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I have just read an interesting extract by Ken Dennison which states that the different sounds you get in brass bands around the country are tied up with the way the people there speak/ For example, Yorkshire bands have a rich, swelling sound, like the Yorkshire accent. In the Midlands the sound is ...

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Ive been searching everywhere for possible ways of getting in touch with Jim Shepherd, Derek Broadbent and Jim Hickman. Any help would be much appreciated.
Thanks,
Tash

Hi, Firstly thanks CB for the addresss, Ive used it. As part of my essay I have created a questionnaire. If any players at all could spare a few minutes I would be so incredibly grateful. Its all about changes in banding. Ive been reading a wonderful book called 'Labour and Love - An Oral History of...

Hi, Im also a student, I'm studying music at the Univerity of Sheffield and this topic is also relevant to my dissertation, but from a slightly different angle. Im researching changes in brass banding from the 1970's onwards, and I'd love to hear any personal experiences regarding changes people hav...

Hi. I'm a music student at the University of Sheffield and I'm doing a project on the changes in brass banding from the 1970's up to today. There isn't really much literature on recent changes (from the 1980's onwards) and I would really appreciate anyone's accounts of any changes they have experien...