Tameside’s forgotten toll road? There are very few toll roads in Greater Manchester. One of them incurs a modest toll across the Manchester Ship Canal. This is the Warburton Bridge toll road, managed by The Peel Group.
Read More Down Our Street Special: A Toll StoryUseful advice on staying safe on the buses At this very time of writing, Britain is on the verge of a possible third lockdown. Since the Coronavirus first reared its head, the petering out of a second wave has been replaced by a third wave. Which at this moment in time has greatly affected households […]
Read More Get The Best From Your Bus, ResponsiblyELO’s most famous work in brass band form Piece: Mr Blue Sky; Composer: Jeff Lynne; Arranger: Christopher Wormald. “More…” You want more… For this year’s Brass Banding Advent Calendar, we finish off our virtual concert with an ELO song from 1977. One that is as well known by toddlers as it is with grandparents and […]
Read More Brass Banding Goes Pop: EM60’s 2020 Advent Calendar: 26. Mr Blue SkyA Merry Christmas to you all with a modern day classic Piece: Happy; Composers: Pharrell Williams; Arranger: Michael Pilley. Well, you have shouted and clapped loud enough for the encore set. Let’s start with a modern-day classic, one that has increased in popularity over recent years.
Read More Brass Banding Goes Pop: EM60’s 2020 Advent Calendar: 25. HappyDetails of Christmas and New Year’s Day bus services in Tameside and surrounding area for 2020 – 2021 Due to that COVID-19 thingy, we have left this year’s digest a bit later than usual on East of the M60. This was to allow for any recent changes to the Tier system and to discourage non-essential […]
Read More Tameside’s Christmas and New Year Bus Service Updates (2020)Sorry folks, I couldn’t find any brass band pieces related to elves… Piece: An American Trilogy; Composers: Various (arranged by Mickey Newbury); Arranger: Goff Richards. We have come to the last door of our Brass Banding Goes Pop Advent Calendar. We thought it was rude not to have an Elvis Presley classic in our virtual […]
Read More Brass Banding Goes Pop: EM60’s 2020 Advent Calendar: 24. An American TrilogyThe ultimate feel good song in brass band form Piece: Don’t Stop Me Now; Composer: Freddie Mercury; Arranger: Philip Harper. What can we say other than “a Happy Christmas Eve Eve to you all”? Queen’s Don’t Stop Me Now encapsulates excitement in a little under three minutes. From the 1978 LP Jazz, it has pure […]
Read More Brass Banding Goes Pop: EM60’s 2020 Advent Calendar: 23. Don’t Stop Me NowJohn Miles’ best known chart single, another concert classic Piece: Music; Composer: John Miles; Arranger: Derek Broadbent. Music, so to misquote the Jarrow-born composer of the said song, is our first love and our last love. On East of the M60, we have written about its future and its past in some way, shape or […]
Read More Brass Banding Goes Pop: EM60’s 2020 Advent Calendar: 22. Musica brass band transcription of Charles Aznavour‘s most famous work Piece: She; Composer: Charles Aznavour/Herbert Kretzmer; Arranger: Alan Fernie; Soloist: Mark Wilkinson. Charles Aznavour is probably the only French-Armenian born singer to top the UK Singles Chart. His most famous song, She, did just that in 1974 with a four-week stay at the top.
Read More Brass Banding Goes Pop: EM60’s 2020 Advent Calendar: 21. SheThe Pogues’ most famous (or infamous) contribution to Christmas playlists? Piece: The Fairytale of New York; Composer: Kirsty MacColl; Arranger: Jock McKenzie. In the last three decades, The Pogues’ and Kirsty MacColl’s Christmas song has topped many a personal Christmassy playlist. From mixtape to MP3 and Spotify, it is a must at Christmas parties, pub […]
Read More Brass Banding Goes Pop: EM60’s 2020 Advent Calendar: 20. The Fairytale of New York
