As winter descends on most of India most people close their windows. No, not because of the cold. They close their windows because more often than not the street outside transforms overnight from an informal cricket pitch and laundry drying venue into a wedding site, complete with tandoors, tents, strings of fairy lights, a very […]
On Saturday Grace and I jumped into the French Quarter after our visit with Augusta and a brief hello with Alabama Slim, who’d doing great by the way.
After a quick treat at Cafe Du Monde we were surprised by a second line on Decatur. When we heard the brass we went running […]
Sunday 8th July 2008
This will be the 82nd Holme Valley Brass Band Contest. It is run in three sections: championship; first and second section bands; and third and fourth section bands. We also hope to run a youth section.The presentation of awards by the Chair of Holme Valley Parish Council will take place at approximately […]
My boy K.C. , is in the local funk/new orleans band Flow Tribe aka “The Nice Band That Eats Souls” and he and his have a big ol’ Shindigg goin down at Tipitina’s on the 23rd. It’s called Homegrown Night. Should be three other local acts as well as Flow Tribe. He just handed me […]
I don’t what it is, but whether I’m home in New Orleans or far away, if I hear the New Orleans Rebirth Brass Band I feel like I’m home. Here’s a video clip of the band playing “Do Whatcha You Wanna,” impromptu parade of people following. The Youtube description says this was in […]
Last Sunday Was the Wasade Brass Band Concert…………………
The people i went with……………….. The 3 pro trumpeters……………. The Elephants………….opps i mean Trombonezzz………. The conductor on the FLUTEEEEEE……………
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“Get up everybody, clap your hands and stomp your feet – it’s time to get funky!” I kid you not, these guys woke me up with a tuba keeping the main beat/rhythm for the first good portion of the song. There’s no way to be lazy when somebody is working this hard to be […]
I have not seen the sea for three months, I am beginning to feel the need. Summer holidays and no seaside to mark it seems distinctly sad. Seeing the sea was an annual prerequisite when I was a child, even if only on a day trip. I lived in the Midlands so I understood […]
The brass band concert given by United Cooperative Brass Band was a huge success. Outside the storm raged but inside over one hundred people enjoyed varied music from the band. Under their new conductor Simon Kerwin they played skilfully with great gusto and it was good to see so many young people taking part.The evening […]