives
In this episode I chat to Band Blasts from the Past blogger and postcard collector Jeremy de Korte about his own collection, Australian banding and how these cards and their messages can help us uncov...
10 Nov 202325min
Ep8. David Reynolds - The Wizard & The Typhoon
This episode I chat to founding Director of the Shildon Heritage Alliance CIC and author David Reynolds about the lives and entrepreneurial spirit of two men from a pioneering railway town who went on...
21 Okt 202329min
Ep7. Simone Rebello - The Evolution of Brass Band Percussion
This episode I chat to Director of Percussion at the RNCM Simone Rebello about the history of percussion in UK brass bands. We talk about the journey from solitary timekeeper to incredible virtuoso s...
22 Sep 202329min
