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 Juli 202339min
Ep3. Robert Fraser - Whitburn Band Exhibition
In this episode I speak to band member and archivist Robert Fraser about Whitburn Band's exhibition at the Whitburn Community Museum, some band legends and a few interesting discoveries they made alon...
13 Juli 202330min
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 Juni 202334min
