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Midlands bands now and then

The Midlands has produced some banding giants down the years and some of them are recalled by archivist Tim Mutum and Frank Renton.

What have the following bands got in common? One was the first band to play behind the Iron Curtain, another the first band to appear on TV, and yet another had the dubious distinction of being voted 4th place in a poll of the worst brass band uniforms. Well they are all former banding giants of the Midlands recalled by archivist Tim Mutum with Frank Renton.

30 minutes

Last on

Tue 24 Oct 2017 23:30
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Goff Richards

    Westward Go

    Performer: Desford Colliery Caterpillar Band.
    • Making Tracks.
    • Polyphonic Reproductions Ltd.
    • 1.

  • Goff Richards

    City Cruiser

    Performer: City Of Coventry Band. Conductor: Peter Parkes.
    • POLYPHONIC.

  • Denis Wright

    Rondo from Concerto For Cornet

    Performer: City Of Coventry Band. Performer: Maurice Murphy. Conductor: Albert Chappell.
    • Decca.

  • Barrie Gott

    Lightwalk

    Performer: Ransome And Marles Works Band. Conductor: Russell Gray.
    • EGON.

  • Edvard Grieg

    Norwegian Dance

    Performer: William Davis Construction Group Band. Music Arranger: Wilkinson. Conductor: Keith Wilkinson.
    • POLYPHONIC.

  • Lennon & Mccartney

    Ticket To Ride

    Performer: William Davis Construction Group Band. Music Arranger: Fernie. Conductor: Keith Wilkinson.
    • HEAVYWEIGHT RECORDS.

  • Kabalevsky

    Comedian's Galop

    Performer: Munn And Felton's (Footwear) Band. Conductor: Harry Mortimer.
    • EMI.

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  • Tue 24 Oct 2017 23:30
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2

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