8 December 2024
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Last night’s Charnwood Concert Band gig at All Saints Church Thorpe Acre with Dishley was a resounding success. Despite a couple of days of pretty grotty weather, we probably had the largest audience we’ve had there since I started playing … Continue reading
3 December 2024
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It turns out that I’ve now got a (small) speaking part at Saturday’s Charnwood Concert Band gig (Thorpe Acre Church, 7pm, pay what you want). As well as playing, I’ve got a short countdown to do during part of the … Continue reading
30 November 2024
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That’s the first of the Christmas gigs out of the way – the lights switch on at East Leake. Compared to other years, it was neither as cold (mid-teens rather than near freezing) nor as wet (clear skies and no … Continue reading
3 September 2024
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I’ve never seen the musical Hairspray or listened to the music, so You Can’t Stop the Beat was new to me when it got handed out at tonight’s band rehearsal. It wasn’t the hardest thing I’ve had to try sight-reading … Continue reading
7 July 2024
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This afternoon I’ve got my last gig of the summer season with Charnwood Concert Band, who are performing in the bandstand at Queen’s Park in Loughborough at 2pm this afternoon. The band get the benefit of a roof over their … Continue reading
9 June 2024
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I was back at the Queen’s Park bandstand this afternoon but this time to listen rather than perform. This week’s act was the Junkyard Cats, a small combo very much in the New Orleans tradition. They even had bass provided … Continue reading
27 April 2024
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The Charnwood Concert Band did well in tonight’s gig at St Mary’s in East Leake. There were some shaky moments in the first as we had to get used to a more elongated seating arrangement than we are used to … Continue reading
24 April 2024
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‘Music to celebrate the lighter nights’ is the tag line on the poster for Charnwood Concert Band’s next outing at St Mary’s, East Leake on Saturday 27th April (tickets available online or on the door). It will probably be dark … Continue reading
23 November 2023
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Christmas gig season continues this weekend with the last two outings of the year for Charnwood Concert Band. Tomorrow night we are at All Saints Church Thorpe Acre with Dishley (7:30pm – doors open 7pm, £7 on the door with … Continue reading
25 October 2023
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One of the tunes the concert band has been working on is an arrangement of Joe Zawinul’s Birdland. Many bassists will know the Weather Report version, where Jaco Pastorious jumps straight into “follow me if you dare” territory by playing … Continue reading