Ep6. Alex Parker and Eleanor McKenzie - The Brass Band Archive
This episode I chat to Dr Alex Parker and Eleanor McKenzie from Brass Bands England and Heritage Quay about all things Brass Band Archive. We talk about moving 6 transit vans worth of history, problem...
30 Aug 202326min
Ep5. Joanna Ross Hersey - Pioneering American Women Brass Musicians
In this episode I chat to to the incredible Dr. Joanna Ross Hersey about her research into women brass musicians in American music, routes into the profession, the changing political and social settin...
18 Aug 202346min
Ep4. Gavin Dixon - The Kidshifter
In this episode I'm chatting with Gavin Dixon about his research into the G Trombone, discussing its origins, instrument manufacture in the UK and beyond aswell traditionalists and revivalists. Gavin...
27 Jul 202339min
Ep2. Chris Ord - The Northumberland Miner’s Picnic
In this episode I speak bandsman and author Chris Ord about his memories and experiences of the Northumberland Miner's Picnic. We chat about band rivalry, the late great Jimmy Shepherd and how to get ...
29 Jun 202334min
Ep1. Gavin Holman - how band histories are discovered, recorded and saved for the future.
In this episode I speak to researcher Gavin Holman, the owner of Internet Bandsman's Everything Within discussing how band histories are discovered, recorded and saved for the future. We chat about re...
18 Jun 202329min
