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RE: Brass in the movies



Yes - I remember the Shillingbury Blowers.

It was followed by a whole series called the "Shillingbury Tales".

I was very young at the time though.......!


Shaun Mundy
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>From: Nigel Wears[SMTP:nwears@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
>Sent: 05 November 1996 23:12
>To: brass-band@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: Brass in the movies
>
>All the recent talk of "Brassed off" has caused me to remember a film that I
>watched some years ago - I think it was called the "Shillingbury Blowers" or
>something of the sort, where a band went on strike, and they would only play
>very short, staccato notes.  Does anyone remember it?  It was shown on
>television, and, at a guess, it would be 15 years ago.
>
>Also, I can remember seeing a film - it may have been a Walt Disney, that
>uses
>a band in it's soundtrack. I think it was about pit ponies, but I can't
>remember the title. I wonder who the band was? Maybe someone can shed some
>light on these two films?
>
>Nigel Wears
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