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Thanks Mark. Do you have an address on him? The BBPolice---they can't handle it LOL Norm brassman wrote: > Norm, > > Derek Garside and his lovely wife Jan are living in Wales and is still > playing his cornet. He has been to New York and Boston several times as a > soloist in the past few years. He still has that sound. > We sat around talking to the wee hours of the morning about those old CWS > days with Alex Mortimer at the helm. He's a hell of a nice guy and a man of > class. > > I'm also very glad someone mentioned his name on the list. By the way > Norm, he was the repiano player at Brighouse at about age 17 under Eric > Ball. When Eric Ball took over CWS, he brought young Derek to CWS which > began their "glory" days. Eric Ball and Brighouse won the Nationals in 1946 > and then two years later Eric Ball and CWS won the British Open just to put > it into perspective. There is a recent CD that Derek can be found playing > on called Kings of Brass. > > Mark Freeh (NYC) > > ---------- > > From: Norm Harris <normal@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > > To: brass-band@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Subject: Re: (No Subject) > > Date: Thursday, May 14, 1998 11:01 PM > > > > Thank you for mentioning DEREK GARSIDE, formerly of CWS Manchester in the > the late 50's and early > > 60's. He was my first idol/model. > > > > Does anyone out there know where he is now. > > > > Norm. > > > > BrassBand Police wrote: > > > > > To Ron Grice - the "true" brass band lover...... > > > > > > You are totally off base about Phillip McCann. He and his vibrato > > > held the brass band movement back single handedly for 30 years. > Unfortunately > > > he is still an influence. There are other "true" brass band lovers that > would differ with you. > > > > > > By the way, have you ever heard of Roger Webster? Although I am > > > not always keen on his vibrato, McCann could never even come close > > > to him as a player. And don't forget the master, Derek Garside. > > > > > > Get your FREE, private e-mail > > > account at http://www.mailcity.com > > > > > > -- > > > njh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx For information about this list, including how > to > > > unsubscribe or receive the list in digest form, mail a message of > 'help' to > > > listserver@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > > > > > -- > > Music is my first love, after Jan and the billies. > > > > > > -- > > unsubscribe or receive the list in digest form, mail a message of 'help' > to > > listserver@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > -- > unsubscribe or receive the list in digest form, mail a message of 'help' to > listserver@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx -- Music is my first love, after Jan and the billies. -- unsubscribe or receive the list in digest form, mail a message of 'help' to listserver@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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