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FODEN’S BAND A HISTORY Compiled by Stewart Green ©. Including information provided by Jimmy Charles, Allan Littlemore, F Don Burgess, and members of Fodens Band. Recording information with help from Frank Andrews (78’s) 21 Nov 2016 Update. ################################################################################### INDEX #01. History 1900 to date. #02. Recordings – Track Listing of 78’s, LP’s, 45, and CD’s. #03. Musical Directors – List #04. Bandmasters – List #05. Band Managers #06a. Competitions – Positions #06b. Placings (Fodens Band) #06c. Test Pieces for Championships #06d. Quartet Results. #07. List of Band Members 1900 to date. #08. Longest Serving Band Members / Youngest / First Female #09. BBC Radio Band of the Year #10. Other Local Radio Programmes on Brass Band Music #11. BBC Champion Brass / Best of Brass #12. Annual competitions and dates. #13. Current Band members #14. Fodens Broadcasts (BBC) #15. Listen to the Band – History BBC Radio 2 Programme. The main files include Music History (History of a tune) and Biographies of Players. ################################################################################### #00. THE BRITISH BRASS BAND. The British Style Brass Band (Named like this because the American Brass Band has a different line up of instruments) dates back to the 1800’s with its traditional roots being in the industrial north of England. In 1809 a Brass Band was formed in, and called the Stalybridge Old Band (Still in existence) and is considered to be the first of this type of musical group. ###################################################################################

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1900

THE HISTORY OF FODENS BAND

################################################################################### 16-17 May 1900 The “Relief of Mafeking” happened when British Soldiers were in South Africa defending it from the Dutch settlers known as Boers who wanted independence from Britain. Unable to stop the Boers the British were penned in at the small African township called Mafeking. The town had been left under siege for 217 days until it was finally given its freedom by the relief forces. The British troops in the town were Commanded by Lt. Gen. Robert Baden-Powell (Later founded the Scout Movement) who was made a national hero as he kept the

troops moral high and refusing to surrender. The event was transmitted to Reuters in London at 9.17pm on Friday the 18 May 1900. This was the event that eventually led to the formation of the FODEN’S BAND which came into existence from the old Sandbach town band and Wheelock Temperance Society Band who had been playing during an event to celebrate the event at Mafekin. 26 May 1900 At 3pm on the 26 May 1900 Mr Francis Poole led a procession from Sandbach to Elworth that included the “Sandbach Volunteer Brass band”. Decorated floats and a new Foden Steam Traction engine joined the procession and it was suggested by nearby Sandbach Chairman of the Council Cllr. H Billyard that in the evening, all should meet on Sandbach Common for an informal get together. It was suggested that the bands lead the procession back to Sandbach and they marched through Wheelock where they were joined by the Wheelock Temperance Band. After various speeches it was planned to march back to Elworth for the Evening bonfire, led by Weelock Temperance Band. However a local public house in Sandbach, offered free drinks to band members on this day. Some of the Temperance members felt that by accepting this offer it was seen as being against their beliefs and so they decide to take their instruments back to Wheelock and failed to continue with the planned march back to Elworth. The return event had groups depicting the Army and Navy leading a parade to Elworth where a bonfire had been built on which effigies of the Boer leaders, Kruger and Kronje were to be burned rather like Guy Fawkes on the 5 November. The members of the Sandbach Volunteer Band also decided not to return to Elworth as the offer of free drinks was too tempting and they stayed in the public House. The organisers were not pleased at this snub to the celebrations and vowed that Elworth would have its own independent band for these occasions. They met together in the “The Commercial Hotel” in Elworth to discuss this new venture. Mrs Danvers of the “Commercial Hotel” gave the first “Golden” Guinea towards the fund with John Pring of “Wiremaster”, Thomas Plant a local gentleman, John Poole a boot and shoe manufacturer and Edwin Foden all donated to the fund along with numerous other local people. In “The History of Fodens Motor Works Band” published in 1936 as a promotion leaflet for the company, it described the events of the march and says – “A vigerous demand for a Military March was passed down the line. Not a trumpet or a drum was heard! Jim Davies, a founder member told Allan Littlemore that the Wheelock Temperance Band was tired and it had volunteered to go home and the procession returned without musical honours.” “Indignation, brought the Elworth leaders together on the very same night …. Resolved forthwith that Elworth henceforth should be musically independent – resolved also that a public subscription should be raised for the purpose of organising and equipping a BRASS BAND.” 1900 Fundraising events for the band included Harry Davies, Jim Davies and Percy Plant going to Manchester to borrow a barrel organ which they pushed the 30 miles back to Elworth where they then toured with it round the local villages gaining donations before returning it to its owner by again pushing it the 30 miles. September 1900 By September 1900, £30 had been raised to purchase instruments from the nearby Knutsford band which had recently folded. According to the book “By Royal Command” the instruments had been made by Higham’s of Manchester and they arrived the following week at Sandbach Station. The instruments were then set out before rehearsals started at the United Methodist Church Schoolroom with twenty four villagers who had never played an instrument before. ###################################################################################

1900

ELWORTH BRASS BAND (Later becoming the Elworth Silver Band)

Conductor Sam Charlesworth ################################################################################### 1900 The Bands first public performance (if you could call it that) was just after collecting their instruments they went out onto the streets of Elworth blowing any note that they could make with the instruments none of them had played before. Samuel Charlesworth a Music Teacher was employed to teach the new players how to play their instruments and rehearsals took place in the left side of some horse stables (Mellor’s Stables) which were later to became a local bakehouse. BAND MEMBERS Cornet Edwin Foden Jnr Cornet James Davies Cornet Samuel Whittaker Cornet John Edmonds Cornet Percy Plant Cornet Thomas Collins Cornet Ted Venables Cornet S. Edgar Charlesworth Cornet Harry Jennings Soprano Cornet Vivian Pass Tenor Horn John Bateman Tenor Horn Herbert Davies Tenor Horn Henry Cooper Tenor Horn John Chapman Baritone Thomas Hough Baritone Herbert Prince Trombone Samuel Twemlow Trombone John Cowap Euphonium William Foden Euphonium Henry Burgess E Flat Bass Albert Hough E Flat Bass William Edmonds B Flat Bass Jack Boulton Drums A. E. (Bogie) Wright Secretary of the Band Francis Poole Conductor and 1st Teacher Sam Charlesworth (from Talke o’ th’ Hill on the Staffordshire / Cheshire Boarder) Sam Charlesworth was paid three guineas a year for his services along with a fee of one penny a week from each of the band members for tuition (The Fee was paid by Band funds if the bandsman couldn’t afford it). The first band-room was in the loft of Mellor’s Stables in Marsh Green Road which was not ideal as band member George Faulkner found out when he moved his chair back a bit and fell through the hole left by the loft ladder. The band was taught to play “Abide with me” which became appropriate when on the 22 January 1901 Queen Victoria died. ___________________________________________________________________________________ Mr D. Henry BURGESS It is unfair to write about any of the members of the band at this stage in their history but in 1936 a history of the band was produced with a number of biographies and so I have decided to include the information at a point when they have first joined the band. In 1900 Henry Burgess was on Euphonium and according to the 1936 biography played the Bass Trombone with the old Elworth band bringing it with him for a number of year’s to the new Foden Motor Works Band. In 1902 he became Secretary of the band, a role he continued until 1910. ___________________________________________________________________________________ NATIONAL NEWS 21 July 1900 COMPETITION – National Brass Band Championships, Crystal Palace, London For the Crystal Palace 1,000 guinea trophy. Test Piece “Gems from Sullivan’s Opera No 1” J. Ord Hume. RESULTS FIRST Denton Original SECOND Black Dyke Mills

THIRD Wingate Temperance Fodens Motor Works didn’t qualify 1900 to 1909.

HISTORY OF THE COMPETITION The 1,000 Guinaes Trophy is now in the Museum of Welsh Life near Cardiff. In 1977 it was loaned to Fodens Band for an exhibition and in 1980 for the final of the “Granada band of the Year” competition at Belle Vue. Also known as the Crystal Palace Trophy or in Wales the “Caradog Cup” after the first choir conductor to win the trophy, Griffith Rhys Jones known as “Caradog”. In 1871 the Crystal Palace complex organisers decided to hold its first Brass Band Competition. It was a five day National Union Brass and Choral Event and had a wonderful trophy designed for the winners by S.J. Nicholl and made by silversmith’s Messrs Cox of Southampton Street, London at a cost of no more than 1,000 guineas thus the name of the trophy. The first year only had one entry in the Choir Competition that of the “South Wales Choral Union” from Aberdare conducted by Griffith Rhys Jones known as “Caradog”. The following year only one other choir entered the competition and they came second. Had the “South Wales Choral Union” choir won a third time they could have kept the trophy but it was decided that due to the lack of support the whole competition would be cancelled and the trophy was kept in the vaults of Crystal Palace for 27 years. When John Henry Iles acquired “The British Bandsman” newspaper he was keen to promote the brass band world and approached Crystal Palace to hold a National event to find the best Brass Band. Originally for London bands they needed a trophy and John recalled the choral competition trophy was not in use and so approached the organisers to use it for his competition. In 1900 the first competition took place and was won by Denton Original Band. The competition continued until 1936 when the building was destroyed by fire. On the 26 September 1936 the final competition of the National Brass Band Championship, Crystal Palace, London took place with the following placings. FIRST FODENS (for the 5th time in seven Year’s) SECOND Black Dyke Mills THIRD Friary (Guildford) On a sad note to the final year’s competition was the death of Joe Brookes who was conducting the Junior section entry by the Rivington and Adlington Band when he collapsed on stage and died. Joe Brookes had been the Soprano cornetist with Fodens until 1915 when he left to join Horwich RMI after being fired from the band for going on strike. In the evening a rather subdued concert by the Massed Band was recorded for 78 and included “Homeland Melodies” (Arr John Henry Iles) and was conducted by John Henry Iles. On the 30 November 1936 the building caught fire and was destroyed. In 1938 the Welsh decided to claim the trophy and the Earl of Plymouth along with the National Museum of Wales led a campaign to have the trophy in Wales. The plea was even talked about in Parliament but as the country was about to go to war the matter was dropped. By 1952 the Crystal Palace Company had folded and the trophy became the property of the Greater London Council. It was at this time the Welsh claim was again brought up and after much legal wrangling the GLC finally decided in 1972 to let the Welsh to borrow the trophy for an exhibition celebrating the centenary of the original competition’s final win. In 1974 the Greater London Council decided to make the loan on a permanent basis and it now forms part of the Welsh Folk Museum’s Gallery of Material Culture. (Based on information by David Cawdell in 4 Bars Rest 2004) ___________________________________________________________________________________

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1901

ELWORTH SILVER BAND

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Elworth, Elton and Moston to celebrate the new King Edward VII. __________________________________________________________________________________ NATIONAL NEWS 28 Sept 1901 COMPETITION – National Brass Band Championships, Crystal Palace, London For the Crystal Palace 1,000 guinea trophy. Test Piece “Gems from Sullivan’s Opera No 3” by J. Ord Hume RESULTS FIRST Lee Mount SECOND Irwell Springs THIRD Denton Original Fodens Motor Works didn’t qualify 1900 to 1909. ___________________________________________________________________________________ 30 Nov 1901 Crewe Chronicle. “BRASS BAND SOIREE AT ELWORTH” The first annual Soiree in aid of funds of the Elworth Brass Band was held on Friday in the Co-op Hall which had been decorated by the ladies of the village, including Mrs Foden. Dancers attended in strong force and danced from 8pm to 4am to the music of the Elworth Band. ___________________________________________________________________________________ ###################################################################################

1902

ELWORTH SILVER BAND

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7 June 1902

21 June 1902

Crewe Chronicle “With Foden Motor to Congleton” On Saturday Messrs, Fodens Sons and Co Ltd delivered a motor wagon, of the pattern made famous throughout the civilised world by their victory in the military motor trials. The latest wagon, built to the order of the Silver Springs Bleaching and Dyeing Company of Timbersbrook, near Congleton, and the body of the wagon, was modified to suit their requirements. As this vehicle was one of the first to be delivered to a private firm, and as the destination was within a reasonable distance, the builders decided to celebrate the event with suitable festivities. Arrangements were made for the conveyance of the Elworth Brass Band, and a number of other enthusiastic supporters. The procession re-formed on arrival at Congleton and marched to Swan Bank, the motor and vehicles following. At Swan Bank a halt was made while the band discoursed several selections in good style. After delivering the vehicle to Timbersbrook the party returned to the Lion and Swan Hotel where they were entertained to a sumptuous dinner by Mr E Foden and Mr Royale (of the purchasing firm). After dinner an enjoyable evening was spent, with songs, toasts and selections by the band. Crewe Chronicle. “Coronation Committee Meeting – Elworth Coronation Plans – Mutiny of the Band” Elworth Band refused to play for the Coronation unless they were paid £4. Some members of the meeting wanted to dissolve the band or expel such members who refused to play but that was ruled out by the Chairman. An alternative resolution charging the members with disloyalty to their committee and expressing the opinion that their action was dishonourable to the people of Elworth was carried. A further resolution was passed to apply for tenders for a band excluding the Elworth Band from tenders. Crewe Chronicle. (On Tenders for a band to play in Elworth for the Coronation) 75 tenders received for services of a band. The price they decided to pay was double that demanded by the local band. “Newspaper Comment” we think they would have been wiser and patched up their differences. The fact that Elworth has a band they may well be proud of and the sum demanded was a mere acknowledgement of their service. Crewe Chronicle.

1902

26 June 1902 (Event)

1902

Elworth procession decided to have Crewe Carriage works Silver Band and Middlewich Centenary Brass Band. Sandbach will have the Elworth Silver Band and the Volunteer Band. Extraordinary meeting of inhabitants on Wednesday arising out of a dispute with Elworth Silver Band, Rev T Lunt in Chair. A letter was received from the band tendering their resignation. The Chairman proposed a resolution that the band be dissolved and instruments disposed of. Mr W Foden made an offer of £58 1s 6d for the whole of the instruments. A Committee was formed to dispose of the instruments to the best advantage. As mentioned in the Chronicle (21 June 1902) Elworth couldn’t be without a band at this time of a National event of the Coronation and after putting out the job for tender they hired the Crewe “London and North Western Railway Carriage Works Band” for the occasion at a fee of £8. A REVIEW OF THE EVENTS FOR THE CORONATION. Two Concerts were arranged for the King’s Coronation one in Elworth and the other in Smallwood for which the band were to be paid £20 by Edwin Foden himself as it was his home village. However the Committee decided that the band should play only in Elworth and it was agreed that a fee of £4 would be obtained from the Coronation Committee of Elworth for the bands engagement in the afternoon. However Band members decided to play Elworth in the afternoon and Smallwood in the Evening. The Committee took the altruistic line that no fee should be charged to their own village on such a National occasion. The band was now in crisis as band members had asked for a fee of £4 to be fixed for playing members and the committee turned down their request following it up by calling in all the instruments owned by the band in disgust at being asked to pay the band, which they then sold the instruments, giving the funds from the sale to a charity called the “Elworth Charity”. BAND MEMBERS INSTRUMENT PLAYER Cornet Edwin Foden Jnr Cornet James Davies Cornet (Edward) Ted Venables Cornet S. Edgar Charlesworth Cornet Sam Charlesworth Soprano Cornet Vivian Pass Baritone (Bill) William Peers Baritone Thomas Hough Baritone J Mellor Baritone George Faulkner Baritone George Mason Trombone Samuel P Twemlow Trombone John E Cowap Euphonium William Foden Euphonium Henry Burgess Euphonium (Ted) Edward Plant Euphonium W Arrowsmith E Flat Bass T Mitchell E Flat Bass F Wakefield E Flat Bass William Edmonds B Flat Bass Jack Boulton Drums E Spooner Driver Charlie Cross Librarian C Jones

1902

The ELWORTH SILVER BAND did play for the Coronation Celebrations in Sandbach and Smallwood although the actual Coronation itself was postponed until the 9 August 1902 due to the new King having what was described as a cold (It turned out to be appendicitis). (King Edward VII 22 Jan 1901 –6 May 1910) This was the last engagement of the band in its present form. 28 June 1902 Crewe Chronicle. Changes were announced to the celebration programme due to the King’s illness. He was to have an operation for perity philitus. 5 July 1902 Crewe Chronicle. Elworth went ahead with its celebration despite being no coronation after all the King was still the King. Elworth Silver Band played in the square and accompanied singing for Sandbach’s reduced celebrations. 1902 Under the band rules the band were given 14 days notice of its disbandment when the instruments were then taken off them and sold putting plans by the Committee to have a reliable band in Elworth back to square one. 1902 Having made an offer for the instruments at a meeting in June and had it rejected by the committee Mr Edwin Foden offered to take over the band and had to purchase his own instruments. Edwin could have done nothing else as it was he who had caused the collapse of the band in the first place by asking them to play at Smallwood. Mr Foden purchased a set of Besson Silver plated instruments to replace those sold by the Elworth Committee. This was the start of the FODEN MOTOR WORKS BAND. 26 July 1902 Crewe Chronicle. The Elworth Silver Band is still making every effort to attain hurried perfections and the remarkable progress that has always been characteristic of this band since it’s still recent inauguration shows no sign of abatement. They have been invited to give a sacred concert in Crewe Park, in the near future. Remembering the class of musical fare at these concerts it is undoubtedly a courageous act for a young band to accept the invitation. ###################################################################################

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FODEN’S PRIZE BAND

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1902

FODEN MOTOR WAGGON WORKS BAND

Conductor Sam Charlesworth / William Rimmer ################################################################################### (NOTE – The Foden Motor Waggon Works Band was spelt with two G’s in Waggon in the early days becoming Wagon later in its life) ___________________________________________________________________________________ FODEN MOTOR WORKS BRIEF HISTORY TO 1902. 1856 In 1856 Edwin Foden joined "Plant and Hancock" as an indentured apprentice. He then went to work at Crewe and Kidsgrove railway workshops before returning to Elworth and the "Plant and Hancock Company" where at the age of 19 he became shop Forman (1860). 1862 By 1862 the company started to produce small steam portable engines for industry and agricultural use. 1866 Folling Mr Plant’s retirement in 1866 George Hancock made Edwin a partner in the company and renamed it "Hancock and Foden" known locally as the Elworth Foundry. 1870 In 1870 George Hancock retired from his business, officially but still acted as a consultant and so the name changed to FODEN AND HANCOCK. 1876 In 1876 the name of the company changed to EDWIN FODEN AND SONS to include William and Edwin Richard Foden the two sons. 1902 FODENS LTD formed to help propel the manufacturing company into the new era. Edwin Foden was Managing Director. Mr Cecil H. Brunner Chairman John and Reuben Stubbs Board Members. Samuel Poole Twemlow (Edwin's Son in Law) Company Secretary. During the year the old Foundry building was rebuilt and enlarged along with new offices on the other side of the road. ___________________________________________________________________________________ FODEN MOTOR WORKS BAND 1902 Edwin Foden decided that the lack of success the band were having in concerts was due to not having the right Professional Coach and Conductor with the band and so he hired William Rimmer (40 Year Old Cornet Player, trainer, conductor and arranger) to take over the band. (Information from “By Royal Command” and “Brass Bands” by Arthur R. Taylor.) ___________________________________________________________________________________

WILLIAM RIMMER Biography. William Rimmer was born in Birkdale, Southport in 1862 (1861 in some listings). His father had been a bandmaster with the 3rd Volunteer Brigade, King’s Liverpool Regiment. At the age of 15 William started as a Side-Drummer with the Southport Rifle band where he eventually became the third Cornet player, Second Cornet, Repiano and finally Solo Cornet. From Southport he went on to play with Besses O’th barn, Kingston Mills and Heywood Rifles. By 1890 William was starting on his conducting career, coaching Wingates and Irwell Springs. At the start of the 1900’s William was becoming a big name in the brass band world and had become the Music editor of “Richardson’s Cornet Brass and Military Band Journal”. His composing also brought his name to the fore with “The Cossack” (written for Fodens) and “Slaidburn” (for Wingates). However he also wrote under a number of pseudonyms including F. Le Due, Michael Laurent, Kenneth Henschel, Carl Hessler and Heather Dene. In 1902 William Joined Fodens in Sandbach. In 1909 William Rimmer decided to retire from contests to concentrate on the Southport Municipal Military Band a group of musicians hired by Southport Corporation for the Summer Season to play each morning and evening between May and December. While in Southport William also conducted the Southport Orchestral Society and ensemble along with being a member of the Southport Musical Festival executive committee. In 1913 after dropping his Southport commitments William joined “Wright and Round” (Music Publishers) in Liverpool, where he edited their magazine. After the first “Great War” Rimmer returned to conducting bands with the Southport Corporation Military Band for two years. Over the years William Rimmer helped a number of bands to success in various competitions and performances. (See list below)

In February 1936 William attended the Southport Tabernacle Orchestra’s concert making his final appearance with the William Rimmer composition “The Last Goodbye”. On the 9 February 1936 William Rimmer died unexpectedly. His funeral took place on the 12 February at the Baptist Tabernacle, Southport with his internment at Birkdale Cemetery. On the 31 March 1936 the BBC Broadcast a special tribute programme called “Homage to Rimmer” with music written or arranged by William Rimmer and the programmes was presented by John Henry Iles. 31 Mar 1936 BBC Manchester “Homage to Rimmer” (Paid £21) (see 3 Apr 1936) Taking part were Foden’s Motor Works Band led by Fred Mortimer with Harry Mortimer on Principal Cornet, a quartet of players – Clifton Jones (Cornet – Irwell Springs), Owen Bottomley (Cornet Black Dyke), Fred Fletcher (Tenor Horn Wingates), and Fred Appleby (Euphonium Hebden Bridge) The broadcast was presented by John Henry Iles. 1. March - Honest Toil 2. Selection - Gems of Schubert 3. Overture - Rule Britannia 4. Humouresque – The Costers Wedding 5. Quartet – Mountain Breezes 6. Selection – Erotica 7. Hymn – Memories 3 Apr 1936 BBC Manchester “Homage to Rimmer” (Paid £21) (see 31 Mar 1936) (Two Programmes presented “Live” in tribute to William Rimmer). (Information from Brass Bands by Arthur R. Taylor ISBN 0246 11082 1 -1979) LIST OF COMPOSITIONS The Australasian Avenger Black Knight The Bostonian The British Flag The Carnival King Chiming Bells (About 1900) The Comet The Cossack (Fodens Signature Tune) Cross of Honour Dauntless Dawn of Freedom Faith and Free For Freedom and Honour Hailstorm (Cornet Solo) Honest Toil Kings of the Air Jack O’ The Lantern Knight of the Road Monarch Military Church Parade North Star Punchinello Ravenswood Sergeants of the Guard Silver Showers (Cornet Solo) Slaidburn Son’s of Victory Victor’s Return The Virtuoso Viva Birkinshaw (Tribute to a Black Dyke Cornettist) Weber’s Last Waltz (Solo Euphonium) The Wizard

ARRANGEMENTS The Bohemian Girl (Balfe) Cleopatra (Cornet Solo) (Written by Damare) Rule Britannia Overture (Thomas Augustine Arne .b. 1710 .D. 1778) ORCHESTRIAL WORKS The Bells of St Malo The Coster’s Wooing Southport Belles (March) A Tarantella (For Piccolo and Orchestra) Wedding Bells (Gavotte) LIST OF PSEUDONYMS (Names composed under) Sydney Dacre E Damare E Le Duc F Le Duc Heather Dene Hiram Eden Oliver Hertzer Kenneth Henschall Carl Hessler H Holloway Michael Laurent E Morton (Not E Moreton which is Harry Mortimer) W Raymond Wilton Roche Adrian Rolfe W Royle Karl Somers Eric Walton C Zadoc Crafulla Eugene Verner LIST OF BANDS ASSOCIATED WITH WILLIAM RIMMER Black Dyke Mills Broxburn Public Crooke (Wigan) Earlstown Viaduct Eccleston (Chorley) Fodens Motor Works (1905-) Freckleton Subscription Gossage Soap works (Widnes) Hebden Bridge Irwell Bank (Farnworth) Irwell Springs (Bacup) Kingston Mills (Hyde) Kings Cross Subscription (Halifax) Lee Mount (Halifax) Matlock Pemberton Old (Wigan) Pendleton Old Rochdale Public Rushton Temperance Shaw (Oldham) Standish Subscription Wingates Temperance (Westhughton) Wyke Temperance ___________________________________________________________________________________ NATIONAL NEWS

COMPETITION – National Brass Band Championships, Crystal Palace, London For the Crystal Palace 1,000 guinea trophy. Test Piece “Hiawatha” by Coleridge Taylor arr C Godfrey RESULTS FIRST Black Dyke Mills SECOND Wyke THIRD Luton Red Cross Fodens Motor Works didn’t qualify 1900 to 1909. ___________________________________________________________________________________ ###################################################################################

1903

FODEN MOTOR WAGGON WORKS BAND

Conductor William Rimmer ################################################################################### 1 May 1903 CONCERT – Holmes Chapel At the Holmes Chapel May Day Festival the band were dressed in a new Green uniform. 1903 Famous Euphonium player Herbert Scott was appointed Professional Conductor. 1903 ? COMPETITION – Ellesmere. The Band came 2nd. 1903 COMPETITION – Sandbach New Conductor Chris Smith (Professional) The band were below strength and did not secure a prize. ___________________________________________________________________________________ NATIONAL NEWS 26 Sept 1903 COMPETITION – National Brass Band Championships, Crystal Palace, London For the Crystal Palace 1,000 guinea trophy. Test Piece “Die Meistersinger” by Wagner arr F C Shipley-Douglas. RESULTS FIRST Besses O’ Th Barn SECOND Rushden Temperance THIRD Black Dyke Mills Fodens Motor Works didn’t qualify 1900 to 1909. __________________________________________________________________________________

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1904

FODEN MOTOR WAGGON WORKS BAND

Conductor William Rimmer ################################################################################### March 1904 COMPETITION – Crewe First prize at a Quickstep contest in Crewe. ___________________________________________________________________________________ NATIONAL NEWS 1 Oct 1904 COMPETITION – National Brass Band Championships, Crystal Palace, London For the Crystal Palace 1,000 guinea trophy. Test Piece “Mendelssohn” arr C Godfrey. Conductor RESULTS FIRST Hebburn Colliery (A Holden) SECOND Wingates Temperance (W Rimmer) THIRD Irwell Springs (W Rimmer) Fodens Motor Works didn’t qualify 1900 to 1909. ___________________________________________________________________________________ ###################################################################################

1905

FODEN MOTOR WAGGON WORKS BAND

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COMPETITION – National Brass Band Championships, Crystal Palace, London For the Crystal Palace 1,000 guinea trophy. Test Piece “Roland a Ronceveaux” by Mermet. Conductor William Rimmer. RESULTS FIRST Irwell Spring (W Rimmer) SECOND Wingate Temperance (W Rimmer) THIRD Lee Mount (A Owen) FOURTH Wyke (W Rimmer) Fodens Motor Works didn’t qualify 1900 to 1909. ___________________________________________________________________________________ 30 Sept 1905

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1906

FODENS MOTOR WAGON WORKS BAND

Conductor William Rimmer ################################################################################### Jan 1906 As a staunch Liberal, Edwin Foden made a promise that if the Liberal Party won the local area of Eddisbury in the General Election he would give every member of his workforce the day off. The Hon. A.L. Stanley defeated E.T.D. Cotton-Jodrell (Conservative) by 1123 votes and so true to his word he gave every member of the company a paid holiday. The band decided to do a celebratory tour of the area in their new tour bus “The Pillbox” as it was nicknamed. The band ended up outside Elworth House the home of Edwin Foden to play his favorite Hymns. 1906 COMPETITION – Newtown Third Prize – However there were only three bands that entered. 1906 COMPETITION – Clough Hall, Kidsgrove. Mr Samuel Charlesworth led the band in this confidence building competition. Also taking part were Besses, Black Dyke and Wyke Temperance and Kingston Mills. Fodens failed to be placed but were singled out for special praise. Mr William Foden (The future Managing Director of Fodens) played Solo Euphonium and was congratulated on his high standard. 1906 Edwin appointed John Gladney (The Father of the Brass Band Movement) a 67 year old Ulsterman who had a long career with Black Dyke. He had won the British Open 20 times at Belle Vue with Meltham Mills, Kingston Mills, Honley, Batley Old, Black Dyke, Lindley and Pemberton Old. He was supposed to show that Rimmers idea to cut out the dead wood from the band was un-necessary but despite winning first prize at a contest in Haslington near Crewe (Playing “Angels every bright and Fair” by Handel) in 1908 other successes were not achieved, including a competition at Matlock. ___________________________________________________________________________________ NATIONAL NEWS 29 Sept 1906 COMPETITION – National Brass Band Championships, Crystal Palace, London For the Crystal Palace 1,000 guinea trophy. Test Piece “Gems of Chopin” arr W Short Conductor William Rimmer. RESULTS FIRST Wingate Temperance (W Rimmer) SECOND Shaw (W Rimmer) THIRD Wyke (W Rimmer) FOURTH Pemberton Old (W Rimmer) FIFTH Goodshaw (W Halliwell) SIXTH Irwell Springs (W Rimmer) UNPLACED Gossage Soap Works (W Rimmer) UNPLACED Irwell bank (W Rimmer) UNPLACED Rushden Temperance (W Rimmer) Fodens Motor Works didn’t qualify 1900 to 1909. ___________________________________________________________________________________

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1907

FODENS MOTOR WAGON WORKS BAND

Conductor William Rimmer ################################################################################### ___________________________________________________________________________________ NATIONAL NEWS 28 Sept 1907 COMPETITION – National Brass Band Championships, Crystal Palace, London For the Crystal Palace 1,000 guinea trophy. Test Piece “Gems of Schumann” arr W Short. Conductor William Rimmer. RESULTS FIRST Wingates Temperance (W Rimmer) SECOND Goodshaw THIRD Kings Cross Subscription Fodens Motor Works didn’t qualify 1900 to 1909. ___________________________________________________________________________________ 1907 With the band being Unplaced William Rimmer commented on having heard the band playing at the recent contest and that there was only one thing fundamentally wrong with the band and that was the quality of players. Mr Rimmer recommended a complete reconstruction of the band and refused to conduct again at contests until this was done. This also ment that Mr Edwin Foden would have to let his two sons go from the band, something he was not immediately keen to do. William Rimmer advised Edwin to reconstruct the band and to thin out players who were not good enough including Mr Fodens own two sons. This disagreement with the Directors led to William Rimmer ceasing to be the conductor of the band. (see Spring 1908) 9 Dec 1907 Sam Charlesworth was presented with a clock as he was relinquishing his role of conductor after 7 Year’s with the band to concentrate on playing second trombone. His replacement was Mr Alf J. Jackson a local organist was installed as conductor with Alf Gray as Musical Director. New players were engaged with auditions being held at the registered offices of Fodens Limited. ###################################################################################

1908

FODENS MOTOR WAGON WORKS BAND

Conductor William Rimmer ################################################################################### 1907 or 1908 COMPETITION / Concert at “Haslington Flower Show”. The band under its new Bandmaster Alf Jackson won first prize with the test piece “Angels ever bright and fair” from Theodora by Handel. Unknown date. Bands were marked in these village contests not only for their playing but also for their marching ability. Fodens would not have won the first prize with drummer Mr A. E. “Bogie” Wright who was so small he could hardly see over the drum he carried. On one occasion he continued marching down the street in a straight line while the rest of the band had turned into a side road and didn’t discover he was marching alone until the sound of the band was in the far distance. Spring 1908 With a lack of success the band had to rethink and came to the conclusion that William Rimmer’s ideas were right and they were adopted by Edwin Foden. In the spring of 1908 Edwin Foden called for his sons, Edwin Jnr and Billy, along With Son in Law Sam Twemlow to tell them the bad news that “If we’re going to have a Band here why not have it a Tip Toppper” in other words their place within the band was now at an end. With the recommendations being put in place William Rimmer was asked back to

the band and after his reinstatement Mr Foden vowed never to Question him again. Now with the major re organisation of the band they looked forward to taking part in various contests and hopefully back to their winning ways. ___________________________________________________________________________________ BAND MEMBERS AT THE TIME WHO LEFT? Edwin Foden Jnr, Sam Twemlow, (William) Billy Foden (Euphonium), E Foster, Edward Jenkins (rejoined 1909?), H Bryant, F Griesdale, F Lowood and F West. ___________________________________________________________________________________ 1908 With William Rimmer in the band-room he set about composing a new piece of music for Fodens called “The Cossack” which became the signature tune of the band. 10 Apr 1908 COMPETITION – Brierfield The band went to the venue by train and came third winning a £5 prize behind Irwell Bank and Heptonstall. 15 May 1908 COMPETITION – Darwen Played “Verdi’s Works” and came second between Crosfields and Shaw. Whit Mon COMPETITION – Shrewsbury Came Second to Crosfields. Following day COMPETITION – Huddersfield Third prize behind Hebden Bridge and King’s Cross. 1908 COMPETITION – Newtown Third place in the set piece July 1908 COMPETITION – Belle Vue (Regional Finals) 19 bands played the overture “Zampa” by Herold and came second to Hebden Bridge. July 1908 COMPETITION – Manchester’s White City. Placed Sixth out of Twelve. Sept 1908 COMPETITION – Open Championships, Belle Vue, Manchester. The band were only allowed into this Year’s competition as a reserve band in case one of the bands were unable to compete. ___________________________________________________________________________________ NATIONAL NEWS 26 Sept 1908 COMPETITION – National Brass Band Championships, Crystal Palace, London For the Crystal Palace 1,000 guinea trophy. Test Piece “Rienzi” by Wagner arr S Cope. Conductor for various bands William Rimmer. RESULTS FIRST Irwell Springs (W Rimmer) SECOND Perfection Soap Works (W Halliwell) THIRD Wingates Temperance (W Rimmer) FOURTH Shaw (W Rimmer) FIFTH Black Dyke Mills (W Rimmer) Fodens Motor Works didn’t qualify 1900 to 1909. ___________________________________________________________________________________ ###################################################################################

1909

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Conductor William Rimmer ################################################################################### 10 Apr 1909 COMPETITION – Brierfield. The band came 3rd winning £5. 15 May 1909 COMPETITION – Darwin The band came 2nd winning £8. 31 May 1909 COMPETITION – Shrewsbury. The band came 2nd winning £15. 1 June 1909 COMPETITION – Huddersfield. The band came 3rd winning £6. 5 June 1909 COMPETITION – New Brighton.

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The band came 7th winning £5. COMPETITION – Newton. The band came 3rd winning £17 / 2 / 0 COMPETITION –Belle Vue, Manchester The bands played “Zampa” by Herold as the test piece. It qualified Foden’s for the September contest at Crystal Palace for the first time ever. They won £28 / 16 / 0 for second place. COMPETITION – Bradford, Yorkshire. The band came 3rd winning £10. COMPETITION – White City, Manchester (Nr Old Trafford). The band came 6th winning £8. COMPETITION – Knighton. The band came 3rd winning £16. COMPETITION – “British Open Championships”, Belle Vue, Manchester. Test Piece “Il Bravo” by Marliani arr C Godfrey. William Rimmer took the rehearsals for the competition and was responsible for conducting six bands on the day of the contest. The Band came FIRST at their first attempt. They won £128 / 16 /0, a Cornet, Three Medals (Possibly for the Proffessional Conductor, Bandmaster and Principal Cornet) and the Challenge Cup (Cup to be returned). William Rimmer was also proud of his other bands as five of his bands ended up in the top sixth. On the bands return they toured the Village of Elworth playing the test piece and the marches “The Cossack” and “Pat in America”. Conductor for Fodens William Rimmer. FIRST FODENS MOTOR WORKS BAND (William Rimmer) SECOND Black Dyke Mills (William Rimmer) THIRD Perfection Soap Works (W Halliwell) FOURTH Hebden Bridge (William Rimmer) FIFTH Wingates Temperance (William Rimmer) SIXTH Irwell Springs (William Rimmer) UNPLACED Shaw (William Rimmer) With William Rimmer in charge Alf J. Jackson decided it was time to go as Bandmaster. Mr Edwin Foden decided to appoint Ted Wormald to take over as Bandmaster and by September he was leading the band in concerts. Ted had come from Kingston Mills, at Hyde in North Cheshire. Crewe Chronicle Page 8 FODENS MOTOR WAGGON WORKS BAND, SANDBACH Winners of Belle Vue September Contest. BAND MEMBERS INSTRUMENT PLAYER Organisor Edwin Foden (Organiser - Sponsor) Bandmaster Ted Wormald Conductor Ted Wormald (Conductor previously with Kingston Mills) Conductor William Rimmer (Professional Conductor of Black Dyke, Wingates Temperance etc.) Cornet Edwin Firth (from Earby) Cornet Herbert Harrison (assistant Solo Cornet from Stockport) Cornet Joe Brookes (Cornet Soloist of Lindley and Prize winner in solo contests) Euphonium Percy Shaw (Solo Euphonium from Copley in Halifax and Sowerby Bridge) Euphonium Fred Risdale (Euphonium from Aberdare) Trombone George Hinkinson (Solo Trombone from Crewe who previously played with Horwich) Solo Horn Fred Sowood (Formally with Wyke Temperance Band) Cornet Jim Thorpe Jack Hodgkinson Jim Easthope

J Ward T Bartles J. H. Griffiths A. E West Harry Gresty W Bamford Ben Rowarth F Foster George Walker Walter Cradleton Harry Cornack J Smith Bill Sheard Ernest Evans S. Edgar Charlesworth Librarian C Jones Secretary Mr Don Henry Burgess ___________________________________________________________________________________

EDWIN FIRTH Biography. (.b. 23 Dec 1888 .D. 1 June 1918) Born on the 23 December 1888 Edwin was the eldest of 11 children to Squire and Clara Firth. Edwin’s grandfather was Greenwood Firth a solo trombone player with the Black Dyke band from 1855 to 1879 with his father Squire Firth who was also in the band world with Black Dyke as a cornet player and later a band trainer and professional coach. His mother was called Clara. As a youngster Edwin was taught to play the cornet by his father and was also an accomplished singer with the local Parish Church choir. In 1899 Edwin joined the Skipton band which his father was conducting at the time and in 1902 he made his debut at Crystal Palace as a thirteen year old Principal cornet player. When the family moved to Earby, Edwin played for Barnsaldswick and Earby as well as playing for other bands as guest soloist. Money from these guest appearances allowed Edwin to get professional tuition and hired Alexander Owen and William Rimmer to help with his playing. This helped his technique and soon his reputation soared. In 1904 Edwin won his first significant contest in adult company at Bradford. With this success came engagements all over the area including a week at the Rochdale Circus and Hippodrome where he was billed as “Master Edwin Firth – Champion Boy Cornetist, Prize Winner and Gold medallist – a Musical marvel”. At Mexbrough he was billed as “Edwin Firth – Prize Cornet Soloist and Trumpet virtuoso”. In 1908 he attended the contest at the “Shoulder of Mutton Inn” at Mytholmroyd where he competed against 24 of the finest players in the country. Edwin came first winning 25 shillings but more significant were the players he beat into second and third place as they like Edwin would become members of Fodens Band. Second was Fred Mortimer from Hebden Bridge and third was Arthur Webb of Houghton Main. No one could have predicted how the three would have played such an important part of the history of the Sandbach band. In 1908 a contest at Hanley, Stoke on Trent was attended by Edwin and the scouting directors for Fodens Motor Works Band who had already decided to offer the young player the job of Principal Cornet but needed to make sure. On listening to him playing “Fatherland” to perfection they were then in no doubt that they should offer him the position. On the 23rd December 1908 William Foden wrote to Edwin’s father to invite his son to join the band (Because he was 20 years old and considered a minor). Dear Sir We were over at the solo contest last Saturday at Hanley and were pleased at the way your son went through his piece. We have a first class band connected with the works and are open to take on another Solo Cornet player. It is our intention to attend all the principal contests during the next season and have arranged with William Rimmer to come over every fortnight to a rehearsal (he lived in Southport) and go with us to the contests. We have a large Engineering Works and have several branches of trade associated with it. We do not know whethere your son has any special trade but we can come to terms with you, we would do our best to put a good trade in his fingers which would, we think, be helpful to him in the future.

We shall be glad if you can arrange to come over and bring your son to a practice. We will then go fully into the matter with you. William Foden Director. In 1909 Edwin joined the band full time, but instead of joining the Foden Works he continued training as a Watchmaker as well as being a freelance musician. On the 22 October 1909 an agreement was made between Fodens Limited and Squire Firth and his son Edwin. It is hereby agreed that the aforementioned Edwin Firth shall be engaged by Fodens Limited as their Principal Solo Cornet player at a payment of ten shillings and six pence plus expenses for every rehearsal attended, and fifteen shillings plus expenses for every contest and engagement. It is understood that Edwin shall attend one rehearsal a week during the two years, and also attended every Contest and engagement at which his services shall be required by Fodens Limited. (This arrangement was extended from the 31 December 1909 to the 31 December 1911.) In Edwin Firth’s diary it showed that he attended two rehearsals a week as well as playing in front of Edwin Foden (Founder of the Band) who was too ill to attend rehearsals. On the 5 January 1912 Sam Twemlow offered Edwin a new contract. The contract was sent to Edwin’s parent’s home in Victoria Road, Earby. Dear Edwin Regarding renewal of Agreement, we have talked the matter over but cannot arrive at any decision until we know more of what your ideas are. Would you care to come and work here, say in the offices? Or would you prefer to go on as you are, with us paying you more money? If you would suggest something by letter to give us an idea of what your future intentions are, we could think the matter over and settle something with you at the next rehearsal. If your father would care to come with you we shall be please to see him, and pay his expenses. Sam Twelmow (Director) In the event Edwin decided that he would like to do a combination of a job at Fodens Offices, plus a small remuneration for playing with the band. Harry Mortimer in his biography recited that Edwin Firth who had come to Fodens from Earby was at the time a bachelor and Edwin Foden decided it was time for his daughters and grand-daughters to get married and so he persuaded his new cornet player to get to know one of them and they eventually married (Actually it was Doris, the daughter of Sam Twemlow and Grand-daughter of Edwin). The same introduction greeted Harry Mortimer but he managed to evade capture. In 1913 The British Bandsman decided to hold a competition to find the best new March. It was won by Edwin Firth with his composition “Westward Ho”. During 1914 Edwin made his first recording with Fodens. In 1914 the country went to war with Germany and many of the men at the works and in the band wanted to sign up to take part in the fight for good. Edwin who was by now aged 25 years old stayed at the works. In 1916 Edwin married Edwin Foden’s grand-daughter Doris Twemlow (.b. Jan 1892 .D. 31 Dec 1991 the daughter of Sam Twemlow) The family moved into Springfield, Sandbach and Doris or Mrs E Firth as she was named, joined the Sandbach Red Cross working party to raise funds for the Abbey Field Hospital (Middlewich Road, Sandbach) putting in 3 hours a week for two years until April 1918. Three years after the start of the war in 1917 Edwin Firth finally decided to leave the band to join the 28th London Regiment (the Artists Rifles) as a Private (766890). At first Edwin was allowed home at the weekends to play with the band and to see his wife. In October 1917 Edwin played one of his last concerts at the Lyceum Theatre Crewe (21 Oct 1917) before he went to join his regiment for what would be his last deployment. At the end of 1917 on another brief leave from his regiment, Edwin Firth had played at Chester Groves (11 Aug 1917), by the River. One of the tunes he played as an encore was “Goodbye” by Tosti, he thought that it would be appropriate. However his fellow band members tried to talk him out of playing it as they saw this as a bad omen. How right they were.

In February 1918 his company were posted to France and Edwin decided to borrow a battered cornet he had found in the band room to the war so he could keep his lip in leaving behind his main instrument for his return. In April 1918 Edwin Firth’s, Doris wife gave birth to a son Edwin Twemlow Firth but it was not a happy time as the baby’s father was still fighting in France. In a place called Varennes, North West of Amiens on the 1 June 1918 while returning to the trenches a shell exploded just outside some woods killing Edwin and his party, he was only 29 Year’s old. Post Girl at the time was his sister Pattie who had to deliver the telegram to her parents saying he had been killed. Two of Edwin’s brother’s, Walter and Wright were also badly wounded during the war. Private Edwin Firth 766890 of the London Regiment (Artists’ Rifles) is buried in the Verennes Military Cemetery near to Albert in France (Plot Number III E. 13). Allan Littlemore persuaded the Sandbach Council to name “Firth Close” a cul-de-sac just off Bradwall Road after this remarkable player. (2009?) Edwin’s name also appears on the Elworth War Memorial. ___________________________________________________________________________________

JIM THORPE / JAMES THORPE Biography. .b. 1883 Glossop. Jim followed on from the late Edwin Firth as Principal cornet player with the band. By 1936 Mr Thorpe had won over 160 Gold and Silver Medals and a number of Silver Challenge cups. Jim was also winner of the Empire Solo Championship at Belle Vue, Manchester. From time to time he has assisted the Black Dyke Mills, Irwell Springs, Kensington Mills, Glossop, Royston, Barrow Shipyard, Rushton, Clydebank, Glasgow and Cumberland Brass Band. In 1936 Mr Thorpe was teaching and adjudicating within the brass band world. (Edited from a 1936 history of the Foden Motor Works Band) ___________________________________________________________________________________ 19 Sept 1909 CONCERT – LYCEUM THEATRE Crewe. 2 Concerts at 3.30pm and 8pm Ted Foden (Organiser - Sponsor) Conductor Edward Wormald. Band Members Edwin Firth (Cornet) Jim Thorpe (Solo Cornet) Jack Hodgkinson (Solo Cornet) Herbert Harrison (Solo Cornet) E Foster (Cornet) Sam Twemlow (Cornet) George Walker (Cornet) Jim Easthope (Cornet) J. H. Griffiths (2nd Cornet) Joe Brookes (Soprano Cornet) J Ward (Flugel Horn) T Bartles (Flugel Horn) A. E. West (Solo Horn) Fred Sowood (First Horn) (1908-9 to 2 Jan 1956) Walter Cradleton (2nd Horn) J Smith (Solo Baritone) Harry Cornack (Baritone) Harry Gresty (B Flat Bass) W Bamford (B Flat Bass) Percy Shaw (Solo Euphonium) George Hinkinson (Solo Trombone) S. Edgar Charlesworth (2nd Trombone) Ernest Evans (Bass Trombone) Bill Sheard (E Flat Bass) Ben Rowarth (E Flat Bass) (List from Crewe Chronicle Photograph and report) Small Item and Photo Page 8, 11 Sept Crewe Chronicle on their Championship Win. 25 Sept 1909 COMPETITION – National Brass Band Championships at Crystal Palace, London. For the Crystal Palace 1,000 guinea trophy.

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(The Foden Band Diary puts the date at the 26 October 1909) The test piece was Wagner’s “The Flying Dutchman” arranged by Sam Cope. The band came second to William Rimmer’s other band “Shaw”. Fodens were awarded the “Daily Telegraph Cup” for Second place. They won £100 and some instruments. Test Piece “The Flying Dutchman” by Wagner arr C Godfrey. Conductor William Rimmer. RESULTS FIRST Shaw (W Rimmer) SECOND Fodens Motor Works (W Rimmer) THIRD Perfection Soap Works (W Halliwell) William Rimmer told Edwin Foden that before the next Year’s competitions he would be retiring from Competitions. He would be devoting his time to the Southport Municipal Military Band and composing music. (See end of year for Biography) On Rimmer’s recommendation, Edwin Foden appointed William Halliwell as Conductor and Professional Coach. Mr Halliwell originated from Roby Mill near Wigan and had previously been with the Upholland Temperance Band where he had been Solo Cornet and Bandmaster. CONCERT – For the Macclesfield Town Band Two Concerts with tea provided (Paid £20) CONCERT – For the Stockport and £ and week Employees Band Two Concerts including Tea (Paid £18) CONCERT - Winsford Hospital Saturday Committee Evening Concert (Paid £12)

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WILLIAM HALLIWELL Biography. .b. 11 March 1864 .D. 24 Apr 1946. William was born in 1864 in Roby Mill a village next to Upholland and five miles from Wigan, Lancashire . He had a brother called David Halliwell who gained an MBE and was Chairman of the Roby Mills New Methodist Sunday School when they laid the foundation stone on the 2 September 1937 to a new school a sequel to the one that he and William had gone to in their earlier days. William Halliwell’s musical life started as a Harmonium player with the hope of his parents that he would graduate to the organ. By the age of 12 William was good enough to play the organ at several places of worship. At the age of 16 William had managed to change to the cornet by joining the Upholland Temperance Band where he gained a tutor and within twelve months he was playing solo cornet with the band. Four years later he was appointed Bandmaster and started doing solo cornet and trumpet engagements for concerts and oratorios with bands like the Wigan Orchestral Society. In 1887 William was engaged by the Wigan Rifle Band as solo cornet appearing for his first outing at the Belle Vue contest in July. Success led to him being appointed Bandmaster with the Rifle’s, however his personnel engagements started to take over and he soon decided to resign his position. In February 1893 William was asked to return to the Wigan Rifle Band as conductor to help improve the standard of musicianship. Although some of the members had moved on to the Pemberton Old Band William was able to make a noticeable improvement to the band. William was also Senior Bandmaster to the whole Brigade of Territorials and in 1894 was asked to take charge of the Fifth Territorial Battalion, Manchester Regiment Band who provided the Guard of Honour when Queen Victoria opened the Manchester Ship Canal on the 21 May 1894 (The canal had been opened on the 1st January 1894 to traffic). Over the year Mr Halliwell went on to conduct The Standish Brass Band. In 1910 William Rimmer retired from conducting the famous Foden Motor Works Band and recommended William Halliwell to take on the role as Professional Conductor with the band. At the National Championships in 1911, William Rimmer was conducting four of the top six prizewinning bands including Fodens. 1911 RESULTS FIRST Perfection Soap Works (W Halliwell) SECOND Foden Motor Works (W Halliwell) FOURTH Shaw (W Halliwell) SIXTH Spencer’s Steel Works (W Halliwell) UNPLACED Hebden Bridge (W Halliwell) UNPLACED Luton Red Cross (W Halliwell)

William Halliwell was no stranger to the Royal family playing in front of them at Crewe Hall with Fodens in 1913 and in front of the King at Lambton Castle the home of Lord Durham and Buckingham Palace with St Hilda’s Colliery Band. On leaving Fodens for reasons that the band played better for Fred Mortimer than they did for him, he went on to conduct other bands, taking them to success at the National Competitions and Belle Vue. Other bands Halliwell conducted included – Irwell Springs, Nelson Old, Wingates, Black Dyke Mills, Clydebank Burgh, Besses O ‘th Barn, Brighouse and Rastrick, Lincoln Melleable Works, Sowerby Bridge, Harton Colliery, Munn and Feltons. On the 24 April 1946 aged 82. He was buried in Upholland Church Cemetery. (Adapted from an article by Allan Littlemore) ___________________________________________________________________________________ ###################################################################################

1910

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Conductor William Halliwell ################################################################################### 5 Feb 1910 CONCERT – Sandbach Liberal Association (Paid £6) 18-26 Feb 1910 CONCERT – Manchester Motor Show 12 Concerts each day (Paid £110) 26 March 1910 COMPETITION – Barnsoldwick (Easter Saturday) Awarded Third place winning £5. 28 Mar 1910 COMPETITION – Abergavenny (Easter Mon) Awarded First place winning £47 / 10 / 0 28 Mar 1910 COMPETITION – Mountain Ash The band came Second winning £12. 16 May 1910 COMPETITION – Hawarden. The band came Third winning £8. 17 May 1910 CONCERT – For the Tamworth and District Band of Hope (Paid £35) 21 May 1910 COMPETITION – New Brighton. The band came Third winning £15. 28 May 1910 COMPETITION – Darwin The band came Fourth winning £4. 19 June 1910 Sacred Concerts at Crewe Alexandra Football Club (Paid £15) 25 June 1910 COMPETITION – Newtown. The band came Second winning £20. 29 June 1910 CONCERT – Huddersfield Corporation 12 Concerts (Paid £32) 9 July 1910 Northwich Annual Fate (Paid £15) 16 July 1910 COMPETITION – Lister Park, Bradford, Yorkshire. The band came Third winning £10. 24 July 1910 Sacred Concerts at Elworth (Paid £7/10/0) 30 July 1910 COMPETITION – White City, Manchester (Nr Old Trafford). The band came Second winning £20. 4 Aug 1910 Market Drayton Horticultural Society (Paid £15) 6 Aug 1910 COMPETITION – New Brighton (Theatre), Wirral, Nr Liverpool. Achieved first prize. Winning a Cup and Vase plus £80. 13 Aug 1910 Hugglescote Horticultural Improvement Society (2 Concerts – Paid £35) 20 Aug 1910 Elworth Show and Sports Day (Paid £10) 27 Aug 1910 Shipley and Cotmanhay Floral and Horticultural Society (Teas provided) (Paid £25) 5 Sept 1910 COMPETITION – “British Open Championships”, Belle Vue, Manchester. (Jennison Trophy) Test Piece “Acis and Galatea” by Handel. The contest was held at the newly built Kings Hall at the Belle Vue site. The Band came FIRST winning a Cup, Hawkes Cornet, three Medals and £134. Conductor for Fodens William Halliwell.

FIRST Fodens Motor Works Band (W Halliwell). SECOND Shaw (W Halliwell) THIRD Perfection Soap Works (W Halliwell) 1910 BAND MEMBERS INSTRUMENT PLAYER Professional Conductor William Halliwell Bandmaster Edward Wormald Principal Cornet Edwin Firth Ass Cornet Solo Herbert Harrison (assistant cornet soloist from Stockport) Solo Cornet Jim Thorpe (.b. 1883 Joined Fodens in 1909) Solo Cornet Jack Hodgkinson Soprano Cornet Soloist Joe Brookes Repiano Cornet George Walker 2nd Cornet J. H. Griffiths 2nd Cornet S Bartles 3rd Cornet F Foster 3rd Cornet Jim Easthope Flugel Horn J Ward First Horn Fred Sowood Solo Horn A. E. West 2nd Horn Walter Cradleton Solo Baritone J Smith 2nd Baritone Harry Cornack Solo Trombone George Hinkinson 2nd Trombone S. Edgar Charlesworth Bass Trombone Ernest Evans Solo Euphonium Percy Shaw 2nd Euphonium Alf Crossley E Flat bass Alec Bamford E Flat bass (William) Bill Sheard B Flat bass Ben Rowarth B Flat bass Harry Gresty Cornet T Brooks (Deputised for Joe Brookes) Tenor Horn T Bartles B Flat Bass W Bamford Band Secretary Edwin R Foden Band Secretary William Foden ___________________________________________________________________________________ ALFRED E CROSSLEY Biography 2nd Euphonium 1910 to 1913 Alfred was a member of the Border Mounted Rifles (Trooper Service Number 258) during the Boar War (1899 to 1902) and then the Highland Regiment. The next time we have information about him was when he became a Steam Wagon Fitter with Foden’s Motor Works where he joined the Band on 2 nd Euphonium. By the end of 1925 he had immigrated to Montreal in Canada where he opened two butcher’s shops. Once set up in business he invited his wife and two children to join him. He was however a drinker and in 1926 he fell down a staircase killing himself. His body was first buried in Montreal and then his wife moved back to Padiham with her husband’s body which was reburied in the local church. His sons did not attend the funeral as they had both left home at the ages of 13 and 14 with one of them joining the Navy. (Died in Canada in 1926) Information from Andrew Robert Crossley (Grandson of A. E. Crossley) June 2015 ___________________________________________________________________________________ 17 Sept 1910 COMPETITION – Colwyn Bay. The band came Second winning £15. 1 Oct 1910 COMPETITION – National Brass Band Championships at Crystal Palace, London. Competition piece “Gems of Schubert” arranged by William Rimmer. They were second to play in the competition a position many thought would be a handicap but the band defied the odds and came FIRST gaining the double win. They were awarded £40, a Boosey’s Cornet and medals along with the trophy which had to be returned the following year.

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DOUBLE WIN FOR FODENS This was the first year Fodens Band had won both the “British Open Championships” and the “National Brass Band Championships” being one of only a handful to have done this in the competitions History. They also managed to do it again in 2013. COMPETITION – National Brass Band Championships, Crystal Palace, London For the Crystal Palace 1,000 guinea trophy. Test Piece “Gems of Schubert” by William Rimmer. Conductor William Halliwell. RESULTS FIRST Fodens Motor Works (W Halliwell) SECOND Irwell Springs (Alexander Owen) THIRD Spencer’s Steel Works (W Halliwell) FOURTH Shaw (W Hallipwell) UNPLACED Goodshaw (W Halliwell) Success came at a price for Edwin Foden. 5/- (5 Shillings) to each of the old people of Elworth a Reward for the support from the local community towards the band. Edwin Foden was in bad health but rallied enough to announce the 5 shilling donation and a free tea and evening celebration would be arranged for the bands return.

CONCERT – Crewe Borough Band – 65% of takings CONCERT – Crewe Borough Band (2 Concerts) – 65% of takings CONCERT – St Patrick’s Band, Wigan (2 Concerts) (Paid £30) CONCERT – Winsford Hospital Committee – Evening Concert (Paid £12) CONCERT – Rattering – Evening Concert (Paid 60% of the Takings) CONCERT – Leicester Boulevarde (Paid £35) CONCERT – Presbyterian Baptist Church, Wrexham (2 Concerts) (Paid £25) CONCERT – Congleton Liberal Association (Paid £14) CONCERT – Hanley Town Hall (On Our Own) CONCERT – Wilmslow Concert (Evening) (Paid £15) CONCERT – Northwich Salvation Army – 2 Concerts (Teas provided) (Paid £22) The day of the celebration of the National Brass Band Championship win organised by Edwin Foden took place in the new extension to the factory, a building that had not yet been occupied by the workers. For 70 years it was to become the machine shop. According to a report of the time, along with the old folk who stayed behind after their celebratory tea the evening concert was attended by about three thousand members of the public (Possibly exaggerated). BAND PROGRAMME March -King’s Courier (William Rimmer) A Sailor’s Life (Cope) Cleopatra (Damare) Solo Cornet Edwin Firth A Military Church Parade (J. Ord Hume) The Gypsy’s Warning (Hartmann) Solo Euphonium Percy Shaw Winning Test Piece Gems of Schubert (Arranged Rimmer) At the end of the evening Mr Edwin Foden arose from his chair at the side of the stage and accepted the Crystal Palace Trophy from Mr Cooper. National Anthem and Three Cheers for Edwin Foden. The win at Crystal Palace also saw the end of the band’s secretary Mr Don Henry Burgess who had decided to retire. He had held the position since the bands formation and he felt it was time to

leave on a high note. Arthur Webb (Snr) joined the band from Greasbrough and Parkgate bands and played soprano with Houghton Main. Arthur hated working in the mines and decided to take an audition on tenor horn for the Foden band and was selected for the position and moved his family to Elworth. ___________________________________________________________________________________ 1910

ARTHUR WEBB SNR Biography. Joining from the Greasbrough and Parks band along with the Houghton Main band, Arthur had also worked in the mines before coming to Sandbach. His Granddaughter Anne Corbett relates that Arthur had lost one of his teeth and to continue playing he fashioned a replacement tooth out of wood. When the Foden Works started lying off players, Arthur was among those who went to the Foden family to ask for more money. Not able to get extra money from the company Arthur decided to sweep the yards to raise some extra cash. When William Foden found him doing this he went straight to the board and asked for more money for the band saying that he didn’t want to see his principal horn player sweeping the roads. With a family to raise Arthur was forced to sell some of his 218 awards and medals to anyone who wanted them, usually at the Fox Inn at Elworth. He also donated a number of medals to the local bowling club as awards. Arthur was proud of his awards and wore many of them on regular occasions. Arthur Thompson was a local businessman who had acquired one of his medals and wore Arthur’s medal on his watch chain. ___________________________________________________________________________________ 27 Nov 1910 CONCERT – Macclesfield Town Band – 2 Concerts (Paid 65% of the takings) 30 Nov 1910 CONCERT – J H White, Chester (2 Concerts) (Paid 62½ % of the takings) 3 Dec 1910 CONCERT – J H White, Chester (2 Concerts) (Paid 62½ % of the takings) 16 Dec 1910 CONCERT – Stockport L and NWR Evening Concert (Paid £17) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

1910 BAND MEMBERS (Taken from the Belle Vue Challenge Cup Programme) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Conductor William Halliwell (of Oak Lea, Spring Bank, Wigan) Bandmaster Edward Wormald Soprano Cornet Joe Brookes Solo Cornet Edwin Firth (of Victoria Road. Earby) 1st Cornet James Thorpe 1st Cornet Herbert Harrison 1st Cornet Jack Hodgkinson Repriano Cornet George Walker 2nd Cornet J. H. Griffiths 2nd Cornet S Bartles 3rd Cornet F Foster Flugel J Ward Solo Tenor Horn A. E. West 1st Horn Fred Sowood 2nd Horn Walter Cradleton 1st Baritone J Smith 2nd Baritone Harry Cornack Solo Euphonium Percy Shaw 2nd Euphonium Alf E. Crossley Solo Trombone George Hinkinson 2nd Trombone S. Edgar Charlesworth Bass Trombone Ernest Evans E Flat Bass Alec Bamford E Flat Bass J. William Sheard B Flat Bass Harry Gesty B Flat Bass Ben Rowarth Drums / Percussion (Not in Programme) ###################################################################################

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Conductor William Halliwell ################################################################################### Jan 1911 Feb 1911 Mar 1911 6 Apr 1911 CONCERT – Blackpool, H Lees (2 Concerts) (Paid £33) 17 Apr 1911 COMPETITION – Abergavenny. The band came First winning £46 / 10 / 0 7 May 1911 CONCERT – Stalybridge, H Lees (2 Concerts) (Paid £25) 20 May 1911 CONCERT – J H White, Chester (Paid 62½ % of the takings) 27 May 1911 CONCERT – Holmes Chapel (Tea Provided) (Paid £12) 29 May to 3 June 1911 CONCERT – Scottish Exhibition, Glasgow (Paid £140) 4 June 1911 CONCERT – Paisley, H Leas (Paid £30) 4-7 June 1911 CONCERT – Rothsay Council (Paid £70) 10 June 1911 COMPETITION – New Brighton. The band came First winning £82 / 10 / 0. 11 June 1911 CONCERT – Crewe Borough (Paid 65%) 17 June 1911 CONCERT – Harrisihead (Tea Provided) (Paid £14) 23 June 1911 CONCERT - Celebration for the Coronation of King George V. Unlike the 1902 celebration when the band had a variety of venues booked it was decided that the band would only play in Elworth. Edwin Foden’s health was failing and he only heard the band as it passed by his window. Ted Wormald led the band in the Procession.

(Pict c/o Allan Littlemore Collection) COMPETITION – Douglas, Isle of Man. The band came First winning £50 / 10 / 0 13 July 1911 CONCERT – Forsyths Brothers, Hoyton (Less 10%) (Paid £25) 15 July 1911 COMPETITION – Bradford, Lister Park. The band came Second winning £15. 16 July 1911 CONCERT – Scarborough (Paid £40) 20 July 1911 CONCERT – Blackburn Corporation (Paid £30) 26 July 1911 CONCERT – Whitchurch Show (Paid £25) 28 July 1911 CONCERT – Market Drayton (Paid £18) 29 July 1911 COMPETITION – White City, Manchester (Nr Old Trafford). The band came First winning £66. 3,4,5 and 7 Aug 1911 CONCERT – Royal Lancashire Show (Paid £87) 6 Aug 1911 CONCERT – Blackpool Palace, H Lees (Paid £35) 13 Aug 1911 CONCERT – Morecambe, H Lees (Paid £35) 19 Aug 1911 CONCERT – Hugglescote, Horticultural Society (Tea Provided) (Paid £35) 26-27 Aug 1911 CONCERT – Tow law (Lodgings Found) (Paid £60) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ FUNERAL PROCESSION 31 Aug 1911 On Thursday the 31 August 1911 Edwin Foden Died. The funeral cortège was led by FODEN'S BAND playing Methodist Hymns. Edwin was interred in Elworth Park Church cemetery. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 2 Sept 1911 Crewe Chronicle. OBITUARY OF EDWIN FODEN (Part of the Article) 1 July 1911

Apart from his love of engineering, Mr Foden’s chief recreation was in matters musical. In fact, one might say he had a passion for music. He was the prime mover in the formation of the Elworth Band, which was the forerunner of the present magnificent organisation known as Foden’s Band, an organisation which created such a sensation in brass band circles two years ago, and again last year when it carried off both the Belle Vue and Crystal palace trophies. Mr Foden has watched over the progress of this band with parental pride. When the original village band was disbanded Mr Foden provided at his own expense a complete new set of Bessons Silver instruments and from that time he determined that he should not cease his labours until the band had reached the highest pinnacle it was possible for a brass band to reach. The old players were gradually weeded out and classical players were engaged. Rehearsals were regularly held, and whenever it was possible for Mr Foden to be present he invariably attended, encouraging the players by his presence and good advice. Whenever possible he accompanied the band to the various contests at which they were engaged, and he had been known to make the journey from the Isle of Man and back again, just to spend the afternoon at one of the contests. Some months ago Mr Foden, fearing the worse, asked that the band should play on the lawn in front of his house for the last time, as he very sorrowfully put it. Since then the band has frequently played for him on a Sunday morning, and this had been one of the great delights of his latter days. His passion for music was not confined to brass band playing. He was particularly fond of the organ, and although he was not himself proficient, had a very fine organ erected in his house for the use of his children, one of them in particular, Mrs S P Twemlow, having become a very accomplished organist. In all good music Mr Foden took a special delight and was always present as all first class concerts and recitals in the district. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 4 Sept 1911 COMPETITION – “British Open Championships”, Belle Vue, Manchester. Test Piece “Eugene Onegin” by Tchaikowsky arr C Godfrey. The band came second behind Hebden Bridge winning £52 / 1 / 0. Conductor for Fodens William Halliwell. FIRST Hebden Bridge (W Halliwell) SECOND Fodens Motor Works Band (W Halliwell). THIRD Perfection Soap Works (W Halliwell) 7 Sept 1911 CONCERT – Smallthorn (Tea Provided) (Paid £20) 13 Sept 1911 CONCERT – Middlewich Show (Tea Provided) (Paid £14) 30 Sept 1911 COMPETITION – National Brass Band Championship, Crystal Palace, London. For the Crystal Palace 1,000 guinea trophy. Test Piece “Les Huguenots” by Giacomo Meyerbeer. The band came Second to Perfection Soap Works winning £110 / 15 / 0. Conductor William Halliwell. RESULTS FIRST Perfection Soap Works (W Halliwell) SECOND Foden Motor Works (W Halliwell) THIRD Wingates Temperance (A Owen) FOURTH Shaw (W Halliwell) FIFTH Batley Old (A Gray) SIXTH Spencer’s Steel Works (W Halliwell) UNPLACED Hebden Bridge (W Halliwell) UNPLACED Luton Red Cross (W Halliwell) 8 Oct 1911 CONCERT – For Ellenbrook and Boothstown band (Tea Provided) (Paid £30) 15 Oct 1911 CONCERT – LYCEUM THEATRE Crewe. Proceeds from this concert went to the Crewe Cottage Hospital. Musical Director / Conductor William Halliwell Bandmaster Ted Wormald (Details from the Crewe Chronicle) (The bands Diary put the date at the 14 October 1911 Crewe Theatre – On Our Own However the advertising for the concert in the Chronicle puts it as the 15 th) 25 Oct 1911 CONCERT – Congleton (Tea Provided) (Paid £20) 26 Nov 1911 CONCERT – Walkden (Tea Provided) (Paid £18) 26 Nov 1911 CONCERT – Nuneaton (Paid 60% of the Profits) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

1911 BAND MEMBERS (Taken from the Belle Vue Challenge Cup Programme) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Conductor William Halliwell (of Oak Lea, Spring Bank, Wigan) Bandmaster Edward Wormald

Soprano Cornet Joe Brookes Solo Cornet Edwin Firth (of Victoria Road. Earby) 1st Cornet James Thorpe 1st Cornet Herbert Harrison 1st Cornet Jack Hodgkinson Repriano Cornet George Walker 2nd Cornet J. H. Griffiths 2nd Cornet J Ward (Swapped from Flugel) 3rd Cornet F Foster Flugel S Bartles (Swapped from 2nd Cornet) Solo Tenor Horn Arthur Webb 1st Horn Fred Sowood 2nd Horn Walter Cradleton 1st Baritone Frank Webb 2nd Baritone Harry Cornack Solo Euphonium Percy Shaw 2nd Euphonium M Hinchcliffe Solo Trombone George Hinkinson Solo Trombone Matthew Cullen 2nd Trombone S. Edgar Charlesworth Bass Trombone Ernest Evans E Flat Bass Alec Bamford E Flat Bass J. William Sheard B Flat Bass A. H Crossley B Flat Bass Ben Rowarth Drums / Percussion (Not in Programme) ###################################################################################

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Conductor William Halliwell ################################################################################### 1912 With the band playing more and more concerts a decision was made, not to enter minor competitions in 1912. They did however win the British Open Championship for the third time. (see 2 Oct 1912) 24 Mar 1912 CONCERT – Leigh – 2 Concerts (Paid £23) 27 May 1912 CONCERT – Shrewsbury Fate (Paid £26) 30 May 1912 CONCERT – Park Hall Oswestry (Teas Provided) (Paid £23) 1 June 1912 COMPETITION – New Brighton. The band came Second winning £20. 6 June 1912 CONCERT – Blackburn (Paid £30) 22 June 1912 COMPETITION – Blackpool. The band came Third winning £8. 29 June 1912 COMPETITION – Newtown. Test Piece “Lohengrin” by Richard Wagner Judge Mr J Ord Hume. The band came second winning £22 / 2 / 0 (Band Book Entry) MARCH CONTEST FIRST Foden’s Motor Works Band SECOND Ferndale SELECTION CONTEST FIRST Shaw SECOND Foden’s Motor Works Band THIRD Crossfield’s FOURTH Abba Valley FIFTH Goodshaw 30 June 1912 CONCERT – Newtown (Paid £20) (see above) 14 July 1912 CONCERT – Sandbach and Elworth (Paid £17) Spring 1912 At the Queensbury Solo Contest the band found a new player in the competition, one was 18 year old Charles Dawson.

He had been playing with Denaby Ambulance Band and beat off competition from Harold Pinches of Black Dyke Mills Band to win the solo cornet competition. 1912 A concert in Blackpool Tower served as an audition for the young soloist Charles Dawson (Charles Dawson .b. 1894 .D. Aug 1984) who played his winning “Carnival de Venice” and he was acquired for the Elworth Band. 16 July 1912 Hubert Shergold was auditioned for the band by Edwin Foden, Billy Foden and Sam Twemlow. The interviewers arranged for Hubert to have tea with a local lady and by 7pm that night Hubert Shergold officially joined the band under the baton of William Halliwell who had seen his potential at a competition. Herbert had originated in Wilton, Dorset and moved with his family to Bridgnorth in Shropshire where he was taught by his father to play the cornet and eventually joined the local Volunteer Prize Band. By 1911 he had joined the Gossages Soap Band but they were bought out by Brunner Mold (Later to become ICI) and unhappy with the new style of management Hurbert looked for another band to play with coming across Fodens at a contest who were in urgent need of a flugel player. At his first rehearsal Hubert recalled that as the band struck up the hairs on the back of his neck stood on end. ___________________________________________________________________________________

HUBERT SHERGOLD. At some time in his life Hubert managed to poke out one of his eyes, which left him with a problem of not being able to see the conductor. Jimmy Charles (1960 onwards) recalls that most people didn’t know he had only one eye as he had a glass one fitted into the socket. Seeing the conductor with his good eye from the usual position in the band was another thing and so it was arranged that the Flugel position within the band was moved permanently onto the second row next to the Repiano Cornet so he could see what was going on and that was the arrangement until he left the band. ___________________________________________________________________________________ 17 July 1912 CONCERT – Park Hall Oswestry (Teas Provided) (Paid £25) 31 July 1912 CONCERT – Whitchurch Show (Tea Provided) (Paid £25) 1-5 Aug 1912 CONCERT – Laves Show, Preston (Paid £92) 7 Aug 1912 CONCERT – Alfraton (Tea Provided) (Paid £40) 17 Aug 1912 CONCERT – Haslington (Paid £12) 24-25 Aug 1912 CONCERT – Tow Law (Board and Lodgings) (Paid £60) 28 Aug 1912 CONCERT – Chester Show (Paid £25) At the Groves in Chester a regular venue for the band. Coronation March (Le Prophete) (Giacomo Meyerbeer) Overture from Zampa (Herold) Selection from Tannhauser (Wagner) Gypsy’s Warning (Hartmann) Solo Euphonium Percy Shaw Selection from Weber’s Works (Carl Maria von Weber) Lend me your Aid (Gounod) Trombone Solo George Hinkinson INTERVAL Overture Bohemian Girl (Balfe) William Tell (Gioachino Rossini) Cleopatra (Damare) Solo Cornet Edwin Firth Selection from L’Africaine (Meyeerbeer) 2 Sept 1912 COMPETITION – Open Championship, Belle Vue (Diamond Jubilee Event). Test Piece was “Les Diamants de la Couronne” (The Crown of Diamonds) by Auber. The band were drawn 19th in order of playing and won the competition wining £50 for the band and each member was given a Diamond encrusted Gold Medal (27 winning medals) in celebration of the event “A prize well worth Winning”. Edwin Firth himself could also feel very proud as he was instrumental in the success of the piece playing an important long descending chromatic solo near the end of the music. (The 27 medals had a single diamond at its centre) FIRST Fodens. The band won £257 / 10 / 0 COMPETITION – “British Open Championships”, Belle Vue, Manchester. Test Piece “Les Diaments de la Couronne” by Auber arr Lieut Charles Godfrey. Conductor for Fodens Mr William Halliwell FIRST Fodens Motor Works Band (W Halliwell).

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SECOND St Hilda Colliery (W Halliwell) THIRD Shaw (W Halliwell) 1912 BAND Included. Edwin Firth (Cornet) Joe Brookes (Soprano Cornet) Hubert Shergold (Flugel) Arthur Webb (Tenor Horn) Percy Shaw (Euphonium) George Hinkinson (Trombone) EXPENCES - COST OF THE TRIP TO LONDON Rail fare and food £9- 12 Shillings Mr W Halliwell’s fee £10 24 Men £1 Ted Wormald (Bandmaster) 10 Shillings CONCERT – Chester Regatta (Tea Provided) (Paid £18) CONCERT – Middlewich (Tea Provided) (Paid £13) CONCERT – Oswestry Show (Tea Provided) (Paid £30) CONCERT – Northallerton (Tea Provided) (Paid £40) COMPETITION – National Brass Band Championship, Crystal Palace, London. For the Crystal Palace 1,000 guinea trophy. The band came Third winning £33 / 13 / 0 (£20, a Highams Cornet and case Valued at 13 Guineas) Test Piece “William Tell” by Rossini arr William Rimmer. Conductor William Halliwell. RESULTS FIRST St. Hilda Coliery (W Halliwell) SECOND Irwell Springs (W Halliwell) THIRD Fodens Motor Works (W Halliwell) EXPENCES - COST OF THE TRIP TO LONDON Hotel Expences £35 Rail fare £20 CONCERT – LYCEUM THEATRE, Crewe. FODENS BAND in 2 Concerts Foden’s Band Presents Conductor Mr Edward (Ted) Wormald Incl; Miss Chesters A.L.C.M. accompanist Miss Lilian Cooper Mr George Hinkinson (Solo Trombone) (Tea Provided) (Paid £20) Small Feature Pg 8, 12 Oct Crewe Chronicle. Pic and Feature on FODENS in New Uniforms Pg 5, 9 Nov Crewe Chronicle. CONCERT – Congleton (Tea Provided) (Paid £20) Conductor Mr E Wormald. PROGRAMME INCLUDED 1. Les Diaments de la Couronne (Auber arr Lieut Charles Godfrey) Test piece for Belle Vue. 2. Overture – Merry wives of Windsor 3. Air Varie – Maidstone 4. Pandora (Damare) Cornet solo Mr Edwin Firth 5. The Lost Chord (Played in resonse to an encore for Mr Edwin Firth) 6. Ora pro nobis (unkn) Trombone Solo Unknown SOLOISTS Mr J Brooks (Soprano) and Mr percy Shaw (Euphonium) Arranced visit by Mr John Eaton Snr Before the final selection Mr G.W. Stubbs brieftly thanked Mr Wormald for the excellent Concerts. Mr Fred Birks ably carried out the details. Feature November Congleton Chronicle. CONCERT – Leigh (Tea Provided) (Paid £25) CONCERT – Wigan (Tea Provided) (Paid £30) CONCERT – Marple (Tea Provided) (Paid £20) CONCERT – Stockport – 1 Concert (Paid £17/10/-)

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1912 BAND MEMBERS (Taken from the Belle Vue Challenge Cup Programme) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Conductor William Halliwell (of Oak Lea, Spring Bank, Wigan) Bandmaster Edward Wormald Soprano Cornet Joe Brookes Solo Cornet Edwin Firth 1st Cornet James Thorpe 1st Cornet Herbert Harrison 1st Cornet Jack Hodgkinson / Jack W Hodgkinson Repriano Cornet Charles Dawson 2nd Cornet Sam Wilkinson 2nd Cornet H Peers 3rd Cornet Edward Jenkins (Rejoined) Flugel Hubert Shergold Solo Tenor Horn Arthur Webb 1st Horn Fred Sowood 2nd Horn Walter Cradleton 1st Baritone John Heywood 2nd Baritone Harry Cornack Solo Euphonium Percy Shaw Bass Euphonium Frank Webb (Moved) Solo Trombone George Hinkinson 2nd Trombone Matthew Cullen (Moved from solo trombone) 2nd Trombone Edward Wormald (Ted Wormald - bandmaster) Bass Trombone Ernest Evans E Flat Bass Alec Bamford E Flat Bass J. William Sheard E Flat Bass A. H Crossley (moved from Bb Bass) B Flat Bass Harry Gresty B Flat Bass Ben Rowarth Drums / Percussion (Not in Programme)

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Conductor William Halliwell ################################################################################### 6-11 Jan 1913 CONCERT – Winter Exhibition Rusholme (Paid £95) 24 Mar 1913 COMPETITION – Abergavenny. The band came Second winning £21. Expences for the trip were £23 including Mr Halliwell’s fee. ________________________________________________________________________________ SANDBACH 23 April 1913 King George V and Queen Mary visited Sandbach. They were accompanied by the Marquis of Crewe, K.G. A Special Medal was made for the tour with a picture of the King and Queen on the Head and on the tail side was the date they visited each town on their tour. (se Below) ________________________________________________________________________________ 23 Apr 1913 The band played for King George V and Queen Mary by Royal Command. Having purchased new Uniforms back in 1912 these were first used in October 1912 at the Lyceum Crewe and were only considered good enough for playing on stage and later in-front of royalty when the King and Queen came to Crewe, Congleton and Sandbach. Various designs had been considered but a “Prussian style” was ERF’s choice and so was ordered from the “Uniform and Equipment Company of Clerkenwell Green, London”. These new uniforms were put to good use when in early 1913 it was announced that

King George and Queen Mary would be visiting the North West and Midlands in April 1913 to see the “Industrial North” and would be staying at Crewe Hall the residential home of the Marquis of Crewe. A request for the band to play in front of the King and Queen and a programme was put together with the assistance of Lady Crewe. On the morning of the 23 April 1913 the band travelled by Steam Wagon to Crewe Hall where they got into their new uniforms and at 9.30am they played the following programme in front of the hall. PROGRAMME Overture from Bohemian Girl (Balf) Merry Widow Selection (Lehar) Selection from Tannhauser (Wagner) The Lost Chord (Sullivan) (Cornet Solo Edwin Firth) Selection from Yeomen of the Guard (Sullivan) Waltz from The Dollar Princess (Fall) After the band had played this selection of music the Marquis of Crewe was instructed to convey their Majesties congratulations and asked the band if they would be prepared to play the following day at 9am with a much longer programme. This they did. Selection from William Tell (Gioachino Rossini) Waltz from Salome Cleopatra (Damare) Cornet Solo Edwin Firth Evening Bells Waltz from Inspiration March from The King’s Courier Selection from The Quaker Girl March ‘Honest Toil’ (William Rimmer) Overture from Light Cavalry (Suppe) Waltz from The Merry Widow (Lehar) Overture from Tancredi (Gioachino Rossini) March from Harlequin After the event the King and Queen congratulated William Halliwell and the band and as the Royal Cortège left Crewe Hall Foden’s played the National Anthem. This was indeed a memorable event for the band and I am told the only time that William Halliwell conducted the band in a concert outside of a competition. BAND FOR THE EVENT William Halliwell (Conductor) Edward Wormald (Bandmaster) Edwin Firth (Cornet) James Thorpe (1st Cornet) Herbert Harrison (1st Cornet) Jack Hodgkinson (1st Cornet) Joe Brookes (Soprano Cornet) Charles Dawson (Repiano Cornet) Hubert Shergold (Flugel) Sam Wilkinson (2nd Cornet) Horace Brookes (2nd Cornet) Edward Jenkins (3rd Cornet) Arthur Webb (Solo Tenor Horn) Fred Sowood (1st Horn) Walter Cradleton (2nd Horn) Frank Haywood (1st Baritone) Harry Cornack (2nd Baritone) Percy Shaw (Solo Euphonium) Frank Webb (2nd Euphonium) George Hinkinson (Solo Trombone) Matthew Cullen (2nd Trombone) Ernest Evans (Bass Trombone) J. William Sheard (E Flat Bass) Alfred Crossley (E Flat Bass)

Harry Gesty (B Flat Bass) Ben Rowarth (B Flat Bass) James Easthope (Drums) ___________________________________________________________________________________ OTHER BAND MEMBERS in 1913 R Brookes (Cornet), R Cradleton (Horn), J Heywood (Horn), H Crossley (Euphonium), G Easthorpe (Euphonium). ___________________________________________________________________________________ 1913 The Royal Concert also sounded the end of (Edward) Ted Wormald’s five year association with the band as bandmaster. His place was taken by Tom Hynes another ex member of the Gossages Soap Band and friend of Hubert Shergold (Flugel) 12 May 1913 Shrewsbury United Friendly Society (Paid £26) Mr Hughes 8 New Street, Shrewsbury (Tea Provided) 17 May 1913 COMPETITION – New Brighton. The band came First winning £78 / 11 / 0 Expences £4-10 shillings including rail fare from Crewe to Liverpool and the Ferry Across the Mersey. 24 May 1913 CONCERT – Holmes Chapel (Tea Provided) (Paid £12) 28 May 1913 CONCERT – Groves Enclosure Chester (Wednesday 7.30pm) (Paid £15) 31 May 1913 CONCERT – County Borough, Stockport (Paid £22) 9 June 1913 CONCERT – Sheffield Corporation (Paid £35) B.F. Pilley. 21 Newlyn Rd, Woodseats, Sheffield. 10 June 1913 CONCERT – A Ball Lower Peover, Tabley Arms Hotel (Paid £10) Hours 5 until 8pm and Teas 15 June 1913 CONCERT – Crewe Sunday Concerts (Paid 62½ % - Made £30) G Chesters, 62 Samuel Street, Crewe. 18 June 1913 CONCERT – Tilstone Fete Committee (Paid £25) Tarporley Park. Play for dancing, Hours to 10pm Maurice Wooley (Tea Provided) 21 June 1913 COMPETITION – Newtown. The band came First winning £35. 22 June 1913 CONCERT – Newtown (Paid £21/5/9½) 2 Concerts afternoon and evening on our own on Sports ground. 28 June 1913 CONCERT – Huddesfield Park (Paid £30) 5 July 1913 CONCERT – Higglescote – 2 Concerts (Paid £30 or £32) Dinners and Teas F Haywood, North Street. 6 July 1913 CONCERT – Leicester S P Blackesley Leicester. Boulevard Leicester (Paid 50% of Door takings) 2 Concerts – Afternoon and Evening 9 July 1913 CONCERT – Wrenbury Garden Party at the Royals, Aston, Wrenbury (Paid £20) John Griffiths, The School House, Wrenbury, Nantwich. Time of Playing 2 O Clock till 8pm. Teas at the interval. 12 July 1913 CONCERT – Groves Enclosure Chester (Saturday 7.30pm) (Paid £15) 13 July 1913 CONCERT – Groves Enclosure Chester (Sunday 8.15pm) (Paid £15) 26 July 1913 CONCERT – Skipton – 2 Concerts (Paid 60%) Arthur Clifford, 14 Swadford Street, Skipton. 27 July 1913 Scarborough – 2 Concerts (Paid £40) J Winder. Grand Floral Hall, Scarborough. 30 July 1913 CONCERT – Whitchurch Whitchurch and District Agricultural Society (Paid £20) Earnest E Wright (Secty) 56 High Street (Annual Show) To Play during the afternoon and dancing in the evening till 8pm. Leave Whitchurch 8.29pm (Depart Crewe 9.45am) 2 Aug 1913 CONCERT – Chester Groves Enclosure (Paid £15) Evening Concert 7.30pm 3 Aug 1913 CONCERT – Elworth Recreation Ground 1 Evening Concert – Collection for Elworth Charity (Raised £15/2/11½)

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CONCERT – Stockport County Borough of Stockport (Paid £20 or £25 if fine day) 2 Concerts – Vernon Park Hyde Football Club CANCELLED H Houghton 38 Gowen Rd, Hyde, Cheshire (2 Concerts were to be paid £25) CONCERT – Hyde. Clay Cross Floral Society Nr Chesterfield (Paid £32) Playing 1-7.30pm H Stanley, East Street. CONCERT – Cannock and District Horticultural Society (Paid £30) CONCERT – Chester Chester Agricultural Show in Afternoon and Groves Enclosure at Night. (Paid £25) 2.30pm to 5.30pm / 7.30 to 9.30pm CONCERT – Audlem Flower Show (Paid £20) Tea Provided. COMPETITION – “British Open Championships”, Belle Vue, Manchester. Test Piece “A Souvenir of Gounod” arr by C Godfrey. Conductor for Fodens William Halliwell FIRST Fodens Motor Works Band (W Halliwell). SECOND Shaw (W Halliwell) THIRD Irwell Springs (W Halliwell) Fifth Crosfields Soap Works (W Halliwell) Sixth St Hilds Colliery (W Halliwell) Unplaced Hebden Bridge Unplaced Luton Unplaced Mansfield Colliery Unplaced Nelson Old They won £182 / 17 / 0 Awarded first prize for the 4th time in five Year’s. CONCERT – Blackburn – 2 Concerts (Paid £30) CONCERT – Groves Enclosure Chester (Saturday 7.30pm) (Paid £15) CONCERT – Middlewich Show (Paid £14) Tea Provided CONCERT – Ellesmere. Oswestry and District Agricultural Society at Ellesmere (Paid £25) Concerts at 12 to 2.30pm, 3pm to 5.30pm. George Whitfield, Southfield St, Oswestry. CONCERT – Preston Merigold Brothers Preston (Paid £30) (Saturday) COMPETITION – National Brass Band Championship, Royal Albert Hall, London. For the Crystal Palace 1,000 guinea trophy. For the first time an original composition was used as the test piece. It was called “Labour of Love” and was composed by Percy Fletcher. Unfortunately the band were unsuccessful in wining, coming a poor eighth place. Test Piece “Labour and Love” by Percy Fletcher Conductor William Halliwell. RESULTS FIRST Irwell Springs (W Halliwell) SECOND St. Hilda Colliery (W Halliwell) THIRD Black Dyke Mills (J Greenwood) FOURTH Crosfield’s Soap Works (W Halliwell) UNPLACED Fodens Motor Works (W Halliwell) This was the last competition until 1920 due to the Great War. CONCERT – HASLINGTON FLOWER SHOW The band played Selections in the afternoon and for dancing in the evening all for a fee of £15. CONCERT – Ellesmere Oswestry and District Agricultural Society at Ellesmere (Paid £25) Concerts at 12 to 2.30pm, 3pm to 5.30pm. George Whitfield, Southfield St, Oswestry. CONCERT – Preston

Merigold Brothers Preston (Paid £30) (Saturday) 29 Sept to 4 Oct 1913 CONCERT – Hanley GRAND THEATRE, HANLEY Week of shows The band played twice nightly. Chas Elphinstone (Secretary and Manager) 21 Tunes nightly 20 Minutes for each for the sum of £75 (Lowest) if success £80. EXTRA INFO The theatre was opened in 1898 on Trinity Street and later became a cinema until it burnt down in 1932 being rebuilt as the ODEON Cinema in 1937. Oct 1913 Following on from taking part in the National Championships the band were booked for a series of twice nightly concerts at the Grand Theatre, Hanley, Stoke on Trent. Normally this wouldn’t be a problem for members of the band but one member was due to get married on the day of the Nationals and had postponed the date until the following Monday which was then booked up for the series of concerts at the Grand. The unfortunate Bridegroom, having gone through with the wedding during the daytime he was then whisked away to Hanley to do the concerts in the evening. (Information from “By Royal Command” by F D Burgess, Pg 18.) 5 Oct 1913 CONCERT – Widnes (Paid 25) 2 Concerts Tea Provided Captain Byfield 13 Thomas Street, Runcorn. 11 Oct 1913 CONCERT – Alderley Edge (Paid £15) S Bailey. 1 Concert about 2.30pm 12 Oct 1913 CONCERT – Northwich Victoria Football Club (Paid £15) 1 Afternoon Concert – Tea Provided. F Richardson 23 Chester Road. 15 Oct 1913 CONCERT – Congleton Liberal Club (Paid £15) 1 Evening Concert F J Birks 30 High Street, Congleton. 19 Oct 1913 CONCERT – Wigan Old Boys Reed Band (Paid £30) 2 Concerts Rd Orchestra?. Sidlow lane, Wigan 22 Oct 1913 CONCERT – Macclesfield Old Town Silver Band (Paid £22) 2 Concerts 30 Nov 1913 CONCERT – Salford Concert at Regent Theatre, Salford For Eccles Borough Band (Paid £30) G Leroft 148 Reushaw St, Partiecroft? ___________________________________________________________________________________ EXTRA INFORMATION. The REGENT THEATRE in Cross lane, Salford was built by Frank Matcham and opened on the 2 September 1895. It was destroyed by fire in 1952. ___________________________________________________________________________________ 6 to 7 Dec 1913 EDDISON BELL at the FODEN WORKS (Recording a record) (Paid £40) (Date from diary) J E Hough, Glengall Road, London RECORDS Black Dyke and Besses had produced recordings during the early part of the century and in 1913 Fodens were in negotiations with the Edison Bell Company to make a recording. The band booked a whole weekend off in December 1913 to make the recording at the Elworth Works and duly on the Friday evening the main office floor was cleared making way for the recording equipment and the band. Recording a disc in those days involved making a master disc in wax that was warmed to a specific temperature in an oven and then recorded on. These would them be made into the 78 master discs. All in all 12 items were recorded by the Quartet and 20 recordings were made of the full band the first of which were released the following year. CONDUCTOR Tom Hynes 10” 78 recordings Released in January 1914. Side 1. THE PILGRIM (FODENS QUARTET) Edison Bell 1357

Quartet 1. = Jack Hodgkinson (Cornet) Charlie Dawson (Cornet) George Hinkinson (Trombone) Ernest Evans (Trombone) Side 2. IN THIS HOUR OF SOFTENED SPLENDOUR Quartet 2. = Edwin Firth (Cornet) Jim Thorpe (Cornet) Fred Sowood (Horn) Percy Shaw (Euphonium) Released Feb 1914 The Village Blacksmith (Part 1) Edison Bell 1355 The Village Blacksmith (Part 2) 1355 b (SEE DISCOGRAPHY FOR MORE DETAILS) The whole of 1914 saw eighteen recordings of the band issued on the Edison Bell label. 14 Dec 1913 CONCERT – South Salford Silver Prize Band (Paid £25) 2 Concerts 3pm and 7.30pm W Clarke 24 Derby Street. 21 Dec 1913 CONCERT – Ellesmere Port Church Silver Band. (Paid £30) 2 Concerts 3.15pm George Griffiths 9 Grosvenor Street, Ellesmere Port. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

1913 BAND MEMBERS (Taken from the Belle Vue Challenge Cup Programme) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Conductor William Halliwell (of Oak Lea, Spring Bank, Wigan) Bandmaster Edward Wormald Soprano Cornet Joe Brookes Solo Cornet Edwin Firth 1st Cornet James Thorpe 1st Cornet Herbert Harrison 1st Cornet Jack Hodgkinson / Jack W Hodgkinson Repriano Cornet Charles Dawson 2nd Cornet Sam Wilkinson 2nd Cornet F Brooks 3rd Cornet Edward Jenkins (Rejoined) Flugel Hubert Shergold (F Shergold) Solo Tenor Horn Arthur Webb 1st Horn Fred Sowood 2nd Horn Walter Cradleton 1st Baritone John Heywood 2nd Baritone Harry Cornack Solo Euphonium Percy Shaw 2nd Euphonium Fred Thorpe Solo Trombone George Hinkinson 2nd Trombone Matthew Cullen Bass Trombone Ernest Evans E Flat Bass Alfred Crossley E Flat Bass J. William Sheard E Flat Bass A. H Crossley (moved from Bb Bass) B Flat Bass Harry Gresty B Flat Bass Ben Rowarth Drums / Percussion (Not in Programme) ###################################################################################

1914

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Conductor William Halliwell ################################################################################### 17 Jan 1914 CONCERT – Sheffield – Woodg??? Hall (Paid £30) H J Kelly 89 Carvel Street, Sheffield

CONCERT – Leigh Grand Theatre / Hippodrome Leigh (Paid £25) William Woolstencroft Esq. 2 Concerts 3pm and 8pm 10 Mar 1914 CONCERT – Sandbach Town Band (Paid £15) 1 Concert 14 Mar 1914 CONCERT – Rookery Social Club and Institute (Paid £25) H Leese, 26 Alderley Lane, Harriseahead, Tunstall 2 Concerts (Tea Provided) 18 Mar 1914 CONCERT – Royal Buckley Town Band (Paid £25) 11 Windwell Rd, Buckley R E Bellis Society 22 Mar 1914 CONCERT – South Salford Silver Band (Paid £30) W Clarke 20 Derby Street. 2 Concerts 3 O Clock and 7.30pm 29 Mar 1914 CONCERT – LYCEUM THEATRE Crewe. During the early 1900’s it was still considered to be in bad taste if you produced a concert or entertainment on the Sabbath and so many such shows were advertised as “Sacred Concerts” and included a couple of Hymns for authenticity. The same was true of the shows at the Lyceum Theatre. 2 GRAND SACRED CONCERTS by Fodens Band Incl; Fodens Band Miss Gregory L.L.C.M. (Soprano) Madam Partington (Contralto) Miss Ann Stubbs L.L.C.M. (Piano Accompanist) Tickets were also available for this concert from Mr J Stubbs Music Warehouse, High Street, Crewe. 1914 Quartet 1. = Jack Hodgkinson (Cornet) Charlie Dawson (Cornet) George Hinkinson (Trombone) Ernest Evans (Trombone) 1914 Quartet 2. = Edwin Firth (Cornet) Jim Thorpe (Cornet) Fred Sowood (Horn) Percy Shaw (Euphonium) The Band Diary gives the date as being with the Crewe Temperance Band (Paid £20) Two Concerts Sec; W B Wrigley, 46, Henry Street, Crewe. 11 April 1914 CONCERT – Official opening of CONGLETON PARK (Easter Sunday). The band played at 2pm for the official opening of the Bandstand in Congleton Park followed in the evening by a concert at Congleton Town Hall. The band were paid £16 for the day’s events. (Dr Tern, Bradshaw House, Congleton) 2 May 1914 CONCERT – Knutsford Jubilee Festival (Paid £20) Jas H Dean 2 Minshull Street, Knutsford (Tea Included) The Band played at the Knutsford May Day celebrations and were driven there by a new Steam bus called “Puffing Billy” a three ton chassis with a body built by Jackson’s of Smallwood. (Registration M 6359) Mr Jackson (the coach builder) accompanied the new bus to iron out any problems on this “Test Run” for the vehicle. However he dislodged one of the flugel horns from the storage space and the bus had to be stopped while it was retrieved from the verge. E R Foden who was monitoring the fuel consumption was not pleased as the stoppage messed up his calculations. 16 May 1914 CONCERT – Heaton Park, Manchester (Paid £25) R Laint, General Superintendent 17 May 1914 CONCERT – Vernon Park, Stockport (Paid £25) 2 Concerts 3 to 5pm and 7 to 9pm F Harris Sup. If wet to play in the Town Hall 3.30 to 7.30pm 20 May 1914 CONCERT – Chester Concerts in the Groves (Paid £16) (Wed) S P Davies 22 Feb 1914

CONCERT – Northwich Victoria Football Club Terms (Paid £15 if takings are not more than £30) (Paid £20 if takings are not more than £50) (Paid £25 if takings are more than £50) Sec J C Brain “Crown Hotel” Northwich. 1 June 1914 CONCERT – Shrewsbury Shrewsbury Whit Monday Friendly Society Fate (Paid £26) Geo. J Eccleston, 23 King Street, Shrewsbury. (Tea Included) 6 June 1914 COMPETITION – New Brighton (Merseyside). The band came Second winning £15. 10 June 1914 CONCERT – Knutsford Division Liberal Association (Paid £18) H Cliffe Sec, 26 Cranford Avenue, Knutsford. (Tea Provided) 14 June 1914 CONCERT – Heaton Park, Manchester (Paid £25) R Laint, General Superintendent 17 June 1914 CONCERT – Chester Concerts in the Groves (Paid £16) (Wed) S P Davies 20 June 1914 CONCERT – County Borough of Stockport (Paid £22) Park Department Vernon Park F Harris Esq, Stockport 3 to 5pm and 7 to 9pm. 27 June 1914 COMPETITION – Newtown. The band came Second winning £21. 29 June to 4 July 1914 CONCERT – Douglas Isle of Man (Paid £110 Inclusive) A Robertson, Town Clark, Douglas. 11 July 1914 CONCERT – Heaton Park, Manchester (Paid £25) R Laint, General Superintendent 12 July 1914 CONCERT – Chester Concerts in the Groves (Paid £16) S P Davies 17 July 1914 CONCERT – Driffield Show (Paid £32) G R Kirby, The Falcon, Driffield. 18 July 1914 CONCERT – Armley Park, Leeds (Paid 60% of the Takings - £349.30) Jo Sharp 2 Christ Church View, Armley, Leeds. 19 July 1914 CONCERT – Scarborough (Paid £40) J Winder 22 July 1914 CONCERT – Bolton Parks Committee. (Paid £20) J Partington 12 Henry Street, Bolton 2 Concerts. 25 and 26 July 1914 CONCERT – Chester Concerts in the Groves (Paid £16) S P Davies 2 Aug 1914 CONCERT – Chester Concerts in the Groves (Paid £16) (Sun) S P Davies – Evening Concert. (Also 20 May / 17 June / 25 July / 26 July / 2 Aug) 4 Aug1914 WAR BROKE OUT The first casualty of the war was the Prussian style uniforms that ER Foden had purchased for the band a year ago as anything German may offend; they were dropped in favour of a less offensive uniform. 4 Aug 1914 CONCERT – Alexandra Park Oldham (Paid £25) (Tues) Two Concerts Inclusive. Alfred Barlow Secretary. 7 Aug 1914 CONCERT – Wem and District Agricultural Association (Paid £25) Philip Lee Secretary. (Tea Provided) 8 Aug 1914 CONCERT – Frodsham Horticultural Society (Paid £20) Endowed Boys School CANCELLED 1 Concert from 2pm 11 Aug 1914 CONCERT – Clay Cross, Chesterfield (Paid £40) Times of Playing 1pm to 8.30pm H Stanley, East Street, Clay Cross. 13 Aug 1914 Market Drayton Flower Show (Paid £20) CANCELLED 24 May 1914

C B Jones, Alexandra Road. Playing 2.30pm to 9pm (Tea Provided) 15 Aug 1914 CONCERT – Haslington Flower Show (Paid £15) Selections in Afternoon commencing 2 O Clock and dancing till 9pm in the evening. R White, Merefield Cottage, Henry Street, Haslington. 17 Aug 1914 Cannock and District Horticultural Society (Paid £30) CANCELLED John Bud Market Place, Cannock 18 Aug 1914 CONCERT – Biddulph Show (Paid £20) Playing from 2 to 7pm A Proctor Sec. 56 Tunstall Rd, Biddulph. (Tea Provided) 20 Aug 1914 CONCERT – Blackburn Park (Two Concerts) (£30) Lewis Beard, Town Hall, Blackburn. 23 Aug 1914 CONCERT – Heaton Park, Manchester (Paid £25) R Laint, General Superintendent (16 May / 14 June / 11 July and 23 Aug 1914 Saturdays 3 to 5pm and 6.30 to 8.30pm Sundays 3.30pm to 5pm) 27 Aug 1914 Middlewich Floral and Horticultural Society (Paid £20) CANCELLED 2 Concerts 3pm to 5pm and 6.15pm to 9pm 7 Sept 1914 COMPETITION – “British Open Championships”, Belle Vue, Manchester. Test Piece “Joseph und Seine Bruder (Joseph and his Brethren)” by Mehul arr C Godfrey. The band came Third winning £44. Conductor for Fodens William Halliwell FIRST Black Dyke Mills SECOND Wingates THIRD Fodens Motor Works Band. Sept 1914 COMPETITION – National Brass Band Championships, Crystal Palace, London. NOT HELD DUE TO THE WAR. 11 Sept 1914 CONCERT – Blackburn Park (Paid £30) Two Concerts Lewis Beard, Town Hall. 12 Sept 1914 CONCERT – Sandbach Sandbach Co-op Society’s Fate (Paid £12) Commencing 1.45pm. Play in Procession (Tea Provided) 17 Sept 1914 Oswestry Show at Oswastry (Paid £25) CANCELLED George Whitfield Secretary, Smithfield Street, Oswastry. 19 Sept 1914 CONCERT – Chester (Paid £3) One Concert for National Relief Fund. 27 Sept 1914 CONCERT – Sandbach One Afternoon concert for National Relief Fund. If wet 4 Oct 1914 4 Oct 1914 CONCERT – Keighley (Paid £25) Two Concerts. Dinner and Tea. 19 Oct 1914 (Week long engagement) CONCERT - Grand Theatre, Hanley (Paid £80) Performances Twice Nightly Conductor Tom Hynes (Bandmaster)

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GRAND THEATRE HANLEY 7pm and 9pm 1. March “With Sword and Lance” a. Bugle Call b. Marseillaise c. La Brabanconne d. It’s a Long Way to Tipperary e. British Grenadiers f. Garry Owen g. The Girl I Left behind Me h. Last Post 2. Descriptive Selection “Episodes of the War” i. See the Conquering Hero Come j. Rule Britannia k. National Anthem 3. Cornet Solo “Cleopatra” (Damare) Solo Cornet Edwin Firth ENCORE 4. The Rosary 5. The British Hero (J H White) GUEST ARTISTS Anita Correze (Mezzo Soprano from Hanley and wife of the Grand Theatre’s Manager Mr Bert Wilbraham) Harold Heath (Light Comedian) Fred Carey (Comedian) New Macs (Popular Comedians) The Dandy Mascots Harry Mason and Lily Bart (Gymnasts on the High Trapeze) GRAND THEATRE HANLEY 7pm and 9pm 1. March “British Phalanx” 2. Descriptive Selection “A Sailor’s Life” 3. Cornet Solo “Pandora” Solo Cornet Edwin Firth GRAND THEATRE HANLEY 7pm and 9pm 1. March “Old Comrades” 2. Grand Selection “Reminiscences of Tschaikowsky” 3. Trombone Solo “The Sailor’s Grave” Solo Trombone George Hinkinson GRAND THEATRE HANLEY 7pm and 9pm 1. March “Harlequin” 2. Grand Selection “Tannhauser” 3. Cornet Solo “Rule Britannia” Solo Cornet Edwin Firth GRAND THEATRE HANLEY 7pm and 9pm 1. March “Mephistopheles” 2. Grand Selection “William Tell” 3. Euphonium Solo “La Belle Americaine” Solo Euphonium Percy Shaw GRAND THEATRE HANLEY 7pm and 9pm

1. March “Honest Toil” 2. Descriptive Selection “A Sailor’s Life” 3. Cornet Solo “Rule Britannia” Solo Cornet Edwin Firth OTHER ACTS ON THE SAME BILL DURING THE WEEK Incl; JosieDelaine (Versatile Little Lady) The Mascots (Musical Comedy) Harold Heath (Light Comedian) Fred Carey (Comedian) Mason and Bary (Novelty Gymnasts) New Macs (Popular Comedians) And GRAND PICTURES Review Staffordshire Sentinal 20 October 1914, Page 4. ################################################################################ Critical report Tuesday 20 October 1914, page 4(Researched by Paul Niblett Aug 2014) GRAND THEATRE, HANLEY. A special attraction at the Hanley Grand Theatre of Varieties this week is the appearance there of the English Champion brass band which the proprietors of Foden’s Motor Works, Sandbach, have organised and equipped. Foden’s Brass Band is known wherever people take delight in the music of wind instruments. It has not been before the public so long as some of the famous Yorkshire and Lancashire bands, but it has outstripped several of these older organisations of repute, through the efficiency of the men who have been secured, and the earnest purpose of those in control. Last night the band won enthusiastic favour not only by reason of the popularity of the music instrumented, but even more for the excellence of the interpretations. The ensemble of this band is magnificent, the tone rich, full-bodied, and mellow, and all effects are secured by legitimate means. It was natural that much of its music at the present time should take on a quasi-military character. Its principal contribution was a descriptive selection of patriotic airs, welded together in an interesting manner by the conductor, Mr. Thomas Hynes. The selection opened with a bugle call, the assembling of troops, and their marching to the inspiriting strains of the “Marseillaise,” “La Braban̤çonne,” “It’s a long way to Tipperary,” “British Grenadiers,” “Garry Owen,” and “The girl I left behind me.” An encampment follows, and things settle down after the sounding of the “Last Post.” The quiet, however, is disturbed by a surprise of the enemy. The bugle sounds to action, and after some battle music, the bugle calls “Cease firing.” Then is heard “See the conquering hero comes,” “Rule, Britannia,” and the National Anthem. Mr. Edwin Firth, who had already done notable work in perfect triplet playing, gave as a cornet solo Demare’s concert polka “Cleopatra,” exhibiting not only a brilliant tone, but a perfect mastery of his instrument, and as an encore piece “The Rosary.” The band good-naturedly responded to the applause given it for the selection by playing a march “The British Hero” (J.H. White). It may interest a number to know that the band consists of 24 instrumentalists, arranged as follows: Four basses, two double basses with a 32ft. tone and two with a 16ft. tone; three trombones, two tenors and one bass; first and second euphoniums; two baritones; three tenor horns; one fugal horn; and nine cornets in B flat and one in E flat; together with drums and effects. Another selection will be given to-night, when strains which have long been associated with the Navy will be honoured. Among the other artists is a lady professionally known as Anita Correze, a mezzo-soprano vocalist. Since many in the audience at once recognised the singer as a Hanley lady, it is not disclosing much of a secret to add that in private life Anita Correze is Mrs. Bert Wilbraham, the wife of the popular manager of the Grand. Since last singing in this hall, the lady’s powers of expression have developed considerably, her voice has grown in volume while maintaining its timbre. Her two items included a song of sentiment, and a number with a taking waltz rhythm. The comedians include Fred Cary, Harold Heath, and the New Macs. The former is a very whimsical fellow, with a style that is individualistic and songs and patter that have the merit of freshness. Harold Heath’s strength lies in his dancing powers, which are considerable. The New Macs are very entertaining fellows indeed, and last night they held the attention of the house, and kept everyone laughing. The Dandy Mascots are responsible for a pretty turn: and Harry Mason and Lily Bart are excellent gymnasts on the high trapeze. ################################################################################## 8 Nov 1914 MARCH - Chester Lord Mayor’s Church Parade (Paid £10) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

1914 BAND MEMBERS (Taken from the Belle Vue Challenge Cup Programme) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Conductor William Halliwell (of Oak Lea, Spring Bank, Wigan) Bandmaster Edward Wormald Soprano Cornet Joe Brookes Solo Cornet Edwin Firth 1st Cornet James Thorpe 1st Cornet Herbert Harrison 1st Cornet Jack Hodgkinson Repriano Cornet Charles Dawson 2nd Cornet Sam Wilkinson 2nd Cornet H Jenkins 3rd Cornet Edward Jenkins Flugel Hubert Shergold / (F Shergold in Programme) Solo Tenor Horn Arthur Webb 1st Horn Fred Sowood 2nd Horn Walter Cradleton 1st Baritone Frank Haywood / (J Haywood in programme) 2nd Baritone Harry Cornack Solo Euphonium Percy Shaw 2nd Euphonium Fred Thorpe Solo Trombone George Hinkinson 2nd Trombone Matthew Cullen Bass Trombone Ernest Evans E Flat Bass K Sadler E Flat Bass J. William Sheard B Flat Bass Harry Gesty B Flat Bass Ben Rowarth Drums / Percussion James Easthope (Not in Programme) ###################################################################################

1915

FODEN’S MOTOR WORKS BAND

Conductor William Halliwell ################################################################################### 1915 By the spring of 1915 employees of FODENS (Steam engine Manufacturer) were demanding more pay and better conditions leading to a strike at the factory. Workers were having to work long hours in the factory and the burden of trying to meet increasing demand for government requirements and personal casualties of war took their toll on the employees and arguments with management led to the strike. As the band members were employed by the company this also affected the band Twelve members of the band, who thought their position within the band gave them some sort of special power, decided to form a picket line at the works entrance of Fodens. They were mistaken as after the strike all twelve were dismissed. Many others were forced to find employment elsewhere as the full blown strike at the factory started to take hold. Among those who left the band were – Joe Brookes (Soprano) Percy Shaw (Euphonium) George Hinkinson (Trombone) John Heywood (Baritone) Harry Cornack (Baritone) With the end of the strike and a return to work the band started recruiting new members and what good players they found. At the Belle Vue contest the judge commented “From the opening bars to the last note the playing of this band was almost flawless – it was a musical treat” 13 May 1915

Blackburn (Paid £30) CANCELLED Two Concerts. Lewis Beard, Town Hall

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Vernon Park, Stockport (Paid £20) CANCELLED 2 Concerts F Harris Parks Department, Vernon Park, Stockport. 4 July 1915 Coventry (Paid £32) CANCELLED J Cattell, Superintendents Office Coventry Lodge, Coventry 17 July 1915 CONCERT – Chester (Paid £15) One Concert (See 18 July 1915, 31 July 1915, 1 Aug 1915, 2 Aug 1915) 18 July 1915 CONCERT – Chester (Paid £15) One Concert (See 17 July 1915, 31 July 1915, 1 Aug 1915, 2 Aug 1915) 31 July 1915 CONCERT – Chester (Paid £15) One Concert (See 17 July 1915, 18 July 1915, 1 Aug 1915, 2 Aug 1915) 1 to 2 Aug 1915 CONCERT – Chester (Paid £15) One Concert (See 17 July 1915, 18 July 1915, 31 July 1915) 3 Aug 1915 Oldham Alexandra Park (Paid £25) CANCELLED Two Concerts 15 Aug 1915 Coventry (Paid £32) CANCELLED J Cattell, Superintendents Office Coventry Lodge, Coventry 15 Aug 1915 CONCERT – Northwich Northwich (Paid £15. If a success £20) (Actually Paid £18) Wm. Yarwood, The Mount, Castle, Northwich. (Tea Provided) 22 Aug 1915 CONCERT – Winsford Winsford Working Men’s Hospital Saturday Committee. (Paid £16) Sec. W F Nenrall 44 School Road. 2 Concerts 4 Sept 1915 COMPETITION – “British Open Championships”, Belle Vue, Manchester. (or 6 Sept 1915) Test Piece “Il Furioso” by Donizetti arr C Godfrey. Conductor for Fodens William Halliwell FIRST Fodens Motor Works Band. SECOND Horwich RMI THIRD Kings Cross The band won £134 / 18 /0 Sept 1915 COMPETITION – National Brass Band Championships, Crystal Palace, London. NOT HELD DUE TO THE WAR. 5 Sept 1915 CONCERT – White Heather Society, Altringham (Paid £20) Sec. A Chadwick 35 Finchley Road. Tea Provided. 26 Sept 1915 CONCERT – Northwich Northwich Patriotic Committee (Paid £20) S Dunaut 54 Witton Street, Northwich (Tea Provided) 3 Oct 1915 CONCERT – Macclesfield Macclesfield Volunteer Fire Brigade (Paid £22) W H Braid 25 Bridge St, Macclesfield. 2 Concerts 15 Nov 1915 CONCERT – Grand Theatre, Hanley (Paid £80) One week (2 performances Nightly 20 to 30 Minutes) Not less 25 Performers. 5 Dec 1915 CONCERT – LYCEUM THEATRE Crewe. FODEN'S MOTOR WORKS BAND Two Sacred Concerts (Paid £20) In Connection with Crewe Temperance. Conductor Mr Tom Hynes ###################################################################################

1916

FODEN’S MOTOR WORKS BAND

Conductor William Halliwell ################################################################################### 1916 Edwin Firth (Cornet) married Doris Twemlow (.b. Jan 1892 .D. 31 Dec 1991) the daughter of Sam Twemlow and grand daughter of Edwin Foden the founder of the band. 23 Apr 1916 CONCERT – Macclesfield Macclesfield Volunteer Fire Brigade (Paid £22) Two Concerts (Easter Sunday) W H Braid 25 Bridge Street (Tea Provided) 27 May 1916 CONCERT – Sandbach Sandbach May Festival (Teas Provided) A picture has come to our attention via the book “Cheshire Life” by Mike Eddison and John Hopkins which shows what happed to the “Prussian Style Uniforms” that were worn by Fodens band but had to be abandoned because if their association with the Great War (Purchased in 1913). It shows Joiners at Fodens Motor Works winning first prize at the Sandbach Festival with a mock up German Zeppelin on top of a Steam Wagon wearing the uniforms along with other soldiers in costume. (ISBN 978-0-7524-4364-5) A Postcard of the float was made available. The festival raised £538 which after expenses was reduced to £371.00 of which £300 was donated to make a Y.M.C.A. Hut in France to be named the “Sandbach Hut”.

Whit Weekend Groves Enclosure Chester (Paid £20) CANCELLED (May-June 1916) Two Concerts S P Davies, Town Hall Chester 4 June 1916 CONCERT – Vernon Park, Stockport (Paid £25) Two Concerts (Sunday) 3-5pm and 7-9pm Frank Harris Supt. Originally booked for the 28 May. 18 June 1916 CONCERT – Northwich (Paid £20) W J Harwood, The Mount, Castle, Northwich. (Tea Provided) 24 June 1916 CONCERT – Northwich (Paid £15) F W Brock Esq. Heyeswood, Hartford Garden Party (Tea Provided) 1 July 1916 CONCERT – Coventry (Paid £15) W J Cottell Cemetery 1 Evening Concert (Tea Provided) 2 July 1916 CONCERT – Coventry (Paid £35) W J Cottell Cemetery Lodge, Coventry 12 July 1916 CONCERT – Groves Enclosure Chester (Paid £15) One Evening Concert

(see also 29 July 1916, 30 July 1916) CONCERT – Tunstall (Paid £20) Two Concerts (Tea Provided) W H Flint, “Lynton” Queens Avenue, Tunstall 15 July 1916 CONCERT – Matlock Bath (Paid £30) Two Concerts (3 and 7pm) C Randle, Council Chamberts, Matlock Bath. (Tea Provided) 16 July 1916 CONCERT – Burnley (Paid £30) Two Concerts (Sunday) P Thomas Esq. Town Hall, Burnley. Afternoon Townley Park, Evening Queen’s Park. 29 July 1916 CONCERT – Groves Enclosure Chester (Paid £15) One Evening Concert (see also 12 July 1916, 30 July 1916) 30 July 1916 CONCERT – Groves Enclosure Chester (Paid £15) One Evening Concert (see also 12 July 1916, 29 July 1916) 6 Aug 1916 CONCERT – Matlock Bath (Paid £15) E Randle (Tea Provided) 2 Aug 1916 CONCERT – MIDDLEWICH CONCERTS The band played two concerts for Roland Seddon a local Salt Baron to help with the War effort. The band were paid £15 for 2 Concerts. The band played at Chadwick Fields, Middlewich 7 Aug 1916 CONCERT – Alfreton Flower Show (Paid £40) W Helliwell, Sunny Bank, Alfreton. (Tea Provided) 12 Aug 1916 CONCERT – Biddulph (Paid £20) Jas. Harrison 46 Well Street, Biddulph (Tea Provided) A report in the Congleton Chronicle tells us that this was “Wakes Week” in Biddulph and the band were playing at Biddulph in two concerts to help raise funds for the North Staffordshire Infirmary (the local Hospital). The concert was conducted by Mr Tom Hynes infront of a large crowd at both concerts (Afternoon and Evening). 13 Aug 1916 CONCERT – Vernon Park Stockport (Paid £25) 26 to 27 Aug 1916 CONCERT – Winsford Winsford Hospital Saturday Committee (Paid £30) Two Concerts Both Days. W F Newall, Station Road. Winsford. 2 Sept 1916 COMPETITION – “British Open Championships”, Belle Vue, Manchester. Test Piece “La Traviata” by G Verdi arr C Godfrey Jnr. Fodens came in 2nd place to Horwich RMI winning £40 / 15 /0. Conductor for Fodens William Halliwell (Paid £11 by Fodens for the day) FIRST Horwich RMI SECOND Fodens Motor Works Band (Played 5th). THIRD Black Dyke Mills William Halliwell also conducted Irwell Springs who came 6th and played 1st. Sept 1916 COMPETITION – National Brass Band Championships, Crystal Palace, London. NOT HELD DUE TO THE WAR. 3 Sept 1916 Chester (Paid £15) One evening concert (S P Davies) 16 Sept 1916 CONCERT – Macclesfield (Paid £22) 2 Concerts W H Braid, Biddulph (Tea Provided) 29 Oct 1916 CONCERT – LYCEUM THEATRE Crewe. FODEN'S MOTOR WORKS BAND In 2 Sacred Concerts for the Crewe Temperance Society. Conductor Tom Hynes (Tea Provided) 13 July 1916

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1917

FODEN’S MOTOR WORKS BAND

Conductor William Halliwell ################################################################################### 1917 Edwin Firth (Cornet) left the band to join the 28 th London regiment (the Artists Rifles) as a private. In February 1918 his company were posted to France and Edwin decided to borrow a battered cornet he found in the band room to the war so he could keep his lip in and left behind his main instrument for his return. (see 21 Oct 1917 and 1918) 8 Apr 1917 CONCERT – Ashton in Makerfield (Paid £25) Two Concerts Miss or Mrs E Foden 1a Bryn Street, Ashton in Makerfield Nr Wigan. 27 to 28 May 1917 CONCERT – Coventry (Paid £60) (Whit Sun and Mon) Two Concerts. W J Cottell. Cemetery Lodge, Coventry 2 to 3 June 1917 CONCERT – Birmingham (Paid £60) 2 Concerts Both days W H Morton, Parks Department, Council House, Birmingham. 9 June 1917 CONCERT – Groves Enclosure, Chester (Paid £16) 1 Concert (see also 23 June 1917, 21 July 1917, 11 Aug 1917) 17 June 1917 CONCERT – Northwich Patriotic Committee (Paid £27) Two Concerts Sec J A Breathnall 46, Victoria Road, Northwich. 23 June 1917 CONCERT – Groves Enclosure, Chester (Paid £16) 1 Concert (see also 9 June 1917, 21 July 1917, 11 Aug 1917) 1 July 1917 CONCERT – Longton Park (Paid £40/ 12 / 10 ½ from Collections made by Ourselves at gates) 7 July 1917 CONCERT – Northwich (Red Cross Society) Fate (Paid £15) Miss G Reid, Struan, Northwich. (Tea Provided) 8 July 1917 CONCERT – Coventry (Paid £35) Two Concerts. W J Cottell. Cemetery Lodge, Coventry 21 July 1917 CONCERT – Groves Enclosure, Chester (Paid £16) 1 Concert (see also 9 June 1917, 23 June 1917, 11 Aug 1917) 28 July 1917 CONCERT – Crewe Crewe Amalgamated Bowling Clubs (Paid £15) 1 Evening concert in aid of Red Cross. Dan Green, 105 Hungerford Road, Crewe. 4 Aug 1917 CONCERT – Audley Audley Oddfellows Fate and Gala (Paid £22) Secty. E Viggars 6 Chapel Street, Bignall Road. (Tea Provided) 5 Aug 1917 CONCERT – Manchester Racecourse. Pendleton and Salford Limited Friendly Societies Council (Paid £30) Two Concerts on Manchester Racecourse. Theo Reeves, 67 Lower Seedley Road, Seedley. 11 Aug 1917 CONCERT – Groves Enclosure, Chester (Paid £16) 1 Concert (see also 9 June 1917, 23 June 1917, 21 July 1917) On a brief leave from France, Edwin Firth played at the concert at Chester Groves, by the River. One of the tunes he played was “Goodbye” by Tosti. Days later he was sent back to France. 12 Aug 1917 CONCERT – Winsford Hospital Saturday Committee (Paid £15) One Concert 18 Aug 1917 CONCERT – Sandbach Hospital Fate and Pageant (Paid £15) J H Broad, Secty (Tea Provided)

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On the 18 August 1917 the Sandbach Fire Brigade led the procession in a parade from the High Street to the Top of the Hill in Sandbach Heath and then back via Middlewich Road followed by the Foden’s Band and various floats including a tableau based on “Gypsy Life” and a party from Congleton with Juvenile characters. Others in the cavalcade were the Biddulph Band with Chief Marshall, William T Rosson (Cab Proprietor) of 21 Crewe Road, Sandbach. The event was part of the Sandbach Hospital Fate and Pagent organised by various people including secretary Mr J.H. Broad to raise funds for the Hospital based at Abbey Fields on Middlewich Road, Sandbach. CONCERT – Chester – One Evening Concert (Paid £16) COMPETITION – “British Open Championships”, Belle Vue, Manchester. Test Piece “La Pre aux Clercs” by Herold arr C Godfrey. The band came Sixth winning £8 / 3 / 0. Conductor for Fodens William Halliwell FIRST Horwich RMI SECOND Black Dyke Mills THIRD Woodlands Village FOURTH Glazebury Church FIFTH Pemberton Old SIXTH Fodens Motor Works Band. COMPETITION – National Brass Band Championships, Crystal Palace, London. NOT HELD DUE TO THE WAR. Nantwich (Red Cross Society) (Paid £20) Selections and Dances 3 to 9.30pm W Stonehewer Bank House, Nantwich CONCERT – Longton Park (Red Cross) (Paid £25) Two Concerts W H Jones, Sec. (Tea Provided) CONCERT – LYCEUM THEATRE Crewe. FODEN'S MOTOR WORKS BAND in 2 Concerts 3pm and 8pm Conductor Tom Hynes Soloists Arthur Webb (Horn) Ellis Westwood (Trombone) Private Edwin Firth (Cornet) (See 1918) Hubert Shergold (Flugel Horn) Fred Thorpe (Euphonium) Small Feature Pg 8, 27 Oct Crewe Chronicle. The Band were Paid £20. They were joined by Crewe Temperance Band. CONCERT – Burslem (Coliseum) (Paid £18) One Concert J Paterson Brodie, Lloyds bank Chambers, Burslem.

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1918

FODEN’S MOTOR WORKS BAND

Conductor William Halliwell ################################################################################### 29 Mar 1918 CONCERT – Macclesfield (Paid £20) (Good Friday) W H Braid 25 Bridge Street, Macclesfield 31 Mar 1918 CONCERT – Northwich (W J Yarwood) (Paid £20) (Easter Sunday) Two Concerts 2.30pm and 7.30pm (Tea Provided) April 1918 In April 1918 Edwin Firth’s Doris wife gave birth to a son Edwin Twemlow Firth but it was not a happy time as the babies father was still in France in a place called Varennes, North West of Amiens and on the 1 June 1918 while returning to the trenches a shell exploded just outside some woods killing Edwin and his party, he was only 29 Year’s old.

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Private Edwin Firth 766890 died at the age of 29. He is buried in the Verennes Military Cemetery near to Albert in France. A Cul-de-sac in Sandbach is named after him, Edwin Firth close (2009?). CONCERT – Silverdale (Paid 25) Two Concerts John Lowe 53 Abbey Street, Silverdale (Tea Provided) CONCERT – Chester (Paid £16) One Evening Concert (see 13 July 1918, 5 Aug 1918, 24 Aug 1918, 14 Sept 1918) CONCERT – Elworth Red Cross (Paid Gratis) CONCERT – Birmingham Parks (Paid £65) W.H. Morton, Council House, Birmingham. Tarporley (British Red Cross Society) (Paid £20) Hons. Mrs Marshall Brookes. Aux Military Hospital, Portal, Tarporley. CONCERT – Chester (Paid £16) One Evening Concert (see 8 June 1918, 5 Aug 1918, 24 Aug 1918, 14 Sept 1918) CONCERT – Abbey Fields Hospital, Sandbach (Paid – Gratis) This was possibly a concert for the wounded soldiers at the hospital. Between 1914 and 1918 during the The Great War between Britain and Germany “Abbey Fields” on Middlewich Road, Sandbach was converted into a Hospital for the wounded. The Reverend William Plaskett from the Hope Street Chapel was the Free Church Chaplin at Abbey Fields. His wife and daughter Rene also worked in the Hospital as VAD auxiliary nurses. CONCERT – Chester Chester V.A.D. Hospital Upton (Paid £20) Lady Grosvenor, Oakfields V.A.D. Hospital, Upton Nr Chester (Tea Provided) CONCERT – Butt Lane, Primitive Methodist Chapel (Paid £25) Geo. J Wise. 46 Woodshutts Street, Butt Lane, Talke. CONCERT – Audley Oddfellows Fate and Gala (Paid £25) E Viggars, Chapel Street, Bignall End, Staffs. (Tea Provided) CONCERT – Chester (Paid £30) Two Evening Concerts (see 8 June 1918, 13 July 1918, 24 Aug 1918, 14 Sept 1918) CONCERT – Crewe Red Cross Garden Party (Paid £12) Barklay Towers. Mr Stringer, Butcher, Nantwich Road, Crewe. (Tea Provided) CONCERT – Cholmondeley Castle (Paid £25) 3pm to 5pm 6 to 9pm Dancing Lady Lettice Harrison CONCERT – Sandbach Hospital Fate (£15) J H Broad Secty. (Tea Provided) CONCERT – Chester (Paid £16) One Evening Concert (see 8 June 1918, 13 July 1918, 5 Aug 1918, 14 Sept 1918) COMPETITION – “British Open Championships”, Belle Vue, Manchester. Test Piece “Il Bravo” by Marlini arr C Godfrey Conductor for Fodens William Halliwell FIRST Wingates Temperance (W Halliwell) SECOND Irwell Springs THIRD Besses O’ The’ Barn FOURTH Carlton Main FIFTH Fodens Motor Works Band. (W Halliwell)

The band came Fifth winning £11 / 3 / 0. Fodens hired deputies for the concert, Lawrence (G Trombone), George Rogerson (Bb Player), J Sadler (2nd Baritone), Sam Wilkinson (Repiano). 8 Sept 1918 CONCERT – Northwich (Paid £20) Two Concerts W J Yarwood, The Dock, Northwich (Tea Provided) ___________________________________________________________________________________ NATIONAL NEWS Sept 1918 COMPETITION – National Brass Band Championships, Crystal Palace, London. NOT HELD DUE TO THE WAR. ___________________________________________________________________________________ 13 Sept 1918 CONCERT - Peel Park, Salford for LLOYD GEORGE’S VISIT (Paid £30) Selections from 10am to 1pm. J and C Lord, Weaste, Manchester. The occasion included a visit from Prime Minister Lloyd George. Although the Foden brothers were Liberals they still charged the highest fee they could for the event. 14 Sept 1918 CONCERT – Chester (Paid £16) One Evening Concert (see 8 June 1918, 13 July 1918, 5 Aug 1918, 24 Aug 1918) 15 Sept 1918 CONCERT – Sacred Concert at New Brighton. Victoria Gardens, New Brighton Promenade (Paid £30) Two Concerts 3pm and 8.15pm D P Charlesworth 25 Rice lane, Egremont (Earliest Programme available) In Aid of New Brighton, Egremont, Edith Road and Brighton Canteens for Wounded Soldiers and Sailors. Under the patronage and presence of His Worship the Mayor and Mayoress of Wallasey. At 3pm and 8.15pm tickets 2/- (reserved) and 1/- and 6d. AFTERNOON SHOW 3pm 1. The Victor’s Return (William Rimmer) 2. Masaniello (Daniel Francis-Esprit Auber .b. 1782 .D. 1871) 3. The Sailor’s Grave (Arthur Sullivan) Trombone Solo Mr Ellis Westwood 4. A Life for the Czar – Grand Selection (Michael Ivanovitch Glinks .b. 1803 .D.1857) INTERVAL 1. Rhapsody Number 1 (Franz Liszt arr William Rimmer) 2. Descriptive Fantasia – Rustic Scenes (William Rimmer) 3. Arbucklenian (St Jacome) Cornet Solo Mr James Thorpe 4. Grand Selection – Rossini’s Works (arr A Owen) 5. God Save the King EVENING CONCERT 8.15pm 1. On the Quarterdeck (Ancliffe) 2. Overture Poet and Peasant (Suppe) Horn Solo Mr A Webb 3. The British Grenadiers (Hartmann) Euphonium Solo Mr Fred Thorpe 4. Grand Selection – Il Bravo (Marliani) (Test Piece Belle Vue 1918) INTERVAL 1. Rhapsody No 2 (Franz Liszt) 2. The Village Blacksmith (Gaetas) 3. Cleopatra (Damare) Cornet Solo Mr James Thorpe 4. National Selection – The United Kingdom (William Rimmer) 5. God Save the King

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CONCERT – Chester Broxton Red Cross Fate at Mrs Robert Barbours House “Bank Head” (Paid £25) Selections and Dancing 2.30 to Dark C Dennis Esq, Broxton Old Hall, Handley, Chester. CONCERT – Wesleyan Church, Kidsgrove (Paid £25) W. H. Wright. The Mount, Kidsgrove. (Tea Provided) The GREAT WORLD WAR ended at 5am with the signing of the armistice in a railway carriage in the forest of Compiegne. At the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month all fighting officially stopped. UNITED THANKSGIVING SERVICE at St Mary’s Parish Church, Sandbach, 3pm. Opening Voluntary “Lead Kindly Light” played by Fodens Band Conductor Mr Hines. HYMNS 1. All People that on Earth do dwell. 2. Psalm XLVI God is our Hope and Strength. 3. Psalm XCVIII O Sing unto the Lord a new Song. 4. Psalm XLVII God me merciful unto us. 5. Hymn 165 and 376 O God our Help in Ages Past Now Thank we all our God. 7. Hymn - Oh King of Kings Whose Reign of Old. 8. The Hallelujah Chorus Played by Fodens Band 9. The Trumpet of Victory Played by Mr W Nock on the Church Organ. 10. The National Anthem 11. Concluding Voluntary Played by Fodens Band. (Programme available)

CONCERT – Hippodrome Warrington (Paid £30) Thos. Mather. 65 Laira Street, Warrington (Tea Provided) CONCERT – LYCEUM THEATRE Crewe. FODEN'S MOTOR WORKS BAND In Two Concerts along with the Crewe Temperance Band (Paid £22) Conductor Tom Hynes

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Conductor William Halliwell ################################################################################### 18 April 1919 CONCERT – East Kirby (Paid £25) A Cawkill 3, Crocus St, East Kirby (Included Board and Lodgings) (See also 19 Apr, 20 Apr)

CONCERT – Hucknall (Paid £25) A Cawkill 3, Crocus St, East Kirby (Included Board and Lodgings) (See also 18 Apr, 20 Apr) 20 April 1919 CONCERT – Shirebrooke (Paid £25) A Cawkill 3, Crocus St, East Kirby (Included Board and Lodgings) (See also 18 Apr, 19 Apr) 10 May 1919 CONCERT – Audley Wesleyan Choir (Paid £25) Wm. Riley, Bignall End, Staffs (Tea Provided) 24 May 1919 EMPIRE SOLO CHAMPIONSHIPS The Empire solo championships were organised for the first time to show off the best solo players in the brass band world. The Elworth based band put forward Jim Thorpe who had been born in Glossop in 1883 and had joined Fodens in 1910 as second cornet. After the death of Edwin Firth in April 1918, Jim became principal cornet with the band. With such interest there were heats in the morning with the final in the evening and afternoon of that Saturday 24 May 1919. There were three classes Cornet (Entered by Jim Thorpe), Trombone and Euphonium (Entered by Arthur Webb who usually played the Tenor Horn) Arthur Webb borrowed his brothers Euphonium for the event but failed to impress the judges with a slip up in the tune “Jenny Jones”. Of the seven that went through to the finals, three were from Fodens, 1st Charles Dawson, 2nd James Thorpe and in 6th place Herbert Harrison. Jim and the other finalists played “Pretty Jane” by John Hartmann in the Kings Hall (Belle Vue). The winner of the event was Jim Thorpe who was awarded £20 prize money a Gold Medal and because he played the best of any of the instrumentalists he was awarded the “Best Musician of the Day Award”. 8 June 1919 CONCERT – Hanley Park (or Victoria Hall) (Paid £30) (Whit Sunday) Two Concerts. Afternoon and Evening. Incl; March – On the Quarter Deck Overture – Masaniello Cleopatra (Cornet Solo Jim Thorpe) (Programme available) 9 June 1919 CONCERT – Wood Lane Hospital Committee (Paid £27) (Whit Monday) E Jepson, 22 Church St, Wood Lane, Staffs (Tea Provided) 14 June 1919 CONCERT – Town Hall Chester (Paid £20) S P Davies, One Evening Concert. (see 5 July 1919, 20 July 1919, 2 Aug 1919, 10 Aug 1919, 30 Aug 1919) 16 June 1919 Funeral of Mr J Potts, Elworth (Paid £10) 22 June 1919 CONCERT – Stawford Park, Stalybridge (Paid £32) S Turner Stawford Park, Stalybridge 24 June 1919 CONCERT – “Springfields” Bradwall (Paid £15) S P Twemlow (Tea Provided) 25 June 1919 CONCERT – Peter Jones Garden Party (Paid £30) Greenbank, Eaton Road, Chester. (Tea Provided) 26 June 1919 CONCERT – Widnes (Paid £30) John Miller, Mersey Road, Widnes. 28 to 29 June 1919 CONCERT – Birmingham (Paid £70) W H Morter, Parks Department, Council House, Birmingham. 5 July 1919 CONCERT – Town Hall Chester (Paid £20) CANCELLED S P Davies, One Evening Concert. (see 14 June 1919, 20 July 1919, 2 Aug 1919, 10 Aug 1919, 30 Aug 1919) 5 July 1919 COMPETITION – Glasgow (Gold Shield) The band came First winning £1650. 6 July 1919 CONCERT – Glasgow (Paid £42/12/6) Parkhead, H Paisley 19 April 1919

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James Alexander 121 Inveresk Rd, Mussellburgh (Tea Provided) CONCERT – Coventry (Paid £40) Two Concerts W J Cattell Cemetery Lodge, Coventry CONCERT – Elworth (Paid ??). The band played for the Elworth Peace Celebrations Committee. F Kirkhaw, Bradwall Rd. Town Hall Chester (Paid £20) (Possibly CANCELLED) S P Davies, One Evening Concert. (see 14 June 1919, 5 July 1919, 2 Aug 1919, 10 Aug 1919, 30 Aug 1919) CONCERT – Chesterton War Memorial (Paid £27) Gerald Greatret. (Tea Provided) CONCERT – Nantwich Fate (£25) Geoff Harding, 10 Wellington Rd, Nantwich (Tea Provided) CONCERT – Winsford Hospital Fete (Paid £27) W F Newall, Station Road, Winsford. (Tea Provided) CONCERT – Leek (Paid £27) Mr E Birch. 45 Barngate Street, Leek. (Tea Provided) CONCERT – Market Drayton Horticultural Show (£25) S C Mansford, Aston Villa (Meal included) CONCERT – Sandbach (Paid £10) The band played for the “Sandbach Discharge Soldiers and Sailors Comrades of War” fund. The event was arranged by William Foden. 1.15pm to 5pm. (Tea Provided) (See below) CONCERT – Town Hall Chester (Paid £20) S P Davies, One Evening Concert. (see 14 June 1919, 5 July 1919, 20 July 1919, 10 Aug 1919, 30 Aug 1919) CONCERT – Northwich (Paid £27) W J Yarwood, The Mount, Castle, Northwich (Tea Provided) CONCERT – Oakengates District Horticultural Society (Paid £30) (Tea Provided) CONCERT – Wem Agricultural Association (Paid £30) Philip Lee, Wem, Shropshire CONCERT – Frodsham Horticultural Show (Paid £30) J Clegg, Overton House, Frodsham (Tea Provided) CONCERT – Town Hall Chester (Paid £20) S P Davies, One Evening Concert. (see 14 June 1919, 15 July 1919, 20 July 1919, 2 Aug 1919, 30 Aug 1919) CONCERT – Tunstall (Paid £30) W A Meir, 119 Biddulph Rd, Pitts Hill, Tunstall CONCERT – Knighton Show and Fate (Paid £50) Morris James Sec. (Tea Provided) COMPETITION – Fallowfield (Cup), Manchester The band came First winning £173. CONCERT – Hanley Park (Paid £30) E B Sharpley, Town Clerks Office, Town Hall, Stoke on Trent Sandbach (Paid £10) CANCELLED (see Below) James Sparrow, Bold Street, Sandbach (Tea Provided) CONCERT – Town Hall Chester (Paid £20)

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S P Davies, One Evening Concert. (see 14 June 1919, 15 July 1919, 20 July 1919, 2 Aug 1919, 10 Aug 1919) COMPETITION – “British Open Championships”, Belle Vue, Manchester. Fodens failed to get a placing. Test Piece “Lily of Killarney” by Benedict arr C Godgrey Conductor for Fodens William Halliwell FIRST Harton Colliery SECOND Wingates Temperance THIRD St Hilda Colliery UNPLACED Fodens Motor Works Band. FODENS 1st QUARTET MEMBERS Hubert Shergold (Flugel) Fred Thorpe (Tenor Horn) Frank Barlow (Euphonium) Jim Thorpe (Cornet) COMPETITION – National Brass Band Championships, Crystal Palace, London. NOT HELD DUE TO THE WAR. CONCERT – Doddington Lea Walgherton, Wybunbury (Paid £27) Mr J Manley (Tea Provided) CONCERT – Wilmslow Victory Carnival (Paid £35) T Passant, Grove Street, Wilmslow. (Tea Provided) CONCERT – Crewe (Paid 50% = £39/6/11) E Evans Esq, 28 Swinnerton Street, Crewe. CONCERT – Widnes (Paid £30) John Miller, 7 Mersey Rd, Widnes CONCERT – Sandbach Co-operative Society (Paid £15) James Sparrow, Bold Street, Sandbach (Tea Provided) CONCERT – New Brighton (Paid £40) F C Askaw 273 Liscard Road, Liscard CONCERT – Oswestry Agricultural Society (Paid £30) Mr George Whitefield (Tea Provided) CONCERT – Chester (Paid £20) S P Davies, Town Hall, Chester. CONCERT – Smallthorne Staffs (Paid £30) John Latham, Leek Rd, Smallthorne (Tea Provided) CONCERT – Madeley (Paid £27) Joseph Inskeep Barhill, Madeley (Tea Provided) CONCERT – Sandbach Comrades of War (Paid £20) H Charlesworth (£20 refunded to H Charlesworth for the Fund) (Tea Provided) CONCERT – Kidsgrove (Paid £27) W Deakin, 35 Heathcote Rd, Kidsgrove (Tea Provided) CONCERT – Primitive Methodist Church, Burslem (Paid £27) F W Cousens, 92 High Lane, Burslem (Tea Provided) CONCERT – Leek National Reserve (Paid £27) E Birch 45 Barngate Street, Leek (Tea Provided) CONCERT – Manchester National Sunday League (Paid £20) Regents Theatre Salford J W Pearce, 41 Ashbourne Grove CONCERT – Crewe (Paid £25) J Latham, 66 Brooklyn St, Crewe.

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(Tea Provided) CONCERT – Longton (Paid £27) John Beswick, Spratslade House, Longton (Tea Provided) CONCERT – Macclesfield (Paid £27) J Maycock Liberal Club, Macclesfield (Tea Provided) CONCERT – Stoke on Trent (Paid £27) Wm. Chapman, Old Bank Chambers, Glebe Street, Stoke. (Tea Provided) CONCERT – Stalybridge (Paid 50% = £7/1/- ) Fred Swift, Wakefield Rd CONCERT – East Kirkby (Paid 50% = £40) A Cawkill 3 Crocus Street, East Kirkby.

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Conductor William Halliwell ################################################################################### 1 Jan 1920 CONCERT – Victoria Hall, Hanley (Paid £30) T Bickley, 63 Park Road, Hanley 25 Jan 1920 CONCERT – Free Trade Hall, Manchester (Paid £27) 1 Concert J W Pearce 41 Ashbourne Grove, Nr Broughton, Manchester 27 Jan 1920 CONCERT – Rochdale (Paid £35) 2 Concerts Jas. Ellinger 28, Oxford Street, Manchester 1 Feb 1920 CONCERT – Sandbach (Paid £15) F Kirkdean, Bradwall Road, Sandbach (Tea Provided) 8 Feb 1920 CONCERT – Macclesfield (Paid £39/15/6) Worked by Mr Braid 21 Feb 1920 CONCERT – The Canteen Froghall (Paid £27) W H Foster, Kingsley Holt, Nr Cheadle, Staffs (Tea Provided) 22 Feb 1920 Regents Theatre, Salford (Paid £27) CANCELLED 1 Concert J W Pearce 41 Ashbourne Grove, Nr Broughton, Manchester 29 Feb 1920 CONCERT – King’s Hall Stoke (Paid £27) Wm Chapman, Old Bank Chambers, Glebe Street, Stoke on Trent. (Tea Provided) 7 Mar 1920 CONCERT – Runcorn (Paid £27) J Taylor 12 Stanley Street, Runcorn (Tea Provided) 21 Mar 1920 CONCERT – Crewe (Paid £30) Miss M Stubbs 39 High Street, Crewe 28 Mar 1920 CONCERT – Burslem (£35) A Forward, Market Place, Burslem 4 Apr 1920 CONCERT – Victoria Hall Hanley (Paid £35) J Bickley “Brondesbury”, The Park, Hanley. 5 Apr 1920 CONCERT – Belper, Nr Derby (Paid £50) J B Muir, Hon Sec. Belper Boating Association. (Tea Provided) 25 Apr 1920 CONCERT – Free Trade Hall Manchester (Paid £27) J W Pearce, 41 Ashbourne Grove, Manchester. (The Band Diary has the date 28 March Crossed out) 2 May 1920 CONCERT – Warrington Park Hall (Paid £35)

J Miller, Mersey Road, Widnes. CONCERT – Chester (Paid £25) S P Davies, Town Hall Chester. (see 5 June 1920, 11 July 1920, 8 Aug 1920) 22 May 1920 COMPETITION – Fallowfield (Manchester). The band came Fourth winning £5. 23 May 1920 CONCERT – Stawford Park, Stalybridge (Paid £32) Samuel Turner Stawford Park, Stalybridge. 25 May 1920 CONCERT – Tamworth Band of Hope (Paid £50) Fred Biddulph, 6 Moor Street, Tamworth. (Tea Provided) 30 May 1920 CONCERT – Hanley Park (Paid £35) J Bickley. 1 June 1920 CONCERT – “Westfields” Sandbach (Concert) 5 June 1920 CONCERT – Chester (Paid £25) S P Davies, Town Hall Chester. (see 15 May 1920, 11 July 1920, 8 Aug 1920) 6 June 1920 CONCERT – Leek National Reserve Band (Paid £30) E Birch, 45, Barngate Street. (Tea Provided) 12 June 1920 COMPETITION – Empire Solo Concert at Belle Vue, Manchester. Jim Thorpe, Principal Cornet with Fodens won first place, playing “Pretty Jane”. 13 June 1920 CONCERT – Crewe (Paid 50% = amount unknown) E Evans 28 Swinnerton Street, Crewe. 19 June 1920 COMPETITION- Glasgow Contest, Scotland. 20 June 1920 CONCERT – Glasgow (Paid £60) Jas. Whitton City Chambers, 249 George Street, Glasgow. 26 June 1920 CONCERT – Sandiway (Paid £30) Harry Dewhurst, Dale Ford, Sandiway. (Tea Provided) 27 June 1920 CONCERT – Burslem Hospital Fund (Paid £35) H Edwards, Town Hall, Burslem (Tea Provided) 29 June 1920 CONCERT – Elworth Church Garden Party (Paid Unknown) 3 to 4 July 1920 CONCERT – Birmingham (Paid £70) W H Morter, Park Superintendent 6 July 1920 CONCERT – Sandbach Church Fate (Paid £20) J W Hilditch (Tea Provided) 10 July 1920 CONCERT – Biddulph (Paid £30) (Tea Provided) 11 July 1920 CONCERT – Chester (Paid £25) S P Davies, Town Hall Chester. (see 15 May 1920, 5 June 1920, 8 Aug 1920) 13 July 1920 CONCERT – “Westfields” Sandbach (Free Concert) For Mr William Foden (Sandbach Wesleyans) EXTRA INFO – “Westfields” was the Home of the Foden family and was situated next to where the Cheshire East Council offices now stand. 18 July 1920 CONCERT – Longton Park (Paid £35) E B Sharples, Town Clark Stoke on Trent (Tea Provided) 19 July 1920 CONCERT – Chesterton War Memorial (Paid £30) Gerald Greatre, Chesterton. (Tea Provided) 22 July 1920 CONCERT – Widnes Park (Paid £35) H S Oppentiem, Town Hall 25 July 1920 Llandudno (Paid £60) CANCELLED R J Williams, Sec. Town Hall, Llandudno. (Tea Provided) 25 July 1920 CONCERT – Northwich (Paid £30) 15 May 1920

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T W Cowley, Bull Ring Chambers (Tea Provided) CONCERT – Liverpool D.D.S.S. (Paid £40) W Devery, Quadrael, 12 Spencer Street, Liverpool. (Tea Provided) CONCERT – Audley (Paid £30) Edmund Wiggars, 12 Booth Street, Audley (Tea Provided) CONCERT – New Brighton (Paid £45) Mr Charlesworth, Egremont. (Tea Provided) CONCERT – Oakengates and District Horticultural Society (Paid £35) A Brothwood, Bereley, Ketley, Wellington (Tea Provided) CONCERT – Market Drayton (Paid £30) Sydney C Mansford (Tea Provided) CONCERT – Wem (Paid £30) Philip Lee (Tea Provided) CONCERT – Frodsham (Paid £30) J C Cragg, Overton House, Frodsham (Tea Provided) CONCERT – Chester (Paid £25) S P Davies, Town Hall Chester. (see 15 May 1920, 5 June 1920, 11 July 1920) CONCERT – Ellesmere Port (Paid £40) A Taylor sec. Ellesmere Port Co-op Society. (Tea Provided) COMPETITION – “British Open Championships”, Belle Vue, Manchester. The band failed to get a placing for the second year in a row. After a dispute with the management of the competition this was the last year Foden’s entered for four Year’s (1921-1924) Test Piece “I Lombardi” by G Verdi arr C Godfrey. Conductor for Fodens William Halliwell FIRST Besses O’ Th’ Barn SECOND Wingates Temperance THIRD Yorkshire Main UNPLACED Fodens Motor Works Band. Unplaced Congleton Town (C Anderson) CONCERT – Cheadle (Staffs) (Paid £35) Earnest Beardmore 60 Black Lane, Cheadle. CONCERT – New Brighton (Paid £45) H W Cook, Town Clark, Wallasey. (Tea Provided) CONCERT – Ellesmere (Paid £30) George Whitfield, Smithfield Street, Oswestry. COMPETITION – National Brass Band Championships, Crystal Palace, London For the Crystal Palace 1,000 guinea trophy. There had been no competition between 1914 and 1919 with this being the first event after the war. Test Piece “Coriolanus” by Cyril Jenkins Conductor William Halliwell. RESULTS FIRST St. Hilda Colliery (W Halliwell) SECOND Lincoln Iron Works (W Halliwell) THIRD Irwell Springs (J Greenwood) FOURTH Luton Red Cross (W Halliwell) Fodens Motor Works were UNPLACED CONCERT – Crewe (Paid 50% = £45/1/-) William Simmons, 8 Bank Street, Crewe.

CONCERT – Runcorn (Paid £35) S Shone, Grosvenor Street, Runcorn. (Tea Provided) 10 Oct 1920 CONCERT – Warrington (Paid £35) John Millar, 7 Mersey Road, Widnes (Tea Provided) 17 Oct 1920 CONCERT – Liverpool (Paid £40) Harry Watkins, 36 Spencer Street, Everton, Liverpool. (Tea Provided) 28 Nov 1920 CONCERT – Kings Hall Stoke (Paid £35) Wm Chapman, Old Bank Chambers, Glebe Street, Stoke on Trent (Tea Provided) 1920 FODENS MEMBERS (Euphonium and Horns) (Picture in Allan Littlemore book) Tom Hynes (Conductor) Joe Moores (Bass) Alex Hilton (Euphonium) Harry Gresty (Bass - B Flat Horn) Frank Webb (Euphonium) John Hill (Bass) Ben Rowarth (E Flat bass) ___________________________________________________________________________________ 3 Oct 1920

JOE and REG MOORES Biography. Joe Moores .b. 1890 (Runcorn) .D. 1978 (Aged 88). Bass Trombone 1920 to 1964 John Moores was the father of Arthur Moores who went to work as an engine fitter for Foden’s Motor Works up to 1914 and according to his Grandaughter (Ann Steed) played the cello and Trombone. He had four sons and one daughter including Arthur Moores and Joe Moores (.b. 1890). Arthur had a daughter called Gladys and three younger children who when he died an an early age were put into an orphanage and lost touch with the other side of the family which included Joe. In 1890 John’s son Joe was born. In 1919 Joe moved to Sandbach to play Bass Trombone with Foden’s Motor Works Band from 1920 to 24 June 1964. Joe had a son called Reg Moores who like his father joined the band and played Repiano Cornet with Fodens from 1925 to after 1954 and another son who joined the Cheshire Police Force. Being in the police force meant that during the Second World War he wasn’t called up but his brother Reg was not so lucky. Between 1939 and 1945 Reg took leave from the band and joined up. Reg was married to Olive and had a daughter. ___________________________________________________________________________________ ###################################################################################

1921

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Conductor William Halliwell ################################################################################### (6 Feb 1921, 6 Mar 1921, 17 Apr 1921 at Manchester may have been cancelled) 1 Jan 1921 CONCERT – Victoria Hall Hanley (Paid £35) Thomas Bickley, Piccadilly, Hanley (Tea Provided) 23 Jan 1921 CONCERT – Burslem Coliseum (Paid £35) H Edwards, Town Hall, Burslem (Tea Provided) 6 Feb 1921 CONCERT – Manchester Free Trade Hall, Manchester (Paid £27 Guineas for 3 Shows see below) J W Pearce, 41 Ashbourne Grove, H Broughton, Manchester. (see 6 Feb 1921, 6 Mar 1921, 17 Apr 1921) 6 Mar 1921 CONCERT – Manchester Free Trade Hall, Manchester (Paid £27 Guineas for 3 Shows see below) J W Pearce, 41 Ashbourne Grove, H Broughton, Manchester. (see 6 Feb 1921, 17 Apr 1921) 13 Mar 1921 CONCERT – King’s Hall Stoke on Trent (Paid £35) Wm Chapman, Old Bank Chambers, Glebe Street, Stoke on Trent. (Tea Provided)

CONCERT – Macclesfield (Paid £28) W H Braid, 25 Bridge Street, Macclesfield (Tea Provided) 28 Mar 1921 Belper Boating Association (Paid £50) CANCELLED R B Muir, Belper Nr Derby (Tea Provided) 10 Apr 1921 CONCERT – Burslem (Paid £35) S Sillitoe, Sec Comrades of the Great War Navigation Road, Burslem. (Tea Provided) 17 Apr 1921 CONCERT – Manchester Free Trade Hall, Manchester (Paid £27 Guineas for 3 Shows see below) J W Pearce, 41 Ashbourne Grove, H Broughton, Manchester. (see 6 Feb 1921, 6 Mar 1921) 24 Apr 1921 CONCERT – Grand Hanley (Paid Gratis) Warriors Day. A Bulmer. 14 May 1921 CONCERT – Kingsley and District Football League (Paid £35) Froghall Canteen W H Foster, Kingsley Hall, Nr Cheadle, Staffs. (Tea Provided) 15 May 1921 CONCERT – Hanley Park (Paid £35) T Bickley, 52 Piccadilly Hanley. (Tea Provided) 16 May 1921 CONCERT – Apedale Hall (Paid £35) E Jepson 3, Biglake,Bignall End (Tea Provided) 17 May 1921 CONCERT – Tamworth (£60) F Biddulph, 6 Moor Street, Tamworth 21 May 1921 CONCERT – Chester (Paid £25) S P Davies, Town Hall, Chester (see 19 June 1921) 5 June 1921 CONCERT – Stamford Park, Stayleybridge (Paid £37) Samual Turner, Stamford Park S Briedgen. 12 June 1921 CONCERT – Trentham Gardens Stoke on Trent. F Todd, Estate Office, Trentham (Tea Provided) (see 17 July 1921) 18 June 1921 COMPETITION - Glasgow and Hull 19 June 1921 CONCERT – Chester (Paid £25) S P Davies, Town Hall, Chester (see 21 May 1921) 25 June 1921 COMPETITION - Newtown 26 June 1921 CONCERT – Longton Park (Paid £35) H A Lloyd, Robin Hood Inn, Longton (Tea Provided) 26 June 1921 Crewe (Paid Unknown) (Booked before Longton possibly Cancelled) W Simmons. 8 Bank Street, Crewe 28 June 1921 CONCERT – Sandbach Garden Party (Paid Free) Messrs Foden 3 to 3 July 1921 CONCERT – Birmingham (Paid £75) W H Mortes, Parks Department, Council House, Birmingham. 10 July 1921 Norton Cricket Club, Smallthorne (Paid £35) CANCELLED E Baddeley, sec, 14 Victoria Street, Smallthorne. 10 July 1921 CONCERT – Stamford Park, Stayleybridge (Paid £37) Samuel Turner, Stamford Park, Stayleybridge. 16 July 1921 CONCERT – Chester (Paid £25) 17 July 1921 CONCERT – Trentham Gardens Stoke on Trent. F Todd, Estate Office, Trentham (Tea Provided) (see 12 June 1921) 22 to 23 July 1921 CONCERT – Birmingham Horticultural Society (Paid £70) L W Webster, 62 Frederick Road, Sleekford, Birmingham. 23 July 1921 COMPETITION - Crystal Palace 24 July 1921 CONCERT – Nuneaton (Paid £60) 25 Mar 1921

F S Clay. Town Clark, Nuneaton CONCERT – Chester (Paid £25) CONCERT – New Brighton (Paid £48) Geo. Livsey L. L. B. Town Clark, Town Hall. 1 Aug 1921 CONCERT – Runcorn Cottage Gardeners Association (Paid £35) (Bank Holiday) (Tea Provided) 7 Aug 1921 CONCERT – Nelson (Paid £52/10/-) J H Baldwick, Town Clark, Nelson 11 Aug 1921 CONCERT – Uttoxeter Agricultural Society (Paid £40) G Fletcher Bagshaw, Secretary. 12 Aug 1921 CONCERT – Wem Show (Paid £30) Philip Lee Secretary (Tea Provided) 23 Aug 1921 CONCERT – Sandbach Cricket Club Garden Party (Paid £15) Mr J Cook, Sec. (Tea Provided) 28 Aug 1921 CONCERT – Coventry (Paid £60) W J Cattell, Cemetery Lodge, Coventry 3 Sept 1921 CONCERT – Trentham Gardens (Paid £35) F Todd Esq. Estate Officer, Trentham. ___________________________________________________________________________________ NATIONAL NEWS 5 Sept 1921 COMPETITION – “British Open Championships”, Belle Vue, Manchester. Fodens Motor Works Band Didn’t Take Part this year. ___________________________________________________________________________________ 30 July 1921 31 July 1921

CONCERT – Sandbach Liberal Garden Party (Paid £18) Mr Jones, Reporter. (Tea Provided) 22 Sept 1921 CONCERT – Oswestry (Paid £30) George Whitfield, Smithfield Street, Oswestry 24 Sept 1921 COMPETITION – National Brass Band Championship, Crystal Palace, London. For the Crystal Palace 1,000 guinea trophy. The band came 2nd to St Hilda’s winning £102 / 10 / 0. Test Piece “Life Divine” by Cyril Jenkins. Conductor William Halliwell. RESULTS FIRST St. Hilda Colliery (W Halliwell) SECOND Fodens Motor Works (W Halliwell) THIRD Wingates Temperance (W Halliwell) FOURTH Black Dyke Mills (J Greenwood) FIFTH Hebden Bridge (W Halliwell) SIXTH Luton Red Cross (W Halliwell) UNPLACED Goodshaw (W Halliwell) UNPLACED Lincoln Iron Works (W Halliwell) 24 Sept 1921 CONCERT – at the Championships. While down in London the Band took part in a MASSED BAND CONCERT after the main contest in the evening and were paid £10. 25 Sept 1921 CONCERT - Islington Empire, London (Paid £30) For the National Sunday League. 26 Sept 1921 EDISON BELL RECORDING SESSION (3 Hours). The band were paid £60. 21 Oct 1921 CONCERT – Crewe Theatre (Paid £15) (Lyceum Crewe) “Royal Divorce” (see below) ___________________________________________________________________________________ EXTRA INFO. The Play at the Lyceum Theatre “A Royal Divorce” had the following cast details. 17- 22 Oct 1921 A ROYAL DIVORCE W.W. Kelly's Company by W. G. Wills Incl; Mr G Raymond Wallace Miss Murial Monteath (Mrs G.R.Wallace) 17 Sept 1921

Little Eileen Miss Elaine Harper (see Above) 21 Oct 1921 Performance included the “Foden Motor Works Band”. ___________________________________________________________________________________ 23 Oct 1921 CONCERT – Burslem (Paid £35) Harry Hayward, 22 Market Place, Burslem (Tea Provided) 6 Nov 1921 CONCERT – The Grand, Hanley (Paid Gratis) Gratis for Colin, North Staffs Infirmary 13 Nov 1921 CONCERT - LYCEUM THEATRE Crewe. FODEN'S MOTOR WORKS BAND 2 Grand Concerts Conductor Tom Hynes The test piece "Life Divine" will be played at both concerts. Fodens came 2nd at the National Brass Band Championships with this piece. 'Life Divine' was also released on 78 in November this year on the Winner label 3588 conducted by Tom Hynes. (From the book FODEN'S BAND by Allan Littlemore.) 15 Nov 1921 CONCERT – Girls Club, Crewe (Paid 50% of Takings = £24/12/3) Mrs W R Jones 298 Walthall Street, Crewe 20 Nov 1921 CONCERT – New Brighton Tower (£40) J Bebbington (Inspector) Chief Constables Office, Wallasey (Tea Provided) ###################################################################################

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Conductor William Halliwell ################################################################################### CONCERT – New Brighton Tower (Paid £50) J Bebbington (Inspector) Central Police Officer, Wallasey. 12 Feb 1922 CONCERT – Winsford (Paid £25) (Captain S A) T Greaves 251 High Street, Winsford (Tea Provided) 19 Feb 1922 CONCERT – Crewe (Paid 50% of Takings = £30/7/0) E Sephton, 7 Bulkeley Street, Buxton Ave, Crewe 27 Feb 1922 CONCERT – Hanley Grand (Paid £115 one week’s shows) (1 Week) One Week, A Bulman 2 Apr 1922 CONCERT – Burslem North Staffs, Crippled Aid Society (Paid £35) Mrs E Hodgson Todd, Newcastle Street, Burslem 4 to 5 June 1922 CONCERT – West Stanley Durham (Paid £78 and Board and Lodgings and Railway Fares) W Fraham 22 Elvin Street, South Moor (Paid in total £100 26June 1922) 11 June 1922 CONCERT – Hanley Park (Paid £35) G B Sharpley, Town Clark (Tea Provided) 18 June 1922 CONCERT – Victoria Gardens New Brighton (Paid £50) Geo. Livsey LLB Town Clerk 25 June 1922 CONCERT – Stamford Park, Stayleybridge (Paid £40) Samuel Turner Sec and Superintendent 27 June 1922 CONCERT – Springfields (Mr Twemlow’s) (Paid £15) 1 July 1922 CONCERT – Rochdale (Failing Park) (Paid £40) A Blagden Superintendent 2 July 1922 CONCERT – Blackpool Tower (50% of takings = £90) Arranged by Mr E.R. Foden 9 July 1922 CONCERT – Nelson (Paid £52/10/0) J H Baldwick, Town Clerk 8 Jan 1922

CONCERT – Knutsford Liberal Association (Paid £30) H Cliffe, Sec 40 South King Street, Manchester. (Tea Provided) 16 July 1922 CONCERT – New Brighton (Paid £50) Geo. Livsey Town Clerk Wallasey 22 July 1922 CONCERT – Chester (Paid £20) (see 23 July 1922, 26 Aug 1922, 27 Aug 1922) 23 July 1922 CONCERT – Chester (Paid £20) (see 22 July 1922, 26 Aug 1922, 27 Aug 1922) 30 July 1922 CONCERT – Northwich Hospital (Paid £30) A Daniels, New Street, Northwich, Sec. (Tea Provided) 1 Aug 1922 CONCERT – Oakley Hall, Market Drayton (Paid £35) C Cyril Dennis (Tea Provided) 2 Aug 1922 CONCERT – Chesterfield Horticultural Society (Paid £50) C W Hadfield, Town Clerks Office Chesterfield (Tea Provided) 3 Aug 1922 CONCERT – Staffordshire Agricultural Show (Paid £40) Uttoxeter T H Garlick Eccleshall. 4 Aug 1922 CONCERT – Web Show (Paid £30) Philip Lee, Secretary (Tea Provided) 7 Aug 1922 CONCERT – Runcorn Allotment Holders Association (Paid £50) (Bank Holiday) Leonard Watson, 13 Cawley Street, Runcorn (Tea Provided) 10 Aug 1922 CONCERT – Trentham Garden (Paid £35) F Todd Secretary (Tea Provided) 13 Aug 1922 CONCERT – Nuneaton (Paid £60) F S Clay, Town Clerk 19 to 20 Aug 1922 CONCERT – Selston, Notts (Paid £65 and Board and Lodgings) James Bradshaw, “Crescent” Selston, Notts. 25 Aug 1922 CONCERT – Knighton Rad (Paid £50) Morris James Sec. (Tea Provided) 26 Aug 1922 CONCERT – Chester (Paid £20) (see 22 July 1922, 23 July 1922, 27 Aug 1922) 27 Aug 1922 CONCERT – Chester (Paid £20) (see 22 July 1922, 23 July 1922, 26 Aug 1922) 3 Sept 1922 CONCERT – Northwich (Paid £30) T W Cowley, Bull Ring Chambers, Northwich (Tea Provided) ___________________________________________________________________________________ NATIONAL NEWS 4 Sept 1922 COMPETITION – “British Open Championships”, Belle Vue, Manchester. Fodens Motor Works Band Didn’t Take Part this year. ___________________________________________________________________________________ 10 Sept 1922 CONCERT – Longton Park (Paid £35) H R Lloyd, Robin Hood Inn, Longton. (Tea Provided) 23 Sept 1922 COMPETITION – National Brass Band Championship, Crystal Palace, London. For the Crystal Palace 1,000 guinea trophy. This year also saw the bands in the competition performing for the first time in a concert format (Two Half Circles) rather than an inwardly facing square. The bands were also sitting rather than standing. The band came Fifth winning £15. Test Piece “Freedom” by Hubert Bath. Conductor William Halliwell. RESULTS FIRST Horwich RMI (J Greenwood) 15 July 1922

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SECOND Luton Red Cross (W Halliwell) THIRD Hebden Bridge (W Halliwell) FOURTH St. Hilda Colliery (W Halliwell) FIFTH Foden Motor Works (W Halliwell) SIXTH Irwell Springs (W Halliwell) UNPLACED Black Dyke Mills (W Halliwell) UNPLACED Wingates (W Halliwell) The Band were recorded by the Edison Bell Company for a 78. (Paid £60) CONCERT – British Legion Sandbach (Paid 50% of Takings) A Jones, Sandbach COMPETITION – Southport. The band came First winning £60. CONCERT – Runcorn Runcorn and District Allotment Association (Paid 50% of takings = £17/10/6) W F Mitchell, 35 Lowland Road, Runcorn 2 Concerts CONCERT – Carnarvon (Paid £60) W J Matthews Briggs Chambers, Bridge St, Carnarvon, Wales. (Tea Provided) CONCERT – Empire Theatre Longton (Paid £35) Leonard Hallam, 31 Campbell Road, Stoke on Trent (Tea Provided) CONCERT – Crewe Crewe Temperance Band (Paid 50% of Takings = £20/17/9) W B Wrigley, 30 Hulme St, Crewe. Sec. CONCERT – Kings Hall, Stoke “Mayor’s Charity” (Paid £35) Wm Chapman, Old Bank Chambers, Glebe Street. (Tea Provided) COMPETITION – Newcastle. The band were unplaced.

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Conductor William Halliwell ################################################################################### BAND SIGNING IN BOOK From 1923 to 1974 every time a band member attended a rehearsal they were asked to log in. This way we can now look back and find out when members joined the band. The First entry was the 20 January 1923. LIST OF NAMES A Stubbs (Pre 1923) J Thorpe (Jim / James Joined 1909) C Dawson (Charles Joined 1912) H Brookes (Horace Joined 1913) H Harrison (Joined 22 Feb 1923) J Hodkinson (Jack Joined 1909) H Shergold (Herbert Joined 16 July 1912 to 1963) R Shepley (Robert / Bob joined Pre 1923) E Jenkins (Joined 22 Feb 1923) E Statham (Edwin Joined Pre 1923) A Webb (Arthur Webb Snr Joined 1910) F Sowood (Fred Joined in 1909) F Halford (Pre 1923) A Statham (Albert Joined Pre 1923) D Stokes (Don Pre 1923) F Webb (Frank Joined 1913) J Hills (John B Joined 1920) E Westwood (Ellis Joined pre 1917)

M Cullen (Matthew Joined 1911) E Radburn (Joined 8 Feb 1923) B Rowarth (Ben Joined in 1909) J Poole (Joe Joined Pre 1923) J Moores (Joe Joined in 1920) A Hilton (Alex Joined 14 Mar 1923) P Lawton (Percy Joined Pre 1923) T Hynes (Tom Joined 1913) In later pages all new members were added to the end of the page until the next page and then put in Instrument order. ################################################################################### 8 Feb 1923 E Radburn (Unkn) joined the band for his first rehearsal. (8 Feb 1923 to 19 Oct 1925) 25 Feb 1923 CONCERT – Burslem (Paid £35) H Hayward, Market Place (Tea Provided) 1 Apr 1923 CONCERT – Wombwell Nr Barnsley (Paid £50) Wm Molyneux 11 New Street, Wombwell. (Tea Provided) 19 May 1923 COMPETITION – Blaenau Festiniog (Near the famous railway), Wales. The band came First winning £70. Expences for the contest included the cost of admission to the venue. 20 May 1923 CONCERT – Hanley Park (Paid £35) E B Sharpley, Town Clark, Stoke (Tea Provided) 27 May to 9 June 1923 CONCERT – Southport (Paid £375) T E Wolstenholme, Publicity Manager, Town Hall. 17 June 1923 CONCERT – Crewe. Crewe Alexandra Football Club (Paid 50% of Takings = £20/14/3) Mr Hicton c/o Carrington and Button’s, High Street, Crewe. 23 June 1923 CONCERT – Chester (Paid £20) 7.30pm (see 14 July 1923, 28 July 1923, 12 Aug 1923) 24 June 1923 CONCERT – Stamford Park, Stamford (Paid £40) S Turner, Sec and Sup, Stmford Park. 26 June 1923 CONCERT – Sandbach Wesleyan Garden Party (Paid £15) At Mr Twemlow’s “Springfields”. 30 June 1923 COMPETITION – Halifax. (Won £150) The first “Halifax Brass Band Festival” took place before an estimated crowd of 20,000 people in the open air. The prize up for grabs was £150 the largest at the time for a competition far in excess of the £50 from Crystal Palace and the Belle Vue contests. The test piece was “The Vikings” written by local Halifax native J Weston Nichol. Fodens triumphed and were presented with the first prize by Sir William Bulmer. 1 July 1923 CONCERT – Leek Legion of Britain’s Club (Paid £35) (British Legion Club) G Gilman, Russell St, Leek 5 July 1923 CONCERT – Halifax (People’s Park) (Paid £52/10/0) Percy Saunders, Town Clerk, Town Hall 7 July 1923 CONCERT – Audley (Two Concerts) (Paid £30) Johnson (Audley) Ltd Church Street, Audley 8 July 1923 CONCERT – Longton (Paid £35) E B Sharpley, Town Clark, Stoke on Trent (Tea Provided) 14 July 1923 CONCERT – Chester (Paid £20) 7.30pm (see 14 July 1923, 28 July 1923, 12 Aug 1923) 15 July 1923 CONCERT – Hyde Park, Cheshire (Paid £38) Thomas Brownson, Town Park, Hyde. 21 July 1923 CONCERT – Cefor and District Choral Society (Paid £30)

Mr R L Griffiths, Paris House, Rhosymedre (Tea Provided) 22 July 1923 CONCERT – Hanley Park (Paid £35) E B Sharpley, Town Clark, Stoke (Tea Provided) 28 July 1923 CONCERT – Chester (Paid £20) 7.30pm (see 23 July 1923, 14 July 1923, 12 Aug 1923) 29 July 1923 CONCERT – Nuneaton (Paid £50) F S Clay MBE Town Clerk, Nuneaton 1 Aug 1923 CONCERT – Chesterfield Horticultural Society (Paid £50) C W Hadfield, Town Clark’s Office Chesterfield (Tea Provided) 3 Aug 1923 CONCERT – Wem Agricultural Association (Paid £30) Philip Lee. The Crescent, Wem, Salop 5 Aug 1923 CONCERT – Northwich Hospital Sal Committee (Paid £30) A Daniels, New Street, Northwich (Tea Provided) 6 Aug 1923 CONCERT – Whitchurch Association Football Club (Paid £30) W Wilkinson Sec, 5 Talbot Street, Whitchurch (Tea Provided) 9 Aug 1923 CONCERT – Trentham (Paid £35) F Todd, Estate office Trentham (Staffs) (Tea Provided) 11 Aug 1923 CONCERT – Alton Floral and Horticultural Society (Paid £30) G Lee, Sec. Alton, Stoke on Trent (Tea Provided) 12 Aug 1923 CONCERT – Chester (Paid £20) Sunday 8.15pm (see 23 July 1923, 14 July 1923, 28 July 1923) 14 Aug 1923 CONCERT – Clay Cross Floral and Horticultural Society (Paid £50) H Stanley Sec, East Street, Clay Cross Nr Chesterfield. (Tea Provided) 15 Aug 1923 CONCERT – Matlock Bath (Paid £30) E Randle, Manager Grand Pavilion 16 Aug 1923 CONCERT – Uttoxeter Agricultural Society (Paid £40) Mr Word (Tea Provided) 18 to 19 Aug 1923 CONCERT – Hugglescote Horticultural Society (Paid £70 with Board and Lodgings) J H Dean, 208 North Street, Hugglescote Nr Leicester 22 Aug 1923 CONCERT – “Woodlands” Garden Party, Crewe (Paid £15) For Mr D Foden 23 Aug 1923 CONCERT – Trentham Park (Paid £35) P J Frost Crawford Street, Fenton (Tea Provided) 25 Aug 1923 CONCERT – Elworth Show (Paid £15) A Dutton 26 Aug 1923 CONCERT – Vernon Park, Stockport (Paid £35) William Price, FRHS Superintendent _________________________________________________________________________________ NATIONAL NEWS 3 Sept 1923 COMPETITION – “British Open Championships”, Belle Vue, Manchester. Fodens Motor Works Band Didn’t Take Part this year. _________________________________________________________________________________ 9 Sept 1923 CONCERT – Morecambe Tower Company Ltd (Paid £50) H R V Addenbrooke, General Manager 13 Sept 1923 CONCERT – Ellesmere Show (Paid £30) Geo. Whitfield, Southfield Street, Oswastry 11 Sept 1923 George Clark (Soprano Cornet) joined the band at the rehearsal on the 11 Sept 1923.

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(11 Sept 1923 to 28 Dec 1928) CONCERT – Keighley Friendly Societies “Gala Concert” (Paid £60) Aaron Hall Sec, 16 Winterburn Street, Keighley COMPETITION – National Brass Band Championship, Crystal Palace, London. For the Crystal Palace 1,000 guinea trophy. Test Piece “Oliver Cromwell” by Henry Geehl. The band came Third winning £30. Conductor William Halliwell. RESULTS FIRST Luton Red Cross (W Halliwell) SECOND Black Dyke Mills (W Halliwell) THIRD Fodens Motor Works (W Halliwell) FOURTH St Hilda Collery (W Halliwell) FIFTH Sowerby Bridge (W Halliwell) SIXTH Creswell Colliery (J Greenwood) UNPLACED Congleton Town (Conductor C Anderson) CONCERT – Bethesda (Paid £50) W Thomas, Elfed Terrace, Bethesda (Tea Provided) CONCERT – Northwich Bowlers (Paid £30) T W Cowley, Bull Ring Chambers (Tea Provided) CONCERT – Victoria Hall, Hanley (Paid £25) One Evening Concert Mr Carl Oliver, 18 Eastwood Place, Hanley CONCERT – Sandbach Widows and Orphans (Paid £30) W Rosson Sec. LYCEUM THEATRE CREWE - FODEN'S MOTOR WORKS BAND Conductor Tom Hynes Two Concerts for the Crewe Temperance Band (Paid £30) Organised by F G Clark. 9 Cobden Street, Crewe

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Conductor William Halliwell ################################################################################### 10 Jan 1924 CONCERT – Barnsley British Co-op Society (Paid £50) Chas R Barham educational Department. (Tea Included) 27 Jan 1924 CONCERT – New Brighton Tower (Paid £40) Inspector J Bebbington Sec, Police Office, Wallasey 1 Mar 1924 CONCERT – Llandudno Season Extension Co (Paid £50) E P Morris Esq. Lloyd House, Opposite Town Hall 2 Mar 1924 CONCERT – Rhyl Pavilion (60% = £12/6/3) (This concert would make a loss) J W Jones Esq, Manager 16 Mar 1924 CONCERT – Hanley (Victoria Hall) (Paid £35) Carl Oliver, 18 Eastwood Place, Hanley. (Tea Provided) 25 Mar 1924 CONCERT – Wrexham (Paid £35) D Harding Griffiths, Walnut Tree Hotel, Wrexham. Apr 1924 A 78 recording of Lorelei (or Loreley)(Nasvadba arr J Ord Hume) and Fearless (J Ord-Hume) was released with J Ord Hume conducting the Foden band. (Regal G8134) 21 Apr 1924 CONCERT – Alton Towers (Paid £35) Chas. Bunting, Woodlawn, Uttoxeter. (Tea Provided) (see 9 June 1924) 24 May 1924 CONCERT – Alexandra Park, Oldham (Paid £40) George Mottram, Superintendent etc. 25 May 1924 CONCERT – Shaw Nr Oldham (Paid £40) F F Garside, Clark, Crompton Urban District Council, Shaw Nr Oldham

CONCERT – Chester (Paid £20) (see 5 July 1924, 10 Aug 1924) 1 June 1924 CONCERT – Vernon Park, Stockport (Paid £35) Wm Price FRHS Superintendent 7 June 1924 COMPETITION – Blaenau Festiniog, Wales. The band came First winning £60. 8 June 1924 CONCERT – Hanley Park (Paid £35) Thomas Bickley, 17 High Street, Hanley (Tea Provided) 9 June 1924 CONCERT – Alton Towers (Paid £35) Chas. Bunting, Woodlawn, Uttoxeter. (Tea Provided) (see 21 Apr 1924) 10 June 1924 CONCERT – Tamworth (Paid £50) F Biddulph, 60 Wigginton Rd, Tamworth 12 June 1924 CONCERT – Stoke on Trent (Paid £25) Mr Robinson, Cauldon Potteries, Cauldon Place, Stoke on Trent. 13 June 1924 CONCERT – Newhey Nr Rochdale (Paid £40 Plus 3 Meals) W Howarth Sec. 6 gden Baptist Sunday School. 22, Huddersfield Road, Newhey. 14 June 1924 COMPETITION – Blackpool. The band were unplaced. 15 June 1924 CONCERT – Nuneaton (Paid £50) F S Clay, Town Clark, Nuneaton 18 June 1924 Frank Webb (2nd Euphonium) left the Band (1913 to 18 June 1924) 19 June 1924 Alex Mortimer (Euphonium) joined the band at the rehearsal. __________________________________________________________________________________ 31 May 1924

ALEX MORTIMER Biography. Born in Hebden Bridge in 1905 At the age of 10 Alex started playing various brass instruments on which he became proficient with the Luton Red Cross Band. In 1923 the Luton band along with Alex became the National Champions. He became the Euphonium Soloist with Fodens Motor Works Band in June 1924 and continued with the band until the 8 July 1943. In 1924 he also joined the Halle Orchestra. In 1934 he joined the Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. In 1949 Alex joined the Scottish C.W.S. Band and later in the year became Musical Director of Black Dyke Mills and winning the National Championships in 1951 with them In 1954 Alex was appointed Musical director of C.W.S. Band (Manchester). He also became an adjudicator and by 1959 he was a coach and teacher to fifteen bands. In 1959 he was awarded the “Medal of the Worshipful Company of Musicians of the City of London”. On the 14 January 1976 Alex Mortimer died at the age of 70. RECORD MADE WITHOUT FODENS C.W.S. (Manchester) Band Rhapsody in Brass Brass Bounty Fantasia The Pick of Gilbert and Sullivan

Fontana Fontana Fontana Fontana

TFL 5108 (Mono) TFL 5121 (Mono) TFL 5158 (Mono) TFL 5181 (Mono)

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CONCERT – Sale and Ashton-on-Mersey Carnival (Paid £35) Tom Howe 204, Northendon Road, Sale (Tea Provided) CONCERT – Stamford Park, Stalybridge (Paid £40) Samuel Turner, Sec Sup! CONCERT – Westfields Garden Party (Paid FREE) COMPETITION – Halifax. The band came Second winning £70.

CONCERT – Haslingden (Paid £44) Walter Musgrove, Town Clark Haslingden 5 July 1924 CONCERT – Chester (Paid £20) (see 31 May 1924, 10 Aug 1924) 6 July 1924 CONCERT – Hyde Park, Cheshire (Paid £40) Thomas Brownson, Town Clerk 12 to 13 July 1924 CONCERT – Burton on Trent Newhall, Burton on Trent (Paid £70 plus Board and Lodgings) Joseph Salsome Sec. 14 Thorntree Lane, Newhall 18 July 1924 CONCERT – Stretford Town Hall Evening Concert (Paid £25) (see Stretford Pageant 19 July 1924) 19 July 1924 CONCERT – Stretford Pageant (Paid £35) H Alsop. Sec. Council Offices, Old Trafford. (Tea Provided) 20 July 1924 CONCERT – Coventry (Paid £60) W J Cattell, Park Superintendent 27 July to 9 Aug 1924 CONCERT – Southport (Paid £375) T E Wolstenholme, Publicity and Attractions Manager Town Hall, Southport. 28 July 1924 BROADCAST on 2ZY Manchester (BBC Experimental Station) 3.15pm Relayed from the Municipal Gardens, Southport Conductor T Hynes Conductor T Hynes 30 July 1924 BROADCAST on 2ZY Manchester (BBC Experimental Station) 3.15pm Relayed from the Municipal Gardens, Southport Conductor T Hynes (2nd Live Broadcast) 30 July 1924 BROADCAST on 2ZY Manchester (BBC Experimental Station) 4.10pm Relayed from the Municipal Gardens, Southport Conductor T Hynes (Live Broadcast) 2 Aug 1924 BROADCAST on 2ZY Manchester (BBC Experimental Station) 3.15pm Relayed from the Municipal Gardens, Southport Conductor T Hynes (Live Broadcast) 2 Aug 1924 BROADCAST on 2ZY Manchester (BBC Experimental Station) 4.10pm Relayed from the Municipal Gardens, Southport Conductor T Hynes (Live Broadcast) 4 Aug 1924 BROADCAST on 2ZY Manchester (BBC Experimental Station) 3.15pm Relayed from the Municipal Gardens, Southport Conductor T Hynes (Live Broadcast) 4 Aug 1924 BROADCAST on 2ZY Manchester (BBC Experimental Station) 4.10pm Relayed from the Municipal Gardens, Southport Conductor T Hynes (Live Broadcast) 6 Aug 1924 BROADCAST on 2ZY Manchester (BBC Experimental Station) 3.15pm Relayed from the Municipal Gardens, Southport Conductor T Hynes (Live Broadcast) 6 Aug 1924 BROADCAST on 2ZY Manchester (BBC Experimental Station) 4.10pm Relayed from the Municipal Gardens, Southport Conductor T Hynes (Live Broadcast) 9 Aug 1924 BROADCAST on 2ZY Manchester (BBC Experimental Station) 3.15pm Relayed from the Municipal Gardens, Southport Conductor T Hynes (Live Broadcast) 10 Aug 1924 CONCERT – Chester (Paid £20) (see 31 May 1924, 5 July 1924) 11 Aug 1924 CONCERT – Widnes (Paid £37/10/0) John Millar, 7 Mersey Road, Widnes. 13 Aug 1924 CONCERT – Wem (Paid £30) Philip Lee, Wem sec. (Tea Provided) 14 Aug 1924 CONCERT – Uttoxeter Show (Paid £40) G Fletcher Bagshaw, Sec. Uttoxeter (Tea Provided) 16 Aug 1924 CONCERT – Hugglescote (Paid £50) 29 June 1924

J H Dean, 208 North Street, Hugglescote (Tea Provided) 17 Aug 1924 CONCERT – Trentham Gardens (Paid £35) F Todd, Estate Office, Trentham. (Tea Provided) 23 Aug 1924 CONCERT – Rhosymedre (Nr Wrexham) (Paid £35) R L Griffiths, Paris House, Rhosymedre (Tea Provided) 24 Aug 1924 CONCERT – British Legion Leek (Paid £35) G Gillman, Russell Street, Leek (Tea Provided) 27 Aug 1924 CONCERT – Cheshire Agricultural Show, Chester. (Paid £35) T A Beckett, Sec. St Werburgh Chambers. 28 Aug 1924 CONCERT – Widnes Park (Paid £25) CANCELLED (17/7/24) One Evening Concert. John Miller, 7, Mersey Road, Widnes (POSSIBLY MOVED TO 11 AUG 1924) 31 Aug 1924 CONCERT – Northwich Hospital Sat Committee (Paid £30) A Daniels, Hon Secretary, New Street, Northwich. (Tea Provided) ___________________________________________________________________________________ NATIONAL NEWS 1 Sept 1924 COMPETITION – “British Open Championships”, Belle Vue, Manchester. Fodens Motor Works Band Didn’t Take Part this year. ___________________________________________________________________________________ 7 Sept 1924 CONCERT – Alton Towers Ltd (Paid £35) Wm. R Bagshaw, Managing Director, 14 High Street, Uttoxeter. (Tea Provided) 10 Sept 1924 CONCERT – Middlewich Show ((Paid £20) James Elliott, Newton Lodge, Middlewich. (Tea Provided) 11 Sept 1924 CONCERT – Welshpool Agricultural Association (Paid £50) Messrs Morris, Marshall and Poole Secretaries Welshpool Mont. (Tea Provided) 16 Sept 1924 CONCERT – Herbert Lee’s Garden Party (Paid £8) (Tea Provided and Conveyance) 18 Sept 1924 CONCERT – Oswestry Show (Paid £30) G A Doody sec. Smithfield Street, Oswestry. 27 Sept 1924 COMPETITION – National Brass Band Championships, Crystal Palace, London For the Crystal Palace 1,000 guinea trophy. Test Piece “On the Cornish Coast” by Henry Geehl. Conductor for Fodens William Halliwell. RESULTS FIRST St. Hilda Colliery SECOND Black Dyke Mills THIRD Newcastle Steel Fodens Motor Works were UNPLACED 5 Oct 1924 CONCERT – Northwich Hospital Sat Committee (Paid £30) Mr A Daniels, New Street, Northwich. (Tea Provided) 23 to 24 Oct 1924 CONCERT – Blaenau Festiniog, Portmadre (Paid £67 with Board and Lodgings) John S Jones, “Bryn Gwilyn” Peurthyndeudraeth, Merionethshire. 1 Nov 1924 CONCERT – Llandudno (Paid £75) E P Morris, Sec. Lloyd House, (Opposite Town Hall) Llandudno. 9 Nov 1924 CONCERT – Hanley Choral Union (Paid £35) Carl Oliver, 18 Eastwood Place, Hanley. (Tea Provided) 16 Nov 1924 CONCERT – Crewe Alexandra Football Club (Paid %) Mr Hickton 24 Nov 1924 John Hills (John B Hills) (Bass) left the band. (1920 to 24 Nov 1924)

Dec 1924

William Foden decided to go to Australia to farm Sheep leaving Edwin (ERF) to look after the band and to keep up the quality players. ERF decided some changes needed to be made. Tom Hynes had been with the band for 10 Year’s but he was becoming tired of ideas and it looked like his time as a top band trainer was at an end. Jim Thorpe as principal cornet was also losing his touch at the age of 40 while Frank Thorpe (No relation to Jim Thorpe) had returned to the North East and his replacements had not been satisfactory. The problem was solved by bringing into the band three members of one family “The Mortimer Family”. They had achieved first place with the Luton Red Cross Band at the 1924 Crystal Palace competition with Fred Mortimer (aged 43) as Bandmaster, Harry Mortimer (Aged 22) their Principal Cornet player and Alex Mortimer (aged 19) the Euphonium player. 1 Dec 1924 According to the band’s signing in book the last rehearsal attended by Jim Thorpe (James Thorpe Solo Cornet) was on the 1 December 1924. However an article in September 1927 has him leaving the band after the Nationals. (1909 to 1 Dec 1924 / 24 Sept 1927) 1 Dec 1924 Tom Hynes had been asked to resign as Bandmaster and Fred Mortimer was appointed in his place. Many of the old “Rimmer” band thought Hynes removal was a mistake. They never rated Fred Mortimer as it was always “Mr Rimmer’s Band” and Harry Mortimer on Cornet was a poor substitute for Edwin Firth. Looking back they may have been wrong but at the time any change to an established group would have been thought of as hostile. (1913 to 1 Dec 1924) 8 Dec 1924 According to the Band Signing in Book Fred Mortimer attended his first rehearsal on the 8 December 1924. 11Dec 1924 According to the Band Signing in Book Harry Mortimer attended his first rehearsal on the 8 December 1924. __________________________________________________________________________________

FRED MORTIMER Biography. .b. 22 Nov 1880. On the 17th of December 1924 Tom Hynes the Bandmaster and conductor of FODEN'S resigned after ten Year’s in charge of the band. By Christmas that year Fred Mortimer was spending his time flitting between conducting the Luton Band and to Sandbach where the Foden family had purchased a house for Mr Mortimer and his family to reside in. The house in Clifton Road housed Fred, his wife Sarah, their sons Alex and Rex along with their sisters Marion, Nellie and Louise. At first the Foden band resented the fact that they hadn't been consulted about the appointment of their new conductor or the way the departure of Tom Hynes had been dealt with but after a while they came to respect the whole Mortimer family and the band moved into a new fruitful era. Fred had been born on the 22nd of November 1880 (St Cecilia’s Day, the Patron Saint of Musicians) at Hebden Bridge, Yorkshire. He learnt to play the cornet at home along with his father who at the time was playing the Baritone with the Wyke Temperance band. Fred would listen not only to his Fathers band but also the Black Dyke Mills band and paid particular attention to conductor, John Gladney. Aged 17 Fred started conducting the Hebden Bridge Band leaning the trade from William Rimmer. At the age of 21 Fred became bandmaster of the band. Fred Married Sarah Midgeley a ‘mender’ in a Fustian mill (Which made corduroy) where by 1902 Fred was a corduroy maker in the same mill in Hebden Bridge, Yorkshire and his first son Harry Mortimer was born. Fred’s job at the mill involved walking a mile a day up and down a long shed making the ridges in the cloth. In 1911 Fred Mortimer decided to take a job with the Luton Red Cross Band taking his family with him. In 1923 the Luton Red Cross Band won the National Championship with the tune “Oliver Cromwell” after which the Mortimer’s named their house. In 1924 Fred’s son Alex made the move to Sandbach and the Foden Motor Works Band with his father and the rest of the family following on some months later. After his appointment in December 1924 with Fodens, Fred made his debut with the Band at the Victoria Hall, Hanley on the 11 January 1925, along with the Potteries Choral Society. This was followed three weeks later with a concert at Sandbach Town Hall. Fred and Sarah moved into Clifton Road in 1924 along with Harry when he came to join the band, with Harry staying until 1927 when he married Annie Bullock.

Fred became known as the “Wizard of the Baton” and by his two sons he was affectionately given the name “The Wagabond King”. Rehearsals with Fodens were overseen by E.R Foden who sat in the background behind a cloud of cigar smoke. In would walk Fred Mortimer at the appointed time, having previously arranged with the librarian what they were going to rehearse. He would then walk up to the rostrum and give a peremptory rap on it with his baton and the band would strike up the first note on cue not having spent any time greeting the band members. If a member of the band played a wrong note the offending player was awarded an ancient putty medal. The style of the band changed with Fred’s influence moving from the Marching band sound to a more orchestral or symphonic sound which other bands soon started to copy. .d. 20 June 1953 The announcement about Fred's death was made while the band were playing in London along with Rex and Harry Mortimer his son's. The band were playing in a set of concerts at Hyde Park, London as part of the Queen's Coronation celebrations and it was while they were there that the news came through of Fred’s death. Principal Cornet player Teddy (Ted) Gray had to find a replacement conductor for the rest of the days concerts as Harry (Conductor) and his brother (Rex - Bandmaster) returned home to console their mother. The immediate stop gap was Bob Shepley the 3rd Cornet player in the band. ___________________________________________________________________________________

HARRY MORTIMER Biography. Born on the 10 April 1902 in Hebden Bridge, Yorkshire. Harry was named after his grandfather a respected brass band player and conductor just like his father Fred. Harry’s early education was at Stubbings School, Hebden Bridge, Yorkshire. At the age of eight Harry learnt to play the Cornet in the Yorkshire Town of Hebden Bridge where his father Fred was the conductor of the local band. At the age of 9 Harry was given permission by the Hebden Bridge Village band to be given a Cornet to learn to play on. Within a year Harrry had gained his first success, winning his first medal, one of 35 he is said to have won before he left his teenage Year’s behind. In 1911 Fred Mortimer decided to take a job with the Luton Red Cross Band and Harry followed him, playing cornet with the band his father was conducting. In those early days Harry was so small he had to stand on a ginger beer box to do his solos. Harry went to the Old Bedford Road Boys’ School in Luton. In 1913 Harry Mortimer made his debut as a Cornet Player in the “National Championships” playing “Labour and Love” at the age of 11. In 1915 Harry left school to be taught music by trainer and composer William Rimmer. Harry’s first paid job was as an office boy for the Great Northern Railway moving after a short while to the same job at Vauxhall Motors. In 1916 Harry became the conductor of a Junior band which he lead them to a third prize in a local contest and which had been led by his father. With the Luton Red Cross Band, Fred and Harry won four prizes. 1920 (4th Prize), 1921 (6th Prize), 1922 (2nd Prize) and 1923 when they came first the first time that a Southern Band had won the Crystal Palace championships. While at Luton, Harry also played as part of the local Luton Palace Orchestra (Theatre) and worked with his professional coach William Halliwell to help the Luton band to their Crystal palace win in 1923. The Grand Festival Concert in 1924 featured Harry playing a solo named “Shylock”. Apart from two years at Mansfield Coliery band Harry stayed with the Luton band until 1925. In 1924 Harry’s father Fred moved his family to Sandbach and the start of an association with Fodens Motor Works Brass Band that would continue until his death. Harry made his debut with the band on the 29 December 1924 when he attended his first rehearsal in Sandbach. His success with Fodens were 1925 (6th Place), 1928 (4th Place), 1930 (1st Place), 1931 (6th Place) 1932 (1st Place), 1933 (1st Place), 1934 (1st Place), 1936 (1st Place), 1937 (1st Place) and 1938 (1st Place). Harry became the first Principal Cornet player to lead a band into two “Hat Tricks” at the Nationals (1932-1934 and 1936-1938). When Harry joined Fodens he was a bachelor as had Edwin Firth been in 1909. It seems traditional that all new band members who were unattached were matched up by Edwin Foden with one of his daughters. At the age of 23 (1925) Harry was offered a choice of the Foden girls but managed to decline their advances.

On the 20 June 1927 Harry married Annie Bullock (nee Blissett .b. 1904/4 .D. c1984) a drapery assistant and the daughter of Jack Blissett of Elworth. Harry and Anne went on to have two daughters, Brenda and Margaret. Between 1924 and 12 o'clock midnight, on October 30th 1928 the Majestic Cinema Stoke housed a new BBC Station 6ST an experimental Local Radio station set up to see if local radio is a viable possibility. The programme director of 6ST was broadcaster John Snagg who went on to become one of the best-known voices on the BBC. Harry was asked to appear on the new station as a solo artist (Cheaper for the BBC to hire one player rather than a whole band) along with the Potteries Choir Society conducted by local celebrity and writer Carl Oliver with the programme being introduced by John Snagg. Unfortunately this was one of a number of test stations for the BBC and the forerunner of BBC Radio Stoke (Launched in 1968) and was not listened to by the public as few knew about it or had radios in the Staffordshire area. In October 1927 Harry Morimer became the new postmaster at Elworth Post Office taking over from Mrs Bicktill. Before 1929 Harry was taking on so much work with local bands that it was effecting his playing and Fred Mortimer and William Halliwell decided that he should take a break and sent him to take an enforced break by sending him to Abram Colliery Near Wigan (Formed in 1919 by Lieutenant Colonel Ernest Hart a colliery owner. In 1936 after a local reorganisation the band became known as “Bickershaw Colliery”) to get back into form. In 1927 Sir Hamilton Harty invited Harry to be 3 rd trumpeter with the Halle. In 1928 to 1930 Harry joined the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra moving back to Manchester in 1930 when he was welcomed back to the Halle as principal trumpet (1930 to 1941). While with Fodens Harry got a good reputation as a Solo cornet player and was hired by a number of smaller bands to help them win various competitions. As this brought in extra money Harry thought nothing of this practice of using a “Borrowed man”. That was until a job on the Isle of Man. All had gone well and the band Harry played with walked off with first prize. On the way back on the ferry Harry was feeling a little ill and decided to hide himself under a green tarpaulin in one of the lifeboats when two band members from another band passed by and noticed a person hiding. “Hey, Charlie, who’s that under the tarpaulin?” said one of them, with the reply “I don’t know, but I hope it’s that bugger Mortimer. He deserves to drown, playing against us little bands in the way he does!”. This eureka moment changed Harry’s mind about the fairness of “Borrowed men” helping bands to win. On the 4th August 1928 he wrote to “The British Bandsman” suggesting ringers be disqualified from taking part. Eventually 17 years later his appeals were put into practice. In 1931 Harry conducted his first band at the May Festival at Belle Vue when he took the Leek British Legion Band there. The Grand Festival Concert featured Harry playing solo cornet in 1930 “The Warrior”, 1931 “Romanza” and “Warblings” and in 1938 he played “Alpine Meadows” at Windsor Castle for the King and his family. In 1933 Harry conducted three bands at Belle Vue when he took Burbage Nr Buxton, Congleton and Llangollen towards the prizes. Other local bands Harry conducted were Knutsford, Leek British Legion Harry would also be part of the BBC Northern Orchestra joining them in 1935 where he stated until 1939 among the other jobs he had. Between 1936 and 1940 Harry held the position of Professor of Trumpet at the Royal Manchester College of Music. In 1936 Harry was appointed Musical Director of the Fairey Aviation Band a post he continued with until 1971 when he became musical advisor. In 1938 Harry left Fodens as a cornet player just after the National Championships. In 1942 Anne and Harry parted due to his commitments in London; however they stayed friends (officially divorcing in 1951). In 1942 Harry Mortimer left Fodens Motor Works Band. It was in 1942 that at the suggestion of Sir Arthur Bliss, Harry joined the BBC as their Brass and Military Band supervisor. He held this role with the BBC until his retirement some 20 Years later (1964) advising on all matters connected with the brass band world and supervising the output on the air. In this role he was responsible for generating a larger output of brass band music from the broadcaster and it was also in this role that he started putting together players from various bands in a format that would later become his “All Star Brass Band” and eventually the “Men O’ Brass”. Harry Mortimer became a byword at the BBC and he was known for sometimes having explosive rows with management about his programmes. On one occasion he was asked to postpone two of his

programmes as the BBC wanted to broadcast Wimbledon live. The tennis had to wait for Harry’s programmes to end. In 1941 Harry won the British Open Championship as conductor with Fairey Aviation but it wasn’t until after the war in 1945 that he started his reign of success as a conductor with a number of Bands coming in first place. (see Below) The BBC launched the “Third Programme” on the 29 Sept 1946 and in 1948 Harry conducted the Fairey Aviation Band in the first brass band concert on the channel. Between 1949 and 1955 and again in 1981, Harry Mortimer was guest conductor at the “Grand Festival Concert” following the “National Championships”. In 1950 Harry Mortimer was awarded the OBE. After his divorce in 1951 Harry married (Hilda) Margaret Bailey (.b. 1917 .D. 1999), a personal assistant from Yorkshire working for the BBC. They had one son, Martin. In 1951 having worked with a number of bands he decided to form an “All Star Concert band” with the best players from a number of bands including Fodens. They recorded a total of 17 Single 78’s and 16 Single 45’s starting in 1952. During 1956 Harry was persuaded to go to Australia by the BBC to become the Adjudicator for a number of Brass Band Concerts there. In 1958 the format of his “All Star Concert band” changed because there were too many bands to be contacted every time he wanted to arrange a concert and so he cut the bands down to three with Foden’s, Faireys and Morris Motor’s making up what became known as the “Men O’Brass” which he conducted on 28 LP’s between 1958 and 1978. (Some Biographies put this change at 1953) The name “Men O’ Brass” came from a newspaper columnist called Hannen Swaffer who had once described Harry Mortimer as “That Man of Brass” in the Daily Herald. The Men O’ Brass adopted the “Opening Fanfare” by George Hespe as their signature tune with the Gallop and Finale from the William Tell Overture providing the crescendo at the end of their concerts. In 1961 the Men O’ Brass went on tour to Canada. The various companies agreed to the tour on the condition that Harry pays their wages. Harry agreed and while the band members were on tour he arranged for the usual payments to be sent to their wives of the players according to the band members wishes, some of whom only wanted their wives to have the usual amount they themselves gave them each week with the rest of the money being paid to them on the tour. The band also had to get to Canada and so Harry hired a BOAC plane to get them to the other side of the Atlantic. The plane was due to take off at night after the band had said goodbye to their families and had made a farewell broadcast from the BBC’s Maida vale Studios in London. In 1964 Harry’s job as band supervisor with the BBC ended. In 1970 the Men O’Brass recorded “Cathedral Brass” at Worcester Cathedral along with organist Christopher Robinson. Harry considered this his favourite album with “Jesu Joy of Man Desires” being his favourite track. In 1971 Harry hung up his baton as Musical Director of the Fairey Band. Between 1976 and 1991 Harry directed operations for the “British Open Championships” after the owners of Belle Vue were keen to get rid of organising the extra activities at the venue and gave the Rights to the British Open to Harry for him to take control. During 1977 Harry Mortimer celebrated his 75th Birthday. On the 10 April Morris Motors Band with whom Harry had been associated with for the last 32 Years, played its 501st broadcast on the BBC. The Men O’ Brass were taken on tour to Utrect in Holland for a celebratory concert. In 1977 as part of the Queen’s Silver Jubilee, Harry was responsible for providing a Massed Band concert at the Royal Albert Hall in London. In 1981 Harry Mortimer published his biography “Harry Mortimer On Brass” written with the assistance of Alan Lynton. In 1984 Harry Mortimer was awarded the CBE and in1987 he was given a fellowship from the Royal Northern College of Music (Manchester) and an honorary Doctorate from Salford University in 1988. Harry Mortimer died on the 23 January 1992 at his home, 50 Ladbroke Grove, London. Harry left his body to medical science and his remains were finally returned to the family for cremation in Streatham Vale on the 25 January 1995. His asked were scattered in the private garden behind his home in London where a tree was planted and a memorial plaque was unveiled in his honour. At the 150th “British Open Championships” held at the Symphony Hall in Birmingham they paid tribute to the man who was born 100 Years ago. FAMILY Wife 1.

Annie Bullock (nee Blissett .b. 1904/4 .D. c1984) (Married 20 June 1927 Divorced in 1942)

Wife 2. Daughter

(Hilda) Margaret Bailey (.b. 1917 .D. 1999) Married 1951. Brenda Mullins Margaret Beard (Lives in Haslington) Son Martin (Mother Margaret) CONCERT SUCCESS AS CONDUCTOR REGIONAL QUALIFYING CONTESTS. 1945 North West – Fairey Aviation (2nd Place) 1947 North East – Black Dyke Mills (1st Place) 1947 North West – Fairey Aviation (1st Place) 1948 North West – Fairey Aviation (2nd Place) 1949 London and Southern Counties – Morris Motors (1st Place) 1950 North West – Fodens (1st Place) 1951 North West – Fairey Aviation (1st Place) 1951 London and Southern Counties – Morris Motors (1st Place) 1952 North West – Fairey Aviation (2nd Place) 1952 London and Southern Counties – Morris Motors (2nd Place) 1953 London and Southern Counties – Morris Motors (2nd Place) 1953 North West – Fodens (1st Place) 1954 North West – Fairey Aviation (1st Place) 1954 London and Southern Counties – Morris Motors (2nd Place) 1955 North East – Black Dyke Mills (1st Place) 1955 Midlands – Munn and Feltons (1st Place) 1955 Midlands – Ransomes and Marles (2nd Place) 1955 London and Southern Counties – Morris Motors (1st Place) 1956 North West – Fodens (1st Place) 1956 London and Southern Counties – Morris Motors (1st Place) 1956 North West – Fairey Aviation (2nd Place) 1957 North West – Fodens (2nd Place) 1957 London and Southern Counties – Morris Motors (1st Place) 1957 Midlands – Munn and Feltons (1st Place) “NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS” 1945 Fairey Aviation (1st Place) 1946 Fairey Aviation (2nd Place) 1947 Fairey Aviation (2nd Place) 1948 Black Dyke Mills (1st Place) 1949 Black Dyke Mills (1st Place) 1949 Fodens Motor Works (2nd Place) 1950 Fodens Motor Works (1st Place) 1951 Fodens Motor Works (2nd Place) 1951 Fairey Aviation (4th Place) 1952 Fairey Aviation (1st Place) 1952 Fodens Motor Works (2nd Place) 1952 Morris Motors (5th Place) 1953 Fodens Motor Works (1st Place) 1953 Fairey Aviation (6th Place) 1954 Fairey Aviation (1st Place) 1954 Fodens Motor Works (3rd Place) 1955 Munn and Feltons (1st Place) 1955 Black Dyke Mills (5th Place) 1955 Morris Motors (6th Place) “BRITISH OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS” 1936 Luton Red Cross (3rd) 1937 Baxendales (5th) 1937 Luton Red Cross (6th) 1940 ICI (Alkali) (6th) 1941 Fairey Aviation (1st Place) 1941 ICI (Alkali) (6th Place) 1942 Fairey Aviation (1st Place) 1942 Brighouse and Rastrick (4th Place)

1943 Fairey Aviation (2nd Place) 1943 Brighouse and Rastrick (4th Place) 1944 Fairey Aviation (1st Place) 1945 Fairey Aviation (1st Place) 1945 Bickershaw Colliery (3rd Place) 1946 Bickershaw Colliery (1st Place) 1946 Fairey Aviation (2nd Place) 1947 Fairey Aviation (1st Place) 1947 Bickershaw Colliery (5th Place) 1947 Black Dyke Mills (6th Place) 1948 Fairey Aviation (2nd Place) 1949 Fairey Aviation (1st Place) 1950 Fairey Aviation (1st Place) 1951 Fairey Aviation (6th Place) 1952 Fodens Motor Works (2nd Place) 1953 Fairey Aviation (2nd Place) 1953 Fodens Motor Works (5th Place) 1954-55 No placings. 1956 Fairey Aviation (1st Place) 1957 Fairey Aviation (6th Place) RECORDINGS Luton Red Cross (7 Records – 1 as Solo Cornet) Fodens Motor Works Band (56 Records -14 as Solo Cornet) Orchestral works (4 Records – 4 as Solo Cornet) Massed bands (28 records) Mark Foden (Alias for Harry Mortimer) (2 Records on Cornet) ___________________________________________________________________________________ Dec 1924 Over the Christmas period Fred Mortimer finished off his contract with Luton Red Cross by playing a number of Carol Services and concerts in the area. Once this was done he moved the family to a house at Clifton Road, Elworth, Sandbach owned by the Foden Company. On the 29 December 1924 Fred held his first rehearsal with the band with sons Harry and Alex joining him. Alex had actually been the first of the family to have been approached by Fodens offering him 1 st Euphonium (He had been 2nd with Luton) with the band, hoping this sweetener would also entice his father and brother. It worked and the whole family were soon involved with the band. MORTIMER FAMILY Fred Mortimer (Head) (.b. 22 Nov 1880 at Hebden Bridge) Sarah Mortimer (Wife) Harry Mortimer (Children) Alex Mortimer (Children) Rex Mortimer (Children) Marion Mortimer (Children) Nellie Mortimer (Children) Louise Mortimer (Children) The band resented the addition of the Mortimer family and in particular the way Tom Hynes had gone so quickly. (see Fred Mortimer Biography) ###################################################################################

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10 Jan 1925

NEW APPOINTMENTS (see 1924) Fred Mortimer (aged 43 Bandmaster) Harry Mortimer (Aged 22 Principal Cornet) Alex Mortimer (aged 19 Solo Euphonium Player). QUARTET CONTEST - Birmingham Kings Head

Quartet No 2 First Prize (£3) VICTORIA HALL, Hanley Fred Mortimer’s Debut with the band in a concert along with the Potteries Choral Society. (Paid £35) Carl Oliver, 18 Eastwood Place, Hanley. Two Concerts (Afternoon, Evening) (Tea Provided) _________________________________________________________________________________ EXTRA INFORMATION 11 January 1925 The famous brass band conductor Fred Mortimer made his debut with the Foden’s Brass Band at the Victoria Hall, Hanley on the 11 January 1925 along with the Potteries Choral Society followed three weeks later with a concert at Sandbach Town Hall. ___________________________________________________________________________________ 11 Jan 1925

Harold Stubbs (2nd Trombone) joined the band for his first rehearsal. (22 Jan 1925 to 18 Jan 1945) As above Robert / Bob Knott (aged 19 Solo Trombone) joined on the 22 Jan 1925. Bob had been with the Hollingwood Band, Shaw Band (Principal trombone aged 17), and Penketh Tannery. ___________________________________________________________________________________ 22 Jan 1925

ROBERT KNOTT Biography. (Bob Knott) Robert first joined the Hollinwood Public Brass Band after starting to play the Trombone at the age of 13 Years. After two years he transferred to Shaw Public Brass band in the role of second trombone. At the age of 17 he took on the role of Principal Trombone and continued in the role until he joined Fodens Motor Works Band two years later (22 Jan 1925). Robert has the distinction of having participated in all contests of note until 1936 which included three Championship contests at Belle Vue, Manchester when the band won the cup outright and he holds four medals for the Championship section at the Crystal Palace, London. On the 18 July 1940 Bob Knott gave up the band as work commitments made it difficult to continue with rehearsals. Bob had been appointed Tool-Room Foreman and as Manager he felt he was unable to miss any of the Band Practices. (Edited from a 1936 history of the Foden Motor Works Band with added information from Bram Gay) ___________________________________________________________________________________ 31 Jan 1925

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CONCERT – Bethesda Oddfellows Society (Paid £50) W Thomas. 9 Elfed Terrace, Bethesda. Two Concerts (Afternoon and Evening) (Tea Provided) CONCERT – Sandbach SANDBACH TOWN HALL for the Sandbach Widows and Orphans fund. It was organised by Mr Jones. Conductor Fred Mortimer (1st Concert in Sandbach). Incl; Cleopatra The Acrobat (Bob Knott Trombone Solo) Establishing himself in the band Fred Mortimer demanded a very high standard, not only in playing but also appearance and introduced an attendance book to make sure everyone turned up for concerts, rehearsals and other events. CONCERT – New Brighton Shareholders and Supporters Club (Paid £30) G H Walker 49 Victoria Road, New Brighton CONCERT – LYCEUM THEATRE Crewe. (Paid £28/5/0) Concert in aid of the Wheelock Heath Silver Prize Band for new instruments and uniforms. The band were paid 50/50%. With their new conductor Mr Fred Mortimer (1st appearance in Crewe Theatre) QUARTET CONTEST - Birmingham Met Quartet No 1 First Prize (£3/10/0) QUARTET CONTEST - Liverpool Wards Quartet No 1 First Prize (Shield) (£2/2/0) Quartet No 3 First Second Section (£1/10/0)

CONCERT – Potteries Choral Society (Paid £35) Carl Oliver, 18 Eastwood Place, Hanley. Two Concerts (Possibly at the Victoria Hall, Hanley) (Tea Provided) 28 Mar 1925 QUARTET CONTEST - Harbourne Quartet No 2 First Prize (£3/10/0) 4 Apr 1925 QUARTET CONTEST - Bulkington (Nr Coventry, Warwick) Quartet No 1 First Prize (Cup) (£4/10/0) 8 Apr 1925 Matthew Cullen rejoined the band after a break (2nd Trombone / E flat bass) (Joined in 1913 left pre 1923) 16 May 1925 CONCERT – Buxton Pavilion (Paid 50 / 50% = £20) 8 Shield House, F A Hastings, General Manager (Tea Provided) 17 May 1925 CONCERT – Trentham Gardens (Paid £35) F Todd Estate Office, Trentham (Tea Provided) 24 May 1925 CONCERT – Bainsley (Paid £50) T Butler, 41 Sackville Street. 31 May 1925 CONCERT – Alton Towers (Paid £35) H S Chatty, Alton, Stoke on Trent (Tea Provided) 1 June 1925 CONCERT – Trentham Gardens (Paid £35) F Todd, Estate Office. (Tea Provided) 3 June 1925 COMPETITION – Berriew. The band came First winning £38/3/0 5 June 1925 CONCERT – Newhey Nr Rochdale, Whit Friday (Paid £40 Plus 3 Meals) (Friday) W Howarth, 22 Huddensfield Road, Newhey. 7 June 1925 CONCERT – Vernon Park, Stockport (Paid £35) W Fuce, Parks Superintendent, Stockport. 3 to 5pm and 7 to 9pm. 8 June 1925 CONCERT – Wembley 2% House Penday (Paid £225 for 3 days) W C Bussey, Controller Administration Services (see 10, 13 June 1925) 10 June 1925 CONCERT – Wembley (Paid £225 for 3 days) (see 8, 13 June 1925) 13 June 1925 CONCERT – Wembley (Paid £225 for 3 days) (see 8, 10 June 1925) 14 June 1925 Haslingden (Victoria Park Concerts) (Paid £44) CANCELLED (see below) 14 to 19 June 1925 CONCERT – Douglas Isle of Man (Paid £210) Paid £200 plus £10 added from Carnival. Noah Moore, Villa Marina 20 June 1925 CONCERT – Alexandra Park, Oldham (Paid £40) Grace Mottram, Park Superintendent 21 June 1925 CONCERT – Northwich Hospital Sat Committee (Paid £30) A Daniels, New Street. 23 June 1925 CONCERT – Sandbach Weslyan Chapel, Garden Party (Paid Gratis) W Twemlow 27 to 28 June 1925 CONCERT – The Groves, Chester (Paid £20) S P Davies, Sec Band Committee, Town Hall. 28 June 1925 Leek (British Legion) 2 Concerts (Paid £35) CANCELLED G Gilman, Russell Street, Leek. 4 July 1925 CONCERT – Wilmslow Carnival (Paid £35) Sec. Tom Passant, Grove Street, Wilmslow. (Tea Provided) 5 July 1925 CONCERT – Nuneaton (2 Concerts) (Paid £50) F S Clays, Town Clark. 9 July 1925 CONCERT – Halifax (Paid £48/10/0) Percy Saunders, Town Clerk. 22 Mar 1925

11 to 12 July 1925 CONCERT – Burton on Trent Newhall, Burton on Trent (Paid £70 Plus Board and Lodgings) Joseph Salsome Sec. 14 Thorntree Lane, Newhall 13 to 18 July 1925 CONCERT – Belfast, Belle Vue Gardens (Paid £225) S Carlisle, Belfast City Tramways, Sandy Row. 25 July 1925 CONCERT – Chester The Groves (Paid £20) S P Davies, Sec, Band Committee, Town Hall, Chester 26 July to 8 Aug 1925 CONCERT – Southport Lord Street (Paid £375) (See Below) ################################# 28 July 1925 BROADCAST on 2ZY Manchester (BBC Experimental Station) 3.15pm Relayed from the Municipal Gardens, Southport Conductor T Hynes (Live Broadcast) 28 July 1925 BROADCAST on 2ZY Manchester (BBC Experimental Station) 4.10pm Relayed from the Municipal Gardens, Southport Conductor T Hynes (Live Broadcast) 29 July 1925 BROADCAST on 2ZY Manchester (BBC Experimental Station) 3.15pm Relayed from the Municipal Gardens, Southport Conductor T Hynes (Live Broadcast) 29 July 1925 BROADCAST on 2ZY Manchester (BBC Experimental Station) 4.10pm Relayed from the Municipal Gardens, Southport Conductor T Hynes (Live Broadcast) 1 Aug 1925 BROADCAST on 2ZY Manchester (BBC Experimental Station) 3.15pm Relayed from the Municipal Gardens, Southport Conductor T Hynes (Live Broadcast) 1 Aug 1925 BROADCAST on 2ZY Manchester (BBC Experimental Station) 4.10pm Relayed from the Municipal Gardens, Southport Conductor T Hynes (Live Broadcast) 3 Aug 1925 BROADCAST on 2ZY Manchester (BBC Experimental Station) 3.15pm Relayed from the Municipal Gardens, Southport Conductor T Hynes (Live Broadcast) 3 Aug 1925 BROADCAST on 2ZY Manchester (BBC Experimental Station) 4.10pm Relayed from the Municipal Gardens, Southport Conductor T Hynes (Live Broadcast) 5 Aug 1925 BROADCAST on 2ZY Manchester (BBC Experimental Station) 3.15pm Relayed from the Municipal Gardens, Southport Conductor T Hynes (Live Broadcast) 5 Aug 1925 BROADCAST on 2ZY Manchester (BBC Experimental Station) 4.10pm Relayed from the Municipal Gardens, Southport Conductor T Hynes (Live Broadcast) ################################# 9 Aug 1925 CONCERT – Stayleybridge, Stanford Park (Paid £40) S Turner, Parks Superintendent 12 Aug 1925 CONCERT – Liverpool Sefton Park (Paid £40) Albert D Jenkins, Municipal Buildings. 16 Aug 1925 CONCERT – Trentham Gardens (Paid £35) F Todd, Estate Office. (Tea Provided) 22 Aug 1925 CONCERT – The Groves, Chester (Paid £20) S P Davies 23 Aug 1925 CONCERT – Hyde Park, 2 Concerts (Paid £40) T Brownson, Town Clark (Cheshire) 24 Aug 1925 CONCERT – Cannock Chase (Paid £40) J Bind, “Riley” Salford Road, Cannock (Tea Provided) 25 Aug 1925 CONCERT – Bolesworth, Tattenhall, Chester (Paid £35) Robert Barbour, Bolesworth Castle. (Tea Provided) 29 Aug 1925 CONCERT – Alton Towers, Alton, Stoke on Trent (Paid £35) C H Cowisham

(Tea Provided) COMPETITION – “British Open Championships”, Belle Vue, Manchester. The band entered the competition again with the test piece “Macbeth” by Dr Thomas Keighley from the Royal Manchester College of Music. The band came Third under the Mortimer / Halliwell partnership. They won £48 / 18 / 0. Test Piece “Macbeth” by Dr Thomas Keighley Conductor for Fodens William Halliwell FIRST Creswell Colliery SECOND Nutgrove THIRD Fodens Motor Works Band. 9 Sept 1925 Reg Moores Joined the band (WH). He formally joined on a regular basis on the 6 October 1925. 10 Sept 1925 CONCERT – Brampton Agricultural Society (Paid £70) F W Cheesebrough, Brampton. (Lunch and Tea Provided) 13 Sept 1925 CONCERT – Heywood Medical Charities (Paid £40) Walter Duckworth, Chairman, Brooklands Heywood. (Tea Provided) 26 Sept 1925 COMPETITION – National Brass Band Championship, Crystal Palace, London. For the Crystal Palace 1,000 guinea trophy. Test piece “Joan of Arc”. Coming sixth the band won £15/15/0 Conductor William Halliwell. RESULTS FIRST Marsden Colliery SECOND Irwell Colliery THIRD South Moor Colliery Fodens Motor Works were SIXTH. 19 Oct 1925 E Radburn (Unkn) left the band. (8 Feb 1923 to 19 Oct 1925) 25 Oct 1925 CONCERT – Sandbach Sandbach Widows and Orphans (Possibly at the Town Hall) (Paid Gratis) 18 Nov 1925 CONCERT – Elworth Memorial Service. (Paid Gratis) 22 Nov 1925 CONCERT – Victoria Hall Hanley – 2 Concerts (Paid £35) With the Potteries Choral Society. Carl Oliver, 18 Eastwood Place, Hanley. 27 Nov 1925 QUARTET CONTEST - Liverpool Rushworth and Dreapers Quartet No 2 First Prize (Shield and Gold Medal) (£2/10/0) 5 Dec 1925 QUARTET CONTEST - Royton Quartet No 1 First Prize (£30) 5 Dec 1925 QUARTET CONTEST - Wolverhampton Quartet No 2 First Prize (Cup) (£5) 13 Dec 1925 CONCERT – Burslem Mayor’s Charities Committee Burslem – One Concert (Paid £25) Fred Preston, 36 Robinson Ave, Nettlebank, Smallthorne, Stoke on Trent. 19 to 20 Dec 1925 CONCERT – Blackpool Tower (Paid £70 Plus Board and Lodgings) 3 Concerts George Morris, Bandmaster, Blackpool Temperance Band, 141Palatine Rd. 27 Dec 1925 CONCERT – Leicester – Two Concerts (Paid £60) J Staynes, Deputy Town Clark, Town Hall, Leicester From Besses. 7 Sept 1925

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1926

FODEN’S MOTOR WORKS BAND

Conductor Fred Mortimer / William Halliwell ################################################################################### 9 Jan 1926

QUARTET CONTEST - Wingates (Greater Manchester?) Quartet No 1 First Prize (£4) Quartet No 2 Second Prize (£2/10/0)

16 Jan 1926

QUARTET CONTEST - Heywood Quartet No 1 Second Prize (£2) Quartet No 2 First Prize (£3) 24 Jan 1926 CONCERT – Hanley Choral Society (Paid £35) Carl Oliver, 18 Eastwood Place Hanley (Possibly at the Victoria Hall) (Tea Provided) 6 Feb 1926 QUARTET CONTEST - Darnall (Sheffield) No1 First Prize (£3) Quartet No 2 Third Place (£2) 13 Feb 1926 QUARTET CONTEST - Litherland (Nr Crosby, Merseyside) Quartet No 1 First Prize (Shield) (£3) Quartet No 2 Second Prize (£2) 27 Feb 1926 QUARTET CONTEST - Woodgate Quartet No 1 First Prize (£3) 28 Feb 1926 CONCERT – NEW THEATRE Crewe. (Lyceum Crewe) Crewe Theatre, 2 Concerts 3pm and 8pm (Paid 50% of Takings after Tax = £21/6/10) Mr Spurgin, Manager New Theatre (Mr Malcolm Spurgin) Conductor Fred Mortimer 1926 BAND MEMBERS INSTRUMENT PLAYER Principal Cornet Harry Mortimer Solo Cornet Jim Thorpe Solo Cornet Charlie Dawson Solo Cornet Herbert Harrison Soprano Cornet George Clark Flugel Horn Hubert Shergold Repiano Cornet Reg Moores 2nd Cornet Bob Shepley 2nd Cornet (Edwin) Ted Statham 3rd Cornet Ted Jenkins 2nd Cornet Horace Brookes (left 4 Apr 1927) Cornet A Stubbs (Pre 1923 to 7 Oct 1926) Solo Tenor Horn Arthur Webb 1st Horn Fred Sowood 2nd Horn Jack Cotterill Horn F Halford (Pre 1923 to 27 Aug 1927) Solo Baritone Albert Statham 2nd Baritone Basil Stokes Solo Trombone Bob Knott 2nd Trombone Harold Stubbs Bass Trombone Joe Moores Solo Euphonium Alex Mortimer E Flat Bass Matt Cullen E Flat Bass Alex Hilton B Flat Bass Joe Poole B Flat Bass Ben Rowarth Drums Percy Lawton 11 Mar 1926 Basil Stokes (2nd Baritone) joined the band for the 11 Mar 1926 rehearsal and possibly the concert at the Lyceum. ___________________________________________________________________________________

BASIL STOKES Biography. “Bas” as he was known to his friends was born in the Midlands. In the 1920’s when work was short he moved to the West Country before in 1925 he became a member of the Foden band playing second Baritone and the Eb Bass. Basil was a skilled metalworker and was set to work in the factory as well as being housed by the “Works”. In the 1930’s Basil toured with the band to South Africa and was also involved in a heavy workload touring the seaside resorts like Eastbourne and Scarborough. Bandsmen would briefly meet their wives on Sandbach Railway Station before they went on to the next venue, leaving their laundry with their family while picking up some clean clothes.

When Basil left Foden’s he went on to teach Brass instruments in various schools in the Crewe area. Basil conducted the Crewe Co-op Band and the Crewe ATC Squadron from the time of World War II until the 1970’s. Basil had taken over the ATC band from Harry Mortimer when he had become part of ENSA and had started working for the BBC. ___________________________________________________________________________________ 13 Mar 1926 Crewe Chronicle. Fodens Band is to broadcast from the BBC in Manchester for the first time, on the 8th April 1926. All previous “Overtures” to secure the services of the band failed as the fee offered was too low. On Sunday 14 March 1926 the quartet performed on the radio and was distinctly heard in Elworth. 14 Mar 1926 CONCERT – Wallasey Hippodrome (Paid £40/8/0) Inspector Bebbington, Central Police Office. (Tea Provided) 14 Mar 1926 BROADCAST – The Quartet broadcast on the BBC (See 13 March article). 27 Mar 1926 QUARTET CONTEST - Prestolee (Nr Prestwich Greater Manchester) Quartet No 1 First Prize (Reduced to £1/10/0) 27 Mar 1926 QUARTET CONTEST - Liverpool Wards Quartet No 2 First Prize (Shield) (£2/2/0) 2 Apr 1926 CONCERT – Buxton Pavilion Gardens (Paid 50% of Takings = £20) (Good Friday) F A Hastings, Manager (£20 Guarantee and Tea Provided) 8 Apr 1926 BROADCAST – Manchester Broadcasting Station (Paid £15/15/0) G H Moulson, Musical Director, The Parsonage. Fodens Motor Works did their first Broadcast for the BBC. The producers asked the band to pick a piece of music (Theme) to start and finish the broadcast with. They chose “The Cossack” by William Rimmer which they have used now in over 500 broadcasts and still use today to start many of their concerts. BROADCAST on 2ZY Manchester (BBC Experimental Station) 8pm “Mirth and Melody” Conductor Fred Mortimer (Live Broadcast) With Helena Millais (Actress- Entertainer) In Light Songs and “Fragments from Life” (Including Our Lizzie in Society) (Soloist Robert Knott and Harold Kimberley) (Baratome) Philip Middlemiss (Entertainer) Helena Millais in “Health Hints” 17 Apr 1926 QUARTET CONTEST - Bulkington (Nr Coventry, Warwick) Quartet No 1 First Prize (Cup) (£4) 24 Apr 1926 QUARTET CONTEST - Birmingham Quartet No 2 First Prize (£3) 2 May 1926 CONCERT – Alton Towers (Paid £35) C H Cowishaw, Uttoxeter (Tea Provided) 9 May 1926 CONCERT – Trentham Gardens (Paid £35) F Todd, Estate Agent (Tea Provided) 16 May 1926 CONCERT – Leigh Park, Two Concerts 3pm and 7.30pm (Paid £40) Thomas B Bamber, Town Clerk 23 to 24 May 1926 CONCERT – Halifax Peoples Park (Paid £95) Percy Bamber, Town Clerk 29 May 1926 COMPETITION – Leigh, Lancashire. The first recorded appearance of Fred Mortimer as Bandmaster during a competition. For the event Mr William Halliwell received £3 with Fred Mortimer being paid £2 in expences. The Band came First Winning £115 / 10 / 0. 30 May 1926 CONCERT – Wakefield (Paid £50) C A Allibone, Town Clark, Wakefield 5 June 1926 CONCERT – Daneswood Park, Crompton (Paid £40) F F Gartside, Town Clark, Shaw, Oldham 10 June 1926 CONCERT – Town Park, Stockport (Paid £40) 2 Concerts 13 to 18 June 1926 CONCERT – Douglas Villa Marina Isle of Man (Paid £210)

Paid £200 plus £10 added from Carnival. Noah Moore, Villa Marina Manager 20 June 1926 CONCERT – Trentham Gardens (Paid £35) 22 June 1926 CONCERT – Westfields Garden Party, Sandbach (Paid £15) Mr Twemlow 27 June 1926 CONCERT – Leek Park (Paid £35) Harold Henshaw, Town Clark 3 July 1926 CONCERT – The Groves, Chester. One Concert (Paid £20) S P Davies 4 July 1926 CONCERT – Haslingdon Victoria Park – 2 Concerts (Paid £44) Mr Musgrove, Town Clark 8 July 1926 CONCERT – Queen’s Park Blackburn 3pm and 7.30pm (Paid £44) Sir Lewis Beard, Town Clark 11 July 1926 CONCERT – Vernon Park, Stockport (Paid £40) William Price, Park Superintendent 17 July 1926 CONCERT – Knutsford Liberal Association (Paid £30) H Cliffe, Secretary 40 South King Street, Manchester. 2.30pm to 8.30pm (Tea Provided) 18 July 1926 CONCERT – Rhyl Rhyl Pavilion and Garden Two Concerts (Paid 60% = £36/16/9) J W Jones, Manager 25 July 1926 CONCERT – Alton Towers (Paid £35) C H Cowishaw, Uttoxeter 1 Aug 1926 CONCERT – Blackpool Winter Gardens 2 Concerts (Paid £60) C T Hutchinson, Manager 2 Aug 1926 CONCERT – Co-operative Society (Paid £60) (Bank Holiday) F Huckle Secretary Central Office, 12 South Street, Ilkeston 3 Aug 1926 CONCERT – Trentham Gardens (Paid £35) F Todd, Estate Agent Trentham. 5 Aug 1926 CONCERT – Alton Towers (Paid £35) C H Cowishaw, Uttoxeter (Tea Provided) 7 Aug 1926 CONCERT – Frodsham Agricultural Society (Paid £35) Stanley Dennett, Kingsway, Frodsham (Tea Provided) 8 Aug 1926 CONCERT – Alexandra Park, Oldham (Paid £40) Geo. Mottram, Park Superintendent 9 to 14 Aug 1926 CONCERT – Liverpool Parks – Two Concerts per day (Paid £200) Albert D Jenkins, Supervisor Municipal Buildings, Liverpool. 15 Aug 1926 CONCERT – Stamford Park, Stayleybridge (Paid £40) Samuel Turner, Superintendent 18 Aug 1926 CONCERT – Queens Park Bolton (Paid £40) Parks Nurseries Thomas Bent, Parks Superintendent, Heaton Cemetery 21 to 22 Aug 1926 CONCERT – The Groves, Chester (Paid £20 each concert) S P Davies, Town Hall, Chester 25 Aug 1926 CONCERT – Cheshire Show (Paid £35) 2pm to 6pm T A Beckett Sec, St Wenburgh Chambers Chester. 26 Aug 1926 CONCERT – Ruthin Show Society (Paid £40) John J Butler Sec. Bryn Siriel Nr Ruthin 12.30pm start. (Tea Provided) 29 Aug 1926 CONCERT – Hyde Park (Paid £40) Thomas Bronson Town Clark, Hyde. 5 Sept 1926 CONCERT – Trentham Gardens (Paid £35) F Todd, Estate Agent Trentham. (Tea Provided) 6 Sept 1926 COMPETITION – “British Open Championships”, Belle Vue, Manchester. (Gold Trophy)

Test Piece “A Midsummer Nights Dream” by Dr Thomas Keighley. The band came First winning £2228 / 7 / 0. Conductor for Fodens William Halliwell FIRST Fodens Motor Works Band. (W Halliwell) SECOND Wingates Temperance (W Halliwell) THIRD St Hilda Colliery (W Halliwell) FOURTH Australian Commonwealth (A H Baile) Sixth Hebden Bridge (W Halliwell) Unplaced Black Dyke Mills (W Halliwell) Unplaced Sowerby Bridge (W Halliwell) The competition also saw the introduction of seating at a competition when the Australian Commonwealth Band (Placed 4th) came on stage with a seat each and then sat down to play, much to the disgust of the older banding fraternity. Previous to this all the bands had to stand up to perform but the Australians set a new style with their crescent shaped seating arrangements. This was not immediately taken up by other bands but it did start a new trend which would eventually become the norm. 12 to 18 Sept 1926 CONCERT – Southport (Paid £200) T E Wolstenholme, Attractions Manager Town Hall, Southport. 19 Sept 1926 CONCERT – Trentham Gardens (Paid £35) F Todd, Estate Agent Trentham. (Tea Provided) 25 Sept 1926 COMPETITION – National Brass Band Championship, Crystal Palace, London. For the Crystal Palace 1,000 guinea trophy. Test piece “An Epic Symphony” by Percy Fletcher. Conductor William Halliwell. RESULTS FIRST St Hilda Colliery SECOND Carlisle St. Stephens THIRD Wingates Temperence Fodens Motor Works were UNPLACED 1926 By this time Fred Mortimer had formed a new look Quartet. Harry Mortimer (Cornet) Bob Shepley (Cornet) Arthur Webb Snr (Horn) Alex Mortimer (Euphonium) This combination went on to win 26 consecutive contests. 26 Sept 1926 BBC London (Paid £30) BROADCAST on 2LO London (BBC Experimental Station) 3.30pm “Band Programme” 26 Sept 1926 CONCERT – Findbury Park Empire (Paid £40) 27 Sept 1926 Edison Bell Recording Department (Paid £60) J Bathen Musical Director, Bangalows House, 1 Newton Street, Holton, London The Edison Bell Company was impressed with the bands performance at the Nationals and decided to put the performance onto record for release before Christmas 1926. The recordings were made and released on the “Winner” Label. CONDUCTOR Fred Mortimer 10” and 12” 78 recordings Nov 1926 An Epic Symphony (Part 1) Winner 4505 An Epic Symphony (Part 2) 4505 b Nov 1926 An Epic Symphony (Part 3) Winner 4506 A Commonwealth March 4506 b Nov 1926 A Midsummer Nights Dream (Part 1) Winner 4507 A Midsummer Nights Dream (Part 2) 4507 b 27 Sept 1926 CONCERT – National Band Club (Paid £30 Reduced to £20) J H Richenside 7 Queen Victoria Street, London 7 Oct 1926 A Stubbs (Cornet) left the band. (Pre 1923 to 7 Oct 1926) 20 Oct 1926 ROYAL CONCERT – Nr Nantwich Reaseheath Hall – H.R.H. The Prince of Wales (Paid Gratis) F F Polson Director of Education, County Office, City Road, Chester. 630 20 Oct 1926 CONCERT – Reaseheath Hall, Near Crewe. The performance was part of a visit by HRH The Prince of Wales to the Area when

he visited both Crewe and Nantwich. CONCERT – “NEW THEATRE”, Crewe (Lyceum Theatre) (Paid 50-50 = £19/16/2) 2 Grand Concerts On display will be the 1926 Belle View £2,000 Gold trophy & instrumental medals Conductor Fred Mortimer 4 Nov 1926 CONCERT – Provincial Exhibition Co Ltd (Paid £30) City Hall, Deansgate, Manchester 8pm to 10pm 4 Nov 1926 BROADCAST on 2ZY Manchester (BBC Experimental Station) 8pm (see Above) “Foden’s Motor Works Band” – Winners of the Belle Vue Contest 1926 (Live?). Conductor Fred Mortimer Soloists Harry Mortimer, Robert Knott, Alex Mortimer. With George Jeffcock (Baratone) 13 Nov 1926 QUARTET CONTEST - Kibworth (Nr Market Harborough, Leicester) Quartet No 1 First Prize (Cup) (£3) 14 Nov 1926 CONCERT – Northwich Hospital Sat, Committee (Paid £30) G Benbow Holton House, Winnington, Northwich. (Tea Provided) 20 Nov 1926 QUARTET CONTEST - Liverpool Rushworth and Dreapers Quartet No 1 First Prize (Shield and Gold Medal) (£3) 2 to 4 Dec 1926 CONCERT – Welsh Town – Pennylinsendeath, Barnmouth, Carnarvon (Paid £50) John S Jones, Bryn Gwilym, Pennylinsendeath. 5 Dec 1926 CONCERT – Potteries Choral Society (Paid £35) Carl Oliver, 18 Eastwood Place, Hanley. (Tea Provided) (Possibly at the Victoria Hall) 11 Dec 1926 QUARTET CONTEST - Burnley Quartet No 2 Second Prize (£2) 26 Dec 1926 CONCERT – Blackpool Tower (Paid 55% takings less Tax = £30/1/4) H Hall, Manager Tower Co Ltd. 31 Oct 1926

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1927

FODEN’S MOTOR WORKS BAND

Conductor Fred Mortimer / William Halliwell ################################################################################### 17 Jan 1927

BBC Radio Broadcast from the Manchester studio for which the band was paid £21. Organised by T H Moulson, BBC Musical Director BROADCAST on 2ZY Manchester (BBC Experimental Station) 9.30pm “From the Operas” “Foden’s Motor Works Band”. Conductor William Halliwell 22 Jan 1927 QUARTET CONTEST - Kettering Quartet No 1 First Prize (£5) 6 Feb 1927 CONCERT – Kings Hall Stoke (Paid £35) Alderman Thomas Bickley 22 Lily St, Wolstanton, Stoke on Trent (Tea Provided) 18 Mar 1927 QUARTET CONTEST - Litherland (Nr Crosby, Merseyside) Quartet No 1 First Prize (Shield) (£3) 9 Apr 1927 QUARTET CONTEST - Bulkington (Nr Coventry, Warwick) Quartet No 1 First Prize (Cup) (£4) 17 to 18 Apr 1927 CONCERT – Alton Towers (Paid £80) C H Cowishaw, Uttoxeter (Tea Provided) 24 Apr 1927 CONCERT – Trentham Gardens Stoke on Trent. (Paid £35) F Todd, Estate Office, Trentham (Tea Provided) 1 May 1927 BBC Manchester 3.30pm (Paid £21) T H Moulson, Musical Director “The Parsonage”. BROADCAST ON 2ZY Manchester (An Experimental Radio Station set up

by the BBC to see if Local Radio was a viable option) at 3.30pm Foden’s Motor Works Band Conducted by Fred Mortimer. 12 May 1927 CONCERT – Lewis’s Manchester (Paid £45) Messrs Rushworth. Liverpool (Less 10%) 15 May 1927 CONCERT – Stamford Park Stalybridge (Paid £40) Samuel Turner, Superintendent 22 May 1927 CONCERT – Trentham Gardens, Stoke on Trent. (Paid £35) F Todd, Estate Office, Trentham (Tea Provided) 26 May 1927 CONCERT – St Helens (Paid £40) T B Philips, Agent, Northgate Harrison, Gloucester 28 May 1927 CONCERT – The Groves, Chester, One Concert (Paid £20) S P Davies, Town Hall,Secretary. 29 May 1927 CONCERT – Alton Towers (Paid £35) C H Cowishaw, Director, Uttoxeter (Tea Provided) 31 May 1927 CONCERT – Falinge Park, Rochdale (Paid £40) Arthur Blugden Superintendent Falinge Park (Tea Provided) 4 June 1927 COMPETITION – Leigh The Band came First Winning £116/14/0. 5 June 1927 CONCERT – Vernon Park Stockport (Paid £40) William Price, Park Superintendent Vernon Park 6 June 1927 CONCERT – Ashbourne (Paid £50) (Whit Monday) J Howarth, 24 South Street, Ashbourne. 8 June 1927 CONCERT – Alton Towers (Paid £35) C H Cowishaw, Director, Uttoxeter (Tea Provided) 9 June 1927 CONCERT – Hanley Park (Paid £35) Ald. Thomas Bickley, 22 Lily Street, Wolstanton (Tea Provided) 10 to 11 June 1927 CONCERT – Liverpool (Paid £80) Albert D Jenkins, Supervisor Municipal Buildings, Liverpool. 12 to 17 June 1927 CONCERT – Isle of Man TT Races – Villa Marina (Paid £210) Noah Moore, Manager Villa Marina 18 June 1927 CONCERT – The Groves, Chester – One Concert 7.30pm (Paid £20) ### Day accepted £10 Did not play 7.30pm (The entry is covered by the word “Paid” but it is possible that the band didn’t make it back in time from the Isle of Man) 19 June 1927 CONCERT – Trentham Gardens Stoke on Trent. (Paid £35) F Todd, Estate Office, Trentham (Tea Provided) 23 June 1927 CONCERT – Longton Park (Paid £35) Thomas Bickley, Wolstanton. (Tea Provided) 25 June 1927 CONCERT – Ashby de la Zouch, Loughborough Conservative Association (Paid £60) K M Power 22 Festival Street, Loughborough 27 June 1927 CONCERT – Eastbourne (Paid £200 Per Week) (Week) A E Dennis, Entertainment Manager 9 July 1927 CONCERT – Skipton Hospital Gala (Paid £60) J S Chew, Sec. 21 Brook Street, Skipton 12 July 1927 COMPETITION – Plymouth. The band came First winning £66. 13 July 1927 CONCERT – Plymouth (Paid £65) P H Cole, Town Clark Office 16 to 17 July 1927 CONCERT – Newall, Burton on Trent (Paid £70 plus Board and Lodgings) Joseph Salsome Sec. 14 Thorntree Lane, Newhall 21 July 1927 CONCERT – Peoples Park, Halifax (Paid £47/10/0)

Percy Saunders, Town Clerk CONCERT – Alton Towers (Paid £35) (Tea Provided) 30 July 1927 CONCERT – Loggerheads (Paid £35 and Bus) Mr Taylor Crosville Home Co, Chester. 31 July 1927 CONCERT – Leigh Park (Paid £40) Thomas Bamber, Town Clerk 1 Aug 1927 CONCERT – Kingston on Soar, Nr Derby (Paid £60) H Woodfield Sec. Hillside, Kingston on Soar. Nr Derby 4 Aug 1927 CONCERT – Alton Towers (Paid £35) (Tea Provided) 6 Aug 1927 CONCERT – Alton Towers (Paid £35) C H Cowishaw, Uttoxeter (Tea Provided) 7 to 13 Aug 1927 CONCERT – Southport (Paid £200) T E Wolstenholme, Town Hall, Southport. 9 Aug 1927 Bill Pedley (Solo Cornet) joined the band according to the rehearsal schedule, however the band were in Southport so he may have joined them on the 7 August 1927. (see 25-28 July 1941) 14 Aug 1927 CONCERT – Widnes Corporation (Paid £40) John Millar Mayors Parlour, Town Hall 16 Aug 1927 CONCERT – Biddulph Amalgamated Friendly Society Show (Paid £35) F Chaddock 129 John Street, Biddulph 18 Aug 1927 CONCERT – Uttoxeter Uttoxeter Agricultural Show (Paid £40 Reduced to £35 leave at 6pm) Sec. G Fletcher Bagshaw 18 Aug 1927 BROADCAST - Manchester BBC 9.35pm to 10.30pm (Paid £21) T H Harrison, Musical Director BROADCAST on 2ZY Manchester (BBC Experimental Station) “Selections from the Operas” “Foden’s Motor Works Band”. Conductor Fred Mortimer 21 Aug 1927 CONCERT – Alexandra Park, Oldham (Paid £40) Geo. Mottram, Park Superintendent 25 Aug 1927 CONCERT – Ruthin Show Society (Paid £40) John J Butler Sec. Bryn Siriel Nr Ruthin 12.30pm start. 27 Aug 1927 F Halford (Horn) left the band (Pre 1923 to 27 Aug 1927) 28 Aug 1927 CONCERT – Locke Park, Barnsley (Paid £50) A D Mason, Town Clerk (Tea Provided) 31 Aug 1927 CONCERT – Chester Show (Paid £35) T A Beckett Sec, St Wenburgh Chambers Chester. (Possibly Cheshire Show) 4 Sept 1927 CONCERT – Trentham Gardens (Paid £35) F Todd, Estate Agent (Tea Provided) 5 Sept 1927 COMPETITION – British Open, Belle Vue, Manchester. Test Piece “Merry Wives of Windsor” by Dr Thomas Keighley. The band came First for the second year running winning £2242 /8/0 Conductor for Fodens William Halliwell FIRST Fodens Motor Works Band. SECOND Callendar’s Cables THIRD Milnrow Public The composer Dr Thomas Keighley was from the Manchester area and the test piece title was based on the play by William Shakespeare “The Merry Wives of Windsor”. 11 Sept 1927 CONCERT – Warrington Park (Paid £45) A T Hallaney Town Clark 15 Sept 1927 CONCERT – Oswastry Show (Paid £35) G A Doody Sec. Smithfield Street, Oswastry (Tea Provided) 24 Sept 1927 COMPETITION – National Brass Band Championship, Crystal Palace, London. 24 July 1927

For the Crystal Palace 1,000 guinea trophy. The band failed to be placed in the top 6. Test Piece “The White Rider” by Denis Wright Conductor William Halliwell. RESULTS FIRST Carlisle St. Stephen SECOND Callendar’s Cable THIRD Carlton Main Fodens Motor Works were UNPLACED The band took part in the Massed Band Concert after the Contest and as usual were paid £10. 24 Sept 1927 After the “National Championships”, Jim Thorpe (Cornet) decided to retire after seventeen year’s with the band to concentrate on training the lower section bands for competitions. (1909 to 1 Dec 1924 / 24 Sept 1927) 25 Sept 1927 BBC London (Paid £30) BROADCAST on 2LO London (BBC Experimental Station) 3.30pm “A Brass Band Concert” “Foden’s Motor Works Band”. Conductor Fred Mortimer With Edith Furmedge (Contralto) Sydney Coltham (Tenor) Kathleen Long (Pianoforte) (Also broadcast on 5XX Daventry) 25 Sept 1927 BROADCAST on 5XX Daventry (BBC Experimental Station) 3.30pm (see Above) “A Brass Band Concert” “Foden’s Motor Works Band”. Conductor Fred Mortimer With Edith Furmedge (Contralto) Sydney Coltham (Tenor) Kathleen Long (Pianoforte) (Also broadcast on 2LO London) 9 Oct 1927 CONCERT – Victoria Hall Hanley (Paid £35) Carl Oliver Choral Society 15 Oct 1927 Crewe Chronicle. “Elworth’s New Postmaster”. Mr Harry Mortimer, solo cornet player of Fodens band has been appointed postmaster at Elworth succeeding Mrs Bricktill. 6 Nov 1927 CONCERT – Northwich Hospital Committee (Paid £30) J P Austin, 109 Cromwell Road, Northwich. (Tea Provided) 12 Nov 1927 QUARTET CONTEST - Kibworth (Nr Market Harborough, Leicester) Quartet No 1 First Prize (Cup) (£5) 13 Nov 1927 CONCERT – Buckley Picture House (Paid 60% = £29/4/10) S Sharples, Manager Tivoli, Buckley Chester (Tea Provided) 17 to 26 Nov 1927 CONCERT – Olympia London (Paid £250) International Commercial Motor Transport Exhibition. Manager E J Phillips, 83 Pall Mall, London SW1. 20 Nov 1927 BBC London (Paid £30) V Hely Hutchinson, Savoy Hill WC2 BROADCAST on 5GG (BBC Experimental Station) 3.30pm “A Band Concert” “Foden’s Motor Works Band”. Conductor Fred Mortimer With Esther Coleman (Contralto) Frederick Grieswood (Baritone) Leslie England (Pianoforte) 1 Dec 1927 Jack Cotterill (1st and 2nd Horn) joined the band at his first rehearsal. Jack came from Congleton (1 Dec 1927 to 3 May 1962) 4 Dec 1927 CONCERT – Crewe Theatre (Paid 50% = £19/0/7) Two Concerts at the “New Theatre”. (Lyceum Crewe) Conductor Fred Mortimer 11 Dec 1927 CONCERT – Town Hall, Sandbach (Paid Gratis) British Legion Widow and Orphans Fund

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1927 ALPINE ECHOES written for Harry Mortimer. Written by Basil Windsor who was in fact the Pseudonym of Eli Smith a music teacher from Manchester in the North of England who composed Alpine Echoes for Harry Mortimer to play. In 1927 Harry was appearing in a number of “Celebrity Concerts” playing cornet solos, the Post-horn, a long Bach Trumpet, a tiny pocket-cornet and what became known as the Famous Echo Cornet. Early echo compositions were performed in various parks around the country with a second cornet player hiding in the bushes to produce the echo and indeed during a concert at Elworth Park this effect was used by Fodens (8 May 1937). As the players were of different standards the echo was not always as good as the original sound and so an “Echo Cornet” was designed to create the effect with the soloist playing both parts. This was achieved by the addition of a small conical second outlet being attached to the main body of the instrument. By pressing an extra valve the air is directed through the smaller aperture creating a softer sound and thus the echo is achieved. ___________________________________________________________________________________ 1927 BAND MEMBERS INSTRUMENT PLAYER Principal Cornet Harry Mortimer Solo Cornet Jim Thorpe Solo Cornet Charlie Dawson Solo Cornet Herbert Harrison Soprano Cornet George Clark (11 Sept 1923) Flugel Horn Hubert Shergold Repiano Cornet Reg Moores (Joined 9 Sept 1925) 2nd Cornet Bob Shepley (pre 1923) 2nd Cornet (Edwin) Ted Statham (pre 1923) 3rd Cornet Ted Jenkins Solo Tenor Horn Arthur Webb (Winner of Numerous awards) 1st Horn Fred Sowood 2nd Horn Jack Cotterill (1 Dec 1927) Solo Baritone Albert Statham (pre 1923) 2nd Baritone Basil Stokes (11 Mar 1926) Solo Trombone Bob Knott 2nd Trombone Harold Stubbs (22 Jan 1925) Bass Trombone Joe Moores Solo Euphonium Alex Mortimer E Flat Bass Matt Cullen E Flat Bass Alex Hilton B Flat Bass Joe Poole (pre 1923) B Flat Bass Ben Rowarth Drums Percy Lawton (Pre 1923) ###################################################################################

1928

FODEN’S MOTOR WORKS BAND

Conductor Fred Mortimer / William Halliwell ################################################################################### 1 Jan 1928

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CONCERT – Potteries Choral Society (Paid £35) Carl Oliver, 18 Eastwood Place, Hanley. (Tea Provided) (Possibly at the Victoria Hall) CONCERT – Opera House, Macclesfield (Paid 50% from balance after 20% to kifissuary = £20/6/7) Arthur C Crosby, Manager QUARTET CONTEST - Wigston (Nr Leicester) Quartet No 1 First Prize (Shield) (£3) CONCERT – Helsby Public Prize band One Concert (Paid £20 Special terms) G W Wright Sec, Warrington. Don Stokes (2nd Euphonium) left the band. (Pre 1923 to 16 Feb 1928) CONCERT – Victoria Hall, Hanley (Paid £35) Alderman Bickley 22 Lily Street, Wolstanton

Rex Mortimer (2nd Euphonium) joined Fodens band at their rehearsal. (12 Mar 1928 to 26 Oct 1975) ___________________________________________________________________________________ 12 Mar 1928

REX MORTIMER Biography. .b. 27 Feb 1911 .D. 18 Aug 1999. Born in Luton on the 27 February 1911 In 1921 Rex went to see the Crystal Palace competition as he himself was too young to play. The test piece was “Life Divine” and was won by St Hilda’s a famous band at the time. In 1924 when Alex was 2nd Euphonium with the Luton band they had a professional teacher called William Halliwell who was so impressed with his playing that he recommended him to the Fodens Band who were looking for a solo Euphonium player at the time. Unlike his brother Rex was not playing with a band at this time but very soon he joined the Knutsford and Cross Town band. The band would play at May Day and Rose Day celebrations in the town and the Whit Walks on the Friday when the band played at Lees near Oldham. After playing in the Whit walk the band would then go to Oldham and parade around the town. On one occasion they played for so long that they missed the train back to Sandbach where Rex was living at the time and decided along with an older Gentleman to get the next train to Crewe and as it slowed down to go through the Sandbach Station they would jump off, along with the Euphonium and cornet. However things didn’t go to plan as the next thing they knew was that they were being shaken by the guard at Crewe station asking if they were going on to Swansea. Thankfully they had been woken and departed the train to face the six mile walk back home with their instruments. On the 8th April 1926 Fodens Motor Works did their first Broadcast for the BBC. The producers asked the band to pick a piece of music (Theme) to start and finish the broadcast with. They chose “The Cossack” by William Rimmer which they have used now in over 500 broadcasts and still use today to start many of their concerts. In late 1927 Rex Mortimer joined Fodens, replacing Don Stokes who had been part of the double winners at Belle Vue in 1926 and 1927 who went to Birmingham. Knowing that if they won the competition for a third time then the band would be presented with a Gold Medal; Fred Mortimer wrote to Don and asked him if he would like to return to the band for the occasion and to qualify for the medal. Don refused and so Rex became the proud owner of a Gold Medal from Belle Vue. During those early days Rex was involved in making the old 78 recordings. He remembered that they used to “Play into a Horn behind a hole in the wall, and if anything went wrong with the recording they had to do the whole lot again not just a bit, the whole lot”. In 1935 Rex married Elizabeth a marriage that would last for 64 years until his death. The couple had a daughter Marjory and two grandchildren by 1999. In 1936 Sir Arthur Bliss wrote the music for the Crystal Palace Championship. He had also written the score for the Alexander Korda film “Things to Come” a science fiction film based on the HG Wells book “The Shape of Things to Come” and starring Raymond Massey and Margaretta Scott. To get the band into the style of the contest piece “Kenilworth” the management took the band to the cinema three times to listen to the music. Fred Mortimer also went to Kenilworth Castle to better understand the pageantry. Rex played at Dunfermline in Scotland as part of one of the Scottish tours. The band were on a bandstand in front of a 1500 seat audience at the outside venue which if it rained you could reverse the band and behind them was an indoor area which also seated 1500 people. On one Sunday when Fred Mortimer was conducting and Harry was in charge of the music, Harry put up “Asia” instead of “Prelude in C# Minor” by Rachmaninov. The band started playing, some the advertised Rachmaninov and others with “Bitter Suite”. It was the only time that Rex remembers the band stopping playing and had to start again. The band were not popular with Fred for some time after that. Another incident Rex remembers was when they did a half hour Theatre show insert. Also on the bill was a magician called Pablo who never said a word and would make his walking stick disappear twice nightly. The band wondered where it went and it took them ten days to work out that it was spring loaded and went into his glove. In 1936 the band were invited to play in South Africa for the British Empire Exhibition and they left immediately after the 1936 Crystal Palace contest on a three week voyage. Fred Mortimer recorded every little incident of the tour (Rex Mortimer didn’t find out about this until after his mother had passed away). On one occasion Fred wrote that he had met the Mayor of Johannesburg and Sir Francis Joseph and his wife from Alsager (Cheshire).

On the 24 April 1938 the band was asked to play at Windsor Castle. It was a memorable day and the band were invited in for a meal by Her Majesty. When the King and Queen came to Crewe a few years later the band were playing in the background and were not due to be presented to their Majesty’s but they both came over and the Queen said to the King “There you are, I told you that was Mr Mortimer, I remember from when he came to Windsor”. Just before the war the band played Chesterton and then went down to Hyde Park on the day that the war started. The band got to Maida Vale when the sirens went off and the band departed the bus with their cardboard boxes in which they had their Gas masks. The local Police informed the band what had happened and as part of the contract was “In the Event of War being declared the band would not play” the band got back on the bus and headed back to Sandbach. Many of the band’s engagement were cancelled with the outbreak of war and the band had to rethink its remit. They started to play concerts for charity events. Some of the venues for the concerts were the Opera House in Manchester, Huddersfield Town Hall and the Victoria Hall in Hanley. The band also made over 20 broadcasts a year for the BBC many of them live at various times of the day. On one occasion the band went down to Broadcasting house and did three broadcasts, one at six o clock at night, one at 10 pm and then the band were sent into the basement of the BBC where there were beds for them to sleep overnight ready for a broadcast at 3am the following day for the overseas service. Rex Mortimer remembered one of the tunes they played at 3am, it was William Rimmer’s “Punchinello”. During the war in January 1940 the band made a record called, the “Soldiers are Singing” on the Regal Zono label (MR3172) which included “Run Rabbet Run”, “Were Gonna Hang out the Washing on the Siegfried Line” and “Win it all Navy” along with a Choir made up of people from the Foden Works. The band also made a number of “Workers Playtimes” from the Foden works with presenter Wilfred Pickles and on one occasion the pianist Violet Carson better known in the 1960’s and 70’s as Ena Sharples from Coronation Street. The War situation meant that a number of musicians were taken away from Fodens. Some to do other work and some like Desmond Thomas to join the army (22 Feb 1940). Desmond stayed in the Army until 1946 and on his return the band discovered that during the war his leg had been badly damaged. Some of the other band members who were forced to leave Fodens included the Solo Trombone player, Solo Euphonium and two of the Solo Cornet’s. ENSA was happy to have the band as part of its entertainment package for the troops and the members of Fodens were drafted into the army as Second Lieutenants on the 29 April 1945 at the Dury Lane Theatre. The band then set off from Dover Docks in a Tank landing craft along with an old coach that the band always travelled in. However when they were loading the bus onto the craft it was so low that it knocked the cap off the sump and the oil came spilling out of the bus making it impossible for the band to take it with them. The Coach did join them later on the tour of Europe. When the War ended the band were in Brussels and on VJ (Victory in Japan) day the band were playing a number of concerts in the Embankment gardens in London. The audience were so overjoyed that the completely took over the event. After about ten minutes of the concert, Fred Mortimer who was conducing handed the baton to Harry saying “You had better take over; this is not my kind of a job”. Four Wrens came marching up the road with lamps in their hands which they had gathered along with “Please Keep off the Grass” signs from the street. They went onto the stage and took the baton off the conductor and conducted the band for an item then smartly snapped to attention and marched down the drive again. By the end of the war Fred Mortimer was giving more responsibility for Fodens Motor Works Band to his son Rex. With the end of the war Rex started to branch out and he started conducting his first band at a Holmes Chapel Reform School. By this time Rex was also starting to conduct the ensemble part of Fodens (Quartet) in contests taking them to a number of victories. In 1953 Rex started conducting the Foden Motor Works Band on the death of his father Fred. During 1958 Denis Heath from Tunstall (Solo Cornet) went to New Zealand (28 Oct 1958) and Wilf Mountain (Euphonium) went to Canada. Between 1957 and 1963 Rex was also conducting the “Cammell Laird” band (Shipbuilders). In 1962 Rex was awaded the Iles Medal at the British Open Contest at Belle Vue. In 1973 Rex Mortimer was asked if Fodens band would play at a Nightclub called “Annabel’s” in Berkeley Square in London. Rex was sceptical about what sort of club it was and went down to London to inspect it before taking the band there. The band played traditional brass favourites and was so successful that the band were booked for the following June.

Rex Mortimer died on the 18 August 1999 at Grosvenor House Nursing Home, Alsager after a long illness. His funeral was held at St Peter’s Church, Elworth on the 25 August 1999 with the band conducted by Nicholas J Childs playing at the funeral . (Taken from two programmes in the “Knockout Brass” series on BBC Radio Stoke in late 1973 or early 1974 for which Rex acted as adjudicator for the series and also presented these two special programmes – Started in 1970) _________________________________________________________________________________ 31 Mar 1928

QUARTET CONTEST - Timperley (Nr Altrincham) Quartet No 1 First Prize (Cup) (£2/10/0) Trombones Second Prize (£1/10/0) 10 Mar 1928 QUARTET CONTEST - Litherland (Nr Crosby, Merseyside) Quartet No 1 First Prize (Shield) (£3) 4 Trombones Third Prize (£1) 1 Apr 1928 CONCERT – Kidsgrove (Paid 50% and Bus) F Stubbs (Tea Provided) 3 Apr 1928 BROADCAST - Manchester BBC (Paid £21) 7.45pm to 8.30pm BROADCAST on 2ZY Manchester (BBC Experimental Station) 7.45pm “A Band Concert” “Foden’s Motor Works Band”. Conductor Fred Mortimer 8 to 9 Apr 1928 CONCERT – Alton Towers (Paid £80) Easter Sunday and Monday C H Cowlishaw (Tea Provided) 11 Apr 1928 CONCERT – Wilmslow (Paid 60% = £9) W Clark, Lacyfield Street, Wilmslow. 15 Apr 1928 CONCERT – Trentham Gardens Stoke on Trent (Paid 35). F Todd, Estate Office, Trentham (Tea Provided) 13 May 1928 CONCERT – Stamford Park Stalybridge (Paid £40) Samuel Turner, Park Superintendent 20 May 1928 CONCERT – Lilford Park, Leigh (Paid £40) Thomas B Bamber, Town Clerk 27 May 1928 CONCERT – Wakefield Park (Paid £50) A C Allibone, Town Clerk 28 May 1928 CONCERT – Welbeck Abbey (Paid £60) W F Wasel, Welbeck Abbey, Worksop Notts 31 May 1928 CONCERT – St Helens (Paid £40) T B Phillips, Gloucester 3 June 1928 CONCERT – Altringham (Paid £35) T B Phillips, Northgate House, Weston Road, Gloucester 10 June 1928 CONCERT – Vernon Park, Stockport (Paid £40) William Paice, Parks Superintendent. 17 June 1928 CONCERT – Trentham Gardens (Paid £35) F Todd, Estate Office, Trentham (Tea Provided) 19 June 1928 CONCERT – Garden Party, Sandbach (Paid £15) 21 June 1928 CONCERT – Burslem Park (Paid £35) Harry Haywood, Swan Square, Burslem (Tea Provided) 24 June 1928 Alton Towers (Paid £35) CANCELLED C H Cowlishaw Director 24 to 30 June 1928 CONCERT – Southport (Paid £200) T E Wolstenholme, Attractions Manager. 27 June 1928 BROADCAST on 2ZY Manchester (BBC Experimental Station) 4pm (see above) “Famous Northern Resorts - Southport” a Municipal Band Concert relayed from the Bandstand. “Foden’s Motor Works Band”.

Conductor Fred Mortimer CONCERT – Riverside Park, Nuneaton (Paid £50) F S Clay, Town Clark. 5 July 1928 CONCERT – Liverpool Parks (Paid £40) Albert D Jackson, Land Surveyor Municipal Buildings. 7 July 1928 CONCERT – Knutsford Liberal Fate (Paid £31/10/0) V H Finney, Sec. Liberal federation, 37 Cross Street, Manchester. 8 July 1928 CONCERT – Fleetwood Pier Pavilion (Paid 50% = £14/1/9) H A Deakin Manager 15 to 21 July 1928 CONCERT – Southend on Sea (Paid £200) W J Worwood, Town Clark 22 to 28 July 1928 Southport (Paid £200) CANCELLED T E Wolstenholme, Attractions Manager. 22 July 1928 CONCERT – Wolverton Park (Paid £35 and Meals) H Gilham Band Sec. 29 July 1928 CONCERT – Trentham Gardens (Paid £35) (Tea Provided) 4 Aug 1928 CONCERT – Loggerheads (Paid £35 and Bus) Crossville Motor Co Theatre. (Tea Provided) 5 Aug 1928 CONCERT – Halifax Peoples Park (Paid £47/10/0) Percy Saunders, Town Clerk 6 Aug 1928 CONCERT – Kingston on Soan (Paid £60) H Woodfield, Hillside, Kingston on Soan Nr Derby (Tea Provided) 8 Aug 1928 CONCERT – Biddulph Show (Paid £35) F Chaddock 129 Jolin Street, Biddulph 9 Aug 1928 CONCERT – Alton Towers (Paid £35) C H Cowishaw, Director. 12 Aug 1928 CONCERT – Salford Park (Paid £40) J Richardson, Parks Department, Buile Hill, Salford. 18 Aug 1928 Liverpool Park (Paid £40) CANCELLED Changed to (4 th or) 5th July. Albert D Jackson, Land Surveyor Municipal Buildings. 19 Aug 1928 CONCERT – Alexandra Park, Oldham (Paid £40) Geo. Mottram, Park Supt. 21 Aug 1928 QUARTET CONTEST - Waterhead (Nr Ambleside, Cumbria) Quartet No 1 First Prize (4 Gold Medals) (£3) 26 Aug 1928 CONCERT – Widnes Victoria Park (Paid £40) G T Grove, Town Clark 30 Aug 1928 CONCERT – Ruthin Show (Paid £40 Plus Meals) John J Butler Sec. Bryn Siriel Nr Ruthin 12.30pm start. 2 Sept 1928 CONCERT – Trentham Gardens (Paid £35) (Tea Provided) 3 Sept 1928 COMPETITION – British Open, Belle Vue, Manchester. (or 4 Sept) The test piece was “Lorenzo” by Dr Thomas Keighley (.b. 15 Oct 1896 at (Monday) Stalybridge, North East Cheshire). Unlike previous compositions this title was not based on a Shakespeare play or the character of the suitor to Shylock’s daughter Jessica it was actually named after Lorenzo Medici (Also known as Lorenzo the Magnificent) a 15th Century patron of artists and scholars. However many who knew Thomas Keighly thought it could have been named after “Lorenzo the Magnificent” a lion tamer he had worked with when he was part of a circus. Professional conductor William Halliwell took up the baton for the band’s attempt to win a third successive first place. The band were drawn 16th to play and George Clark on soprano cornet was given the task of shining but failed to do so according to many. According to members of the Calenders Band Clarke failed on both cadenzas. However judges Henry Geehl and Basil Windsor thought the overall performance was good and the band came 1 st for the third year running a feat not done since 1881 when Black Dyke did the treble. Sam Charlesworth the band’s first conductor was in the audience to see this win despite failing health he was pleased to help the band celebrate but died a few months 1 July 1928

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later. Calenders Band objected saying it was an obvious “Fix” between Fred Mortimer and John Henry Iles. Although William Halliwell conducted Foden’s Band all those taking part knew that it was Fred Mortimer’s influence that gave them the win. According to Harry Mortimer it was as a result of this competition William Halliwell “Chucked” Fodens as the band seemed to play better for Fred Mortimer than they did for him. COMPETITION – “British Open Championships”, Belle Vue, Manchester. Test Piece “Lorenzo” by Thomas Keighley (See above) Conductor for Fodens William Halliwell FIRST Fodens Motor Works Band. SECOND Calenders Cables THIRD Nutgrove The Band organised it’s by now annual event at the Company’s recreation hall to celebrate their win in Manchester (Belle Vue). On display were the Gold Shield and the Belle Vue Champion Challenge Cup (Also known as the Jennison Trophy after it was presented to the competition by the Zoological gardens in 1889 and named after their manager) which the band had now won outright. At the end of the event Edwin Richard Foden presented each band member with a gold medal celebrating the win. CONCERT – Warrington Park (Paid £40/16/0) C H Dawson, Saukay Street. CONCERT – Oswestry Show (Paid £35) CONCERT – Trentham Gardens (Paid £35) F Todd, Estate Office, Trentham (Tea Provided) COMPETITION – National Brass Band Championship, Crystal Palace, London. For the Crystal Palace 1,000 guinea trophy. The band failed to follow up their success at Belle Vue only managing 4th Place. Test Piece “A Moorside Suite” by Gustav Holst. Conductor William Halliwell. RESULTS FIRST Black Dyke Mills SECOND Harton Colliery THIRD Carlisle St. Stephens FOURTH Fodens Motor Works The Band took part in the Massed Band Concert after the Competition (Paid £10) (Black Dyke Mills performance is available on Crystal Palace Champions CD – Beulah Label 1PD 2) CONCERT – Northwich (Paid £30) J P Austin, 5 Cromwell Road, South (Tea Provided) CONCERT – NEW THEATRE Crewe. (Lyceum Crewe) Crewe Theatre, One Concert (Paid 50% Nett takings = £14/7/9) Conductor Fred Mortimer Band Members Included Harry Mortimer (Principal Cornet) CONCERT – Sandbach Town Hall, British Legion (Paid Gratis) QUARTET CONTEST - Liverpool Rushworth and Dreapers Quartet No 1 First Prize (Shield and Gold Medal) (£3) QUARTET CONTEST - Helmshore (Nr Accrington, Lancashire) Quartet No 1 First Prize (£3) CONCERT – Kidsgrove (Paid 50% takings = £17 Plus Bus) (Tea Provided) QUARTET CONTEST - Nelson (Lancashire) Quartet No 1 First Prize (£4) CONCERT – Victoria Gardens New Brighton (Paid £30) Geo. Livsey, Town Clerk, Wallacey. One Concert CONCERT – Ilkeston (Paid 60% = £23/5/9) Wm Clifford, 53 Lord Hadden Road. (Tea Provided) CONCERT – Leek (Paid Guarantee £25 or 60%)

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S J Fitch, Sec. National Reserve Bank, Field House, High Street. (Tea Provided) CONCERT – Victoria Hall Hanley (Paid 60% = £31/10/0) Potteries Choral Society, Carl Oliver, 18 Eastwood Place, Hanley. (Tea Provided) George Clark (Soprano Cornet) left the band (11 Sept 1923 to 28 Dec 1928) to be replaced by Edgar Spurr. (see 3 Jan 1929) BAND MEMBERS INSTRUMENT Principal Cornet Solo Cornet Solo Cornet Solo Cornet Soprano Cornet Flugel Horn Repiano Cornet 2nd Cornet 2nd Cornet 3rd Cornet 2nd Cornet Cornet Solo Tenor Horn 1st Horn 2nd Horn Horn Solo Baritone 2nd Baritone Solo Trombone 2nd Trombone Bass Trombone Solo Euphonium 2nd Euphonium E Flat Bass E Flat Bass B Flat Bass B Flat Bass Drums

PLAYER Harry Mortimer Bill Pedley (9 Aug 1927) Charlie Dawson Herbert Harrison George Clark (Left 28 Dec 1928) Hubert Shergold Reg Moores Bob Shepley (Edwin) Ted Statham Ted Jenkins Horace Brookes A Stubbs Arthur Webb Fred Sowood Jack Cotterill F Halford Albert Statham Basil Stokes Bob Knott Harold Stubbs Joe Moores Alex Mortimer Rex Mortimer (12 Mar 1928) Matt Cullen Alex Hilton Joe Poole Ben Rowarth Percy Lawton

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1929

FODEN’S MOTOR WORKS BAND

Conductor Fred Mortimer / William Halliwell ################################################################################### 1929

3 Jan 1929 9 Jan 1929

With the increasing domination of Fred Mortimer’s influence on the band and the lack of visits from William Halliwell due to Fred wanting more control of the output from the musicians it was decided that Fred would take on all the conducting of the band including for the first time competitions. With this and other changes, William Halliwell left the band. Fred Mortimer was now in the position of Musical Director and his son Harry Mortimer was given the job of Bandmaster. Fred as Musical Director took on the role that had up until now been part time. With the role now becoming full time with extra responsibilities, there was no need for Edwin R Foden to act as Secretary and Manager of the band. E R Foden was asked to relinquish his role in the band becoming the bands President an honour he gladly accepted. Edgar Spurr joined the band for his first rehearsal. (Soprano Cornet / 3rd Cornet / E Flat Bass left 23 Jan 1947) QUARTET CONTEST - Hemsworth (Nr Barnsley, Yorkshire)

Quartet No 1 First Prize (Cup and Gold Shield) (£3) CONCERT – Derby (Paid £50) W Clark, 79 Princess Street, Derby Litchmel, Wesleyan Mission Band 27 Jan 1929 CONCERT – Victoria Gardens, New Brighton (Paid £30) One Concert Geo. Livesey, Town Clark, Wallasey 3 Feb 1929 CONCERT – Buckley Tivoli (Paid 60% = £14/1/7) Brent S Sharples, Manager (Tea Provided) 16 Mar 1929 QUARTET CONTEST - Liverpool Wards Quartet No 1 First Prize (Shield) (£2) Juniors Third Prize (£5/5/0) 23 Mar 1929 QUARTET CONTEST - Blackpool Quartet No 1 First Prize (£5/5/0) 31 March to 1 Apr 1929 CONCERT – Alton Towers (Paid £80) C H Cowishaw, Director, Uttoxeter. (Tea Provided) 8 Apr 1929 BBC Manchester (Paid £21) T H Morrison, Musical Director 8 Apr 1929 BROADCAST on 5XX Daventry (BBC Experimental Station) 7.45pm (see above) “A Brass Band Concert” a S.B. from Manchester. “Foden’s Motor Works Band”. Conductor Fred Mortimer (Also broadcast on 2LO London and 2ZY Manchester) 8 Apr 1929 BROADCAST on 2LO London (BBC Experimental Station) 7.45pm (see above) “A Brass Band Concert” a S.B. from Manchester. “Foden’s Motor Works Band”. Conductor Fred Mortimer (Also broadcast on 5XX Daventry and 2ZY Manchester) 8 Apr 1929 BROADCAST on 2ZY Manchester (BBC Experimental Station) 7.45pm (see above) “A Brass Band Concert” a S.B. from Manchester. “Foden’s Motor Works Band”. Conductor Fred Mortimer (Also broadcast on 5XX Daventry and 2LO London) 14 Apr 1929 CONCERT – Trentham Gardens (Paid £35) F Todd Estate Office, Trentham (Tea Provided) 12 May 1929 CONCERT – Trentham Gardens (Paid £35) F Todd Estate Office, Trentham (Tea Provided) 19 May 1929 CONCERT – Chester (Paid £40) J H Dickson, The Town Clark, Town Hall. 20 May 1929 CONCERT – Ilkeston (Paid 50/50 up to £50) (Whit Monday) T B Philips, Northgate House, Weston Road, Gloucester 21 May 1929 CONCERT – Macclesfield (Paid £38/14/0) T B Philips, Northgate House, Weston Road, Gloucester 26 May 1929 CONCERT – Salford Buile Hill Park J Richardson, Park Superintendent. 1 June 1929 CONCERT – Liverpool (Paid £40) E Jenkins, Land Surveyor Municipal Buildings. 2 June 1929 CONCERT – Vernon Park, Stockport (Paid £40) William Price, Parks Superintendent. 9 June 1929 CONCERT – Widnes Victoria Park (Paid £40) P T Grove, Town Clark 15 June 1929 CONCERT – Middlewich Chadwick Fields (Paid £20) Mr Seddon, Salt Works 16 June 1929 CONCERT – Oldham Alexandra Park (Paid £40) George Mottram, Parks Superintendent 18 June 1929 CONCERT – Garden Party, Sandbach (Paid Gratis) 26 Jan 1929

23 to 29 June 1929 CONCERT – Southport (Paid £200) T E Wolstanholme, Attractions Manager 26 June 1929 BROADCAST on 2ZY Manchester (BBC Experimental Station) 4pm (see above) “Famous Northern Resorts - Southport” a Municipal Band Concert relayed from the Bandstand. “Foden’s Motor Works Band”. Conductor Fred Mortimer Soloist Alex Mortimer 30 June 1929 CONCERT – Trentham Gardens (Paid £35) W F Todd Estate Office. (Tea Provided) 7 July 1929 CONCERT – Stalybridge, Stamford Park (Paid £40) Samuel Turner Secretary 13 to 14 July 1929 CONCERT – Newhall (Paid £70 Plus Board and Lodgings) Phos. E Atkins, 26 Rose Valley, Newall, Burton on Trent. 21 July 1929 CONCERT – Chester, The Groves (Paid £40) J H Dickson Town Clerk 28 July 1929 CONCERT – Coventry – Two Concerts (Paid £50) W J Cotterall, Parks Superintendent Cemetery Lodge, London Road. 31 July 1929 CONCERT – Wem Show (Paid £30) H Hunt, Secretary. 3 Aug 1929 CONCERT – Loggerheads - Crosville Motor Company (Paid £35 and Bus) Mr Claude Taylor, Managing Director (Tea Provided) 4 Aug 1929 CONCERT – Goldthape, Rotherham (Paid £60) S Hadfield 69, Dearne Road, Bolton on Dearne 5 Aug 1929 CONCERT – Belper River Gardens (Paid £60) T G Ryder Sec, English Sewing Cotton Company Belper. 7 Aug 1929 CONCERT – Alfreton Show (Paid £50) J H Dyson 2 Ash Villas, Mansfield Road, Alfreton. (Tea Provided) 8 Aug 1929 CONCERT – Alton Towers (Paid Unknown) C H Cowishaw, Director, Uttoxeter. 11-17 Aug 1929 CONCERT – Southend on Sea (Paid £200) W J Woodwood, Town Clerk 18 Aug 1929 CONCERT – West Ham Town Recreation Grounds (Paid £45) George E Hiliary Town Clark 19-25 Aug 1929 CONCERT – Tunbridge Wells (Paid £190) C R Barten, Sec. Town Hall 26 Aug 1929 CONCERT – Kettering Town Band (Paid £25) W Clark, Sec. One Concert ___________________________________________________________________________________ NATIONAL NEWS 2 Sept 1929 COMPETITION – “British Open Championships”, Belle Vue, Manchester. Test Piece “Pathetique” by Beethoven FIRST Brighouse and Rastrick SECOND Wingates Temperance THIRD Carlisle St Stephens Fodens Motor Works Band didn’t enter this year (see below). Having won for the last three year’s the band were not allowed to compete in the competition this year. ___________________________________________________________________________________ 8 Sept 1929 CONCERT – Trentham Gardens (Paid £35) W F Todd Estate Office. (Tea Provided) 9 to 15 Sept 1929 CONCERT – Hastings (Paid £200) Norman Gray, Entertainment Manager The band played a week in September at the seaside resort. 20 Sept 1929 CONCERT – Northallerton Agricultural Show (Paid £60)

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7 Oct 1929 20 Oct 1929 27 Oct 1929

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30 Nov 1929 1 Dec 1929 8 Dec 1929 16 Dec 1929

22 Dec 1929

W L Frost, Sec. Agricultural show COMPETITION – National Brass Band Championship, Crystal Palace, London. For the Crystal Palace 1,000 guinea trophy. The test piece was “Victory” by Cyril Jenkins and it was Fred Mortimer who conducted the band. Hoping to better than Halliwell in the competition Fred worked the band hard but still they failed to make a position. Still there was always next year. Test Piece “Victory” by Cyril Jenkins. Conductor for Fodens Fred Mortimer. RESULTS FIRST Carlisle St. Stephen SECOND Scottish CWS THIRD Luton Red Cross Fodens Motor Works were UNPLACED. CONCERT – Victoria Hall, Hanley (Paid £23) Divisional Commander, Salvation Army, 43 Glebe Street, Stoke CONCERT – Northwich (Paid £30) J A Goodie 13 Moss Road, South Northwich. CONCERT – Manchester BBC (Paid £21) J H Moulison Musical Director BROADCAST on 2ZY Manchester (BBC Experimental Station) 3.30pm “A Bani Concert” “Foden’s Motor Works Band”. Conductor Fred Mortimer With Percy Thompson (Bass-Baritone) CONCERT – Olympia Show, London (Paid £250) N J Philips, Manager QUARTET CONTEST - Liverpool Rushworth and Dreapers Quartet No 1 First Prize (£3) As above Sight Reading Quartet No 1 First Prize (£6/1/0) QUARTET CONTEST - Darnall (Nr Sheffield) Quartet No 1 First Prize (£5/5/0) CONCERT – Kidsgrove (Paid 50% = £18 Plus Bus) (Tea Provided) CONCERT – Hanley – One Concert (Paid £25) Edison Bell Records (Paid £50) Glenfall Rd. Harvey Hudson, Manager CONCERT – Sandbach British Legion (Paid Gratis) A W Lees Sec.

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1930

FODEN’S MOTOR WORKS BAND

Conductor Fred Mortimer ################################################################################### 1930 BAND MEMBERS INSTRUMENT PLAYER Principal Cornet Harry Mortimer Solo Cornet Bill Pedley Solo Cornet Charlie Dawson Solo Cornet Herbert Harrison Solo Cornet Bill Lawton Soprano Cornet Edgar Spurr Flugel Horn Hubert Shergold Repiano Cornet Reg Moores 2nd Cornet Bob Shepley 3rd Cornet (Edwin) Ted Statham Solo Tenor Horn Arthur Webb 1st Horn Fred Sowood 2nd Horn Jack Cotterill

(2nd?) Horn F Halford Solo Baritone Albert Statham 2nd Baritone Basil Stokes Solo Trombone Bob Knott 2nd Trombone Harold Stubbs Bass Trombone Joe Moores Solo Euphonium Alex Mortimer 2nd Euphonium Rex Mortimer E Flat Bass Matt Cullen E Flat Bass Alex Hilton B Flat Bass Joe Poole B Flat Bass Ben Rowarth Drums Percy Lawton 8 Feb 1930 CONCERT – Hanley Regent Theatre, Hanley, Potteries Choral Society (Paid £25) Carl Oliver, 18 Eastwood Place. One Concert 22 Feb 1930 QUARTET CONTEST - South Elmsall (Nr Grimethorpe, Yorkshire) Quartet No 1 First Prize (4 Gold Medals) (£5) 15 Mar 1930 QUARTET CONTEST - Westhoughton (Nr Bolton, Lancashire) Juniors Third Prize (£0/10/0) 30 Mar 1930 CONCERT – Crewe, New Theatre – One Concert (Paid 50% = £16/11/5 ½d) Advertised as 2 Grand Concerts Conducted by Fred Mortimer (Lyceum Crewe) 4 Apr 1930 Edward Jenkins (Ted) (3rd Cornet) left the band. (1909 to 4 Apr 1930) Edward was absent for much of the time between the 4 January 1926 and July 1928. 7 Apr 1940 (William) Bill Lawton (Solo Cornet) joined the band for his first rehearsal. (7 Apr 1930 to 20 Nov 1947) 6 Apr 1930 BBC Manchester (Paid £21) 6 Apr 1930 BROADCAST on 2ZY Manchester (BBC Experimental Station) 4.15pm (see above) A NATIONAL PROGRAMME “Foden’s Motor Works Band”. Conductor Fred Mortimer 6 Apr 1930 BROADCAST on 2LS Leeds (BBC Experimental Station) 4.15pm (see above) A NATIONAL PROGRAMME “Foden’s Motor Works Band”. Conductor Fred Mortimer 6 Apr 1930 BROADCAST on National Programme (BBC Experimental Station) 4.15pm (see above) A NATIONAL PROGRAMME from Manchester “Foden’s Motor Works Band”. Conductor Fred Mortimer 20-21 Apr 1930 CONCERT – Alton Towers – Easter Sunday and Monday (Paid £80) C H Cowishaw, Director, Uttoxeter. (Tea Provided) 27 Apr 1930 CONCERT – Trentham Gardens (Paid £35) F Todd Esq. Estate Agent, Trentham (Tea Provided) 18 May 1930 CONCERT – Trentham Gardens (Paid £35) F Todd Esq. Estate Agent, Trentham (Tea Provided) 25 May 1930 CONCERT – Stamford Park, Stalybridge (Paid £40) Thomas Wilson Assistant Secretary, Stamford Park. 26 May 1930 CONCERT – Macclesfield Drill Hall (Paid £14/8/7 ½d) 1 June 1930 CONCERT – Vernon Park, Stockport (Paid £40) L E Morgan, Park Superintendent 7 June 1930 CONCERT – Kettering Town Band Club – One Concert (Paid £25 Plus Lodgings) W Clark, Sec. Rockingham Road. 8 to 14 June 1930 CONCERT – Tunbridge Wells (Paid £190) C R Barton, Town hall, Tunbridge Wells.

15 to 21 June 1930 CONCERT – Southend on Sea (Paid £200) H J Worwood, Town Hall 21 June 1930 Percy Lawton (Drums) left the band. Percy attended his final rehearsal on the 15 June 1930 and presumably attended the concerts at Southend on Sea. (Pre 1923 to 21 June 1930) 22 June 1930 CONCERT – Wanstead Flats, West Ham (Paid £45) Charles E Cranfield, Town Clerk 26 June 1930 CONCERT – Victoria Park, St Helens (Paid £40) W H Andrew, Town Clark 28 June 1930 CONCERT – Middlewich (Paid £20) Roland Seaton, Chadwick Fields 29 June 1930 CONCERT – Chester, The Groves (Paid £40) 1 July 1930 CONCERT – Garden Party, Sandbach (Paid Gratis) 5 July 1930 CONCERT – Wilmslow Show (Paid £35) B Johnstone, Grove Street, Wilmslow (Tea Provided) 6 July 1930 CONCERT – Hyde Park, Cheshire (Paid £40) Wm. Cooper, Supt. Hyde 8 July 1930 CONCERT – Crow Test Park Dewsbury (Paid £45) Holland Booth, Town Clark 9 July 1930 CONCERT – The Arboretum Derby (Paid £50) T S Wells, Park Superintendent, The Arboretum 13 to 27 July 1930 TOUR Glasgow, Edinburgh and Dunfermline (Paid £398) W Beslut, Director of Parks City Chambers 249 George Street, Glasgow Edinburgh, The Town Clark, City Chambers Dunfermline J W Ormiston, The Carnegie Dunfermline Trust, Abbot Street, Dunfermline. 13 July 1930 Tollerso Park Glasgow – 3pm Concert 13 July 1930 Glasgow Green – 7pm Concert 14 to 20 July 1930 Edinburgh 21 to 26 July 1930 Dunfermline 27 July 1930 Bellahouston Park Glasgow – 3pm and 7pm Concerts CONCERT – Wem Show (Paid £30) Harry Hind, Secretary Wem, Shropshire. (Tea Provided) 2 Aug 1930 CONCERT – Loggerheads, Crosville Motors (Paid £35 Plus Bus) Claude Taylor, Managing Director (Tea Provided) 3 Aug 1930 CONCERT – Alexandra Park, Oldham (Paid £40) Geo. Mottram, Parks Supt. 5 to 6 Aug 1930 CONCERT – Trentham Gardens (Paid £70) F Todd Estate Office, Trentham (Tea Provided) 7 Aug 1930 CONCERT – Alton Towers (Paid £35) C H Cowishaw, Director, Uttoxeter. (Tea Provided) 10 Aug 1930 CONCERT – Leigh, Lilford Park (Paid £40) Thomas B Bamber, Town Clerk 17 to 23 Aug 1930 CONCERT – Morecambe (Paid £180) C A MacKay Entertainment Manager, Town Hall 20 Aug 1930 BROADCAST on 2LS Leeds (BBC Experimental Station) 4pm (see above) “Foden’s Motor Works Band” Relayed from The West End Bandstand in Morecambe. Conductor Fred Mortimer The programme will be interrupted at 4.30 for an eye witness account of the test match at the Oval (If Still Proceeding) (Also broadcast on 2ZY Manchester) 30 July 1930

20 Aug 1930 (see above)

BROADCAST on 2ZY Manchester (BBC Experimental Station) 4pm “Foden’s Motor Works Band” Relayed from The West End Bandstand in Morecambe. Conductor Fred Mortimer The programme will be interrupted at 4.30 for an eye witness account of the test match at the Oval (If Still Proceeding) (Also broadcast on 2LS Leeds) 24 Aug 1930 CONCERT – Liverpool Parks (Paid £40) Albert D Jenkin, Land Steward and Surveyor, Municipal Building. 28 Aug 1930 CONCERT – Ruthin Show (Paid £40) Rowland Jones, Dynstay Road Office, Ruthin 31 Aug 1930 CONCERT – The Grove, Chester (Paid £40) J H Dickson, Town Clark __________________________________________________________________________________ NATIONAL AND FODEN NEWS. 1 Sept 1930 COMPETITION – “British Open Championships”, Belle Vue, Manchester. Fodens Motor Works Band didn’t enter this year (See below) Fodens didn’t enter the competition this year as for some reason Fred Mortimer decided to accept an invitation to adjudicate the contest along with Basil Windsor (Pseudonym of Eli Smith a music teacher from the North of England and the Composer of Alpine Echoes which he wrote for Harry Mortimer to play) thus stopping the band from making an appearance. Fred and Basil awarded first prize to the “Eccles Borough Band” a decision that was questioned by those attending as it was not one of the fancied bands. The year also saw a fairground next to the venue and Fred vowed that if the noise from “Bob’s Racey” at the fair was not shut out then Fodens would never appear at the Kings Hall, Belle Vue ever again and they didn’t play again in the competition until 1952, its centenary year. According to the 4 Bars Rest Website Fodens played 1 st in 1931 and 2nd in 1932 but were unplaced in the competition. It is possible that Fred Mortimer gave the competition a chance and then in 1932 made the decision never to take part again. It was Harry Mortimer who returned to the competition in 1952 so Fred did keep his word. Test Piece “Oriental Rhapsody” by Sir Granville Bantock. FIRST Eccles Borough SECOND Milnrow Public THIRD Wingates Temperance Sept 1930 Sir Edward Elgar’s composition for the Crystal Palace was the “Severn Suite” a piece that broke all the rules in banding. Before this point most band music was adaptations of classical music or hymns. Now for the first time a serious composer had written a piece of music for Brass Band. Harry Mortimer was at this time playing with the Halle Orchestra in Manchester under the direction of Sir Hamilton Harty who on hearing of this composition and as he was always keen to listen to one of his players doing something different, he came down to Sandbach to listen to the bands rehearsal in one of the workshops at the works. He was so impressed with the music that he said that he was “Astounded that brass bands could do this kind of thing with this kind of music. I don’t know what kind of opposition you are up against but it would have to be a mighty good band to beat you”. (Rex Mortimer recalling the day on BBC Radio Stoke) Harry Mortimer continues the story – I introduced Sir Hamilton to my father Fred at the rehearsal and he was seated as we played right through “The Severn Suite”. I seem to remember that we played at our very best that night; no doubt the important visitor impressed the man. At the end of the piece Sir Hamilton, surprised, I think, by the quality of musicianship displayed, went to congratulate Fred. He, setting a match to his customary pipe, cut short the praise and went straight to the heart of the matter. “Now Sir Hamilton,” he said, “Before you go I want your opinion on this bar here. Elgar has written an A flat and I think he’s wrong. Every time I hear it, I’m sure it should be a natural. What do you think?” thrusting the score towards Sir Hamilton.

“I’m sure Sir Edward is right. An A flat” said Sir Hamilton. “I don’t know” replied Fred “It doesn’t sound right to me.” Usually Sir Hamilton’s word is law in the Halle so it was unusual to hear my father arguing the toss over an A Flat while Harty’s neck grew a darker shade of puce. Fred started the piece again with special emphasis on the offending bar. In the silence which ensued, Harty walked over to Fred and said “You were quite right, definitely an A Natural.” (Adapted from “Harry Mortimer On Brass” ISBN0906670047) (Unconfirmed rumours were that Sir Edward Elgar himself came to listen to the band play his piece at Sandbach. Unfortunately he didn’t come to Sandbach – He did however listen to Harry Mortimer while he was with the Halle, in Manchester, as he was the President of the Halle Orchestra) ___________________________________________________________________________________ 7 Sept 1930 CONCERT – Trentham Gardens (Paid £35) F Todd Estate Office, Trentham (Tea Provided) 10 Sept 1930 CONCERT – Crewe, St Pauls Church – Two Concerts (Paid £25) S Cotterill, Pat Bowlen Builders Nantwich Road 27 Sept 1930 MASSED BANDS - Massed Bands at Crystal Palace (Paid £10) 27 Sept 1930 COMPETITION – National Brass Band Championship, Crystal Palace, London. The test piece was written by Sir Edward Elgar (Unable to attend the contest due to illness – Sciatica – which turned out to be cancer from which he died in 1934) and was dedicated to George Bernard Shaw (Who was in the audience) and called “The Severn Suite”. Just before the results were announced, Fred Mortimer conducted six of the bands in a performance of Alexander Owen’s “Rossini’s Works” followed by Harry Mortimer’s solo spot with the tune “The Warrior” by Basil Windsor. For the Crystal Palace 1,000 guinea trophy. Test Piece “The Severn Suite” by Edward Elgar. Conductor Fred Mortimer. FIRST Foden Motor Works Band SECOND Black Dyke Mills THIRD Irwell Springs After all these Year’s they had made it with Fred Mortimer in charge something they had not done since 1910. The result was flashed all round South Cheshire and even put onto the screens at the local cinemas including Middlewich. The band won £1138. 28 Sept 1930 RECORDING – Recording for Columbia (Paid £70) The following day (Sunday) the band went to the Columbia Company studios to record the “Severn Suite” for release in November 1930. (Paid £70) Nov 1930 Severn Suite (Part 1) Regal MR189 Severn Suite (Part 2) MR189 b (Available on Crystal Palace Champions CD – Beulah Label 1PD 2) (Available on Fabulous Fodens CD –Choice CD2BM2) Nov 1930 Cossack (FODENS SIGNATURE TUNE) Regal MR190 Shylock (Cornet Solo Harry Mortimer) MR190 b The following day the band set off for Sandbach. 28 Sept 1930 BBC LONDON BROADCAST Following on from the Columbia recording the band went to the BBC for a broadcast following their success at the National Brass Band Championship. (Paid £20) 28 Sept 1930 CONCERT – Finsbury Park Empire. In the evening after the recording and broadcast the band played at the Theatre. (Paid £40) 12 Oct 1930 CONCERT – NEW THEATRE Crewe (Paid 50% = £33/19/4). In 2 Grand Concerts. (Lyceum Crewe) Picture & Feature on Foden’s Band Page 9, 4 Oct Crewe Chronicle. 16 Oct 1930 BBC Manchester (Paid £21)

16 Oct 1930 (see above)

BROADCAST on 2LS Leeds (BBC Experimental Station) 7.55pm “A Brass Band Concert” “Foden’s Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer Includes “He Wanted to be an Actor” a tragic Comedy of Youth / An Original Sketch written and performd by James Bernard. (Also broadcast on 2ZY Manchester ) 16 Oct 1930 BROADCAST on 2ZY Manchester (BBC Experimental Station) 7.55pm (see above) “A Brass Band Concert” “Foden’s Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer Includes “He Wanted to be an Actor” a tragic Comedy of Youth / An Original Sketch written and performd by James Bernard. (Also broadcast on 2LS Leeds) 19 Oct 1930 CONCERT – Hanley Theatre Royal, Hanley, Potteries Choral Society (Paid £25) Carl Oliver. One Concert 28 Oct 1930 OLD PEOPLES CELEBRATION In 1910 when Fodens first won the Championship Edwin Foden had donated 5/- to each of the elderly folk in Elworth in the form of a celebration concert and meal. His son E.R. Foden followed the tradition by saying a few Year’s later that he would double the donation to 10/- if the Band won again and in 1930 they did just that. True to his word he started organising the event along with Arthur Thompson the recreation Club Secretary and buyer for Fodens. The event was held on the 28 October 1930 in the works Canteen and they catered for 200 elder members of the community with a wonderful tea. After the event to which band members were also invited along with their families ERF handed out envelopes to the elderly containing a 10/- note which in those days was equivalent to a days wage for a skilled fitter at the works. The band played after the meal in the large machine shop and was attended by 2,000 people with a picture of the Founder at the back of the platform and in front of the band stood the Crystal Palace Trophy. Fred Mortimer was not forgotten as he was handed a canteen of cutlery and an inscribed wallet with £30 in notes. 2 Nov 1930 CONCERT – Kidsgrove (Paid 50% = £20 Plus Bus) J T Stubbs (Tea Provided) 20 to 22 Nov 1930 CONCERT – Grand Theatre, Leek (Paid 60% = £28/19/2) James Hillington Manager. 24 to 29 Nov 1930 CONCERT – Manchester Hippodrome (Paid £126) Gerard Heath, Coventry House, London. 25 Nov 1930 BBC Manchester (Paid £21) BROADCAST on Regional Programme (BBC) 6.40pm “A Brass Band Concert” from Manchester “Foden’s Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer 30 Nov 1930 CONCERT – Nelson – One Concert (Paid £30) F Beresford Supporters Club Sec. 14 Ball Street. 7 Dec 1930 CONCERT – Wigan, Knights of St Columbo (Paid £40) J H Harrison 139 Gidlow Lane (Tea Provided) 13 Dec 1930 CONCERT – Manchester Belle Vue – One Concert (Paid £25) W B Iles, Manager. 14 Dec 1930 CONCERT – Newport Pavilion (Paid £50) Ivor and Jones, Proprietor Cardiff Road ###################################################################################

1931

FODEN’S MOTOR WORKS BAND Conductor

Fred Mortimer

################################################################################### 1930 /31 FODEN MOTOR WORKS - ERF With the end of the 1914-18 war the company like all others in the country were hard hit as the market suddenly became flooded with ex war vehicles and it was a lot cheaper to buy a second hand vehicle than a brand new one from Fodens. Profits slumped and Annie Foden the largest shareholder in the company blamed her two sons. Annie made their lives difficult and she brought in a number of General Managers to run the company, all of whom had a background in steam. This made things go from bad to worse and in their different ways the Foden brothers cracked under the criticism from their mother. In 1924 Billy Foden left the Country and moved to Australia to take up farming sheep leaving his brother Edwin to remain with the Board as Managing Director. Edwin however had started to lose interest in the company and decided to move to Sunray, 37 Preston New Road, Blackpool, returning to Sandbach once a fortnight to attend the Board meetings and to listen to rehearsals of the Foden band as well as a game of snooker at the Foden Recreation Club. In 1928 Sam Twemlow (E.R's Brother in law) had died, leaving E.R. as the only member of the original Foden Ltd board left at the company. Sam’s place was taken by John Stubbs (Son of one of the original Stubbs brothers) to run the Fodens Motor Works. By this time Annie was unhappy with Edwin’s behaviour and decided to get the Board of Directors to dismiss him. The Company was starting to see the potential of new forms of propulsion including the Diesel Engine which was being used all over Europe by MAN, Daimler Benz and in this country by Dorman, Crossley and the Gardner Company. Just before he was dismissed by the board, in 1931 ER Foden was instructed along with his nephew Edwin Twemlow, to visit Messrs Gardner at Patricroft, Manchester with a view to buying a diesel engine to power a new vehicle. They brought back the first Gardner engine (L 2) into the works for Edwin Twemlow to work into a new design for the company. It had a 5L2 Gardner engine, Daimler gearbox and Kirkstall axle. The first of the new form of transport was delivered to its new owner (Jackson and Sons of Wistaston, Crewe (Reg 287M) on the 14 October 1931. By the summer of 1932 Edwin Richard (ERF) Foden left the board of Foden's Ltd. By 1933 a meeting had been held in a conservatory (or greenhouse) in the garden of ERF’s daughter opposite the Foden works. It was then that the ERF Company was formed by his son Dennis and named after his father. The first chassis number was also significant as it was 63 the age of Edwin Richard Foden at the time. This was officially the end of Edwin’s involvement with the Foden band, however as he has been such a big supporter of the band it was Edwin whom the bandmasters rang with the news of a win first and not the Board of the Company. ___________________________________________________________________________________ 1 Jan 1931 Mr E Harvey joined the band (Xylophone). E Harvey (1 Jan 1931 to 24 Aug 1932) 21 Feb 1931 CONCERT – Belle Vue – One Concert (Paid £25) W B Iles General Manager 28 Feb 1931 QUARTET CONTEST - South Elmsall (Nr Grimethorpe, Yorkshire) Quartet No 1 Second Prize (£3/10/0) 11 Mar 1931 CONCERT – Runcorn – One Concert (Paid £20) F Kirkham, Park, Runcorn 5 Apr 1931 CONCERT – Alton Towers – 2pm and 5pm (Paid £35) C H Cowishaw, Director, Uttoxeter. (Tea Provided) 6 to 11 Apr 1931 CONCERT – Bingley Hall, Birmingham (Paid £180) T W Bladon, General Manager 107-10 Daimla House, Paradin Ct. 6 Apr 1931 BROADCAST on Regional Programme (BBC) 7pm “A Band Concert” from the National Trades and Industrial Exhibition At the Bingley Hall, Birmingham. “Foden’s Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer 10 Apr 1931 BROADCAST on Regional Programme (BBC) 7.45pm

“A Band Concert” from the National Trades and Industrial Exhibition At the Bingley Hall, Birmingham. “Foden’s Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer 15 Apr 1931 CONCERT – Bethel Silver Band, Macclesfield – One Concert (Paid £20) Mr R J Deall B M. 73 Windmill Street, 3 May 1931 CONCERT – Trentham Gardens (Paid £35) F Todd , Estate Office, Trentham (Tea Provided) 17 May 1931 CONCERT – Buile Hill Park, Salford (Paid £40) F Richardson, Superintendent Buile Hill 24 May 1931 CONCERT – Hyde Park (Paid £40) Thomas Brownson, Town Clark, Hyde. 25 May 1931 CONCERT – Wrexham M C A Fete (Paid £40) R A Jones, Sec Hill Street, Wrexham (Tea Provided) 26 May 1931 CONCERT – Tamworth, Band of Hope Fate (Paid £50) (Whit Tuesday) 7 Biddulph, Rd, Wigginton Road, Tamworth (Tea Provided) 27 May 1931 CONCERT – Arboretum, Derby (Paid £50) T S Wells, Park Superintendent, The Arboretum 31 May 1931 CONCERT – Oak Hill Park Accrington (Paid £50) W H Waihurst, Town Clark 3 June 1931 CONCERT – Crewe Park (Paid £35) Harold S R Peltham, Town Clark 7 June 1931 CONCERT – Vernon Park, Stockport (Paid £40) L E Morgan, Park Superintendent 8 to 13 June 1931 CONCERT – Belle Vue Manchester (Paid £150) W B West General Manager 14 June 1931 CONCERT – The Groves, Chester (Paid £40) J H Dickson Town Clerk 16 June 1931 CONCERT – Falinge Park, Rochdale (Paid £45) Arthur Blugden Superintendent Falinge Park 20 June 1931 CONCERT – Knutsford Conservative Fate (Paid £35) G Harold Ashton, Agent, Central Offices, Kennelester Road, Knutsford (Tea Provided) 21 June 1931 CONCERT – Cross Flats Park, Beeston, Leeds (Paid £60) W Woodhead, Cross Flats Grove, Beeston, Leeds. 27 June 1931 CONCERT – Barrow in Furness (Paid £45) T B Phillips, Northgate House, Weston Road, Gloster. 28 June to 5 July 1931 TOUR Glasgow, Edinburgh and Dunfermline (Paid £216 Plus Fares) W Besaut, Director of Parks 120 Blythswood Street, Glasgow. 28 to 29 June 1931 Glasgow 4 July 1931 Dunfermline 5 July 1931 Glasgow 6 to 11 July 1931 CONCERT – Belle Vue Manchester (Paid £150) W B West, General Manager 12 July 1931 CONCERT – Leigh, Fins Park (Paid £40) Thomas B Bamber, Town Clark 15 July 1931 CONCERT – Macclesfield West Park (Paid £10/10/0 Net share) 16 July 1931 CONCERT – Runcorn River Park (Paid £17/10/11) 18 July 1931 CONCERT – Alderley Edge Flower Show (Paid £35) E E Loose Olenand Green, Alderley Edge 19 to 25 July 1931 CONCERT – Scarborough (Paid £216) 11 to 12.30pm, 3 to 4.40pm, 7 to 9pm Except Sat George Howels, General Manager , Central Office Foreshaw, Scarborough A Picture Postcard produced by “North Bay Snaps” shows the band in a Rowing Boat on a lake and was probably taken at this time.

CONCERT – Stalybridge Stamford Park (Paid £40) Thomas Wilson, Stamford Park. 30 July 1931 CONCERT – Halifax People’s Park (Paid £45) Percy Saunders, Town Clerk 2 Aug 1931 CONCERT – Oldham Alexandra Park (Paid £40) Geo. Mottram, Supt. 3 Aug 1931 CONCERT – Loggerheads (Paid £50 Plus Bus) Claude C Taylor, Managing Director (Tea Provided) 4 to 5 Aug 1931 CONCERT – Trentham Gardens (Paid £35) F Todd , Estate Office, Trentham (Tea Provided) 6 Aug 1931 CONCERT – Alton Towers (Paid £35) C H Cowishaw, Director, Uttoxeter. (Tea Provided) 7 Aug 1931 CONCERT – Wem Show (Paid £30) Harry Hunt, Sec. Wem (Tea Provided) 9 to 15 Aug 1931 CONCERT – Southend on Sea (Paid £200) W J Worwood, Town Clerk PROGRAMME dated 11 Aug 1931 (1d) Organised by the County Borough of Southend-on-Sea The band played on the Bandstand on the Cliffs twice daily 3pm and 8pm. 3pm to 5pm 1. Popular Melodies Old and New (Finch) 2. Characteristic Piece “The Grasshopper’s Dance” (Bucalossi) 3. Excelsior (Balfe) Duet – Tombone and Euphonium Robert Knott and Alec Mortimer 4. Thoughts (Ancliffe) 5. Selection of the Works of Wagner INTERVAL 10 Minutes 6. Three Yorkshire Dale Dances (Wood) 7. Pogoda Bells (Cope) Xylophone Solo E Harvey 8. Maids of the Mountains (Simson) 9. A Scottish Rhapsody – Lord of the Isles (W Rimmer) GOD SAVE THE KING 8pm to 10pm 1. Foden’s Own (Greenwood) 2. Finlandia (Sibelius) 3. Cleopatra (Damare) Cornet Solo Harry Mortimer 4. Bells of Eventide (Copa) 5. Rossini’s Works (arr Owen) INTERVAL 10 Minutes 6. Excerpts from The Mikado (Sullivan) 7. Spanish Serenade - Anita (Bilton) 8. Humouresque – A Lightning Switch (Alford) 9. The Arcadians (Monckton) GOD SAVE THE KING (A copy of the programme was lent to the archive by Alan Summers – Market Rasen) 16 to 22 Aug 1931 CONCERT – Bournemouth (Paid £185) C T Hutchison, General Manager. The Pavilion 23 to 29 Aug 1931 CONCERT – Tunbridge Wells C R Barton, Sec. Town Hall 30 Aug 1931 CONCERT – West Ham Canning Town Recreation Ground (Paid £45) Charles E Cranfield, Town Clerk 6 Sept 1931 CONCERT – The Groves, Chester (Paid £40) J H Dickson Town Clerk 7 Sept 1931 COMPETITION – “British Open Championships”, Belle Vue, Manchester. Test Piece “Springtime” by Haydn Morris. Conductor for Fodens Fred Mortimer 26 July 1931

FIRST Besses O’ Th’ Barn SECOND Glazebury THIRD Milnrow Public UNPLACED Fodens Motor Works Band. 13 Sept 1931 CONCERT – Padiham (Paid £50) Town Clark, Padiham 17 Sept 1931 CONCERT – Stokeley Show (Paid £65 Plus Breakfast, Lunch and Tea) John Farrerl, Secretary. 20 Sept 1931 CONCERT – Trentham Gardens (Paid £35) F Todd Esq. Estate Agent, Trentham (Tea Provided) 26 Sept 1931 COMPETITION – National Brass Band Championship, Crystal Palace, London. For the Crystal Palace 1,000 guinea trophy. Fred Mortimer wanted to defend the title they had won the previous year and set about learning the test piece “Honour and Glory” by Hubert Bath. The band played poorly and were less confident about regaining the title as they played in the evening contest the piece “Severn Suite” followed by “Romanza and Warbling at Eve” with solo spot by Harry Mortimer. The Massed bands played the Hallelujah Chorus by Handel and then the results. Test Piece “Honour and Glory” by Herbert Bath. Conductor Fred Mortimer. FIRST PLACE Wingates Temperence SECOND Horden Colliery THIRD Rothwell Temperance. FOURTH Eccles Borough FIFTH Creswell Colliery SIXTH Fodens Motor Works. 9 Oct 1931 CONCERT – Manchester BBC (Paid £21) 9 Oct 1931 BROADCAST on Regional Programme (BBC) 6.30pm (see above) “London Regional Programme” “Foden’s Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer 9 Oct 1931 BROADCAST on Regional Programme (BBC) 6.30pm (see above) “From North Regional Programme” “Foden’s Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer With George Hill (Baritone) 5 to 14 Nov 1931 CONCERT – Olympia London (Paid £250) Manager E J Phillips, 83 Pall Mall, London SW1. 22 Nov 1931 CONCERT – Wallasey Mayor’s, Sunday Parade – Two Concerts (Paid £40 Plus Meals) D P Charlesworth, Northcliff Egremont Promenade, Wallasey. 28 Nov 1931 QUARTET CONTEST - Whitworth Vale (Nr Rochdale, Lancashire) Quartet No 1 Second Prize (£2) 21 Dec 1931 Alex Hilton (E Flat Bass) left the band. (1920 to 21 Dec 1931) (Poss also known as Tip Hylton)

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1932

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Mr E Poole (Cornet) Joined the Band. (25 Jan 1932 to 31 Mar 1933) CONCERT – CREWE THEATRE – One Concert (Paid 50% = £9/9/2) (Lyceum Crewe) Feb 1932 QUARTET CONTEST - Rushden Windmill Club First Prize (Cup) (£6) 7 Mar 1932 CONCERT – Blackpool Tower Ballroom – One Concert (Paid £42) Willie Riley, Educational Sec. Co-op Society, Sheppard Street, Blackpool. 20 Mar 1932 CONCERT – The Alexandra, Shotton, Staffs (Paid 60% = £14/2/1) One Concert Harold M Jones Manager 27 Mar 1932 CONCERT – Trentham Gardens (Paid £35) 28 Mar to 2 Apr 1932 CONCERT – Bingley Hall, Birmingham (Paid £180) T W Bladon, General Manager 107-10 Daimla House, Paradice Street. 28 Mar 1932 BROADCAST on Regional Programme (BBC) 7pm “A Band Concert – From the National Trades and Industrial Exhibition, Bingley Hall, Birmingham” “Foden’s Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer 9 Apr 1932 BBC Manchester (Paid £21) T H Morrison, Musical Director, Broadcasting House, Piccadilly 9 Apr 1932 BROADCAST on North Regional Programme (BBC) 6.30pm (see above) “A Brass Band Concert” “Foden’s Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer 9 Apr 1932 BROADCAST London Regional Programme (BBC) 6.30pm (see above) “A Brass Band Concert” “Foden’s Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer (see Above) 4 May 1932 CONCERT – Winsford Hippodrome – One Concert (Paid £20) Mr Cathmol, Manager 15 May 1932 CONCERT – Walkden (Paid £9/7/6) 16 May 1932 CONCERT – Chester (Paid £31/0/9) 17 May 1932 CONCERT – Macclesfield (Paid £20/18/0) 22 May 1932 CONCERT – Trentham Gardens (Paid £35) (Tea Provided) 22 May 1932 RECORDING 78 – Post Horn Polka (J Strauss arr Seymour) a Cornet Solo by Harry Mortimer and The Warrior were recorded for the Regal Zonophone company T6198b 29 May 1932 CONCERT – Leek Leek in Conjunction with British Legion Band (Paid 75% takings = £15/15/6) 5 June 1932 CONCERT – Stamford Park, Stalybridge (Paid £40) 12 June 1932 CONCERT – Victoria Park, Widnes (Paid £35) 18 June 1932 CONCERT – Red Street, Chesterton (Paid £25) Dan Howie (Tea Provided) 19 June 1932 CONCERT – The Groves Chester (Paid Total Collection = £29) 25 June - 9 July 1932 LANCASHIRE COTTON PAGEANT, Manchester Belle Vue Gardens. Certain members of the band took part in this extravaganza at the Belle Vue Gardens in Manchester. Basil Stokes granddaughter Kathy Stokes has a picture of the band showing her grandfather, Harry Mortimer, Bob Knott (Grandaughter Jan Collis Identified picture) and Joe Poole at the event. Other Players – Albert Statham Edwin Statham Miss Margaret Tompsett of Bowdon in Cheshire was chosen as principal ballet dancer for the Lancashire Cotton Pageant which had 1,000 beautiful Lancashire Girls, 12,00 Players (Actors) and various musicians. Producer for the event was Mr Edward P Genn Stage Manager Mr F Etheridge

Musical director Mr Arthur Lomas (Manchester Choral Conductor) Story by Mr Matthew Anderson and Mr Allan M Stevens (Writer of the play “Too Many Crooks”) 26 June 1932 CONCERT – Trentham Gardens (Paid £35) (Tea Provided) 5 July 1932 CONCERT – Swadlincote, Burton on Trent (Paid 2/3 of takings = £28/5/4) J C Springhall, Sec. Stoke Club, 49 Alexandra Road. 10 July 1932 CONCERT – Alton Towers (Paid £35) C H Cowishaw, Director, Uttoxeter. (Tea Provided) 12 July 1932 CONCERT – Sandbach Garden Party (Paid £15) 17 July 1932 CONCERT – Falinge Park., Rochdale (Paid £45) Arthur Blugden Superintendent Falinge Park 23 July 1932 CONCERT – Middlewich (Paid £20) Roland Seaton, Chadwick Fields 24 July 1932 CONCERT – Oldham Alexandra Park (Paid £40) George Mottram, Supt. 25 July 1932 NEW THEATRE, CREWE New Theatre Production With Madame Beatrice Walley Messrs J Platt W. Horabin E. Leech Benefit performance for Mr Malcolm Spurgin (The Resident Manager of the Theatre) Conductor for Fodens, Fred Mortimer (Lyceum Crewe) 31 July 1932 CONCERT – Hyde, Cheshire (Paid £40) Thomas Brownson, Town Clark, Hyde. 1 Aug 1932 CONCERT – Loggerheads Crosville Motors (Paid £50 Plus Bus) Claude Taylor, Managing Director (Tea Provided) 2 Aug 1932 CONCERT – Castle Donington (Paid £42) (Tea Provided) J G Shields, Estate Offices, Isley Walter, Derby 3 to 4 Aug 1932 CONCERT – Trentham Gardens (Paid £70) August 1932 In the Crewe Chronicle, 6 August 1932, it was reported that Mr Edwin Richard Foden had resigned as Chairman (Managing Director) of Foden's the Truck Makers in Sandbach and moved to Blackpool to consider his future position. In reality he was fired from the job. 13 Aug 1932 CONCERT – Rushden Windmill Club (Northampton Brass Band) – One Concert (Paid £25) C H Bud, Sec. 14 to 20 Aug 1932 CONCERT – Southend on Sea (Paid £185) W J Worwood, Town Clerk 27 Aug 1932 CONCERT – Askam (Paid 75% = £8/6/0 Plus Lodgings) 28 Aug to 4 Sept 1932 CONCERT – Glasgow and Dunfermline (Paid £210 and Bus) W Besaut, Director of Parks 120 Blythswood Street, Glasgow. 5 Sept 1932 COMPETITION – “British Open Championships”, Belle Vue, Manchester. Test Piece “The Crusaders” by Thomas Keighley. Conductor for Fodens Fred Mortimer. FIRST Brighouse and Rastrick SECOND Nelson Old THIRD Metropolitan Works UNPLACED Fodens Motor Works Band (Played 2nd). 1 Oct 1932 COMPETITION – National Brass Band Championship, Crystal Palace, London. For the Crystal Palace 1,000 guinea trophy. After Edwin Foden had encountered problems at Fodens and had been fired in June 1932 he still had an interest in the band and was determined that the band should go to Crystal Palace to regain the title that they had lost in 1931. After the competition the evening concert involved the band yet again and the piece

chosen to be played that night was “Labour and Love” by Percy Fletcher which incidentally was the first original Brass Band composition commissioned for the “National Championships”. Unfortunately the composer Percy Fletcher died three weeks prior to the competition so it was also a fitting tribute to the composer who was only 52. The Test piece was “A Downland Suite” written by Cheshire Composer John Ireland. Conductor for Fodens Fred Mortimer. FIRST Fodens Motor Works Band (Conductor Fred Mortimer) SECOND Black Dyke Mills (Conductor William Halliwell) THIRD Wingates Temperance Picture and Feature, News Chronicle Page 1, 3 Oct 1932 (Monday) A Picture of the event at Crystal Palace shows the band performing in a Bandstand with the judges in a sealed tent to the left of the picture. Unlike later competitions where the band appears on stage the 1932 competition was more like performing at a seaside resort with the public milling around the bandstand. 2 Oct 1932 BBC London (Paid £20) This was possibly prior to going to the Record Studio. 2 Oct 1932 CONCERT – Finsbury Park Empire (Paid £35) Evening Concert. 2 to 13 Oct 1932 RECORDING Zonophone Recording Sessions. Two Sessions (Paid £120) Mr Rush, Recording Manager 363 to 367 Oxford Street, London. On the following day (Sunday 2 Oct) from the competition the band were again recording the winning piece to be released on two 78’s by the Columbia Recording studio who released them on the Regal Zonophone label. Nov 1932 Poppies for Remembrance (Part 1) Regal Zono T6226 (With Choir) Intro; There’s a Long Long trail, It’s a long way to Tipperary, Pack up your troubles, Keep the home fires burning. Poppies for Remembrance (Part 2) (with Choir) T6226 b Intro; Till the Boys Come Home, Abide with me (Part 2), Lead Kindly Light O God our Help. Nov 1932 Downland Suite (Part 1) Regal Zono T6228 Downland Suite (Part 2) T6228 b Nov 1932 Downland Suite (Part 3) Regal Zono T6229 Downland Suite (Part 4) T6229 b (“Downland Suite” Available on Crystal Palace Champions CD – Beulah Label 1PD 2) (“Downland Suite”Available on Fabulous Fodens CD –Choice CD2BM2) Unissued March - O.R.B. Regal Zono Unissued. March - By the Left Dec 1932 Drink to me only with thine eyes (Caldicott) T6260 with the Northern Singers Sweet and Low (Barnaby) T6260 b with the Northern Singers Dec 1932 Bradford (A Owen) Regal Zono T6261 Rimington – Jesus Shall Reign (Duckworth) T6261 b

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The band also recorded a number of other recordings for the company until the 13 Oct 1932. On the bands return to Elworth on the Monday there was no Edwin Richard Foden to greet them as he was no longer with the company. But true to his word ERF donated £1 to each of the elderly of Elworth and the band were given commemorative gold medals at a reception in October in recognition of their third win at the National Championships. CONCERT – Hanley, Regent Theatre – One Concert (Paid £25) Carl Oliver 18 Eastwood Place. CONCERT – Tivoli Theatre, New Brighton – One Concert (Paid £30) Dan Slater, Manager CONCERT – New Theatre, Crewe - Presentation Concert (Paid £30).

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They called it a Presentation Concert and were paid £30. I can only assume it was to show off a National Brass Band Trophy they had just won. (Lyceum Crewe) CONCERT – Manchester BBC (Paid £21) T H Morrison, Musical Director BROADCAST on North Regional Programme (BBC) 6.30pm “A Brass Band Concert” “Foden’s Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer CONCERT – The Alhambra, Shotton (Paid 65% - £11) Harold M Jones Manager CONCERT – Earl Haig’s Poppy Day, Hyde Cheshire (Paid £15) Captain Higham, Herald Office, Hyde CONCERT – Macclesfield Bethel Silver band (Paid £15) R J Deall, 259 Peter Street, Macclesfield CONCERT – Kidsgrove (Paid 50/50 = £5/4/0 Plus Bus) T S Slater, 22 Second Avenue, Kidsgrove. (Tea Provided)

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1933

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BAND MEMBERS (in order from the Band Signing in Book) INSTRUMENT PLAYER LOAN INSTRUMENT Conductor Fred Mortimer Soprano Cornet Edgar Spurr Soprano 109547 Principal Cornet Harry Mortimer Own Cornet Solo Cornet Charles Dawson Own Cornet Solo Cornet (Bill) William Lawton Own Cornet Cornet (Bill) William Pedley Own Cornet Cornet Reg Moores Own Cornet Cornet Harry Stanway (Joined 13 Apr 1933) Own Cornet Cornet (Bob) Robert Shepley Own Cornet Cornet E Birchenough Cornet 72339 (Besson 1907) Cornet Edwin Statham Cornet 91355 (Besson 1907) Cornet Herbert Harrison Cornet 100848 (Besson 1910) Flugel Horn Hubert Shergold (New) Flugel 124083 (Besson 1932) Tenor Horn Arthur Webb (New) Tenor Horn (Besson 1933) Tenor Horn Fred Sowood Tenor Horn 109473 (Besson 1910) Tenor Horn Jack Cotterill Tenor Horn 109474 (Besson 1910) Baritone Arthur Webb Jnr Baritone 97110 (Besson 1910) Euphonium Alex Mortimer Own Euphonium (Boosey) Euphonium Rex Mortimer (New) Euphonium 104770 (Boosey 1932) Trombone (Bob) Robert Knott Trombone 53053 (Hawkes 1926) Trombone Harold Stubbs Trombone 41561 (Hawles 1927) Bass Trombone Joe Moores Bass Trombone 3030 (Courtois 1927) Eb Bass Matthew Cullen Eb bass 112160 (Boosey 1920) Eb Bass Basil Stokes Eb bass 107801 (Boosey 1920) Bb Bass Ben Rowarth Bb Bass 110670 (Boosey 1920) Bb Bass Joe Poole Bb Bass 111333 (Boosey 1928) Drums / Xylophone / Glock / Timpany / Foot Cymbals / Tubular Bells / Anvil – Dennis Harrison (Joined for Tour June- July 1933 from Sandbach School) SHARED INSTRUMENTS Cornet 100849 (Besson) Soprano 91218 (Besson) Tenor Horn 73507 (Besson)

Baritone 115465 (Besson) Euphonium 60188 (Boosey) Trombone 13446 (Besson) Bass Trombone (Higham) 22 Jan 1933 CONCERT – Barnoldswick (Paid £35) J W Thornton 47, Harrison Street, Barnoldswick (Tea Provided) 4 Feb 1933 QUARTET CONTEST - Winsford Quartet No 2 First Prize (£3) 12 Feb 1933 CONCERT – Hull (Paid £55) R Beckon 5 Falstaff Rd, Dorrington Bank Estate. (Tea Provided) 26 Feb 1933 CONCERT – Hanley (Paid £25) Carl Oliver, 18 Eastwood Place. One Concert 5 Mar 1933 CONCERT – NEW THEATRE Crewe. (Lyceum Crewe) (Sun) (Winners of the Crystal Palace Trophy, it was on display at the concert) Incl; Nellie Williams of Staffordshire (Contralto) Harry Vernon of Crewe (Baratone) Mr E Sims-Hilditch (at the Piano) The band were Paid 33% of the Takings = £10/4/0 Conductor Fred Mortimer The Band Diary shows the date as the 6 March 1933. Organised by Mr James. Sec. High Street, Crewe. The actual date was the 5 March 1933 (Sunday) 27 Mar 1933 CONCERT – Blackpool Tower (Paid £40) W Riley, Education sec. 31 Mar 1933 Mr E Poole (Cornet) left the Band. (25 Jan 1932 to 31 Mar 1933) 1933 By Easter 1933 Dennis Foden had formed the ERF Company. 3 to 8 Apr 1933 CONCERT – Birmingham Exhibition (Paid £180) T W Bladon, General Manager 107-10 Daimla House, Paradise Street. 3 Apr 1933 BROADCAST on Regional Programme (BBC) 7pm (see above) “A Band Concert – From the National Trades and Industrial Exhibition, Bingley Hall, Birmingham” “Foden’s Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer 13 Apr 1933 Harry Stanway (Cornet) joined the band from Congleton. 14 Apr 1933 CONCERT – Bridlington (Paid £55) R M Callaway Manager The Spa. 17 Apr 1933 CONCERT – Trentham (Paid £31/10/0) H Deane Entertainment Manager Pre May 1933 Harry Mortimer had got the Conducting bug and was asked by New Haden Colliery Band of Cheadle, Staffordshire if he would like to take them to the Belle Vue Contest in May. Among the Cornet players he found in the band was a 19 year old man from Congleton called Charlie Cook who was also playing for the Congleton Town Band under the baton of his own father Clem Cook. After the May competition Charlie joined Fodens and was given the job of principal Eb Soprano something he had not done before having only played the Bb Cornet before. This didn’t stop him getting to grips with the new instrument and soon he was creating his own style of playing to the role. 1 May 1933 Charles Cook Joined Fodens band for his first rehearsal. (1 May 1933 to 3 Nov 1961) From Congleton. ###################################################################################

CHARLES COOK BIOGRAPHY (Charlie Cook) Eb Soprano Cornet 1933 to 1965. .b. in 1913 in Nelson Street, Congleton. His father Clem Cook taught Charles to play the cornet and at the age of 7 he was playing in the local band a band that his father also happened to conduct. At the age of 8 Charles made his first broadcast and moved from the Congleton band to the new Hadden Colliery Band wher after a years playing he was awarded a Silver Cornet for his services to

that band. Charles then moved back to Congleton and his fathers band wher he was soon seen by the Mortimer family who in 1929 invited him to join the Foden’s Motor Works Band on Soprano Cornet. Charles stayed with Foden’s for 36 years until 1965 when he was invited to Conduct the Beresfords Band in Congleton. Under his baton the band have made two European Tours to Holland, Austria, Germany and Belgium and won their section contests at Belle Vue for three successive years. In 1978 Foden’s Band and Beresfords Band got together for a “Wednesday Night is Music Night” tribute concert celebrating 58 years of Charles Cook’s involvement in Banding. Charles was married and had a daughter Rita who married David James and they both joined the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. According to a Biography in 1978 (19 Nov 1978) Charles Cook Joined Fodens band in 1929 however the above story and the band Signing in book put the date as 1933. His first official rehearsal was on the 1 May 1933. ################################################################################### CONCERT – Walkden (Paid Collection £10/9/0) J Lomax, Town Clark 20 May 1933 COMPETITION – Leeds. The band came Fourth winning £25. 28 May 1933 CONCERT – Rochdale (Paid £40) J C Tully, Supt. Faling Park, Rochdale. 1 June 1933 COMPETITION – Treorchy. The band came First winning £30. June 1933 FODENS (Company) decided to change to diesel rather than the outmoded Steam. It was also decided to replace “Puffing Billy”, the vehicle that band had been using to go round the country with the new form of transport so they could show off at the Scottish Motor Show in June of 1933. However things didn’t quite go to plan as on the journey they managed to crash into a tram in Glasgow. They did make it to the show but had to drape a Union Flag over the damaged part of the bus. 4 to 11 June 1933 CONCERT – Morecambe (Paid £190) Mr Mckay Entertainment Manager. 12 to 17 June 1933 TOUR – Doncaster March, Lincoln, Cleathorpes, Thuswich Felixtone. (Paid £160) F J Hopkins 43, Hale End Road, Woodfield Green, Essex. 18 June to 15 July 1933 SCOTLAND TOUR (All three Scottish Concerts paid £750) 4 Weeks touring Scotland including a week in Pittencrieff Park, part of the Carnegie Dunfermline Trust performing two shows a day with 108 different items being played over the week. Dennis Harrison joined the band from Sandbach School (see Biography below) ___________________________________________________________________________________ 7 May 1933

DENNIS HARRISON Biography. Dennis Harrison started at the age of 16 when he was at Sandbach School and was invited to accompany the band on an engagement tour of Scotland starting at Dunfermline. His appointment was brought about rather as an emergency as the regular drummer suddenly tendered his resignation. Dennis had not even rehearsed with the band before the tour and so impressed Fred Mortimer that he decided to retain his services. The tour did have consequences as Dennis hadn’t sort permission to take time out from school and on his return was threatened with expulsion. Dennis Harrison’s father (Herbert Harrison) had assisted the band for 22 years as solo cornet player. (see 17 Oct 1933) ___________________________________________________________________________________ 18 June 1933 Unknown 27 June 1933

11 July 1933

CONCERT – Glasgow (Scottish Motor Show) CONCERT – Edinburgh Organised by W Besaut, Director of Parks 120 Blythswood Street, Glasgow. BROADCAST on Regional Programme (BBC) 12 noon “A Recital of Gramophone Records” with various bands including “Foden’s Motor Works Band” playing Cossack Conductor Fred Mortimer BROADCAST on Regional Programme (BBC) 12 noon

“A Recital of Gramophone Records” with various bands including “Foden’s Motor Works Band” playing Downland Suite Conductor Fred Mortimer 15 July 1933 CONCERT – Dunfermline At Pittencrieff Park, part of the Carnegie Dunfermline Trust. 18 July 1933 BROADCAST on Regional Programme (BBC) 12 noon “A Recital of Gramophone Records” with various bands including “Foden’s Motor Works Band” playing Downland suite Prelude Conductor Fred Mortimer 20 July 1933 CONCERT – Preston (Paid £40) Town Clark, Preston. 22 July 1933 CONCERT – Red Street, Chesterton (Paid £25) Dan Howell. 23 July 1933 CONCERT – Widnes (Paid £32/10/0) Town Clark, Widnes 30 July 1933 CONCERT – Stalybridge (Paid £40) Thos. Wilson, Stamford Park, Stalybridge 6 Aug 1933 CONCERT – Oldham (Paid £40) George Mottram, Superintendent Alexandra Park. 7 Aug 1933 CONCERT – Loggerheads (Paid £50) C Taylor, Managing Director, Crosville Motors 8 Aug 1933 BROADCAST on Regional Programme (BBC) 12 noon “A Recital of Gramophone Records” with various bands including “Foden’s Motor Works Band” playing Downland suite Prelude Conductor Fred Mortimer 9 Aug 1933 CONCERT – Darby Arboretum (Paid £50) Mr Wells, The Arboretum Derby 10 Aug 1933 CONCERT – Bakewell Show (Paid £50) J Hill, Sec. Farmers Club, Bakewell 1933 SUMMER TOUR 12 Weeks touring the Seaside Resorts (see below). 12-18 Aug 1933 CONCERT – Southend on Sea (Paid £210) W J Worwood, Town Clark 19-25 Aug 1933 CONCERT – Hyde Park, London (Paid £165) F E Carter, Bailiff of Royal Park. H.M. Offices of Works, Storeys Gate, Westminster. 26 Aug to 2 Sept 1933 CONCERT – Plymouth (Paid £210) Plymouth Bandstand (1 Week) The band joked that Plymouth was the only place where it was possible to hear the band and see the Sound (Plymouth Sound). P H Cole, Town Clarks Office, Plymouth. 26 Aug 1933 BROADCAST on 5PY Plymouth (BBC Experimental Station) 12 noon “A Recital of Gramophone Records” with various bands including “Foden’s Motor Works Band” playing Cossack March Conductor Fred Mortimer (Possible Live Programme) 3 to 9 Sept 1933 CONCERT – Worthing (Paid £175) Mr Cooper, Entertainment Manager Town Hall. ___________________________________________________________________________________ NATIONAL NEWS 4 Sept 1933 COMPETITION – “British Open Championships”, Area Final at Belle Vue, Manchester. Fodens Motor Works Band didn’t take part between 1932 and 1952. ___________________________________________________________________________________ 10 Sept 1933 CONCERT – Kettering (Paid £40) W Clark, Town Bank, Sec. Rockingham Road. 17 Sept 1933 CONCERT – Southport (Paid £45) T E Wolstenholme, Entertainment Manager Town Hall. 30 Sept 1933 COMPETITION – National Brass Band Championship, Crystal Palace, London. For the Crystal Palace 1,000 guinea trophy. The evening concert included Fodens playing “Downland Suite” and then the results.

Test piece “Prometheus Unbound” by Sir Granville Bantock. Conductor Fred Mortimer. FIRST Foden Motor Works Band SECOND Scottish CWS THIRD Cresswell Colliery Fred was quick to phone Edwin Foden to give him the good news. Rex Mortimer said that, in his view this performance of “Prometheus Unbound” was the finest ever performance by the band in his lifetime. The band won £1172 / 10 /0 30 Sept 1933 CONCERT - Massed Bands Concert – after the above competition (Paid £10) 30 Sept 1933 BROADCAST on National Programme (BBC) 12 noon “National Band Festival” with massed bands Conducted by J Henry Iles Relayed from Crystal Palace, London. “Foden’s Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer 1 Oct 1933 RECORDING - Decca Records (Paid £50) The band were again recording the winning piece from the competition for release on 78 by the Columbia Recording studio on the Regal Zonophone label. Nov 1933 Prometheus Unbound (Part 1) Decca F3681 Prometheus Unbound (Part 2) F3681 b 1 Oct 1933 CONCERT – Finsbury Park Empire – Evening Concert (Paid £35) 17 Oct 1933 Dennis Harrison (Drummer) officially joined the Band for his first rehearsal. See 18 June to 15 July 1933 (17 Oct 1933 to 1936+) 18 Oct 1933 CONCERT – Liverpool Stadium (Paid £31/10/0) Rushworth and Draper 11-17 Islington, Liverpool. 24 Oct 1933 Reception and Presentation of the Trophy to the Works at Elworth. 26 Oct 1933 BBC Manchester – Two Broadcasts (Paid £36/15/0) T H Morrison, Musical Director BROADCAST on North Regional Programme (BBC) 7pm “Foden’s Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer With J Challoner Heaton (Bass-Baritone) 29 Oct 1933 CONCERT – Hanley Potteries Choral Society (Paid £25) Carl Oliver, 18 Eastwood Place. One Concert 2 to 11 Nov 1933 CONCERT – Olympia Commercial Show (Paid £175) Evenings only, E J Phillips. Manager 83 Pall Mall, London SW1. 5 Nov 1933 CONCERT – Sunday L#### Palladium and Lewisham (Paid £30) 9 Nov 1933 Lord Mayor’s Show in London. (see Nov 1964) 12 Nov 1933 Decca Recording Co (Paid £36) 24 Nov 1933 CONCERT – Congleton (Paid £14/4/9) Head, Congleton Chronicle Edition. 29 Nov 1933 CONCERT – Treorchy (Paid £60) W P Thomas, Eisteddfod Officer, Treorchy. ###################################################################################

1934

FODEN’S MOTOR WORKS BAND

Conductor Fred Mortimer ################################################################################### 1934 With ever increasing losses the FODEN Company needed help. Some of the workers sent out a plea to William Foden in Australia to come back and help them. With his new idyllic life he was reluctant, but while on holiday in Europe his did make a detour to Elworth to see the company. He was shocked at the state it was in and immediately made plans to return. Firstly he became a Managing Director Designate and with the approval of the board the post was made permanent at the next AGM. 19 Jan 1934 CONCERT – Bolton Victoria Hall – One Concert (Paid £20) A E Briscoe Sec Royal Infirmary Bolton 3 Feb 1934 CONCERT – Rushden Windmill (Northampton Brass Band) (Paid £20)

___________________________________________________________________________________ RUSHDEN WINDMILL BAND (Northampton) Formally the “Rushden Temperance Silver Band” they made their first contest entry in 1880 and won first prize. The band went onto competitive appearances at the National Championships in London and the British Open Championships in Manchester. Their resident conductor was C. H. Baker with Alexander Owen being employed as a Professional conductor for competitions. He was succeeded by J. A. Greenwood (Also conducted Haydock Band in 1917 and Grimethorpe Colliery Band in 1918) who conducted the band in the 1923 National Championships (along with two other bands). In 1914 the band was disbanded for the years of the war and were reformed in 1921 with a more youthful lineup with a Youth Band and Junior Band being set up. The second world war took many of the younger members of the band and in 1947 they were reformed with William Scholes being appointed as the new conductor of the band. In 1962 Mr Scholes left the band in the hands of George Crossland. In 1949 the band were chosen by the BBC to inaugurate a new series of broadcasts called the “Local Event”, teaming up with the St.Cecilia Singers and Mr Douglas Gilbert (Tenor). In 1965 the band won the BBC Radio programme “Challenging Brass” (conducted by Ernie Denton) beating Camborne Town at the Leeds Town Hall. In 1975 the Band moved into a new Bandroom next to the “Rushden Windmill Club” in Glassbrook Road, Rushden. With help from the club itself to build its rehearsal rooms, the band adopted a new name “Rushden Windmill Band”. In 1979 the band’s “B” band was established as a Learners Band. 1983 the band moved to the Working Men’s Club in Rushden and eventually took the name “Rushden Town Band”. By the 1980’s the band were down to six members and after an appeal were soon back to strength. In 1995 the band were again winning places at competitions something that continued into the next century. ___________________________________________________________________________________ 4 Feb 1934 Recording for Cash (Paid £55) This was possibly made by REX at Crystal Palace and included the tunes – Martial Moments Rex F655 (REX 15021) Part 1. Medley Intro; Entry of the Gladiators; Folies- Bergeres; Punjaub; Belphegor; Sons of the Brave; Colonel Bodey. Part 2. March Medley (Arr Aubrey Winter) Intro; Through night to light; To the front old comrades; Under the Double Eagle; Sylvia; Namur; With Sword and Lance ___________________________________________________________________________________ RECORDS MADE BY REX May 1934 Old Panama Rex 8160 Post Horn Gallop (Post Horn Solo Harry Mortimer) 8160 b July 1934 Marital Moments (Part 1) Rex 8190 Marital Moments (Part 2) 8190 b (See 1937) 1934

MASSED BRASS BANDS - FODEN’S MOTOR WORKS BAND, WOOD GREEN EXCELSIOR SILVER PRIZE, EDMONTON SILVER AND FRIARY BREWERY BANDS Rex 8203 1. Old Comrades (Teike) 2. On Parade (Gatty)

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MASSED BRASS BANDS - FODEN’S MOTOR WORKS BAND, WOOD GREEN EXCELSIOR SILVER PRIZE, EDMONTON SILVER AND FRIARY BREWERY BANDS Rex 8279 1. Great Little Army (Alford) 2. On the March (Peter Gatty)

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MASSED BRASS BANDS - FODEN’S MOTOR WORKS BAND, WOOD GREEN EXCELSIOR SILVER PRIZE, EDMONTON SILVER AND FRIARY BREWERY BANDS (Possibly 78) Imperial 2952

Evergreen Melodies Part 1 Evergreen Melodies Part 2 Aug 1934

Passing of the Regiments (Part 1) Rex 8225 Passing of the Regiments (Part 2) 8225 b (Recorded at Alexandra Palace) ___________________________________________________________________________________ CONCERT – London Prince of Wales Theatre (London off Piccadilly Circus?) (Paid £20) 17 Feb 1934 BBC Manchester (Paid £21) BROADCAST on North Regional Programme (BBC) 6.30pm “Foden’s Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer With Douglas Kirke (Bass) 18 Feb 1934 CONCERT – Regent Theatre Hanley – Potteries Choral Society (Paid £25) 26 Mar 1934 CONCERT – Crewe Crewe Players Football Club – Two Concerts (Paid 50-50 = £13/5/7) 9-10 Apr 1934 Ben Rowarth (E Flat Bass) retired from the band. He had joined in 1909 a total of 24 years. 12 Apr 1934 Harry Hardy (Bb Bass) joined the band for his first rehearsal. (12 Apr 1934 to 30 Dec 1948) (Harry M Hardy) 17 to 28 Apr 1934 CONCERT – Groves Exhibition, Belle Vue (Paid £270) H Burns, Secretary 392a Tennel Street, Manchester. 26 Apr 1934 BROADCAST on North Regional Programme (BBC) 6.30pm Relayed from Grocers’ Exhibition, Belle Vue, Manchester “Foden’s Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer With Wilfred Firth (Tenor) Soloist Harry Mortimer 2 to 5 May 1934 CONCERT – Royal Dublin Society (Paid £200) Edward Bohane, Director Ball Fridge, Dublin 10 May 1934 CONCERT – Winnington – One Concert (Paid £20) 13 to 19 May 1934 CONCERT – Hyde Park, London (Paid £165) F G Carter, Bailiff of Royal Park. H.M. Offices of Works, Storeys Gate, Westminster. 20 to 22 May 1934 CONCERT – Alton Towers (Paid £105) C H Cowlisham, Director (Tea Provided) 23 May 1934 CONCERT – Wilmslow (Paid £15/15/0) 24 to 26 May 1934 CONCERT – Manchester Parks (Paid £95) J Richardson, Supt. Mosley Street 27 May 1934 CONCERT – Rochdale Faling Park (Paid £40) Tully Park Supt. 31 May 1934 Charles Dawson (Cornet) left the band. (1912 to 31 May 1934) 2 June 1934 CONCERT – Stretford Park (Paid £30) (Tea Provided) 3 June 1934 CONCERT – Vernon Park, Stockport (Paid £40) 7 June 1934 CONCERT – Utoxeter (Paid £10) 9 June 1934 CONCERT – Barrow in Furness (Paid Unknown) 10 June to 1 July 1934 TOUR Glasgow Corporation (Paid £570 Plus Travelling) W Besaut, Director of Parks 127 Blythewood Street. 2 to 3 July 1934 CONCERT – Sheffield Parks (Paid £85) Mr Bumms 8 to 14 July 1934 CONCERT – Southend on Sea (Paid £185) W J Worwood, Town Clark 15 July 1934 CONCERT – West Ham Wanstead, Harts (Paid £45) J Hanfield Town Clerk 21 July 1934 CONCERT – Lapworth Political Fate (Paid £45) 4 Feb 1934?

J H Riley, Birmingham 22 to 29 July 1934 CONCERT – Plymouth Hoe (Paid £210) T H Cole, Town Clerks Office 30 July 1934 CONCERT – Westbury (Paid £35) 5 Aug 1934 CONCERT – Oldham Alexandra Park (Paid £40) 6 Aug 1934 CONCERT – Loggerhead (Paid £50) 7 to 11 Aug 1934 CONCERT – Royal Dublin Horse Show (Paid £250) 12 Aug 1934 CONCERT – Blackpool Stanley Park (Paid £50) 19 Aug 1934 CONCERT – Kettering (Paid £50) 23 Aug 1934 CONCERT – Penistone Show (Paid £40) J H Wood Secretary (Tea Provided) 25 to 26 Aug 1934 CONCERT – New Brighton (Paid £75) T B Phillips, Northgate House, Weston Road, Gloucester 30 Aug 1934 CONCERT – Ruthin Show (Paid £40) (Tea Provided) 2 to 9 Sept 1934 CONCERT – Worthing (Paid £175) Mr J H Cooper, Entertainment Manager Town Hall. _________________________________________________________________________________ NATIONAL NEWS 3 Sept 1934 COMPETITION – “British Open Championships”, Area Final at Belle Vue, Manchester. Fodens Motor Works Band Didn’t Take Part Between 1932 and 1952. _________________________________________________________________________________ 15 Sept 1934 CONCERT – Chesterton (Paid £25) Dan Howell Red Street, Chesterton 27 Sept 1934 CONCERT – I.C.I. Warrington (Paid £20) 29 Sept 1934 COMPETITION – National Brass Band Championship, Crystal Palace, London. For the Crystal Palace 1,000 guinea trophy. Test piece “Comedy” by John Ireland. The evening concert included Fodens playing “Prometheus Unbound” and then the results. Conductor Fred Mortimer. FIRST PLACE FODENS MOTOR WORKS SECOND Scottish CWS THIRD Harton Colliery Fred was quick to phone E R Foden to give him the good news. The usual recording of the winning performance was however not done this year so we will never hear the performance they made of “Comedy”. The band won £1202. 29 Sept 1934 Massed Bands Crystal Palace – After the above competition (Paid £10) It is possible a recording was made of this as Gramophone B8245 was recorded under the title Massed bands – Crystal Palace 1934 and had The William Tell Overture by Rossini and Tannhauser by Wagner on the recording. 30 Sept 1934 CONCERT – Finsbury Park Empire – Winning Band (Paid £35) 21 Oct 1934 CONCERT – Regent Theatre Hanley - Potteries Choral Society (Paid £25) Carl Oliver, 18 Eastwood Place. One Concert 11 Nov 1934 BBC Manchester (Paid £21) BROADCAST on North Regional Programme (BBC) 6.30pm “Operatic Excerpts” (Live) “Foden’s Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer With The Potteries Chorial Society – Chorus Master Carl Oliver 18 Nov 1934 CONCERT – Crewe Theatre Temperance Band (Paid 50% = £20) (Lyceum Crewe) 17 Dec 1934 CONCERT – Blackpool Tower (Paid £40) Miss Wilson Education Secretary Sheppard Street. 26 Dec 1934 BBC Manchester (Paid £21) BROADCAST on North Regional Programme (BBC) 4pm “Foden’s Motor Works Band”

Conductor Fred Mortimer With Olive Tomlinson (Pianoforte)

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1935

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BAND MEMBERS Conductor Fred Mortimer INSTRUMENT PLAYER Principal Cornet Harry Mortimer Solo Cornet Bill Pedley Solo Cornet Charlie Dawson Solo Cornet Herbert Harrison Solo Cornet Bill Lawton Soprano Cornet Edgar Spurr Soprano Cornet Charlie Cook (Joined in 1933 from Congleon) Repiano Cornet Reg Moores 2nd Cornet Bob Shepley 3rd Cornet (Edwin) Ted Statham 3rd Cornet Edgar Spurr (see above) Flugel Horn Hubert Shergold Solo Tenor Horn Arthur Webb 1st Horn Fred Sowood 2nd Horn Jack Cotterill Solo Baritone Albert Statham 2nd Baritone Basil Stokes Solo Trombone Bob Knott 2nd Trombone Harold Stubbs Bass Trombone Joe Moores Solo Euphonium Alex Mortimer 2nd Euphonium Rex Mortimer E Flat Bass Matt Cullen E Flat Bass Alex Hilton B Flat Bass Joe Poole B Flat Bass Ben Rowarth Drums Percy Lawton 3 Feb 1935 CONCERT – Congleton Town Hall (Paid 50% of the Takings = £21) 10 Feb 1935 CONCERT – Crewe (Lyceum Crewe) Crewe Theatre – Alex Football Club (Paid 50% - £10) NEW THEATRE Crewe. Presented by Crewe Alexandra Football Club for funds. Conductor Fred Mortimer 16 Feb 1935 CONCERT – Hackney Salvation Army (Paid £40) 18 to 19 Feb 1935 CONCERT – Baxter and Barter (10% Commission = £108) W Smith, 91 Oxford Street, London This engagement was to take part in the film “THE SMALL MAN”. 1935 Universal Pictures Ltd approached the band to see if they would like to appear in a film called “The Small Man” about a small shop keeper who was being forced out of business by a larger company. Fodens would be filmed at the Stoll Studios in London playing the “William Tell Overture” by Rossini. ___________________________________________________________________________________

THE SMALL MAN (1935 Film) The film was produced by the “BAXTER AND BARTER” company for Universal Pictures Ltd. Released later in the year and was about a small shop keeper who was being forced out of business.

CAST LIST Earnest Butcher as Arthur George Carney as Bill Edwards Ian Colin as Company Director’s Son Mark Daly as Scotty Edgar Driver as Titch Roddy Hughes as David Charles Mortimer as Company Director Lilian Oldland as May Roberts (as Mary Newland) Minnie Rayner as Alice Roberts C Denier Warren as Manager Haydn Wood as Himself Albert Sandler as Himself (Orchestra Leader) Walter Amner as (Uncredited) Thorpe Bates as (Uncredited) Fodens Motor Works Band (Uncredited). CREW Producer and Director John Baxter Writer Con West Cimematography by Desmond Dickson BAXTER AND BARTER (Company Credits) 1933 Doss House 1935 The Small Man 1935 A Real Bloke 1935 Jimmy Boy 1936 Hearts of Humanity 1936 Birds of a Feather 1937 Talking Feet ___________________________________________________________________________________ 24 Feb 1935 CONCERT – Sandbach Town Hall (Paid Gratis) Nursing Home 3 Mar 1935 CONCERT – Regent Theatre, Hanley - Potteries Choral Society (Paid £25) Carl Oliver, 18 Eastwood Place. One Concert 11 Mar 1935 BROADCAST on National Programme (BBC) 12.15 noon “A Programme of Gramophone Records” with various bands including “Foden’s Motor Works Band” playing Passing of the Regiments and Cossack Conductor Fred Mortimer 27 Mar 1935 CONCERT – Macclesfield Salvation Army – One Concert (Paid £15) W Fletcher. Adjutant 7 Apr 1935 CONCERT – Tunstall British Legion – One Concert (Paid £20) Captain Shaw, Secretary 21 Apr 1935 CONCERT – Trentham Gardens (Paid £35) Edward Boutry Entertainment Manager (Tea Provided) 22 to 27 Apr 1935 CONCERT – Birmingham Bingley Hall (Paid £180) (Easter Week) T Bladon Exhibition Manager 210 Paradise Street. 5 May 1935 CONCERT – Derby Arboretum (Paid £45) T S Wells. Parks Superintendent. 23 May 1935 CONCERT – Winnington – One Concert (Paid £20) F T Spruce, Labour Manager 25 May 1935 CONCERT – Holyhead (Paid £40) O E Jones. Hoyle Valley, Holyhead. 26 May 1935 CONCERT – Stretford Park (Paid £35) Geo. H Abraham, Town Clark 2 June 1935 CONCERT – Stockport Vernon Park (Paid £40) L E Morgan, Park Superintendent 4 June 1935 MARCH - March – Elg and Crobridge show (Paid £50) (Names obscured by the word paid in the Band Diary)

CONCERT – Chesterfield (Paid £25) R D Hoole 9 to 11 June 1935 CONCERT – Alton Towers (Paid £105) C H Cowlishaw 12 to 15 June 1935 CONCERT – Manchester Park (Paid £104) J Richardson, Superintendent 16 to 22 June 1935 CONCERT – Southport (Paid £175) T E Wolstenholme, Manager. 29 June 1935 CONCERT – Penrith – Sons of Temperance Band (Paid £15) 30 June to 21 July 1935 (22 days) Glasgow, Dunfermline and Aberdeen (Paid £570 Plus Travelling) W Besaut, Director of Parks 120 Blythswood Street, Glasgow. 6 July 1935 BROADCAST on National Programme (BBC) 12.15 noon “A Programme of Gramophone Records” with various bands including “Foden’s Motor Works Band” playing A Downland Suite Conductor Fred Mortimer 25 July 1935 CONCERT – Preston (Paid £40) Town Clerk 27 July 1935 CONCERT – Worsley Show (Paid £31/10/0) 28 July to 3 Aug 1935 CONCERT – Hyde Park, London (Paid £165) F G Carter, Bailiff of Royal Park. H.M. Offices of Works, Storeys Gate, Westminster. 4 Aug 1935 CONCERT – Alexandra Park Oldham (Paid £40) Geo. Mottram, Superintendent. 5 Aug 1935 CONCERT – Loggerheads (Paid £50) Crosville Motors. 7 Aug 1935 CONCERT – Crewe Park (Paid £35) Town Hall 11 Aug 1935 CONCERT – Rochdale (Paid £40) T C Tully, Superintendent 18 to 24 Aug 1935 CONCERT – Plymouth (Paid £210) P H Cole, Town Clarks Office. 25 to 31 Aug 1935 CONCERT – Morecambe (Paid £175) Mr H Porter Entertainment Manager 31 Aug 1935 BROADCAST on Regional Programme (BBC) 12 noon (see above) “Foden Motor Works Band” Relayed from The Harnbour Bandstand Morecambe. Conductor Fred Mortimer 1 Sept 1935 CONCERT – Bostock Hall (Paid £25) R J Gardner, The Bull Ring, Northwich. ___________________________________________________________________________________ NATIONAL NEWS 2 Sept 1935 COMPETITION – “British Open Championships”, Area Final at Belle Vue, Manchester. Fodens Motor Works Band Didn’t Take Part Between 1932 and 1952. ___________________________________________________________________________________ 8 June 1935

7 to 8 Sept 1935 CONCERT – Haydon Bridge (Paid £100) Henry Wilson, Secretary Shaftoe Street 11 Sept 1935 CONCERT – Derby Arboretum (Paid £45) T Z Wells, Park Superintendent 11 Sept 1935 BROADCAST on Regional Programme (BBC) 7.15pm (see above) “Foden Motor Works Band” Relayed from The Arboretum, Derby. Conductor Fred Mortimer 14 to 15 Sept 1935 CONCERT – Stanhope Wrexham (Paid £100) J T Ridley, White House. 19 Sept 1935 CONCERT – Stokesley Show (Paid £65) John Farrow 21 Sept 1935 CONCERT – Sale, Cheshire (Paid £35) J W L Louther, Town Clark

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COMPETITION – National Brass Band Championship, Crystal Palace, London. For the Crystal Palace 1,000 guinea trophy. Due to the rules that after you won three times in a row you were not allowed to take part in the next competition Fodens were given the opportunity to play the test piece from last year’s competition, “Comedy” by John Henry Iles at the evening concert. This Year’s Test Piece, “Pride of Race” by Kenneth Wright. FIRST Munn and Feltons SECOND Creswell Colliery THIRD Black Dyke Mills At the end of the concert the usual “Massed Band Concert” took place. One of the pieces they played was “Grand March Le Prophete” by Giacomo Meyerbeer. There was also a piece called “Sing A Song” which was again was written by John Henry Iles who conducted the evening concert and involved a little bit of singing from the bands. Other tracks recorded at the concert were “Champion Medley No 3” and “Amen (Messiah)” by F G Handel. (Massed band tracks vailable on Crystal Palace Champions CD – Beulah Label 1PD 2) CONCERT – Llandudno Gardens (Paid £30) Reginald Jordon, Manager CONCERT – Hanley Regent Theatre, Hanley - Potteries Choral Society (Paid £25) Carl Oliver, 10 Eastwood Place. One Concert CONCERT – Stoke Kings Hall – Armistice Day (Paid £15) H G Bladon, Bowseer Bullock CONCERT – Crewe (Paid Gratis) Mrs Royds, Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. CONCERT – Free Trade Hall, Manchester (Paid £25) Christmas Toy Fair, for Children’s Hospital. CONCERT – Kidsgrove for St John’s Ambulance (Paid £15) J T Stubbs, Liverpool Road, Kidsgrove.

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1936

FODEN’S MOTOR WORKS BAND

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CONCERT – Blackpool Tower (Paid £40) Miss Nelson, Education Secretary, Co-op Society CONCERT – Stockport (Paid £15) W H Morton Salvation Army Adjutant BBC Manchester (Paid £21) BROADCAST on Regional Programme (BBC) 6.30pm “Foden Motor Works Band” From the North Conductor Fred Mortimer With William Waugh (Bass) Congleton (Paid £18) The Composer and conductor William Rimmer died at the age of 73. London Recording for Columbia (Paid £42) CONCERT – Hanwell Salvation Army (Paid £18) CONCERT – Burslem for St John’s Ambulance (Paid £20) RELEASE OF THE RECORDING The Mill in the Dale (S Dale) Regal Zono MR1953 Members of Fodens’s Band sang on this recording. B SIDE Il Bacio (Cornet Solo Harry Mortimer) MR1953 b (“Il Bacio”Available on Fabulous Fodens CD –Choice CD2BM2) CONCERT – Winnington (Paid £20) BROADCAST on 2BD Aberdeen (BBC) 10.30pm “An Interlude of Gramophone Records”

“Foden Motor Works Band” Playing Il Bachio (The Kiss) Solo Harry Mortimer. Conductor Fred Mortimer 21 Mar 1936 CONCERT – Kettering with “Munn and Feltons” Brass Band (Paid £50) 31 Mar 1936 BBC Manchester “Homage to Rimmer” (Paid £21) (see 3 Apr 1936) BROADCAST on Regional Programme (BBC) 7pm “Homage to Rimmer” “Foden Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer A programme of music composed or arranged by William Rimmer (1861-1936) with Reminiscences of a life devoted to the Services of the Brass Band World. Taking part were Foden’s Motor Works Band led by Fred Mortimer with Harry Mortimer on Principal Cornet, a quartet of players – Clifton Jones (Cornet – Irwell Springs), Owen Bottomley (Cornet Black Dyke), Fred Fletcher (Tenor Horn Wingates), and Fred Appleby (Euphonium Hebden Bridge) The broadcast was presented by John Henry Iles. 1. March - Honest Toil 2. Selection - Gems of Schubert 3. Overture - Rule Britannia 4. Humouresque – The Costers Wedding 5. Quartet – Mountain Breezes 6. Selection – Erotica 7. Hymn – Memories The programme arranged by D. G. BRIDSON and CRAWFORD McNAIR and presented by J. HENRY ILES, Founder and President of The Brass Band Festival. (Repeated 3 Apr 1936 at 6.30pm Regional programme) 31 March 1936 and 3 April 1936 BBC Manchester “Homage to Rimmer” (2 programmes –Paid £42) Fodens were asked to take part in a BBC Radio programme celebrating the life of William Rimmer called “Homage to Rimmer” the programme included Fodens theme tune “The Cossack”. The two programmes were broadcast from the BBC’s Manchester studio. (Allan Littlemore’s book “Foden’s Band – 100 Years of excellence” puts the date at the 21 March (Playing in Kettering), however the “Band Diary” Puts the date at the 31 March and a second programme on the 3 April 1936) 3 Apr 1936 BBC Manchester “Homage to Rimmer” (Paid £21) (see 31 Mar 1936) (Two Programmes presented “Live” in tribute to William Rimmer). 8 Apr 1936 CONCERT – Bury Salvation Army (Paid £15) 17 Apr 1936 BROADCAST on 2BD Aberdeen (BBC) 4pm “An Interlude of Gramophone Records” “Foden Motor Works Band” Playing Harry Lauder Medley. Conductor Fred Mortimer 18 Apr 1936 COMPETITION – Southport Music Festival. The band came First winning £102 /10 /0. 21 Apr to 2 May 1936 CONCERT – Groves Exhibition Belle Vue (Paid £250) H Burns, Secretary 392a Tennel Street, Manchester. 10 May 1936 CONCERT – Stretford (Paid £35) H Abraham, Town Clerk 12 May 1936 BBC Manchester (Paid £21) BROADCAST on Regional Programme (BBC) 9.45pm “A Brass Band Concert” “Foden Motor Works Band” From the North by the Winning band in the Brass band Concert held in connection with the Southport Musical Festival. Conductor Fred Mortimer Solo Cornet Harry Mortimer. 17 to 24 May 1936 TOUR - Royal Parks, London (Paid £185) F G Carter, Bailiff of Royal Park. H.M. Offices of Works, Storeys Gate,

Westminster. 31 May to 1 June 1936 CONCERT – Alton Towers (Paid £70) C H Cowishaw, Director, Uttoxeter. 2 June 1936 CONCERT – Valley Holyhead (Paid £40) W Dixon 6 June 1936 CONCERT – Alsager – Catholic Garden Party (Paid £20) Dr Aisehe The Cedars Alsager 7 June 1936 CONCERT – Wallasey (Paid £40) T B Philips, Northgate House, Weston Road, Gloucester 10 June 1936 CONCERT – Crewe Park (Paid £35) K B Edward, Town Clerk 14 to 21 June 1936 CONCERT – Glasgow and Dunfermline (Paid £210) W Besaut, Director of Parks 120 Blythswood Street, Glasgow. 27 June 1936 CONCERT – Dewsbury (Paid £45) Town Clark, Dewsbury. 5 to 11 July 1936 CONCERT – Southport (Paid £175) T E Wolstenholme, Town Hall. 10 July 1936 BROADCAST on National Programme (BBC) 11.30am (see above) “Foden Motor Works Band” From the Floral Hall Garden, Southport. Conductor Fred Mortimer 12 July 1936 CONCERT – Stockport Vernon Park (Paid £40) L E Morgan Park Superintendent 19 July 1936 CONCERT – Rochdale Falinge Park (Paid £40) W Tully Superintendent Falinge Park 22 July 1936 CONCERT – Darby Arboretum (Paid £45) Mr T S Wells, Superintendent (See Below) 22 July 1936 BROADCAST on Regional Programme (BBC) 8pm (see above) “Foden Motor Works Band” From the Arboretum, Derby. Conductor Fred Mortimer 25 July 1936 CONCERT – Longton (Paid £25) Russell Marsh (Tea Provided) 26 July to 1 Aug 1936 CONCERT – Morecambe (Paid £175) F Porter Entertainment Manager 2 Aug 1936 CONCERT – Oldham Alexandra Park (Paid £40) Geo. Mottram, Superintendent 3 Aug 1936 CONCERT – Loggerheads (Paid £50) Crosville Motor Co, Home Wharf, Chester. 6 Aug 1936 CONCERT – Tring Show (Paid £60) G M Brown Secretary, 41 High Street, Tring 8 Aug 1936 BBC London (Paid £25) BROADCAST on Regional Programme (BBC) 9.30pm “Foden Motor Works Band”. Conductor Fred Mortimer 9 Aug 1936 CONCERT – Blackpool Stanley Park (Paid £50) T Blackpool Superintendent 13 Aug 1936 CONCERT – Audlem Show (Paid £35) A C Wilkins Ivy Cottage, Audlem 16 to 22 Aug 1936 CONCERT – Plymouth (Paid £210) P H Cole Town Clarks Office 24 Aug 1936 CONCERT – Camborne (Cornwall) (Paid £50) R Staples Sec. Carnival Committee 2 Sept 1936 CONCERT – Buxton Show arranged by Mr W Foden (Paid £15) J W Dean Secretary. 5 to 6 Sept 1936 CONCERT – Middleton in Teaside (Paid £100) W Higham Walton, Secretary, Agricultural Show. ___________________________________________________________________________________ NATIONAL NEWS 7 Sept 1936 COMPETITION – “British Open Championships”, Area Final at

Belle Vue, Manchester. Fodens Motor Works Band Didn’t Take Part Between 1932 and 1952. ___________________________________________________________________________________ 8 Sept 1936 CONCERT – Disley Lyme Park (Paid £40) Estate Office, Newton Le Willows 15 Sept 1936 CONCERT – I C I Winnington (Paid £20) F T Spruce 17 Sept 1936 BBC Manchester (Paid £25) BROADCAST on Regional Programme (BBC) 6pm “Foden Motor Works Band”. Conductor Fred Mortimer With Hamilton Harris (Bass) 26 Sept 1936 COMPETITION – National Brass Band Championship, Crystal Palace, London. For the Crystal Palace 1,000 guinea trophy. (Last year of the Trophy) Test piece “Kenilworth – Homage to Queen Elizabeth” by Arthur Bliss. Conductor Fred Mortimer (Who also conducted “Luton”). (The 4 Bars rest website had J Greenwood as the conductor this is wrong as we can see from the report in the Chronicle 3 Oct 1936.) FIRST FODENS (for the 5th time in seven Year’s) SECOND Black Dyke Mills THIRD Friary (Guildford) However a sad note to this year’s competition was the death of Joe Brookes who was conducting the Junior section entry by the Rivington and Adlington Band when he collapsed on stage and died. Joe Brookes had been the Soprano cornetist with Fodens until 1915 when he left to join Horwich RMI after being fired from the band for going on strike. Feature Crewe Chronicle 3 Oct 1936 (Sat) A rather subdued evening concert by the Massed Band was recorded for 78. The show included “Homeland Melodies” (Arr John Henry Iles) and was conducted by John Henry Iles. (Available on Crystal Palace Champions CD – Beulah Label 1PD 2) ___________________________________________________________________________________ 3 October 1936 Crewe Chronicle. A feature on the bands win at the National Brass Band Championships at Crystal Palace gave a report on the bands performance and the reception in Sandbach. FODEN’S MOTOR WORKS BAND under their brilliant conductor (Mr Fred Mortimer), smashed another record on Saturday, by winning for the sixth time the Crystal Palace Championship Contest, thus beating Black Dyke’s five wins. Foden’s first record at the Palace was established in 1934 by a third successive win. They performed a similar feat at Belle Vue in 1926, since when they have not competed there by reason of many pressing engagements which the Band has to fulfil in the early part of September, leaving no time for rehearsals. At the first opportunity they will enter this contest again. This triumph comes on the eve of their departure for the Johannesburg Exhibition. It re-establishes – if, indeed, they have ever fallen from the position – their reputation as the finest brass band in the world. Those who had attended the rehearsals at the Works, studied the test piece, and listened to the interpretation after hours and hours of painstaking work, were quietly optimistic last week of the band’s ability to bring home once again the “blue riband” of the brass band world. In the present personnel of the band Fred Sowood (First Horn) is the sole survivor of the 1910 victory, which the late Mr Edwin Foden the founder of the band, looked upon as the realisation of his ambition. M Cullen, A Webb, Sen, H Shergold, R Shepley, and A and E Statham, also are numbered among the “old stagers,” each with service of 20 Year’s or more. This year there appeared to have been a keener desire greater even than in 1934, when they were out for the Palace “hat trick,” and the chief incentive was the welcome return to the Works of a Foden, and particularly the esteemed chief, Mr W Foden, J.P., who with his late father rendered yeoman service in the early history of the band. Much credit is due also to Mr Harry Mortimer, the deputy conductor. FAR CRY It is a far cry to the contest at Haslington Flower Show where the test piece was “Angels, ever bright and fair,” and when the young solo cornet was Herbert Harrison (now Licensee of the Military Arms, Sandbach), the euphonium player was Mr W. Foden, the cornet player Mr E.R. Foden, the trombone player the late Mr S. P. Twemlow. Who dared to imagine in those days of over 30 Year’s ago that the

band would attain such honour and fame? Go further back still, and recall those rehearsals in Pring’s hayloft from which one over-enthusiastic “blower” accidentally fell. At the 1910 celebrations at the Works, Mr C.F. Poole, Westfields, commenting on the amount of the prize money gained by the Besses O’ the’ Barn and Black Dyke Bands, said the former band, in 50 Year’s, won over £10,000, and the latter in a similar period £11,000. Mr Poole added that they had ground for the hope that Foden’s would beat those records. And they have I! In 26 Year’s their prize money totals over £18,000. Mr W. Foden and Mr Mortimer have been inundated with congratulatory telegrams, letters and telephone messages. One of the first received was from Mr E. Newall, Chairman of Sandbach Council. Mr E. R. Foden and E.R.F. Ltd., have also sent their congratulations, Mr E.R. Foden describing it as a wonderful achievement. In honour of the event E.R.F. Ltd erected a new flagpole and hoisted a large Union Jack. Activity and excitement were high at the Works on Monday. Motor wagons and cars were being decorated to escort the band’s motor coach into the town; and to enable the employees to take part in the welcome the Works closed at 4pm. CONDUCTOR’S SUDDEN DEATH While conducting in one of the junior sections at the Palace, Mr J.H. Brookes collapsed and died. Joe Brookes, as he was familiarly known in Elworth, was at one time the soprano player in Foden’s band, and was employed in the moulding shop. He was in the band in 1910 when they first won at the Palace. The late Mr Brookes left the district in the early part of the War. BROADCAST CONCERT As the winning band on Saturday, Foden’s broadcast for three quarters of an hour on Sunday afternoon from London. They played the test piece, “Lorenz” (Keighley), the concert piece at Belle Vue in 1928, and which brought them the third successive win. On Sunday evening the band played at a Finsbury Park concert. AT THE PALACE Mr A. Hulme, Elworth, writes the following impression of the Palace contest:The large hall of the Crystal Palace, in which the championship contest was held, was packed to its full capacity with an audience of enthusiasts – some to support their local band, some just to hear the exposition of a fine piece of music by the various leading bands of the country, but all to criticise most keenly the various efforts, and to award with applause proportionately according to each one’s success. Speaking of the band’s first as a whole – too many spoiled their chances by “over-blowing.” Only too often did the bands play the first and third movements so loudly that they lost tone quality. For a few the piece was too difficult, while by many the artistic solo parts were not treated with the care and attention they deserved. The piece contained one or two difficult passages requiring skilful technique. Taking the bands individually, the outstanding performance was by Foden’s. The solo work of the first cornet player, Mr H. Mortimer, was that of an artist, and it was with pleasure that one noticed a murmur of appreciation pass through the audience at the end of his cadenza in the first movement. The horn and euphonium players, Messrs. Webb and A Mortimer, also played their parts with distinction and brilliance, while the soprano cornet player, Mr P. Cooke who is quite a young player, deserves also a special word of praise for the skilful and artistic way in which he played his part in the first and second movements. Foden’s Band was by far the best in its team work. Never once, even throughout the third movement, which was intended to be majestic, did the band overblow and spoil the tome quality and balance. Their attack, precision, and absolute unity of movement throughout the piece spoke volumes for the careful training of their conductor, and the institution of the members of the band members themselves. INDIVIDUALITY. The band’s interpretation of the third movement was outstanding in its individuality. To the careful listener there was something different in Foden’s interpretation – there was certainly a slight accelerando about one third the way through, not noticed when played by the other bands. But that was not all. There was a careful balancing of the relative timbres of the instruments. The whole movement was excellently played, and the band received a wonderful ovation. The second prize was given to Black Dyke Band. This band played in the 19th position, following immediately after Foden’s, who played 18th. It was this fact which clearly showed up to the careful listener the superiority of the Foden band. Had Back Dyke played several places before or after Foden’s the difference would not have been so noticeable. As it was, the playing of the Black Dyke Band was exceptionally good. It was accurate, precise, well-balanced in tone quality, and its interpretation was good; but what was lacking was the slight superiority in the artistic passages of the cornet, horn, and euphonium.

The phrasing, too, was hardly as well defined as that of Foden’s, nor did one feel that there was the same “soul” breathed into the playing of the delicate passages. There was occasional overblowing in the third movement, which rather spoiled the general effect temporarily. The third prize was given to Friary Bank, of Guildford. This band played brilliantly, accurately, and with precision and vigour; far too much vigour, in fact, from the writer’s point of view. One had the impression of a wireless set turned full on or of a picture with all the colours accentuated instead of toned down. The band was fortunate to be placed in the third position, in spite of its accuracy, for one felt there was lacking in the solo parts of the first and second movements just that delicacy and soulfulness which was a feature in the playing of the premier band. The non-placement of Munn and Felton’s in the prize list was a surprise, for they have a very good interpretation of the piece. Their soloists were good, and the band was well together, precise, and accurate. The fourth, fifth and sixth places were held by Harton Colliery, Luton, and Abram Colliery. No fault could be found with these decisions. The contest was a most interesting one, and proved without doubt the tremendous strides which have been made in the brass band world during the last decade. A GREAT RECEPTION “The Bells of St Mary’s crashed and crashed, then broke into melodious peals as the band’s motor coach descended the Hill leading into the town. In the Market Square there was huge enthusiastic crowd. What a Royal welcome home! From Lawton the escort included decorated motor cars and Diesel wagons bearing the slogans “Well done Foden’s, and good old Mort!” and “Champions come and champions go. But where they go to only Foden’s know.” In the rear of the procession was, in contrast, a Jazz band led by Rob Roy, Leading was Mr W. Foden’s car illuminated with Fairey lights, while in front of the radiator was a large portrait of the late Mr Edwin Foden. At the Old hall the band left their motor coach, and Miss M Brereton, the youngest member of the office staff, presented a bouquet of bronze chrysanthemums to Mrs W Foden, while Mr P Critchley placed large laurel wreaths round the necks of Mr Foden and Mr Mortimer. In this manner they walked to the Square, the band meanwhile playing a march. With them were Mrs Foden, Ald. F. J. Poole, Mr J Stubbs and Mr J.E. Cowap (directors), Mr S.E. Charlesworth (Secretary), and Miss Foden. On the platform in front of the Ancient Crosses were Mr E Newall J.P. (Chairman of the Urban Council), with officials, Coun H Jones (Mayor of Crewe), the clergy of the town, Lady Stockton, Sir John and Lady Barlow and Mrs Edwin Foden. A WONDERFUL ACHIEVEMENT After the band played the National Anthem, Mr Newall then addressed the crowd. He said that when they were on that spot two Year’s ago, most of them thought they very peak had been reached by Foden’s Band, for they had just returned from the Palace, after having won the contest for the third time in succession. That was a record, and the speakers at that reception used up all their abjectives to describe what, without a doubt was a wonderful achievement. How could he find the words to describe adequately the present achievement? He considered it was very wonderful, because during last year, when they were desbarred from competing, some indifference might have crept into their ranks, but he thought it bore wonderful testimony to their spirit of comradeship and perseverance (Applause). After that period of retirement the band succeeded again. That unique success had come at a very opportune time, because shortly the band would be leaving for South Africa. He wished them a successful time. There was an old saying that “Trade followed the Flag.” He was expressing everyone’s wish that the band would not only give a good account of themselves so far as music was concerned, but that their music would impress the industrial magnates of South Africa to such an extent that if they wanted a wagon that was as good in quality and as good in performance as the band, then they could do no better than send to Sandbach for a Foden Diesel. (Applause). In the name of the town he expressed his appreciation of the honour the band had conferred upon the district. He wondered sometimes what Sandbach would have to boast about had it not been for Fodens band (Applause). They certainly kept Sandbach in a very large square, not only on the country map but on the national map. (Applause). “To you, Mr Foden, and Mr Mortimer, I extend the town’s appreciation and gratitude, and the best wishes not only for the band, but for Foden’s Ltd.” (Applause). CREWE’S CONGRATULATIONS Coun. H. Jones said it was one of the greatest pleasures he had had during his year of office to take part in those proceedings, and to bring the heartiest congratulations from Crewe. Mr G. Wright, C.C., the father of the Urban Council, said the achievement on that sixth occasion had incontestably proved two things. One was that their earlier successes were no mean flashes in the pan, no mere accidents, but evidence of the genuine ability and merit of the band. (Applause). In the second place their achievement had proved that their work was of real musical merit, otherwise they could never have won on six occasions. (Applause).

MR. FODEN’S THANKS. Mr Foden, in his reply, thanked the people for the splendid welcome home of the band. Having been away for a few years, he had no idea that Sandbach was so enthusiastic, but he was delighted at their reception. He was at the Palace on Saturday, and he could proudly say that the band won for the high quality of their playing. It was a just award. While the playing of the whole twenty-four bands was very good, he believed that it was the opinion of the people that Foden’s had deserved to win. At the massed bands’ concert, Foden’s band had a tremendous ovation, and they had to respond to two encores. When the results were known the people were almost mad with enthusiasm. However, thanks were due to the lads and to Mr Mortimer for the work and energy they had put into it. From his experience the band was very popular in the South of England. (Applause). Mr Foden, referring to the death of Mr Joe Brookes, a former soprano cornet player of the band, was visibly affected. Brookes, he said was a splendid player and bandsman. Amid those rejoicings there was a home at Horwich with a grief stricken family, and it was his intention to write to the widow. Mr Foden again thanked the people for their welcome. (Applause). A WORD FROM MR MORTIMER. Mr Mortimer, with whom Mr Newall shook hands warmly, said he very much appreciated their hearty welcome. They were getting used to those welcomes, but he wondered what reception they would get when they did not win. (Laughter). No band had worked harder, and the men had practised almost every night. Almost all the competing bands without exception, had stated that after Foden’s performance, no other band could be first. That was a very nice feeling. (Applause). Mr Newall then called for cheers for the band and Mr Mortimer. At Elworth, the band played round Vicarage-lane, the Avenue, and Marsh Green-road, and at the War Memorial there were further congratulatory speeches by the Rev. J.R. Jones, Mr S. Riley, and Mr A. Hulme. The band, after playing the hymn, “Abide with me,” were entertained to supper with their wives and sweethearts in the works dining hall. Over the entrance were the words, “Hearty congratulations to Foden’s Motor Works Band, and Fred Mortimer, wizard bandmaster.” ___________________________________________________________________________________ EXTRA INFORMATION ON ABOVE. Alterations and additional information to the above article have been provided by Allan Littlemore. 1) The line “Go further back still, and recall those rehearsals in Pring’s hayloft from which one overenthusiastic “blower” accidentally fell.” Should read – Go further back still, and recall those rehearsals in Mellor’s hayloft from which one over-enthusiastic “blower” accidentally fell. 2) Arthur ‘Pommy’ Hulme was the headmaster of Elworth Church School. 3) Mr P Cooke should read Mr C Cooke for Charlie Cooke / Charles Cooke. 4) “The third prize was given to Friary Bank, of Guildford.” Should read Friary Brewary band of Guildford. 5) “Rob Roy” was a local entertainer. ___________________________________________________________________________________ 27 Sept 1936 RECORDING - The following day (Sunday) the band were again recording the winning piece “Kenilworth” for release on 78 by the Columbia Recording studio. (Available on Crystal Palace Champions CD – Beulah Label 1PD 2) 27 Sept 1936 The day also involved a broadcast for the BBC of “Kenilworth” and “Lorenzo” and a concert at the Finsbury Park Empire. 1936 The following Monday the band returned to Elworth where they were again greeted by the public with decorated cars and trucks. By 4pm Fodens Works was closed and the workforce with members of the public crowded into Sandbach Market Square for the arrival of the band. As they came along the Newcastle road towards St Mary’s Church the bells rang out as the band pulled into the Old Hall to get ready for a march into the town. ___________________________________________________________________________________ FODEN MOTOR WORKS 1936 Sept 1936 After the departure of Edwin Richard Foden in August 1932 and his son setting up the ERF Company during the Easter of 1933 the Foden family had no direct involvement in the running of FODENS. During 1936 the works had not managed to keep hold of its managers with a succession of people being found to be unsuitable to run the company. William Foden was asked to take over the company but declined as he had moved to Australia to farm sheep in December 1924 and didn’t want anything to do with the company. He did however agree to a visit and when he returned to see the state the

company had got itself into he decided for the family name to come back to Sandbach. After a number of Year’s without a member of the family on the board things started to fall back into place. However with his brother now being a Director of a rival company things on the family line would never be the same again as the two companies were now competing for the same business. EDWIN FODEN AND THE BAND PROMISE. Edwin however was still loyal to the band and had made certain promises to the people of Elworth that he was determined to keep. One of the promises was the donation of doubling his previous gift to the old folk of Elworth if the band won the Nationals. Now a £2 donation was made as the band won the competition for a sixth time. In addition E R Foden also gave the elderly a share of 50 tons of coal which was distributed equally among them and for the ERF Company he purchased a new Flag Pole on which he hoisted a huge Union Flag to welcome the band home. ___________________________________________________________________________________ Oct 1936 THE HISTORY OF FODENS MOTOR WORKS BAND published as a publicity booklet for the band and the company. The booklet included a letter from Fred Mortimer dated 17 Sept 1936. 3 Oct 1936 CONCERT – Stockport ### Band (Paid £20) 11 Oct 1936 CONCERT – Annual concert at the REGENT CINEMA (THEATRE) in Hanley along with the Potteries Choral Society. (Paid £25) 12-13 Oct 1936 Days off to pack. 14 Oct 1936 Travelled to London to make a RADIO BROADCAST. 14 Oct 1936 BBC London (Paid £25) BROADCAST on National Programme (BBC) 2.50pm “Foden Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer 14 Oct 1936 RECORDING – Recording in London for Zono Regal (Paid £35) 15 Oct 1936 CONCERT – Central Hall, Southampton for a farewell concert organised by the Southampton Borough Council before an audience of 1400 people. (Paid £30) 16 Oct 1936 Boarded the ship “Caernarvon Castle” (Union Castle Liner) for South Africa along with Fred Mortimer. Fred travelled Second Class while the band were in tourist class. 1936 Bill Lawton the Solo Cornet Player with the band had met a South African girl who was travelling home from Britain on the same boat. They fell in love and arranged to get married once they reached South Africa. (see 9 Dec 1936) 4 Nov to 17 Dec 1936 EMPIRE EXHIBITION, SOUTH AFRICA TOUR (Paid £2,300) 13 Nov 1936 BROADCAST on National Programme (BBC) 11am “A Programme of Gramophone Records” “Foden Motor Works Band” Playing Elegy and Rondo (A Downland Suite). Conductor Fred Mortimer 23 Nov 1936 CONCERT – the band appeared at the Empire Exhibition (Rykstentoonstelling) at Johannesburg where they played twice a day for two weeks as part of the five week tour of South Africa. The band was kitted out with Blue and Scarlet uniforms for the occasion. The Foden Motor Works also supplied two Foden Diesel Commercial Vehicles for the exhibition stand. ___________________________________________________________________________________ NATIONAL NEWS CRYSTAL PALACE DESTROYED BY FIRE. 30 Nov 1936 The “Crystal Palace” was burned to the ground. It had been the venue of the National Brass Band Championships since they had started. ___________________________________________________________________________________ SOUTH AFRICAN TOUR (2) 9 Dec 1936 Bill Lawton and his South African bride were married in Johannesburg an event that was attended by the band. Dec 1936 The band travelled to Cape Town for a series of indoor concerts. Dec 1936 Travelled home on board the “Edinburgh Castle”. 24 Dec 1936 On board the boat home they met a company of Russian Ballet Dancers who arranged an impromptu concert for Christmas. However Hubert Shergold (Flugel) refused to accompany the dancers as they wanted the band to play a new arrangement of the Mazurka from Coppelia which was not true to the original. Hubert was a stickler for the original and wouldn’t play a cheapened version. ___________________________________________________________________________________

17 Dec 1936

BROADCAST on National Programme (BBC) 11am “A Programme of Gramophone Records” “Foden Motor Works Band” Playing Elegy and Rondo (A Downland Suite). Conductor Fred Mortimer ___________________________________________________________________________________ BAND in 1936 Taken from “The History of Fodens Motor Works Band” (Oct 1936) MUSICAL DIRECTOR Fred Mortimer Deputy Conductor and Principal Cornet Harry Mortimer CORNETS First Cornet W Lawson First Cornet H Stanway First Cornet W Pedley Soprano Charles Cook Flugelhorn H Shergold Repriano R Moores Cornet R Shepley Cornet E Spurr Cornet E Statham HORNS Principal Tenor A Webb Second Tenor J Cotterell Third Tenor F Sowood BARITONES Principal A Statham Second A Webb (Junior) EUPHONIUMS Principal Alex Mortimer Second Rex Mortimer THOMBONES Principal Robert Knott Second H Stubbs Bass J Moores BASSES B.B. J Poole B.B. H Hardy E.F. B Stokes E.F. M Cullen Drums and Effects Dennis Harrison ___________________________________________________________________________________ ###################################################################################

1937

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Conductor Fred Mortimer ################################################################################### 17 Jan 1937 26 Jan 1937

CONCERT – Crewe Plaza (Paid 50% = £15) H Bucker, Earl of Crewe. CONCERT – Sandbach. Concert at Sandbach for the old folk and others that had been suspended since October due to the South African tour. It was a welcome home event and a celebration of the win in the National Band Festival at Crystal Palace 1,000 guinea trophy in September 1936. The programme for the concert went like this.Chairman’s opening remarks ………….. Sir Edwin Stockton 1. March “Pomp and Circumstance” by Edward Elgar 2. Overture “Zampa” by Herold. 3. Song “Drake Goes West” by Sanderson (Mr Charles Hindley) Crystal Palace Trophy and Medals Presentation by J.H. Iles Esq. to

Sir Edwin Stockton, Chairman Messrs. Fodens limited. Miss Amy Foden to decorate the Bandsmen. 4. Test Piece “Kenilworth” by Arthur Bliss 1. At the Castle gates. 2. Serenade on the lake. 3. March (Zono-Regal M R 2244) 5. Cornet Solo “Cleopatra” by Damare (Soloist Mr Harry Mortimer) 6. Two latest recordings (a) “Teddy Bear’s Picnic – Highland Patrol (b) “Swing O’the Kilt” (Zono-Regal M R 2290) 7. Song “The Trumpeter” by Dix (Mr Charles Hindley) 8. Hymn “Rimington” 9. GOD SAVE THE KING According to a photograph taken at the time, also in attendance were Cannon John Armitstead (3rd Left), Sir Edwin Stockton (19th Left), F.J. Poole (21st Left) and John Stubbs (28th Left Back Row)

c/o Allan Littlemore’s archive. CONCERT – Treorchy (Paid £60) W P Thomas, Sec. Workmen Just steel Park and Dare. 30 to 31 Jan 1937 CONCERT – Aberystwyth Municipal Hall (Paid £100) W J Edwards, Publicity Manager 7 Feb 1937 CONCERT – Congleton (Paid 50% = £17) 28 Feb 1937 CONCERT – Sandbach Nursing Home (Paid Gratis) 5 Mar 1937 BBC Manchester (Paid £25) BROADCAST on Regional Programme (BBC) 6pm “Foden Motor Works Band” from the North Conductor Fred Mortimer Soloists Harry Mortimer and W Lawton With David Edwards (Bass) 7 Mar 1937 CONCERT – Dumfries (Paid Unknown) W T Anderson 5a Balmoral Road, Bauckmaster 8 Mar 1937 CONCERT – Blackpool Tower (Paid £40) Miss Wilson, BT Educational Secretary 14 Mar 1937 CONCERT – Hanley Odeon Theatre. Carl Oliver, 10 Eastwood Place. One Concert 6 Apr 1937 CONCERT – Southport (Paid £25) 8 Apr 1937 CONCERT – Opera House Manchester (Paid £20) 11 Apr 1937 CONCERT – Macclesfield Library (Paid £25) 8 May 1937 CONCERT – Elworth Park. Two local benefactors had donated land and facilities for a park in Elworth including a children’s playground. It was presented to the people of the village on the 8 May 1937 and Fodens Motor Works band were asked to play at the opening ceremony. F D Burgess the author of “By Royal Command” remembers the band playing “Alpine Echoes” a solo for Mr Harry Mortimer who played at the event with the echo in the arrangement being provided by the soprano cornet player hiding in the shrubbery almost one hundred yards away from the band. 8 May 1937 Colour film was taken of the event (Silent) and is possibly the oldest surviving colour footage of the band along with Harry Mortimer conducting this 29 Jan 1937

charity concert. The film of the band’s appearance has 1938 in its titles but was actually taken on this date. The reason Harry was conducting instead of Fred Mortimer was because his father was not in the best of health by this time and encouraged his son at every reasonable opportunity. 9 May 1937 CONCERT – Stretford (Paid £35) 12 May 1937 CONCERT – Sandbach (Paid £35) 13 to 15 May 1937 CONCERT – L.C.C. Victoria Embankment (Paid £90) 16 to 17 May 1937 CONCERT – Alton Towers (Paid £70) 19 to 22 May 1937 CONCERT – Manchester Parks (Paid £104) 23 to 30 May 1937 CONCERT – Royal Parks, London (Paid £686) 25, 27 and 29 May 1937 CONCERT – L.C.C. Victoria Embankment (Paid £42) Mid-day Concerts 3 June 1937 CONCERT – Widnes Victoria Park (Paid £35) Town Clark Widnes 5 June 1937 CONCERT – Wolves (Poss Wolverhampton) (Paid £27/10/0) Mr Loltman 6 June 1937 CONCERT – Nuneaton (Paid £50) Town Clark, Nuneaton 9 to 19 June 1937 CONCERT – Ideal Homes, Belle Vue (Paid £250) Herbert Daniels. 13 June 1937 CONCERT – Oldham Alexandra Park (Paid £40) Geo. Mottram, Park Superintendent. 18 June 1937 BROADCAST on Regional Programme (BBC) 10.45am “A Programme of Gramophone Records” “Foden Motor Works Band” Playing Kenilworth and others. Conductor Fred Mortimer 20 to 26 June 1937 CONCERT – Southport (Paid £175) T E Wolstenholme, Entertainment Manager. 27 June to 25 July 1937 CONCERT – Glasgow Parks (29 Days) (Paid £755 Plus Traveling fees £85) W Besaut, Director of Parks 120 Blythswood Street, Glasgow. 26 July 1937 CONCERT – Newcastle (Paid £45) J H Charlton, Committee Clark, Town Hall. 29 July 1937 CONCERT – Renton, Avenham Park, Stafford (Paid £40) Town Clark 8 to 14 Aug 1937 CONCERT – Plymouth (Paid £210) P H Cole, Entertainment Manager 12 Aug 1937 CONCERT – Guild Hall at Plymouth in front of a 1200 audience plus those listening to BBC Western Radio. BROADCAST on Regional Programme (BBC) 8.45pm “Foden Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer With Harry Moreton (Organ) 15 to 21 Aug 1937 CONCERT – Eastbourne (Paid £175) A E V Dennis, Entertainment Manager 23 to 24 Aug 1937 CONCERT – L.C.C. Victoria Embankment, London. (Paid £42) Three Concerts 25 Aug 1937 CONCERT – Darby Arboretum (Paid £45) T S Wells Superintendent. 26 Aug 1937 CONCERT – Ruthin Show (North Wales) (Paid £40) Roland Jones, Dynstay Road Office, Ruthin 28 Aug 1937 CONCERT – Poynton Show (Paid £35) 29 Aug 1937 CONCERT – Hinckley (Paid £50) Town Clark ___________________________________________________________________________________ NATIONAL NEWS 6 Sept 1937 COMPETITION – “British Open Championships”, Area Final at Belle Vue, Manchester. Fodens Motor Works Band Didn’t Take Part Between 1932 and 1952.

___________________________________________________________________________________ 11 Sept 1937 CONCERT – Newton, Chambers Street, Sheffield (Paid £45) 14 Sept 1937 CONCERT – Heywood Medical Charities (Paid £35) Walter Duckworth, Fern Lea, Manchester Road, Heywood (Tea Provided) 15 Sept 1937 CONCERT – Altringham Show (Paid £35) Mr Turner, Secretary. 16 Sept 1937 CONCERT – Stokesley Show (Cleveland NE England) (Paid £65 Plus Meals) John Harrow Secretary 18 Sept 1937 BROADCAST on Regional Programme (BBC) 11.45am “A Programme of Gramophone Records” “Foden Motor Works Band” Playing “A Downland Suite”. Conductor Fred Mortimer 21 Sept 1937 BBC Manchester (Paid £25) Regional Director, Broadcasting House. BROADCAST on Regional Programme (BBC) 2pm “Foden Motor Works Band” A Northern Programme. Conductor Fred Mortimer 25 Sept 1937 COMPETITION – National Brass Band Championships, Alexandra Palace. Now held at the Alexandra Palace with a new patron for the championships King George VI. The test piece was “Pageantry” by Herbert Howells. Conductor Fred Mortimer. FIRST FODENS (for the 6th time in Eight Year’s) SECOND Munn and Feltons THIRD Black Dyke Mills Pathe filmed part of the event and the footage is still in their archive. www.britishpathe.com/video/national-band-festival-at-alexandrapalace/query/Fodens+Motor+Works+Band 25 Sept 1937 After the Competition at Alexandra Palace the band were part of the “Massed Bands” Concert (Paid £10) 26 Sept 1937 RECORDING – London. The REX Label recorded the band for record REX15021 at Alexandra Palace under the title Martial Moments Part 1 and 2. Martial Moments Rex F655 (REX 15021) Part 1. Medley Intro; Entry of the Gladiators; Folies- Bergeres; Punjaub; Belphegor; Sons of the Brave; Colonel Bodey. Part 2. March Medley (Arr Aubrey Winter) Intro; Through night to light; To the front old comrades; Under the Double Eagle; Sylvia; Namur; With Sword and Lance ___________________________________________________________________________________ CHECK INFORMATION The REX recording mentioned above is listed in Allan Littlemore’s book as being made in 1934 (One year after the REX label was launched in 1933) it could have been recorded on the 4 February 1934 when the band book has the information “Recording for Cash (Paid £55)”. However on E Bay in 2012 a copy was advertised for sale giving the details of side 2 and on the label that it was recorded at the Alexandra Palace a venue the band did not appear at until the National Championships in 1937 (see above). The Alexandra Palace was chosen for the competition after the Crystal Palace had been destroyed by fire and the Alexandra Palace had been rebuilt after having suffered a fire itself. ALEXANDRA PALACE 1873 Opened. 1873 16 days after it opened the building was damaged by a fire. 1914 The Building was closed to the Public on the grounds of Safety. 1935 The BBC Aquired 55,000 square meters of the building in June 1935 for a new Television studio and radio mast. 1937 National Brass Band Championships took place at Alexandra Palace on the 25 Sept 1937. 1980 A second fire destroyed most of the building. ___________________________________________________________________________________

CONCERT – Chelsea Palace (Paid £30) RECORDING - Regal-Zono Recording (Paid £35) SANDBACH CONCERTThe band returned to Sandbach for a concert in the Market Square on a temporary stage next to the Saxon Crosses. The concert ended with “Lead Kindly Light”. 28 Sept to 2 Oct 1937 Bebington, Charter Celebration (Paid £150) Town Clark, Bebington 8 Oct 1937 Walter Illingworth (Drums / Xylophone) appeared at his first rehearsal with the band. (8 Oct 1937 to 26 Mar 1970 / Rejoined 28 Aug 1974 to 6 Sept 1974) 10 Oct 1937 CONCERT – Hanley Potteries Choral Society (Paid £25) Carl Oliver, 10 Eastwood Place. One Concert 19 Oct 1937 CONCERT in aid of the Holditch Colliery Disaster (North Staffordshire). An explosion in Holditch Colliery killed a number of Miners and a disaster fund was set up to help their families. During a fundraising event at the Victoria Ground between Stoke City and Glasgow Rangers the Fodens directors had volunteered the band to play at a fundraising match before the match and during the half time break. The band was also booked for an evening concert (Banquet) at the Town hall during which the final item was a selection of Harry Lauder songs with impromptu vocals from the Glasgow Rangers players and supporters. FOOTBALL MATCH – STOKE CITY V GLASGOW RANGERS 3pm(?) 1. Overture – Magic Flute (Mozart) 2. Alpine Echoes (Windsor) Cornet Solo 3. Selection of Sir Harry Lauder Songs (Hume) BANQUET AT JUBILEE HALL, TOWN HALL, STOKE ON TRENT. 1. Down the Mall (Mackenzie) 2. Light Cavalry (Suppe) 3. Scottish Airs – Selection 4. Communityland (Stoddon) At the interval the band will play 1. Great Little Army (Alford) 24 Oct 1937 CONCERT – Crewe Plaza (Paid 50/50% = £15) H Bucker, Earl of Crewe. 25 Oct 1937 SANDBACH RECEPTION Reception and Banquet at Sandbach in honour of the Band Winning the National Championship. Held as usual in the works. Programme included :Martial Moments Pageantry Lady Stockton presented the band with Bronze Medals. Mrs Billy Foden presented the band with Clocks. Miss Amy Foden gave the band £5 from the “Friends of Fodens Band”. Alpine Echoes Czardas (Xylophone Solo Walter Illingworth) Lead Kindly Light (Hymn) 31 Oct 1937 CONCERT – Hull (Paid £55) E Hope, Sec. Hull Royal Infirmary Executions Committee (Tea Provided) 4 Nov 1937 CONCERT – ICI Winnington (Paid £28) Welfare Manager 11 Nov 1937 CONCERT – Kings Hall, Stoke – Armistice Day (Paid £15) H G Bladon, Bousner Bullock 21 Nov 1937 CONCERT – Paramount, Manchester (Paid £35) Unkn Recording Choir and Band (Paid £75) L Mottram 4 Dec 1937 BBC Manchester (Paid £25) 5 to 10 Dec 1937 CONCERT –Dublin Royal – (Fosters Agency) (Paid £247/10/0) 13 Dec 1937 CONCERT – Blackpool Tower (Paid £40) 26 Sept 1937 26 Sept 1937 27 Sept 1937

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CONCERT – Runcorn (Paid £25) CONCERT – St Albans S A (Paid £15)

2 to 9 Apr 1938 CONCERT – Woolwich Arsenal Co-op exhibition (Paid £219/6/8) At Mitcham (The concert was possibly played at the Arsenal Football Ground the Highbury Stadium). 3 Apr 1938 CONCERT – Cambridge Town (Paid £30) 6 Apr 1938 Pathe (Film news feature) (Paid £25) The Film starts with a man putting on a gramophone record of the band playing “The Cossack” after which a picture of the band appears with Fred Mortimer conducting. Scenes of Chinese people and Russian Horse riders are added to the film. (In the Pathe Archive) www.britishpathe.com/video/fodens-motorworks-band/query/fodens 10 Apr 1938 BBC London Empire (Paid £18/15/0) (BBC Empire is the forerunner of the World Service) BROADCAST on National Programme (BBC) 7.05pm BBC London Empire (Paid £18/15/0) (BBC Empire is the forerunner of the World Service) “Foden Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer 10 Apr 1938 BBC London National (Paid £25) 24 Apr 1938 Played for King George VI and Queen Elizabeth by Royal Command at Windsor Castle. The Band also played as part of the King’s Scout’s Annual Parade for St George’s Day. Film of the event was taken by British Pathe and is available on line at http://www.britishpathe.com/video/scouts-day-at-windsor/query/fodens Overture “Light Cavalry” (Suppe) Solemn Melody (Walford Davies) The Golden Waltz (arr Winter) Alpine Echoes (Cornet Solo) (Windsor) Excerpts from Sullivan Operas (arr Wright) Patrol “Swing O’ the Kilt” (Mackenzie) Lilac Time (Clotsam-Schubert) Hungarian March (Hector Berlioz) Band Members at the event Harry Mortimer (Principal Cornet) Desmond Thomas (Solo Cornet) Harry Stanway (Solo Cornet) Bill Lawton (Solo Cornet) Bill Pedley (Solo Cornet) Charlie Cook (Soprano Cornet) Reg Moores (Repiano Cornet) Hubert Shergold (Flugel Horn) Bob Shepley (2nd Cornet) Edgar Spurr (2nd Cornet) (Edwin) Ted Statham (3rd Cornet) Doug Mc Dean (3rd Cornet) Arthur Webb Snr (Solo Tenor Horn) Jack Cotterill (2nd Horn) Fred Sowood (Tenor Horn) Albert Statham (Solo Baritone) Arthur Webb Jnr (Baritone) Alex Mortimer (Solo Euphonium) Rex Mortimer (2nd Euphonium) Bob Knott (Trombone) Harold Stubbs (2nd Trombone) Joe Moores (Bass Trombone) Joe Poole (B Flat Bass) Harry Hardy (Bass) Basil Stokes (Bass) Matt Cullen (E Flat Bass) Walter Illingworth (Drums) 26 Apr to 7 May 1938 CONCERT – Groves Exhibition Belle Vue (11 Days) (Paid £250)

30 Apr 1938 (see above)

BROADCAST on Regional Programme (BBC) 6.30pm “Foden Motor Works Band” From the Grocers’ Exhibition, Belle Vue, Manchester. Conductor Fred Mortimer 14 May 1938 CONCERT – Hanley Boxing at Port Vale FC (Paid £15) Sydney Halls Promotions 15 to 22 May 1938 CONCERT – L.C.C. Royal Parks (Paid £200) Royal Parks 8 Days H M Office of Works LCC Two Lunch Hour Performances (Paid £28) 5 to 6 June 1938 CONCERT – Alton Towers – Two Days (Paid £70) 8 to 12 June 1938 CONCERT – Manchester Parks – 4 Days (Paid £105) 12 June 1938 CONCERT – Wednesbury (Paid £45) Town Hall 19 June 1938 BROADCAST on Regional Programme (BBC) 5.50pm “BBC Northern Orchestra” Soloist Harry Mortimer (Not with Fodens Band) 26 June 1938 CONCERT – Oldham Lido Grothon (Paid £40) Whitehouse and Stubbs 29 to 30 June 1938 CONCERT – Peterborough – Two days (Paid £95) 2 July 1938 CONCERT – Vale Royal Conservation Fate (Paid £30) 3 July 1938 CONCERT – Kettering (Paid £50) Town Clark 10 July 1938 CONCERT – Nuneaton (Paid £50) 16 July1938 CONCERT – Winnington Sports (Paid £35) 17 July 1938 CONCERT – Alexandra Park, Oldham (Paid £40) 20 July 1938 CONCERT – Derby Arboretum (Paid £45) T S Wells, Superintendent. 24 July 1938 CONCERT – Blackpool Stanley Park (Paid £50) 31 July 1938 CONCERT – Oldham Lido Grothon (Paid £40) 1 Aug 1938 BBC Manchester BROADCAST on Regional Programme (BBC) 9.30pm “Foden Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer With Hamilton Harris (Bass) 4 Aug 1938 CONCERT – Bakewell Show (Paid £50) 7 to 19 Aug 1938 CONCERT – Glasgow, Dunfermline (Paid £355/10/0 Plus Travelling) 21 to 27 Aug 1938 CONCERT – Plymouth (Paid £210) 28 Aug 1938 CONCERT – Bristol Hall (Poss Coliseum Hall) (Paid £50) 2 Sept 1938 CONCERT – Chester Show (Paid £35) (Tea Provided) 3 to 4 Sept 1938 CONCERT – Hayden Bridge (Paid £100) ___________________________________________________________________________________ NATIONAL NEWS 5 Sept 1938 COMPETITION – “British Open Championships”, Area Final at (See Below) Belle Vue, Manchester. Fodens Motor Works Band didn’t take part between 1932 and 1952. ___________________________________________________________________________________ 5 to 10 Sept 1938 EMPIRE EXHIBITION at Bellahouston Park in Glasgow where like last year they played two concerts per day. (Paid £190 Plus Travelling) 7 Sept 1938 BROADCAST on National Programme (BBC) 2.30pm (see above) “Foden Motor Works Band” from the Empire Exhibition (Scotland) Conductor Fred Mortimer 11 Sept 1938 CONCERT – Heywood Medical Charities (Paid £35) 12 Sept 1938 CONCERT – I.C.I. Warrington (Paid £20) 15 Sept 1938 CONCERT – Stokesley Show (Cleveland NE England) (Paid £70 Plus Meals) 22 Sept 1938 BROADCAST on National Programme (BBC) 2pm “A Programme of Gramophone Records” “Foden Motor Works Band” Playing Poet and Peasant. Conductor Fred Mortimer 24 Sept 1938 COMPETITION - National Championship at the Alexandra Palace, London. Test Piece “An Epic Symphony” by Peter Fletcher.

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Fodens Motor Works Band (An unprecedented 7th time in nine year’s) SECOND Bickershaw Colliery THIRD Black Dyke Mills BROADCAST - BBC London (Paid £26/5/0) RECORDING - Recording Zono-Regal (Paid £35) CONCERT – Hanley Royal - Potteries Choral Society (Paid £25) Carl Oliver, 10 Eastwood Place. One Concert Doug McDean (3rd Cornet) left the band. (3 Jan 1938 to 13 Oct 1938) BBC Manchester (Paid £25) BROADCAST on Regional Programme (BBC) 5.30pm “Foden Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer CONCERT – Kings Hall, Stoke - Armistice Day (Paid £15) F. E. Bladon, Bousner Bullock CONCERT – Caernarvon (Paid £50) C Vaughan Jones, Council School Remggroes CONCERT – Palace Theatre Manchester (Paid £15) Chronicle Cinderella Fund, Angela Lopez sec. CONCERT – Crewe Theatre – 8pm only (Paid 50/50 = £17) A H Bricker, Mayor Conductor Fred Mortimer (Lyceum Crewe) CONCERT – Theatre Royal, St Helens Male Voice Choir (Paid £30) Sidney Yates Jesmond, Norfolk Road, Toll Bar, St Helens CONCERT – Warrington National Union of Journalists (Paid £25) Gordon Bennett, 35 Highfield Avenue, Gt Sankey. BBC Manchester (Paid £25) BROADCAST on Regional Programme (BBC) 5pm “Foden Motor Works Band” Guest Conductor Maurice Johnstone (BBC North Regional Music Director) With Hamilton Harris (Bass) BAND MEMBERS (from By Royal Command) INSTRUMENT PLAYER Conductor Fred Mortimer Principal Cornet Harry Mortimer Solo Cornet Bill Pedley Solo Cornet Harry Stanway Solo Cornet Desmond Thomas Solo Cornet Bill Lawton Soprano Cornet Edgar Spurr Soprano Cornet Charlie Cook (1 May 1933 to 3 Nov 1961) Repiano Cornet Reg Moores (Left to Join the Army) 2nd Cornet Bob Shepley 3rd Cornet (Edwin) Ted Statham 3rd Cornet Doug Mc Dean (3 Jan 1938 to 13 Oct 1938) Flugel Horn Hubert Shergold Solo Tenor Horn Arthur Webb Snr 1st Horn Fred Sowood 2nd Horn Jack Cotterill Solo Baritone Albert Statham 2nd Baritone Basil Stokes Solo Trombone Bob Knott 2nd Trombone Harold Stubbs Bass Trombone Joe Moores Solo Euphonium Alex Mortimer 2nd Euphonium Rex Mortimer E Flat Bass Matt Cullen B Flat Bass Joe Poole

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B Flat Bass Harry Hardy Drums Walter Illingworth BAND MEMBERS (in order from the Band Signing in Book) INSTRUMENT PLAYER LOAN INSTRUMENT Conductor Fred Mortimer Soprano Cornet Charlie Cooke 128437 (Besson) Principal Cornet Harry Mortimer Own Cornet Soprano 123191 (Besson) / 127615 Besson ECHO CORNET) Solo Cornet (Bill) William Lawton Own Cornet 124221 (Besson 1933) Cornet W Heath Cornet 124376 (B and H 1946) Cornet D Thomas Cornet 48467 (B and H 1946) Cornet (Bill) William Pedley Own Cornet 127172 (LEFT) Cornet Reg Moores Own Cornet 127087 (Besson 1936) Cornet Edwin Statham Cornet 91355 (Besson 1907) Flugel Horn Hubert Shergold Flugel 124083 (Besson 1932) Tenor Horn Arthur Webb Snr Tenor Horn 127498 (Besson 1933) Tenor Horn Fred Sowood Tenor Horn 109473 (Besson 1910) Tenor Horn Jack Cotterill Tenor Horn 109474 (Besson 1910) Baritone Albert Statham Baritone 122560 (Besson 1933) Euphonium T Williamson Euphonium 106189 Euphonium Alex Mortimer Own Euphonium 60188 (Boosey 1907) Euphonium Moore Euphonium 75730 Euphonium Rex Mortimer Euphonium 104770 (Boosey 1932) Trombone (Bob) Robert Knott Trombone 14159 (Besson 1936) Trombone Harold Stubbs Trombone 13446 (Besson 1928) Bass Trombone Joe Moores Bass Trombone 14132(Besson 1936) Bass Trombone Bill Kitson (1947) Bass Trombone 163337 Bass Trombone Ellis Westwood Bass Trombone 1479 Bb Bass Joe Poole Bb Bass 127500 (Besson 1933) Bb Bass Harry Hardy (1934) Bb Bass 124685 (Besson 1933) Eb Bass Basil Stokes Eb Bass 124705 (Besson 1933) Eb Bass Matthew Cullen Eb Bass 124049 (Besson 1933) Drums / Xylophone / Glock / Timpany / Foot Cymbals / Tubular Bells / Anvil – Walter Illingworth 791350 Premier 1938 / 10791 Hawkes 1936

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BROADCAST on National Programme (BBC) 1pm “A Programme of Gramophone Records” “Foden Motor Works Band” Playing Pagentry and Prometheus Unbound. Conductor Fred Mortimer 4 Feb 1939 CONCERT – Stockport Salvation Army (Paid £20) 12 Feb 1939 CONCERT – St Helens (Paid £30) Sidney Yates sec. Norfolk Road, Toll Bar. 26 Feb 1939 CONCERT – Sandbach Nursing Home (Paid Gratis) 2 Mar 1939 CONCERT – Burslem (Paid £25) Carl Oliver, 8 Eastwood Place, Hanley. 22, 24, 25, 29, 31 March and 1 Apr 1939 (6 Days) at Lewis’s Hanley (Paid £115) Mr Moss, Advertising Manager (Lewis’s Shop in Hanley). 26 Mar 1939 CONCERT – Runcorn (Paid £25) H Pye, Secretary 2 Apr 1939 CONCERT – Kidsgrove (Paid £15) Male Voice Choir, W Bosaurn 15 Apr 1939 BROADCAST on National Programme (BBC) 4.45pm “A Programme of Gramophone Records”

“Foden Motor Works Band” Playing Kinilworth. Conductor Fred Mortimer 22 Apr 1939 CONCERT – Central Hall Manchester (Paid £20 – Refunded £2/2/0) Adjutant Larey, Salvation Army 11 Mitchell Street, Ancoats 23 Apr 1939 BBC Manchester (Paid £25) (see below) BROADCAST on Stagshaw (BBC) 9.35pm “Foden Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer With Booth Unwin (Bass) (Also on Regional programme) 23 Apr 1939 BROADCAST on Regional Programme (BBC) 9.35pm (see above) “Foden Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer With Booth Unwin (Bass) (Also on Stagshaw) 29 Apr 1939 CONCERT – Corwen (North Wales Nr Llangollen) (Paid £40) 6 May 1939 CONCERT – Mayor’s Sunday, Sandbach (Paid £5) W Skeath 20 May 1939 CONCERT – Wallasey (Paid £40) Town Clark. 21 May 1939 CONCERT – Llandudno (Hospital ) Special fee (Paid £35) G Butterfield Roberts, Silverdale, Llandudno 24 May 1939 CONCERT – New Brighton 28 May to 3 June 1939 CONCERT – Manchester Parks (Paid £185) J Richardson Superintendent. 4 June 1939 CONCERT – Vernon Park, Stockport (Paid Unknown) F E Ingram, Parks Superintendent. 11 June 1939 BBC Manchester (Paid £25) (see below) BROADCAST on Regional Programme (BBC) 1.15pm “Foden Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer (Also on National Programme) 11 June 1939 BROADCAST on Regional Programme (BBC) 1.15pm (see above) “Foden Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer (Also on Regional Programme) 11 June 1939 CONCERT – Alexandra Park, Oldham (Paid £40) W W Goodall, Superintendent. 17 June 1939 CONCERT – Wrexham Fates Y.M.C.A. (Paid £40) Secretary, A Clark 96 Oak Drive Acton Wrexham. 18 June to 16 July 1939 SCOTLAND TOUR (Paid £755 Plus Travelling £75) 18-25 June 1939 Glasgow 26 June – 1 July Dunfermline 2 July 1939 Glasgow 3 – 9 July 1939 Edinburgh 10-16 July 1939 Aberdeen 20 July 1939 CONCERT – Preston (Paid £40) Town Clark Preston 22 July 1939 CONCERT – Harriseahead (Paid £15) O Blease 8 Church Lane, Mow Cop 23 July 1939 CONCERT – Wallasey (Paid £40) T B Phillips Northgate House, Gloucester 24 July 1939 CONCERT – Derby (Paid £45) T S Wells, Park Superintendent The Arboretum 29 July 1939 CONCERT – Revesby Show (County of Lincoln) (Paid £30) T B Phillips Northgate House, Gloucester 30 July to 5 Aug 1939 CONCERT – Great Yarmouth (Paid £185) Entertainment Manager 6- 10 Aug 1939 CONCERT – Alton Towers (Staffordshire) (Paid £160) Secretary.

CONCERT – Wem Show (Shrophire) (Paid Unknown) Harry Hunt, Secretary. 12 Aug 1939 CONCERT – Lewis’s Manchester (Paid £50) Mr Norton, Manager 13 Aug 1939 CONCERT – Blackpool (Paid £50) Mr Blackburn Parks Superintendent 19 Aug 1939 CONCERT – Newton Abbott (Paid £35) G W Furneaux 8 Linden Terrace 20 to 26 Aug 1939 CONCERT – Plymouth (Paid £210) P H Cole, Entertainment Manager 27 Aug 1939 CONCERT – Camtousne, Bristol (Paid £50) W Parker Bandmaster 2 Sept 1939 CONCERT – Red Street, Chesterton (Paid £25) Dan Howell 3 Sept 1939 HYDE PARK (CANCELLED) (Expenses only Paid £50) The Band set off for the Hyde Park Concert, however it was cancelled due to war being declared. The band were due to play a series of Concerts between the 3-9 Sept 1939 but as mentioned war shopped playing. 4 Sept 1939 BBC LONDON (CANCELLED) (Expenses only Paid £12/10/0) __________________________________________________________________________________ NATIONAL NEWS 3 September 1939 at 11am War was declared against Germany. “As of 5pm we are at War with Germany” It was decided that Radio, Television and the live Theatre and Cinemas would have their programmes discontinued. It was felt that with the threat of bombing from the air it would be unsafe to have a whole theatre full of people in one place at the same time when the bombs were being dropped. This decision was later thought inappropriate as the moral of the public was thought to be more important and although the Television station didn't re start until 1945 the Theatre's were re opened and BBC Radio was kept on the air. __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ THE WAR Many biographies of the band say that the band set off for a concert at Hyde Park on the 2 September 1939 but due to the imminent declaration of the war the concert was cancelled. The band diary gives two cancelled appearances at the Park and at the BBC in London, with only expenses being paid for their journey. The band was booked to play at Red Street, Chesterton on the 2 Sept 1939 before they set off for London with the Hyde Park concerts being booked originally for the 3 to the 9 September 1939 returning to Wednesbury on the 10 September (also Cancelled). ___________________________________________________________________________________ NATIONAL NEWS 5 Sept 1939 COMPETITION – “British Open Championships”, Area Final at Belle Vue, Manchester. (2 This Month?) Fodens Motor Works Band didn’t take part between 1932 and 1952. ___________________________________________________________________________________ 10 Sept 1939 CONCERT atWednesbury (CANCELLED) 11 Sept 1939 BROADCAST on Home Service (BBC) 7.10pm “Gramophone Records” “Foden Motor Works Band” playing ? Conductor Fred Mortimer ___________________________________________________________________________________ NATIONAL NEWS 30 Sept 1939 COMPETITION – “British Open Championships”, Area Final at Belle Vue, Manchester. (2 this Month?) Fodens Motor Works Band didn’t take part between 1932 and 1952. (4 Bars Rest website information) ___________________________________________________________________________________ 30 Sept 1939 BROADCAST on Home Service (BBC) 1.45pm “Recordings of Foden’s Motor Works Band and Richard Crooks (Tenor)” 11 Aug 1939

“Foden Motor Works Band” playing ? Conductor Fred Mortimer 2 Oct 1939 BROADCAST on Home Service (BBC) 8.30pm (or am) “Military Bands on Gramophone Records “Foden Motor Works Band” playing ? Conductor Fred Mortimer 6 Oct 1939 BROADCAST on Home Service (BBC) 9.10am “Military Bands on Gramophone Records “Foden Motor Works Band” and Munn and Felton’s Works band Conductor Fred Mortimer 6 Oct 1939 BROADCAST on Home Service (BBC) 1pm “A Programme of Gramophone Records “Foden Motor Works Band” and Munn and Felton’s Works band Conductor Fred Mortimer 14 Oct 1939 BBC Manchester (Paid £25) BROADCAST on Home Service (BBC) 1.15pm “Foden Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer 30 Oct 1939 CONCERT – Blackpool Tower (Paid £42) Mr Garrett, Educational Secretary. 31 Oct 1939 BBC Manchester (Paid £25) BROADCAST on Home Service (BBC) 12pm “Foden Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer With Ivan Mellodew (Baritone) 11 to 12 Nov 1939 COLUMBIA RECORDS - Two recording Sessions at the Bandroom (Paid £70) TEST RECORD (Recorded and Not for Sale) Columbia Records CAR5554-1 Current Hits Medley Part 2 (see below) (Fodens Motor Works Band with Community Singers) RELEASED AS The Soldiers are Singing (Part 1) Regal Zono MR3172 The Soldiers are Singing (Part 2) MR3172 b With a Choir made up of staff at the Foden Motor Works. PART 1. Intro; Run Rabbet Run, We’re Gonna Hang out the Washing on the Siegfried Line, Win it all Navy. PART 2. Wings over the Navy, There’ll always be an England, The Beer Barrel Polka, Wish me luck as you wave me goodbye. (Other Numbers on labelA Side CAR5553-1/ B side CAR5554-1) (Recorded 11 Nov 1939) Apr 1940 Sousa March Review (Sousa arr Alex Mortimer) Three Marches 1. Quand Madelon Marche (Camille Robert) 2. It’s a Long way to Tipperary (Judge, Williams) 3. Colonel Bogey March (K J Alford) Regal Zono MR3254 (Recorded 11 Nov 1939) Unissued - Tally Ho! – Descriptive (Recorded 11 Nov 1939) Feb 1940 The Village Blacksmith (Gaetas) Regal Zono MR3194 Alpine Echoes (B Windsor) MR3194 b Cornet Solo Harry Mortimer (Recorded 12 Nov 1939) Mar 1940 Zampa (Part 1 and 2) (Herold arr William Rimmer) Regal Zono MR3241 (Recorded 12 Nov 1939) 12 Nov 1939 CONCERT – Macclesfield Majestic (Paid £15) Mr Higginbotham, Manager 19 Nov 1939 CONCERT – Hanley Potteries Choral Society (Paid £25) Carl Oliver, 8 Eastwood Place. 27 Nov 1939 BBC Manchester (Paid £25) BROADCAST on Home Service (BBC) 9.40am

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“Foden Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer CONCERT – Sandbach Town Hall (Paid Gratis) Soldiers Comfort Fund CONCERT – Sale Lido (Paid £15 expenses) Lady Helen Barry, War Relief Fund. BBC Manchester (Paid £25) BROADCAST on Home Service (BBC) 12pm “Foden Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer

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Conductor Fred Mortimer ################################################################################### 11 Jan 1940 15 Jan 1940 21 Jan 1940 27 Jan 1940 11 Feb 1940

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5 June 1940

BBC Manchester (Paid £25) Matthew Cullen (2nd Trombone / E flat bass1913 to 15 Jan 1940) officially retired. CONCERT – Lymm The Cinema – War Charities (Paid £15) Arranged with Mr Dixon CONCERT – Stockport Salvation Army (Paid £15) W H Morton Ashwood Road, Stockport BBC Manchester (Paid £25) BROADCAST on Home Service (BBC) 12.30pm “Foden Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer BBC Manchester (Paid £25) CONCERT – St Helens – Good Comrades War Charities (Paid £15) Sidney Yates, Norfolk Road, Toll Bar, St Helens Desmond Thomas (Solo Cornet 7 Feb 1938 to 22 Feb 1940) left the band to Join the forces. CONCERT – Wigan Hippodrome (Paid £15) War Relief Fund, Witly Grove, Manchester CONCERT – Regent Theatre Hanley (Paid £15) Mr Allen Huntbach, Hanley CONCERT – Oldham Police (Paid £15) Sec. Recreation Police Office. CONCERT – Warrington Odeon – Mayor’s Charities (Paid £15) Mr Jack Priestley BBC Manchester (Paid £25) BROADCAST on Home Service (BBC) 10.30pm “Foden Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer CONCERT – Crewe Boeing (Paid £15) CONCERT – Runcorn (Paid £25) BROADCAST on Home Service (BBC) 7.45am or pm “Foden Motor Works Band” On Record Conductor Fred Mortimer CONCERT – Crewe Boeing (Paid £15) CONCERT – Pontypool (Paid £60) BBC Manchester (Paid £25) BROADCAST on Home Service (BBC) 4.10pm “Foden Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer While playing at a Concert on the South Coast the first small boats returning from Dunkirk started arriving on the shoreline, bringing home to the bandsmen the reality of the war. (Nine days of Evacuation from the 26 May to 4 June 1940) (Dates not put into Band Diary) CONCERT – Derby Arboretum (Wed) (Paid £45)

T S Wells, Park Superintendent Conductor Fred Mortimer. Concert times between 3 and 5pm and 7.30 to 9.30pm. Admission 6d. 10 June 1940 Basil Stokes (2nd Baritone 18 Mar 1926 to 10 June 1940) left the band. 13 June 1940 BBC Manchester (Paid £25) BROADCAST on For the Forces (BBC) 3.45pm “Foden Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer With Booth Unwin (Baritone) 16 June 1940 BBC Manchester (Paid £25) BROADCAST on Home Service (BBC) 1.15pm “Blowing your own Trumpet” “Foden Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer Denis Wright talks about brass instruments with musical illustrations by Foden's Motor Works Band, conductor Fred Mortimer, and Grade Cole (Cornet Soloist) Originally one of the ' Music Makers' Half-Hour' series, this talk is being repeated at the request of many brass-band enthusiasts. The same artists as before are providing the musical illustrations, but some of the music to be played will be different. 29 June 1940 BBC Manchester (Paid £25) (see below) BROADCAST on For the Forces (BBC) 1.30pm “Foden Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer (Also Broadcast on Home Service) 29 June 1940 BROADCAST on Home Service (BBC) 1.30pm (see above) “Foden Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer (Also Broadcast on For the Forces) 14 July 1940 Wallasey (Paid £40) T B Phillips, Northgate House, Gloucester 21 July 1940 BBC Manchester (Paid £25) (see below) BROADCAST on For the Forces (BBC) 11.50pm “Foden Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer (Also Broadcast on Home Service) 21 July 1940 BROADCAST on Home Service (BBC) 11.50pm (see above) “Foden Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer (Also Broadcast on For the Forces) Includes Overture Barber of Saville (Gioachino Rossini) Hadden hall Sullivan Duet The Moon hath Raised her Lamp Benedict 4 to 10 July 1940 CONCERT – Royal Parks, London (Paid £200) 18 July 1940 Bob Knott / Robert Knott (Trombone 22 Jan 1925 to 18 July 1940) left the band. 2 Aug 1940 Ted Swindles (Edward Swindles B Flat Bass / Librarian) joined the band for his first rehearsal. (2 Aug 1940 to 1981 +) 9 Aug 1940 RECORDING - Columbia Records (Paid £50) A Side - John Peel (Trad arr Mortimer) Columbia FB2541 B Side - Minstrel Memories 1. Massa’s in de Cold, Cold Ground. 2. Oft in the Twilight 3. Camptown Races 4. Dixieland 25 Aug 1940 CONCERT – Sandbach Parade Local Defence Volunteers (Paid Gratis) 28 Aug 1940 BBC Manchester (Paid £25) (see below) BROADCAST on Home Service (BBC) 10.30am

“Music While You Work” “Foden Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer (Also Broadcast on For the Forces) 28 Aug 1940 BROADCAST on For the Forces (BBC) 10.30am (see above) “Music While You Work” “Foden Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer (Also Broadcast on Home Service) 29 Aug 1940 ROYAL PARADE AT CREWE (Paid Gratis) King George VI and Queen Elizabeth toured Crewe culminating at Crewe Alexandra Football Ground (Featured on Pathe News) where the band provided the musical entertainment. The Queen also toured other parts of the North West during her visit. (Some biographies of the band put the above date in 1941 but the band diary date it as the 29 August 1940) 1 Sept 1940 CONCERT – Macclesfield – Rotary Club (Paid £15) J Lomas Secretary ___________________________________________________________________________________ NATIONAL NEWS 7 Sept 1940 COMPETITION – “British Open Championships”, Area Final at Belle Vue, Manchester. Test Piece “Clive of India” by J Holdbrooke. Fodens Motor Works Band didn’t take part between 1932 and 1952. ___________________________________________________________________________________ 22 Sept 1940 BBC Manchester (Paid £25) BROADCAST on For the Forces (BBC) 4.30pm “Foden Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer 29 Sept 1940 CONCERT – Warrington – Mayor’s Spitfire Fund (Paid £15) Jack Priestley 13 Oct 1940 CONCERT – Ellesmere Port – Spitfire Fund (Paid £20) Mr Wallace, Post Office Chambers 16 Oct 1940 David Morris joined the band as Solo Euphonium. 30 Oct 1940 BBC Manchester (Paid £25) 10 Nov 1940 BBC Manchester (Paid £25) BROADCAST on Home Service (BBC) 1.15pm “Foden Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer 17 Nov 1940 CONCERT – Forum Rhythm Show – One Concert (Paid £25) Area Supervisor, La Scala 207 Oxford Road, Manchester. 15 Dec 1940 BBC Manchester (Paid £25) BROADCAST on Home Service (BBC) 11.30am “Foden Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer 15 Dec 1940 CONCERT – Lymm - Spitfire Concert (Paid £15) Mr W Dixon 25 Dec 1940 BBC Manchester (Paid £25) BROADCAST on For the Forces (BBC) 11am “Foden Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer _________________________________________________________________________________ Nov 1940 BAND MEMBERS (in order from the Band Signing in Book) INSTRUMENT PLAYER LOAN INSTRUMENT Conductor Fred Mortimer Soprano Cornet Charlie Cooke 128437 (Besson) Principal Cornet Harry Mortimer Own Cornet Soprano 123191 (Besson) / 127615 Besson ECHO CORNET) Solo Cornet (Bill) William Lawton Own Cornet 124221 (Besson 1933) Cornet Stanway Cornet Reg Moores Own Cornet 127087 (Besson 1936)

Cornet (Bill) William Pedley Own Cornet 127172 Cornet (Bob) Robert Shepley Own Cornet Cornet Edwin Statham Cornet 91355 (Besson 1907) Flugel Horn Hubert Shergold Flugel 124083 (Besson 1932) Tenor Horn Arthur Webb Snr Tenor Horn 127498 (Besson 1933) Tenor Horn Edgar Spurr Tenor Horn 127499 Tenor Horn Fred Sowood Tenor Horn 109473 (Besson 1910) Baritone Albert Statham Baritone 128847 (Besson 1933) Baritone Jack Cotterill Baritone 122560 (Besson 1933) Baritone Alex Mortimer Own Baritone 60188 (Boosey 1907) Euphonium Arthur Webb Jnr Euphonium 104770 Euphonium Unknown Euphonium 60188 Euphonium Rex Mortimer Euphonium 104770 (Boosey 1932) Trombone Harold Stubbs Trombone 13446 (Besson 1928) Bass Trombone Joe Moores Bass Trombone 14132(Besson 1936) Bb Bass Joe Poole Bb Bass 127500 (Besson 1933) Bb Bass Ted Swindles Bb Bass 124685 Bb Bass Harry Hardy Bb Bass 124685 (Besson 1933) Drums / Xylophone / Glock / Timpany / Foot Cymbals / Tubular Bells / Anvil – Walter Illingworth 791350 Premier 1938 / 10791 Hawkes 1936 ###################################################################################

1941

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Conductor Fred Mortimer ################################################################################### 1941 The band had its shares of problems with transport having on many occasions to travel by train rather than the diesel bus. Harry Mortimer even persuaded the station staff to lend the band a hand cart to transport their instruments from the station to the venue. Unfortunately the truck had a mind of its own and trundled off down the road and into a wall between a tobacconists shop window and a member of the police force. 11 Jan 1941 BBC Manchester (Paid £25) BROADCAST on For the Forces (BBC) 1.15pm “Brass Band Concert” “Foden Motor Works Band” On Gramophone Record Conductor Fred Mortimer 1 Feb 1941 BBC Manchester (Paid £25) (see below) BROADCAST on For the Forces (BBC) 3.30pm “Foden Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer (Also on Home Service) 1 Feb 1941 BROADCAST on Home Service (BBC) 3.30pm (see above) “Foden Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer (Also on For the Forces) 23 Feb 1941 BBC Manchester (Paid £25) 1 Mar 1941 BBC Manchester (Paid £18/15/0) 18 Mar 1941 BROADCAST on For the Forces (BBC) 7.45pm “Brass Brevities” Solos by Harry Mortimer Possibly with “Foden Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer 19 Mar 1941 BBC Manchester – Overseas Broadcast (Paid £25) (see below) BROADCAST on Home Service (BBC) 10.30am “Music While You Work” “Foden Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer (also on For the Forces)

19 Mar 1941 (see above)

BROADCAST on For the Forces (BBC) 10.30am “Music While You Work” “Foden Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer 23 Mar 1941 CONCERT – Chapel en Le Frith (Paid £37/10/0) W Sam Longton, Town End Garage 30 Mar 1941 CONCERT – St Helens “Savoy” (Paid £30) Mr Lewis, Supervisor at La Scala 207 Oxford Road, Manchester. 6 Apr 1941 CONCERT – Northwich – Cheshire Army Social Welfare (Paid £15) R Glen-Hill Social Welfare Office Gray Stoke, Beech Road, Hartford Nr Northwich 20 Apr 1941 BBC Manchester (Paid £25) (see below) 20 Apr 1941 BBC Manchester – Recording Two Titles (Paid £25) BROADCAST on Home Service (BBC) 11.15pm “Foden Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer Choral Prelude; Deep Harmony 20 Apr 1941 CONCERT – Crewe Player – Police Concert (Paid £15) 3 May 1941 CONCERT – Sandbach and Holmes Chapel – War Weapons (Paid Gratis) 8 May 1941 BBC Manchester – 7.40pm (Paid £25) BROADCAST on For the Forces (BBC) 7.40pm “Foden Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer 25 May 1941 CONCERT – Glossop (Paid £40) 24 May 1941 CONCERT – Macclesfield War Weapons (Paid £15/15/0) 31 May 1941 CONCERT – Riddings (Derbyshire?) (Paid £40) 1 June 1941 CONCERT – Chesterfield Park (Paid £50) Town Clerk 4 June 1941 BBC Manchester (Paid £25) BROADCAST on For the Forces (BBC) 2.30pm “Foden Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer 8 June 1941 CONCERT – Oldham Lido (Paid £40) 18 June 1941 CONCERT – Derby Arboretum (Paid £50) 29 June 1941 CONCERT – Swadlincote (Darbyshire?) (Paid £50) Miss Gulliver Sec. 5 July 1941 BROADCAST on For the Forces (BBC) 4pm “Brass Brevities” Soprano Cornet Solos Played by Charles Cook (of Fodens Motor Works Band) “Foden Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer 10 July 1941 BBC Manchester (Paid £25) BROADCAST on Home Service (BBC) 10.30am “Foden Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer 20 July 1941 CONCERT – Wallasey (Paid £40) T B Philips, Gloucester 25-28 July 1941 Bill Pedley (Solo Cornet) committed suicide. (Reason Not known) Bill was replaced by Sid Garratt (Sidney Garratt) who had played with the Crewe Salvation Army Band (see 17 Nov 1941). 31 July 1941 BBC Manchester (Paid £25) (see below) BROADCAST on Home Service (BBC) 10.30am “Music While You Work” “Foden Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer (also on For the Forces) 31 July 1941 BROADCAST on For the Forces (BBC) 10.30am (see above) “Music While You Work” “Foden Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer

(also on Home Service) CONCERT – Royal Parks, London (Paid £225) RECORDING - Columbia Recording (Paid £70) BBC Manchester – Overseas Broadcast (Paid £25) BBC Manchester (Paid £25) BROADCAST on Home Service (BBC) 12.30pm “Foden Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer 31 Aug 1941 CONCERT – Northwich Pavilion (Paid £20) Garrison Theatre, J Glen Hail ___________________________________________________________________________________ NATIONAL NEWS Sept 1941 COMPETITION – “British Open Championships”, Area Final at Belle Vue, Manchester. Fodens Motor Works Band didn’t take part between 1932 and 1952. ___________________________________________________________________________________ 14 Sept 1941 CONCERT – Bollington (Macclesfield Infirmary) (Paid £15) Miss Shaw. Secretary 21 Sept 1941 CONCERT – Poynton British Legion (Paid £25) 23 Sept 1941 BROADCAST on Home Service (BBC) 10.30am “March Time” Gramophone Records including “Foden Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer 28 Sept 1941 BBC Brass Bandstand – Overseas Recording (Paid £50) BROADCAST on For the Forces (BBC) 9.30pm “Brass Bandstand” Programme 3 The Story of World Famous Bands. This week “Foden Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer 19 Oct 1941 CONCERT – Leek Home Guard (Paid £15) Mr Bladon of Bommer, Bullock Company. (Paid £15) 23 Oct 1941 BBC “Music While You Work” (Paid £25) (see also below) BROADCAST on Home Service (BBC) 10.30am “Music While You Work” “Foden Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer (also on For the Forces) 23 Oct 1941 BBC “Forces Recording” (Paid £25) (see also above) BROADCAST on For the Forces (BBC) 10.30am “Music While You Work” “Foden Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer (also on Home Service) 2 Nov 1941 CONCERT – Winsford – Allied Comforts (Paid £15) 17 Nov 1941 Sidney Garratt joined the band as a replacement for Bill Pedley (see 25-28 July 1941) ___________________________________________________________________________________ 3 to 9 Aug 1941 3 to 9 Aug 1941 21 Aug 1941 24 Aug 1941

SIDNEY GARRATT Biography. Born in Crewe in September 1912. Sidney’s early playing was with the Crewe Salvation Army Band. Between 1920 and 1960 he played with a number of Dance bands and in 1940 Sidney joined the Foden’s Motor Works Band, he would continue to play with the band for 42 years on both Cornet and Flugel horn. In 1990 Sid was awarded the British Empire Medal from HM Queen Elizabeth for his services to music. In 2002 Sidney Garratt died aged 89. In 2012 son’s Michael and Rex published a biography of Sidney Garratt taken from Cassette recordings their father had recorded before his death. (available via [email protected] )

Sidney Garratt Solo Cornet / Flugel Horn 17 Nov 1941 to 8 Sept 1963 and 2nd and 3rd Cornet rejoined 26 July 1967 to (1980+) ___________________________________________________________________________________ 26 Nov 1941 BBC Manchester (Paid £25) (see below) BROADCAST on Home Service (BBC) 9am “Foden Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer Song Selection Old Timers (also on For the Forces) 26 Nov 1941 BROADCAST on For the Forces (BBC) 9am (see above) “Foden Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer Song Selection Old Timers (also on Home Service) 30 Nov 1941 CONCERT – Sandbach - Warship Week (Paid Gratis) 7 Dec 1941 CONCERT – Kings Hall, Stoke (Paid £35) 14 Dec 1941 CONCERT – Ashton Under Lyme (Paid £35) 21 Dec 1941 CONCERT – Runcorn (Paid £25) ###################################################################################

1942

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Harry Mortimer was appointed as Brass and Military Bands Supervisor for the BBC. Harry moved to London for the appointment leaving his place in the band. Bill Lawton (Cornet) took over leadership of the band. CONCERT – St Helens – Savoy Cinema (Paid £27/10/0) ALBERT HALL LONDON (Paid £60) BROADCAST on Home Service (BBC) 4pm “Massed Band Concert” “Foden Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer With Besses O’ Th’ Barn Band and Black Dyke Band Conducted by J Henry Iles from a concert Hall in the South (Radio Times). RECORDING - Columbia Gramophone Recording (Paid £50) BBC Manchester (Paid £25) BBC Manchester – Forces Recording (Paid £25) BROADCAST on Home Service and For the Forces (BBC) 3.45pm “Foden Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer With Violet Carson (Later Coronation Street actress). BBC Manchester (Paid £25) BROADCAST on For the Forces (BBC) 9.55pm “Foden Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer Soloist Harry Mortimer CONCERT – Stockport – Afternoon (Paid £17/10/0) D H Molton 258 Adswood Road, Stockport CONCERT – Chapel en le Frith – Evening (Paid £25) W Sam Longton, Town End Garage BBC Manchester (Paid £25) BROADCAST on For the Forces (BBC) 11.50am “Foden Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer CONCERT – Swadlincote Majestic Cinema (Paid £50) Miss J Gulliver, Moss Villa, Wood Street, Church, Giesley CONCERT – Luton - Warship Week (Paid £60)

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F Green CONCERT – Belle Vue Massed Bands (Paid Unknown) J H Iles – Aid to Russia Fund CONCERT – Lymm Firemen (Paid £15) W Dixon CONCERT – Northwich Regal (Paid £25) J B Pimblott Holmoor, Sandiway 1. Passing of the Regiment (Winter) 2. The Magic Flute (Mozart) 3. Lucille (Code) Solo Cornet Mr Harry Mortimer 4. a. Solemn Melody (Walter Davies) b. Mock Morris (Granger) 5. Rondo from the Horn Concerto (Mozart) Solo Euphonium Mr Alec Mortimer 6. Lorenzo (Keighley) 7. Lend me your Aid (Gounod) Solo Trombone Ellis Westwood 8. Excerpts from Sullivan Operas (arr Wright) 9. Splinters (Walter Illingworth) Solo Xylophone Walter Willingworth 10. Reminiscenses of Tschaikovskyintroducing the Finale from 1812 Overture (arr Douglas) 11. God Save the King CONCERT – Savoy Cinema St Helens (Paid £30) Mr Lewis Area Supervisor ABC (Cinema Chain) CONCERT – Regal Rochdale (Paid £30) ABC Cinemas BBC Manchester (Paid £25) BROADCAST on For the Forces (BBC) 2pm “Foden Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer Soloist Alec Mortimer BBC Manchester – Recording for Overseas (Paid £12/10/0) CONCERT – Eccles Broadway Cinema (Paid £30) ABC Cinemas CONCERT – Sandbach Town Hall (Paid Gratis) Nursing Homes . Mr Cook BBC Manchester (Paid £25) BROADCAST on For the Forces (BBC) 12Noon “Foden Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer A Programme of Music by Rossini Including Overture from Barber of Saville Largo al Factotum (Solo Euphonium Alec Mortimer) Ballet Music William Tell Una Voce Poco fa’ (Solo Cornet Harry Mortimer) Selection CONCERT – New Mills (Paid £25) Mr Swindells CONCERT – Congleton – Aid for Russia (Paid £15) CONCERT – Chester Queens Park (Paid £50) J G Tindale Park Superintendent. CONCERT – Wythenshaw Park (Paid £40) BBC Manchester (Paid £25) BROADCAST on For the Forces (BBC) 7pm “Foden Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer

CONCERT – Sandbach Mayor’s Sunday (Paid Unknown) CONCERT – Nantwich Olde Wych Theatre (Paid Unknown) A Chatwin, 4 Market Street, Nantwich. (Arthur Chatwin ran a bakery in the town which in 2012 the company still owns the site of the theatre) 3 June 1942 BBC Manchester – Overseas (Paid £25) 6 June 1942 CONCERT – Nottingham Albert Hall (Paid £50) 6 June 1942 CONCERT – Tunstall, Reginald Rees (Paid Unknown – Possibly the organiser of above) 7 June 1942 CONCERT – Grothon Lido (Oldham) (Paid £40) 10 June 1942 CONCERT – Derby Arboretum (Paid £50) T S Wells, Superintendent. 11 to 12 June 1942 BBC Manchester – Overseas 3am broadcast (Paid £32) 20 June 1942 WEDDING Miss Foden at Elworth (Paid Gratis) 22 June 1942 BBC Manchester (Paid £25) BROADCAST on For the Forces (BBC) 8pm “Foden Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer 27 June 1942 CONCERT – Alsager British Legion (Paid £35) John Lea 28 June 1942 CONCERT – Macclesfield (Paid £35) 5 July 1942 CONCERT – Lido Grothon (Paid £40) 12 July 1942 CONCERT – Scunthorpe (Paid £60) 18 July 1942 CONCERT – Birmingham (Paid £50) Reginald Rees 21 July 1942 BBC Manchester with Recording (Paid £37/10/0) BROADCAST on For the Forces (BBC) 12noon “Foden Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer 22 July 1942 BROADCAST on For the Forces (BBC) 7.15pm (see below) “Foden Motor Works Band” on Gramophone Record Conductor Fred Mortimer (Also on Home service) 22 July 1942 BROADCAST on Home Service (BBC) 7.15pm (see above) “Foden Motor Works Band” on Gramophone Record Conductor Fred Mortimer (Also on For the Forces) 26 July 1942 CONCERT – Crewe Park (Paid £35) 30 July 1942 Harry Stanway left the band. A F was placed in the signing in book which may mean he joined the forces. 31 July 1942 BROADCAST on Home Service (BBC) 7.15pm (see below) “Foden Motor Works Band” on Gramophone Record Conductor Fred Mortimer (Also on For the Forces) 31 July 1942 BROADCAST on For the Forces (BBC) 7.15pm (see above) “Foden Motor Works Band” on Gramophone Record Conductor Fred Mortimer (Also on Home Service) 1 Aug 1942 CONCERT – Huyton (Merseyside) (Paid £45) 2 to 3 Aug 1942 CONCERT – Manchester Parks (Paid £85) 4 Aug 1942 CONCERT – Blackpool (Paid £50) 8 Aug 1942 CONCERT – Nottingham Albert Hall (Paid £50) 9 to 15 Aug 1942 CONCERT – Hyde Park London (Paid £245) 14 Aug 1942 BROADCAST on For the Forces (BBC) 11am “Foden Motor Works Band” (Possibly pre recorded) Conductor Fred Mortimer Aug 1942 Strand Film Co (Paid £40) 22 Aug 1942 CONCERT – Haslington (Paid £15) 30 Aug 1942 BBC Manchester with Recording (Paid £37/10/0) BROADCAST on For the Forces (BBC) 10am 31 May 1942 31 May 1942

“Foden Motor Works Band” English Music Conductor Fred Mortimer ___________________________________________________________________________________ NATIONAL NEWS 5 Sept 1942 COMPETITION – “British Open Championships”, Area Final at Belle Vue, Manchester. Fodens Motor Works Band didn’t take part between 1932 and 1952. ___________________________________________________________________________________ 6 Sept 1942 CONCERT – Cefn –Mawr (Nr Wrexham) (Paid £37/10/0) 19 Sept 1942 CONCERT – Sheffield (Paid £35) Reginald Rees 20 Sept 1942 CONCERT – Baeut (Paid £50) G and B Watson 23 Oct 1942 BBC Manchester with Recording (Paid £37/10/0) BROADCAST on Home Service (BBC) 10.20pm “Foden Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer Soloist Alec Mortimer 31 Oct 1942 BBC Manchester with two sessions of Recording (Paid £50) 15 Nov 1942 CONCERT – Winsford (Paid £25) 21 Nov 1942 BBC Manchester with Recording (Paid £25) 6 Dec 1942 BROADCAST on Home Service (BBC) 7.45pm “Foden Motor Works Band” (Possibly pre recorded) Conductor Fred Mortimer 13 Dec 1942 CONCERT – Leek Home Guard (Paid £15) 16 Dec 1942 BBC Manchester with 2 Recordings (Canteen) (Paid £40) BROADCAST on Home Service (BBC) 10pm “Foden Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer 20 Dec 1942 CONCERT – Macclesfield (Paid £25) ###################################################################################

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Conductor Fred Mortimer ################################################################################### 9 Jan 1943 BBC Manchester (Paid £25) BROADCAST on Home Service (BBC) 8.25pm “Foden Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer 26 Jan 1943 CONCERT – Blackpool Tower (Paid £65) Sec. Blackpool Co-op Education Department. 27 Jan 1943 BBC Manchester (Paid £25) BROADCAST on Home Service (BBC) 9.55pm “Foden Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer 31 Jan 1943 CONCERT – Warrington (Paid £30) W Dixon Lymm 8 Feb 1943 BROADCAST on Home Service (BBC) 10.05pm “Homage to Rimmer” The story of a famous brass band personality told by William Halliwell, Walter Nuttall, J.A. Greenwood and Fred Mortimer with “Foden Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer 9 Feb 1943 BBC Manchester (Paid £25) 9 Feb 1943 BBC Manchester – Overseas Recording (Paid £6/5/0) 21 Feb 1943 CONCERT – Hanley MASSED BANDS – Victoria Hall (Paid £35) BROADCAST on Home Service (BBC) 3.30pm “Massed Brass Bands” “Foden Motor Works Band”, Fairey Aviation Works Band,

Bickershaw Colliery Band, Conducted by Sir Granville Bantock From the Victoria Hall, Hanley 4 Mar 1943 CONCERT – H.M.S. Excalibur – Alsager (Paid Gratis) 11 Mar 1943 BBC Manchester (Paid £31/10/0) 12 Mar 1943 BROADCAST on For the Forces (BBC) 8.30pm “Foden Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer 21 Mar 1943 CONCERT – Burslem (Paid £26/5/0) 27 Mar 1943 BBC Manchester – Recording (Paid £47/5/0) BROADCAST on Home Service (BBC) 7.05pm (19.05) “Foden Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer 28 Mar 1943 CONCERT – Chapel en le Firth (Paid £40) W Sam Longton, Town End Garage 11 Apr 1943 BBC Manchester (Paid £31/5/0) BROADCAST on For the Forces (BBC) 11am “Foden Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer 12 Apr 1943 CONCERT – Crewe Police Concert (Paid £15) 23 Apr 1943 BBC “Canteen” (Paid £26/5/0) BROADCAST on For the Forces (BBC) 12 Noon “Foden Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer 1 May 1943 Sandbach and Holmes Chapel (Possible War Weapons Appeal) (Paid £15) 2 May 1943 CONCERT – Llandudno (Paid £60) 6 May 1943 CONCERT – Sandbach Wings for Victory (Paid Gratis) 9 May 1943 BBC Manchester with Recording (Paid £47/5/0) BROADCAST on Home Service (BBC) 1.15pm “Foden Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer 16 May 1943 BBC Manchester with Recording (Paid £47/5/0) 27 May 1943 BBC Manchester with Recording (Paid £31/10/0) BROADCAST on For the Forces (BBC) 8.30pm “Foden Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer THIS WAS THE BAND’S 100th BROADCAST. 5 June 1943 CONCERT – Audley (Paid £25) 6 June 1943 CONCERT – Bollington (Paid £30) 13 to 14 June 1943 CONCERT – Manchester Parks (Paid £100) 14 June 1943 BROADCAST on Home Service (BBC) 6.30pm (see above) “Music in the Parks” Bank Holiday at home in Manchester listening to the Band of the Manchester Regiment from Wythenshawe Park, and “Foden Motor Works Band” from Debdale Park Gorton Conductor Fred Mortimer 19 June 1943 CONCERT – Alsager (Paid £25) The band played in Alsager at the Village Fair. A player at the time was Walter Illingworth who played a Xylophone solo at the event. 20 June 1943 CONCERT – Leicester De Mountford Hall (Paid £70) 24 June 1943 BBC Manchester (Paid £31/510/0) BROADCAST on Home Service (BBC) 7.30pm “Brass Bandstand” The Story of the Famous band for their 101 st Broadcast. “Foden Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer Programme introduced by J Henry Iies and produced by Arthur Spencer. 27 June 1943 CONCERT – Biddulph (Paid £40) 1 July 1943 Bram Gay (Cornet) joined the band aged 13. (1 July 1943 / 1 Jan 1945 to 5 Dec 1949) The band signing in book puts him as joining on the 1 July 1943 but it isn’t until the

1 January 1945 that he is regularly marked in the book. He had joined as a 13 year old for a concert and left in 1949 for National Service. (see also 15 Apr 1944) 4 July 1943 CONCERT – Huyton with Roby (Paid £50) Town Clark 8 July 1943 Alex Mortimer left the band (Solo Euphonium 19 June 1924 to 8 July 1943) 10 July 1943 CONCERT – Wrexham (Paid £50) 11 July 1943 BBC Manchester (Paid £26/5/0) 11 July 1943 CONCERT – Longton Michelin (Paid £30) 17 July 1943 BBC Manchester (Paid £31/10/0) BROADCAST on For the Forces (BBC) 7.30pm “Foden’s Visits the Forces” from an RAF Camp in the North West. “Foden Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer 18 July 1943 CONCERT – West Bromwich (Paid £70) E Shelton Sec. 31 July 1943 CONCERT – Bowden (Paid £40) 1 Aug 1943 BBC Manchester with Recording (Paid £47/5/0) BROADCAST on For the Forces (BBC) 11am “Foden Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer 2 Aug 1943 CONCERT – Wythenshaw Park (Paid £50) 7 Aug 1943 MASSED BANDS - Hanley (Paid £35) 8 to 14 Aug 1943 CONCERT – Hyde Park, London (Paid £285) H M Office of Works LONDON PARK CONCERTS Fodens were asked to perform in London Parks. Afraid of bombing by doodlebugs Fred Mortimer asked the band members if they wanted to do the job and except for Bill Lawton they all voted to do the job. The band stayed in the Post office staff shelter in Hammersmith for their safety but they still came close to the action when a pub “The Freemason’s Arms” was bombed on their last night in London. The band had used the billiard room on the previous nights and were saddened to hear that the Landlord and his wife and family had been killed in the explosion. 11 Aug 1943 BROADCAST on For the Forces (BBC) 12.30pm (see above) “Foden Motor Works Band” (Possibly pre-recorded) Conductor Fred Mortimer 15 Aug 1943 CONCERT – Rugby (Paid £70) ___________________________________________________________________________________ NATIONAL NEWS 4 Sept 1943 COMPETITION – “British Open Championships”, Area Final at Belle Vue, Manchester. Fodens Motor Works Band didn’t take part between 1932 and 1952. ___________________________________________________________________________________ 6 Sept 1943 BBC Manchester (Paid £31/10/0) BROADCAST on Home Service (BBC) 8pm “Foden Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer 26 Sept 1943 Belle Vue, Manchester MASSED BANDS Broadcast by the BBC (Paid £47/5/0) BROADCAST on For the Forces (BBC) 3.30pm “Massed Brass Bands” “Foden Motor Works Band”, Fairey Aviation Works Band, Bickershaw Colliery Band, Conducted by Sir Adrian Bolt From the King’s Hall, Belle Vue, Manchester 26 Sept 1943 CONCERT – NEW THEATRE, CREWE. (Lyceum Crewe) (Evening) FODEN'S MOTOR WORKS BAND in a Grand Hospital Charity Concert. 10 Oct 1943 CONCERT – Market Drayton (Paid £40) 14 Oct 1943 BBC Manchester with Recording (Paid £35) 17 Oct 1943 CONCERT – Radway Green (Paid £35) 6 Nov 1943 BBC Manchester with Recording (Paid £47/5/0)

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1943

CONCERT – Blackpool (Paid £65) BBC Broadcast (Paid £31/10/0) BROADCAST on For the Forces (BBC) 8pm “Foden’s Visits the Forces” from a Naval Training Ship. “Foden Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer CONCERT – Leek Home Guard (Paid £15) CONCERT – Theatre Royal Hanley (Paid £35) BBC Manchester (Paid £31/10/0) BROADCAST on Home Service (BBC) 9.30am “Foden Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer By the end of 1943 Fodens and Black Dyke Mills brass bands had both made over 100 broadcasts each.

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Conductor Fred Mortimer ################################################################################### 13 Jan 1944 BBC Manchester (Paid £31/10/0) BROADCAST on For the Forces (BBC) 8.30pm “Foden Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer Soloist Harry Mortimer 30 Jan 1944 BBC Manchester - Two Recordings (Paid £94/10/0) 7 Feb 1944 BBC Manchester with Recording (Paid £47/5/0) 7 Feb 1944 BROADCAST on Home Service (BBC) 3.30am (Programme 1) “Foden Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer (Also on For the Forces) 7 Feb 1944 BROADCAST on For the Forces (BBC) 3.30pm (2nd Programme) “Foden Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer (Also on Home Service) 7 Mar 1944 BROADCAST on General Forces (BBC) 9am “Foden Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer 29 Feb 1944 BBC Manchester (Paid £31/10/0) 7 Mar 1944 BBC Manchester (Paid £31/10/0) BROADCAST on General Forces (BBC) 9am “Foden Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer 12 Mar 1944 CONCERT – Belle Vue Manchester, MASSED BANDS (Paid £47/5/0) (Afternoon) Grand Massed Bands Concert at Belle Vue with Fodens, Black Dyke Mills, Bickershaws and Fairey Aviation. The event was conducted by Sir Malcolm Arnold, Dr Dennis Wright and John Henry Iles. Harry Mortimer made an appearance for the concert which was also broadcast on the BBC. BROADCAST on For the Forces (BBC) 3.30pm “Massed Brass Bands” “Foden Motor Works Band”, Fairey Aviation Works Band, Bickershaw Colliery Band, Black Dyke Mills, Conducted by Dr Malcolm Sargent From the King’s Hall, Belle Vue, Manchester 12 Mar 1944 CONCERT – Hebden Bridge (Paid £25) (Evening) Organised by J Greenwood, 16 Lyceum Terrace Fred Mortimer took the Foden Motor Works Band to Hebden Bridge the place of his birth as the town were giving him the “Freedom of the Town”. After the concert Fred Mortimer was given the Freedom of his native town. 25 Mar 1944 CONCERT – Hanley MASSED BANDS (Paid £50)

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CONCERT – Dudley Salvation Army (Paid £65) BBC Manchester with Recording (Paid £47/5/0) BROADCAST on Home Service (BBC) 4.30pm “Music of Britain” (Pre recorded) “Foden Motor Works Band”, Conducted by Fred Mortimer Albert Hall London BBC MASSED BANDS (Paid £100) The Grand Massed Bands Concert held at Belle Vue on the 12 March 1944 was repeated at the Royal Albert Hall with Fodens, Black Dyke Mills, Fairey Aviation, City of Coventry, Luton and Enfield Central taking part. The bands were conducted by Sir Henry Wood and Sir Adrian Bolt ending with Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture. Also on the stage that night was a 14 year old player called Bram Gay who played cornet with Fodens. A few days later he was to play a duet with Harry Mortimer at Wolverhampton with the tune “Marionettes”. Bram went on to become a professional trumpet player and administrator. (Bram Gay joined the band see 1 July 1943 / 1 Jan 1945 to 5 Dec 1949) (Radio Times Listing) BROADCAST on Home Service (BBC) 3.45pm “Massed Brass Bands” “Foden Motor Works Band”, Fairey Aviation Works Band, Bickershaw Colliery Band, Black Dyke Mills, Enfield Central, Luton Conducted by Sir Henry Wood From the Royal Albert Hall, London

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BRAM GAY Biography. Born in 1930 in the Rhondda. Bram started to play at the Pentre Salvation Army Band. At the age of 13 he joined Foden’s Band having been discovered by Harry Mortimer. In 1944 (see above) he played alongside Harry Mortimer in London. When Harry Mortimer left Fodens his solo spot was taken by Bram Gray. In 1949, Bram Gay was conscripted to the Scots Guards band and as he departed the band he left the Solo Cornet spot available for Ted Gray to take his place. After studying the trumpet under Ernest Hall Bram became principal trumpet with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. In 1959 he was appointed to the Halle Orchestra in Manchester where he was first trumpet for Sir John Barbirolli for ten years. During his time with the Halle Bram formed the Halle Brass Consort and in 1971 launched the Granada Band of the Year Competition. In 1973 Bram was appointed Director of the Royal Opera House. Bram has adjudicated at many competitions and arranged many different pieces of music for brass band. ___________________________________________________________________________________ 16 Apr 1944 CONCERT – Wolverhampton (Paid £50) 22 Apr 1944 CONCERT – Holmes Chapel (Paid £15) 23 Apr 1944 CONCERT – Chapel en le Frith (Paid £40) Sean Longson, Town End Garage 30 Apr 1944 CONCERT – Wigan Hippodrome ((Paid £40) 6 to 7 May 1944 CONCERT – Sandbach – Salute the Soldiers (Paid Gratis) 13 May 1944 CONCERT – Stockport – Salute the Soldiers (Paid £50) 14 May 1944 CONCERT – Kidsgrove (Paid £25) 16 May 1944 BBC Manchester with Recording (Paid £47/5/0) BROADCAST on Home Service (BBC) 12 Noon “Foden Motor Works Band”, Conducted by Fred Mortimer 27 May 1944 BBC Manchester Recording (Paid £47/5/0) 28 to 29 May 1944 CONCERT – Manchester Parks (Paid £100) Plat Fields and Wythenshawe 4 June 1944 CONCERT – Ellesmere Port (Paid £50) 10 June 1944 CONCERT – Biddulph (Paid £45)

CONCERT – Bollington (Paid £30) CONCERT – Alsager (Paid £25) CONCERT – Cheadle (Paid £35) BBC Manchester with Recording (Paid £47/5/0) BROADCAST on Home Service (BBC) 4.30pm “Rossini” Overture The Barber of Saville Largo al factotum (Euphonium Solo David Morris) William Tell Una Voce Poco fa 1 (Cornet Solo Harry Mortimer) “Foden Motor Works Band”, Conducted by Fred Mortimer 1 July 1944 CONCERT – Macclesfield (Paid £40) 2 July 1944 CONCERT – Oldham (Paid £50) 9 July 1944 CONCERT – Church Stretton - St Dunstan’s (paid Gratis) 11 July 1944 BROADCAST on General Forces (BBC) 6.40pm “Foden Motor Works Band”, (Possibly pre-recorded) Conducted by Fred Mortimer 12 July 1944 CONCERT – Stafford (Paid £60) 23 July 1944 CONCERT – Leyland (Paid £50) 25 July 1944 CONCERT – Crewe Police (Paid Gratis) 28 July 1944 BBC Manchester with Recording (Paid £47/5/0) BROADCAST on General Forces (BBC) 10am “Foden Motor Works Band”, Conducted by Fred Mortimer Soloist Bram Gay 29 July 1944 CONCERT – Grappenhall (Paid £40) 1 Aug 1944 BROADCAST on General Forces (BBC) 7.40pm “Foden Motor Works Band”, (Possibly pre-recorded) Conducted by Fred Mortimer 5 Aug 1944 CONCERT – Altringham (Paid £45) 6 to 7 Aug 1944 CONCERT – Manchester Parks (Paid £110) 8 Aug 1944 CONCERT – Blaby (Nr Leicester, Leicestershire) – Miss Walker (Paid £70) 9 Aug 1944 CONCERT – Swanwick (Derbyshire) – M Leah (Paid £65) 12 Aug 1944 CONCERT – Hanley MASSED BANDS (Paid £40) 13 to 19 Aug 1944 CONCERT SERIES at Hyde Park London (Paid £285) Fodens Motor Works band was booked to play at the Hyde Park Bandstand. After the first fears of the band that they may be victims of German Daylight raids all the members decided to attend the engagement. Hyde Park was surrounded by antiaircraft guns so it was a possible target. The actual venue had very little facilities with changing area and other amenities under the bandstand. During the hot day the concerts went very well but the night time was another matter. Fred Mortimer stayed with an Italian friend called Oscar Grasso in his Hammersmith hotel which that night had all its windows blown out during a raid with glass falling into the band conductors room and the hotel door falling onto Fred’s bed. The following morning at least three of the band suddenly remembered they had a prior engagement back in Sandbach. Harry knew some members of the RAF Bomber Command Band and arranged them as replacements for those who had left. However during the following concerts many of the band spent their time looking for flying bombs and holding onto their gas masks as the Germans stepped up their daylight raids. The band finished their week long engagement with a number of broadcasts on the BBC with another threat to their performance “Lord Haw Haw”. (Adapted from “Harry Mortimer On Brass” ISBN0906670047) EXTRA INFO - Looking at the band engagement book the Foden band never made any broadcasts from London in 1944 at the time of the Concert Series in Hyde Park. Summer 1944 Lord Haw Haw (William Joyce .b. 24 Apr 1909 .D. 3 Jan 1946) was an Englishman working for the Germans who managed to interrupt BBC Broadcasts via their wavelengths with German Propaganda messages. This irregular interrupting of programmes not only gave a false view of Germany but 11 June 1944 24 June 1944 25 June 1944 30 June 1944

also made the announcer’s at the BBC rather jumpy and on one occasion while Fodens were broadcasting the presenter introduced the same tune twice and had to be told that they had already played that particular piece. (Adapted from “Harry Mortimer On Brass” ISBN0906670047) The name Lord Haw Haw was created by Jonah Barrington a colomnist at the Daily Express and soon the name caught on. The BBC didn’t take the broadcasts seriously and neither did the public with Pathe News making spoof Lord Haw Haw reports with Geoffrey Sumner playing Haw Haw in a series of “Nasty News” items as part of their Pathe Gazette (1939). The Western Brothers did two songs called “Lors Haw Haw of Zeesen” and “Lord Haw Haw the Hamburg of Hamburg” (Columbia DB1883 and DB1898) and “Radio Fun” a childrens comic produced a comic strip of him compiled by John Jukes (1940) 20 Aug 1944 CONCERT – Rugby (Paid £70) 1 Sept 1944 BBC Manchester (Paid £31/10/0) BROADCAST on General Forces (BBC) 10pm “Foden Motor Works Band”, Conducted by Fred Mortimer ___________________________________________________________________________________ NATIONAL NEWS 2 Sept 1944 COMPETITION – “British Open Championships”, Area Final at Belle Vue, Manchester. Test Piece “The Tempest” by Maurice Johnstone. FIRST Fairey Aviation Works (Harry Mortimer) 182 points. SECOND Creswell Colliery (Harold Moss) 170 Points. THIRD Bickershaw Colliery (W Haydock) 168 Points FOURTH Carlton Main Frickley Colliery (A E Badrick) 164 Points FIFTH Clydebank Burgh (George Hawkins) 153 Points. SIXTH Brighouse and Rastrick (Fred Betty) 152 Points. Fodens Motor Works Band didn’t take part between 1932 and 1952. ___________________________________________________________________________________ 3 Sept 1944 CONCERT – Belle Vue, Manchester (Paid £40) 24 Sept 1944 CONCERT – Crewe Plaza (Paid £15) 29 Sept 1944 BBC Manchester with Recording (Paid £47/5/0) BROADCAST on Home Service (BBC) 6.55pm “Foden Motor Works Band”, Conducted by Fred Mortimer 1 Oct 1944 CONCERT – Northwich Parish (Paid £30) 14 Oct 1944 CONCERT – Ashton Under Lyne (Paid £40) 15 Oct 1944 CONCERT – Wolverhampton (Paid £50) 22 Oct 1944 CONCERT – Belle Vue, Manchester (Paid £35) (see 12 Nov 1944) 22 Oct 1944 RECORDING - Recording fee for above concert (Paid £10) 28 Oct 1944 BBC Manchester with Recording (Paid £47/5/0) 29 Oct 1944 BBC Manchester with Recording (Paid £47/5/0) BROADCAST on Home Service (BBC) 6.30pm “Brass Bandstand” Programme 5. “Foden Motor Works Band”, Conducted by Fred Mortimer 12 Nov 1944 BROADCAST on Home Service (BBC) 6.30pm “Brass Bandstand” Programme 7. Featuring Massed Bands playing at Belle Vue Manchester for the Sir Henry J Wood Jubilee Fund arranged by J Henry Iiles With “Foden Motor Works Band”, Bickershaw Coliery, Brighouse and Rastrick Fairy Aviation Works Conducted by Albert Coates (BBC Recording 22 Oct 1944) 12 Nov 1944 CONCERT – Wigan (Paid £40) 30 Nov 1944 BBC Manchester (Paid £31/10/0) BROADCAST on General Forces (BBC) 12.15pm

“Foden Motor Works Band”, Conducted by Fred Mortimer With Reginald Charles (Bass) 15 Dec 1944 CONCERT – Risley Concert for Wounded Soldiers (Paid £25) 26 Dec 1944 BBC Manchester (Paid £31/10/0) 26 Dec 1944 BBC Manchester with two Recording (Paid £47/5/0) (see also above) BROADCAST on General Forces (BBC) 7pm “Foden Motor Works Band”, Conducted by Fred Mortimer 30 Dec 1944 CONCERT – Liverpool (Paid £60) Reginald Rees ###################################################################################

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FODEN’S MOTOR WORKS BAND

Conductor Fred Mortimer ################################################################################### 1 Jan 1945 Bram Gay (Cornet) is written in the band’s signing in book from this date as a regular performer. (1 July 1943 / 1 Jan 1945 to 5 Dec 1949) The band signing in book puts him as joining on the 1 July 1943 but it isn’t until the 1 January 1945 that he is regularly marked in the book. 18 Jan 1945 Harold Stubbs (2nd Trombone) left the band. (22 Jan 1925 to 18 Jan 1945) 21 Jan 1945 BBC Manchester (Paid £31/10/0) BROADCAST on Home Service (BBC) 6.30pm “Music While You Work” “Foden Motor Works Band”, Conducted by Fred Mortimer 24 Jan 1945 BROADCAST on General Forces (BBC) 1pm “Music by Arthur Wood” (possibly pre-recorded) March All Clear played by “Foden Motor Works Band”, Conducted by Fred Mortimer Three Dale dances played by Black Dyke Mills Band 31 Jan 1945 BROADCAST on General Forces (BBC) 1pm “Foden Motor Works Band”, (possibly pre-recorded) Conducted by Fred Mortimer 3 Feb 1945 MASSED BANDS - Hanley (Paid £50) 10 Feb 1945 CONCERT – Market Drayton Hospital (Paid Gratis) 15 Feb 1945 BROADCAST on General Forces (BBC) 7.30pm “Music in the Morning” (A recording of) “Foden Motor Works Band”, Conducted by Fred Mortimer 25 Feb 1945 CONCERT – Sale - Anglo Soviet (Paid £35) 28 Feb 1945 BROADCAST on General Forces (BBC) 12.10pm “Foden Motor Works Band”, (possibly pre-recorded) Conducted by Fred Mortimer 15 Mar 1945 CONCERT – Sandbach Savings (Paid £15) 16 Mar 1945 BBC Manchester (Paid £31/10/0) BROADCAST on General Forces (BBC) 5.30pm “Foden Motor Works Band”, Conducted by Fred Mortimer Soloist Bram Gay (Cornet) 18 Mar 1945 BROADCAST – Belle Vue MASSED BANDS (BBC Broadcast) (Paid £31/10/0) BROADCAST on Home Service (BBC) 3.45pm “Massed Brass Bands” from the Kings Hall, Belle Vue, Manchester Including “Foden Motor Works Band”, Bickershaw Colliery, Black Dyke Mills, Fairey Aviation Conducted by John Barbirolli 18 Mar 1945 BROADCAST on Home Service (BBC) 6.30pm “Massed Brass Bands” (Programme 2)

Including “Foden Motor Works Band”, Bickershaw Colliery, Fairey Aviation Conducted by Harry Mortimer 18 Mar 1945 BROADCAST on Home Service (BBC) 7pm “Brass Bandstand Programme 3” “Foden Motor Works Band”, Conducted by Fred Mortimer Introduced by Ralph Truman 25 Mar 1945 CONCERT – Sandbach – Nursing Concert (Paid Gratis) 8 Apr 1945 CONCERT – Chapel en le Frith (Paid £40) Sam Longson 22 to 22 Apr 1945 BBC Recording “Bandstand” (Paid £63/10/0) 26 Apr 1945 CONCERT – Hanley Cate Oliver (Paid £35) 29 Apr 1945 CONCERT – Stockport (Paid £30) MASSED BANDS Mr Molton 30 Apr to 23 May 1945 Advertised in the Foden Band book as “B.L.A. (Paid £550)” This was actually a Tour for ENSA. 29 April 1945 The Entertainment organisers for troops ENSA (Every Night Something Awful as Tommy Handley put it) decided to send a brass band to entertain out fighting forces. The “Entertainments National Service Association” headquarters were at the Drury Lane Theatre in London and on the morning of the 29 April 1945 the band assembled in Home Guard uniforms at the Elworth works ready for the long journey to London. On arrival at Drury Lane the band, along with other entertainers, had a rehearsal of the show before being taken to a uniform store where all the band became Second Lieutenants in their new ENSA uniforms. The following days were spent at Rainham Camp enjoying chocolates, cigarettes and drinks all part of the perks of being a Second Lieutenant in the army. Finally they were called to go abroad and the band set out to Tilbury Docks however the band bus wouldn’t go on to the boat and so they were redirected to sail from Dover Docks on the 3 May 1945. The band were joined for the concerts by Harry Mortimer who took time off from the BBC along with Frank Wright (Former Australian Cornet Champion) Jack Inger from Ransome and Marles on Solo Trombone along with Joe Morby from Hanwell on Euphonium. The band set out on their arrival in Calais for Ostend. En route the band crossed over the Mulbury Harbour that had in part been built in secret at the Sandbach Fodens works and had been nicknamed the Whale. The floating pontoon was of a metal construction with girders and plates that took up the whole of the workshop and had to be broken down again to get it out of the building. From Ostend the concert tour then went to Brussels where they were part of the liberation celebrations in the Grand Palace. (29 April 1945 to 23 May 1945) According to the Foden Band Ledger the entry reads “Fee of £550 for BLA”, referring to the British Liberation Army as they were following the Allied Army through France, the Low Countries and on towards Berlin playing concerts. (see below) (Programme and Pictures available) The Programme says – Selections from their Repertoire Cornet Solos by Harry Mortimer (BBC Brass Band Supervisor) Xylophone Solos by Walter Illingworth Vocalist Archie Doorbar Musical Director Fred Mortimer The programme included a list of bandmembers who were on the tour. BAND MEMBERS INSTRUMENT PLAYER Musical Director Fred Mortimer Principal Cornet Harry Mortimer Solo Cornet Charles Cook

8 May 1945

9 May 1945

May 1945

23 May 1945 2 June 1945 3 June 1945 (see Above)

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10 June 1945 17 June 1945 23 June 1945 8 July 1945 11 July 1945

Cornet W Lawton Cornet Frank Wright Cornet Sidney Garratt Cornet Edger Spurr Cornet J Hodgkinson Cornet R Moores Cornet R Shepley Cornet E Statham Flugel Horn H Shergold Tenor Horn A Webb Tenor Horn J Cotterill Tenor Horn F Sowood Baritone A Statham Baritone Arthur Webb Jnr Trombone J Inger Trombone Ellis Westwood Trombone Joe Moores Euphonium D Morris Euphonium J Morby Bass J Poole Bass H Hardy Bass Rex Mortimer Bass E Swindles Percussion Walter Illingworth Vocalist A Doorbar As VE night arrived the band was asked to play at the Brussels Opera House where the band were entertaining many of our own forces including ATS Molly Capper who lived in the village of Elworth before joining up. The following day the band were due to play at the Australian Air Force Base but as Winston Churchill had announced the end of the war the camp had become deserted. The band members settled down in the Officers mess and had their own celebration. CONCERT TOUR – of Hospitals and areas for wounded soldiers in Brussels, Bruges, Ghent, Louvaine, Antwerp, Boug Leopold, Eindhoven, Helmond, Lille, Melbrock, Lacken and finally a Gala Concert in Paris at the Avenue des Champs Elysses near the Arc de Triomphe. The final day of the ENSA Tour. CONCERT – Birmingham Town Hall (Paid £75) Mr Smelling CONCERT – Liverpool MASSED BANDS (Paid £60) Daily Herald BROADCAST on Home Service (BBC) 3.45pm “Massed Brass Bands” from the Kings Hall, Belle Vue, Manchester Including “Foden Motor Works Band”, Black Dyke Mills, Fairey Aviation With the Liverpool Philharmonic Choir and Eva Turner (Soprano) Conducted by Sir Adrian Boult Introduced by Frank Phillips Organised by the Daily Herald from the Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool BBC (Paid £31/10/0) BROADCAST on General Forces (BBC) 6pm “Foden Motor Works Band”, Conducted by Fred Mortimer CONCERT – Warrington (Paid £50) Davison 65 Sankey Street CONCERT – Ellesmere Port (Paid £50) CONCERT – Alsager (Paid £25) CONCERT – Tamworth (Paid £70) Mr Parker BBC Manchester (Paid £31/10/0) BROADCAST on General Forces (BBC) 11.45am

“Foden Motor Works Band”, Conducted by Fred Mortimer Soloist Bram Gay 29 July 1945 CONCERT – Atherstone (Nr Birmingham) (Paid £70) 4 Aug 1945 BBC Manchester (Paid £31/10/0) BROADCAST on Light Programme (BBC) 6pm “Foden Motor Works Band”, Conducted by Fred Mortimer 5 Aug 1945 CONCERT – Hanley Park (Paid £50) 6 Aug 1945 CONCERT – Christleton (Paid £50) 8 Aug 1945 CONCERT – Swanwich (Paid £60) 11 Aug 1945 CONCERT – Hanley (Paid £56) 12 to 15 Aug 1945 BBC / Hyde Park / LCC VJ Days. (Paid £31 BBC / £285 Hyde Park / £305 LCC) CONCERT – Hyde Park, London. The band were paid £285 plus a supplement of £305 from London County Council for VJ Day celebrations. (see below) ___________________________________________________________________________________ NATIONAL NEWS 14 Aug 1945 V.J. Day / VICTORY IN JAPAN. Japan Surrendered to the Allies to End the Second World War. ___________________________________________________________________________________ 14 Aug 1945 CONCERT – London. On VJ (Victory in Japan) day the band were playing a number of concerts in the Embankment gardens in London. The audience were so overjoyed that the completely took over the event. After about ten minutes of the concert, Fred Mortimer who was conducing handed the baton to Harry saying “You had better take over; this is not my kind of a job”. Four Wrens came marching up the road with lamps in their hands which they had gathered along with “Please Keep off the Grass” signs from the street. They went onto the stage and took the baton off the conductor and conducted the band for an item then smartly snapped to attention and marched down the drive again. 23 Aug 1945 BROADCAST on Light Programme (BBC) 6pm “Foden Motor Works Band”, Conducted by Fred Mortimer ___________________________________________________________________________________ NATIONAL NEWS Sept 1945 COMPETITION – “British Open Championships”, Area Final at Belle Vue, Manchester. Fodens Motor Works Band didn’t take part between 1932 and 1952. ___________________________________________________________________________________ September 1945 THE FODEN NEWS The newspaper of the company featured the tour of Europe as part of ENSA With pictures from the final rehersal at the Brussels Opera House before a concert. Pic and Feature Foden News No 41, September 1945. 3 Sept 1945 Mr T Williamson joined the band. (Euphonium) 6 Sept 1945 CONCERT – Longbridge Show (Paid £60) 8 Sept 1945 CONCERT – Sale – Anglo Russian Committee (Paid £35) 13 Sept 1945 CONCERT – Hanley Victoria Hall (Paid £40) 15 Sept 1945 CONCERT – Ellesmere Port Victory Celebrations (Paid £50) 20 Sept 1945 BBC Manchester (Paid £31/10/0) 27 Sept 1945 CONCERT – Cheadle (Paid £35) 27 Sept 1945 Crewe Chronicle. Fodens Band raised £7000 for war charities and were, during the war, invited by ENSA to entertain troops on the continent. 3 Oct 1945 CONCERT – Hazel Grove (Paid £25) 5 to 6 Oct 1945 CONCERT – Albert Hall, London (Paid £112) Daily Herald 6 Oct 1945 COMPETITION – Daily Herald “National Championships”, Royal Albert Hall, London.

The Daily Herald took over sponsorship of the event and moved the venue to the Albert Hall without Fodens in the contest as they were barred due to having won the competition three Year’s in a row. They did take part however as champions joining Black Dyke Mills, Cresswell Colliery, Fairey Aviation, and Scottish CWS in the Massed bands concert conducted by Dr Malcolm Sargent who was a last minute replacement for Sir Adrian Bolt who had to cancel his appearance. Test piece “Overture for an Epic Occasion” by Denis Wright. RESULTS FIRST Fairey Aviation SECOND Horden Colliery THIRD Parc and Dare Fodens Motor Works Band (See above) 7 Oct 1945 BROADCAST on Light Programme (BBC) 6.30pm “Massed Brass Bands” “Foden Motor Works Band”, Black Dyke Mills, Creswell Colliery, Fairey Aviation Works, Scottish CWS, with the Alexandra Choir, Eva Turner and Frank Titterton Conducted by Sir Adrian Bolt. Recorded excerpts from the Daily Herald Festival Concert held at the Royal Albert Hall, London Last Night (6 Oct 1945) 14 Oct 1945 BBC Manchester (Paid £31/10/0) 16 Oct 1945 CONCERT – Rawtenstall (Paid £50) 20 Oct 1945 BBC Manchester (Paid £31/10/0) BROADCAST on Light Programme (BBC) 6pm “Foden Motor Works Band”, Conducted by Fred Mortimer 22 Oct 1945 CONCERT – Stafford (Paid £50) 24 Oct 1945 CONCERT – Chesterfield (Paid £40) 1 Nov 1945 Jack Hodgkinson attended his last rehearsal with the band. (Solo Cornet 1909 to 1 Nov 1945) 4 Nov 1945 CONCERT – Huddersfield (Paid £60) 11 Nov 1945 CONCERT – Wolverhampton MASSED BANDS (Paid £55) 14 Nov 1945 CONCERT – Cefn –Mawr (Nr Wrexham) (Paid £40) 18 Nov 1945 CONCERT – Kidsgrove (Paid £15) 24 Nov 1945 CONCERT – Rawtenstall (Paid £50) 25 Nov 1945 CONCERT – Wolverhampton (Paid £50) 2 Dec 1945 BBC Manchester (Paid £31/10/0) BROADCAST on Light Programme (BBC) 1pm “Foden Motor Works Band”, Conducted by Fred Mortimer 2 Dec 1945 CONCERT – Burnley (Paid £50) 7 to 8 Dec 1945 CONCERT – Portmadre / Criccieth / Prollheli (Paid £120) 9 Dec 1945 CONCERT – St Dunstons Church Stretton (Paid Gratis) 16 Dec 1945 CONCERT – Hyde Theatre (Cheshire) Royal Halls Agency (Paid £45) 25 Dec 1945 BBC Manchester (Paid £31/10/0) BROADCAST on Home Service (BBC) 10.15am “Music for Christmas Morning” “Foden Motor Works Band”, Conducted by Fred Mortimer With the BBC Scottish Orchestra Conductor Ian Whyte Scottish Variety Orchestra Conductor Kemio Stephen With Janette Sclanders (Soprano) Jan Berenska and his Orchestra With Jack Wilson, Stephane Grappelly and his Quartet, With Denny Dennis 29 Dec 1945 CONCERT – Albert Hall, Manchester (Reg Rees) (Paid £50) ###################################################################################

1946

FODEN’S MOTOR WORKS BAND Conductor

Fred Mortimer

################################################################################### 1946 With the end of the war change was inevitable and the band moved on with new members and a new rehearsal room in a disused part of the Pring’s Wireworks factory, the former nail making shop. 29 Jan 1946

BBC Manchester (Paid £63 for 29 Jan and 3 Feb 1946) Brass Bandstand – Chris Stone 3 Feb 1946 BBC Manchester (Paid £63 for 29 Jan and 3 Feb 1946) Brass Bandstand – Chris Stone BROADCAST on Home Service (BBC) 6.30pm “Brass Bandstand” Programme 7 from the Holdsworth Hall, Manchester “Foden Motor Works Band”, Conducted by Fred Mortimer This Weeks Visitor, Reginald Foort Introduced by Christopher Stone 18 to 19 Feb 1946 BBC London Recording (Paid £47/5/0) As above BBC Overseas Broadcast Maida Vale (Paid £31/10/0) As above CONCERT – Vauxhall Motors Lunch time Concerts (Paid £50) 24 Feb 1946 CONCERT – Blackburn Ring Georges Hall (Paid £60) Thom Clark 5 Mar 1946 BBC Manchester (Paid £31/10/0) 7 Mar 1946 CONCERT – Cheddleton (Paid £35) 19 Mar 1946 CONCERT – Tunstall Town Hall (Paid £35) 16 Mar 1946 CONCERT – Hollinwood (Shropshire Near Whitchurch) (Paid £40) 17 Mar 1946 CONCERT – New Brighton (Paid £50) 24 Mar 1946 CONCERT – Chapel en le Frith (Paid £40) 21 Mar 1946 Bill Kitson (Trombone) joined the band at Rehearsal. (21 Mar 1946 to 21 Sept 1967) 26 Mar 1946 CONCERT – Blackpool Tower (Paid £65) 31 Mar 1946 CONCERT – Leicester – Rees (Paid £60) ___________________________________________________________________________________ March 1946? NW Regional Final – Qualifying competition. According to Allan Littlemore’s book on the band, in 1946 Fodens were pitted against Fairey Aviation, at Belle Vue conducted by Harry Mortimer whose father Fred was still in front of Fodens. Things didn’t go to plan as Barrow Shipyard band came first with Fairey Second and Fodens Third missing out of the Royal Albert Hall contest. ___________________________________________________________________________________ 4 Apr 1946 BBC Manchester (Paid £36/10/0) BROADCAST on Light Programme (BBC) 1.30pm “Foden Motor Works Band”, Conducted by Fred Mortimer 7 Apr 1946 BBC London (Paid £31/10/0) 8 Apr 1946 Fodens Picture London – two days time. (Paid Unknown) New technology was used to publicise the Foden Motor works in the form of a corporate film showing the works and also the band who not only made an appearance but also provided the music to accompany the narration. It was made on 16mm film and has since been transferred onto video and no doubt DVD. 21 Apr 1946 CONCERT – Lydbrook (Paid £65) 24 Apr 1946 WILLIAM HALLIWELL DIES. At the age of 82 William Halliwell passed away. He had conducted the band from 1909 to 1929 winning one National Championship and seven Belle Vue contests. This left only one surviving member of Fodens from the band that Halliwell had inherited in 1909, Fred Sowood on Tenor Horn. William Halliwell was born on the 11 March 1864. 25 Apr 1946 BBC Manchester (Paid £31/10/0) BROADCAST on Light Programme (BBC) 1.30pm “Foden Motor Works Band”, Conducted by Fred Mortimer 27 Apr 1946 CONCERT – Chester Y.M.C.A. (Paid £40)

CONCERT – Prestwich (Paid £50) CONCERT – Glossop (Paid £40) CONCERT – Northwich (Paid £35) CONCERT – Rochdale (Paid £50) CONCERT – Bolton (Paid £50) CONCERT – Preston (Paid £50) CONCERT – Sheffield (Paid £60) CONCERT – Chesterfield Fort Parks (Paid £60) BBC Manchester (Paid £36/10/0) BROADCAST on Light Programme (BBC) 1.30pm “Foden Motor Works Band”, Conducted by Fred Mortimer 1 June 1946 CONCERT – Clink (Paid £50) 2 June 1946 CONCERT – Oldham Park (Paid £50) 5 June 1946 CONCERT – Liverpool Philharmonic Hall – Sinclair (Paid £50) 6 June 1946 Denis Heath (Solo Cornet) joined the band in rehearsal for the first time. (6 June 1946 to 28 Oct 1958 - Moved to New Zealand) 8 June 1946 V Day BBC Manchester (Paid £31/10/0) BROADCAST on Light Programme (BBC) 12.30pm “Music of the Allies” “Foden Motor Works Band”, Conducted by Fred Mortimer 8 June 1946 V Day Ellesmere Port (Paid £50) 9 to 10 June 1946 CONCERT – Manchester Parks (Paid £100) 13 June 1946 CONCERT – Blackburn (Paid £60) 16 June 1946 CONCERT – Tamworth (Paid £70) 19 June 1946 Harry Mortimer recorded Part 1 of a 78 with Organ player Reginald Foort (1893-1980), the London Brass Players and conductor George Weldon (1908-1963). The other side was recorded on the 8 November 1948. 1. Trumpet Concerto in E Flat (Joseph Haydn) (Matrix CAX9565) 2. A Trumpet Voluntary (Henry Purcell) (Matrix CAX10357) Released on Columbia DX 1536. 23 June 1946 CONCERT – Alsager (Paid £25) 24 June 1946 CONCERT – Leicester (Paid £70) 4 July 1946 BBC (Paid £31/10/0) BROADCAST on Home Service (BBC) 12noon “Foden Motor Works Band”, Conducted by Fred Mortimer 6 July 1946 CONCERT – Derby (Paid £60) 7 July 1946 CONCERT – Warrington (Paid £55) 10 to 11 July 1946 CONCERT – Petnho (Paid £135) 28 to 29 July 1946 CONCERT – Matlock (Paid £120) 3 Aug 1946 CONCERT – Cheadle (Paid £40) 4 Aug 1946 CONCERT – Blackpool (Paid £65) 5 Aug 1946 CONCERT – Manchester Parks (Paid £55) 6 Aug 1946 CONCERT – Llandudno – June (Paid 360) 7 Aug 1946 CONCERT – Wetley Rocks (Paid £40) 8 Aug 1946 CONCERT – Bakewell Show (Paid £60) 10 Aug 1946 CONCERT – Wem Show (Paid £50) 11 to 25 Aug 1946 CONCERT – Hyde Park London (Paid £285) London County Council (Paid £285) 14 Aug 1946 BBC London “Music While You Work”. (Paid 31/10/0) BROADCAST on Light Programme (BBC) 3.30pm “Music While You Work” “Foden Motor Works Band”, Conducted by Fred Mortimer 18 Aug 1946 BBC Overseas (London) (Paid £31/10/0) 29 Aug 1946 CONCERT – Ruthin Show (North Wales) (Paid £60) 31 Aug 1946 CONCERT – Tarporley Show (Paid £50) ___________________________________________________________________________________ 27 Apr 1946 2 May 1946 5 May 1946 7 May 1946 8 May 1946 19 May 1946 25 May 1946 26 May 1946 27 May 1946

NATIONAL NEWS Sept 1946 COMPETITION – “British Open Championships”, Area Final at Belle Vue, Manchester. Test Piece “Salute to Freedom” by Eric Ball. FIRST Bickershaw Colliery (H Mortimer) SECOND Fairey Aviation (H Mortimer) THIRD Munn and Feltons (S Boddington) Fodens Motor Works Band didn’t take part between 1932 and 1952. ___________________________________________________________________________________ 1 Sept 1946 CONCERT – Llandudno (Paid £40) 7 Sept 1946 CONCERT – Rugeley Show (Paid £50) 13 Sept 1946 BBC (Paid £36/10/0) BROADCAST on Light Programme (BBC) 1.30pm “Bandstand” “Foden Motor Works Band”, Conducted by Fred Mortimer 15 Sept 1946 CONCERT – Liverpool MASSED BANDS Daily Herald (Paid £60) 16 Sept 1946 Desmond Thomas (Solo Cornet) who had been with the band between the 7 Feb 1938 and the 22 Feb 1940 returned to Foden’s Band after taking part in the Second World War. 19 Sept 1946 CONCERT – Stokesley Show (Paid £75) 21 Sept 1946 CONCERT – Birmingham (Paid £155) 22 to 29 Sept 1946 CONCERT – Worthing (Paid £325) 3 Oct 1946 CONCERT – Newtown (Paid £650 6 Oct 1946 CONCERT – Wolverhampton MASSED BANDS (Paid £60) 6 Oct 1946 CONCERT – Kidsgrove (Paid £15) 13 Oct 1946 CONCERT – Burslem – Davenport Music Services (Paid £40) 15 Oct 1946 BBC (Paid £36/10/0) BROADCAST on Home Service (BBC) 12pm “Foden Motor Works Band”, Conducted by Fred Mortimer ___________________________________________________________________________________ NATIONAL NEWS 19 Oct 1946 COMPETITION –Daily Herald National Championship at the Royal Albert Hall, London. Test Piece “Oliver Cromwell” by Herny Geehl RESULTS FIRST Brighouse and Rastrick SECOND Fairey Aviation THIRD Munn and Feltons Fodens Motor Works Band failed to qualify. New rules meant that apart from the previous Year’s winner all bands had to earn their place in the competition by winning or coming second in their respective regional Area Contests. ___________________________________________________________________________________ 20 Oct 1946 CONCERT – Wigan – Boys Club (Paid £40) 26 Oct 1946 CONCERT – Manchester Motor Industries Jubilee (Paid Unknown) 27 Oct 1946 BBC “Bandstand” (Paid £36/10/0) 3 Nov 1946 CONCERT – Leicester – Reg Rees (Paid £60) 24 Nov 1946 BBC (Paid £36/10/0) 29 Nov 1946 CONCERT – Birmingham – Alan Priestley (Paid £55) 5 to 6 Dec 1946 CONCERT – Liverpool Masonic Music Festival (Paid £100) 7 Dec 1946 CONCERT – Nottingham – Rees (Paid £60) 8 Dec 1946 Harry Mortimer attended his final rehearsal with the band as Solo Cornet. His attendance up until this time was occasional due to his commitments at the BBC. 20 Dec 1946 BBC Manchester (Paid £36/10/0) BROADCAST on Light Programme (BBC) 1.30pm “Bandstand” “Foden Motor Works Band”, Conducted by Fred Mortimer 26 Dec 1946 CONCERT – Albert Hall, Manchester (Thurs) – Rees (Paid £60).

Conductor Fred Mortimer. With Harry Mortimer Helen Caine (Soprano) Allan Bromley (Baritone) Stanley Tudor and Bertram J Capey at the Organ. Concert at 2.30pm and 6.30pm. Programme 2.30pm – 1. March Medley – Martial Moments (Winter) 2. Musical Comedy – The Dollar Princess (Leo Fall) 3. Allen Bromley (Singer) a. The Vagabond (Vaughan Williams) b. The Gay Highway (Drummond) 4. Excerpts from Patience (Sullivan) 5. Weber’s Last Waltz (Harimann) Solo Euphonium David Morris 6. Helen Caine (Singer) a. Spring in my Heart (Strauss) b. My Heart and I (Old Chelsea) (Tauber) 7. Variations on a Welsh Melody (Arr A Rimmer) INTERVAL OF 10 MINUTES 8. Overture Ruy Blas (Mendelssohn) 9. Allen Bromley (Singer) a. Ballad Medley (arr Dawson) 10. Waltz – Dance of the Young Men (Jungl) 11. Cornet Trio – The Three Trumpeters (Agolstini) 12. Helen Caine and Allen Bromley a. lover, Come back to me (The New Moon) (Sigmund Romberg) 13. Hungarian March (Hector Berlioz) GOD SAVE THE KING

30 Dec 1946 Dec 1946

Programme 6.30pm – 1. Overture Tancredi (Gioachino Rossini) 2. Helen Caine (Singer) a. Lass with the delicate air (Arne) 3. Melodies of Lionel Monckton (arr Wright) 4. Zelda (Code) – Cornet Solo Bram Gay 5. Allan Bromley (Singer) a. Onaway, Awake, Beloved (Cowen) 6. Symphonic Poem – Les Preludes (Liszt) INTERVAL OF 10 MINUTES 7. Ceremonial March – Pomp and Circumstance (Edward Elgar) 8. Helen Caine (Singer) a. Break O’ Day (Sanderson) 9. Excerpts from Sullivan Operas (arr Wright) 10. W Illingworth (Xylophone Solo) a. Splinters (Illingworth) b. Sparks (Alford) 11. Helen Caine and Allen Bromley a. Trot Here and There (Veronique) (Messager) 12. Selection from the works of Tchaikovsky (arr Rimmer) GOD SAVE THE KING Edwin Statham (3rd Cornet) left the band (Joined Pre 1923) BAND MEMBERS (in order from the Band Signing in Book) INSTRUMENT PLAYER LOAN INSTRUMENT Conductor Fred Mortimer Soprano Cornet Charlie Cooke 128437 (Besson) Principal Cornet Harry Mortimer Own Cornet Soprano 123191 (Besson) Principal Cornet Edward / Ted Gray 100848 Besson Cornet / Echo Cornet Bram Gay 127615 Besson ECHO CORNET

Cornet / Second Horn Denis Heath Cornet 124376 (Besson 1946) Cornet D Thomas Cornet 48467 (B and H 1946) Cornet S Garratt Cornet Cornet Edgar Spurr 127177 Cornet Reg Moores Own Cornet 127087 (Besson 1936) Cornet (Bob) Robert Shepley Own Cornet 127184 Cornet Edwin Statham Cornet 127172 (Besson 1936) Flugel Horn Hubert Shergold Flugel 124083 (Besson 1932) Tenor Horn Arthur Webb Snr Tenor Horn 127498 (Besson 1933) Tenor Horn Jack Cotterill Tenor Horn 127499 (Besson 1936) Tenor Horn Fred Sowood Tenor Horn 109473 (Besson 1910) Baritone Albert Statham Baritone 128847 (Besson 1933) Baritone Alex Mortimer Own Baritone 60188 (Boosey 1907) Euphonium T Williamson Euphonium 104770 (A Webb Jnr) Bass Trombone Bill Kitson Bass Trombone 163337 Bass Trombone Ellis Westwood Own Bass Trombone 1479 Bass Trombone Joe Moores Bass Trombone 14132 (Besson 1936) Euphonium Rex Mortimer Euphonium 104770 (Boosey 1932) Eb Bass Ted Swindles Eb Bass 124685 Bb Bass Joe Poole Bb Bass 127500 (Besson 1933) Bb Bass Harry Hardy Bb Bass 124685 (Besson 1933) Drums / Xylophone / Glock / Timpany / Foot Cymbals / Tubular Bells / Anvil – Walter Illingworth 791350 Premier 1938 / 10791 Hawkes 1936 ###################################################################################

1947

FODEN’S MOTOR WORKS BAND

Conductor Fred Mortimer ################################################################################### 17 Jan 1947 BBC Manchester (Paid £36/10/0) BROADCAST on Light Programme (BBC) 1.30pm “Bandstand” “Foden Motor Works Band”, Conducted by Fred Mortimer 19 Jan 1947 CONCERT – Burnley (Paid £50) 25 Jan 1947 CONCERT – Hanley MASSED BANDS (Paid £50) 1 Feb 1947 COMPETITION – Victoria Hall, Bolton, Lancashire. “Daily Herald” Area Contest - 2nd Place (Won £40/0/0) Test Piece “Akhnaton” by Eric Ball. FIRST Fairey Aviation (H Mortimer) SECOND Fodens Motor Works Band (F Mortimer) Third Wingates Temperance (J Eckersley) Fourth C.W.S. Manchester (Eric Ball) After Fred Mortimers objection to Bell Vue he decided to take the band to the Nationals again and the only way to do so was to appear at Belle Vue in September, or in Bolton in February, he decided to go for the latter and the band came second. Previously the band had managed to get into the National Championships due to having an invitation by John Henry Iles but now it was only the previous years winning bands and those who qualified at the area competitions that got to the Albert Hall. Fodens were again pitted against Fairey Aviation, conducted by Harry Mortimer Against whom they again lost first place to their former Solo Cornet player, coming second in the competition and thus only just making the final. 2 Feb 1947 CONCERT – Blackburn (Paid £60) 17 Feb 1947 BROADCAST on Light Programme (BBC) 1.30pm “Bandstand” (Pre Recorded) “Foden Motor Works Band”, Conducted by Fred Mortimer 24 Feb 1947 BBC Manchester (Paid £36/10/0) CANCELLED

2 Mar 1947 CONCERT – Skelmesdale British Legion (Paid £45) 15 to 16 Mar 1947 CONCERT – Swansea Valley (Paid £125) 18 Mar 1947 CONCERT – Blackpool (Paid £15) 22 Mar 1947 CONCERT – Rushden Salvation Army Citadel Corps (Paid £60) 29 Mar 1947 CONCERT – Alsager / BBC (Paid £46/10/0) BROADCAST on Light Programme (BBC) 1.30pm “Saturday Bandstand” From H.M.S. Excalibur, Alsager, Stoke on Trent (Now Cheshire) By permission of the Commanding Officer. “Foden Motor Works Band”, Conducted by Fred Mortimer With Helen Hill (Soprano) Robert Eason (Bass) Introduced by Peter Fettes Produced by Harry Mortimer 14 Apr 1947 BBC (Paid £36/10/0) BROADCAST on Light Programme (BBC) 5pm “Bandstand” “Foden Motor Works Band”, Conducted by Fred Mortimer 20 Apr 1947 CONCERT – Chapel en le Frith – S Longson (Paid £40) 25 to 26 May 1947 CONCERT – Manchester Parks (Paid £100) 29 May 1947 BBC and Recording (Paid £36/10/0) BROADCAST on Home Service (BBC) 12pm “Bandstand” “Foden Motor Works Band”, Conducted by Fred Mortimer 1-7 June 1947 CONCERT – L.C.C. Entertainment (Paid £285) London Embankment, London County Council (London Parks 1 Week). 6 June 1947 BROADCAST on Home Service (BBC) 7.15am (see above) “Morning Music” “Foden Motor Works Band”, Conducted by Fred Mortimer (BBC Recording) 8 June 1947 CONCERT – Oldham Alexandra Park (Paid £55) 12 June 1947 Albert Statham (Solo Baritone) left the band. (joined Pre 1923 to 12 June 1947) He rejoined on the 2 Oct 1947 before leaving for the final time on the 1 Dec 1947. 15 June 1947 CONCERT – Heaton Park (Paid £50) 21 June 1947 CONCERT – Alsager (Paid £40) 22 June 1947 CONCERT – Burton on Trent (Paid £600 29 to 30 June 1947 CONCERT – Sheffield (Paid £120) 5 July 1947 CONCERT – Stockport (Paid £40) 5 July 1947 CONCERT – Northwich (Paid £35) 6 July 1947 CONCERT – Leicester (Paid £75) 23 July 1947 BBC (Paid £36/10/0) BROADCAST on Light Programme (BBC) 1.30pm “Bandstand” “Foden Motor Works Band”, Conducted by Fred Mortimer 25 July 1947 CONCERT – Wem Show (Paid £50) 27 July 1947 CONCERT – Eccles (Paid £50) 31 July 1947 CONCERT – Shrewsbury (Paid £60) 3 Aug 1947 CONCERT – Chesterfield (Paid £60) 4 Aug 1947 CONCERT – Derby (Paid £60) 6 Aug 1947 CONCERT – Northwich (Paid £35) 7 Aug 1947 CONCERT – Wetley Rocks (Paid £40) 8 Aug 1947 BBC (Paid £36/10/0) 10 to 16 Aug 1947 CONCERT – Worthing (Paid £300) 17 Aug 1947 CONCERT – Knypersley (Paid £40) 24 Aug 1947 CONCERT – Denten (Manchester?) (Paid £60)

31 Aug 1947 CONCERT – Blackpool Stanley Park (Paid £70) 6 Sept 1947 CONCERT – Rugeley Show Nr Whieldon (Paid £50) ___________________________________________________________________________________ NATIONAL NEWS 6 Sept 1947 COMPETITION – “British Open Championships”, Area Final at Belle Vue, Manchester. Fodens Motor Works Band didn’t take part between 1932 and 1952. ___________________________________________________________________________________ CONCERT – Stone (Paid £45) BBC (Paid £36/10/0) BROADCAST on Home Service (BBC) 12pm “Foden Motor Works Band”, Conducted by Fred Mortimer 21 Sept 1947 CONCERT – Crewe (Paid £40) 25 Sept 1947 CONCERT – Burslem (Paid £45) 4 Oct 1947 CONCERT – Sheffield (Paid £60) 7 Oct 1947 CONCERT – Congleton (Paid £25) 12 Oct 1947 BBC Recording (Paid £47/10/0) 19 Oct 1947 CONCERT – Sandbach Nursing Home (Paid Gratis) 25 Oct 1947 CONCERT – Hazel Grove (Paid £25) 29 Oct 1947 Newton le Willows (Paid £10) CANCELLED 29 Oct 1947 CONCERT – Nantwich (Paid Gratis) 1 to 2 Nov 1947 COMPETITION – Daily Herald National Championship at the Royal Albert Hall, London. Test Piece “Freedom” by Hurbert Bath Conductor Fred Mortimer. RESULTS FIRST Black Dyke Mills (H Mortimer) SECOND Fairey Aviation (H Mortimer) THIRD Fodens Motor Works Band (F Mortimer) (Third Place £78/15/0) (See 1 Feb 1947 as the band had been to the Bolton Regional Final to qualify for the Nationals.) 8 Nov 1947 CONCERT – Oxford (Paid £60) 12 Nov 1947 BBC (Paid £36/10/0) BROADCAST on Light Programme (BBC) 1.30pm “Bandstand” “Foden Motor Works Band”, Conducted by Fred Mortimer 20 Nov 1947 (William) Bill Lawton (Solo Cornet) left the band. (7 Apr 1930 to 20 Nov 1947) 23 Nov 1947 BBC (Paid £31/10/0) BROADCAST on Home Service (BBC) 6.30pm “Bandstand” “Foden Motor Works Band”, Conducted by Fred Mortimer 24 Nov 1947 David Morris (Solo Euphonium) left the band (16 Oct 1940 to 24 Nov 1947) 27 Nov 1947 Harry Mather (Euphonium) joined the band for his first rehearsal. 6 Dec 1947 CONCERT – Brymbo (Nr Wrexham) (Paid £50) 11 Dec 1947 BROADCAST on Light Programme (BBC) 5.15pm “Bandstand” (Pre-recorded) “Foden Motor Works Band”, Conducted by Fred Mortimer 14 Dec 1947 BBC Recording (Paid £63/0/0) 26 Dec 1947 BROADCAST on Home Service (BBC) 7.15am “Morning Music” (Pre-recorded) “Foden Motor Works Band”, Conducted by Fred Mortimer (BBC Recording) 13 Sept 1947 18 Sept 1947

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1948

FODEN’S MOTOR WORKS BAND

Conductor Fred Mortimer ################################################################################### 1 Jan 1948 Jan 1948 10 Jan 1948

Geoff Poole (Trombone) joined Fodens for his first rehearsal. (.D. 31 Dec 2012) BBC Recording (Paid £47/10/0) QUARTET CONTEST - Bulkington (Nr Coventry, Warwick) Quartet No 1 First Prize (£3) 15 Jan 1948 Jim McDean (Solo Baritone) joined the band for his first rehearsal. (15 Jan 1948 to 6 Apr 1970) 16 Jan 1948 BBC (Paid £36/10/0) BROADCAST on Light Programme (BBC) at 5.45pm “Bandstand” “Foden Motor Works Band”, Conducted by Fred Mortimer 30 Jan 1948 BBC (Paid £31/10/0) BROADCAST on Light Programme (BBC) at 5.45pm “Bandstand” “Foden Motor Works Band”, Conducted by Fred Mortimer 16 Feb 1948 T Williamson (Euphonium) left the band. (3 Sept 1945 to 16 Feb 1948) 21 Feb 1948 BBC (Paid £31/10/0) BROADCAST on Home Service at 1.40pm “Listen to the Band” The Fodens Motor Works Band Conducted by Fred Mortimer. 28 Feb 1948 CONCERT – Glaysebrook (Paid £35) 2 Mar 1948 CONCERT – Hyde (Cheshire) Ladyhook Chair. (Paid £40) 4 Mar 1948 CONCERT – Stockport (Paid £25) 7 Mar 1948 BBC “Brass and Voices” (Paid £47/5/0) 10 Mar 1948 CONCERT – Rhos Wrexham (Paid £40) 28 Mar to 3 Apr 1948 Bingley Hall, Birmingham (Paid £275) Including BBC Broadcast (Paid £31/10/0) 3 Apr 1948 BROADCAST on Home Service at 1.40pm “Listen to the Band” The Fodens Motor Works Band Conducted by Harry Mortimer. Soloist Bram Gay 5 Apr 1948 Doug Connolly joined Foden’s Band for his first rehearsal. (2nd Cornet) 5 Apr 1948 At the start of 1948 Teddy Gray (Edward Gray) joined Fodens. (5 Apr 1948 to 26 Oct 1971) At the age of 21 he had been demobbed from the Army where he had served with the Lancashire Fusiliers and the Royal Army Service Corps. At the age of 7 he and his brother Harry had played the cornet on BBC Radio’s Children’s Hour with the tune “Ida and Dot”. At the age of 12 he played in the Wingates Band, 1939 victory at Belle Vue, followed by a move to Bickershaw and victory in 1940 at Belle Vue. In 1944 he joined the army and the cornet playing took a back seat for four year’s. ___________________________________________________________________________________

TED GRAY Biography. (Cornet 1948 to 1971) Born in 16 Jan 1927. Died on the 18 Jan 2009. Born in Aspull near Wigan into a family of band members. Ted and his older brother Harry were taught to play by their father Edward Gray Snr. At the age of seven Year’s in 1934, Ted Gray and his brother Harry appeared on the BBC Radio programme “Children’s Hour” playing the cornet duo “Ida and Dot” (F.H. Losey) for the programmes presenter “Auntie” Doris Gamble. In 1935 Ted joined the Hindley Band until 1939 when at the age of 12 Teddy Gray played with the Wingates Band at a time when they were victorious at the British Open Championships at Belle View. In 1940 he repeated his success of the previous year, this time with Bickershaw Colliery Band.

In 1944 Ted was old enough to be conscripted into the army and for the next four Year’s was out of the Brass Band community. In 1948 when he was demobbed from the Lancashire Fusiliers and the Royal Army Service Corps he came to join the Fodens Motor Works band as fourth cornet down, under the direction of the Mortimer’s. In 1949, Bram Gay was conscripted to the Scots Guards band and as he departed the band he left the Solo Cornet spot available. 1949 was also the year the band returned to making records after a four year absence and six recordings were made for the Grimes record label with Ted on Solo Cornet. Until 1971 when he moved on, Ted was possibly the best cornet player the band had known with Edwin Firth and Harry Mortimer also as contenders for the title, depending on who you talk to about their playing. Ted’s playing and his influence on the band led to a number of competition wins. In 1970 Edward Gray (Teddy) took on the Greenway Band taking them to the North West regional finals coming 3rd to Wingates and Cammell Laird. He continued to take the band to the finals but never achieved the same success. In 1974 Ted was awarded the Insignia of Honour at the Royal Albert Hall. After his departure from Greenaways Ted went into conducting various other bands including the Knutsford Town Band and the North Staffordshire Concert Band which was to be sponsored by Royal Doulton. Ted became the first and last ever conductor of the newly named “ Royal Doulton Band” in Staffordshire. During this appointment the band were engaged a number of times to play for Royalty and when Stoke (Eturia) became the site of the National Garden Festival, Ted and the Band were only too pleased to open in the event and to become regular performers during its season. Ted also conducted the Whitchurch Band and continued to support Fodens right up until his death. He was married for many years to Florence and was a father and grandfather by the time of his death in 2009. ___________________________________________________________________________________ CONCERT – Haslingden (Paid £50) COMPETITION - Bolton “Daily Herald” Area NW 4th Place. Coming in 4th place meant that the band failed to qualify for the Nationals. 18 Apr 1948 BBC (Paid £31/10/0) 23 Apr 1948 BBC (Paid £31/10/0) BROADCAST on Light Programme at 5.45pm “Bandstand” The Fodens Motor Works Band Conducted by Harry Mortimer. Soloist Harry Mather (Euphonium) 25 Apr 1948 CONCERT – West Kirby (Paid £50) 15 to 16 May 1948 CONCERT – Manchester Manchester Parks – Heaton Park and Wythenshawe (Paid £100) 23 May 1948 CONCERT – Cheadle (Paid £50) 27 to 29 May 1948 CONCERT - Belfast Royal Ulster Show (Paid £260) 30 May to 5 June 1948 CONCERT – London LCC Victoria Embankment (Paid £300) (London Parks) London County Council (1 Week). 5 June 1948 BBC London (Paid £31/10/0) BROADCAST on Home Service at 1.40pm “Listen to the Band” The Fodens Motor Works Band Conducted by Fred Mortimer. 6 to 12 June 1948 CONCERT – Plymouth (1 Week) (Paid £350) 13 June 1948 CONCERT – Camborne (Cornwall) (Paid £70) 19 June 1946 Harry Mortimer recorded Part 2 of a 78 with Organ player Reginald Foort (1893-1980), the London Brass Players and conductor George Weldon (1908-1963). The other side was recorded on the 19 June 1946. 1. Trumpet Concerto in E Flat (Joseph Haydn) (Matrix CAX9565) 2. A Trumpet Voluntary (Henry Purcell) (Matrix CAX10357) Released on Columbia DX 1536. 20 June 1948 CONCERT – Sheffield – Western Park (Paid £60) 27 June to 3 July 1948 (1 Week) Edinburgh, Dunfermline and Aberdeen (Paid £1062) 7 Apr 1948 10 Apr 1948

BBC Broadcast in Aberdeen. BROADCAST on Home Service at 1.45pm “Listen to the Band” The Fodens Motor Works Band Conducted by Fred Mortimer. 18 July 1948 CONCERT – Blackburn (Paid £60) 25 July 1948 CONCERT – Manchester Parks – Platt Fields (Paid £50) 28 July 1948 CONCERT – Blackpool (Paid £65) 31 July 1948 CONCERT – Disley (Paid £60) 1 Aug 1948 CONCERT – Chesterfield (Paid £60) 2 Aug 1948 CONCERT – Riddings (Derbyshire) (Paid £70) 5 Aug 1948 BBC Recording (Paid £40) 7 Aug 1948 BROADCAST on Home Service at 1.55pm “Listen to the Band” The Fodens Motor Works Band Conducted by Fred Mortimer. 7 Aug 1948 CONCERT – Gresford (Nr Wrexham) (Paid £60) 8 to 14 Aug 1948 CONCERT – Folkstone (Paid £320) 21 Aug 1948 CONCERT – Riddings (Derbyshire) Show (Paid £65) 22 Aug 1948 CONCERT – Aberystwyth (Paid £75) 26 Aug 1948 CONCERT – Ruthin Show (North Wales) (Paid £60) 28 Aug 1948 CONCERT – Bucknall (Paid £40) 29 Aug 1948 CONCERT – Victoria Hall Hanley (Paid £40) 31 Aug 1948 BBC Recording (Paid £42) 4 to 5 Sept 1948 CONCERT – Hebburn on Tyne (Nr Newcastle – Now just called Hebburn) (Paid £135) ___________________________________________________________________________________ NATIONAL NEWS 4 Sept 1948 COMPETITION – “British Open Championships”, Area Final at Belle Vue, Manchester. Fodens Motor Works Band didn’t take part between 1932 and 1952. ___________________________________________________________________________________ 11 to 18 Sept 1948 CONCERT – Worthing (8 Days) (Paid £343) 19 Sept 1948 CONCERT – Crewe Theatre – Battle of Britain (Paid £40) (Lyceum Crewe) 28 Sept 1948 BBC (Paid £42) BROADCAST on Light Programme at 5.30pm “Bandstand” The Fodens Motor Works Band Conducted by Fred Mortimer. With Sara Buckley (Contralto) 3 Oct 1948 CONCERT – Sale (Paid £40) ___________________________________________________________________________________ NATIONAL NEWS 16 Oct 1948 COMPETITION - Daily Herald National Championship at the Royal Albert Hall, London. Test Piece “On the Cornish Coast” by Henry Geehl Conductor RESULTS FIRST Black Dyle Mills Band (Harry Mortimer) (195 Points) SECOND Cory Workingmen’s Silver Band (Walter Hargreaves) (195 Points) THIRD Brighouse and Rastrick (E Ball) (191 Points) Fodens Motor Works Band had failed to come in the top two (4th Place) at Bolton in the qualifying round on the 10 Apr 1948. ___________________________________________________________________________________ 17 Oct 1948 CONCERT – Wolverhampton (Paid £60) 28 Oct 1948 CONCERT – Burslem (Paid £40) 7 Nov 1948 CONCERT – Walkden (Derbyshire) (Paid £35) 11 Nov 1948 Ellis Westwood (Trombone) left the band (1917 to11 Nov 1948) 10 July 1948

CONCERT – Crewe (Paid £40) CONCERT – Gloucester (Paid £70) CONCERT – Blaenau Festiniog (Paid £65) BBC (Paid £42) BROADCAST on Light Programme at 1.30pm “Bands across the Sea” and exchange programme of Military and Brass Bands of Great Britain and the Continent. Programme 4 with The Fodens Motor Works Band Conducted by Fred Mortimer Nov / Dec 1948? QUARTET CONTEST - Nelson (Lancashire) Quartet No 1 First Prize (Cup) (£8) 2 Dec 1948 BBC (Paid £42) BROADCAST on Light Programme at 5.15pm “Bandstand” The Fodens Motor Works Band Conducted by Fred Mortimer. 21 Dec 1948 Joe Poole (B Flat Bass) left the band. (Pre 1923 to 21 Dec 1948) 21 Dec 1948 Harry Hardy (Bb Bass) left the band. (12 Apr 1934 to 30 Dec 1948) Conducted by Fred Mortimer. 27 Dec 1948 BROADCAST on Light Programme at 11.15am (Pre-recorded) “Bandstand” with music played by seven championship bands The Fodens Motor Works Band Conducted by Fred Mortimer. Bickershaw Colliery Band Black Dyke Mills Band Carlton Main Frickley Colliery Band Fairey Aviation Works Band Grimethorpe Colliery Band Park and Dare Band 14 Nov 1948 20 Nov 1948 25 Nov 1948 27 Nov 1948

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1949

FODEN’S MOTOR WORKS BAND

Conductor Fred Mortimer ################################################################################### 1949

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Bram Gay who had been with the band since 1944 was called up for his National Service with the Scots Guards. Due to an administration error at Fodens he had no choice but to do his duty and looking back it didn’t do him any harm as he went on to become principal trumpet with the Halle Orchestra and also to run the Royal Opera House Orchestra as General Manager. QUARTET CONTEST - Bulkington (Nr Coventry, Warwick) Second Prize (£5) John Evans (Bb Bass) joined the band. (13 Jan 1949 to 6 Apr 1950) BBC (Paid £42) BROADCAST on Light Programme at 5pm “Bandstand” The Fodens Motor Works Band Conducted by Fred Mortimer. With Hedwig Stein (Piano) QUARTET CONTEST - Tevenshall First Prize (£8) BBC (Paid £42) BROADCAST on Home Service at 1.40pm “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Fred Mortimer. Bob Sparks (R Sparks) (E Flat Bass) joined the band for his first rehearsal. (17 Mar 1949 to 12 Sept 1968) QUARTET CONTEST - Oxford Fifth Place (£4)

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QUARTET CONTEST - Coleshill Second Prize (£6/6/0) 27 Mar 1949 CONCERT – Kidsgrove (Paid £30) 10 Apr 1949 CONCERT – Hlam and Ladishead (Paid £40) 15 Apr 1949 BROADCAST on Light Programme at 2pm “Easter Bandstand” (Pre-recorded) The Fodens Motor Works Band Conducted by Fred Mortimer. Bickershaw Colliery Band Black Dyke Mills Band Carlton Main Frickley Colliery Band Fairey Aviation Works Band The Irish Guards with the London Men’s Chorus 17 Apr 1949 BBC (Paid £42) BROADCAST on Light Programme at 2pm “Champion Bands” The Fodens Motor Works Band Conductor Fred Mortimer Duettists Harry Mather and W Kitson (William / Bill Kitson) 23 Apr 1949 CONCERT – West Hartlepool (Paid £80) 4 June 1949 BBC (Paid £42) BROADCAST on Home Service at 1.55pm “Listen to the Band” The Fodens Motor Works Band Conducted by Fred Mortimer. Soloist Eddie Gray (Ted Gray) 4 June 1949 CONCERT – Holmes Chapel (Paid £35) 5 June 1949 CONCERT – Alexandra Park, Oldham (Paid £55) 6 June 1949 CONCERT – Detdale Park (Paid £55) 8 to 9 June 1949 CONCERT – Chester Show (Paid £120) 11 June 1949 CONCERT – Peasedown St John (Near Bath) (Paid £80) 12 to 18 June 1949 CONCERT – Plymouth (Paid £350) 15 June 1949 BROADCAST on Light Programme at 6.30pm (see above) “On the Esplanade” from the Hoe, Plymouth The Fodens Motor Works Band Conducted by Fred Mortimer. 19 June 1949 CONCERT – Swindon (Paid £70) 25 June 1949 CONCERT – Wallasey (Paid £60) 1 July 1949 BBC (Paid £42) BROADCAST on Light Programme at 5.15pm “Bandstand” The Fodens Motor Works Band Conducted by Harry Mortimer. 2 July 1949 CONCERT – Brough (Derbyshire) (Paid £80) 3 July 1949 CONCERT – Heaton Park, Manchester (Paid £55) 9 July 1949 CONCERT – Stone (paid £500 10 July 1949 CONCERT – Ellesmere Port (Paid £55) 17 July 1949 BROADCAST on Light Programme at 6pm “Massed Champion Bands” The Fodens Motor Works Band Conducted by Fred Mortimer. Black Dyke Mills Brighouse and Rastrick City of Coventry Creswell Colliery Enfield Central Fairey Aviation Works Luton Munn and Felton’s Wingates

CONCERT – Aberystwyth (Paid £75) CONCERT – Shrewsbury (Paid £60) BROADCAST on Home Service at 1.55pm “Listen to the Band” The Fodens Motor Works Band Conducted by Fred Mortimer. 31 July 1949 CONCERT – Chesterfield (Paid £60) 1 Aug 1949 CONCERT – Clay Cross (Paid £75) 6 Aug 1949 CONCERT – Mold (Paid £60) 7 Aug 1949 CONCERT – Warrington (Paid £60) 11 Aug 1949 CONCERT – Abergele (Nr Rhyl North Wales) (Paid £65) 13 Aug 1949 COMPETITION - Bolton “Daily Herald” Area NW FIRST PLACE Fodens Motor Works Band (Prize £60 and a Cup) By the time of the regional competition at Bolton, Ted Gray was now Principal Cornet playing “Morning Rhapsody” by Eric Ball, with the band. They won first place and a slot in the Nationals. (Fred Mortimer refused to compete at Bell View for entry to the National until 1952) 14 Aug 1949 CONCERT – Stockton on Tees (Paid £75) 27 Aug 1949 CONCERT – Sroytham Lery (Paid £40) 29 Aug 1949 BBC (Paid £42) 3 Sept 1949 CONCERT – Rugeley (Paid £50) ___________________________________________________________________________________ NATIONAL NEWS 3 Sept 1949 COMPETITION – “British Open Championships”, Area Final at Belle Vue, Manchester. Fodens Motor Works Band didn’t take part between 1932 and 1952. ___________________________________________________________________________________ 4 to 10 Sept 1949 CONCERT - Worthing (Paid £350) BBC during Worthing concerts (Paid £15/15/0) 9 Sept 1949 BROADCAST on Light Programme at 4.45pm (see above) “Bandstand” from the Parade Bandstand, Worthing The Fodens Motor Works Band Soloist Walter Illingworth 9 Sept 1949 BROADCAST on Light Programme at 5pm (Continued) “Bandstand” from the Parade Bandstand, Worthing The Fodens Motor Works Band Soloist Walter Illingworth 25 Sept 1949 CONCERT – Wallasey (Paid £64/12/6) 4 Oct 1949 BBC (Paid £42) BROADCAST on Home Service at 6.45pm “Brass Bandstand” The Fodens Motor Works Band Conductor Fred Mortimer 6 Oct 1949 BBC Repeat (Paid £21) 6 Oct 1949 Sam Brough (2nd Euphonium) joined the band (see above) (6 Oct 1949 to 11 Feb 1954 / Returned 9 Feb 1956 to 11 July 1963) 8 Oct 1949 CONCERT – Huddersfield (Paid £50) 8 Oct 1949 Article in the Crewe Chronicle Newspaper “Mortimer Family of Maestros”. 20 Oct 1949 CONCERT – Cheltenham (Paid £70) 29 Oct 1949 CONCERT – Bristol (Paid £81) 6 Nov 1949 CONCERT – Sandbach Town Hall (Paid Gratis) 12 Nov 1949 Fred Mortimer met HRH Princess Elizabeth (Foden News 1950) 12 Nov 1949 COMPETITION – National Championship Finals, Royal Albert Hall, London. Fred Mortimer’s health was getting worse and it became apparent that he would be unable to take the band to the Albert Hall. His son Harry stepped in to do the honours along with his other commitments to Fairey and now Morris Motors. The results saw Fodens just miss out on the title with Black Dyke Mills gaining 194 points and the title with Fodens Second with 192 points. Test Piece “Comedy” by John Ireland. Conductor for Fodens Harry Mortimer 24 July 1949 28 July 1949 30 July 1949

RESULTS

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FIRST Black Dyke Mills (H Mortimer) SECOND Fodens Motor Works Band (H Mortimer) THIRD Munn and Feltons Foden’s Second Prize was £157/10/-. CONCERT – Albert Hall, London –Evening - MASSED BANDS (Paid £113/1/0) BROADCAST on Light Programme at 6pm “National Band Festival” Massed Brass Bands Conducted by Sir Malcolm Sargent From the Daily Herald Festival Concert at the Royal Albert Hall, London. The Fodens Motor Works Band Black Dyke Mills Brighouse and Rastrick Cambourne Town Clydebank Burgh Cory Workingmen’s Harton Colliery Morris Motors Munn and Felton’s works with the London Men’s Chorus QUARTET CONTEST - Holmwich Rex First Prize (£6) CONCERT – Wolverhampton MASSED BANDS (Paid £60) BROADCAST on Light Programme at 5.45pm (See 12 Nov 1949) “Bandstand” Massed Brass Bands Conducted by Sir Malcolm Sargent and Harry Mortimer From the Daily Herald Festival Concert at the Royal Albert Hall, London. The Fodens Motor Works Band Black Dyke Mills Brighouse and Rastrick Cambourne Town Clydebank Burgh Cory Workingmen’s Harton Colliery Morris Motors Munn and Felton’s works with the London Men’s Chorus CONCERT – Birmingham – Alan Priestley (Paid £61/8/6) BBC Manchester (Paid £42) CONCERT – Barnsley Co-op (Paid £60) CONCERT – Nelson (Paid £50) William Gaskell worked at the record department of Grimes and Sons of Wigan and resolved to make more brass band recordings available to the public. With Wingates on his doorstep he produced the first set of recordings on his Grimes Label and then wanted to record Fodens the results were released in 1949. 1949 Pagliacci Selection (Part 1) Grimes GM117 Pagliacci Selection (Part 2) GM117 b 1949 Pagliacci Selection (Part 3) Grimes GM118 Pagliacci Selection (Part 4) GM118 b 1949 Tintagel (Part 1) Grimes GM119 Tintagel (Part 2) GM119 b 1949 Tintagel (Part 3) Grimes GM120 Neapolitan Serenade – Cory GM120 b ? 1949 Over the Waves (Part 1) Grimes GM121 Over the Waves (Part 2) GM121 b 1949 Zampa (Part 1) Grimes GM122 Zampa (Part 2) GM122 b Firstly released on Grimes, this was followed by some new recordings on the Jamco label. The project was a failure and so these recordings are some of the most sort after in the collection of Fodens recordings. Copies of the above can be found in the “Allan Littlemore collection of Fodens recordings”, in the Sound Archive at the British Library.

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1950

FODEN’S MOTOR WORKS BAND

Conductor Fred Mortimer ################################################################################### 1 Jan 1950

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John Thorpe (J K Thorpe Solo Cornet) joined the band for his first official Rehearsal however the band signing in book lists him from 1949 with numbers in the book for the year, 20, 23, etc which may be payments as a deputy. (1 Jan 1950 to 2 Jan 1956) PRESENTATIONA “Smoking Concert” was held in the Foden recreation club as a celebration of 25 Year’s of Fred Mortimer’s association with the band. Fred was presented with a gold cigarette case and a case of pipes from Billy Foden and Fred Sowood on behalf of the band and the company. The entertainment was introduced by BBC Radio announcer Frank Phillips. Looking back, it was not a good idea to give Fred pipes and a cigarette case as three Year’s later it was smoking that killed him. In those days nobody cared about smoking related problems it was all part of the culture. Pic and Feature Chronicle. A Special Supplement to the Foden News was produced in January 1950 to feature Fred Mortimer. Pictures included him with Princess Elizabeth (Queen Elizabeth II) Ticket / invitation and Programme held in the archive. FODENS RECREATION CLUB THURSDAY JANUARY 5th 1950 at 7pm. Compere Mr Frank Phillips Tenor Mr Frank Titterton Humerous Entertainment Mr Bradley Harris Bass Mr Hamilton Harris Conjuror and Yogi The Amazing Maskar Accompanist Miss Nancy Harris Fodens Motor Works Band. BBC Jubilee (Paid £42) BBC Repeat Fee (Paid £21) BROADCAST on Home Service at 7pm “Brass Bandstand” Celebrating the Silver Jubilee of Fred Mortimer with The Fodens Motor Works Band Conductor Fred Mortimer QUARTET CONTEST - Bulkington (Nr Coventry, Warwick) First Prize (Cup and 4 Medals) (£8) QUARTET CONTEST - Silverdale First Prize (Shield) Rex (£4) Norman Machin (Trombone) joined the band for his first rehearsal. (31 Jan 1950 to 26 June 1952) BBC “Brass and Voices” (Paid £63) CONCERT – Talke – Pretorian Hall (Paid £40) BROADCAST on Light Programme at 11.30am “Foden’s Motor Works Band” (Pre-recorded 5 Feb 1950) Conductor Fred Mortimer Nidderdale (Knaresboro’) Airedale (Kirkstall Abbey) Wharfedale (Ilkley Moor) QUARTET CONTEST - Leicester First Prize (Cup and Medals) (£6) BBC “Brass and Voices” (Paid £63) CONCERT – Huddersfield MASSED BANDS (Paid £50) QUARTET CONTEST - Oxford First Prize (Cup and Medals) (£50) BBC London Regional (Paid £42) BROADCAST on Home Service at 7pm “Brass Bandstand” The Fodens Motor Works Band Conductor Fred Mortimer

CONCERT – Runcorn Boys Club (Paid £40) BBC “Brass and Voices” (Paid £63) QUARTET CONTEST - Dawley (Nr Telford) First Prize (Cup and 4 Medals) (£6) 22 Apr 1950 COMPETITION Bolton “Daily Herald” Area NW FIRST Foden’s Motor Works Band. 1st Prize and Cup £60/-/With Fred Mortimer still boycotting Belle Vue the band again decided to enter the Bolton regional Final rather than the Manchester one. 28 Apr 1950 CONCERT – Helsby (Paid £40) April 1950 Four members of the band were made honorary members of the “National Brass Band Club”. Fred Sowood (68) Arthur Webb Snr (68) Hubert Shergold (62) Joe Moores (61) All still playing with the band at the time. Pic and Feature 6 May 1950 Chronicle. 2 May 1950 BBC (Paid £42) 28 May 1950 CONCERT – Manchester Parks – Boggart Hole Clough (Paid £55) 29 May 1950 CONCERT – York (Paid £80) 4 June 1950 CONCERT – Denby (Nr Derby) (Paid £65) 5 June 1950 BBC (Paid £42) 7-8 June 1950 CONCERT – Chester Show (Paid £120) 10 June 1950 CONCERT – Widnes (Paid £55) 11 June 1950 CONCERT – Oldham Alexandra Park (Paid £55) 18 June 1950 CONCERT – Runcorn (Paid £55) 24 June 1950 CONCERT – Hampton (Paid £60) 25 June to 2 July 1950 CONCERT – Worthing and Southall (Paid £420) TOURS – Worthing and Southhall with Haydn Bebb Conducting 8 July 1950 CONCERT – Harrogate (Paid £80) 9 to 30 July 1950 TOUR - Scotland – Edinburgh, Aberdeen and Glasgow (Paid £1175) Tour of Scotland with Haydn Bebb Conducting 1 Aug 1950 BBC (Paid £42) 5 Aug 1950 CONCERT – Buxton (Paid £50) 6 Aug 1950 CONCERT – Chesterfield (Paid £60) 7 Aug 1950 CONCERT – Wooton-Wawen (Warwickshire) (Paid £70) 9 Aug 1950 CONCERT – Cheltenham Horse Show (Paid £70) A near tragedy struck the band while at the Cheltenham Horse show when the platform they were playing on collapsed taking the band with it. Luckily the band members, were not hurt. 13 to 19 Aug 1950 CONCERT – L.C.C. London Victoria Embankment (Paid £300) TOUR – the London Parks concerts were to have had Haydn Bebb conducting the band again but just before the engagement he was taken ill and died suddenly. 15 Aug 1950 BBC London Recording (Paid £42) 19 Aug 1950 BBC London (Paid £42) BROADCAST on Home Service at 2.05pm “Listen to the Band” The Fodens Motor Works Band Conducted by Fred Mortimer. 24 Aug 1950 CONCERT – Port Vale’s Vale Park Ground opening (Paid £50). New ground for the Port Vale Football Club. 26 Aug 1950 CONCERT – Haslingden Show (Paid £45) 27 Aug 1950 CONCERT – New Brighton (Paid £60) 30 Aug 1950 BROADCAST on Home Service at 6.30pm “Bright and Early” (Pre-recorded) The Fodens Motor Works Band Conducted by Fred Mortimer. ___________________________________________________________________________________ NATIONAL NEWS Sept 1950 COMPETITION – “British Open Championships”, Area Final at 22 Mar 1950 1 Apr 1950 15 Apr 1950

Belle Vue, Manchester. Fodens Motor Works Band didn’t take part between 1932 and 1952. ___________________________________________________________________________________ 2 Sept 1950 CONCERT – Rugeley Show (Paid £51) 3 to 9 Sept 1950 CONCERT – Plymouth (Paid £365) 10 Sept 1950 CONCERT – Crewe – RAF (Paid £40) 17 Sept 1950 CONCERT – Newcastle - RAF (Paid £45) 23 Sept 1950 CONCERT – Cheadle (Paid £45) 4 Oct 1950 BBC (Paid £42) 12 Oct 1950 CONCERT – Cheltenham Choral Society (Paid £80) 27 Oct 1950 BBC “Bright and Early” Recording London (Broadcast 15 Nov 1950) (Paid £42) 28 Oct 1950 COMPETITION – National Championship at the Royal Albert Hall. Test Piece “Pageantry” by Herbert Howell. Conductor for Fodens Harry Mortimer. FIRST Fodens Motor Works Band. SECOND Hanwell THIRD Ransome and Marles When the time came to accept the award Harry insisted that his father Fred take it as he had put so much effort into the rehearsals it was down to his interpretation that the band had won. (Albert Hall 1st Prize and Cup £210/-/-) Pic and Feature 4 November 1950 Chronicle. 28 Oct 1950 Albert Hall MASSED BANDS (Paid £60 Plus Prizes = £112) Oct 1950 In the year of the Golden Jubilee of the bands formation (50 Years) it was fitting that they took the trophy back to a very large crowd of supporters at the Sandbach Market Square. Unfortunately it rained but the spirit was not dampened nor the support of the people from Sandbach and Elworth. Oct 1950 PRESENTATIONThe Presentation of the cup to the band was held in the new Garage extension to the truck assembly line. The entertainment was introduced by BBC Radio announcer Frank Phillips as he had done on the 5 January 1950 in celebration of Fred Mortimer’s 25 Year’s with the band. 2,000 seats were installed at the venue and every one was taken. The band played the test piece and the whole evening was concluded with the 1812 Overture. 19 Nov 1950 CONCERT – Walkden Band (Paid £45) 26 Nov 1950 CONCERT – Altringham (Creswell Colliery Fund) (Paid £35) 5 Dec 1950 BBC Recording (Paid £42) 8 Dec 1950 CONCERT – Hanley Victoria Hall (Paid £40) 14 Dec 1950 CONCERT – Barnsley (Paid £65) 15 Nov 1950 BROADCAST on Home Service at 6.30pm “Bright and Early” (Pre-recorded 27 Oct 1950) The Fodens Motor Works Band Conducted by Fred Mortimer. Dec 1950 ? In the King’s Birthday Honours (George VI .b. 14 Dec 1895) list Harry Mortimer was awarded the OBE for his services to Brass Bands. 23 Dec 1950 On Saturday the 23 December 1950 EDWIN RICHARD FODEN PASSED AWAY. Edwin had survived long enough to see his Fathers band become the best band in the world but sadly his involvement with the Company meant that he was no longer in control of the band at the time of his death. He was however always in the minds of the bandsmen and Fred Mortimer had always rung him first with the news of a win so he was more a part of the band than anyone at the Fodens Motor Works. A few days later he was buried in the Elworth village churchyard a service that was attended by hundreds of friends and workers from ERF’S and Fodens. Allan Littlemore was 13 at the time and remembers standing outside the church for the funeral and seeing Billy Foden, ERF’s brother turning up wearing a black top hat with a band of black crepe tied round it a la Edgar Alan Poe films. 1950 With Fred Mortimer’s health getting worse he hired guest conductors to take the rehearsals with his son Harry taking the baton for competitions.

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LIST OF GUEST CONDUCTORS during 1950. Harold Moss Walter Hargreaves Reg Little George Thompson Haydn Bebb (Enfield Central Band). Rex Mortimer had been placed in charge of the FODEN QUARTET for a while by now and it was going from strength to strength with band members Ted Gray (Cornet), Desmond Thomas (Cornet), Arthur Webb Snr (Tenor Horn) and Harry Mather (Euphonium). BROADCAST on Light Programme at 10am “Follow the Bands” The Fodens Motor Works Band Black Dyke Mills Fairey Aviation Works Conducted by Harry Mortimer with a selection of Marches and Christmas Carols.

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Conductor Fred Mortimer ################################################################################### 1951 In 1951 the band has the use of a new bus owned and built by Fodens. It was a Foden PVRF6 rear engine chassis with Plaxton central entrance 41 seater coach body registration number OLG855. The bus was also used to transport the Foden Football team and other groups run by the Foden Company. When they had a new bus for other activities the band bus which had been Blue and White was given another makeover with the addition of the words Fodens Band on the front and side door panel (Left and Right). It was then used until the 1960’s when another bus was used by the band. The drivers of the bus were Tommy Horth and later band member Bill Kitson. The band bus was kept at the Foden’s Repair Shop when not in use. The bus is still seen at rallies all around the country. 3 Jan 1951 BROADCAST on Light Programme at 5.30pm “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer With “Four Hands in Harmony” (Tony Lowry and Clive Richardson at Two Pianos) 10 Jan 1951 BBC “Brass and Voices” (Paid £63) 27 Jan 1951 QUARTET CONTEST - Rists Silverdale (Staffordshire) First Prize (Shield) (£8) 6 Feb 1951 BBC “Brass and Voices” (Paid £63) 14 Feb 1951 BBC Recording “Marches” (Paid £42) 17 Feb 1951 CONCERT – Huddersfield MASSED BANDS (Paid £50) 4 Mar 1951 BROADCAST on Light Programme at 9.30am “Marching with the Band” (Pre-recorded 14 Feb 1951) “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer 10 Mar 1951 CONCERT – Bradford (Paid £60) 11 Mar 1951 CONCERT – Whitchurch (Paid £40) 14 Mar 1951 CONCERT – Barnsley (paid £60) 17 Mar 1951 QUARTET CONTEST - Oxford First Prize (Cup) (£50) 26 Mar 1951 CONCERT – Norwich (Paid £90) 4 Apr 1951 BBC “Music While You Work” (Paid £42) (Entry in Band book) BROADCAST on Light Programme at 3.45pm (Entry from Radio Times) “Music While You Work” “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer 27 Apr 1951 CONCERT – Dudley (Paid £50) 28 Apr 1951 BBC (Paid £42)

BROADCAST “Listen to the Band” BBC Home Service at 1.50pm The Fodens Motor Works Band Conducted by Fred Mortimer. Including “Balletomane; March des Buffons”. 29 Apr 1951 CONCERT – Wolverhampton MASSED BANDS (Paid £60) __________________________________________________________________________________ NATIONAL NEWS 3 May 1951 FESTIVAL OF BRITAIN 3 May 1951 the “Festival of Britain” opened in London and continued until the 30th September 1951. (see June 1951) This was the big event, showcasing the best in British manufacturing and invention. ___________________________________________________________________________________ 9 May 1951 CONCERT – Llandudno Foden’s Ltd (Paid Gratis) 12 May 1951 CONCERT – Huntgate (Paid £80) 13 May 1951 CONCERT – Chesterfield (Paid £60) 14 May 1951 CONCERT – Crewe Park (Paid £50) 20 May 1951 CONCERT – Pontefract (Paid £75) 26 May 1951 CONCERT – Bueton (Paid £50) 27 May 1951 CONCERT – Maslingden (Paid 360) 29 May 1951 The death of John Henry Iles was announced at the age of 80. For many Year’s he had presented the National Championship trophy to the band at the Elworth works and been a pioneering influence on the championships themselves. On the 10th June 1951 a commemorative service was held in his honour at the Church of St Sepulchre in Holborn at which his favourite cornet player Harry Mortimer played a solo. 29 May 1951 BBC (Paid £42) 3 June 1951 CONCERT – Bradford (Paid £70) 9 June 1951 CONCERT – Bronsgrove (Paid £60) 10 June 1951 CONCERT – Runcorn (Paid £55) 10 June 1951 Harry Mortimer played at a commemorative service at St Sepulchre in Holborn in honour of John Henry Iles (see 29 May 1951) 16 June 1951 COMPETITION – Bournemouth. As part of the “Festival of Britain” celebrations a special Brass Band contest was held in Bournemouth The Saturday after the 10th of June was the date for the new contest in Bournemouth with a prize of £200 and a guarantee of a weeks engagement in the town. Fodens like many of the other top bands attended and played the test piece “Severn Suite” by Sir Edward Elgar. FIRST FODENS MOTOR WORKS BAND. SECOND Fairey Aviation THIRD Munn and Feltons They were now crowned the first and only “Festival of Britain Champions”. With this new title the organisers of the “Festival of Britain” decided to have the band to entertain the crowds at the London Venue. Winning this competition qualified the band fror the National Championship in October. 16 June 1951 CONCERT – Bournemouth MASSED BANDS (Paid £25) 17 to 23 June 1951 CONCERT – Worthing (Paid £350) 24 to 26 June 1951 CONCERT – Bath (Paid £185) 1 July 1951 CONCERT – Oldham (Paid £55) 7 July 1951 CONCERT – Stone (Paid £60) 8 July 1951 CONCERT – Oxford (Paid £80) 15 July 1951 CONCERT – Wallasey (Paid £65) 19 July 1951 CONCERT – Retenbro Show (Paid £165) 20 July 1951 CONCERT – Wisbech (Paid £50) 20 July 1951 BROADCAST on Light Programme at 5pm “The Fodens Motor Works Band” (Possibly Pre-recorded) Conductor Fred Mortimer 21 to 22 July 1951 CONCERT – Cleethorpes (Paid £150) 29 July 1951 BBC (Paid £42)

31 July to Aug 1951 FESTIVAL OF BRITAIN at Liverpool (Paid £385) 1 Aug 1951 Fodens were featured during the BBC Radio Programme “Desert Island Discs” with the guest Jimmy Edwards. The track asked for was “The Three Bears Suite”. 5 Aug 1951 CONCERT – Bradford (Paid £70) 6 Aug 1951 CONCERT – Derby (Paid £70) 9 Aug 1951 CONCERT – Market Bosworth (Paid £75) 11 Aug 1951 CONCERT – Mold (Paid £60) 12 to 18 Aug 1951 CONCERT – Tunbridge Wells (Paid £358) 19 Aug 1951 CONCERT – Cannock (Paid £65) 25 to 26 Aug 1951 CONCERT – Mickley (Nr Ripon, Yorkshire) (Paid £150) 1 Sept 1951 CONCERT – Swinton Sports – Mr Priestley (Paid £70) ___________________________________________________________________________________ NATIONAL NEWS 1 Sept 1951 COMPETITION – “British Open Championships”, Area Final at Belle Vue, Manchester. Fodens Motor Works Band didn’t take part between 1932 and 1952. ___________________________________________________________________________________ 11 Sept 1951 BBC (Paid £42) 13 Sept 1951 CONCERT – Welshpool Show (Paid £75) 13 Sept 1951 BROADCAST on Light Programme at 5.30pm (See above) “The Fodens Motor Works Band” (Possibly pre-recorded) Conductor Fred Mortimer 16 to 22 Sept 1951 FESTIVAL OF BRITAIN – South Bank Exhibition, London (Paid £380) This was part of the Festival of Britain celebrations in London. The band were paid £380 for seven days by the London County Council. 18 Sept 1951 BBC London (Paid £42) 21 Sept 1951 BBC London (Paid £42) 1 Oct 1951 BROADCAST on Light Programme at 6pm “Men O’ Brass” Programme 1 “Bandsmen and Music of Yesterday” Harry Mortimer invites notable veteran conductors to join “The Fodens Motor Works Band” in a programme of Musical reminiscences. 6 Oct 1951 CONCERT – Headington – Oxford (Paid £70) 14 Oct 1951 CONCERT – Sandbach School (Paid Gratis) 20 Oct 1951 CONCERT – Ashton under Lyne (Paid £25) 21 Oct 1951 CONCERT – Burslem (Paid £50) 25 Oct 1951 CONCERT – Redditch (Paid £50) 27 Oct 1951 COMPETITION – National Championship, Albert Hall, London. Test Piece “Epic Symphony” by Percy Fletcher. Conductor for Fodens - Harry Mortimer. FIRST Black Dyke Mills 195 Points (Alex Mortimer Conductor) SECOND Fodens Motor Works 192 Points (Prize £157/10/-) THIRD Brighouse and Rastrick 192 Points The FODEN QUARTET retained their hold on the British Championships with new recruit Wilf Mountain on Euphonium. Albert Hall London with BBC Broadcast (Paid £70) 13 Nov 1951 BROADCAST on Light Programme at 11.15am “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer Duettists Harry Mather and W Kitson (William / Bill Kitson) 17 Nov 1951 QUARTET CONTEST - Holmbridge First Prize (£2) 22 Nov 1951 Fred Mortimer celebrated his 71st Birthday on the 22 November 1951 and a picture of him beside the National Championship trophy was taken. 27 Nov 1951 BBC (Paid £42) 7 Dec 1951 CONCERT – Victoria Hall Hanley – Children’s Concert (Paid £40) DAY NOT KNOWN 1951 The band got a new coach to take them to concerts and contests. It had a Foden two stroke engine and the bodywork was produced by Paxton’s of Scarborough. Summer 1951 In the Late Summer of 1951 Harry Mortimer brought together a number of musicians from various brass bands to form what he called his “All Star Concert Brass band”

the forerunner of the Men O’ Brass. By the end of the year they had made a number of recordings on the Paxton label. 1951

BAND MEMBERS INSTRUMENT PLAYER Conductor Fred Mortimer Principal Cornet Harry Mortimer Solo Cornet James Thorpe Solo Cornet Denis Heath Solo Cornet Edward Gray (Ted Gray) Solo Cornet Sidney Garratt Soprano Cornet Charlie Cook Repiano Cornet Reg Moores 2nd Cornet Bob Shepley (Robert Shepley) 2nd Cornet Doug Connolly Flugel Horn Hubert Shergold Solo Tenor Horn Arthur Webb 1st Horn Fred Sowood 2nd Horn Jack Cotterill Trombone Norman Machin Trombone Geoff Poole Trombone William Kitson (Bill Kitson) Solo Euphonium Harry Mather (left 10 Jan 1952) 2nd Euphonium Rex Mortimer 2nd Euphonium Sam Brough Solo Baritone Jim McDean 2nd Baritone Arthur Webb Jnr E Flat Bass Edgar Spurr E Flat Bass R Sparks (Bob Sparks) B Flat Bass Ted Swindles B Flat Bass Jack Millington (Didn’t join until 14 Jan 1954) Drums Walter Illingworth (List from “By Royal Command”)

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BBC (Paid £42) Harry Mather (Solo Euphonium) left the band. CONCERT – St Helens Boys (Paid £50) Geoff Poole (Trombone) left the band (1 Jan 1948 to 14 Jan 1952) Geoff returned occasionally until 1954 (.D. 31 Dec 2012 Aged 82) BBC “Brass and Voices” (Paid £63) David Morris (Solo Euphonium 16 Oct 1940 to 24 Nov 1947) Returned to the band to replace Harry Mather. QUARTET CONTEST - Rists Silverdale (Staffordshire) First Prize (Shield) (£8) CONCERT - Nantwich Civic Hall (Paid £40) “Far East Prisoners of War Association – Crewe and District Branch”. With the Nantwich Women’s Guild Choir (Conductor Isobel Tomlinson) FODEN’S MOTOR WORKS BAND 1. Pomp and Circumstance (Elgar) 2. Overture Tancredi (Gioachino Rossini) 3. Shylock (Lear) Solo Cornet Edward Gray – Ted Gray 4. The Student Prince (Sigmund Romberg) 5. The Tromboneers (Macfarlane) (Trombone Trio) 6. Introduction to Act 3 Lohengrin (Wagner)

NANTWICH TOWNSWOMEN’S GUILD CHOIR Part Songs a. Beautiful Morn (German) b. I would that my love (Mendelssoln) c. The Shepherd Song (Elgar) d. The Song of the Gale (Foster) INTERVAL NANTWICH TOWNSWOMEN’S GUILD CHOIR Part Songs a. Country Gardens (Sharp) b. The Snow (Elgar) c. Pipes of Pan (Strauss) d. In this Hour of Softened Splendour (Pinsuti) FODEN’S MOTOR WORKS BAND 1. Overture – Orphius in the Underworld (Offenbach) 2. Facilta (Hartmann) Solo Euphonium H Mather 3. Excerts from The Mikado (Sullivan) 4. Melody in F (Rubenstein) 5. Sparks (Alfred) (Solo Xylophone Walter Illingworth 6. BB and CF (J. Ord Hume) God Save the King 9 Feb 1952 QUARTET CONTEST - Dawley (Nr Telford) Second Prize (£3) 16 Feb 1952 BBC “Listen to the Band” (Paid £42) BROADCAST on Home Service at 2.10pm “Listen to the Band” “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer 24 Feb 1952 CONCERT – Whitchurch (Paid £45) 1 Mar 1952 QUARTET CONTEST - Oxford Second Prize (£20) 8 Mar 1952 CONCERT – Huddersfield MASSED BANDS (Paid £50) 9 Mar 1952 BBC Recording “Brass and Voices” (Paid £63) Broadcast 17 July 1952. 22 Mar 1952 BROADCAST on Home Service at 2.10pm “Listen to the Band” Massed Bands of “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer Brighouse and Rastrick C.W.S. (Manchester) All conducted by Harry Mortimer 5 Apr 1952 QUARTET CONTEST - Coleshill First Prize (Cup and 5 Medals) (£10/10/0) 23 Apr 1952 BBC (Paid £42) 18 May 1952 CONCERT – Runcorn (Paid £60) 25 May 1952 CONCERT – Oldham (Paid £60) 1 to 7 June 1952 CONCERT – Bournemouth (Paid £455) 8 to 14 June 1952 CONCERT – Eastbourne (Paid £390) 15 June 1952 CONCERT – Crewe Park (Paid £55) 22 June 1952 COMPETITION - Bolton “Daily Herald” Area NW SECOND Foden’s Motor Works Band (Prize £30) 23 June 1952 BBC Recording for 27 (Paid £42) 24 June 1952 BBC Reproduction (Paid £15/15/0) 26 June 1952 Norman Machin (Trombone) left the band. (31 Jan 1950 to 26 June 1952) 27 June 1952 BROADCAST on Light Programme at 11.15am “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer 28 June 1952 CONCERT – Derby (Paid £70) 29 June 1952 CONCERT – Chesterfield (Paid £65) 3 July 1952 BBC (Paid £42) 6 July 1952 CONCERT – Kettering (Paid £70)

CONCERT – Rawtenstall (Lancashire, Nr Accrington) (Paid £60) CONCERT – Alsager (Paid £45) CONCERT – Stockton on Tees (Paid £80) BROADCAST on Light Programme 5pm “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer 16 July 1952 BBC at Macclesfield (Paid £63) 17 July 1952 BROADCAST on Home Service at 7.30pm “Sounding Brass and Voices” (recorded 9 March 1952) “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer With The J.L. Riley Festival Choir of Macclesfield (Conductor J.L. Riley) 27 July 1952 CONCERT – Pontefract (Paid £75) 31 July 1952 CONCERT – Shrewsbury (Paid £650 3 Aug 1952 CONCERT – Wallasey (Paid £70) 4 Aug 1952 CONCERT – Bindley (Paid £80) 10 to 16 Aug 1952 CONCERT – Plymouth (Paid £385) 17 to 23 Aug 1952 CONCERT – Tunbridge Wells (Paid £375) 20 Aug 1952 BBC London (Paid £42) BROADCAST on Light Programme at 6pm “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer 24 Aug 1952 CONCERT – Cannock (Paid £70) 31 Aug 1952 CONCERT – Bradford (Paid £70) 2 Sept 1952 BROADCAST on Light Programme at 11.15am “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer 6 Sept 1952 COMPETITION – “British Open Championships”, Belle Vue, Manchester. Test Piece “Scena Sinfonica” by Henry Geehl Conductor for Fodens Harry Mortimer FIRST CWS (Manchester) SECOND Fodens Motor Works Band (Prize £120) THIRD Munn and Feltons Centenary year of the Belle Vue “British Open Championships” a competition the band had last played in during 1931 and prior to that in 1928. Founded in 1853 by John Jennison the owner of Belle Vue Gardens the contest had survived the war Year’s unlike the Nationals and had in all that time only been cancelled once in 1859 when only three bands had entered. The competition was renamed the “September Open” in 1952 (And the British Open in 1955) and it was time for Fodens to let bygones be bygones and for the sake of the Centenary event they would again take part. The test piece was “Scena Sinfonica” by Henry Geehl, a specially commissioned piece for the contest. (R Smith, Music Chapman m/C £5/5/-) £20/-/6 Sept 1952 COMPETITION – National Brass Quartet Championships. The Quartet had won 15 contests over the years but by 1952 the Quartet’s run came to an end as they only managed second place at the National Brass Championships. 7 Sept 1942 CONCERT – Mansfield (Paid £70) 14 Sept 1952 CONCERT – New Brighton (Paid £70) 24 Sept 1952 BBC Manchester recording (Paid £42) 28 Sept 1952 BROADCAST on Light Programme at 10am “Marching with the Band” “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer 27 Oct 1952 CONCERT – New Mills (Paid £50) 1 Nov 1952 COMPETITION – Daily Herald “National Championships”, Empress Hall, Earls Court, London. In celebration of the new Queen Elizabeth II the organisers hoped to make this Year’s contest bigger than ever and moved the venue from the Albert Hall to the Empress Hall at Earls Court. 8 July 1952 12 July 1952 13 July 1952 15 July 1952

The test piece was “The Frogs of Aristophanes” by Sir Granville Bantock based on the play by Aristophanes (Greek Playwright) Conductor Harry Mortimer FIRST Fairey Aviation 187 points (H Mortimer) SECOND Fodens Motor Works 186 points (H Mortimer) (2nd Prize £157/10/0) THIRD Black Dyke Mills (Alex Mortimer) ___________________________________________________________________________________ ALTERNATE RESULTS A programme from 1952 donated to the archive by Jimmy Charles has the results as follows – FIRST Foden’s Motor Works Band (187 Points) SECOND Brighouse and Rastrick Band (Unknown Points) THIRD Black Dyke Mills (186 Points) FOURTH Fairey Aviation Works Band (184 Points) Joint 4th Creswell Colliery Band (184 Points) ___________________________________________________________________________________ 5 Nov 1952 BROADCAST on Light Programme at 6pm “Music for the Royal Fireworks” By Handel played by “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer on Gramophone records. 11 Nov 1952 BBC Overseas Recording (Paid £63) 11 Nov 1952 BBC Repeat “Brass and Voices” (Paid £31/10/0) 22 Nov 1952 QUARTET CONTEST - Holmbridge First Prize (£3) 5 Dec 1952 CONCERT – Hanley – Children’s Home (Paid £45) 7 Dec 1952 CONCERT – Nantwich Civic Hall (Paid £45) 13 Dec 1952 BBC “Listen to the Band” (Paid £42) BROADCAST on Home Service at 1.55pm “Listen to the Band” “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer 31 Dec 1952 BBC “Music While You Work” (Paid £42) BROADCAST on Home Service at 3.45pm “Music While You Work” “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer 1950-52 BAND MEMBERS (in order from the Band Signing in Book – Instrument Loans) INSTRUMENT PLAYER LOAN INSTRUMENT Conductor Harry Mortimer Soprano Cornet Charlie Cooke 128437 (Besson) Cornet / Echo Cornet Bram Gay Principal Cornet Edward / Ted Gray 1135953 Besson (New Oct 1949) 127615 Besson ECHO CORNET Cornet Reg Moores Own Cornet 127087 (Besson 1936) Cornet (Bob) Robert Shepley Own Cornet 127184 Cornet Denis Heath Cornet 124376 (Besson 1946) Cornet D Thomas Cornet 48467 (B and H 1946) Cornet S Garratt Cornet 127172 (Re-lacquered 1954) Cornet James Thorpe Cornet 100848 (Besson) Cornet Doug Connolly Cornet 99379 Flugel Horn Hubert Shergold Flugel 124083 (Besson 1932) Tenor Horn Arthur Webb Snr Tenor Horn 127498 (Besson 1933) Tenor Horn Jack Cotterill Tenor Horn 127499 (Besson 1936) Tenor Horn Fred Sowood Tenor Horn 109473 (Besson 1910) Baritone Arthur Webb Jnr Baritone 122560 (Replated 1951) Euphonium Sam Brough Euphonium 106189 (Boosey) Euphonium Harry Mather Euphonium 75736 / 76355 Baritone James McDean Baritone 128847 (Besson 1933) Trombone Norman Machin Own Trombone

Bass Trombone Trombone Bass Trombone Eb Bass Bb Bass Bb Bass (Bb Bass Bb Bass (Bb Bass (Bb Bass

Bill Kitson Geoff Poole Joe Moores Rex Mortimer Ted Swindles Roy Sparks (Bob Sparks) G Poole Edgar Spurr H Hardy John Evans

Own Bass Trombone 14154 Trombone 13446 Bass Trombone 14132 (Besson 1936) Eb Bass 124049 (Replated 1950) Bb Bass 127500 (Joe Poole) Bb Bass 124685 (Replated 1951) Bb Bass 124685 (Replated 1951)) 124075 (Replated 1950) 124075 (Replated 1950) ) 124075 (Replated 1950) )

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Alex English (Trombone 5 Jan 1953 to Sept 1976) joind the band. It is possible he played occasionally in July 1952 according to the bands signing in book. QUARTET CONTEST - Rists Cable (Silverdale, Staffordshire) Third Prize (£3) BBC “Music While You Work” (Paid £42) BROADCAST - Bolton MASSED BANDS / BBC Recording (Paid £76) (See 7 Feb 1953) COMPETITION - “Daily Herald” NW Area Contest – Victoria Hall Bolton. Test Piece “Rhapsody in Brass” by Dean Goffin. Rex Morimer took on the role of conductor for the rehearsals but as Fred was still in charge he wanted to hear the band perform the piece. By now he was very ill and so the band had to go to him rather than for him to attend the rehearsal. They assembled outside his sitting room on the lawn and played the “Rhapsody in Brass”. It was the last time he would hear his band. His last words to them were “Play it like that and you’ll get first prize”. Under the baton of Harry for the contest Fodens made Fred proud and won first prize and a trip to the Nationals in October. (1st Prize and Cup £50) Harry Mortimer was invited to adjudicate at the National Championships in New Zealand. He decided to take some leave from his job with the BBC to do the job. When Harry left for New Zealand his father Fred Mortimer who was ill at the time wanted to see him off in London and travelled to the capital to see Harry board a BOAC plane to the other side of the world. It had been an ambition of Fred’s to go to New Zealand and he was able to see his son make the journey and through his letters he was able to live out that ambition. After seeing off his son Fred did something unexpected, he visited the Queen Park Rangers football ground for the afternoon match, leaving his wife with Margaret, and Harry’s son Martin to enjoy the delights of Kensington Gardens. (Date of trip unknown / adapted from “Harry Mortimer on Brass” ISBN0906670047) BROADCAST on Home Service at 1.55pm “Listen to the Bands” The Massed Bands of “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer Fairey Aviation Works Conductor Harry Mortimer Black Dyke Mills Conductor Alex Mortimer Recorded at Bolton NW Area Contest 5 Feb 1953. QUARTET CONTEST - Dawley (Nr Telford) First Prize (Cup) (£6) QUARTET CONTEST - Newcastle Under Lyme

First Prize (£10) BBC (Paid £42) BROADCAST on Light Programme at 5pm “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer 2 Mar 1953 Fred Mortimer appeared at his last rehearsal with the band. (8 Dec 1924 to 2 Mar 1953) he died on the 20 June 1953. 14 Mar 1953 CONCERT – Barnsley Co-op (Paid £60) 21 Mar 1953 COMPETITION “North West Area Final” Victoria Hall, Bolton. Test Piece “Rhapsody for Brass” by Dean Goffin Conductor for Fodens Harry Mortimer. FIRST Fodens Motor Works Band. 31 Mar 1953 BBC (Paid £42) BROADCAST on Light Programme at 5pm “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer 7 Apr 1953 QUARTET CONTEST - Oxford Quartet No 1 Third Prize (£85) Quartet No 2 First Prize (4 Trombones) (£65) 16 Apr 1953 Marcus Newton (3rd Cornet / Solo Cornet) Joined the band aged 15. (16 Apr 1953 to 8 Mar 1964). 18 Apr 1953 CONCERT – Neston (Paid £60) 9 May 1953 BBC Recording (Paid £42) 16 May 1953 BBC “Brass and Voices” (Paid £63) 17 May 1953 CONCERT – Oldham (Paid £60) 20 May 1953 BROADCAST on Home Service at 6.30am “Bright and Early” (Pre-recorded) “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer 23 to 25 May 1953 Leicester (Paid £225) 30 May 1953 CONCERT – Wallassey (Three days) (Paid £225) 4 June 1953 CONCERT – Liverpool (4 Days) (Paid £240) 5 June 1953 CONCERT – Chesterfield (Paid £65) 13 to 20 June 1953 CONCERT – Hyde Park, London (8 Days) (Paid £370) CORONATION FESTIVAL – As part of the celebrations for Queen Elizabeth II the band were booked for concerts in Hyde Park, Twice a Day for a week. 17 June 1953 BROADCAST on Home Service at 6.30am “Bright and Early” (Recorded) “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer (According to the Radio Times) 20 June 1953 FRED MORTIMER DIED. The announcement about Fred's death was made while the band were in London along with Rex and Harry Mortimer his son's, playing in a set of concerts at Hyde Park, London as part of the Queen's Coronation Celebrations. Principal Cornet player Teddy (Ted) Gray had to find a replacement as conductor for the rest of the final days concerts as Harry (Conductor) and his brother (Rex - Bandmaster) returned home to console their mother. Ted persuaded Bob Shepley to take the baton for the afternoon concert and introduce the items something he did “Like a Seasoned professional”. For the evening concert they managed to get Eric Ball to do the honours. PROGRAMME on the day of Fred’s Death March “The Middy” Rule Britannia (Thomas Arne) Dance of the Young Men Rose Marie Ida and Dot (F.H. Losey) Works of Wagner INTERVAL Minstrel Memories 24 Feb 1953

Narcissus Les Milions de Arlequin (Drigo) Solo Euphonium David Morris HMS Pinafore (Excerpts) Dancing Year’s Cavalcade of Martial Songs God Save the Queen. Pic and Feature Sandbach Chronicle 26 June 1953. Pic and Feature Crewe Chronicle 27 June 1953. Pic and Feature British Bandsman 4 July 1953. Wed June 1953 The Wednesday following the death of Fred Mortimer was his funeral when thousands of band members in their uniforms from all over the country came to pay their respects as Fred’s coffin was paraded through the town on the back of a new Foden truck with the band leading the procession playing the “Funeral March”. The streets were lines with people paying their respects. On arrival at St Peters Church in Elworth the band went inside and again played for Fred the tune “Solemn Melody” as well as the Hymns. The band played Fred’s favourite hymn “Beautiful Zion” and “The Cossack” (The bands signature tune) from the graveside to outside the churchyard. ___________________________________________________________________________________ MEMORY RELATED BY DIERDRE LINTON (Granddaughter of Fred Mortimer) I was the youngest of Fred’s grandchildren, having been born after the war to his youngest daughter. As a result my only memories of him are only of when he was bedridden with pleurisy in old age. My only clear memory of him is that he used to give me a few grapes when he visited and I remember being very perplexed one time when he gave me black ones – I didn’t know grapes came in black! I took them outside to eat them standing against the front fence at Clifton Rd and the family cat was standing on the gatepost beside me. Looking at the photograph of the house I now realise how small I must have been as the fence was quite low. I was told by my mother that the cat followed Fred’s funeral procession to the church – and disappeared never to be seen again! ___________________________________________________________________________________ 16 June 1953 BBC Recording (Paid £42) 21 June 1953 CONCERT – Derby (Paid £70) 27 June 1953 CONCERT – Eastbourne (7 days) (Paid £390) 4 to 10 July 1953 CONCERT – Plymouth (7 days) (Paid £385) 4 July 1953 The “British Bandsman” published an Obituary on its front cover for Fred Mortimer. 11 July 1953 CONCERT – Manpean (Paid £90) 12 July 1953 BBC Recording (Paid £42) 19 July 1953 CONCERT – Sheffield (Paid £75) 2 Aug 1953 CONCERT – Pontefract (Paid £70) 9 to 15 Aug 1953 CONCERT – Worthing (7 Days) / BBC (Paid £390) 15 Aug 1953 BROADCAST on Home Service at 2pm “Listen to the Band” Area Champions 5 “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conductor Harry Mortimer The band was winner of the North Western Area Contest qualifying for the Daily Herald National Championship of Great Britain. 17 to 23 Aug 1953 CONCERT – Tunbridge Wells (7 days) (Paid £375) 18 to ?? Aug 1953 CONCERT – L.C.C. London / BBC (Paid £342) 27 Aug 1953 BROADCAST on Home Service at 6.20pm “Marching and Waltzing” “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conductor Harry Mortimer The Waltzes played by the Raeburn Orchestra Conductor Wynford Reynolds Programme introduced by Lionel Marson 5 Sept 1953 COMPETITION – “British Open Championships”, Belle Vue, Manchester. After the death of Fred Mortimer his son’s took over the band with Harry as Conductor / Musical Director and Rex as Bandmaster The 101st British Open had a band from New Zealand which had been made up of players from all over the islands.

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The Test Piece was “The Three Musketeers” by George Hespe. After Harry Mortimer had conducted the “Ransome and Marles” band he collapsed. Many wondered if he would be fit to conduct Fodens and later Fairey (Who came Second). The results were not with Fodens as they came fifth with the winning band being the one from New Zealand. The New Zealand band went to Elworth the following week to see the management of Fodens who had lent them the Foden Bus for their forthcoming tour of Britain and driver Tom Horth who’s wage was also paid for by the company. Test Piece “Three Musketeers” by George Hespe Conductor for Fodens Harry Mortimer FIRST National Band of New Zealand (K Smith) SECOND Fairey Aviation (H Mortimer) THIRD Black Dyke Mills (Alex Mortimer) FOURTH CWS (Manchester) (J Atherton) FIFTH Fodens Motor Works Band (H Mortimer) This year also saw the first outing for the “Frank Parker Cup” which was presented to the competition in memory of the late Contest Manager. The cup was presented to the second prize winner of the competition. A recording of all the bands was made by Times Production Ltd., at 3 Chester Street, Oxford Road, Manchester with the recordings being made available on application. CONCERT – Wallassey (Paid £70) CONCERT – Huddersfield MASSED BANDS (Paid £50) The Band started out from Elworth to London for the Nationals. BROADCAST – Empress Hall MASSED BANDS / BBC (Paid £70) (May have been 17 Oct 1953 and not the 16 th Programme for the 17th in the archive, See below) COMPETITION – Daily Herald National Championship at the Empress Hall, Earls Court, London. (Moved back to the Royal Albert Hall the following year) Being Coronation year an appropriate piece of music had to be chosen and a larger venue for the event. Test Piece “Diadem of Gold” by G Bailey (pseudonym of Gillaume Balay). Arranged by Frank Wright Conductor for Fodens Harry Mortimer FIRST FODENS MOTOR WORKS SECOND CWS (Manchester) THIRD Creswell Colliery The band won the trophy and two hundred guineas with a score of 190 points out of 200. One new member of the band made his debut at the event a 15 year old called Marcus Newton. The evening concert was conducted by Sir Malcolm Sargent when nine bands came together for the first time and also for the first time the event was televised by the BBC allowing a few in the country to see what was going on. The Coronation had seen an increase in television sales but still not every household had a set and many had huddled round one television in the street to view the Royal occasion. However many in the North of England were still reluctant to purchase a television as by this time London was still the only area that had evening programmes. The North of England only had occasional programmes from London and it wasn’t until the 22 September 1955 when ITV started that coverage of the North became more regular and large numbers of televisions were purchased in the areas outside London. GRAND FESTIVAL CONCERT – Massed bands (Televised by the BBC) Fairey Aviation Works Band, Black Dyke Mills Band, Camborne Town Band, Creswell Colliery Welfare Band, FODEN’S MOTOR WORKS BAND, Hanwell Silver Band, Park and Dare Workmen’s Band, S.H. and W.R Wallsend Shipyard Prize Band, Tullis Russelll Silver Band Conductor SIR MALCOLM SARGENT Associate Conductors Harry Mortimer and Frank Wright. With Trumpeters of the Life Guards.

As above

Announcer Frank Phillips. PROGRAMME 1. Fanfare by the Trumpeters of the Life Guards. 2. The National Anthem 3. Ceremonial March – Regal Splendour (Henry Geebl) 4. Slavonic Rhapsody No 1 (Friedemann) 5. The Post Horn Galop (Keonig) Post Horn Soloists – Derek Garside C.W.S (Manchester) Willie Lang (Black Dyke Mills) Robert Oughton (Ransome and Marles Works band) Ken Smith (Fairey Aviation Works) 6. Barcarolle from Tales of Hoffman (Offenbach arr Frank Wright) 7. Grand March from Tannhauser (Wagner) 8. Overture Iolanthe (Sir Arthur Sullivan arr Sir Malcolm Sargent) 9. Overture Solennelle 1812 (Tchaikovsky arr Denis Wright) INTERVAL 1. Overture Diadem of Gold (G Bailey arr Frank Wright) Presentation of the Awards from the day. 2. Solo Allegro Maestroso from the Trombone Concerto (Ferdinand David) Maisie Ringham (Trombone with the Halle Orchestra) 3. Featuring Cornets – Alpine Echoes (Basil Windsor) Teddie Gray (Ted Gray – Fodens) Willie Lang Robert Oughton With Echoes supplied by Norman Ashcroft (Fairey Aviation Works) Derek Garside Ken Smith 4. Overture William Tell (Gioachino Rossini) 5. Scherzo from Symphony Mo7 (Schubert arr Frank Wright) 6. Nimrod from the Enigma Variations (Elgar arr Denis Wright) 7. March Pomp and Circumstance No 1 (Elgar arr Sergent) 8. Land of Hope and Glory BROADCAST ARRANGEMENTS Sat 17 Oct 1953 1.40pm to 2.05pm Home Service 2.45pm to 3.15pm Light Programme 3.30pm to 4pm TV Live Pick Up 4.45pm to 5pm Light Programme – Announcement of awards and Champion Band of Great Britain, Playing piece of its own choice. 8pm to 8.30pm TV Live Pick Up 9.30pm to 10pm Light Programme Thurs 22 Oct 1953

4.45 to 5.15pm

Light Programme – Excerpts from Festival Concert

Sun 25 Oct 1953

3.30pm to 4pm

Light Programme – Excerpts from Festival Concert

___________________________________________________________________________________ EXTRA INFORMATION An advert in the programme for the above gave details of the company who supplied the uniforms for the band. Uniquip made by “The Uniform Clothing and Equipment Co Ltd” 10-11 Clerkenwell Green, London EC1 The company supplied uniforms for the following bands. Foden’s Motor Works Band, Camboene Town, Creswell Colliery Band , C.W.S. (Manchester), fairey Aviation Works, Govan Burgh, Hanwell Silver, Harlton Colliery, Morris Motors, Woodfalls Silver and Tallis Russell Silver. ___________________________________________________________________________________

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QUARTET – Rex decided to take a Quartet of Trombone players to the British championships and they won first prize playing “Excerpts from Wagner” by Faulds. The players were Alex English (Trombone), Bill Kitson (Trombone), Geoff Poole (Trombone) and Joe Moores (Trombone). The Band returned to Elworth being greeted at the Cheshire boarder village of Lawton by a reception committee. However the customary stop off at Sandbach was skipped in preference for a Civic reception and Platform at the Elworth Works. Before the reception Bill Foden (85 Year’s old), Fred Sowood and Arthur Webb laid a wreath on the grave of Fred Mortimer at St Peter’s Church, Elworth. Pic and Feature 24 October 1953 Chronicle. CONCERT – Birkenhead (Paid £60) BBC Recording (Paid £42) BROADCAST on Light Programme at 4.45pm to 5.30pm “National Brass Band Festival Massed Brass Bands” “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Black Dyke Mills Camborne Creswell Colliery Fairey Aviation Works Band Hanwell Silver Park and Dare Workingmen’s Wallsend Shipyard Tullis Russell Silver Conductors Harry Mortimer Sir Malcolm Sargeant Frank Wright BROADCAST on Light Programme at 3.30pm (REPEAT) “National Brass Band Festival Massed Brass Bands” “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Black Dyke Mills Camborne Creswell Colliery Fairey Aviation Works Band Hanwell Silver Park and Dare Workingmen’s Wallsend Shipyard Tullis Russell Silver Conductors Harry Mortimer Sir Malcolm Sargeant Frank Wright BROADCAST on Light Programme at 12.15pm “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conductor Harry Mortimer Harry Mortimer took his first official rehearsal with the band as full time conductor. Wilf Mountain (Solo Euphonium) joined the band before the 27 Oct 1951 when he took part in a quartet competition with the band. However the 1 st entry in the Band Signing in book is the 19 Nov 1953 (to 12 Aug 1958 Left to go to Canada) Jack Millington (B Flat Bass) joined the band for an un-official rehearsal. The band were rehearsing for the BBC Broadcast on the 27 November 1953. BBC Piccadilly Studio, Manchester (Paid £42) CONCERT – Hanley – Children’s Home (Paid £45/5/0) Harry Mortimer’s “All Stars” were by now presenting problems for various bands including Fodens as when players were involved in the “All Stars” it meant that a third of players were unavailable for concerts. The solution was simple instead of using various players from various bands why not use the best bands to produce the music. The MEN O’ BRASS was formed from Fodens, Fairey Aviation and Morris Motors,

the three bands Harry was conducting at the time. (Foden Wikipedia site gives 1955 as the formation of the Men O’ Brass.) ##################################################################################

JACK MILLINGTON

My life with the band in my own words. ################################################################################### The sound of a brass band stirred me from an early age my Grandfather was the big drum player with Moulton Village band. He couldn’t read music, but could without doubt give that drum some stick. In 1932 my parents and family moved from Moulton to Winnington where my father took employment at the ICI Chemical works. The house we resided in was opposite the Winnington Scout Hall. In this hall every Sunday Morning one could hear a band playing. In a very short time I discovered that the band was the “Winnington Scouts Band” and the conductor was a Gentleman named Mr Roger’s, a retired army Bandmaster. On three or four evenings Mr Rogers held “Learning classes” which were free of charge to anyone wishing to play a brass instrument. I approached Mr Rogers and as a result I became one of his pupils. Mr Rogers said that if I wanted to join then it would cost me 4d. Although I thought it was free I agreed and asked my mother for the money and although we didn’t have a lot at the time my mother found the 4d for me to take to Mr Rogers the following week. When I handed over the money he asked if I wanted a badge as this was the cost of a scout badge. I think he must have misunderstood me and thought I wanted to join the scouts rather than the band. When I told him that I only wanted to join the band he dropped the charge and I became a member of his classes to learn the play an instrument. Eventually having become reasonably proficient on the Tenor Horn, I became a member of the Scout band and of course participated in their activities. In 1937 the Scout Band was sponsored by ICI and was renamed the ICI (Alkali) Band and Mr Rogers had unfortunately passed away. A complete set of new instruments and uniforms were purchased and Mr Harry Mortimer was appointed as the Musical Director. A point of interest was that the new instruments were first played by members of the Foden Motor Works Band before being passed to the ICI (Alkali) Band. The ICI (Alkali) Band had some notable achievements in band contests indeed they gained a 4 th place in 1940 and a 6th place in the 1941 Open Championship Contests held at the old Belle Vue. Like many other bands they lost players being called up for Military Service during the war. I myself was called up to the Royal Navy in March 1943 when I was nearly 19 years old. I served in the navy for three and a half years, returning in September 1946. On my return I re-joined the ICI (Alkali) Band which had like so many other bands changed its personnel and its conductor was now Harry’s father Fred Mortimer who shared the job of conductor with his son Alex. The position I played in for some time was that of 2 nd Euphonium. The band eventually started to enter contests again and it was for a contest that I was first asked to play the BBb Bass due to the illness of the band’s regular player. I had agreed to the arrangement provided I could go back onto the Euphonium after the contest. Unfortunately the ill player never returned to the band and so I was obliged to continue on the bass. On the 26th January 1949 I was involved in an accident during the course of my employment as a Blacksmith at ICI. which lost me my four front upper teeth and also damaged my upper jaw. At the time I thought it was the end of my instrument playing days. With medical and dental attention the upper jaw started to heal and with false teeth in my mouth I was able to try and play the Tuba again after a few weeks. I found it impossible to play without upper teeth support and eventually a denture was made for me to wear, which enabled me to play the Tuba again. Incidentally the denture was made by a Dental Mechanic who was also a member of the ICI (Alkali) Band. A denture can be uncomfortable to cope with for normal usage but to be able to play a brass instrument with one is very difficult indeed, but using fixative powder, practice and time one can manage. I came to the conclusion that it would be better to forget playing the Euphonium again and concentrate on playing the BBb Bass. My efforts in this respect must have been noticed by others because I was approached to become a member of the Scottish CWS Band in Glasgow. The band was, and stil is in the top flight of the brass band fraternity and the conductor of the band at the time was Alex Mortimer who had at times conducted the ICI (Alkali) Band I played in. by that time I was also married with a wife and young son to support and to have joined the band would have meant to up-root and move to Glasgow, so after some thought I decided to stay put at ICI. At Easter in 1950 I was shocked to be made redundant as a blacksmith, this of course was very upsetting and left me with a problem. Obviously the ICI (Alkali) Band, whose conductor at the time was Mr Fred Mortimer (Foden’s Motor Works Band) who was concerned about my position of

unemployment and unknown to me it was suggested that I be asked to join the Foden Company and the band. I made an appointment with Mr Fred Mortimer at his Elworth Works Office where we discussed my prospects, which were favourable of joining Foden’s Band. It was stressed by Mr Mortimer that it was up to me to make the initial move and then he could further the request on a more formal basis. Meanwhile the AEU (Union) were discussing my redundancy with ICI and eventually it was agreed that I could be trained as a welder with the company and continue my employment at Winnington. This decision gave me food for thought. Banding was a hobby, but to be trained as a welder meant another skill to acquire and therefore I decided to remain at ICI rather than join Fodens. For the next three years I worked as a welder in various areas of the Winnington Works and also played an active part in the ICI (Alkali) Band. Midway through 1953 Mr Fred Mortimer passed away. This was of course a great loss to the Foden Motor Works Band and his son Harry who had taken over the running of the band while his father was ill was put in charge as Foden’s Musical Director. In October 1953 the Foden Motor Works Band won the coveted National Championship. It was about this time that Rex Mortimer, Harry’s brother was appointed as Bandmaster which meant he would be the resident conductor and take charge when Harry was unavailable. Rex was a member of the Foden Motor Works Band Brass section, therefore his appointment as bandmaster created a vacancy in this bass section. Once again through the “Grapevine” I was informed of the vacancy and would I be interested in applying. Because the ambition to play in a top class band was still with me I did apply for the vacancy. Normally when one applies for a position in a band of Foden’s class one is asked to have an audition and is assessed on one’s ability, then it is a matter of pass or fail. In my case I was not asked to an audition, the reason being perhaps because I was a known quantity to the Mortimer family. It was however asked to attend a band rehearsal which was held in the Foden band Room. On arrival at the band-room the welcome was most cordial not only from the band members that knew me but from the members unknown to me. The rehearsal was for a BBC Radio Broadcast which the band were to carry out the following week. Having taken my seat in the band with a BBb Bass instrument belonging to the Foden Motor Works Band and having what is called a “Blow Up”, Harry Mortimer started the rehearsal. The opening sound of the band I can only describe as wonderful and thrilling, it made my hair tingle, after all they were the champion band. Throughout the rehearsal, I was naturally a little apprehensive even though I thought my efforts were very satisfactory. This proved to be the case – Harry and Rex Mortimer had a chat with me and asked if I could make myself available to play with the band for the forthcoming radio broadcast from the Piccadilly Studio in Manchester. I replied that I could be available and so my association with the Foden Motor Works Band came into being from that time which if my memory is correct was in the last week of November 1953. From then I was issued with a uniform and took part in all the engagements the band had booked. Playing with the band was indeed a privilege. A number of the players were members of the great band of the 1930’s, among them was soprano player Charlie Cook, Flugel Hubert Shergold, Solo Horn Arthur Webb, Cornets, Bob Shepley, Desmond Thomas and Reg Moores, Bass Trombone Joe Moores, Horns Fred Sowood, Jack Cotterill, Baritone Arthur Webb Jnr, Eb Bass Edgar Spurr and Percussionist Walter Illingworth. These members of the Foden Motor Works Band, I held in the highest regard for and to play in the band with them was a highlight of my banding career. Another member of the band when I joined was Assistant Solo Cornet Player Denis Heath who like myself was a member of the ICI (Alkali) Band before the war and up to his call up to the army. Incidentally Dennis immigrated to New Zealand in 1958 to take up a conductor appointment. Alas he died a few years ago having joined the Foden Motor Works Band consideration had to be given to employment at the factory because it was not very practical to carry out the bands engagements, which were extensive and not to be employed at Fodens. Being in the welding trade, employment was not too difficult. I was offered work in the Maintenance Department, which I decided to accept. End of the year was very near so I decided not to take up this employment until the New Year. Actually the date I started at Foden’s was the 11th January 1954. As the Foden Motor Works Band were the current National Championship Champions the engagements were to be very extensive for 1954. One soon realizes the dedication and commitment members of a top ranking band have to have. Transport to engagements was of no problem because the band had its own coach, which was fitted out to carry the equipment the band required. The coach was named “Venturer” and was always a vehicle of interest to the general public wherever the played. During my time with the band the bus caught fire when on the way to a Men O Brass concert at Huddersfield Town Hall, had petrol instead of diesel put in it and the band had to syphon the tank with

whatever they had to hand before refilling it and on one occasion the band came across a telegraph pole over the road after a car had crashed into it trapping the people in the car on the Whitchurch road near Nantwich. The band members took the injured passenger and driver to the Cottage Hospital in Nantwich. Other than the engagements in the UK the band has also visited the continent. In April 1954 we carried out a tour of Holland during which the band competed in the world Contest held at Hillegomme and the result was a win for the Foden Motor Works Band by quite a margin. The tour was organised by Pete Molenaar who was also a music publisher in the Netherlands, he was quite a character and always a gentleman. I have pleasant memories of the first tour of Holland. On the second tour of Holland, Pete Molenaar had arranged a piece of music for the band to play called the “Overture from Iolanthe” and challenged the band to find wrong notes within the piece with the challenge that if they did he would buy the band a drink for every wrong note. Deliberate or not the Foden Band members found many wrong notes and true to his word Pete Molenaar bought drinks for all the band members. In existence at that time was a band known as the “All Star Concert Band” of Great Britain. The band consisted of 50 players drawn from the nation’s top bands, they assembled together from time to time to perform prestige concerts, radio broadcasts and recording sessions. A number of players from Foden’s were part of the band and in the summer of 1954 I myself was invited to join this select group of top players. The MD of the band was of course Harry Mortimer, who invited other eminent conductors to direct the band on occasions. To play with the select band was an achievement I never dreamt about and it was of course an experience not to be missed. I made many friends and enjoyed all the engagements. To prepare for a season of music making by the Foden Motor Works Band is quite an undertaking with fourteen programmes which have to be arranged from a repertoire without repeating any piece of music. Although most of the repertoire was familiar to most of the players’ rehearsals is a necessity, especially when new music is to be used. In my first season the band were engaged for a week at Plymouth (13 to 19 June 1954) , a week at Eastbourne (20 to 26 June 1954) and a week at Hyde Park (London) (27 June to 3 July 1954). These were consecutive weeks that we were away from home only returning to Elworth for about two weeks then off again for a week at Tunbridge Wells, a week at Worthing and a week on the Embankment Garden’s (London). In addition to these weekly engagements the band was engaged nearly every Weekend and sometimes Midweek plus Radio Broadcasts and Recording Sessions which made it quite a busy time for all. This was the pattern for many years that I was a member of the Foden Motor Works Band. During these years incidents occurred, some amusing, some a little more serious at the time, but all memorable, including my Sea Food poisoning at Plymouth just before a live radio broadcast for the “Listen to the Band” programme (8 Sept 1956) and the gentleman who thought the coach has a spare engine at the back when he was looking at it after a concert. I even accompanied the comedian Jimmy Edwards at one of the Belle Vue Concerts. I myself started with the wrong programme when playing Tchaikovsky at Morecambe. The éclair incident at Fuller’s Earth (Surrey) and a drivers remarks “I hope the band plays better than they make lorries” after a new line Fodens had built with tilt cabs he was driving leaked and left him with wet feet. I also broke my false teeth during a recording session at West Bromwich, The boat crossing to Jersey (10 to 16 Aug 1957) and The Second Tour of Belgium and Holland. The “All Star Band” I mentioned was eventually phased out due, I think to controversy among some players in the Brass Band Fraternity, so Harry Mortimer formed the “Men O Brass” which was the three bands he was associated with, namely Foden Motor Works Band, Fairey’s and Morris Motors. These three bands playing together as a Massed band were a fine combination because of their similar style. Over the years many prestige concerts, radio broadcasts, television appearances and recordings were carried out, including a visit to the Canadian National Exhibition held at Toronto in 1961. It was also a time when I gave up smoking after an air hostess asked me not to smoke my pipe on the plane even though cigarette smoking was allowed. Since then I have never smoked. One memorable recording session was at the Abbey Road Studio in London, when the “Men O Brass”, were conducted by Sir Malcolm Sargent (25 to 26 Sept 1965). Although not always declared the winners, Foden Motor Works Band gave fine performances at the Open Championship and the National Championship and they were always featured in the prize list. The one performance which has stuck in my memory was at the North West Area contest held at the Bolton Town hall in 1956. The band was on top form that day dropping only 4 points from the maximum (196/200). They were declared as the winners, 4 points ahead of the Fairey Aviation band who were placed second. The test piece was the dramatic overture “Orion” by Granville Bantock. The band gave an excellent performance at the Royal Albert Hall to win the National Championship in 1958. This of course was a great thrill. Winning the “Open Championship” at Belle Vue kept eluding

Foden’s until 1864 when we came out on top playing a test piece named “Lorenzo” by Thomas Keighley which incidentally was the same test piece that Foden’s won on in 1928. To win this contest was a wonderful feeling I shall always remember and a great day for the band. By this time there had been some personnel changes. The brass section however was as when I joined the band and remained so for a number of years. Although the band maintained the high standard expected of them the winning of the major contests eluded them having to be satisfied with being in the prize list but not the winners. This was the picture for a number of years during which the older players retired. Some left for their own reasons; indeed I myself had a spell out of the band during the mid 1970’s. Rex Mortimer retired during this period and another conductor was appointed – I was asked to resume my place in the brass section and I found it difficult to say no and so I was back. There was new blood in the band and enthusiastic to succeed but of course success is not easy to achieve. The appointed conductor was not at the helm for very long so the position was again vacant. A number of conductors took the band for some time – the playing standard was of high quality but it lacked the polish of previous years. Eventually another conductor was appointed named James Scott and under his guidance the band had some successful contest results, but the major contest wins still eluded them. During the latter years of the 1970’s the Foden Motor Works Company were having a rather bad time in the industrial world and the threat of closure was very serious indeed. Although the band was still supported by the company, it did make one wonder what would be the future of the band if closure happened. James Scott departed from the band in 1979 and his place was taken by Derek Garside. But the fortunes of the band remained the same. In October 1980 the company went into receivership and the work force were all made redundant. This was of course a severe blow to all. By this time not all the band members were employed at Foden’s, therefore the redundancies did not have 100% effect on the band personnel. The engagements the band had booked were carried out with the usual standard of presentation in spite of the situation. Foden’s Ltd was taken over by an American Company named Paccar who did retain a skeleton staff (I don’t remember any of the band members among them). Piccar did say that the bands future would be secure and sponsored adequately. In the following months the workforce was gradually being increased, indeed I myself was reemployed in my previous job as a quality assurance inspector in fabrication and welding after 9 weeks on the dole. The band was now under the direction of Howard Snell, the personnel had changed considerably, but the non-winning of contests remained the same, although the playing standard of the band was still of high quality. This was the situation during 1982 when it was intimated that Paccar were to withdraw support to the band at the end of the year. After a considerable amount of thought I decided that it had come my time to retire from playing. I informed Howard Snell that I would stay with the band until the British Open contest in September at the Free Trade Hall and at the end of the test piece I would be retiring (4 Sept 1982) – I joined the band under the name of Foden Motor Works Band and finished with it under the same name. In a Brass band there are two BBb Bass Players – The other player when I joined the band was Ted Swindels, a top class player and a gentleman in every respect. Ted and I sat alongside of one another for approx. 25 years and we formed a partnership which earned us the highest compliments from the Brass Band fraternity. Over these years ted and I never had a wrong word. He retired before me and sadly he passed away in 1983. Another most important commitment to highlight is that without the full support of my wife it would not have been possible to have been played with the band for so many years. One tends to take for granted the upkeep of white shirts and other necessary clothing items, packs of sandwiches and flasks of coffee, the long hours of waiting up to all times of the night when returning from engagements, being a grassed widow from time to time, all these things were accepted by my wife and I can only say “Thank You” for the support she gave me. After retiring from playing I took up the baton again to conduct and coach the Knutsford band, but that’s another story. Throughout the years I have thoroughly enjoyed music making within the brass band world, achieving the highest awards having played with the finest players of that time and if my efforts have contributed to the enjoyment of Brass Band music for the listener, then it has been worthwhile. Jack Millington (3/9/2001) (Recorded interview for Hospital Radio Leighton / Archive 19 Mar 2014) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ EXTRA INFO Jack wrote the tune “Serenity” which was played by the band at Winsford and he conducted the performance. It was also recorded by the Royal Doulton Band conducted by Ted Gray. It has been played on a number of programmes including BBC Radio Merseyside’s (Liverpool) “Sounds of Brass” presented by ex Foden’s Band Player Bob Dean.

Another occasion Jack remembered was at a concert in Derbyshire possibly in the 1970’s during the Miners’ strike when there were a number of blackouts and the theatre the band were performing in was plunged into darkness and the band went on stage played “The Cossack” to say they played at the venue and left as the show was cancelled. ###################################################################################

1954

FODEN’S MOTOR WORKS BAND

Conductor Harry Mortimer ################################################################################### 5 Jan 1954 6 Jan 1954

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BBC “Bright and Early” (Paid £42) BROADCAST on Light Programme at 6.30am “Bright and Early” (Recorded 5 Jan 1954) “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conductor Harry Mortimer Albert Pinchin a regular player with Fodens joined the Foden Company. Jack Millington (B Flat Bass) joined the band for his first official rehearsal. (14 Jan 1954 to 8 Jan 1973 / Rejoined 1977? to 1980 +) CONCERT – Liverpool (Rodney Youth Centre) (Paid £35) CONCERT – Whitchurch (Paid £40) Sam Brough (2nd Euphonium 6 Oct 1949 to 11 Feb 1954) left the band. Returned 9 Feb 1956 to 11 July 1963 CONCERT – Kidsgrove (Christine Knapper) (Paid Gratis) BBC (Paid £42) CONCERT – Ashton under Lyme (Paid £50) CONCERT – St Helens (Paid £55) BBC TV (Paid £94) First Television appearance. First Television appearance by the Fodens Motor Works Band. On their own. (Programme unknown) CONCERT – Sutton in Aokfield (Paid £74) Daily Herald Bolton NW Area 3rd Prize winning £78/15/-. BBC Recording (Paid £42) BROADCAST on Light Programme at 12.15pm “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conductor Harry Mortimer CONCERT – Buckley (Paid £40) A Waterman (Euphonium) joined the band for his first rehearsal. (28 Mar 1954 to 1 Dec 1955) ALL STAR BRASS Central Hall Wesminster SW The first public performance of the All Star Concert Brass Band. Formed in 1951 with players from various bands in the area by Harry Mortimer who conducted the concert. CONCERT 1. Overture – Zampa (Herold) 2. Featuring Trombones – Panis Angelicus (Cesar Franck arr Frank Wright) 3. Rhapsody on Negro Spirituals (Eric Ball) 4. Spanish Gypsy Dance (Marquina) 5. Belle Vue (Tribute to the Founder of the National Brass Band Festival) (J Henry Iles) 6. Featuring Cornets – Alpine Echoes (Basil Windsor) 7. Overture Solenelle – 1812 Overtune (Tchaikovsky arr Denis Wright) Presentation of Prizes 8. Overture – Diadem of Gold (G Bailey arr Frank Wright) 9. Featuring Euphoniums – Introduction and Allegro Spiritoso (Senaille) 10. Symphonic Foxtrot – Samum (Robrecht) 11. Xylophone Solo – Czardas (Monti) Solo Xylophone Walter Illingworth 12 Grand Ensemble – The Holy City (Adams) PLAYERS ALL STAR CONCERT BRASS BAND

SOPRANOS Charles Cook (Fodens Motor Works) E Bryant (Fairey Aviation) D Barnes (Munn and Feltons) CORNETS E Gray (Fodens Motor Works) (Teddy Gray) N Ashcroft (Fairey Aviation) L Williams (Fairey Aviation) R Oughton (Ransome and Marles) L Lamb (Fairey and Oldham B.L.) H Higgins (Munn and Feltons) E Coombs (Park and Dare Workingmen’s) D Waters (Callender’s Cable Works) R Moores (Fodens Motor Works) H Shergold (Fodens Motor Works) R Smith (Ransome and Marles) G Davies (Morris Motors) D Thomas (Fodens Motor Works) J Hewitt (Fairey Aviation) J Brough (Luton) R Shepley (Fodens Motor Works) TENOR HORNS A Webb (Fodens Motor Works) C Edmunds (Morris Motors) H Farrington (Munn and Feltons) B Griffin (Luton) E Bratt (Fairey Aviation) L Butland (Hanwell Silver) BARITONES F Mellor (Fairey Aviation) J McDean (Fodens Motor Works) A Webb Jnr (Fodens Motor Works) EUPHONIUMS W Mountain (Fodens Motor Works) G Sayers (Rushton Temperance) B Sullivan (Munn and Feltons) H Mather (Creswell Colliery) TROMBONES G Gilmour (Barry, Ostlere and Shepherd) R Benning (Rushton Temperance) Alex English (Fodens Motor Works) K Dennison (Fairey Aviation) T Oughton (Cresswell Colliery) W Kitson (Fodens Motor Works) J Moores (Fodens Motor Works) A Hall (Fairey Aviation) M Teasdale (Cresswell Colliery) BASSES E Swindells (Fodens Motor Works) J Billington (Fodens Motor Works) Unkn - Tucker (Munn and Feltons) Unkn – Foreman (Munn and Feltons) B Izzard (Luton) B Royale (Fairey Aviation) TYMPS AND PERCUSSION W Illingworth (Fodens Motor Works) H Noake (Fairey Aviation) April 1954

BAND MEMBERS (in order from the Band Signing in Book – Instrument Loans) INSTRUMENT PLAYER LOAN INSTRUMENT

Conductor Harry Mortimer Soprano Cornet Charlie Cooke Principal Cornet Edward / Ted Gray

128437 (Besson) 1135953 Besson (New Oct 1949) 127615 Besson ECHO CORNET Cornet Denis Heath Cornet 125341 Cornet D Thomas Cornet 127177 Cornet James Thorpe Cornet 100848 (Besson) Cornet Marcus Newton Own Cornet 135273 Cornet Reg Moores Own Cornet 127087 (Besson 1936) Cornet (Bob) Robert Shepley Own Cornet 127184 Cornet Sidney Garratt Cornet 127172 (Re-lacquered 1954) Cornet Doug Connolly Cornet 99379 Flugel Horn Hubert Shergold Flugel 124083 (Besson 1932) Tenor Horn Arthur Webb Snr Tenor Horn 127498 (Besson 1933) Tenor Horn Jack Cotterill Tenor Horn 127499 (Besson 1936) Tenor Horn Fred Sowood Tenor Horn 109473 (Besson 1910) Baritone James McDean Baritone 128847 (Besson 1933) Baritone Arthur Webb Jnr Baritone 122560 (Replated 1951) Euphonium Wilf Mountain Euphonium 76355 Euphonium Sam Brough Euphonium 75730 (Replated 1956) Trombone Arthur English Trombone 16409 Trombone Bill Kitson Trombone 16444 Bass Trombone Joe Moores Bass Trombone 14132 (Besson 1936) Bb Bass Ted Swindles Bb Bass 127500 Bb Bass Jack Millington Bb Bass 124685 Eb Bass Roy Sparks (Bob Sparks) Eb Bass 124049 Bb Bass Edgar Spurr 124075 (Replated 1950) Horn David Newton (1955) Horn 129477 Unkn S H Balley? (1955) Cornet George Bailey (1956) Cornet 100848 (Besson) CONCERT – Cowling (Paid £55) BBC London Recording (Paid £42) BROADCAST on Light Programme at 5pm “The Fodens Motor Works Band” (Recorded 21 April 1954) Conductor Harry Mortimer With Margaret Pollard (Soprano) 10 May 1954 BBC (Paid £42) 30 May 1954 CONCERT – Thorne (South Yorkshire) (Paid £70) 4 June 1954 BBC (Paid £42) 6 June 1954 CONCERT – Pontefract (Paid £70) 7 June 1954 CONCERT – Derby (Paid £70) 12 June 1954 CONCERT – Naspear (?) (Paid £100) 13 to 19 June 1954 CONCERT – Plymouth (Paid £370) 20 to 26 June 1954 CONCERT – Eastbourne (Paid £390) 27 June to 3 July 1954 CONCERT – L.C.C. London Parks (Paid £300) 29 June 1954 BBC “Bright and Early” (Paid £42) 7 July 1954 BROADCAST on Light Programme at 6.30am “Bright and Early” (Recorded 29 June 1954) “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conductor Harry Mortimer 4 to 9 July 1954 CONCERT – Tunbridge Wells (Six days) (Paid £300) 10 July 1954 TRIBUTE CONCERT – Manchester Free Trade Hall. Fred Mortimer Memorial (1880-1953) This was a gathering of bands from all over the country in honour of Fred Mortimer. The concert was recorded / broadcast on the BBC Light Programme 11 July 1954. It was attended by Fred Mortimer’s widow and William Foden and introduced by Tom Naisby. The first half of the concert was played by the “All Star Concert band” and Fodens played the second half with Harry Mortimer conducting. 10 Apr 1954 21 Apr 1954 30 Apr 1954

The band were paid £70. (Paid £70/10/0) PROGRAMME “ALL STAR CONCERT BRASS BAND OF GREAT BRITAIN” (7.30pm to 8.40pm approx. – Not Broadcast) 1. National Anthem (Combined Bands) 2. March - County Palatine (Maurice Johnstone) Conducted by the Composer. 3. Overture - Rule Britannia (Original work for Brass Band) (W Rimmer) 4. Featuring Trombones; Panis Angelicus (Cesar Franck) 5. Suite - Kenilworth (Arthur Bliss) Conducted by the Composer. 6. Featuring Euphoniums; Introduction and Allegro Spiritoso (Senaille) 7. Theme – Minuet and Rondo (Diversions on an Original Theme, Sirius) (Frank Wright) Conducted by the Composer 8. Tone Poem – Resurgum (Eric Ball) INTERVAL (Broadcast in the Light Programme 9pm to 10pm) Master of Ceremonies will introduce the Board of Adjudicators. Music to be played by Foden’s Motor Works Band THREE SUITES 1. Neptune’s Diadem 2. Mardi Gras 3. Sounding Brass Master of the Queen’s Musick will give the adjudication of the suites and introduce the winning composer of the march and the suite. THREE MARCHES 1. Procession 2. Effem 3. Dignity FINALE The combined bands will play the winning March. Master of the Queen’s Music will give the adjudication of the Marches. The band at the concert were BAND MEMBERS INSTRUMENT PLAYER Conductor Harry Mortimer Solo Cornet Edward Gray (Ted Gray) Solo Cornet James Thorpe Solo Cornet Denis Heath Solo Cornet Desmond Thomas 2nd Cornet Sidney Garratt 3rd Cornet Bob Shepley (R Shepley) 3rd Cornet Marcus Newton Cornet Doug Connolly Cornet Arthur Webb Jnr Soprano Cornet Charlie Cook Repiano Cornet Reg Moores Flugel Horn Hubert Shergold Solo Tenor Horn Arthur Webb Snr 1st Horn Fred Sowood 2nd Horn Jack Cotterill Solo Trombone Alex English Trombone Geoff Poole Bass Trombone Joe Moores Solo Euphonium Wilf Mountain 2nd Euphonium Sam Brough Solo Baritone Jim McDean E Flat Bass R Sparks (Bob Sparks) E Flat Bass Edgar Spurr B Flat Bass Ted Swindles

B Flat Bass Jack Millington Drums Walter Illingworth 11 July 1954 CONCERT – Chesterfield (Paid £65) 11 July 1954 BROADCAST on Light Programme at 6.30am (See above 10 July 1954) “New Music for Brass Band” Last night in the Free Trade Hall, Manchester The Light Programme awarded prizes to two composers of new music for Brass Band and to commemorate the “Grand Old Man” of the Brass band Worls Fred Mortimer (1880-1953) Rooney Pelletier presents a report on the occasion and recordings of the winning compositions played by the “All-Star Concert Brass Band of Great Britain” with “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conductor Harry Mortimer OBE 12 July 1954 BBC Reproduction (Paid £31/10/0) 28 July 1954 BROADCAST on Light Programme at 6pm “Brass Bandstand” “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conductor Harry Mortimer OBE Scottish CWS (Glasgow) Brighouse and Rastrick (Yorkshire) Park and Dare Workingmen’s (South Wales) 1 Aug 1954 CONCERT – Wallasey (Paid £70) 2 Aug 1954 CONCERT – Brewood (Staffordshire Nr Cannock) (Paid £90) 3 Aug 1954 CONCERT – Coleford (Paid £90) 5 Aug 1954 CONCERT – Bakewell (Paid £75) 8 Aug 1954 CONCERT – Cannock (Paid £70) 15 Aug 1954 CONCERT – Buxton (Paid 350) 21 to 22 Aug 1954 CONCERT – Westgate nr Deardale (Paid £165) 26 Aug 1954 BBC (Paid £42) 29 Aug 1954 CONCERT – Stockton on Tees (Paid £90) ___________________________________________________________________________________ NATIONAL NEWS 4 Sept 1954 COMPETITION – “British Open Championships”, Belle Vue, Manchester. Test Piece “Tournament for Brass” by Eric Ball FIRST Munn and Feltons SECOND Ferodo Works THIRD John White Footwear Fodens Motor Works Band Didn’t Take Part. ___________________________________________________________________________________ 4 Sept 1954

BROADCAST on Home Service at 6.30pm “Brass Bandstand” “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conductor Harry Mortimer OBE Brighouse and Rastrick (Yorkshire) Park and Dare Workingmen’s (South Wales) 5 to 11 Sept 1954 CONCERT / BROADCAST – Hyde Park / BBC (Paid £342) 12 Sept 1954 CONCERT – Worthington (Paid £80) 19 Sept 1954 CONCERT – Wallasey (Paid £70) 24 Sept 1954 BROADCAST on Home Service at 6.30pm “Bright and Early” “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conductor Rex Mortimer 26 Sept 1954 CONCERT – Wolverhampton MASSED BANDS (Paid £55) 2 Oct 1954 CONCERT – Wigan (Paid £55) 14 Oct 1954 CONCERT – Luton – Vauxhall (Paid £50) 14 Oct 1954 CONCERT – Luton – Central Mission (Paid £50) 16 Oct 1954 COMPETITION – Daily Herald National Championship at the Royal Albert Hall, London.

Test Piece “Soverein Heritage” by J Beaver arr Frank Wright Conductor Harry Mortimer RESULTS FIRST Fairey Aviation (Conductor Harry Mortimer) SECOND CWS (Manchester) (Conductor Alex Mortimer) THIRD Fodens Motor Works Band (H Mortimer) (Allan Littlemore has the order as FIRST – Fairey, SECOND – Fodens, THIRD - CWS Manchester However a programme from Jimmy Charles and the 4 Bars Rest website gives the first set of results.) Broadcast Times for the Competition – 16 Oct 1954 (Sat) 12.45-12.55pm Light Programme 2.10-2.40pm Home Service 3.00 – 3.30pm TV Live Pick Up 4.45 -5pm Light Programme “Announcement of the results” 8.30pm – 9pm Light Programme 8.30 – 9pm TV Live Pick Up 23 Oct 1954 (Sat) 2.15 – 2.45pm

Home Service “Listen to the Band” Excerpts from the Festival Concert. 16 Oct 1954 (eve) Albert Hall MASSED BANDS (Paid £100) 17 Oct 1954 BBC (Paid £42) 24 Oct 1954 CONCERT – Kirkby in Ashfield (Paid £70) 31 Oct 1954 CONCERT – Barnsley (Paid £68/5/0) 22 Nov 1954 BBC (Paid £42) 3 Dec 1954 CONCERT – Hanley –Children’s Home (Paid £45/5/0) 17 Dec 1954 BROADCAST on Light Programme at 5pm “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer (On Record) 18 Dec 1954 BBC (Paid £42) BROADCAST on Home Service at 2.10pm “Listen to the Band” “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conductor Harry Mortimer Duettists Teddy Gray and Desmond Thomas ###################################################################################

1955

FODEN’S MOTOR WORKS BAND

Conductor Harry Mortimer ################################################################################### 1955 Sometime in 1955 the BBC Radio Programme “Down Your Way” came to Sandbach and introduced 87 year old Billy Foden who chose Fodens Band playing their signature tune “Cossack” as his choice of music. (Possibly 3 April 1955) 25 Jan 1955 BBC (Paid £42) 2 Feb 1955 BBC Television (Paid £69) BROADCAST on BBC TV at 8.15pm “Men O Brass” Music for the Brass band played by “The Fodens Motor Works Band” and “Fairey Aviation Works Band” Introduced and Conducted by Harry Mortimer The programme includes the suite “Kenilworth” by Sir Arthur Bliss Conducted by the composer. Presented by Philip Bate from the New Central Hall, Manchester. 3 Feb 1955 BBC Schools (Paid £90) Broadcast 28 Feb 1955 28 Feb 1955 BROADCAST on Home Service at 1.40pm “For the Schools” For Country Schools “The Ganges” Script by John Seymour 2pm “The Music Box” by Gordon Reynolds 2.10pm Orchestral Concerts – Foden’s Motor Works Band

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Conducted by Harry Mortimer who also introduces the programme. (Recorded 3 Feb 1955 Paid £90) 2.40pm “The Bible and Life” Script by Christine Dudley 3pm Rose and Verse Readings by Sir William Dillon BROADCAST on Home Service at 2.10pm “Listen to the Band” “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Harry Mortimer. COMPETITION – Regional Finals (Bolton?) With Rex Mortimer conducting the band. The band managed to win through to the Nationals. Test Piece “Seven Suite”. Daily Herald NW Area Fodens won 3rd Prize £78/15/-. CONCERT – Bolton (Paid £45) BBC (Paid £42) BBC (Paid £42) BROADCAST on Home Service at 6.30am “Bright and Early” (Pre-recorded) “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Rex Mortimer. BBC (Paid £42) BROADCAST on Home Service at 6.30am “Bright and Early” (Pre-recorded) “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Rex Mortimer. CONCERT – Odd Rode (Paid £20) David Newton started his association with the band by attending on a regular basis rehearsals with the band. He did however appear on 1st Horn on the 28 March 1955 but he didn’t return until the 5 May 1955 (5 May 1955 to 1 Mar 1971) BBC (Paid £55/10/0) BROADCAST on Light Programme (BBC) at 4.45pm “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Rex Mortimer. With Joan Butler (Soprano) CONCERT – Glyncorrwg (Glamorgan, South Wales Nr Port Talbot) (Paid £55) CONCERT – Chesterfield (Paid £65) CONCERT – Derby (Paid £70) CONCERT – St Helens (Paid £65) BBC (Paid £42) CONCERT – Swindon (Paid £70) BROADCAST on Home Service at 6.30am “Bright and Early” (Pre-recorded) “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Rex Mortimer. L.C.C. London Parks (Paid £315) (1 week) BBC (Paid £42) CONCERT – Buxton (Paid £50) Arthur Webb Snr (Solo Tenor Horn) attended his last rehearsal with Fodens. The Band signing in book has a D on the 14 Sept 1955 after 13 A (Absent). (1910 to 4 July 1955) BBC (Paid £55/10/0) CONCERT – Hanley (BBC) (Paid £77) (see below) BROADCAST on Light Programme at 2.15pm (See above) “New Music for Brass Band” (Annual Awards) Last night in the Victoria Hall, Hanley, The Light Programme awarded prizes to the winning composers of new music for Brass Band. Paul Jennings presents a report on the occasion and recordings of the winning compositions played by the “All-Star Concert Brass Band of Great Britain” with

“The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conductor Harry Mortimer OBE 31 July 1955 CONCERT – New Brighton (Paid £70) 1 Aug 1955 Porthelli ALL STAR BRASS (Harry Mortimer Massed Bands) (Paid £80) Sometime in 1951, Harry Mortimer who had been working for the BBC since 1941-2 was arranging broadcasts by various Brass Bands and decided to form his MEN O’ BRASS with Fodens Motor Works Band, Fairey Aviation and Morris Motors Band. Called “The All Star Brass” this 1955 appearance was their first Concert together under the name “All Star”. This meant that he was increasingly arranging other concerts and spending less time with the band. 2 Aug 1955 CONCERT – Aberystwyth ALL STAR BRASS (Paid £80) 3 Aug 1955 CONCERT – Bignall End (Paid £45) 6 Aug 1955 BROADCAST on Home Service at 2pm “Listen to the Band” New Music for Brass played by “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Harry Mortimer. 7 Aug 1955 CONCERT – Thorne (South Yorkshire) (Paid £70) 9 to 13 Aug 1955 CONCERT – Royal James Show – Blackpool (Paid £376) 14 Aug 1955 CONCERT – Pontefract (Paid £70) 20 to 21 Aug 1955 CONCERT – Westgate nr Deardale (Paid £165) 27 Aug 1955 CONCERT – Ashbourne Show (Paid £57/15/0) __________________________________________________________________________________ NATIONAL NEWS 3 Sept 1955 COMPETITION – “British Open Championships”, Belle Vue, Manchester. Test Piece “Sinfonietta for Brass Band” by Erik Leidzen FIRST Ferodo Works SECOND John White Footwear THIRD CWS (Manchester) Fodens Motor Works Band Didn’t Take Part. _________________________________________________________________________________ 4 to 10 Sept 1955 CONCERT – Plymouth (Paid £385) 8 Sept 1955 BBC Reproduction (Paid £21) 10 Sept 1955 BROADCAST on Light Programme at 2.45pm “Bandstand” from the Hoe, Plymouth “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Rex Mortimer. 11 Sept 1955 CONCERT – Barnstable (Paid £65) 18 Sept 1955 CONCERT – New Brighton (Paid £70) 23 Sept 1955 BBC (Paid £42) 25 Sept 1955 CONCERT – Wolverhampton (Paid £55) 1 Oct 1955 CONCERT - Festival Concert held in Huddersfield Town Hall On Saturday 1 Oct 1955 for the BBC’s Listen to the Bands. Foden’s Motor Works Band (Rex Mortimer) Brighouse and Rastrick (James Hickman) Munn and Felton’s Works (Stanley H Boddington) With Guest Conductor Eric Ball. (See also 8 Oct / 12 Nov 1955) 8 Oct 1955 BROADCAST on Home Service at 2pm “Listen to the Bands” Recorded Excerpts from the Festival Concert held in Huddersfield Town Hall On Saturday 1 Oct 1955. Foden’s Motor Works Band (Rex Mortimer) Brighouse and Rastrick (James Hickman) Munn and Felton’s Works (Stanley H Boddington) With Guest Conductor Eric Ball. (See also 12 Nov 1955) 25 Oct 1955 BBC (Paid £42) 26 Oct 1955 BROADCAST on Home Service at 6.30am “Bright and Early” (Pre-recorded)

“The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Rex Mortimer. Recorded 25 Oct 1955. 29 Oct 1955 COMPETITION - Daily Herald National Championship at the Royal Albert, London. Fodens came tenth out of 19. It was also Harry Mortimer’s last appearance at the championships. Test Piece “Blackfriars” by Eric Cundell arr Frank Wright Conductor Harry Mortimer (see above) RESULTS FIRST Munn and Feltons SECOND Ransome and Marles THIRD CWS (Manchester) Conductor Alex Mortimer Fodens came Tenth (Unplaced) _________________________________________________________________________________ 29 Oct 1955 GRAND FESTIVAL CONCERT – Massed bands (NO FODENS) Fairey Aviation Works Band, Black Dyke Mills Band, C.W.S. (Manchester) Easington Public Band, Falmouth Town Band, Forfar Instrumental Band, Morris Motors Band, Munn and Felton’s Works Band, Park and Dare Workmen’s Band. Conductor SIR MALCOLM SARGENT Associate Conductors Harry Mortimer, Eric Ball and Frank Wright. Also with the DAGENHAM GIRL PIPERS. Announcer Frank Phillips. _________________________________________________________________________________ Broadcast Times for the Competition – 29 Oct 1955 (Sat) 11.30am to 11.45am Light Programme 2.30pm to 3pm Home Service 3.15pm to 3.45pm TV Live Pick Up 3.25pm to 3.30pm Light Programme 9pm to 10pm Light Programme 5 Nov 1955 (Sat) 2.30pm to 3pm Home Service “Listen to the Bands” Excerpts from the Festival Concert. 12 Nov 1955 BROADCAST on Home Service at 2pm “Listen to the Bands” Recorded Excerpts from the Festival Concert held in Huddersfield Town Hall On Saturday 1 Oct 1955. Foden’s Motor Works Band (Rex Mortimer) Brighouse and Rastrick (James Hickman) Munn and Felton’s Works (Stanley H Boddington) With Guest Conductor Eric Ball. (See also 8 Oct 1955) 1 -2 Dec 1955 A Waterman (Euphonium) left the band. (28 Mar 1954 to 1 Dec 1955) 2 Dec 1955 CONCERT – Hanley – Children’s Home (Paid £45/5/0) 7 Dec 1955 BBC (Paid £42) 9 Dec 1955 BROADCAST on Light Programme (BBC) at 5.30pm “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Harry Mortimer. ###################################################################################

1956

FODEN’S MOTOR WORKS BAND

Conductor Harry Mortimer ################################################################################### 2 Jan 1956 Fred Sowood (1st Baritone Horn / 2nd Tenor Horn / Librarian) who had been with the band for 47 Year’s decided to retire at the age of 73. (.b. 1881) (1908-9 to 2 Jan 1956) 2 Jan 1956 Jim Clarke (James Clarke) (Solo Tenor Horn) appeared at his first rehearsal with the band. 2 Jan 1956 John Thorpe (J K Thorpe Solo Cornet) left the band. (1 Jan 1950 to 2 Jan 1956) 11 Jan 1956 BROADCAST on Home Service at 6.30am

“Bright and Early” (Pre-recorded) “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Harry Mortimer. 12 Jan 1956 BBC (Paid £42) 16 Jan 1956 George Bailey (Repiano Cornet) attended his first rehearsal with the band. (16 Jan 1956 to 29 Jan 1975) 9 Feb 1956 CONCERT – Hanley – Children’s Home (Paid £45) 9 Feb 1956 Sam Brough (2nd Euphonium) returned to the band (9 Feb 1956 to 11 July 1963) (first time in the band 6 Oct 1949 to 11 Feb 1954) 25 Feb 1956 BROADCAST on Home Service at 2pm “Listen to the Bands” Overtures in Contrast “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Harry Mortimer. 1 Mar 1956 BBC (Paid £42) Century Hall, Stockport Recording for “Listen to the Bands” BBC Home Service 21 Apr at 2.10pm Concert held at the Century Hall, Stockport. Foden’s Motor Works Band (Rex Mortimer) Fairey Aviation Works (Leonard Lamb) Morris Motors (G.V. Brooks) 2 Mar 1956 Kidsgrove (Paid £20) 8 Mar 1956 BBC (Paid £42) 2 Apr 1956 CONCERT – Norwich (Paid £94/10/0) 4 Apr 1956 BBC London (Paid £42) 4 to 15 Apr 1956 CONCERT TOUR of HOLLAND (14 Concerts / 2 weeks) (Paid £500). International Contest at Hillegom in Holland which had been o rganised by the Dutch Brass band Association. Middleburg, Zwolle, Dinxperls and Hilversum. The band’s final concert of the tour was a trip down memory lane as they again played in Arnhem a venue they had played at the end of the war. This time they played at the Allied Forces Cemetery. The concert at Arnhem was held on the occasion of Queen Juliana’s Birthday (.b. 30 Apr 1909) (Possibly Official Birthday?) (According to the Band Diary the tour of Holland took place in 1956 however Allan Littlemore in his book puts the date of the tour in 1953 – Pg 93, while the “By Royal Command” book by F.D. Burgess puts the date as two weeks prior to the 30 Apr 1954) April 1956 BAND MEMBERS (in order from the Band Signing in Book – Instrument Loans) INSTRUMENT PLAYER LOAN INSTRUMENT Conductor Harry Mortimer Soprano Cornet Charlie Cooke 128437 (Besson) 91218 Principal Cornet Edward / Ted Gray 1135953 Besson (New Oct 1949) 127615 Besson ECHO CORNET Cornet Denis Heath Cornet 125341 Cornet D Thomas Cornet 127177 Cornet Marcus Newton Own Cornet 135273 Cornet Reg Moores Own Cornet 127087 (Besson 1936) Cornet (Bob) Robert Shepley Own Cornet 127184 Cornet Sidney Garratt Cornet 127172 (Re-lacquered 1954) Cornet Doug Connolly Cornet 99379 Cornet George Bailey (1956) Cornet 100848 (Besson) Flugel Horn Hubert Shergold Flugel 124083 (Besson 1932) Solo Tenor Horn Jim Clarke Tenor Horn 127498 Tenor Horn David Newton Horn 129477 Tenor Horn Jack Cotterill Tenor Horn 127499 (Besson 1936) Baritone James McDean Baritone 128847 (Besson 1933) Baritone Arthur Webb Jnr Baritone 122560 (Replated 1951) Euphonium Wilf Mountain Euphonium 76355 Euphonium Sam Brough Euphonium 75730 (Replated 1956) Trombone Arthur English Trombone 16409 Trombone Bill Kitson Trombone 16444

Bass Trombone Joe Moores Bass Trombone 14132 (Besson 1936) Bb Bass Ted Swindles Bb Bass 127500 Bb Bass Jack Millington Bb Bass 124685 Eb Bass Roy Sparks (Bob Sparks) Eb Bass 124049 Bb Bass Edgar Spurr Bb Bass 124075 (Replated 1950) SPARE INSTRUMENTS Echo Cornet 74612 (2 Echo Cornets?) Cornet 74612 Cornet 99379 Soprano Cornet 91218 Tenor Horn 124617 Baritone 97110 21 Apr 1956 BROADCAST on Home Service at 2.10pm “Listen to the Bands” Recorded excerpts from the concert held at the Centenary Hall, Stockport on 1 March “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Rex Mortimer. Fairey Aviation Works Morris Motors 10 May 1956 BBC (Paid £42) 20 May 1956 CONCERT – Chesterfield (Paid £65) 25 May 1956 CONCERT – Ashington (Northumberland) (Paid £60) 26 May 1956 CONCERT – Usher Hall, Edinburgh (New Music for Brass) (Paid £144/10/0) Excerpts from the Festival were broadcast on the 9 November 1956 on Light Programme at 3pm. “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Harry Mortimer. Scottish CWS Band Scottish All Star Band Other Conductors William Alwyn and Ian Whyte 31 May 1956 David Lewsley (2nd Cornet) joined the band for his first rehearsal. 7 June 1956 BBC (Paid £42) 9 June 1956 COMPETITION – Wythenshawe – Daily Express (Paid £50) Regional Finals with Harry Mortimer conducting the band who managed again to win through to the Nationals with the overture “Orion” by Sir Granville Bantock. Daily Herald NW Area 1st Prize FODENS £50/-/(With the band not appearing at Belle Vue to qualify for the National Championship they went to Wythenshaw instead) 10 June 1956 CONCERT – St Helens (Paid £65) 20 June 1956 BROADCAST on Home Service at 6.33am “Bright and Early” (Pre-recorded) “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Rex Mortimer. 23 to 30 June 1956 CONCERT – L.C.C. London Parks (Paid £315) 29 June 1956 BROADCAST on Light Programme at 3pm “New Music for Brass” “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Harry Mortimer. Scottish CWS Band Scottish All Star Band Other Conductors William Alwyn and Ian Whyte 1 July 1956 CONCERT – Worthing (Paid £85) 7 July 1956 FODENS Ltd Celebrated its 100th Anniversary with a Gala Day at the Sports Ground in Sandbach. The day started with a procession led by Foden’s Band followed by various trucks and floats with events throughout the day including sports and the day ended with a concert and firework display at which the band would turn the clock back 50 Years with the band Marching from the Foden Works to the Foden Sports Ground at the top of Green Street, Sandbach.

Mr Scott Joynt a popular Baritone (Singer) joined the band at the concert to sing a selection of Songs. Feature 14 July 1956 Crewe Chronicle. 7pm to 8.30pm FIRST CONCERT Fodens conducted by Harry Mortimer Scott Joynt (Bass Singer of the BBC) Robbie and Platt (Laughter Makers) Clifford Hough (Illusionist) Fodenway (Arthur Bailey) Poet and Peasant (Suppe) The Gay Highway – Sung by Scott Joynt Myself when Young – From In a Persian Garden (Liza Lehmann) Sung by Scott Joynt The Song of the Flea (Mussorgsky) – Sung by Scott Joynt Accompanied by Mr Bailey Lilac Time (Schubert) Silent Worship - Trombone Solo by Mr Alex English Firefly - Trombone Solo by Mr Alex English Invincible (H. Scott) – Solo by Mr Wilf Mountain Drinking – Solo by Mr Wilf Mountain Slavonic Dance No 8 (Dvorak) Paso doble “Amparita Roca” (Texidor) Selection from “Ivan Susanin (Glinka) (Originally called A Life for the Tsar) Mr Clifford Hough provided Magic for the Youngsters. Robbie and Platt “The Inimitable Laughter Makers” 7.30pm to 8.40pm

DANCING AND CABERET Sid Phillips and his band Kay McKinley and Frank Nelson

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8.40pm to 10pm SECOND CONCERT (Different Hall from above) March from Tannhauser (Wagner) Chit Chat Polka (Strauss) Overture to “Der Frieschutz” (Carl Maria von Weber) Slavonic Rhapsody No 2 (Friedemann) Alpine Echoes (Windsor) - Mr E Gray (Cornet Solo). Carillon – Cornet Trio Czardas (Monti) - Mr W Illingworth (Xylophone Solo). Vulcan’s Song (Gounod) – Sung by Mr Scott Joynt Yeomen of England (Ed. German) – Sung by Mr Scott Joynt Simon and Cellarer (Hatton) – Sung by Mr Scott Joynt 8.45 to 9pm Ross and Ross (Comedy Gymnasts and Comic Wire walking Act) 9.15pm to 10.45pm DANCING AND CABARET Syd Phillips and band With Kay McKinley and Frank Wilson (The programme comes from the Sandbach Chronicle and differs from the official programme) 14 July 1956 CONCERT – Padiham (Nr Burnley Lancashire) (Paid £60) 15 July 1956 CONCERT – Ashton under Lyne (Paid £65) 15 July 1956 BBC (Paid £42) 28 July 1956 BROADCAST on Home Service at 2.15pm “Listen to the Bands” “The Fodens Motor Works Band”

Conducted by Harry Mortimer. 5 Aug 1956 CONCERT – New Brighton (Paid £70) 6 Aug 1956 CONCERT – Hanley (Paid £70) 12 to 18 Aug 1956 CONCERT – Tunbridge Wells (Paid £375) ___________________________________________________________________________________ NATIONAL NEWS Sept 1956 COMPETITION – “British Open Championships”, Belle Vue, Manchester. Test Piece “Tam O’ Shanters Ride” by Denis Wright FIRST Fairey Aviation SECOND CWS (Manchester) THIRD Carlton Main Frickley Colliery Fodens Motor Works Band Didn’t Take Part. ___________________________________________________________________________________ 1 to 8 Sept 1956 CONCERT – Plymouth (Paid £385) 8 Sept 1956 BBC (Plymouth) “Listen to the Band” (Paid £21) Live broadcast which unfortunately didn’t include Jack Millington who two days earlier he had food poisoning when he had been taken by another band member to a sea food stall and had some mussels. BROADCAST on Light Programme at 2.50pm “Bandstand” from the Hoe Bandstand at Plymouth “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Rex Mortimer. 16 Sept 1956 CONCERT – New Brighton (Paid £70) 23 Sept 1956 CONCERT – Middleton (Paid £60) 16 Oct 1956 BBC (Paid £42) 27 Oct 1956 COMPETITION - Daily Herald National Championship at the Royal Albert, London. With Harry in Australia, Rex took charge of the band and they came fifth. Test Piece “Festival Music” by Eric Ball. Conductor for Fodens Rex Mortimer. RESULTS FIRST Fairey Aviation SECOND CWS (Manchester) Conductor Alex Mortimer THIRD Munn and Feltons FOURTH Brighouse and Rastrick FIFTH Fodens Motor Works Band 1956 COMPETITION – National Quartet Championships. Won by Teddy Gray (Cornet), Des Thomas (Cornet), Jim Clarke (Horn) and Wilf Mountain (Euphonium) 27 Oct 1956 BROADCAST on Light Programme at 9pm “National Brass Band Festival” “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Rex Mortimer. Black Dyke Mills Cambourne Town Clydebank Burgh Cory Harton Colliery Morris Motors Munn and Felton’s Works Ruchden Temperance Conducted by Dr Karl Ranki 1956 On his return from Australia, Harry announced that he would no longer take part in Competitions with Fodens. The Management decided to install Rex Mortimer as Musical Director with Harry Mortimer taking on the role as Musical Advisor. The role of Bandmaster was dropped only to reappear for a short time between 1968 and 1971 when Ted Gray took on the role. 28 Oct 1956 CONCERT – Albert Hall MASSED BANDS (Paid £142) 9 Nov 1956 BROADCAST on Light Programme at 3pm “New Music for Brass” Recorded excerpts from the Festival Concert

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held at the Usher Hall, Edinburgh earlier in the year. “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Harry Mortimer. Scottish CWS Band Scottish All Star Band Other Conductors William Alwyn and Ian Whyte BBC (Paid £42) CONCERT – Free Trade Hall (Paid £45) BROADCAST on Home Service at 6.33am “Bright and Early” (Pre-recorded) “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Rex Mortimer. CONCERT – Hanley (Paid £45/5/0) CONCERT – Barnsley (Paid £68/ 5/0) CONCERT – Wolverhampton MASSED BANDS (Paid £55)

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BBC (Paid £70) BBC (Paid £70) BROADCAST on Light Programme at 3.15pm “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Rex Mortimer. CONCERT – Bolton (Paid £47/10/0) BBC (Paid £70) CONCERT – Huddersfield MASSED BANDS BBC (Paid £70) BROADCAST on Home Service at 6.33am “Bright and Early” “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Rex Mortimer. Reg Moores (Repiano Cornet 9 Sept 1925 to 21 Mar 1957) appeared at his last rehearsal with the band. He officially left in June 1957 but had failed to turn up to rehearsals since March 1957. (possibly due to illness) BBC (Paid £70) BROADCAST on Light Programme at 11.33am “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Rex Mortimer. CONCERT – Central Hall Westminster (Paid £78/4/6) Just before the Area Contest Hubert Shergold (Aged 69) decided to relinquish his role of Solo Flugel Horn a role he had played for 45 Year’s and take 3 rd Cornet. The Solo Flugel Horn became Sid Garratt. The band took 2nd place qualifying the band for the Nationals. COMPETITION – “Regional Championship, North West”, Victoria Hall, Bolton. Test Piece “Themes from the Nineth Symphony” by Beethoven. Conductor for Fodens Harry Mortimer FIRST CWS (Manchester) SECOND Fodens Motor Works Band THIRD Wingates Temperance NW Area Contest 2nd Prize £30/-/CONCERT – Newcastle Under Lyme (Paid £50) CONCERT – Buxton (Paid £50) RECORDING – H M Tennent Ltd (Paid £50) (Possible MEN O’ BRASS recordings for Harry Mortimer) BBC (Paid £70)

CONCERT – St Helens (Paid £65) CONCERT – Point of Ayr (Paid £63) BBC (Paid £70) CONCERT – Worthing (Paid £85) BROADCAST on Home Service at 6.33am “Bright and Early” “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Rex Mortimer. 6 July 1957 CONCERT – Derby – Co-op (Paid £60) 13 July 1957 CONCERT – Redhill –Fullers Earth (Paid £25) 4 Aug 1957 CONCERT – New Brighton (Paid £70) 5 Aug 1957 CONCERT – Kingston on Soar (Paid £94/10/0) 9 Aug 1957 BBC (Paid £70) 10 to 16 Aug 1957 CONCERT – Jersey (Paid £560) 17 Aug 1957 CONCERT – Southampton (Paid £40) 18 to 24 Aug 1957 CONCERT – Plymouth (Paid £385) 18 Aug 1957 BROADCAST on Light Programme at 10am “On Parade” “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Rex Mortimer. 25 Aug 1957 CONCERT – Barnstable (Paid £60) 1 Sept 1957 CONCERT – Morecambe (Paid £70) 7 Sept 1957 COMPETITION – “British Open Championships”, Belle Vue, Manchester. Test piece was “Carnival” by Helen Perkin. Conductor for Fodens Rex Mortimer FIRST Black Dyke Mills SECOND Carlton Main Frickley Colliery THIRD Fodens Motor Works Band Belle Vue 3rd Prize £80/-/12 Sept 1957 CONCERT – Yoevil Show (Paid £50) 15 Sept 1957 CONCERT – ODEON Theatre Llandudno MASSED BRASS BANDS Organsided by H Robinson Cleaver (Special late Season Attraction) Fodens – Conductor Rex Mortimer Fairey Aviation Works Band – Conductor Leonard Lamb Guest Conductor – Harry Mortimer, OBE. Robinson Cleaver at the Organ Idwal Jones – Tenor Edith Chatterton – Soprano 16 Sept 1957 CONCERT – Rhyl and Llandudno (Paid £70) 17 Sept 1957 BBC Overseas (Paid £70) 5 Oct 1957 BBC (Paid £70) 8 Oct 1957 BROADCAST on Light Programme at 10am “The Fodens Motor Works Band” (Pre-recorded) Conducted by Rex Mortimer. 24 Oct 1957 BBC London (Paid £70) 25 Oct 1957 COMPETITION - Daily Herald National Championship at the Royal Albert Hall, London. Test Piece “Variations for Brass Band” by Ralph Vaughan Williams. Conductor for Fodens - Rex Mortimer FIRST Munn and Feltons SECOND CWS (Manchester) Conductor Alex Mortimer THIRD Carlton Main Frickley FOURTH Fodens Motor Works Band (Prize £30) Albert H all Prize with cup value etc. = 4th Prize £52/10/(The 4 Bars Website puts the date of the competition as the 26 Oct 1957 while the Band diary puts it as the 25 Oct 1957) 8 Nov 1957 BBC (Paid £70) 10 Nov 1957 CONCERT – Whitchurch (Paid £47/5/0) 18 Nov 1957 BBC (Paid £70) 5 Dec 1957 CONCERT – Hanley (Paid £47/5/0) 16 June 1957 22 June 1957 30 June 1957 30 June 1957 3 July 1957

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BROADCAST on Light Programme at 10am “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Rex Mortimer.

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1958

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Conductor Rex Mortimer ################################################################################### __________________________________________________________________________________ EXTRA NEWS The “British Mouthpiece” an Independent weekly newspaper began publishing. It was a publication dedicated to the world of brass bands and continued well into the 1980’s. __________________________________________________________________________________ 4 Jan 1958 11 Jan 1958

BBC (Paid £70) BROADCAST on Light Programme at 10am “Bandstand” “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Rex Mortimer. With Four Hands in Harmony (Tony Lowry and Clive Richardson at Two Pianos) 6 Feb 1958 CONCERT - Cheltenham (Paid £50) 15 Feb 1958 BROADCAST on Light Programme at 3pm “Bandstand” “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Rex Mortimer. With Kenneth Tudor (Bass- Baritone) 23 Feb 1958 CONCERT - Bolton (Paid £47/10/0) 18 Mar 1958 BBC (Paid £70) Apr 1958 COMPETITION – “Regional Championship, North West”. (Information missing from 4 Bars rest website) Test Piece “The Moor of Venice” by W Alwyn Conductor for Fodens Rex Mortimer FIRST Unknown SECOND Unknown THIRD Fodens Motor Works Band (£15 Prize) 16 Apr 1958 BBC (Paid £70) 4 May 1958 CONCERT - Newcastle Under Lyme (Paid £50) 23 May 1958 BBC (Paid £70) 25 May 1958 CONCERT - Morecambe (Paid £70) 26 to 28 May 1958 CONCERT – Stafford Show (Paid £215) May 1958

BAND MEMBERS (in order from the Band Signing in Book – Instrument Loans) INSTRUMENT PLAYER LOAN INSTRUMENT Conductor Rex Mortimer Soprano Cornet Charlie Cooke 128437 (Besson) 91218 Principal Cornet Edward / Ted Gray 1135953 Besson (New Oct 1949) 127615 Besson ECHO CORNET Cornet Denis Heath Cornet 125341 Cornet Desmond Thomas Cornet 127177 Cornet Doug Connolly Cornet 124376 Cornet Marcus Newton Own Cornet 135273 Cornet (Bob) Robert Shepley Own Cornet 127184 Cornet Hubert Shergold (Swapped with Sidney Garrett on cornet) Cornet 127172 (Re-lacquered 1954) Cornet David Lewsley Own Cornet Cornet George Bailey Cornet 100848 (Besson) Cornet Michael Davies (Jan 1959) Cornet Flugel Horn Sidney Garratt (Moved from Cornet) Flugel 124083 (Besson 1932)

Solo Tenor Horn Tenor Horn Tenor Horn Baritone Baritone Euphonium Euphonium Euphonium Trombone Trombone Bass Trombone Bb Bass Bb Bass Eb Bass Bb Bass

Jim Clarke Tenor Horn 127498 David Newton Horn 129477 Jack Cotterill Tenor Horn 127499 (Besson 1936) James McDean Baritone 128847 (Besson 1933) Arthur Webb Jnr Baritone 122560 (Replated 1951) Wilf Mountain (LEFT Aug 1958) Euphonium 76355 Sam Brough Euphonium 75730 (Replated 1956) Denis Smith (2 Oct 1958) Euphonium 76355 Arthur English Trombone 16409 Bill Kitson Trombone 16444 Joe Moores Bass Trombone 14132 (Besson 1936) Ted Swindles Bb Bass 127500 Jack Millington Bb Bass 124685 Roy Sparks (Bob Sparks) Eb Bass 124049 Edgar Spurr Bb Bass 124075 (Replated 1950)

8 June 1958 CONCERT - St Helens (Paid £65) 18 June 1958 BBC (Paid £70) 20 to 26 June 1958 CONCERT – Plymouth (Paid £385) 24 June 1958 BROADCAST on Light Programme at 10am “The Fodens Motor Works Band” (Pre-recorded) Conducted by Rex Mortimer. 29 June 1958 CONCERT - Thorne (South Yorkshire) (Paid £68/5/0) 3 Aug 1958 CONCERT - Derby (Paid £60) 6 Aug 1958 BROADCAST on Home Service at 11am “Marching and Waltzing” “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Rex Mortimer. The waltzes played by the Raeburn Orchestra Conductor Wynford Reynolds 10 Aug 1958 BBC (Paid £70) 12 Aug 1958 Wilf Mountain (Solo Euphonium) left the band to go to Canada. (19 Nov 1953 to 12 Aug 1958) 21 Aug 1958 CONCERT - Tunbridge Wells (Paid £375) 28 Aug 1958 CONCERT - Worthing (Paid £85) 29 Aug 1958 BBC (Paid £70) 29 Aug 1958 RECORDING for Paxton (Paid £50) 31 Aug 1958 CONCERT - New Brighton (Paid £70) 6 Sept 1958 COMPETITION – “British Open Championships”, Belle Vue, Manchester. The band were subject to the new rules of the first six bands had to play again for a final time to decide who would win. Test Piece “Sunset Rhapsody” by Eric Ball Conductor for Fodens Rex Mortimer FIRST Carlton Main Frickley Colliery SECOND Besses O’ Th’ Barn THIRD Black Dyke Mills FOURTH Fodens Motor Works Band (£50 Prize) 6 Sept 1958 After the competition Cornet player and assistant to Ted Gray, Denis Heath announced that he was emigrating to New Zealand. He was due to leave on the 23 October just two days before the Nationals at the Royal Albert hall. 8 Sept 1958 BROADCAST on Light Programme at 11.30am “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Rex Mortimer. 12 to 14 Sept 1958 CONCERT - Stanhope Show (Paid £165) 19 Sept 1958 CONCERT - Hartington (Paid £59/15/0) 2 Oct 1958 Denis Smith (Solo Euphonium) joined the band at his first rehearsal. (2 Oct 1958 to 19 Aug 1968) 9 Oct 1958 CONCERT - Huddersfield and Recording (Paid £85) 11 Oct 1958 BROADCAST on Light Programme at 3.10pm “Bandstand”

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“The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Rex Mortimer. With Tommy Reilly (Harmonica – Later the Navy Lark Theme) CONCERT - Ellesmere Port (Paid £15) COMPETITION - Daily Herald National Championship at the Royal Albert Hall, London. Test piece for the contest “Variations on the Shining River” by Dr Edmund Rubba. Conductor Rex Mortimer RESULTS FIRST FODENS MOTOR WORKS (£210 Prize) SECOND Scottish CWS THIRD CWS (Manchester) BBC Television The following day on their return the band were again involved in a celebration organised by Arthur Thompson and involved the usual impromptu concert in the main building of the works. Denis Heath (Solo Cornet) left the band to move to New Zealand. His final rehearsal with the band was on the 2 October 1958. (6 June 1946 to 28 Oct 1958) CONCERT - Wolstanton (Paid £40) BBC (Paid £70) CONCERT - Free Trade Hall, Manchester (Paid £45) CONCERT - Leicester (Paid £70) BBC (Paid £70) MEN O’ BRASS – Civic Hall, Wolverhampton (Paid £55) Fairy Aviation Works Band, Foden’s Motor Works Band and Morris Motors Band. Concuctor Harry Mortimer OBE. 1. Grand March -Tannhauser (Wagner) 2. Overture – Orpheus in the Underworld (Offenbach) 3. Tone Poem – Resurgam (Eric Ball) 4. Marching Trumpets (Frank Seymour) 5. Rhapsody on Negro Spirituals (Eric Ball) 6. Transcription – Watching the Wheat (Trad arr Geehl) Featuring Euphoniums 7. Slavonic Rhapsody No 2 (Friedemann) 8. Nightfall in Camp (arr Pope) 9. Overture Solonnelle 1812 (Tchaikovsky) BROADCAST on Light Programme at 11.30am “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Rex Mortimer. CONCERT - Hanley (Paid £47/5/0) RECORDING for Paxton Records ITV (Television) (Paid £105) (ITV Started broadcasting at 7.15pm on the 22 September 1955 from the Guildhall, London) BBC (Paid £70)

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1959

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CONDUCTOR Rex Mortimer SECRETARY S.E. Charlesworth c/o Foden’s Ltd. ################################################################################### 1959 BAND MEMBERS INSTRUMENT PLAYER Conductor Rex Mortimer Principal Cornet Edward Gray (Ted Gray) Solo Cornet Marcus Newton Solo Cornet Michael Davies (6 Jan 1959) Solo Cornet Desmond Thomas 2nd Cornet Doug Connolly

3rd Cornet Bob Shepley (R Shepley) 3rd Cornet Hubert Shergold Soprano Cornet Charlie Cook Repiano Cornet George Bailey (16 Jan 1956) Solo Flugel Sidney Garratt Solo Tenor Horn Arthur Webb Snr Solo Tenor Horn Jim Clarke 1st Horn David Newton (5 May 1955 to 1 Mar 1971) 2nd Horn Jack Cotterill Solo Trombone Alex English 2nd Trombone Bill Kitson Bass Trombone Joe Moores Solo Euphonium Denis Smith (2 Oct 1958) 2nd Euphonium Sam Brough Solo Baritone Jim McDean 2nd Baritone Arthur Webb Jnr E Flat Bass R Sparks (Bob Sparks) E Flat Bass Edgar Spurr B Flat Bass Ted Swindles B Flat Bass Jack Millington Drums Walter Illingworth (Highlighted = New members since last list) 6 Jan 1959

Michael Davies (Solo Cornet) joined the band for his first rehearsal. (6 Jan 1959 to 16 June 1966) 10 Jan 1959 BROADCAST on Light Programme at 4.15pm “Bandstand” “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Rex Mortimer. With Martin Lukina (Accordion) 15 Jan 1959 CONCERT - Bolton (Paid £47/10/0) 26 Jan 1959 BBC Recording (Paid £70) 26 Jan 1959 BBC TELEVISION “This is Your Life” (Ted Heath) (Paid £84) The band travelled down to London to make a BBC Radio recording however when they got to the studio they were also told that they would be taking part in a television recording of the BBC TV Programme “This is Your Life” (It later became an ITV production) when the Big Band Leader Ted Heath was the Victim. He had expressed an ambition to conduct a Brass Band. What better than the National Champions and at the end of the programme Ted was handed a baton and a card with “Pat on America” on it which was actually the wrong tune. The band had arranged to play “Cossack” an oversight by the producers. It didn’t seem to matter as Ted Heath enjoyed the experience. (The band were paid £150 for both broadcasts) 5 Feb 1959 CONCERT - Barnsley (Paid £68/5/0) 28 Feb 1959 BROADCAST on Light Programme at 3pm “Bandstand” “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Rex Mortimer. With David Buchan (Piano) 1 Mar 1959 CONCERT - Stocksbridge (Paid £63) 26 Mar 1959 BBC (Paid £70) 30 Mar 1959 BROADCAST on Light Programme at 11.30am “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Rex Mortimer. ___________________________________________________________________________________ NATIONAL NEWS Apr 1959 COMPETITION – “Regional Championship, North West”. (Information missing from 4 Bars rest website) Fodens didn’t need to enter as they had come first at the Nationals last year and so qualified for this years National Finals. ___________________________________________________________________________________

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CONCERT - Cowling (Paid £55) CONCERT - Newport (Salop) (Paid £52/10/0) CONCERT - Birmingham (Paid £60) CONCERT - New Brighton (Paid £70) BROADCAST on Light Programme at 3.45pm “Bandstand” “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Rex Mortimer. 21 May 1959 BBC (Paid £70) 4 June 1959 CONCERT - Buxton (Paid £50) 18 June 1959 CONCERT - Ashton Under Lyme (Paid £60) 24 June 1959 BBC FESTIVAL HALL (Paid £360) 25 June 1959 CONCERT - St Helens (Paid £65) 12 July 1959 CONCERT - Liverpool Parks (Paid £63) 15 July 1959 BBC (Paid £70) 27 July 1959 BROADCAST on Light Programme at 11.30am “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Rex Mortimer. 2 Aug 1959 CONCERT - Derby (Paid £60) 3 Aug 1959 CONCERT - Brewood Show (Paid £95) 9 Aug 1959 CONCERT - Thorne (South Yorkshire) (Paid £68/5/0) 19 Aug 1959 BBC (Paid £70) 20 to 27 Aug 1959 CONCERT - Plymouth (Paid £385) 28 Aug 1959 BROADCAST on Light Programme at 3pm “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Rex Mortimer. With Martin Lukins (Accordion) 5 Sept 1959 COMPETITION – “British Open Championships”, Belle Vue, Manchester. Test Piece “The Undaunted” by Eric Ball Conductor for Fodens Rex Mortimer FIRST Besses O’ Th’ Barn SECOND Carlton Main Frickley Colliery THIRD Morris Motors UNPLACED Fodens Motor Works Band 13 Sept 1959 CONCERT - Morecambe (Paid £70) 17 Sept 1959 CONCERT - Stokesley Show (Cleveland NE England) (Paid £105) 26 Sept 1959 RECORDING for Paxton Records (Paid £50) 9 Oct 1959 BROADCAST on Light Programme at 3pm (see below) “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Rex Mortimer. With Edward Rubach and Robert Docker at Two Pianos. (Also on Home Service) 9 Oct 1959 BROADCAST on Home Service at 3pm (see above) “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Rex Mortimer. With Edward Rubach and Robert Docker at Two Pianos. (Also on Light Programme) 10 Oct 1959 CONCERT - Burslem (Paid £45) 11 Oct 1959 CONCERT - Macclesfield (Paid £70) 15 Oct 1959 CONCERT - Cheltenham (Paid £80) 24 Oct 1959 COMPETITION - Daily Herald National Championship at the Royal Albert Hall, London. Test Piece “Le Roi d’ Ys’” by Lalo arr Frank Wright. Conductor Rex Mortimer FIRST Black Dyke Mills (Conductor Major George Willcocks). SECOND Carlton Main THIRD Fodens Motor Works 24 Oct 1959 Albert Hall MASSED BANDS (Paid £150) BROADCAST on Light Programme at 9pm “National Brass Band Festival” from the Royal Albert Hall, London

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Massed Bands of “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Black Dyke Mills Cardiff (Melingriffith) Fairey Morris Motors Rushton Temprence Conducted by Sir Arthur Bliss . BBC (Paid £70) BROADCAST on Light Programme at 4.15pm “Bandstand” “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Rex Mortimer. CONCERT - Wolverhampton (Paid £55) E Harrison (Cornet) joined the band. (3 Dec 1959 to 29 Sept 1960) CONCERT - Congleton (World Refugees) (Paid £15) BROADCAST on Third Programme at 6pm “Music for Brass Band” “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Rex Mortimer and Harry Mortimer. BBC (Paid £70) BROADCAST on Light Programme at 3pm “Bandstand” “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Rex Mortimer. With Martin Lukins (Accordion)

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CONDUCTOR Rex Mortimer ################################################################################### 23 Jan 1960 CONCERT – Bolton (Paid £47/10/0) 1 Feb 1960 CONCERT – Crewe (Cup Tie) (Paid £25) (Crewe Alexandra at Gresty Road, Crewe) 10 Feb 1960 BBC (Paid £70) 13 Feb 1960 BROADCAST on Light Programme at 3pm “Bandstand” “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Rex Mortimer. With Osian Ellis (Harp) 23 Feb 1960 CONCERT – Port Vale (Paid £25) 15 Mar 1960 BBC (Paid £70) 4 Apr 1960 CONCERT – Crewe (Paid £25) 7 Apr 1960 CONCERT – Sandbach Round Table (Paid £10) Apr 1960 COMPETITION – “Regional Championship, North West”, King George’s Hall, Blackburn. Test Piece “Themes from Symphony No 5” by Tchaikowsky arr Eric Ball Conductor for Fodens Rex Mortimer. FIRST CWS (Manchester) SECOND Wingates Temperance THIRD Mossley Public Silver FOURTH Fodens Motor Works Band 25 Apr 1960 BBC (Paid £70) 7 May 1960 BROADCAST on Light Programme at 3pm (see below) “Music” “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Rex Mortimer. With the BBC Northern Dance Orchestra directed by Alan Ainsworth And Gisele MacKenzie on Gramophone Records

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BROADCAST on Light Programme at 5.40pm “Music” “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Rex Mortimer. With John Raitt on Gramophone Records 16 May 1960 CONCERT – Prestatyn (Paid £60) 21 to 28 May 1960 L.C.C. – London Parks (Paid £350) 23 May 1960 BBC (Paid £70) 24 May 1960 BROADCAST on The Home Service at 10.30am “Music While You Work” “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Rex Mortimer. 5 June 1960 CONCERT – Newcastle Under Lyme (Paid £50) 8 to 9 June 1960 CONCERT – Chester Show (Paid £85) 20 June 1960 BBC (Paid £70) 22 June 1960 BROADCAST on Light Programme at 5.30pm “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Rex Mortimer. 26 June 1960 CONCERT – York (Paid £78/15/0) 3 July 1960 CONCERT – Morecambe (Paid £60) 10 July 1960 CONCERT – St Helens (Paid £65) 11 July 1960 Fodens were featured during the BBC Radio Programme “Desert Island Discs” with the guest Eddie Calvert (Trumpeter). The track asked for was “Zelda (Caprice)” by Percy Code. 13 July 1960 BBC (Paid £70) 31 July 1960 CONCERT – New Brighton (Paid £70) 1 Aug 1960 CONCERT – Kingston Show (Paid £94/10/0) 7 Aug 1960 CONCERT – Thorne (South Yorkshire) (Paid £68/5/0) 20 Aug 1960 CONCERT – Hove (Paid £65) 21 to 27 Aug 1960 CONCERT – Folkstone (Paid £380) 28 Aug 1960 CONCERT – Royal Parks (L.C.C.) (Paid £60) 4 Sept 1960 CONCERT – Matlock Bath (Fodens) (Paid £25) ___________________________________________________________________________________ NATIONAL NEWS Sept 1960 COMPETITION – “British Open Championships”, Belle Vue, Manchester. Test Piece “Fantasia” by Mozart arr Malcolm Sargeant. FIRST CWS (Manchester) SECOND Fairey Aviation THIRD Grimethorpe Colliery Fodens Motor Works Band Didn’t Take Part. ___________________________________________________________________________________ 11 Sept 1960 CONCERT – Northwich (Paid £40) 13 Sept 1960 BBC (Paid £70) 14 Sept 1960 BROADCAST on Home Service at 11am “Marching and Waltzing” (Pre-recorded 13 Sept 1960) “The Fodens Motor Works Band” (Marches Recorded) Conducted by Rex Mortimer. With Waltzes played by Anton and his Orchestra 23 Sept 1960 BROADCAST on Light Programme at 3pm “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Rex Mortimer. 29 Sept 1960 E Harrison (Cornet) left the band. (3 Dec 1959 to 29 Sept 1960) 15 Oct 1960 COMPETITION - Daily Herald National Championship at the Royal Albert Hall, London. Test Piece “Three Figures” by Herbert Howells. Conductor RESULTS FIRST Munn and Feltons SECOND Carlton Main Frickley THIRD Black Dyke Mills Fodens Motor Works Band came UNPLACED (Failed to Qualify)

BBC “Music While You Work” (Paid £70) BROADCAST on Light Programme at 10.31am “Music While you Work” “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Rex Mortimer. (Also on the Home Service) 1 Nov 1960 BROADCAST on Home Service at 10.31am (see above) “Music While you Work” “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Rex Mortimer. (Also on the Light Programme) 12 Nov 1960 CONCERT – Rushden (Northampton) (Paid £68/5/0) 15 Nov 1960 BBC (Paid £78) 19 Nov 1961 BROADCAST on Light Programme at 3pm “Bandstand” “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Rex Mortimer. With Edward Rubach and Robert Docker at Two Pianos. 24 Nov 1960 CONCERT – Wellingham (Norfolk) (Paid £80) 27 Nov 1960 CONCERT – Wolverhampton MASSED BANDS (Paid £70) 4 Dec 1960 CONCERT – Malvern (Paid £80) 8 Dec 1960 BBC “Sounding Brass” (Paid £78) 11 Dec 1960 CONCERT – Sale Youth Band (Paid £25) 12 Dec 1960 Jimmy Charles (Cornet) joined the Band for his first rehearsal. (see 12 Dec 2010) ___________________________________________________________________________________ 1 Nov 1960 (see below)

JIMMY CHARLES Biography. It was Bram Gay (went on to play with the Halle Orchestra) who had been principal cornet with the Foden band in the 1940’s who taught Jimmy Charles to play and it was Bram who recommended him to Rex Mortimer. Jimmy was originally fifth man down but was soon sitting next to Ted Gray (Principal Cornet) playing duets. When he joined the band there was certainly a pecking order for the members on the band bus as each person was designated a seat and if you moved from that position you soon got to know about it as discipline within the band was harsh but fair. On one occasion Granville Jennings decided to make his own way to a concert and on his return Jimmy Charles decided not to go back on the bus but with Granville in his car. Ted Gray had asked Granville if he could take his Post-horn back in his car as he didn’t want it squashed in the band bus. When the car with Jimmy and Granville got close to the Foden bus, Jimmy decided to get out the Post-horn and sticking it out of the window blew a fanfare as they passed the rest of the band. The following Monday however Jimmy was summoned to Rex Mortimer’s office to be told that band members did not behave like that and any repeat of the incident would result in dismissal. Jimmy never stepped out of line again. On the 14 August 1961 Harry Mortimer’s MEN O’ BRASS were asked to take part in the “Canadian National Exhibition” in Toronto. Over 70 year’s old Bob Shepley and Hubert Sheargold were unable to attend as insurance companies wouldn’t insure them against illness so when a press photographer asked to do a picture of the oldest and youngest members of the band it fell to Joe Moores (oldest Trombone) and Jimmy Charles who had only joined the band in January to do the honours. Joe was however put out by this request when he was asked to hold a cornet instead of his trombone as the photographer couldn’t get the tall Joe with his trombone and short Jimmy with his cornet into shot. To get both players into the frame the trombone had to go and reluctantly the replacement cornet was put into Joe’s hand. In 1964 Jimmy was involved in his only “Open” victory with the band however under the direction of Howard Snell (1980 – 1996) Fodens won the Cambridge Masters, BBC Band of the Year, Granada Band of the Year and the Brass in Concert cups. During the last few years of Rex Mortimer’s year’s in charge he decided that the band would not go to the “Area” competitions as I think the band were too busy with other engagements and the new World Championships at the Albert Hall. Between 1967 and 1974 Jimmy stepped down from the band because his wife Louise had been taken ill and had her first heart operation. With two children and his wife’s illness he found little time to play with the band and it is possible he only played once on stage. He did however keep his lip in with smaller bands and pit orchestras.

In 1975 when Rex Mortimer left, his place was taken for a short time by John Golland who brought with him a lot of good arrangements. In 1983 Jimmy Charles became the official librarian of the band keeping track of arrangements and the history of the band. Allan Littlemore arranged a historic event for the band was on the 3 June 1983 when they travelled down to London to play for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II under the baton of Howard Snell in the Forecourt of Buckingham Palace with the Queen looking out from her balcony. Also at the concert were Harry Mortimer and Meg Tickell (the Widow of the Sponsor of Fodens OTS). The whole day was filmed by a BBC TV Camera crew for “Look Northwest” (Manchester) Among those featured were Phillip Littlemore (Repiano Cornet), Brian Boden (Secretary and Player) and Jimmy Charles who after the concert was asked what they wanted to do next “Go for a Pint” was Jimmy’s reply. On the 6 Oct 1985 the National Competition marked the move from the Cornet section to the Percussion section for Jimmy Charles. In 1987 Jimmy Charles moved to the 2nd Baritone position within the band by way of a short stretch on the tenor horn. During the (6th or) 7 February 1987 Yeovil Entertainment Contest the Music for the occasion included the tune “Bolero” for the end of the arrangement Jimmy Charles swapping his brass instrument for the Percussion section giving him a go on the Big Gong. On the 4 September 1991 just three days before the “British Open Championships” David Brunsdon (25 year old Solo Baritone player, also known as “Pup”) was killed in a road traffic accident on his way from work to attend the rehearsal that night with the band. He had been like a son to Jimmy and his death hit the bandsman hard. In 1992 Howard Snell took the band and Jimmy to the BBC Festival of Brass and to the Free Trade hall for a performance of Gilbert Vinter’s “The Trumpets” at which Jimmy was the only player on stage who had played the piece 25 Year’s previously at its first performance in 1965. On the 23 January 1992 the sad news was the death of Brass Band’s most famous son Harry Mortimer who had died at the age of 89. In September Jimmy and other members of the band attended his memorial service at Manchester Cathedral. In 2000 Jimmy retired as a player with Fodens band with his last engagement being at a concert in Congleton in Millennium Year. On the 15 June 2009 Louise Charles (Jimmy Charles wife) passed away after a long illness aged 65 (.b. 12 June 1944). She had been a member of the Patron’s organising committee and a popular lady at many of the concerts. The friendship of those within the band and from Louise’s outside interest of the Girl Guide movement helped Jimmy through this tough time. On the 12 December 2010 the concert at Sandbach School was a celebration of his time with the band as the current members celebrated his anniversary with a buffet and presentation. The CD “Patron’s Choice III” was dedicated to the memory of Louise, Jimmy’s wife and a great supporter of the band, with “Patron’s Choice IV” (2011) being dedicated to Jimmy’s long service with Fodens. Today he is a valuable member of the backroom team as Librarian and custodian of his own personal memories and the archive of his association with the band since 1960. ___________________________________________________________________________________ 14 Dec 1960 CONCERT – Congleton (Mayor’s Charity Fund) (Paid £15) 19 Dec 1960 Fodens were featured during the BBC Radio Programme “Desert Island Discs” with guest Harry Mortimer. The track by Fodens Motor Works Band asked for was “Kenilworth Suite” by Arthur Bliss conducted by Fred Mortimer. ###################################################################################

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CONDUCTOR Rex Mortimer ################################################################################### 6 Jan 1961 A Foden Apprentices Social evening took place on this date. Mr William Scragg played classical music on the piano and Mr Rex Mortimer conducted the “Foden’s Band Apprentices” Quartet, composed of James Charles (Cornet), Jim McDean (Baratone), George Bailey (2 nd Cornet) and David Graham Newton (Tenor Horn). “The Erecting Shop Beatnik” Michael Lightfoot was accompanied by Peter Cotterill

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on the guitar and there was a version of the “Take Your Pick” Tv Programme featuring Brian Coppenhall of machine shop No 1, based on his recent appearance on TV. The Foden Falcoln Skiffle Group (Ivor John Kirkham and Peter Cotterill on Guitars, Fred Williamson on Bass and Will Scragg on washboard) also took to the stage with compere for the evening Gordon Bennett (Apprentice Supervisor). Feature 13 Jan 1961 Sandbach Chronicle Page 1. BBC “Music While You Work” (Paid £88) BROADCAST on Home Service at 10.31am “Music While you Work” “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Rex Mortimer. BROADCAST on Light Programme at 3pm “Brass Bands on Parade” Featuring the All Star Band of Great Britain. “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Black Dyke Mills Brighouse and Rastrick CWS Manchester Fairey’s Morris Motors Munn and Felton’s (Footwear) BROADCAST on Home Service at 10.31am “Music While you Work” “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Rex Mortimer. (Also on Light Programme) BROADCAST on Light Programme at 10.31am “Music While you Work” “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Rex Mortimer. (Also on Home Service) CONCERT – Dawley (Nr Telford) (Paid £50) BBC “Music While You Work” (Paid £88) CONCERT – Bolton (Paid £47/10/0) CONCERT – Wrexham (Paid £55) 2 CONCERTS - Trentham Guardens, Staffordshire (Paid £50). Jimmy Charles said that Louise (His Wife) attended her first Foden Concert on this night. AFTERNOON PERFORMANCE 1. BB and CF (Hume) 2. Semiramide (Gioachino Rossini) 3. Il Bacio (Ardili) Cornet Solo Bram Gray 4. Fings Ain’t What They Used to be (Lionel Bart) 5. Seventy Six Trombones - From the Music Man (Meredith Willson) 6. Themes from New World Symphony (Dvorak) INTERVAL 1. Robert The Devil (Giacomo Meyerbeer) 2. Destiny (Baynes) 3. Kentucky (Hartmann) Euphonium Solo Denis Smith 4. Romeo and Juliet (Gounod) 5. John Peel (Trad arr Mortimer) 6. Excerpts from Sullivan Operas (arr Denis Wright) 7. God Save the Queen – National Anthem EVENING PERFORMANCE 1. Colonel Bogey on Parade (Kenneth Alford and F.F. Ricketts arr Winter) 2. The Grenadiers (Waldteufel) 3. Marching Trumpets (Haysom) Featuring Cornets 4. My Fair Lady (Lowe) 5. Intermesso The Wedding of the Rose (Jessel)

6. Carmen (Bizet) INTERVAL 1. Overture – If I Were King (Adam) 2. Serenade – Heyken’s No 1 (arr MacKenzie) 3. The Acrobat (Greenwood) Trombone Solo Alex English) 4. Negro Spirituals (Eric Ball) 5. All in the April Evening (Robertson) 6. A Welsh Melody (A Rimmer) 7. God Save the Queen – National Anthem 22 Apr 1961 COMPETITION – “Regional Championship, North West”, Free Trade Hall, Manchester. Test Piece “Le Preludes” by Liszt arr William Rimmer. Conductor for Fodens Rex Mortimer. FIRST CWS (Manchester) SECOND Fodens Motor Works Band (Prize £30) THIRD Edge Hill LMS 2 May 1961 BBC (Paid £78) 7 May 1961 CONCERT – Newcastle Under Lyme (Paid £50) 15 May 1961 BROADCAST on Light Programme at 6.30am “Morning Music” (Pre-recorded) “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Rex Mortimer. With the BBC Midland Light Orchestra Conductor Jack Coles And the Albert Delroy Quartet Jimmy Leach and his Organlian Quartet 21 May 1961 CONCERT – Derby (Paid £60) 1 June 1961 BBC (Paid £78) 10 June 1961 CONCERT – Melton Mowbray (Paid £85) 15 June 1961 CONCERT – Morecambe (Paid £60) 26 June 1961 BBC (Paid £78) 29 June 1961 CONCERT – Thorne (South Yorkshire) (Paid £68/5/0) 1 July 1961 CONCERT – Bristol (Paid £90) 8 July 1961 BBC London X 2 (Paid £140) 9 July 1961 CONCERT – Royal Parks (L.C.C.) (Paid £65) 10 July 1961 BROADCAST on Light Programme at 6.30am “Morning Music” (Pre-recorded) “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Rex Mortimer. With the BBC Midland Light Orchestra Conductor Gilbert Vinter And the Albert Delroy Quartet Jerry Allen and his Trio 16 July 1961 CONCERT – Walkden (Paid £60) 18 July 1961 BBC (Paid £78) 23 July 1961 CONCERT – New Brighton (Paid £70) 14 Aug to 6 Sept 1961 TORONTO EXHIBITION (Canada) (Paid £1,000) (See below) 14 Aug 1961 The MEN O’ BRASS were asked to take part in the “Canadian National Exhibition” in Toronto. (28 Day Tour) With the Canadians paying the wages those involved in the band were given the three weeks leave to attend. Over 70 Year’s old Bob Shepley and Hubert Sheargold were unable to attend as insurance companies wouldn’t insure them against illness so when a press photographer was asked to do a picture of the oldest and youngest members of the band it fell to Joe Moores (oldest - Trombone) and James Charles (Jimmy Charles) who had only joined the band in December from his local band to do the honours. Trying to balance the picture wasn’t easy as Joe was a tall man with a long trombone and Jimmy a small boy with a cornet. It was decided that to make a better picture both men would hold a cornet something that Joe was not happy with. __________________________________________________________________________________ HARRY MORTIMER RECALLS THE TOUR

The various companies agreed to the tour on the condition that Harry pays their wages. Harry agreed and while the band members were on tour he arranged for the usual payments to be sent to their wives of the players according to the band members wishes, some of whom only wanted their wives to have the usual amount they themselves gave them each week with the rest of the money being paid to them on the tour. The band also had to get to Canada and so Harry hired a BOAC plane to get them to the other side of the Atlantic. The plane was due to take off at night after the band had said goodbye to their families and had made a farewell broadcast from the BBC’s Maida vale Studios in London. The plane had the standard all trip bar which Harry asked them to close at 1am UK time so that the band could get some sleep before arriving in Toronto. When the plane arrived the Canadians had laid out a breakfast table at the Hilton Hotel for the band which included bottles of whisky, gin and brandy and large amounts of food. Tommy Morecambe (Morris Motors) the bands Manager had arranged for them to rehearse at the CNE Bandstand at 2pm which was promptly cancelled as the band were not going to be in a fit state after all that food. The band were able to have trips away from the concerts including one to the Niagara falls where the band played an impromptu concert trying to compete against the falling water. There was one casualty of the tour when one of the members lost a tooth, costing $2 to replace. (Adapted from “Harry Mortimer On Brass” ISBN0906670047) __________________________________________________________________________________ 18 Aug –4 Sept 1961 The MEN O’ BRASS played twice a day with Harry Mortimer, Rex Mortimer and Leonard Lamb (Fairey’s) taking the baton at the Canadian National Exhibition. 28 Aug 1961 BROADCAST on Light Programme at 6.30am “Morning Music” (Pre-recorded) “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Rex Mortimer. With the BBC Midland Light Orchestra Conductor Jack Coles And the Albert Delroy Quartet Jerry Allen and his Trio Sept 1961 CONCERT – Hartington (Paid £57/15/0) ___________________________________________________________________________________ NATIONAL NEWS 16 Sept 1961 COMPETITION – “British Open Championships”, Belle Vue, Manchester. Test Piece “Main Street” by Eric Ball. FIRST Fairey SECOND Wingates Temperance THIRD Grimethorpe Colliery Fodens Motor Works Band Didn’t take part. ___________________________________________________________________________________ 26 Sept 1961 BROADCAST on BBC Home Service at 7pm “Listen to the Band” “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Rex Mortimer. 28 Sept 1961 BBC (Paid £78) 7 Oct 1961 CONCERT – Huddersfield (Paid £50) 22 Oct 1961 CONCERT – Burslem (Paid £45) 26 Oct 1961 TEST CONCERT – Sandbach Town Hall Before the Nationals the band would hold a concert to try out the piece with an audience. It was usually held at Sandbach Town Hall on the Saturday before the Nationals and the date doesn’t seem to have been entered into the Band diary as it was probably done for free. 28 Oct 1961 COMPETITION - Daily Herald National Championship at the Royal Albert Hall, London. Test Piece “Les Francs Juges” by Berlioz arr Frank Wright. (Translated as “Judges of the Secret Court” by Berlioz) Conductor Rex Mortimer. RESULTS FIRST Black Dyke Mills SECOND CWS (Manchester) THIRD Crossley’s Carpet Works Fodens Motor Works Band came 6th. Fodens were drawn 22 out of 26 bands in the competition and were

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placed 6th in the overall results. Charlie Cook (Eb Soprano Cornet 1 May 1933 to 3 Nov 1961) left the band. BBC (Paid £78) Mr R Roe (Eb Soprano Cornet) joined the band for his first rehearsal. (20 Nov 1961 to 2 Feb 1963) BBC (Paid £78) CONCERT – High Crompton St Mary’s Special Efforts Committee. “Saturday Night Bandstand” in the New Hall at Crompton House School. 1. Entry of the Gladiators (Fucik) 2. Overture – Masaniello (Auber) 3. The Three Trumpeteers (Agostini) Cornet Trio Edward Gray, Neil Fryer and Desmond Thomas 4. Gold and Silver Waltz (Lehar) 5. Foxtrot – Pony Express (Winston) 6. Romeo and Juliet (Gounod) INTERVAL 1. Little Suite for Brass (Malcolm Arnold) 2. Wedding of the Rose (Jessel) 3. Musical – Chu Chin Chow (Norton) 4. Slavonic Rhapsody (Freidemann) 5. Sparks (Alford) Solo Xylophone Walter Illingworth 6. Largo (Handel arr Hume) 7. King Cotton (Sousa) 8. National Anthem (Not in the Band Book) CONCERT – Civic Hall, Wolverhampton (Paid £87/10/0) BROADCAST on the 6 January 1962 on the Light Programme at 3.15pm “Bandstand” Recorded at the Civic Hall, Wolverhampton On the 26 November 1961 With the Men O Brass Including “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Fairey Morris Motors Conducted by Harry Mortimer. BROADCAST on Light Programme at 6.30am “Morning Music” “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Rex Mortimer. With the BBC Midland Light Orchestra Conductor David Curry And the Albert Delroy Quartet Southern Serenade directed by Lou Whiteson Jimmy Leach and his Organlian Quartet CONCERT – Sale (Paid (£30) BROADCAST on Light Programme at 3.15pm “Bandstand” “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Rex Mortimer. BAND MEMBERS (in order from the Band Signing in Book – Instrument Loans) INSTRUMENT PLAYER LOAN INSTRUMENT Conductor Rex Mortimer Soprano Cornet R Roe 3110321 (New Sept 1962) Was 128437 (until Sept 1962) Principal Cornet Edward / Ted Gray 135953 127615 Besson ECHO CORNET Cornet Desmond Thomas Cornet 127177 Cornet Doug Connolly Cornet 124376 Cornet David Lewsley Cornet 128364 Cornet Marcus Newton Own Cornet 135273

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CONDUCTOR Rex Mortimer SECRETARY A. M. George c/o Foden’s Ltd. ################################################################################### 1962 Daily Herald Area Contest 3rd Prize £15/-/This qualified the band for the Nationals in London. 6 Jan 1962

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BROADCAST on Light Programme at 3.15pm “Bandstand” Recorded at the Civic Hall, Wolverhampton On the 26 November 1961 With the Men O Brass Including “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Fairey Morris Motors Conducted by Harry Mortimer. BBC (Paid £78) COMPETITION – “Regional Championship, North West”, King George’s Hall, Blackburn. Test Piece “Salute to Youth” by Gilbert Vinter Conductor for Fodens Rex Mortimer FIRST Unknown SECOND Fairey Band THIRD Unknown UNPLACED Fodens Motor Works Band CONCERT – Congleton (Paid £15) BBC (Paid £78) BROADCAST on Light Programme at 6.30am “Bright and Early” (Moved from Home Service) “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Rex Mortimer. CONCERT – Wrexham (Paid £55) BROADCAST on Light Programme at 6pm “Band Parade” “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Rex Mortimer.

With the Band of the Royal Danish Lifeguards The Ulster Singers Compiled and Introduced by Paul Martin 16 Apr 1962 BROADCAST BBC Radio. Fodens were featured during the BBC Radio Programme “Desert Island Discs” with the guest Billy Butlin (Holiday camp owner). The track asked for was “The March of the Herald”. 23 Apr 1962 CONCERT – Buxton (Paid £50) 24 Apr 1962 BBC (Paid £78) 3 May 1962 BROADCAST on Light Programme at 6.30am “Bright and Early” “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Rex Mortimer. 12 May 1962 CONCERT – Cheltenham (Paid £95) 3 May 1962 Jack Cotterill’s last entry in the band signing in book is marked with a D. He had not attended the rehearsals since the 29 Mar 1962. 20 May 1962 BBC (Paid £78) 26 May 1962 BROADCAST on Light Programme at 2.45pm “Bandstand” “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Rex Mortimer. With Osian Ellis (Harp) 8 to 9 June 1962 BBC London X 3 (Paid £210) 10 June 1962 BBC Repeat (Paid £17) 10 June 1962 CONCERT – Swindon (Paid £68/5/0) 17 June 1962 CONCERT – Walkden (Paid £60) 21 June 1962 Derek Lucas (Tenor Horn) Joined the band at his first rehearsal. 23 June 1962 CONCERT – C.A.V. Sports (Paid £100) 24 June 1962 CONCERT – Royal Parks (Paid £65) June 1962 BAND MEMBERS (in order from the band Signing in Book) INSTRUMENT PLAYER Conductor Rex Mortimer / Harry Mortimer Soprano Cornet R Roe (or R Rose) Principal Cornet Edward Gray (Ted Gray) Solo Cornet Desmond Thomas Solo Cornet Marcus Newton (16 Apr 1953 to 8 Mar 1964) Solo Flugel Sidney Garratt Cornet Jimmy Charles Repiano Cornet George Bailey 2nd Cornet David Lewsley 3rd Cornet Bob Shepley (R Shepley) 3rd Cornet Hubert Shergold Solo Cornet Michael Davies Tenor Horn Derek Lucas (21 June 1962) Solo Tenor Horn Jim Clarke 1st Horn David Newton Solo Baritone Jim McDean 2nd Baritone Arthur Webb Jnr Solo Euphonium Denis Smith 2nd Euphonium Sam Brough Solo Trombone Alex English 2nd Trombone Bill Kitson Bass Trombone Joe Moores B Flat Bass Ted Swindles (E Swindles) B Flat Bass Jack Millington E Flat Bass R Sparks (Bob Sparks) E Flat Bass Edgar Spurr Drums Walter Illingworth (Highlighted = New members since last list) EXTRA 2nd Cornet Doug Connolly (5 Apr 1948 to 14 Mar 1968)

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CONCERT – Bette Dwe (Paid £68/5/0) CONCERT – Redhill (Fuller’s Earth) (Paid £60) CONCERT – Wolverhampton (Paid £65) BBC X 2 (Paid £148) Two recordings for the BBC. CONCERT – New Brighton (Paid £70) BROADCAST on Home Service at 7pm “Listen to the Band” “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Rex Mortimer. CONCERT – Thorne (South Yorkshire) (Paid £68/5/0) CONCERT – Morecambe (Paid £60) CONCERT – Chapel en le Frith (S Longson) (Paid £25) BROADCAST on Light Programme at 6.30am “Bright and Early” (Pre-recorded) “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Rex Mortimer. COMPETITION – “British Open Championships”, Belle Vue, Manchester. Rex Mortimer was to be awarded the Medal of the Worshipful Company of Musicians (The Iles Medal) following on from his brothers who were also awarded the honour, Harry in 1953 and Alex in 1959. Unfortunately Fodens were unable to gain an award coming only 10 th. Test Piece “Island Heritage” by Helen Perkin Conductor for Fodens Rex Mortimer FIRST Fairey SECOND Ransome and Marles THIRD Yorkshire Imperial Tenth Fodens Motor Works Band COMPETITION - Daily Herald National Championship at the Royal Albert Hall, London. Test Piece “Force of Destiny” by Verdi arr Frank Wright. Conductor Rex Mortimer. FIRST CWS Manchester (Alex Mortimer Conducting) SECOND Crossley’s Carpet Works THIRD Ransome and Marles Fodens Motor Works Band came 7th. BAND MEMBERS Hubert Shergold, Alex English, Rex Mortimer, Bill Kitson, Jack Cotterill, Arthur Webb, James Clarke, George Bailey, Joe Moores and Jimmy Charles. BBC Sheffield (Paid £96/10/0) BROADCAST on Light Programme at 9.31pm “Sounding Brass and Voices” in the City Hall, Sheffield With the Massed Bands of “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Black Dyke Mills CWS (Manchester) Fairey Conducted by Charles Groves. With the Philharmonic Chorus Ranken Bushby (Bass baritone) William Lang (Trumpet) Introduced by Tom Naisby CONCERT – Civic Hall, Wolverhampton (Paid £55) BROADCAST on the 5 Jan 1963 on Light Programme at 2.32pm “Bandstand” Recorded at the Civic Hall, Wolverhampton On the 25 November 1962 With the Men O Brass Including “The Fodens Motor Works Band”

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Fairey Morris Motors Conducted by Harry Mortimer. BBC (Paid £78) BROADCAST on Light Programme at 6.30am “Bright and Early” “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Rex Mortimer. CONCERT – Sale (Paid £30) CONCERT – Congleton (Paid £25) BBC (Paid £78)

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BROADCAST on Light Programme at 2.32pm “Bandstand” Recorded at the Civic Hall, Wolverhampton On the 25 November 1962 With the Men O Brass Including “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Fairey Morris Motors Conducted by Harry Mortimer. BROADCAST on Light Programme at 3.15pm “Bandstand” “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Rex Mortimer. BBC (Paid £78) Mr R Roe (Eb Soprano Cornet) left the band. (20 Nov 1961 to 2 Feb 1963) CONCERT - Colne (Paid £60) BBC (Paid £78) BROADCAST on BBC Home Service at 7pm “Listen to the Band” “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Rex Mortimer. CONCERT - Bedworth (Paid £60) COMPETITION – “Regional Championship, North West”, Manchester. Test Piece “Rienzi” by Richard Wagner Fodens Motor Works Band Failed to qualify. (Information missing from 4 Bars rest website) CONCERT - Manchester Town Hall (Paid £42) BBC (Paid £78) CONCERT - Stoke City (Paid £45) Date in the Band Diary CONCERT - Stoke City (Match date Wednesday 24 Apr 1963) To Celebrate Stoke City’s 100th Anniversary a friendly match was played against Real Madrid (Spanish Team). The match ended in a 2 all draw (2-2) with Dennis Viollet and Jimmy Mcllroy scoring for Stoke and Felix Ruiz and Ferenc Puskas for Real Madrid. According to the Beyond the Last Man Twitter page Fodens played the “on the pitch music” for the Stoke City V Real Madrid Centenary Game starting with Colonel Bogey. BROADCAST on BBC Light Programme at 6.30am “Bright and Early” (Pre-recorded)

“The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Rex Mortimer. 6 May 1963 Jim Clarke (James Clarke Solo Tenor Horn) left the band. (2 Jan 1956 to 6 May 1963) 2 June 1963 CONCERT - West Park, Wolverhampton (Paid £65) AFTERNOON 3pm Programme 1. Colonel Bogey on Parade (Kenneth Alford and F.F. Ricketts arr Winter) 2. Semiramide (Gioachino Rossini) 3. Lucille (Code) Cornet Solo Edward Gray 4. Dance of the Young Men (Gungl) 5. Negro Spirituals (Eric Ball) 6. Copa Cabana (Stephen) 7. The Long Day Closes (Sullivan) 8. Frederica (Lehar) INTERVAL 1. The Avengers (William Rimmer) 2. Ballet Egyptian (Luigini) 3. Allegro Spiritoso (Senalle) Euphonium Solo Denis Smith 4. Vagabond King (Frimal) 5. Cock of the North (Carrie) 6. Fandango (Perkins) 7. Merrie England (E German) 8. BB and CF (Hume) EVENING 7pm Programme. 1. Death or Glory (Cope) 2. Overture – Crown Diamonds (Auber) 3. Fancy Dress Ball (Heath) 4. The Trumpeters (Dix) Trombone Solo Alex English 5. Sweet and Low (Barnby) 6. Whistling Bobby (arr Edrich Siebert) 7. Country Girl (Monckton) 8. Medallion (Moreton) INTERVAL 1. King Cotton (Sousa) 2. Divertimento (Ball) 3. Absent (Metcalfe) 4. Spanish Gypsy Dance (Marquina) 5. Selection from Showboat (Kern) 6. When Johnny Comes Marching Home (arr Howe) 7. Lightning Switch (Alford) 8. Cossack (William Rimmer) 20 to 22 June 1963 BBC FESTIVAL HALL (Paid £286) 23 June 1963 BROADCAST – BBC Radio “Bright and Early” – London (Paid £70). The band made the broadcast the day after the 3 day engagement at the Festival Hall. 30 June 1963 CONCERT - Ashton Under Lyne (Paid £60) 1 July 1963 Jimmy Charles was marked in the signing in book as “hospital” and stayed away from rehearsals until the 2 Jan 1964. 4 July 1963 BROADCAST on BBC Light Programme at 6.30am “Bright and Early” (Pre-recorded) “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Rex Mortimer. 7 July 1963 CONCERT - Newcastle Under Lyme (Paid £50) 11 July 1963 Sam Brough (2nd Euphonium) left the band for the second time. (6 Oct 1949 to 11 Feb 1954 and 9 Feb 1956 to 11 July 1963) 14 July 1963 CONCERT - Thorne (Paid £68/5/0) 16 July 1963 BBC (Paid £78) 21 July 1963 CONCERT - Southport (Paid £70) 22 July 1963 Arthur Mullock (E Flat Bass) joined the band for his first rehearsal. (to 1974+) 12 Aug 1963 B Evanshaw ? (2nd Tenor Horn) Joined the band until the 16 September 1963. (12 Aug 1963 to 16 Sept 1963 Name difficult to read)

13 Aug 1963 CONCERT - New Brighton (Paid £70) 17 Aug 1963 BBC London (Paid £70) 18 to 24 Aug 1963 CONCERT - Folkstone (Paid £390) 24 Aug 1963 Derek Lucas (Tenor Horn) left the band. (31 June 1961 to 23 Aug 1963) He later rejoined in the 1970’s (1979+) 25 Aug 1963 CONCERT - Royal Parks (Paid £65) 7 Sept 1963 COMPETITION – “British Open Championships”, Belle Vue, Manchester. Test Piece “Life Divine” by Cyril Jenkins. Conductor for Fodens Rex Mortimer FIRST Fairey SECOND Grimethorpe Colliery THIRD Black Dyke Mills UNPLACED Fodens Motor Works Band 8 Sept 1963 CONCERT - Morecambe (Paid £65) 8 Sept 1963 Sidney Garratt (Solo Cornet / Flugel Horn) left the band. (17 Nov 1941 to 8 Sept 1963) he returned to the band on the 26 July 1967. 16 Sept 1963 BROADCAST on BBC Home Service at7pm “Men O Brass” “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Fairey Morris Motors (BMC) Conducted by Harry Mortimer. 19 Sept 1963 BROADCAST on BBC Light Programme at 6.30am “Bright and Early” “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Rex Mortimer. 4 Oct 1963 Ellis Shufflebotham (2nd Tenor Horn) joined the band. (4 Oct 1963 to 1979 +) 5 Oct 1963 CONCERT - Free Trade Hall (Paid £50) 14 Oct 1963 BBC (Paid £78) BROADCAST on BBC Home Service at7pm “Men O Brass” “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Rex Mortimer. __________________________________________________________________________________ NATIONAL NEWS 19 Oct 1963 COMPETITION - Daily Herald National Championship at the Royal Albert Hall, London. Test Piece “Belmont Variations” by Sir Arthur Bliss arr Frank Wright. Conductor for Fodens (Didn’t Qualify) FIRST CWS Manchester (Alex Mortimer Conducting) SECOND Brighouse and Rastrick THIRD GUS (Footwear) Fodens failed to get through the heats of the Nationals and so didn’t attend the competition in London. ___________________________________________________________________________________ 1963 EARLY RETIREMENT / EMPLOYEES ONLY. With a lack of success in Competitions the board of Fodens decided to make some changes. 1. All Members of the Band must be employed by Fodens Motor Works a policy that goes back to the formation of the band but had been flouted over the last few Year’s, bringing in extras to boost the prospects of the band. 2. Members of the Band must retire at the age of 65 thus enabling a younger band. Hubert Shergold (3rd Cornet) was over 75 and so he was forced to retire. His last performance was playing with the band was on the cobbles in Sandbach for a Carol Concert. 3. The bands men would be paid £1 per week for services to the band plus 7/6 per rehearsal. 27 Oct 1963 CONCERT - Wolverhampton (Paid £55) 3 Nov 1963 CONCERT - Sale (Paid £50)

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Mr J Feehan (Cornet) joined the band for his first rehearsal. (4 Nov 1963 to 30 Sept 1965) CONCERT - Knypersley (Paid £30) CONCERT - Connahs Quay (Staffordshire) (Paid £57/15/0) The band officialy lost two players as they were both forced to retire to to age. Hubert Shergold (Cornet / Flugel 3rd Cornet 16 July 1912 to 23 Dec 1963) who was over 75 and Bob Shepley (2nd Cornet) Pre 1923 to 23 Dec 1963) who retuned to the band on the 2 March 1964 to 23 May 1972 (48 Years)

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Mr A James (Unkn) joined the band for his first rehearsal. (6 Feb 1964 to 5 Mar 1964) 12 Feb 1964 CONCERT – Cheltenham (Paid £99/15/0) 13 Feb 1964 BBC (Paid £78) 22 Feb 1964 CONCERT – Barnsley (Paid £68/5/0) 2 Mar 1964 Granville Jennings joined Fodens on Eb Soprano Cornet taking over from Mr R Row and for a short time Mr A James. ___________________________________________________________________________________

GRANVILLE JENNINGS Biography. .b. 24 April 1930 in Wigan. Granville’s father was a Cornet player with Abram Colliery Band (Later known as Bickershaw Colliery band) while his Uncle Stanley Jennings was MD of Bolsover Colliery Band. Granville started with the Wigan British Legion Band followed by the Coppull Band under the direction of Harry Bentham. During this time he moved to Soprano Cornet. He then worked with the Wingates Band in the early 1950’s. He then joined the Haigh Band and Lower Ince Band. In 1956 he met his wife Evelyn who moved with him to Sandbach. She went on to work in Chatwins the local Bakery (Norned in Nantwich shop including Sandbach). In 1963 Granville auditioned for the Fodens band starting on the soprano helping them to win during the 1964 British Open playing “Lorenzo” with Rex Mortimer conducting. In 1974 Granville moved to the Royal Doulton band with conductor Ted Gray. Between 1978 and 1990 Granville conducted the Beresford band in Congleton. He then returned to Fodens in 1990 as assistant librarian with Jimmy Charles, keeping his lip in by playing with the Winterley Methodist Band and from 2012 the Sandbach U3A band. ___________________________________________________________________________________ 5 Mar 1964 8 Mar 1964 11 Mar 1964 20 Mar 1964 3 Apr 1964 5 Apr 1964 7 Apr 1964

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A James left the band. (6 Feb 1964 to 5 Mar 1964) Marcus Newton (3rd Cornet / Solo Cornet -16 Apr 1953 to 8 Mar 1964) Left the Band. CONCERT – Manchester Town Hall (Paid £42) BBC (Paid £78) CONCERT – Huddersfield (Paid £50) CONCERT – St Annes (Paid £70) BROADCAST on BBC Light Programme at 8pm “Champion Brass” “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Rex Mortimer. BBC Overseas (Paid £35) COMPETITION – “Regional Championship, North West”, Free Trade Hall, Manchester. Test Piece “Symphony of Marches” by Gilbert Vinter Conductor for Fodens Rex Mortimer FIRST Cammell Laird Works (R Mortimer)

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SECOND Fodens Motor Works Band (R Mortimer) THIRD Mossley On hearing the news that Fodens had come second to another band conducted by Rex Mortimer in the North West Regional Finals, the directors decided to introduce the rule that in future Rex would only conduct Fodens and no other band in direct competition with them (He could conduct bands outside of competition). COMPETITION - Daily Herald (2nd Prize) BBC (Paid £78) (Broadcast on the 16 May according to the Radio Times) “BBC Light Music Festival” recorded for “Listen to the Band”. Harry Mortimer introduces Men O Brass. The Fodens Motor Works Band, Faireys and B.M.C. Morris Motors. Conducted by Harry Mortimer. BROADCAST “BBC Light Music Festival” (see 15 May 1964) BROADCAST on BBC Home Service at 7pm “Northern Brass” “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Rex Mortimer. CONCERT – Wrexham (Paid £55) CONCERT – Congleton (Paid £20) CONCERT – Wolverhampton (Paid £65) LP RECORDING – Festival Hall E.M.I (Paid £350) BILLY FODEN / William Foden Died at the age of 95. “No longer would he sit next to the coke stove keeping warm in the rehearsal room, listening to his band and smoking a cigar.” William Foden had returned from sheep farming to run the Foden Motor Works and now the last of the original family was gone. At the funeral of Billy Foden the band led the procession part way from Ted Foden’s house in Warmingham (3 miles away) past the administration building of Foden’s and on to the church of St Peters in Elworth followed by a 1916 Steam Wagon called “Pride of Edwin” bearing Billy’s coffin. Pic and Feature 6 June Daily Mail. Joe Moores (Bass Trombone 1920 to 24 June 1964) left the band. He died in 1978 aged 88. CONCERT – Southport (Paid £65) CONCERT – Newcastle Under Lyme (Paid £50) Mr A Morton (Bass Trombone) joined the band, taking over from Joe Moores. CONCERT – Royal Parks (Paid £75) MEN O’ BRASS (Paid £15) CONCERT – Cheshire Show (Paid £140) CONCERT – New Brighton (Paid £70) CONCERT – Morecambe (Paid £65) COMPETITION – “British Open Championships”, Belle Vue, Manchester. Test Piece “Lorenzo” by Dr Thomas Keighley. Conductor for Fodens Rex Mortimer FIRST Fodens Motor Works Band (Soprano Cornet played by Granville Jennings) SECOND Lindley THIRD Morris Motors Having won with the test piece before it was only right that when the results were announced they went Rex Mortimer’s way. Prize of £200. BBC (Paid £80) Broadcast of the Winning Performance. CONCERT – Thorne (South Yorkshire) (Paid £68/5/0) CONCERT – Belle Vue (1st Prize) CONCERT – Connahs Quay (Paid £57/15/0) CONCERT – Greenway Moor (Paid £37/10/0) CONCERT – Bollington (Paid £35) COMPETITION – “The People” National Championship at the Royal Albert Hall, London.

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This was the first year that “The People” newspaper sponsored the event. Test Piece “Variations on a Ninth” by Gilbert Vinter. Conductor Rex Mortimer. RESULTS FIRST G.U.S. SECOND Black Dyke Mills THIRD CWS (Manchester) Fodens Motor Works Band were Unplaced. (Drawn 11th to play) MEN O’ BRASS Wolverhampton (Paid £70) CONCERT – Mansfield (Paid £70) Gordon Hindle (Flugelhorn) joined the band for his first rehearsal. (16 Nov 1964 to 22 Dec 1966) BROADCAST on BBC Light Programme at 6.30pm “Listen to the Bands” Harry Mortimer introduced “Men O Brass” “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Fairey Morris Motors (BMC) Conducted by Harry Mortimer. Highlights from the BBC Light Programme Music Festival broadcast on the 16 May 1964. BBC (Paid £88) CONCERT – Wakefield (Paid £68) LORD MAYOR’S SHOW The band were involved in the Lords Mayor’s show of 1964 which had the title “The History of British Motoring Cavalcade” providing the music. (see 9 Nov 1933) The Band were photographed at Sandbach Secondary School during the year. BAND MEMBERS (in order from the Band Signing in Book – Instrument Loans) INSTRUMENT PLAYER LOAN INSTRUMENT Conductor Rex Mortimer Soprano Cornet Granville Jennings 3110321 (New Sept 1962) Was 128437 (until Sept 1962) Principal Cornet Edward / Ted Gray 135953 127615 Besson ECHO CORNET Cornet Desmond Thomas Cornet 127177 Cornet Doug Connolly Cornet 124376 Cornet Marcus Newton Own Cornet 135273 Cornet Geoff Whiston (25 Mar 1965) Cornet 127184 Cornet Jimmy Charles Cornet 100848 (Replated 1961) Cornet George Bailey Cornet 1125341 Cornet J Feehan Cornet 124376 Cornet Michael Davies Cornet 139459 Cornet David Lewsley Cornet 128364 Tenor Horn David Newton Horn 129477 Tenor Horn Ellis Shufflebotham Horn 127499 Baritone James McDean Baritone 128847 (Besson 1933) Baritone Arthur Webb Jnr Baritone 122560 (Replated 1951) Euphonium Denis Smith Euphonium 76355 Euphonium Arthur Mullock Euphonium 75730 Trombone Arthur English Trombone HP290354 Trombone Bill Kitson Trombone HP291571 Trombone A Morton Trombone 371001 Bb Bass Ted Swindles Bb Bass 127500 Bb Bass Jack Millington Bb Bass 124685 Eb Bass Roy Sparks (Bob Sparks) Eb Bass 124049 Bb Bass Edgar Spurr Bb Bass 124075 (Replated 1950) SPARES Cornet (Bob) Robert Shepley Cornet 99379 Soprano Cornet Charlie Cook Sop 91218 Tenor Horn 124617

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CONDUCTOR Rex Mortimer SECRETARY A. M. George c/o Foden’s Ltd. ################################################################################### 20 Jan 1965 CONCERT – Congleton (Paid £20) 5 to 7 Feb 1965 MEN O’ BRASS London – E.M.I. Royal Festival Hall (Paid £500) The MEN O’ BRASS played at the Royal Festival Hall and included the tune “The Trumpets” by Gilbert Vinter for the first time. The players were joined by 8 percussionists (off stage) and a 250 voiced choir. 8 Feb 1965 Fodens were featured during the BBC Radio Programme “Desert Island Discs” with the guest Owen Brannigan (Opera Singer). The track asked for was “Drinking” featuring Alec Mortimer. 2 Mar 1965 Granville Jennings (Solo Cornet) joined the band for his first rehearsal. (2 Mar 1965 to 8 Jan 1975) 7 Mar 1965 MEN O’ BRASS Rochdale (Paid £45) 23 Mar 1965 BROADCAST on NETWORK THREE at 6pm “Bandstand” “Men O Brass” with “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Fairey Morris Motors (BMC) Conducted by Harry Mortimer. 25 Mar 1965 Geoff Whiston (3rd Cornet / Solo Cornet) joined the band for his first rehearsal. 29 Mar 1965 BBC (Paid £88) 4 Apr 1965 CONCERT – Huddersfield (Paid £50) 6 Apr 1965 BROADCAST on NETWORK THREE at 6pm “Bandstand” “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Rex Mortimer. Playing the Music of John Ireland Comedy Overture A Downland Suite Prelude, Elergy, Minuet, Rondo 10 Apr 1965 COMPETITION – “Regional Championship, North West”, Free Trade hall, Manchester. Test Piece “Themes from The First Symphony” by Beethoven, arr Eric Ball. Conductor for Fodens Rex Mortimer FIRST Cammel Laird Works SECOND Fairey THIRD CWS (Manchester) FOURTH Fodens Motor Works Band 17 Apr 1965 CONCERT – Cheltenham (Paid £80) 18 Apr 1965 CONCERT – Manchester Town Hall (Paid £42) 9 May 1965 CONCERT – Wolverhampton (Paid £65) 29 May 1965 CONCERT – Arclid (Nr Sandbach) (Paid Gratis) 30 May 1965 CONCERT – Adwick Le Street (Paid £73/10/0) 6 June 1965 CONCERT – Derby (Paid £60) 9 to 10 June 1965 CONCERT - Cheshire Show (2 days) (Paid £140) 13 June 1965 CONCERT – Nottingham (Paid £65) 14 June 1965 CONCERT – Northwich (Paid £30) 20 June 1965 CONCERT – Southport (Paid £65) 26 June 1965 CONCERT – Trentham (Paid £68/5/0) 27 June 1965 CONCERT – Thorne (South Yorkshire) (Paid £68/5/0) 11 July 1965 CONCERT – Llangollen (Paid £126)

CONCERT – Hyde Park, London (Paid £75) CONCERT – Buxton (Paid £50) CONCERT – New Brighton (Paid £70) CONCERT – Morecambe (Paid £65) Neil Fryer (Cornet) Joined the band for his first rehearsal. (26 Aug 1965 to 23 Mar 1970) 29 Aug 1965 MEN O’ BRASS Buxton (Paid £55) 4 Sept 1965 COMPETITION – “British Open Championships”, Belle Vue, Manchester. Test Piece “Saga of the North” by Cyril Jenkins. Conductor for Fodens Rex Mortimer FIRST Fairey SECOND Brighouse and Rastrick THIRD Morris Motors FOURTH Fodens Motor Works Band 11 to 12 Sept 1965 CONCERT – Stanhope (Paid £195) 19 Sept 1965 CONCERT – Blackpool (Paid £50) 25 to 26 Sept 1965 LP RECORDING – “Abbey Road”, London. London – BBC and E.M.I. – MEN O’ BRASS (Paid £300) MEN O’ BRASS (Fairey, Fodens and BMC - Morris) A recording was made with Sir Malcolm Sargent conducting and arranging the following compositions. CLASSICS FOR BRASS EMI SRS 5156 Marche Militaire Iolanthe Overture Chopin’s Polonaise Mozart’s Fantasia Yeomen of the Guard Overture. This was a studio recording. 30 Sept 1965 Mr J Feehan (Cornet) left the band. (4 Nov 1963 to 30 Sept 1965) 2 Oct 1965 MEN O’ BRASS Manchester (Paid £45) 9 Oct 1965 CONCERT – Wellington (Paid £55) __________________________________________________________________________________ NATIONAL NEWS 16 Oct 1965 COMPETITION - Daily Herald National Championship at the Royal Albert Hall, London. Test Piece “Triumphant Rhapsody” by Gilbert Vinter. Conductor RESULTS FIRST Fairey SECOND Cammell Laird THIRD G.U.S. Fodens Motor Works Band Failed to Qualify. ___________________________________________________________________________________ 17 Oct 1965 MEN O’ BRASS Civic Hall, Wolverhampton (Paid £55) (Fairey Aviation, Fodens and BMC - Morris) Fairey (Conductor Leonard Lamb), Fodens (Conductor Rex Mortimer) BMC – Morris (Conductor Clifford Edmunds) CONCERT 1. Marche Militaire (Schubert arr Sir Malcolm Sargent) 2. Overture Poets and Peasant (Suppe) 3. Whispering Brass (P Hayson) 4. Early One Morning (Frank Seymour) 5. Featuring Trombones: Where e’er you Walk (Handel) 6. Galopade (King Palmer arr Eric Ball) 7. Tone Poem, Resurgen (Eric Ball) INTERVAL 1. Overture: Yeoman of the Guard (Sullivan arr Malcolm Sargent) 2. Suite: The Shipbuilders (Peter Yorke) 3. Instrumental Showcase a. Tenor Horns: Hindu Song –Sadke (Rimsky-Korsakov) 18 June 1965 19 July 1965 9 Aug 1965 16 Aug 1965 26 Aug 1965

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b. Euphoniums: serenade Les Millions d’Harlequin (Drigo) c. Cornets: Trumpet Voluntary (Jeremiah Clarke) d. Xylophone: Splinters (Illingworth) Solo Xylophone Walter Illingworth 4. Themes from Symphony No 5 (Beethoven arr Denis Wright) 5. Choral Prelude: Deeep Harmony (Parker) 6. Finale: Sunset (arr Green) RECORDING - Paxton Recording – Lorenzo (Paid £40) CONCERT – Mansfield (Paid £70) BBC (Paid £88) CONCERT - At Worsley Civic Hall, Walkden Nr Manchester (Paid £60) 1. Punchinello (William Rimmer) 2. Poet and Peasent (Suppe) 3. Bugler’s Holiday (Leroy Anderson) Cornet Trio Edward Gray, Desmond Thomas and Jimmy Charles. 4. Thoughts (Alford) 5. The Rhythmic Danube (arr S P Wood) 6. Lorenzo (Keighley) INTERVAL 1. Old Chelsea Selection (Tauber) 2. Melodie Caprice (Hespe) Solo Trombone Alex English 3. ITEMS IN CONTRAST a. The Long Day Closes (Sullivan) b. The Whistling Bobby (Alman) 4. Czardas (Monti) Solo Xylophone Walter Illingworth 5. Variations on a Welsh Melody (arr A Rimmer) NATIONAL ANTHEM BROADCAST on NETWORK THREE at 6pm “Bandstand” “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Rex Mortimer. Playing the Music of Peter Yorke Overture, The Explorers Suite, Shipbuilders Overture, Jodrell Bank BAND MEMBERS (Taken from By Royal Command) INSTRUMENT PLAYER Conductor Rex Mortimer Principal Cornet Edward Gray (Ted Gray) Solo Cornet Jimmy Charles (Joined 1961) Soprano Cornet Granville Jennings Solo Cornet Michael Davies Solo Cornet Desmond Thomas 2nd Cornet David Lewsley Cornet Geoff Whiston (Joined 25 Mar 1965) Cornet Neil Fryer Repiano Cornet George Bailey Solo Flugel Gordon Hindle 1st Horn David Newton Solo Trombone Alex English 2nd Trombone Bill Kitson Trombone A Morton Solo Euphonium Denis Smith Horn Ellis Shufflebotham Solo Baritone Jim McDean 2nd Baritone Arthur Webb Jnr E Flat Bass R Sparks (Bob Sparks) E Flat Bass Arthur Mullock E Flat Bass Edgar Spurr

B Flat Bass Ted Swindles B Flat Bass Jack Millington Drums Walter Illingworth (Highlighted = New members since last list)

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CONDUCTOR Rex Mortimer SECRETARY A. M. George c/o Foden’s Ltd. ################################################################################### CONCERT – Knypersley (Paid £37/10/0) CONCERT – Crewe Alex (Paid £35) Crewe Alexandra at Gresty Road. 13 Feb 1966 CONCERT - At Worsley Civic Hall, Walkden Nr Manchester (Paid £60) 1. March Slav (Tchaikowsky) 2. Overture Pique Dame (Suppe) 3. Rondo – Horn Concerto (Mozart) Euphonium Solo Denis Smith 4. Destiny (Baynes) 5. Andante in G (Batiste) 6. Selection from Rossini’s Works (arr Owen) INTERVAL 1. Maid of the Mountains Selection (Simson) 2. Three Trumpeters (Agostini) Cornet Trio Edward Gray, Desmond Thomas and Jimmy Charles. 3. ITEMS IN CONTRAST a. The Long Day Closes (Sullivan) b. Whistling Bobby (Alman) 4. Selection from Rigolletto (Verdi) 5. Splinters (Walter Illingworth) Xylophone Solo Walter Illingworth 6. Lightning Switch (Alford) NATIONAL ANTHEM 12 Mar 1966 MEN O’ BRASS Rochdale (Paid £55) 23 Mar 1966 CONCERT – Manchester Town Hall (Paid £42) __________________________________________________________________________________ NATIONAL NEWS Apr 1966 COMPETITION – “Regional Championship, North West”, Public Hall, Preston. Test Piece (Missing from 4 bars Rest Website) FIRST (Missing from 4 bars Rest Website) SECOND (As Above) THIRD (As Above) ___________________________________________________________________________________ 16 Apr 1966 CONCERT – Winsford (Paid £80) 21 Apr 1966 Frank Hughes (Cornet) joined the band for his first rehearsal. ___________________________________________________________________________________ 6 Feb 1966 12 Feb 1966

FRANK HUGHES Biography. Frank joined the band in April 1966 playing Third Cornet progressing to 2 nd Cornet and finally playing Tymps with the band in the late 1970’s. Frank left the band in 1980. As a composer he has been featured on many recordings and competition pieces including the tunes – “Polka Brilliant”, “Autumn Song”, “Patterns in Brass”, “A Festival Parade”, “Red Musketeer” and “The Talisman”. Frank remembered one occasion when the band were invited to take part in a television programme about the Crystal Palace days. Fodens were invited to play the test piece “Honour and Glory”. Harry Mortimer also suggested that the band play Fred Mortimer’s favourite hymn “Beautiful Zion” but Ted Swindles the librarian at the time was unable to find a copy of the full band arrangement only managing to track down the 1st horn, 2nd baritone and trombone parts. “Give them to Frank to see what he could do with them” said Harry and with the added problem that the hymn didn’t feature in any of

the Hymn books to hand Frank asked Sid Garratt an older flugel Horn player with the band to sing the tune to him and from that rendition Frank arranged the piece. On the 5 July 1968 the band played at a concert at Cartmel Priory (Cumbria). Frank Hughes was approached by Rex Mortimer after the rehearsal on the Thursday before the concert (4 July) and suggested that the band played a special arrangement of “Nan Danket”. Rex had a copy in his office and gave Frank the manuscript asking him to bring the new arrangement with him on the following night. After staying up all night to complete the new arrangement, Frank brought the manuscript to the concert and the band played the piece from first sight. ___________________________________________________________________________________ 8 May 1966 CONCERT – Walkden (Paid £60) 14 May 1966 CONCERT – Chapel en Le Frith (Sales) (Paid £25) 22 May 1966 CONCERT – Adwick Le Street (Paid £70) 29 May 1966 CONCERT – Wolverhampton (Paid £65) 5 June 1966 CONCERT – Thorne (South Yorkshire) (Paid £68/5/0) 11 June 1966 CONCERT – Northwich (Paid £30) 12 June 1966 CONCERT – Buxton (Paid £50) 13 to 14 June 1966 E.M.I. Recording – London (Paid £200) 16 June 1966 Michael Davies (Solo Cornet) attended his last rehearsal with the band. (6 Jan 1959 to 16 June 1966) 26 June 1966 CONCERT – Morecambe (Paid £65) 3 July 1966 CONCERT – Southport (Paid £57/15/0) 9 July 1966 CONCERT – Middlesboro (Paid £80) 10 June 1966 CONCERT – Southborough (Paid £78/15/0) 16 June 1966 CONCERT – Sale (Paid £15) 16 July 1966 BROADCAST on BBC Light Programme at 4.30pm “Saturday Bandstand” Introduced by Sandra Chalmers. “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Rex Mortimer. Produced by William Relton (First Broadcast on the 16 July 1966 / Repeated 3 Dec 1966 – See Radio Times) 17 July 1966 CONCERT – Ilkeston (Paid £65) 19 July 1966 BBC (Paid £88) 20 July 1966 CONCERT – Buxton (Paid £55) 7 Aug 1966 CONCERT – New Brighton (Paid £70) 14 Aug 1966 CONCERT – Hyde Park, London (Paid £75) 21 Aug 1966 CONCERT – Shrewsbury (Paid £60) 28 Aug 1966 CONCERT – Newcastle Under Lyme (Paid £50) 3 Sept 1966 COMPETITION – “British Open Championships”, Belle Vue, Manchester. Test Piece “Downland Suite” by John Ireland Conductor for Fodens Rex Mortimer FIRST CWS (Manchester) SECOND Yorkshire Imperial THIRD Morris Motors Fifteenth Fodens Motor Works Band 4 Sept 1966 Belle Vue MASSED BANDS (Paid £85) The Concert featured the Massed bands of Black Dyke Mills Band, B.M.C. (Morris Motors) Band, C.W.S. (Manchester ) Band, The Fairey Band and Fodens Motor Works Band conductor Harry Mortimer. The concert also included the comedian Jimmy Edwards who will also conduct and play with the band. The Sale and District Choral Society were also involved in the concert. Compere Ian Wallace (Bass Baitone and BBC Celebrity) (Broadcast on the 22 October 1966 for Saturday Bandstand) 22 Sept 1966 BBC (Paid £88) 1 Oct 1966 CONCERT – Huddesfield (Paid £50) 2 Oct 1966 CONCERT – Kirkby in Ashfield (Paid £73/10/0) 8 Oct 1966 CONCERT – Whitchurch (Paid £55)

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COMPETITION - Daily Herald National Championship at the Royal Albert Hall, London. Test Piece “Carnival Romain” by Berlioz. Conductor Rex Mortimer. RESULTS FIRST GUS (Footwear) SECOND Black Dyke Mills THIRD Fairey Eighth Fodens Motor Works Band Came 8th (The 4 bars rest website puts the date at the 15 Oct 1966, however Fodens Band were in Wolverhampton on this day. Working back from the Foden Concert at the Lyceum which was on a Monday the Saturday of this week would have been the 13 Oct 1966) BREAKFAST SPECIAL on BBC Light Programme at 5.30am With Bruce Wyndham Including “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Rex Mortimer. CONCERT – Wolverhampton (Paid £70) MEN O’ BRASS at Civic Hall Wolverhampton Manager of venue Clifford Beswick (Fairey, Fodens and BMC - Morris) Conductor Harry Mortimer Fairey (Conductor Leonard Lamb), Fodens (Conductor Rex Mortimer) BMC – Morris (Conductor Clifford Edmunds) 1. March Le Reve Passe (Ganne) 2. Overtute The Thieving Magpie (Gioachino Rossini) 3. The Holy city (Adams) Featuring Euphoniums 4. Waltz The Blue Danube (Strauss) 5. The Three Trumpeters (Agostini) Played by 9 Trumpeters 6. Tone Poem – Life Divine (Jenkins) INTERVAL 1. Radedetsky March (Strauss) 2. The Trumpeters (Airlie-Dix) Featuring the Trombones 3. Edward German Melodies (Stanford Robinson) 4. Tyrolean Tubas (Clarke) 5. Slav March (Tchaikovsky) 6. Finale – Evening Hymn and Last Post (Green) BROADCAST on BBC Light Programme at 4.30pm “Saturday Bandstand” from the Kings Hall, Belle Vue, Manchester Recorded on the 4 September 1966. Featuring the Massed bands of “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Black Dyke Mills BMC CWS (Manchester) Conducted by Harry Mortimer. With the Sale and District Musical Society The concert also included the comedian Jimmy Edwards who will also conduct and play with the band. Compere Ian Wallace (Bass Baitone and BBC Celebrity) CONCERT – Westminster Abbey. Foden’s Band played at the 900th anniversary of the founding of Westminster Abbey by Edward the Confessor at which Fodens took part in a “Service for Industry” held in celebration. The concert on the 27 October 1966 was called “One People at Work” – A Special Service for those engaged in Industry. It started at 2.30pm with the Foden Band playing music while the congregation assembled. Director of Music: Rex Mortimer Esq. 1. The National Anthem 2. Pomp and Circumstance No 4 (Edward Elgar)

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3. Light Cavalry (Suppe) 4. Watching the Wheat (Arr Geebl) 5. Skye Boat Song (Arr W Rimmer) 6. All in the April Evening (Robertson) 7. Solemn Melody (Walford Davis) After the Service the band played, The Thin Red Line (Alford) Bric-a-Brac (Monkton) (Westminster Abbey was founded between 1050 and 1065 by Edward the Confessor) BROADCAST (LIVE) - BBC London (Paid £160) on Light Programme at 9.30pm “FRIDAY NIGHT IS MUSIC NIGHT” From the stage of the Camden Theatre, London. Sydney Torch conducts the BBC Concert Orchestra with the Friday Night Singers Cynthia Glover, Raimond Merincx William Davies “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Rex Mortimer. Introduced by Jimmy Kingsbury 1. Signature Tune (Charles Williams) BBC Concert Orchestra 2. March The Thin Red Line (Kenneth Alford) FODEN’S BAND 3. Slavonic Dance No 8 in G Minor (Dvorak) Orchestra 4. Sig Tune / Song of Songs / Come to the Ball Vocal Cynthia Glover and Raimund Herincx 5. Getting to Know You – The King and I (Rogers arr Torch) Vocal Cynthia Glover 6. Souveniers De France (Trad arr Hanmer) FODEN’S BAND 7. Sig Tune (Friday Knights and William Davies) Road to the Isles (Trad McCartney) Belinda (D Heneker arr McCartney) Follow Me (Roberts) 8. Dubarry Waltzes (Millocker arr Torch) Orchestra 9. Non Piu Andrai – The Marriage of Figaro (Mozart) Vocal Raimund Herincx 10. Valce Caprice (Etherington) FODEN’S BAND Cornet duo Teddy Gray and Jimmy Charles 11. VOCAL SELECTION from KISMET (Wright, Forest arr Torch) Night of My Nights (Chorus) This is My Beloved (Cynthia Glover) The Olive Tree (Raimund Herincx) Baubles, Bangles and Beads (Cynthia Glover and Chorus) Stranger in Paradise (Cynthia Glover, Raimund Herincx and Chorus) 12. Farandole –L’Arlesienne (Bizet) Orchestra 13. COMMUNITY MEDLEY Yes Sir That’s My Baby (Donaldson) Chorus If You were the Only Girl in the World (Ayer) Raimund Herincx Always (Berlin) Cynthia Glover Goodbye Dolly Gray (Barnes) Raimund Herincx 14. Signature Tune (Charles Williams) BBC Concert Orchestra CONCERT - Walkden (Paid £60) CONCERT – Secondary Modern School, Newport (Paid £55) “Sounding Brass and Voices” with Newport (Salop) and District Male Voice Choir FODEN’S MOTOR WORKS BAND 1. La Reve Passe (Ganne) 2. Overture – Raymond (Thomas) GWEN DAVIES a. The Dolls Song (Takes of Hoffman – Offenbach)

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NEWPORT AND DISTRICT MALE VOICE CHOIR a. Sound an Alarm b. A Roving (Solo Ernest Ball) c. The Battle Eve FODEN’S MOTOR WORKS BAND 3. Down the Vale (Moir) Trombone Solo Alex English 4. The Headless Horse Man (Goodwin) GWEN DAVIES b. Song of the Tritsch Tratsch c. Arcady is Ever Young FODEN’S MOTOR WORKS BAND 5. Valse Caprice (Etherington) Cornet Solos Edward Gray and Jimmy Charles NEWPORT AND DISTRICT MALE VOICE CHOIR d. The Farmers Boy e. Love Could I Only Tell Thee FODEN’S BAND AND CHOIR 6. Hymn – Yonder See The Dawn Appear (Llanfair) INTERVAL FODEN’S MOTOR WORKS BAND 1. Capriccio Italien (Tchaikowsky) 2. Bric a Brac (Monkton) 3. The Skye Boat Song (Trad) NEWPORT AND DISTRICT MALE VOICE CHOIR a. The Song of the Jolly Roger b. Passing By c. Rose of England GWEN DAVIES a. Poor Wandering One (Pirates of Penzance) b. Canterbury Fair FODEN’S MOTOR WORKS BAND 4. Kentucky (Hartmann) Euphonium Solo Denis Smith NEWPORT AND DISTRICT MALE VOICE CHOIR d. Psalm 23 e. The Promise of Life (Solo Tom Philips) GWEN DAVIES c. The Bell Song (Lakme) FODEN’S MOTOR WORKS BAND 5. Variations on A Welsh Melody (arr A Rimmer) FODEN’S BAND AND CHOIR 6. Jerusalem “And did those feet in Ancient Times” (William Blake – Words / Hubert Parry - Music) NATIONAL ANTHEM CONCERT - Blackburn (Paid £65) CREWE THEATRE (Paid £50) (Lyceum Crewe) Musical Director Rex Mortimer (Conductor) CONCERT – In the College of Further Education, Rowtenstall (Paid £57/15/0) The Water Prize Band (Centenary 1866 to 1966) presents Fodens Motor Works Band 1. BB and CF (Hume) 2. Raymond (Thomas) 3. Cornet Carillon (Ronald Binge) 4. Morning Papers (Strauss) 5. Sky Boat Song (arr William Rimmer) 6. Capriccio Italien (Tchaikowsky) INTERVAL 1. Corrialanus (Jenkins) 2. a. Whispering Brass (Haysom) b. Galopade (King Palmer arr Eric Ball) 3. Angels Guard Thee (Godard) Trombone Solo Alex English 4. The Merry Widow (Lehar)

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5. Spring (Edvard Grieg) 6. A Welsh Melody (A Rimmer) The NATIONAL ANTHEM CONCERT – Town Hall, Chorley (Paid £52/10/0) Coppull band Presents a season of Brass Band Concerts, The Fourth Concert will be given by Fodens Motor Works Band by Royal Command. 1. BB and CF (Hume) 2. The Force of Destiny (Verdi) 3. Polka Brilliantine (Hughes) Solo Cornet Edward Gray 4. The Grenadiers (Waldteufal) 5. Loreli (Nesvadba) 6. Gounod (arr William Rimmer) INTERVAL 1. Ballet Russe (Luigini) 2. Angels Guard Thee (Godard) Trombone Solo Alex English 3. Bric a Brac (Monckton) 4. Negro Spirituals (Ball) 5. Rondo from 4th Horn Concerto (Mozart) Euphonium Solo Unkn 6. Spring (Edvard Grieg) 7. A Welsh Melody (A Rimmer) The NATIONAL ANTHEM BROADCAST on BBC Light Programme at 4.30pm “Saturday Bandstand” Introduced by Sandra Chalmers. “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Rex Mortimer. Produced by William Relton (First Broadcast on the 16 July 1966) BBC (Paid £88) BANDROOM BLEW DOWN THE ROOF OF THE BANDROOM. The band room blew down shortly after a Thursday rehearsal. Gale winds had made the building unsafe and after a few brave members of the band entered the building to retrieve the instruments and other band property the owners demolished the building. NEW BANDROOM at Co-Op Elworth. Within a few days the band had managed to find a new rehearsal hall in the nearby Co-operative hall in Elworth (60 yards down the road). Gordon Hindle (Flugelhorn) left the band. (16 Nov 1964 to 22 Dec 1966) BAND MEMBERS (in order from the Band Signing in Book – Instrument Loans) INSTRUMENT PLAYER LOAN INSTRUMENT Conductor Rex Mortimer Soprano Cornet Granville Jennings 3110321 (New Sept 1962) Principal Cornet Edward / Ted Gray 135953 127615 Besson ECHO CORNET Cornet Desmond Thomas Cornet 127177 Cornet Jimmy Charles Cornet 100848 (Replated 1961) Cornet Geoff Whiston Cornet 127184 Flugel Gordon Hindle (1964-22 Dec 1966) Flugel 124083 Cornet George Bailey Cornet 1125341 Cornet Doug Connolly Cornet 124376 Cornet Neil Fryer Own Cornet 361371 Cornet Michael Davies Cornet 139459 Cornet David Lewsley Cornet 284933 Tenor Horn David Newton Horn 127498 Tenor Horn Ellis Shufflebotham Horn 127499 Baritone James McDean Baritone 128277 Baritone Arthur Webb Jnr Baritone 122560 (Replated 1951) Euphonium Denis Smith Euphonium 76355 Euphonium Arthur Mullock Euphonium 75730 Trombone Arthur English Trombone HP290354 Trombone Bill Kitson Trombone HP291571

Bass Trombone A Morton Bb Bass Ted Swindles Bb Bass Jack Millington Eb Bass Roy Sparks (Bob Sparks) Bb Bass Edgar Spurr Percussion Walter Illingworth SPARES Cornet 127172 Cornet 124376 Cornet 99379 Cornet 74612 Horn 124617 Soprano 91218 Charlie Cook

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1967

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CONDUCTOR Rex Mortimer SECRETARY Rex Mortimer c/o Foden’s Ltd. ################################################################################### 19 Jan 1967

David Whitson (Solo Cornet) joined the band for his first rehearsal. (19 Jan 1967 to 7 Oct 1970) 23 Jan 1967 CONCERT – Alsager School (Paid £35) 12 Feb 1967 CONCERT – Heywood Coou Hall (Paid £60) 13 Feb 1967 Rodney Booth (2nd Cornet / Tenor Horn) joined the band for his first rehearsal. (13 Feb 1967 to after 1975) 26 Feb 1967 CONCERT – Biddulph (Paid £37/10/0) 1 Mar 1967 CONCERT – Huddersfield Town Hall (Paid £60) 16 Mar 1967 BROADCAST on BBC Light Programme at 10.31am “Music While You Work”. “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Rex Mortimer. 19 Mar 1967 CONCERT – Runcorn (Paid £60) 23 Mar 1967 Geoff Wynes (2nd Euphonium) joined the band for his first rehearsal. 29 Mar 1967 CONCERT – Manchester Town Hall (Paid £42) 1 Apr 1967 CONCERT – Wigan (Paid £50) 8 Apr 1967 CONCERT – Rochdale (Paid £55) 16 Apr 1967 CONCERT – Bishops Castle (Paid £60) 18 Apr 1967 BBC (Paid £88) 30 Apr 1967 BBC (Paid £88) __________________________________________________________________________________ NATIONAL NEWS Apr 1967 COMPETITION – “Regional Championship, North West”, Public Hall, Preston. Test Piece (Missing from 4 bars Rest Website) Conductor for Fodens FIRST (Missing from 4 bars Rest Website) SECOND (As Above) THIRD (As Above) ___________________________________________________________________________________ 6 May 1967 BROADCAST on BBC Light Programme at 3.31pm “Saturday Bandstand” Introduced by Alan Sykes “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Rex Mortimer. Produced by David Richardson 19 May 1967 CONCERT – Liverpool (Paid £73/10/0) 22 to 23 May 1967 E.M.I. Recording (Paid £285) 4 June 1967 CONCERT – Nottingham (Paid £65) 7 to 8 June 1967 CONCERT – Cheshire Show (Paid £140) 11 June 1967 CONCERT – Hyde Park (Paid £80)

CONCERT – Thorne (South Yorkshire) (Paid £70) BBC (Paid £88) CONCERT – Ludlow (Paid £70) CONCERT – Shrewsbury (Paid £65) CONCERT – Hyde Park (Paid £80) CONCERT – Buxton (Paid £55) CONCERT – New Brighton (Paid £70) CONCERT – Ilkeston (Paid £55) CONCERT – Morecambe (Paid £65) COMPETITION – “British Open Championships”, Belle Vue, Manchester. Test Piece “Comedy” by John Ireland Conductor for Fodens Rex Mortimer FIRST Grimethorpe Colliery SECOND Fairey THIRD Wingates Temperance UNPLACED Fodens Motor Works Band 3 Sept 1967 CONCERT - Belle Vue (Paid £65) MASSED BANDS The Concert featured the Massed bands of Black Dyke Mills Band, B.M.C. (Morris Motors) Band, The Fairey Band, Fodens Motor Works Band And Wingates Temperance conductor Harry Mortimer. The concert also included Adele Leigh The Rossendale Male Voice Choir. Compere Ian Wallace (Bass Baitone and BBC Celebrity) With Pianist Miss Nancy Harris 9 Sept 1967 CONCERT – Crewe Park (Paid £55) 10 Sept 1967 CONCERT – Bramcote (Nr Nottingham) (Paid £20) 14 to 15 Sept 1967 E.M.I. Recording (Paid £300) 17 Sept 1967 CONCERT – Todmorden (Paid £60) 21 Sept 1967 Bill Kitson (Trombone) left the band. (21 Mar 1946 to 21 Sept 1967) 23 Sept 1967 CONCERT – Barnoldswick (Paid £60) 24 Sept 1967 CONCERT – Weywood (Paid £60) 26 Sept 1967 BROADCAST on BBC NETWORK 3 at 5.55pm “Saturday Bandstand” Introduced by Alan Sykes “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Rex Mortimer. Produced by David Richardson 27 Sept 1967 BBC (Paid £88) 2 Oct 1967 Wynford Barrett (2nd Trombone) joined the band for his first rehearsal. 7 Oct 1967 MEN O’ BRASS (BMC, Fairey and Fodens) King George’s Hall, Blackburn (Paid £65) In Aid of the Blackburn Toc H effort in aid of The British Leprosy Relief Association. With the Rossendale Male Voice Choir MEN O’ BRASS 1. March, Men O’ Brass (Harold Scull) 2. Ruy Blas (Felix Mendelssohn) 3. Largo (Handel) Featuring Euphoniums 4. Introduction and Allegro from Spiritoso (Sanaille) Featuring Euphoniums ROSSENDALE MALE VOICE CHOIR a. Boots (McColl arr E Tomlinson) b. Night Song (Schubert) c. An Evening’s Pastorale (W Shaw) d. Down in the Valley (arr Mead) 25 June 1967 27 June 1967 1 July 1967 9 July 1967 16 July 1967 21 July 1967 23 July 1967 20 Aug 1967 27 Aug 1967 2 Sept 1967

e. The Gendarmes (Offenbach arr Geehl) MEN O’ BRASS and ROSSENDALE MALE VOICE CHOIR 5. Sound the Alarm from Judus Maccabaeus (Handel) MEN O’ BRASS 6. Tone Poem – Resurgam (Eric Ball) 7. Little Lisa (James Warr) ROSSENDALE MALE VOICE CHOIR f. The Light of Other Days (arr Stanford Robinson) g. Loch Lomond (arr Vaughan Williams) h. Pace-egging Song (arr E Thomlinson) INTERVAL MEN O’ BRASS 1. Trumpet Voluntary (Jeremiah Clarke) Featuring Cornets 2. Buglar’s Holiday (Leroy Anderson) Featuring Cornets 3. Romanza (Henry Geehl) Featuring Trombones 4. Seventy Six Trombones – From the Music Man (Meredith Willson) Featuring Trombones 5. Jesu, Comfort of my Heart (Bach arr Eric Ball) ROSSENDALE MALE VOICE CHOIR a. Speed your Journey from Nabucco (G Verdi) b. By Babylon’s Wave (Gounid) c. Swing Low Sweet Chariott (arr Warrell) d. Arise O Sun (arr Doris Arnold) MEN O’ BRASS and ROSSENDALE MALE VOICE CHOIR 6. March of the Peers from Iolanthe (Arthur Sullivan and William S Gilbert) MEN O’ BRASS 7. Themes from the New World Symphony (Dvorak arr Drake Rimmer) 8. Evening Hymn and Last Post (arr Pope) 9. National Anthem 8 Oct 1967 MEN O’ BRASS (BMC, Fairey and Fodens) Civic Hall, Wolverhampton (Paid £55) Recorded for LP “Massed Brass Spectacular” EMI SX6202 12 Oct 1967 CONCERT – Wolsall (Nr Birmingham) (Paid £75) __________________________________________________________________________________ NATIONAL NEWS 14 Oct 1967 COMPETITION – “National Championships”, Royal Albert Hall, London Test Piece “Journey into Freedom” by Eric Ball. Conductor RESULTS FIRST Black Dyke Mills SECOND CWS (Manchester) THIRD Brighouse and Rastrick Fodens Motor Works Band were Unplaced (Failed to Qualify) __________________________________________________________________________________ 14 Oct 1967

MEN O’ BRASS CONCERT (BMC, Fairey and Fodens) (Paid £45) Free Trade Hall, Manchester With Semprini (Pianist and Radio Presenter) In aid of Toc H Leukaemia Fund. Due to not qualifying for the National Finals the band were able to do this concert at the Free Trade Hall in Manchester. MEN O’ BRASS 1. March – Men O’Brass (Harold Snell) 2. Overture – Ruy Blas (Mendelssohn) 3. Featuring Euphoniums a. Largo (Handel) b. Introduction and Allegro Spiritoso (Senaille) 4. Tone Poem – Resurgam (Eric Ball)

SEMPRINI a. Solo Items SEMPRINI AND MEN O’ BRASS 5. Scherzo (Litoff) INTERVAL MEN O’ BRASS 1. Featuring Cornets a. Trumpet Voluntary (Jeremiah Clarke) b. Bugler’s Holiday (Leroy Anderson) 2. Featuring Trombones a. Romanza (Henry Geehl) b. Seventy Six Trombones (Meredith Willson) 3. Soft Shoe Dance, Little Lisa (James Warr) SEMPRINI a. Solo Items SEMPRINI AND MEN O’ BRASS 4. Souvenirs de France (Hanmer) MEN O’ BRASS 5. 1812 Overture (Tchaikovsky arr Denis Wright) 6. Evening Hymn and Last Post (arr Pope) 7. The National Anthem 21 Oct 1967 CONCERT – Oldham (Paid £50) 24 Oct 1967 BBC (Paid £88) 4 Nov 1967 CONCERT – Ibstock (Nr Leicester) (Paid £75) BBC RADIO 1,2,3,4 Came into existence on the 30 Sept 1967 6 Nov 1967 BROADCAST on BBC Radio 2 at 1.31pm “Listen to the Band” John Dunn Introduces The Fodens Motor Works Band Conducted by Rex Mortimer. 18 Nov 1967 CONCERT – Trench (Nr Telford, Shropshire) (Paid £60) 22 Nov 1967 CONCERT – Town Hall Congleton. (Not in Band Diary) With The Oriana Choir Organised by the Rotary Club of Congleton. FODENS BAND 1. Radetsky March (Strauss) 2. Bohemian Girl (Balfe) ORIANA CHOIR a. Linden Lea (R.V.W.) b. Ave Maria (Lang) FODENS BAND 3. The Three Trumpeters (Agostini) Cornet Trio - Edward Gray, Neil Fryer, Desmond Thomas 4. Little Suite for Brass (Arnold) ORIANA CHOIR c. Songs of Scotland Nos 1 and 6 (Thinman) FODENS BAND 5. Morning Papers (Strauss) FODENS BAND AND ORIANA CHOIR 6. Psalm 148 (Gustav Holst) INTERVAL FODENS BAND 1. Roberto (Giacomo Meyerbeer 1791-1864) 2. Down the Vale (Moir) Trombone Solo Alex English ORIANA CHOIR a. Fire Fire my Heart (Morley) b. Arise Awake (Morley) FODENS BAND 3. Old Chelsea (Tauber) 4. Galopade (King Palmer arr Eric Ball)

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5. Bluebird (Stanford) ORIANA CHOIR c. Revel of the Leaves (Bruckner) FODENS BAND 6. The Long Day Closes (Arthur Sullivan) FODENS BAND and ORIANA CHOIR 7. Aida (Verdi) CONCERT – Shaw (Nr Oldham) (Paid £55) CONCERT – Biddulph (Paid £37/10/0) CONCERT – Free Trade Hall (Paid £60) BAND MEMBERS (in order from the Band Signing in Book – Instrument Loans) INSTRUMENT PLAYER LOAN INSTRUMENT Conductor Rex Mortimer Soprano Cornet Granville Jennings 3110321 (New Sept 1962) Principal Cornet Edward / Ted Gray 135953 127615 Besson ECHO CORNET Cornet Desmond Thomas Cornet 127177 Cornet Jimmy Charles Cornet 352396 (New Aug 1966) Cornet Geoff Whiston Cornet 127184 Flugel Gordon Hindle Flugel 402103 (New Aug 1966) Cornet George Bailey Cornet 370198 (New Aug 1966) Cornet Doug Connolly Cornet 329405 (New Aug 1966) Cornet Neil Fryer Own Cornet 361371 Cornet David Lewsley Cornet 284933 (SH Oct 1966) Tenor Horn David Newton Horn 127498 Tenor Horn Ellis Shufflebotham Horn 127499 Baritone James McDean Baritone 128277 Baritone Arthur Webb Jnr Baritone 122560 (Replated 1951) Euphonium Denis Smith Euphonium 76355 Euphonium Arthur Mullock Euphonium 75730 Trombone Arthur English Trombone HP290354 Trombone Bill Kitson Trombone HP291571 Bass Trombone A Morton Bass Trombone 371001 (N Sept 1964) Bb Bass Ted Swindles Bb Bass 127500 Bb Bass Jack Millington Bb Bass 124685 Eb Bass Roy Sparks (Bob Sparks) Eb Bass 124049 Bb Bass Edgar Spurr Bb Bass 124075 (Replated 1950) Percussion Walter Illingworth SPARES Cornet 127172 Cornet 124376 Cornet 99379 R Shepley Cornet 74612 Cornet 129477 Horn 124617 Trombone HP 290534 Soprano 91218 Charlie Cook Flugel 127882

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CONCERT – Chorley (Paid £52/10/0) CREWE THEATRE (Lyceum Crewe). Incl; Rex Mortimer (Conductor)

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CREWE THEATRE Crewe (Lyceum Crewe). FODEN'S MOTOR WORKS BAND Conductor Mr Rex Mortimer Pic and Feature Page 5, 8 Feb Crewe Chronicle. 15 Feb 1968 CONCERT – Crewe (Paid £50) 22 Feb 1968 BBC (Paid £88) 4 Mar 1968 CONCERT – Bury (Paid £60) 14 Mar 1968 Doug Connolly (2nd Cornet) left the band (5 Apr 1948 to 14 Mar 1968) 25 Mar 1968 CONCERT – Huddersfield (Paid £57/15/0) ___________________________________________________________________________________ NATIONAL NEWS Apr 1968 COMPETITION – “Regional Championship, North West”, Public Hall, Preston. Test Piece (Missing from 4 bars Rest Website) Conductor for Fodens FIRST (Missing from 4 bars Rest Website) SECOND (As Above) THIRD (As Above) ___________________________________________________________________________________ 24 Apr 1968 CONCERT – Bath (Paid £150) 25 Apr 1968 CONCERT – Whitchurch (Paid £60) 27 Apr 1968 CONCERT – Hereford (Paid £65) 30 Apr 1968 CONCERT – Shrewsbury (Paid £65) 5 May 1968 CONCERT – Winsford (Paid £55) 6 May 1968 David Richards (Bass Trombone) joined the band for his first rehearsal. 18 May 1968 CONCERT – Rochdale (Paid £55) 26 May 1968 CONCERT – Biddulph Hospital (Paid £25) 1 June 1968 CONCERT – Belle Vue – T.U.C. (Paid £150) (See Below) 1 June 1968 pm BROADCAST on BBC Radio 2 at 6pm “Trades Union Congress – Centenary Day Music 1868 to 1968” Recoded Earlier in the Day at the Kings Hall, Belle Vue, Manchester Men O Brass including “The Fodens Motor Works Band” BMC Concert Band Fairey Band The Voices of the Felling Male Voice Choir Rossendale Make Voice Choir Conducted by Harry Mortimer. Introduced by Tom Naisby Produced by William Relton and David Richardson 11 June 1968 MEN O’ BRASS E.M.I. Recording (Paid £325) 14 June 1968 BBC (Paid £88) 15 June 1968 CONCERT – Wrexham (Paid £60) 16 June 1968 CONCERT – Morecambe (Paid £65) 23 June 1968 CONCERT – Liverpool (Paid £50) 30 June 1968 CONCERT – Buxton (Paid £50) 1 July 1968 Colin Cranson (Euphonium) joined the band for his first rehearsal. 5 July 1968 CONCERT – Cartmel Priory (Cumbria) (Paid £65) Colin Cranson’s first appearance with the band. The first tune they played was the March fromTennhauser with another tune being the Seven Suite. Frank Hughes was approached by Rex Mortimer after the rehearsal on the Thursday before the concert (4 July) and suggested that the band played a special arrangement of “Nan Danket”. Rex had a copy in his office and gave Frank the manuscript asking him to bring the new arrangement with him on the following night. After staying up all night to complete the new arrangement, Frank brought the manuscript to the concert and the band played the piece from first sight. ___________________________________________________________________________________

COLIN CRANSON Biography.

1968 to 1977 and 1977 to 1980 (Bandmaster). .b. 1950 Colin Cranson was born in County Durham in the North East of England where at the age of nine he started playing the cornet with his first band the Blackhall Salvation Army Band. During a Wednesday night youth rehearsal Colin picked up a Tenor Horn to try playing it and found he could get the higher notes better on this than his cornet. Later when his Uncle a Euphonium player with the main band was unavailable one of the band suggested that Colin play his instrument and it was then that Colin felt at home with the euphonium. In 1964 at the age of fourteen Colin started playing the Euphonium in bands and joined the Hartlepool Public Prize band (Hartlepool Silver Band) for two years. The band was conducted by his Uncle, Stan Cranson. Colin was at the time was working as a French Polisher at “Binns in Hartlepool” and joined the Blackhall Colliery Band as Principal Euphonium for 2 to 3 years. The band played in the top section of banding taking part in a number of competitions. Having been made redundant from Binns due to a cutback in staff, Colin looked towards other bands to play with and having listened to Fodens on the radio wrote to Rex Mortimer to see if there were any vacancies. The reply was that they were indeed looking for a Euphonium player and would Colin be interested in applying for an audition. Colin came to Sandbach with his wife Brenda to play in front of Rex at the old Fodens Works. His audition piece was a tune called “Kim” a slow piece after which Rex produced a piece called “Invincible”. Colin obviously made an impression on Rex who asked him to come and play alongside the band during a rehearsal in 1968. His first tune was a march called “Cornelius” by Felix Mendelssohn. Colin then asked to play “La Belle American” with the band, which in later years Rex told Colin was not particularly good, but there was something he saw in Colin that made his want him in the band. In 1968 Colin joined the Foden Motor Works Band as their Principal Euphonium Player. As Colin fitted into the band he became friends with Arthur Mullock (E Flat Bass 1965 to the late 1970’s) who helped him to learn the extra tricks of the trade needed for his work with the band. Working with Fodens band was going well until just before the “National Championships” on September 10th 1971the date of Colin and Brenda’s Wedding anniversary. They decided to go to the White Lion at Weston. However as they were driving back through Haslington a car hit them head on. Colin was badly injured and his wife Brenda was in a coma for a while. Colin’s lip and face were badly damaged and it wasn’t until the 11 January of 1972 that he was able to return to playing with the band. Jim McDean came out of retirement to cover for Colin on Euphonium while he recovered. In 1972 the band played Annabells in London, a nightclub where Georgie Fame was topping the bill. The band changed in a caravan outside the venue ready for their performance about 12.30 at night. The dressing room was also where Georgie Fame and his wife were also getting ready for that nights show. In November 1972 as a supplementary hobby Colin started conducting the Middlewich Town Band which was eventually to become the Middlewich Centenary Band and then the Roberts Bakery Band. Colin had first applied to Knutsford to conduct their band as Ted Gray was finishing with the band. Colin didn’t hear anything from Knutsford but a call from the Middlewich Band led to an audition with them in front of a full band of 30 members but once Colin had got the job the band suddenly went down to 18. When he asked the organisers about this reduction he was told that they had arranged for extra band members from Knutsford and the surrounding area to make up the numbers for the auditions and in reality the band only numbered about 20 musicians. Continuing with Fodens on a Monday and Thursday, Colin attended Middlewich Civic Hall for rehearsals with the town band on a Wednesday, but those attending were not as enthusiastic as he would have liked with some turning up 30 minutes late for rehearsals so he decided to have a heart to heart with them, thinning out those not committed to the band. Arthur Jackson a key member of the band spoke to Colin about this thinning out saying that if it continued then there would be no band. Rex Mortimer from Fodens also agreed and offered Colin a chance to lead the ‘Rhos Band’ for £5 a week. This was far more than he was getting at Middlewich but declined preferring to see through the changes to Middlewich. With only 15 of the original members, the band started to attract a number of younger players and when the band played at concerts Colin brought in various members of the Fodens band, Granville Jennings, Des Thomas, Ted Swindles and others to give a bigger sound to the band. By 1974 they had started competing in the area contests and came third in the fourth section. In 1974 “Grimethorpe Colliary Band” came knocking on Colin’s door offering him a house with no rent to play for them. Colin turned them down and they went to America to play at the Whitehouse and Australia for a month and then all over the world without him.

In 1976 Colin was part of the National Quartet Championship winning group from Fodens which included Alan Brotherston (Cornet), Tony Goddard (Cornet) and Derek Lucas (Tenor Horn). The band had had a quartet before but it was Alan Brotherston who became the driving force behind the new quartet and its numerous wins in National and local competitions. With an increase in Fodens playing in competitions and concerts it meant that when Colin’s other band in Middlewich which had entered the 1976 North West Area Fourth Section Championships was conducted by his friend Rex Mortimer for their winning performance. Ted Gray was also at the competition as one of the judges and said it was a forgone conclusion once he heard the band as to who the winners would be even though he didn’t know which band it was or that his friend Rex Mortimer was leading them. In April 1977 Foden’s Band as part of the Men O’ Brass were taken on tour to Utrect in Holland for a celebratory concert with Harry Mortimer. Foden’s, Fairey and Morris Motors also made records and did a broadcast while in Holland. Colin Cranson was tasked with handing out the wage packets to the band and just before Harry Mortimer handed over the envelopes he said to Colin to put the name of each band member on them so no one could have two sets of wages. Enough to say one member did try it on but failed to get paid twice. Colin had been with Fodens since 1968 and from 1977 had been the Band Manager, but when James Scott the conductor with the band was forced to give up his job in July 1979 Colin decided it was also time to leave the band. Middlewich Town Band’s win in 1976 had been a remarkable win as the band were playing with old instruments while all the other bands in the competitions had shiny new cornets etc. With Colin being able to devote more time to Middlewich due to leaving Fodens he and John Whittaker the bands manager went round all the local companies looking for sponsorship. When they approached Allan Roberts at ‘Roberts Bakery’ the company agreed to take on the band, supplying them over a few years with new instruments and equipment. With this new sponsorship deal in 1979 Colin became full time Musical Director of the band. It was also the time that he decided to give up playing the Euphonium devoting his time to conducting and bringing on the youngsters of the band. In 1980 the Northwich based company Roberts Bakery officially took on the sponsorship of the band which became good enough to enter championships alongside Colin’s old band of Fodens which was now conducted by Howard Snell. In 1982 ‘Roberts Bakery Band’ followed soon after Fodens on stage at Preston in the Area Finals playing 13th to Fodens 12th order to play. After the performance Len Withington a Famous Euphonium player came to Colin to offer some advice to the band pointing out that Colin had conducted the last movement of “Essay for Brass Band” by Edward Gregson a lot quicker than the other bands. “If you had slowed down that last movement you would have been in the top three beating Fodens who came fourth in the competition” as it was Colin’s band came a very respectable sixth. Colin had seen John Price-Jones and the Yorkshire Imps at the Yorkshire area final and he had conducted it how he had seen it. From then on Colin conducted the Roberts Bakery Band in his way rather than how others saw the piece. In one year the band, were second in the ‘Grand Shield’ and second at a contest in Pontins. This success also had a downside as his good players were poached by other bands with 5 players going to the Leyland Band and 5 players also going to Colin’s old band Fodens. Like the Crewe Alex academy, Colin looked upon this as a proving ground for young talent and encouraged his best players to move to bands like Fodens and was very proud to see them have the success they deserved. Other members of the band who could have move on to better bands have stayed with Roberts for a long time with Tim Sage on third cornet with the band for 30 years, Kelvin Goodwin and Gareth Broughton for about 25 years and Arthur Jackson had been a key member of the band since the 1970’s and has stayed with the band for 30 years until his retirement and who sadly passed away in 2013. In February 2005 due to the expansion of the Roberts Bakery in Northwich the band moved its rehearsals to the Maxwell Davies Centre in Sandbach School from their rehearsal room at the factory. With a place to store equipment provided by the school and the continued support by the bakery who paid for the hire of the hall the band could look to the future. Colin started thinking about retiring from the band in 2008 but as the band needed new instruments, uniforms and were again starting to succeed in competitions he put off retirement until the band was in safe hands with a good secure future. In 2012 the Middlewich / Roberts Bakery Band celebrated its 125th anniversary with Colin still at the helm, although in these terms he was a mere youngster with only 40 years’ service as the bands conductor.

Looking for a new conductor was the next stage to securing the future of the band and out of a short list of two, Simon Stonehouse who lives in Stockport and had helped out Fodens and Faireys was recommended by Howard Snell a well-known conductor. In April 2013 Colin announced that he had decided to retire from leading the Roberts Bakery Band having already put Simon Stonehouse in place to continue the tradition of the band since 1887. Colin had taken the band to Germany ten times, Leon in France, Brussels (1995), Malta and Estonia (2012). The band has also appeared on BBC Radio 2’s “Listen to the Band”. He has also recorded 12 records and CD’s with his favourite being the 2002 CD “The Heart of Cheshire” which includes music from television and films. Colin was married to Brenda who unfortunately died in October 2005 and he has two children Paul and Karen. ROBERTS BAKERY BAND at the REGIONAL FINALS. 1982 Preston Guild Hall 1987 Blackpool Winter Gardens 1988 Blackpool Winter Gardens 1989 Blackpool Winter Gardens 1990 Blackpool Winter Gardens 1991 Blackpool Winter Gardens 2009 Blackpool Winter Gardens 2010 Blackpool Winter Gardens ROBERTS BAKERY BAND Formed 1887 The band has played in Belgium, Malta, The Netherlands and France. The band has also represented Great Britain in the European Blasmusikfestival in Germany on 11 occassions in front of over 6,000 people as well as an appearance on German TV. 1887 Band formed as the Middlewich Band. 1971 Colin Cranson involved in a car crash. 1972 Colin Cranson started conducting the Middlewich Town Band. 1976 Champions of the North West Area Fourth Section Championships (Conductor Rex Mortimer). 1979 Colin became the Roberts Bakery Band full time Musical Director. 1980 Champions of the North West Area Second Section Championships. 1982 2nd place “Grand Shield Contest” beaten by Brodsworth Colliery who were the last band to play at Belle Vue, Manchester that day. 1982 Preston Guild Hall plated at the Northwest Regional Finals against Fodens. 2002 Launched their own Website. 2005 In February 2005 the band moved its rehearsals to the Maxwell Davies Centre in Sandbach School. 2006 Won the “Best Non-Championship Section Band” Whit Friday Contest at Delph. 2007 Won the “Best Non-Championship Section Band” Whit Friday Contest at Delph for the second year in a row. 2008 North West Area First Section Champions. 2008-11 Took part in the Championship Sections. 2011 North West Area First Section Champions. 2013 In April 2013 Simon Stonehouse took on the role of Musical director with the band on the retirement of Colin Cranson. ROBERTS BAKERY BAND RECORDINGS 1. 1987 “Century Brass” LP to celebrate 100 years of the band. 2. 3. “Classic Brass” Including Mark Wilkinson from Fodens Band (Solo Cornet) (Cassette). 4. 1999 “Roberts Bakery Band in Concert” Vol 1 (First released on CD) 5. 2000 “Roberts Bakery Band in Concert” Vol 2 6. 2001 “Roberts Bakery Band in Concert” Vol 3 7. 2002 “The Heart of Cheshire” Music from TV and Films. 8. 2003 “Rolling Along” 9. 2005 “A Classical Celebration” to celebrate 25 Years of Sponsorship. 10. Feb 2007 “Roberts Bakery Band in Concert” Vol 4

11. Sept 2011 “Victory” Marking 40Years of Colin Cranson. 12. The Best of Roberts Bakery Band (Compilation) ___________________________________________________________________________________

FODENS BAND Continuation of History. 13 July 1968 CONCERT – Cottenham (Paid £70) 14 July 1968 CONCERT – Hyde Park (Paid (£80) 17 July 1968 CONCERT – Walkden (Paid £60) 18 to 19 July 1968 MEN O’ BRASS - E.M.I. Recording (Paid £300) 21 July 1968 CONCERT – Ilkeston (Paid £55) 11 Aug 1968 CONCERT – Adwick Le Street (Paid £70) 17 Aug 1968 CONCERT – Port Vale (Paid £40) 18 Aug 1968 CONCERT – New Brighton (Paid £70) 19 Aug 1968 BBC (Paid £88) 19 Aug 1968 Denis Smith (Solo Euphonium) left the band. (2 Oct 1958 to 19 Aug 1968) 24 Aug 1968 BROADCAST on BBC Radio 2 at 12.02pm “Marching and Waltzing” “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Rex Mortimer. With Waltzes played by the BBC Midland Light Orchestra Conductor Gilbert Vinter With Elaine Blighton (Soprano) Introduced by John Dunn Produced by Allan Giles 25 Aug 1968 Ron Bobs (Baritone) joined the band. (25 Aug 1968 to 10 Nov 1971) 25 Aug 1968 CONCERT – Shrewsbury (Paid £65) 1 Sept 1968 CONCERT – Newcastle Under Lyme (Paid £50) 7 to 8 Sept 1968 COMPETITION – “British Open Championships”, Belle Vue, Manchester. Test Piece “John O’ Gaunt” by Gilbert Vinter. Conductor for Fodens Rex Mortimer FIRST Black Dyke Mills SECOND Wingates Temperance THIRD Grimethorpe Colliery FOURTH CWS (Manchester) FIFTH Fodens Motor Works Band Pic and Feature Page 3, 14 Sept British Bandmaster (on Concert). 8 Sept 1968 CONCERT at Belle Vue (Paid £160) (see above) MASSED BANDS (Men O’Brass) The Concert featured the Massed Bands of Grimethorpe Colliery, B.M.C. (Morris Motors) Band, C.W.S (Manchester) The Fairey Band, Fodens Motor Works Band conductor Harry Mortimer. The concert also included Joan Turner The Rossendale Male Voice Choir. Compere Ian Wallace (Bass Baitone and BBC Celebrity) With Pianist Miss Nancy Harris 12 Sept 1968 Bob Sparks (R Sparks) (E Flat Bass) left the band. (17 Mar 1949 to 12 Sept 1968) Bob did however appear at rehearsals on the 7 Oct and 2 Nov 1968. 13 Sept 1968 CONCERT – Nantwich (Paid £50) 22 Sept 1968 CONCERT – Skipton (Paid £65) 27 Sept 1968 CONCERT – Ossett (Nr Dewsbury in Yorkshire) (Paid £55) 29 Sept 1968 CONCERT – Bacup (Paid £55) 5 Oct 1968 MEN O’ BRASS (BMC, Fairey and Fodens) Free Trade Hall (Paid £55) In aid of Toc H Leukaemia Fund. 6 Oct 1968 MEN O’ BRASS (BMC, Fairey and Fodens) Civic Hall, Wolverhampton (Paid £70)

CONCERT – Walsall (Paid £75) CONCERT – Regent Hall, London (Paid £100) As the band had not qualified for the Nationals they were available for this concert. __________________________________________________________________________________ NATIONAL NEWS 12 Oct 1968 COMPETITION – “National Championships”, Royal Albert Hall, London Test Piece “The Mastersingers” by Wagner arr Frank Wright. RESULTS FIRST Brighouse and Rastrick SECOND Black Dyke Mills THIRD G.U.S. Fodens Motor Works Band Failed to Qualify for the event. 19 Oct 1968 JOHN DUNN introduced Highlights from the National Brass Band Competition on BBC Radio 2. According to the British Library the programme featured The Foden’s Motor Works Band who didn’t take part in the competition. They may however have taken part in the concert the following day and this was part of the broadcast. The programme was broadcast at 21.00hrs. (Available in the British Library Sound Archive dated 12 Oct 1968) __________________________________________________________________________________ 19 Oct 1968 CONCERT – Oldham (Paid £55) 20 Oct 1968 MEN O’ BRASS (BMC, Fairey and Fodens) Oakengates, Salop (Paid £60) 25 Oct 1968 CONCERT – Knutsford (Paid £60) 26 Oct 1968 MEN O’ BRASS (BMC, Fairey and Fodens) St George’s Hall, Blackburn (Paid £45) In aid of Toc H Leukaemia Fund. 27 Oct 1968 CONCERT – Northwich (Paid £40) 3 Nov 1968 CONCERT – Watford Town Hall (Paid £95) 7 Nov 1968 CONCERT – Barston (Nr Solihull, Birmingham, Midlands) (Paid £50) 9 Nov 1968 CONCERT – Winsford (Paid 355) 10 Nov 1968 CONCERT – Mansfield (Paid £75) 15 Nov 1968 BBC (Paid £88) 16 Nov 1968 CONCERT – Endon (Paid £55) 17 Nov 1968 CONCERT – Welshpool (Paid £65) 24 Nov 1968 MEN O’ BRASS (BMC, Fairey and Fodens) Derby (South Sergeant) (Paid £55) In aid of Sir Malcolm Sergent Cancer Fund. 25 Nov 1968 BROADCAST on BBC Radio 3 at 5.50pm “Bandstand” “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Rex Mortimer. 1 Dec 1968 CONCERT – Rochdale (Paid £55) 7 Dec 1968 CONCERT – Worksworth (Paid £55) 8 Dec 1968 CONCERT – Biddulph (Paid £40) 17 Dec 1968 CONCERT – Altringham (Paid £60) 10 Oct 1968 12 Oct 1968

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CONCERT – Shaw (Nr Oldham) (Paid £55) CONCERT – Oakengates (Paid £65) CONCERT – Chell Heath (Paid £50) CONCERT – Wakefield (Paid £70) BBC (Paid £88) MEN O’ BRASS (BMC, Fairey and Fodens) De Montfort Hall, Leicester (Paid £75)

CONCERT – Winsford (Paid £55) BROADCAST on BBC Radio 2 at 12.02pm “Marching and Waltzing” “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Rex Mortimer. With Waltzes played by the BBC Midland Light Orchestra Conductor Geoffrey Brand With Elaine Blighton (Soprano) Introduced by Jimmy Kingsbury Produced by Allan Giles 15 Mar 1969 CONCERT – Wallasey (Paid £57/15/0) 16 Mar 1969 CONCERT – Congleton (Paid £20) 20 Mar 1969 CONCERT – Chesterton (Paid £40) 22 Mar 1969 CONCERT – Rochdale (Paid £55) 23 Mar 1969 CONCERT – Lawton (Paid £40) 30 Mar 1969 CONCERT – Dunstable (Paid £90) 31 Mar 1969 CONCERT – Stroud (Paid £105) ___________________________________________________________________________________ NATIONAL NEWS Apr 1969 COMPETITION – “Regional Championship, North West”, Public Hall, Preston. Test Piece (Missing from 4 bars Rest Website) Conductor for Fodens FIRST (Missing from 4 bars Rest Website) SECOND (As Above) THIRD (As Above) ___________________________________________________________________________________ 10 Apr 1969 CONCERT – Huddersfield (Paid £57/15/0) 10 Apr 1969 BBC (Paid £88) 18 to 19 Apr 1969 Albert Hall and E.M.I. – London (Paid £350) Recording released on the LP “MEN O’ BRASS and Voices” (CSD3664 Released 1969) with British Morris Company (BMC), Fairey and Fodens. The recording was made for the Malcolm Sargent Cancer Fund for Children and was conducted by Harry Mortimer along with Guest Conductor Lt Col. Sir Vivian Dunn. (Recording made 19 April 1969) The singers were the London Philharmonic Choir. Replacement Player - Trevor Groom (Euphonium) joined the band alongside Colin Cranson. 19 Apr 1969 MEN O’ BRASS (BMC, Fairey and Fodens) (see above) In Aid of Sir Malcolm Sargent Cancer Fund 20 Apr 1969 CONCERT – Oakengates (Paid £65) 27 Apr 1969 CONCERT – Heywood (Paid £63) 3 May 1969 CONCERT – Concert for Glyn Cowog (Paid £70) 4 May 1969 CONCERT – Ashton under Lyne (Paid £60) 10 May 1969 CONCERT – Alsager (Paid £55) 11 May 1969 CONCERT – Hyde Park (Paid £85) 16 May 1969 CONCERT – St Helens (Paid £65) 24 May 1969 CONCERT – Macclesfield (Paid £75) 6 June 1969 BROADCAST on BBC Radio 3 at 5.30pm “The Vintage Years of Crystal Palace” Programme 2 of 3. Looking back at the History of “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Rex Mortimer. Produced by Dave Richardson 14 June 1969 CONCERT – Cheddleton (Paid £55) 29 June 1969 CONCERT – York (Paid £85) 6 July 1969 CONCERT – Hyde Park (Paid £85) 9 July 1969 CONCERT – Ilkeston (Paid £60) 13 July 1969 CONCERT – Adwich-Le-Street (Paid £70) 20 June 1969 CONCERT – Buxton (Paid £55) 23 July 1969 BBC (Paid £88) 2 Mar 1969 8 Mar 1969

17 Aug 1969 CONCERT – New Brighton (Paid £70) 24 Aug 1969 CONCERT – Shrewsbury (Paid £65) 30 Aug 1969 CONCERT – Cholmondeley Castle (Paid £35) 31 Aug 1969 CONCERT – Harrogate (Paid £95) _______________________________________________________________________________ LOCAL NEWS 31 Aug 1969 BBC RADIO 4 PROGRAMME “DOWN YOUR WAY” Franklin Engelmann visited Sandbach, Cheshire for the programme broadcast on the 31 August 1969 at 5pm with a repeate on the 3 September 1969 at 12.15pm. The producer was Richard Burwood. _______________________________________________________________________________ 6 Sept 1969 COMPETITION – “British Open Championships”, Belle Vue, Manchester. (Sat) Test Piece “Spectrum” by Gilbert Vinter Conductor for Fodens Rex Mortimer FIRST Grimethorpe Colliery SECOND Carlton Main Frickley Colliery THIRD Fairey UNPLACED Fodens Motor Works Band 7 Sept 1969 CONCERT – Belle Vue (Paid £65) (Sunday Appearance) 13 Sept 1969 CONCERT – Bridgnorth (Paid £70) 14 Sept 1969 CONCERT – Morecambe (Paid £65) 17 Sept 1969 CONCERT – Stockport (Paid £55) 20 Sept 1969 BROADCAST on BBC Radio 2 at 1pm “Marching and Waltzing” “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Rex Mortimer. With Waltzes played by the BBC Midland Light Orchestra Conductor Havelock Nelson With Marion Studholme (Soprano) Introduced by John Dunn Produced by Allan Giles 20 Sept 1969 CONCERT – Bolton (Paid £60) 21 Sept 1969 CONCERT – Mossley (Paid £55) 26 Sept 1969 CONCERT – Hope (Paid £55) 27 Sept 1969 CONCERT – Barton-under-Needwood (Paid £65) 28 Sept 1969 CONCERT – Whitehaven (Paid £159/15/0) 1 Oct 1969 BBC (Paid £88) 5 Oct 1969 CONCERT – Wolverhampton (Paid £70) 9 Oct 1969 CONCERT – Mold (Paid £70) 11 Oct 1969 CONCERT – Free Trade Hall Manchester (Paid £60) (Available for the concert due to not appearing at the National Championship) ___________________________________________________________________________________ NATIONAL NEWS 11 Oct 1969 COMPETITION – “National Championships”, Royal Albert Hall, London Test Piece “High Peak” by Eric Ball RESULTS FIRST Brighouse and Rastrick SECOND Black Dyke Mills THIRD CWS (Manchester) Fodens Motor Works Band failed to qualify for the event. ___________________________________________________________________________________ 12 Oct 1969 13 Oct 1969

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CONCERT – Blackburn (Paid £67) BROADCAST on BBC Radio 3 at 5.45pm “Bandstand” “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Rex Mortimer. Included Malcolm Arnold Little Suite No 2 David Stone Suite – Sounding Brass CONCERT – Shrewsbury (Paid £65) CONCERT – Odwaldtwistle (Paid £60)

CONCERT – Radcliffe (Paid £70) CONCERT – Stroud (Paid £105) STROUD BRASS BAND FESTIVAL – The festival started in about 1969 when Fodens appeared in a Concert and Rex Mortimer was invited to be a judge at the days competition. (Another biography of the band puts the date as Sept 1969) 7 to 8 Nov 1969 LP RECORDING - Worcester Cathedral – E.M.I. Recording (Paid £400) 9 Nov 1969 CONCERT – Derby (Paid £65) 15 Nov 1969 CONCERT – Barnsley (Paid £70) 22 Nov 1969 CONCERT – Hang e Lou (Paid £120) 29 Nov 1969 CONCERT – Wigan (Paid £55) 7 Dec 1969 CONCERT – Worksworth (Paid £60) 14 Dec 1969 CONCERT – Biddulph (Paid £47/10/0) 20 Dec 1969 CONCERT – Altringham (Paid £60) 21 Dec 1969 LP RECORDING - Saga Records (Paid £300) 26 Oct 1969 1 Nov 1969

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CONDUCTOR Rex Mortimer SECRETARY A. M. George c/o Foden’s Ltd. ################################################################################### During the 1970’s the band made an appearance in a promotion film called “THE TRUCKMAKERS” playing at the beginning and end of the film. ___________________________________________________________________________________ 11 Jan 1970 CONCERT – Rochdale (Paid £55) 14 Jan 1970 CONCERT – Wigan (Paid £55) 19 Jan 1970 CONCERT – LYCEUM THEATRE Crewe. (Paid £55) FODEN’S BAND Conductor Rex Mortimer Soloist (Euphonium) playing La Belle Americaine Walter Illingworth (Xylophone) playing Czardas by Monti 24 Jan 1970 CONCERT – Glossop (Paid £60) 8 Feb 1970 CONCERT – Wathden (Paid £60) 15 Feb 1970 CONCERT – Lawton (Paid £40) 19 Feb 1970 CONCERT – Saltney (Paid £70) 21 Feb 1970 CONCERT – Bedworth (Paid £70) 1 Mar 1970 CONCERT – Leicester (Paid £75) 10 Mar 1970 CONCERT – St Helens (Paid £65) 15 Mar 1970 CONCERT – Frodsham (Paid £65) 17 Mar 1970 BBC (Paid £128) 21 Mar 1970 CONCERT – Rochdale (Paid £55) 23 Mar 1970 Neil Fryer (Cornet) left the band. (26 Aug 1965 to 23 Mar 1970) 24 Mar 1970 CONCERT – Burslem (Paid £20) 26 Mar 1970 Walter Illingworth (Drums / Xylophone) left the band. (8 Oct 1937 to 26 Mar 1970 /Rejoined 28 Aug 1974 to 6 Sept 1974) He later rejoined between the 28 Aug 1974 to 6 Sept 1974 for the recording of The Foden Sound LP. (33 Years) 4 Apr 1970 CONCERT – Huddersfield (Paid £70) 5 Apr 1970 CONCERT – Sandbach (Paid £40) 6 Apr 1970 BBC (Paid £88) BROADCAST on BBC Radio 3 at 5.45pm “Bandstand” “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Rex Mortimer. Eric Cundall Overture – Black-friars Barrie Chester Arabella (Euphonium Solo Colin Cranson) Eric Ball Devon Fantasy 6 Apr 1970 Jim McDean (Solo Baritone) left the band. (15 Jan 1948 to 6 Apr 1970) Jim officially left on the 26 Feb 1970 but was asked to return for the above

BBC Broadcast. Jim rejoined the band in 1970 to cover for Colin Cranson after his accident. ___________________________________________________________________________________ NATIONAL NEWS 12 Apr 1970 COMPETITION – “Regional Championship, North West”, Public Hall, Preston. Test Piece “Overture, The Corsair” by Berlioz arr Geoffrey Brand. FIRST Cammell Laird SECOND Wingates Temperance THIRD Greenway Moor Fodens Motor Works Band Didn’t take Part. ___________________________________________________________________________________ 18 Apr 1970 CONCERT – Oldham (Paid £60) 19 Apr 1970 CONCERT – Oakengates (Paid £70) 25 Apr 1970 CONCERT – Clitheroe (Paid £65) 26 Apr 1970 CONCERT – Whitehaven (Paid £156/15/0) 26 Apr 1970 Raymond Chadwick (Cornet) joined the band for the above concert. (26 Apr 1970 to 27 Sept 1971) 2 May 1970 CONCERT – Kidsgrove (Paid £60) 3 May 1970 CONCERT – Thorne (Paid £73/10/0) 4 May 1970 CONCERT – Crewe (Paid £40) 9 May 1970 CONCERT – Holywell (Paid £70) 10 May 1970 CONCERT – Rotteston (Paid £70) 16 May 1970 CONCERT – Cannock (Paid £75) 6 June 1970 CONCERT – Bath (Paid £180) 14 June 1970 CONCERT – Newcastle (Paid £55) 28 June 1970 CONCERT – Morecambe (Paid £70) 2 July 1970 Roy J Sparkes (Roy Sparkes E Flat Bass) joined the band for his first rehearsal. According to Roy he joind the band in Aug 1969 but the band signing in book puts his first rehearsal at July 1970. Roy could have been playing in concerts during this period which are not recorded in the book. (2 July 1970 to 1987+) Left and rejoined in 1983. ___________________________________________________________________________________

ROY SPARKES Biography. 1985 Became Musical Director of the United Co-op Band based in Crewe. ___________________________________________________________________________________ CONCERT – Shrewsbury (Paid £65) E Massey (Unknown) joined the band as a deputy for shows and played occasionally until November 1971. (6 July 1970 to 10 Nov 1971) 6 July 1970 CONCERT – Chester (Paid £80) 11 July 1970 CONCERT – Cotterham (Paid £80) 12 July 1970 CONCERT – Hyde Park (Paid £90) 19 July 1970 CONCERT – Adwick Le Street (Paid £75) 20 July 1970 BBC (Paid £88) 10 Aug 1970 Raymond Gaskell (Solo Tenor Horn) joined the band for his first rehearsal. 15 Aug 1970 CONCERT – New Brighton (Paid £70) 16 Aug 1970 CONCERT – Altrincham (Paid £65) 19 Aug 1970 RECORDING - Saga records (Paid £300) 23 Aug 1970 CONCERT – Ilkeston (Paid £60) 30 Aug 1970 CONCERT – Buxton (Paid £55) 5 Sept 1970 COMPETITION – “British Open Championships”, Belle Vue, Manchester. Test Piece “Pageantry” by Herbert Howells. Conductor for Fodens Rex Mortimer FIRST Yorkshire Imperial SECOND CWS (Manchester) THIRD Fodens Motor Works Band ___________________________________________________________________________________ CONCERT WITHOUT FODENS 6 Sept 1970 CONCERT at Kings Hall, Belle Vue (see above) MASSED BANDS 5 July 1970 6 July 1970

The Concert featured the Massed bands of City of Coventry Grimethorpe Colliery, The Fairey Band, Wingates Temprence Yorkshire Imperial Metals conductor Harry Mortimer. Compere Ian Wallace (Bass Baitone and BBC Celebrity) With Pianist Miss Nancy Harris ___________________________________________________________________________________ 19 Sept 1970 CONCERT – Lostock (Paid £85) 20 Sept 1970 MEN O’ BRASS (Fairey and Fodens only) Shrewsbury (Paid £65) 21 Sept 1970 BBC (Paid £88) BROADCAST on BBC Radio 3 at 5.45pm “Bandstand” “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Rex Mortimer. Peter Yorke - Overture – The Explorers George Hespe – Melodie et Caprice (Trombone Solo Alec English) Hubert Bath - Honour and Glory Harold Scull - Trumpet Tune for a Ceremonial Occasion Frank Hughes - Symphonic March 27 Sept 1970 CONCERT – Heywood (Paid £68/5/0) 3 Oct 1970 MEN O’ BRASS (BMC, Fairey and Fodens) Free Trade Hall, Manchester (Paid £65) In aid of Toc H Leukaemia Fund. 4 Oct 1970 MEN O’ BRASS (BMC, Fairey and Fodens) Civic Hall, Wolverhampton (Paid £75) “Your Music” 1. Men O’Brass (Harold Scull) 2. William Tell Overture (Gioachino Rossini) 3. Featuring Cornets a. Alleluia (Mozart) b. Nine Busy Fingers (Woods0 4. Liebestraum (Liszt) 5. Waltz – Nights of Gladness (Ancliffe) 6. Londonderry Air (Trad arr Gordon Langford) 7. Rhapsody in Brass (Dean Goffin) INTERVAL 1. When the Saints Go Marching in (Trad arr Gordon Langford) 2. Ballet Music – The Sicilian Vespers (G Verdi) 3. Featuring Euphoniums a. Grandfather’s Clock (George Doughty) 4. The Dambusters March (Eric Coates) 5. Featuring Trombones a. Paperchase (Denzil Stephens) 6. March Slav (Tchaikovsky) 7. Finale – Sunset (Arr A.C. Green) 8. The National Anthem 7 Oct 1970 David Whitson (Solo Cornet) left the band. (19 Jan 1967 to 7 Oct 1970) ___________________________________________________________________________________ NATIONAL NEWS 10 Oct 1970 COMPETITION – “National Championships”, Royal Albert Hall, London Test Piece “Pride of Youth” by Gordon Jacob. Conductor RESULTS FIRST Grimethorpe Colliery SECOND Ransome Hoffman Polland THIRD Hanwell Fodens Motor Works Band UNPLACED

___________________________________________________________________________________ 10 Oct 1970 CONCERT – London (Paid £250) 10 Oct 1970 BROADCAST on BBC Radio 2 at 6pm “Listen to the Band” Introduced by Jimmy Kingsbury, Producer Allan Giles The Fodens Motor Works Band Conducted by Rex Mortimer. 10 Oct 1970 BROADCAST on BBC Radio 2 at 9.15pm “National and World Champion Brass Band – Festival Concert” Highlights of Today’s events at the Royal Albert Hall, London Including the 1970-71 National Championships playing the winning test piece “The Pride of Youth” by Gordon Jacob Introduced by Douglas Smith, Producer Allan Giles Items by the Massed Bands of CWS (Manchester) Fairey The Fodens Motor Works Band GUS (Footwear) Brighouse and Rastrick Conducted by Eric Bell. Including Overture: Benvenuto Cellini (Berlioz arr Frank Wright) 17 Oct 1970 MEN O’ BRASS (BMC, Fairey and Fodens) St George’s Hall, Blackburn (Paid £70) In aid of Toc H Leukaemia Fund. 22 Oct 1970 CONCERT – Town Hall, Walsall (Paid £80) “Grand Concert of Brass and Voices” Organised by Walsall and District Co-Operative Society (Educational Department) With The Brownhills Co-Operative Choral Society (Founded 1949) And Guest Artist Edward Darling (Tenor) FODEN’S BAND 1. March Entry of the Gladiators (Fucik) 2. Overture Barber of Saville (Gioachino Rossini) CHOIR a. Just as the Tide Was Flowing (Vaughan Williams) b. The Blue Bird (Stanford) c. Trav’ling (Winstead) d. Goin’ Home – Largo from the New World Symphony (Dvorak) FODEN’S BAND 3. Slavonic Rhapsodie (Fiedemann) EDWARD DARLING a. Una Furtiva Lagrima – L’Elisir d’amore (Donizetti) b. Aubade – Le Roi d’Ys (Lalo) c. Bonnie wee Thing (Fox) d. To People who have Gardens (Kennedy-Fraser) FODEN’S BAND 4. Handel’s Largo (arr Hume) CHOIR e. Syke Boat Song (arr Heathcote Statham) f. Hymn to Music (Dudley Buck) INTERVAL FODEN’S BAND 1. Ballet – Pineapple Poll (Mackeras) 2. Frogs of Aristophanes (Bantock) EDWARD DARLING a. American Folk Songs with Guitar Including – The Tenor Doodle Doo The Riddle Song The Lavender Cowboy FODEN’S BAND 3. Musical – Rose Marie (Friml) CHOIR

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Songs from the Stage a. Tell me Pretty Maiden (Stuart arr Dexter) b. And This is My Beloved – Kismet (Borodin) c. Speed Your Journey – Nabucco (Verdi) d. Seventy Six Trombones – The Music Man (Meredith Willson arr Stickles) FODEN’S BAND 4. March Slav (Tchaikowsky) CHOIR AND EDWARD DARLING a. Panis angelicus FODEN’S BAND AND CHOIR 5. Finlandia (Sibelius) CONCERT – Huddersfield (Paid £70) MEN O’ BRASS (BMC, Fairey and Fodens) Derby (Paid £70) CONCERT – Widnes (Paid £70) CONCERT – Stalybridge (Paid £65) CONCERT – Stroud (Paid £105) E Harrey (Percussion) joined the band on occasional rehearsals and shows until the 10 November 1971. (12 Nov 1970 to 10 Nov 1971 Dep player) Dates known -12 Nov 1970 /27 May 1971 / 10 Nov 1971 Skipton CANCELLED CONCERT – Crewe (Paid £55) CONCERT – Erden (Paid £60) CONCERT – Middleton (Paid £65) CONCERT – Burslem (Paid £75) CONCERT – Bolton (Paid £70) CONCERT – Altrincham (Paid £65) “HARRY MORTIMER – DIAMOND JUBILEE CONCERT”. MEN O’ BRASS (Morris, Fairey and Fodens) Belle Vue, Manchester A celebration of Harry Mortimer’s Diamond Jubilee of music making. The Men O’ Brass were joined on stage by International Piano Star Alberto Semprini (BBC Radio Presenter “Semprini Serenade”, 29 Sept 1957 onwards) and compere Wilfred Pickles. A recording of the event was made by E.M.I. (or HMV) for release on LP under the title “Harry Mortimer Diamond Jubilee Concert” HMV. BAND MEMBERS INSTRUMENT PLAYER Conductor Rex Mortimer (Musical Director) Principal Cornet Teddy Gray (Ted Gray) Solo Cornet Desmond Thomas Solo Cornet Granville Jennings Solo Cornet David Whiston Repiano Cornet George Bailey Solo Flugel Sid Garratt 2nd Cornet David Lewsley 2nd Cornet Rodney Booth 3rd Cornet Frank Hughes (1966 to 1980) 3rd Cornet Bob Shepley 1st Horn David Newton (left 1 Mar 1971) 2nd Horn Trombone Alex English (joined c1951) 2nd Trombone Wynford Barrett (2 Oct 1967) Bass Trombone David Richards 2nd Baritone Arthur Webb Jnr Solo Euphonium Colin Cranson 2nd Euphonium Geoff Wynes (or Eb bass) E Flat Bass Edgar Spurr E Flat Bass Arthur Mullock

Horn Ellis Shufflebotham B Flat Bass Ted Swindles B Flat Bass Jack Millington Percussion Walter Illingworth Ron Bobs (Baritone) Geoff Whiston (Cornet) (Highlighted = New members since last list) Dec 1970

BAND MEMBERS (in order from the Band Signing in Book – Instrument Loans) INSTRUMENT PLAYER LOAN INSTRUMENT Conductor Rex Mortimer Soprano Cornet Granville Jennings 3110321 (New Sept 1962) Principal Cornet Edward / Ted Gray 135953 127615 Besson ECHO CORNET Cornet Desmond Thomas Cornet 127177 Cornet Jimmy Charles Cornet 352396 (New Aug 1966) Cornet Geoff Whiston Cornet 127184 Flugel Sid Garratt Flugel 402103 (New Aug 1966) Cornet George Bailey Cornet 370198 (New Aug 1966) Cornet David Whiston Cornet Cornet Rodney Booth Cornet 127499 Cornet Frank Hughes Own Cornet 140504 Cornet Robert / Bob Shepley Cornet 329405 Cornet Raymond Chadwick Cornet 127172 Cornet David Moulton Cornet 370198 Cornet Howard Dale Cornet 99379 Tenor Horn David Newton Horn 127498 Tenor Horn Roy Sparks (Moved) Horn 124617 Tenor Horn Raymond Gaskell Horn 129477 Baritone Ron Bobs Baritone 128847 Baritone Arthur Webb Jnr Baritone 122560 (Replated 1951) Euphonium Colin Cranson Euphonium 1251700 Euphonium Arthur Mullock Euphonium 76355 Trombone Arthur English Trombone 345688 Trombone Wynford Barrett Trombone HP291571 Bass Trombone David Richards Bass Trombone 371001 (N Sept 1964) Bb Bass Ted Swindles Bb Bass 127500 Bb Bass Jack Millington Bb Bass 124685 Eb Bass Geoff Wynes Eb Bass 124049 Bb Bass Edgar Spurr Bb Bass 124075 (Replated 1950) Percussion Ellis Harvey

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CONDUCTOR Rex Mortimer SECRETARY A. M. George c/o Foden’s Ltd. ################################################################################### 1971 Fodens Motor Works were victims of a downturn in sales and had to lay off 300 of the 2,000 employees at Sandbach. Some of the newer members of the band were also earmarked for redundancy on the basis of being over the retirement age or the “last one in, first one out” rule. Many of those who lost their jobs in the works also felt unable to continue with the band and Rex Mortimer became very disheartened with the company even though they would allow the players to stay with the band breaking their rules introduced in 1963. 5 Jan 1971 BBC (Paid £128) 8 Jan 1971 Home Guard Reunion – Sandbach (Paid Gratis) I am told by Granville Jennings that the Sandbach Home Guard held a reunion

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on a number of occasions in Sandbach and that the band played at a number of these. As the Band Diary ends in 1974 the only other date I have is the 7 January 1973. BROADCAST on BBC Radio 2 at 8pm “Contrasts” Producer John Chatfield Music in contrasting styles BBC Midland Light Orchestra and The Fodens Motor Works Band Conducted by Rex Mortimer. BROADCAST BBC Radio 4. Fodens were featured during the BBC Radio Programme “Desert Island Discs” with guest Robert Bolt (Playwright). The track asked for was “Stars and Stripes forever” with the Massed Bands (Fairey and Fodens). CONCERT – Wansley (Paid £70) CONCERT – Haslington (Paid £40) CONCERT – Caernarvon (Paid £150) LP RECORDING - Polydor Recording (Paid £300) Recorded at the Foden Recreation Club, Elworth. “Brass Supreme” Polydor 2485 -15 BAND MEMBERS INSTRUMENT PLAYER Conductor Rex Mortimer Soprano Cornet Granville Jennings Principal Cornet Edward / Ted Gray Cornet Raymond Chadwick Cornet Desmond Thomas Cornet Geoff Whiston Flugel Sid Garrat (On the LP as Sidney Garrett) Repiano Cornet George Bailey 2nd Cornet David Moulton 2nd Cornet Frank Hughes 3rd Cornet Howard Dale 3rd Cornet Robert / Bob Shepley Solo Tenor Horn Raymond Gaskell 1st Tenor Horn Roy Sparkes 2nd Tenor Horn Rodney Booth Solo Baritone Ron Bobs (Ronald Bobs on LP) 2nd Baritone Arthur Webb Jnr Solo Euphonium Colin Cranson Euphonium Arthur Mullock 1st Trombone Arthur English 2nd Trombone Wynford Barrett Bass Trombone David Richards Bb Bass Edgar Spurr Eb Bass Geoff Wynes (Geoffrey Wynes on LP) Bb Bass Ted Swindles (Edward Swindler on LP – not his name) Bb Bass Jack Millington Percussion Ellis Harvey CONCERT – Adwich–Le-Street (Paid £85) CONCERT – Bury (Paid £75) CONCERT – St Helens (Paid £65) MEN O’ BRASS (BMC, Fairey and Fodens) De Montford Hall, Leicester (Paid £80) David Newton (1st Horn) left the band. He hadn’t appeared at rehearsals since the 22 October but made one last appearance at the 1 March rehearsal. (28 March 1955 (one off) - 5 May 1955 to 1 Mar 1971) CONCERT – Rochdale (Paid £65) CONCERT – Widnes (Paid £90) CONCERT – Kidsgrove (Paid £65)

CONCERT – Congleton (Paid £30) CONCERT – Darwen (Paid £85) MEN O’ BRASS (BMC, Fairey and Fodens) Rochdale (Paid £65) 21 Mar 1971 CONCERT – Chester (Paid £80) In the Works Canteen at the Hawker Siddeley Aviation (Chester) Sports and Social Club Broughton – Chester Presents GRAND SUNDAY CONCERT SOUNDING BRASS AND VOICES With Froncysyllte Male Voice Choir Conductor John A Daniel FODEN’S BAND 1. Entry of the Gladiators (Fucik) 2. Arcadians (Monkton) FRONCYSYLLTE MALE VOICE CHOIR a. Italian Salad (Geenee) b. Swing Low (arr LI Edwards) FODEN’S BAND 3. Themes from Symphony Number 5 (Beethoven) 4. Trumpeter (Dix) Trombone Solo Arthur English FRONCYSYLLTE MALE VOICE CHOIR c. Deus Salutis (arr Monsel Thomas) d. Tydi a Rhoddaist (Arwel Hughes) FODEN’S BAND 5. Medley Galopade (Ball) FODEN’S BAND and FRONCYSYLLTE MALE VOICE CHOIR 6. The Sailors Chorus from the Flying Dutchman (Wagner) INTERVAL FODEN’S BAND 1. Marche Slav (Tchaikovsky) 2. Ballet Suite – Pineapple Poll (Mackerras) FRONCYSYLLTE MALE VOICE CHOIR a. Speed Your Journey from Nabucco (Giuseppe Verdi) b. Kalinka (Russian Folk Song) FODEN’S BAND 3. Waltz – Estudiantina (Waldteufel) 4. Invincible (Scott) Euphonium Solo Colin Cranson FRONCYSYLLTE MALE VOICE CHOIR c. The Rebels Chorus from Ernani (Giuseppe Verdi) d. The Anvil Chorus (Giuseppe Verdi) FODEN’S BAND 5. Musical – Desert Song (Sigmund Romberg) 6. 1812 Overture (Tchaikovsky arr Dennis Wright) FODEN’S BAND and FRONCYSYLLTE MALE VOICE CHOIR 7. The Soldiers Chorus (Faust) 8. Welsh National Anthem / Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau 22 Mar 1971 Howard Dale (Cornet) joined the band for his first rehearsal. (22 Mar 1971 to 26 Sept 1973) 28 Mar 1971 CONCERT – Rugby (Paid £94/10/0) 29 Mar 1971 CONCERT – Hartford (Paid £65) 4 Apr 1971 CONCERT – New Brighton (Paid £70) 14 Apr 1971 CONCERT – Whitchurch (Paid £75) 17Apr 1971 CONCERT – Audley (Paid £65) 18 Apr 1971 CONCERT – Oakengates (Paid £75) ___________________________________________________________________________________ NATIONAL NEWS 18 Apr 1971 COMPETITION – “Regional Championship, North West”, Public Hall, Preston. Test Piece “A Joyful Noise” by Gordon Jacob 14 Mar 1971 17 Mar 1971 20 Mar 1971

FIRST Wingates Temperance SECOND Mirrlees Works THIRD Hoggarth’s Fodens Motor Works Band didn’t take part. ___________________________________________________________________________________ 25 Apr 1971 CONCERT – Wigan (Paid £70) 9 May 1971 CONCERT – Wolverhampton Fate (Paid £80) 10 May 1971 CONCERT – Rotteston (Paid £80) 15 May 1971 CONCERT – Rhyl (Paid £99/15/0) 22 May 1971 CONCERT – The Palace Theatre, Rhos (Paid £80) “The World Famous Foden’s Motor Works Championship Band” In “Brilliance of Brass” presented by Norway ’71 The Rhos Orpheus Male Voice Choir. With International Concert harpist Ceinwen Roberts. FODEN’S MOTOR WORKS BAND 1. Imperial Echoes (Saffroni) 2. The Thieving Magpie (Gioachino Rossini) 3. The Lost Chord (Arthur Sullivan) Featuring Cornets CEINWEN ROBERTS (Harp) a. Variations on a theme of Mozart (Arr Glinka) FODEN’S MOTOR WORKS BAND 4. Espana (arr Seymour) Items in Contrast 5. Little Lisa (Warr) 6. Galopade (King Palmer arr Eric Ball) CEINWEN ROBERTS (Harp) a. Serch Hudol (Thomas) FODEN’S MOTOR WORKS BAND 7. Selection from Rigoletto (Verdi) RHOS ORPHEUS MALE VOICE CHOIR a. Unknown INTERVAL RHOS ORPHEUS MALE VOICE CHOIR a. Unknown FODEN’S MOTOR WORKS BAND 1. Ballet Russe (Luigini) 2. Grandfather’s Clock (George Doughty) Solo Euphonium Colin Cranson CEINWEN ROBERTS (Harp) a. 1st Movement from Harp Concerto in B Flat (Handel) b. Bugeilo’r Gwenith Gwyn (Thomas) FODEN’S MOTOR WORKS BAND 3. Brick A Brack (Monckton) 4. Finlandia (Sibelius) 5. Where’er you Walk (Handel) Trombone Solo 6. Variations on a Welsh Melody (arr William Rimmer) 7. GOD SAVE THE QUEEN ___________________________________________________________________________________ MUSIC HISTORY MY GRANDFATHER’S CLOCK Written in 1876 by Henry Clay Work who also wrote “Marching through Georgia”. Grandfather’s Clock was inspired by a clock the composer saw in a Piercebridge Hotel and it has become a standard Euphonium Solo for many Brass Bands. It was a firm favourite on Childrens Radio programmes when it was sung by the Radio Revellers in the UK. The song has also inspired a 1963 episode of the TV series The Twilight Zone called “Ninety Years without Slumbering”. Between 1962 to 1968, Fisher Price produced a toy clock with clock like ticking based on the song and in 1994 a plastic version with a mouse on the side was produced.

The Oxford English Dictionary also attributes the naming of a Longcase Clock as the Grandfather’s Clock to the Song. In 1966 an “Air and Variations on the theme of Grandfather’s Clock” was composed by George Doughty for Brass Band and which was later re arranged for Piano Accompanist by Drake Rimmer. This was George’s first composition for a Soloist and brass band and was recorded for the first time by John Clough on euphonium with the Black Dyke Mills Band (Conductor Roy Newsome) on the 1968 Pye Golden Guinea Popular Series LP “The Champions” (Mono GGL 0410). ___________________________________________________________________________________ CONCERT – Middlewich British Legion (Paid £55) CONCERT – Stevenage (Paid £120) CONCERT – York Centennial Celebrations / Festival / BBC (Paid £165) CONCERT – York Minster. MEN O’ BRASS (Morris Motors, Fairey and Fodens) The band played YORK Minster in celebration of the cities foundation by Quintus Cerealis of the Ninth Legion of Romans. 26 June 1971 CONCERT – Highley (Nr Kidderminster, Midlands) (Paid £80) 27 June 1971 CONCERT – Liverpool (Paid £70) 4 July 1971 CONCERT – Buxton (Paid £65) 18 July 1971 CONCERT – Morecambe (Paid £80) 12 Aug 1971 CONCERT – Connahs Quay (Paid £75) 16 Aug 1971 CONCERT – New Brighton (Paid £95) 21 Aug 1971 CONCERT – Rists (Staffordshire) (Paid £70) 22 Aug 1971 CONCERT – Fleetwood (Paid £75) 29 Aug 1971 CONCERT – Newcastle Under Lyme (Paid £60) 4 Sept 1971 COMPETITION – “British Open Championships”, Belle Vue, Manchester. Test Piece “Festival Music” by Eric Ball Conductor for Fodens Rex Mortimer FIRST Yorkshire Imperial SECOND Black Dyke Mills THIRD Grimethorpe Colliery UNPLACED Fodens Motor Works Band 5 Sept 1971 MEN O’ BRASS - Belle Vue (Paid £85) (Sunday) (see above) MASSED BANDS (Men O’ Brass) The Concert featured the Massed bands of Morris Motors Band, The Fairey Band, Fodens Motor Works Band conductor Harry Mortimer. The concert also included Madge Stephens (Soprano) Compere Ian Wallace (Bass Baitone and BBC Celebrity) With Pianist Miss Nancy Harris 9 Sept 1971 CONCERT – Frodsham (Paid £80) 10 Sept 1971 COLIN CRANSON INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT On the date of Colin and Brenda’s Wedding anniversary. They decided to go to the White Lion at Weston. However as they were driving back through Haslington a car hit them head on. Colin was badly injured and his wife Brenda was in a coma for a while. Colin’s lip and face were badly damaged and it wasn’t until the 11 January of 1972 that he was able to return to playing with the band. Jim McDean came out of retirement to cover for Colin on Euphonium while he recovered. (24 Nov 1971) The band signing in book however has Colin attending the rehearsals during this time period. 11 Sept 1971 CONCERT – Town Hall, Huddersfield (Paid £80) 12 Sept 1971 CONCERT – Buxton (Paid £75) 18 Sept 1971 CONCERT – Ashbourne (Paid £75) 19 Sept 1971 CONCERT – Tunstall (Paid £75) 23 Sept 1971 Bob Dean (Robert Dean - Solo Cornet) joined the band for his first rehearsal. ___________________________________________________________________________________ 27 May 1971 12 June 1971 19 June 1971

BOB DEAN BIOGRAPHY (Robert Dean) Solo Cornet. Born in Liverpool in 1933 Bob played under James Scott at the Camel Lairds Band in the 1960’s before joining Foden’s in September 1971. In the late 1970’s Bob left Foden’s to conduct the Edge Hill (British Rail) band and it was in this role that he was contacted by Denis Carr a producer at the BBC asking him if he would be prepared to present a six week programme of Brass Band music. The programme was called “Sounds of Brass” on BBC Radio Merseyside a job he continued to do for 14 years. He produced over 500 shows (Celebrated on a Thursday 12 November) and was nominated for a Broadcasting Award in the 1983 Rediffusion Radio Awrds (Now the Sony Radio Awards) on the 25 March at the London Hilton. Bob was also the Head of Brass with Liverpool Education. He died on the 16th February 2013 just a few days before he was due to attend a Patrons Concert. ___________________________________________________________________________________ CONCERT – Knutsford (Paid £70) Raymond Chadwick (Cornet) left the band. (26 Apr 1970 to 27 Sept 1971) MEN O’ BRASS (Morris Motors, Fairey and Fodens) Free Trade Hall, Manchester (Paid £80) In aid of Toc H Leukaemia Fund. 3 Oct 1971 MEN O’ BRASS (Morris Motors, Fairey and Fodens) Civic Hall, Wolverhampton (Paid £85) ___________________________________________________________________________________ NATIONAL NEWS 9 Oct 1971 COMPETITION – “National Championships”, Royal Albert Hall, London Test Piece “Le Roi D’Ys” by Lalo arr Frank Wright Conductor RESULTS FIRST Wyngates Temperance SECOND City of Coventry THIRD Cory Fodens Motor Works Band came Failed to Qualify for the event. ___________________________________________________________________________________ 9 Oct 1971 CONCERT – London MASSED BANDS (Paid £285) 10 Oct 1971 CONCERT – Hartshill (Paid £75) 16 Oct 1971 MEN O’ BRASS (Morris Motors, Fairey and Fodens) St George’s Hall, Blackburn (Paid £75) In aid of Toc H Leukaemia Fund. 17 Oct 1971 CONCERT – Sandbach School (Paid Gratis) 18 Oct 1971 BROADCAST on BBC Radio 3 at 5.45pm “Bandstand” Men O Brass with The Fodens Motor Works Band BMC Concert Band Fairey Band Conducted by Harry Mortimer. 1. Holst Suite No 1 in E Flat 2. Gordon Jacob York Symphony (First performance commissioned by the British Federation of Brass bands) 21 Oct 1971 BBC (Paid £88) 23 Oct 1971 CONCERT – New Mills (Paid £70) 26 Oct 1971 Ted Gray (Edward Gray), Cornet, left the band to concentrate on conducting other band including the Royal Doulton Band in Staffordshire. (5 Apr 1948 to 26 Oct 1971) 29 Oct 1971 CONCERT – St Helens (Paid £70) 30 Oct 1971 CONCERT – Worksworth (Paid £70) 31 Oct 1971 MEN O’ BRASS (Morris Motors, Fairey and Fodens) King’s Hall, Derby (Paid £85) 4 Nov 1971 CONCERT – Barrton (Paid £65) 6 Nov 1971 CONCERT – Audley (Paid £65) 7 Nov 1971 CONCERT – Treharris (Mid Glamorgan, South Wales) (Paid £165) 10 -14 Nov 1971 Ron Bobs (Baritone) left the band. Last entry in band signing in book 10 Nov 26 Sept 1971 27 Sept 1971 2 Oct 1971

with the next entry being the 24 November when he was absent from rehearsals. (25 Aug 1968 to 10 Nov 1971) 13 Nov 1971 CONCERT – Oswestry (Paid £94/5/0) 14 Nov 1971 CONCERT – Crewe (Lyceum Crewe) CREWE THEATRE with Crewe and District Male Voice Choir. Presented by Crewe Lions Association. (Paid £55) 17 Nov 1971 CONCERT – Bispham (Paid £85) 19 Nov 1971 CONCERT – Lymn (Paid £65) 21 Nov 1971 CONCERT – Worsley (Paid £70) 24 Nov 1971 Jim McDean (Euphonium / Solo Baritone -15 Jan 1948 to 6 Apr 1970) Rejoined the band to cover for Colin Cranson who had been involved in a Car accident. (24 Nov 1971 to 17 Aug 1972) see 10 Sept 1971. 27 Nov 1971 CONCERT – Stroud (Paid £115) 28 Nov 1971 CONCERT – Nantwich (Paid £65) ___________________________________________________________________________________ 28 November 1971 GRANADA BAND OF THE YEAR CONTEST Presented in association with Novello Ltd and Belle Vue Ltd the first Autumn competition was held at1pm on Sunday the 28 November 1971 at Belle Vue. The competition included the Top Ten Bands. ___________________________________________________________________________________ 5 Dec 1971 MEN O’ BRASS (Morris Motors, Fairey and Fodens) Victoria Hall, Hanley (Paid £75) 11 Dec 1971 CONCERT – Shaw (Paid £60) 12 Dec 1971 CONCERT – Lawton (Paid £50) 15 Dec 1971 CONCERT – Northwich (Paid £89/5/0) 17 Dec 1971 CONCERT – Altrincham (Paid £70) 18 Dec 1971 CONCERT – Bolton (Paid £75) ###################################################################################

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CONDUCTOR Rex Mortimer SECRETARY A. M. George c/o Foden’s Ltd. ################################################################################### (1971 see below) In 1971 redundancies at Cammell Lairds the ship builders they took the view that their band was not needed and discontinued it along with Rex Mortimer’s services as conductor. This meant that a number of good players were now available to fill some of the gaps left in Fodens Band. Among these band members was 19 year old Alan Brotherston (Born in Scotland) who had played with the Galashields band before moving to the ship builders under James Scott in 1969. Trevor Halliwell who had been principal cornet with Wingates joined Fodens as Assistant Principal Cornet just in time to help the band get to Belle Vue. 4 Jan 1972 Alan Brotherston (Solo Cornet) joined the band taking over from Ted Gray. (1 Jan 1972 to 1981) 4 Jan 1972 Trevor Halliwell (Cornet) joined the band. (4 Jan 1972 to 28 Nov 1973) 15 Jan 1972 CONCERT – Barnsley (Paid £80) 19 Jan 1972 CONCERT – Rotherham (Less 12 ½ % Commission) (Paid £120) 21 Jan 1972 CONCERT – St Helens (Paid £75) 22 Jan 1972 CONCERT – Barnsley (Paid £80) 17 Feb 1972 MEN O’ BRASS (Morris Motors, Fairey and Fodens) (or 13 Feb) Oakengates (Paid £85) (Or Dates refer to an advert in the Open Championship programme) 18 Feb 1972 MEN O’ BRASS (Morris Motors, Fairey and Fodens) (or 20 Feb) De Montfort Hall, Leicester (Paid £95) (Or Dates refer to an advert in the Open Championship programme) 21 Feb 1972 BBC (Paid £88) 2 Mar 1972 CREWE THEATRE (Lyceum Crewe) – (Paid £85) According to the Foden band diary the band played the theatre on the 2 March 1972,

however the play “So What About Love” was on at the time so it may have been a Sunday Concert. (Date not in the Crewe Chronicle) 6 Mar 1972 BROADCAST on BBC Radio 3 at 5.35pm “Bandstand” The Fodens Motor Works Band Conducted by Rex Mortimer. Music by Denis Wright and Ireland. Joseph Hero vitz’s Sinfonietta (First Broadcast performance) 11 Mar 1972 CONCERT – Rochdale (Paid £70) 20 Mar 1972 CONCERT – Huddersfield (Paid £85) ___________________________________________________________________________________ NATIONAL NEWS 26 Mar 1972 COMPETITION – “Regional Championship, North West”, Public Hall, Preston. Test Piece “Concert Overture for Brass Band” by Vilem Tausky FIRST Besses O’ Th’ Barn SECOND Rochdale Band THIRD Hoggarth’s Fodens Motor Works Band didn’t take part. ___________________________________________________________________________________ 27 Mar 1972 CONCERT – Romley (Paid £70) 1 Apr 1972 CONCERT – Cleator Moor (Nr Whitehaven, Cumbria) (Paid £150) 4 Apr 1972 CONCERT – Clitheroe (Paid £90) 5 Apr 1972 CONCERT – Poulton Le Filde (Paid £85) 6 Apr 1972 CONCERT – Whitchurch (Paid £85) 15 Apr 1972 CONCERT – Skipton (Paid £85) 25 Apr 1972 Peter J Christian (Solo Baritone) joined the band for his first rehearsal. (see below) (25 Apr 1972 to 1977+) 25 Apr 1972 CONCERT – Weaverham (Paid £70) 2 May 1972 CONCERT – Swindon (Paid £70) 6 May 1972 MEN O’ BRASS (Morris Motors, Fairey and Fodens) (or 7 May) Civic Hall, Wolverhampton Fate (Paid £85) (Or Dates refer to an advert in the Open Championship programme) 13 May 1972 CONCERT – Newcastle (Paid £70) 24 May 1972 CONCERT – Hanley (Paid £75) 17 June 1972 CONCERT – Ashton Under Lyme (Paid £85) 20 June 1972 CONCERT – Stevenage (Paid £130) 27 June 1972 CONCERT – Fleetwood (Paid £85) 1 July 1972 CONCERT – Highley (Nr Kidderminster, Midlands) (Paid £80) 10 July 1972 CONCERT – Morecambe (Paid £85) 15 July 1972 CONCERT – Rossett (Nr Wrexham) (Paid £45) 20 July 1972 CONCERT – Ilkeston (Paid £75) 24 July 1972 CONCERT – New Brighton (Paid £90) 25 July 1972 LP RECORDING - E.M.I. Recording (Paid £225) 1 Aug 1972 CONCERT – Newcastle Under Lyme (Paid £70) 2 Aug 1972 CONCERT – Burslem (Paid £75) 20 Aug 1972 CONCERT – Buxton (Paid £75) 2 Sept 1972 COMPETITION – “British Open Championships”, Belle Vue, Manchester. Test Piece “Sovereign Heritage” by Jack Beaver Conductor for Fodens Rex Mortimer FIRST Black Dyke Mills SECOND Carlton Main Frickley Colliery THIRD Cory FOURTH Grimethorpe Colliery FIFTH Fodens Motor Works Band ___________________________________________________________________________________ CONCERT WITHOUT FODENS 3 Sept 1972 CONCERT at Kings Hall, Belle Vue (see above) MASSED BANDS The Concert featured the Massed bands of

City of Coventry The Fairey Band, Wingates Temprence Yorkshire Imperial Metals conductor Harry Mortimer. Including Madge Stephens (Soprano) Compere Ian Wallace (Bass Baitone and BBC Celebrity) With Pianist Miss Nancy Harris ___________________________________________________________________________________ 3 September 1972 GRANADA BAND OF THE YEAR CONTEST The Granada TV Band of the Year Festival was held at 1pm on Sunday 3 Sept 1972 at Belle Vue. The competition included the Top Ten Bands. ___________________________________________________________________________________ 12 Sept 1972 MEN O’ BRASS (City of Coventry, Fairey and Fodens) (or 9 Sept) Town Hall, Huddersfield (Paid £80) The MEN O’ BRASS LTD were advertised as being at 50 Ladbroke Grove, London W11 Telephone 01-2291129 (Or Dates refer to an advert in the Open Championship programme) 14 Sept 1972 CONCERT – Crewe Theatre (Paid £55) (Lyceum Crewe) 23 Sept 1972 CONCERT – Macclesfield (Paid £70) 2 Oct 1972 MEN O’ BRASS (City of Coventry, Fairey and Fodens) (or 18 Sept) Bedworth (Paid £80) (Or Dates refer to an advert in the Open Championship programme) 5 Oct 1972 MEN O’ BRASS (City of Coventry, Fairey and Fodens) (or 7 Oct) Free Trade Hall Manchester (Paid £80) In aid of Toc H Leukaemia Fund. (Or Dates refer to an advert in the Open Championship programme) 6 Oct 1972 MEN O’ BRASS (City of Coventry, Fairey and Fodens) (or 1 or 2 Oct) Civic Hall, Wolverhampton (Paid £90) (Or Dates refer to an advert in the Open Championship programme) 8 Oct 1972 CONCERT – Hartford (Nr Northwich) (Paid £75) 14 Oct 1972 COMPETITION – “National Championships”, Royal Albert Hall, London Test Piece “A Kensington Concerto” by Eric Ball. Conductor Rex Mortimer. RESULTS FIRST Black Dyke Mills SECOND G.U.S. THIRD Grimethorpe Colliery Fodens Motor Works Band came 19th 19 Oct 1972 MEN O’ BRASS (City of Coventry, Fairey and Fodens) (or 21 Oct) St George’s Hall, Blackburn (Paid £80) In aid of Toc H Leukaemia Fund. 28 Oct 1972 CONCERT – Steela (Paid £95) 29 Oct 1972 MEN O’ BRASS (City of Coventry, Fairey and Fodens) Kings Hall, Derby (Paid £85) 4 Nov 1972 CONCERT – Stroud (Paid £115) 5 Nov 1972 LP RECORDING - Belle Vue MEN O’ BRASS (Paid £105) The MEN O’ BRASS, recorded SOUSA MARCHES (EMI Studio 2- TWO3385) at the New Elizabethan Ballroom at Belle Vue with Harry Mortimer conducting. 8 Nov 1972 K Brotherston (3rd Cornet) joined the band for his first rehearsal. (8 Nov 1972 to 1 May 1974) 15 Nov 1972 CONCERT – Esda (Paid £75) 19 Nov 1972 MEN O’ BRASS (City of Coventry, Fairey and Fodens) Victoria Hall, Hanley (Paid £75) 20 Nov 1972 CONCERT – Lymm (Paid £75) 27 Nov 1972 CONCERT – ANNABELS – London (Night Club) (Paid £500) Rex Mortimer was asked if the band would play at a Nightclub called “Annabel’s” in Berkeley Square in London. Thinking it was a sleaze club Rex would only agree if he was able to check out the venue for himself, so the management agreed to invite him to see their club. Having approved the venue the band went on to perform a

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successful concert so much so that they were invited back shortly after to do another evening. The entertainment also included performances from Georgie Fame and Alan Price, using arrangements written by Peter Skellern to be accompanied by Fodens. It is possible that Peter Skellern was also at the concert however Granville Jennings A member of the band at the time doesn’t recall him being there. Peter Skellern went on to use the Grimethorpe Colliery Band for “You’re a Lady” and other hits. The band were paid £500 for the 1972 appearance. The band were asked back to the club the following year (see 4 June 1973). (EXTRA INFO - On the 4 June 1963 “Annabel’s” nightclub opened its doors for the first time.) CONCERT – Shaw (Paid £60) CONCERT – St Helens (Paid £75) CONCERT – Nantwich (Paid £75) CONCERT – Bolton (Paid £85) CONCERT – Sunderland (Paid £200) CONCERT – Ashton under Lyne (Paid £80) CONCERT – Wythernshawe (Paid £80)

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1973

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CONDUCTOR Rex Mortimer SECRETARY Rex Mortimer c/o Foden’s Ltd. BANDMASTER Edward Gray ################################################################################### ___________________________________________________________________________________ COMPANY NEWS 1973 Foden Motor Works desperate to gain back it position in the market decided despite the poor sales of trucks, to build a new £5 million assembly plant making it the most modern in Europe. It was opened in the Summer of 1973. 1973 Foden Motor Works received an order from the British Army for £18 Million pounds worth of trucks. ___________________________________________________________________________________ 7 Jan 1973 CONCERT – Home Guard Reunion - Sandbach (Paid Gratis) (see 8 Jan 1971) 8 Jan 1973 Raymond Rose (B Flat Bass) joined the band for his first rehearsal. 8 Jan 1973 Jack Millington (B Flat Bass) left the band. (14 Jan 1954 to 8 Jan 1973 / Rejoined 1977? to 4 Sept 1982) 12 Jan 1973 BBC (Paid £110) 20 Jan 1973 BROADCAST on BBC Radio 2 at 6pm “Brass Strings and Other Things” Introduced by Jimmy Kingsbury, Producer Allan Giles The Fodens Motor Works Band Conducted by Rex Mortimer. With the BBC Northern Ireland Orchestra 20 Jan 1973 CONCERT – Butt Lane, Crewe (Paid £65) 22 Jan 1973 CONCERT – Clitheroe (Paid £90) 28 Jan 1973 CONCERT – Cranage (Nr Sandbach) (Paid £55) 4 Feb 1973 MEN O’ BRASS (City of Coventry, Fairey and Fodens) City Hall, Sheffield (Paid £90) 11 Feb 1973 CONCERT – Skipton (Paid £90) 18 Feb 1973 MEN O’ BRASS (City of Coventry, Fairey and Fodens) De Montfort Hall, Leicester (Paid £95) 25 Feb 1973 CONCERT – Worsley, Manchester (Paid £75) 3 Mar 1973 CONCERT – Welwyn (Paid £150) 10 Mar 1973 CONCERT – Town Hall, Walsall (Paid £95) “Brass in Concert” Presented by Brownhills and District Ladies Circle

11 Mar 1973 17 Mar 1973

17 Mar 1973 (see above) 17 Mar 1973 (See above) 19 Mar 1973 24 Mar 1973 25 Mar 1973 30 Mar 1973 31 Mar 1973 (or 1 Apr) 6 Apr 1973 7 Apr 1973

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in aid of Locally Mentally Handicapped Children. With Clifford Parkes (Bass – Covent Garden Opera Company) and Organist John Langford. 1. BB and CF (Hume) 2. Overture La Gazza Ladra (Rosssini) 3. Not for Vengeance (Mozart) Song 4. Simon the Cellarer (J.L. Hatton) Song 5. Trumpet Voluntary (Purcell) Band and Organ 6. Jesu Joy of Man’s Desiring (Bach) 7. Some Enchanted Evening (Richard Rodgers) 8. The Lost Chord (Sullivan) 9. Morning Papers (Strauss) 10. Slavonic Rhapsodie (Friedemann) INTERVAL 1. Student Prince (Sigmund Romberg) 2. Cornet Carillon (Ronald Binge) 3. When the Saints Come Marching In (arr Langford) 4. The Floral Dance (Moss) Song 5. Non Piu Andrai (Mozart) Song 6. The Wedding (Prieto) Euphonium Solo 7. Finlandia (Sibelius) Band and Organ 8. Song of the Flea (Moussorgsky) Song 9. Ol’ Man River (Kern) Song 10. Sullivan Operas Excerpts (arr Wright) CONCERT – Whitworth (Nr Rochdale, Lancashire) (Paid £100) COMPETITION – “Regional Championship, North West”, Guild Hall, Preston. Test Piece (Not on 4 Bars Rest Website) Conductor for Fodens Unknown FIRST (Not on 4 Bars rest website) SECOND (As above) THIRD (As above) The Band book gives the band playing in Preston on this date with the band being paid presumably for a concert after the main event. Fodens Motor Works Band (Paid £100) The MEN O’ BRASS (City of Coventry, Fairey and Fodens) Were booked for the Town Hall, Birmingham on this date according to an advert in the 1972 Open Championship programme. CONCERT – Warren C Club (Paid £85) CONCERT – Middlesbrough (Paid £200) CONCERT – Chester (Paid £95) CONCERT – Hattesley (Paid £85) MEN O’ BRASS (City of Coventry, Fairey and Fodens) Oakengates (Paid £100) CONCERT – Crewe (Paid £70) CONCERT – Cranage (Nr Sandbach) (Paid £70) Final Concert in the First Holmes Chapel Music Society Season. Conductor for the concert was Rex Mortimer. The venue was the Cranage Hall Hospital (Since been knocked down) which had a revolving stage, ordinary stage and a theatre organ among its facilities. The concert opened with the Introduction to Act 3 of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner. 2. The Thieving Magpie (Gioachino Rossini) 3. Ida and Dot (F.H. Losey) Duet by Alan Brotherstone and Tony Goddard. At the end of the concert the final piece should have been the Tone Poem “Finlandia” by Sibelius however the show finished with a request. Rumour has it that the band had forgotten to bring the music for Finlandia. With Rex no longer with us we shall never know. (From a report by Peter Fletcher in the 2009 Fanfare – Patron’s Newsletter) CONCERT – Whitchurch (Paid £90) CONCERT – Weaverham (Nr Northwich) (Paid £80)

CONCERT – Ellesmere Port (Paid £85) MEN O’ BRASS (City of Coventry, Fairey and Fodens) Civic Hall, Wolverhampton Fate (Paid £110) 12 May 1973 CONCERT – Barrow (Paid £150) 14 May 1973 CONCERT – Hanley – Chatfields (Paid £85) 15 May 1973 BBC (Paid £100) 19 May 1973 MEN O’ BRASS (City of Coventry, Fairey and Fodens) Free Trade Hall, Manchester (Paid £90) 4 June 1973 BROADCAST on BBC Radio 3 at 5.15pm “A Century of Brass” Programme 1 of 4 (Pre-recorded) Harry Mortimer traces the development of Brass Band Music over the last 100 years. Including The Fodens Motor Works Band Conducted by Rex Mortimer. 4 June 1973 ANNABELLS Nightclub, London (Paid £825) CONCERT at the Nightclub called “Annabel’s” in Berkeley Square in London. After the success of the show last year they band was booked again for this venue. The band were paid £825 for the 1973 appearance, £325 more than last year. 10 June 1973 CONCERT – Stowe School (Paid £150) 17 June 1973 CONCERT – Buxton (Paid £85) 24 June 1973 CONCERT – Chester (Paid £95) 1 July 1973 CONCERT – Fleetwood (Paid £95) 8 July1973 CONCERT – Newcastle Under Lyme (Paid £80) 16 July 1973 BROADCAST on BBC Radio 3 at 5.15pm “A Century of Brass” Programme 4 of 4 (Pre-recorded) Harry Mortimer traces the development of Brass Band Music over the last 100 years. Including The Fodens Motor Works Band Conducted by Rex Mortimer. 20 July 1973 CONCERT – Warmingham (Nr Sandbach) (Paid £55) 22 July 1973 CONCERT – New Brighton (Paid £90) 27 July 1973 Tony Goddard (Cornet / Librarian) joined the band for his first rehearsal. (27 July 1973 to 1983) 26 Aug 1973 CONCERT – Morecambe (Paid £85) 1 Sept 1973 COMPETITION – “British Open Championships”, Belle Vue, Manchester. Test Piece “The Accursed Huntsman” by Cesar Franck arr Edrich Siebert Conductor for Fodens Rex Mortimer FIRST Black Dyke Mills (197 Points) SECOND Grimethorpe Colliery (195 Points) THIRD Brighouse and Rastrick (193 Points) FOURTH Yorkshire Imperial Metals (192 Points) FIFTH Hammonds Sauce Works (191 Points) SIXTH Stanshawe (190 Points) UNPLACED Fodens Motor Works Band ___________________________________________________________________________________ CONCERT WITHOUT FODENS 2 Sept 1973 CONCERT at Kings Hall, Belle Vue (see above) MASSED BANDS The Concert featured the Massed bands of Brighouse and Rastrick Grimethorpe Colliery Band Hammonds Sauce Works Yorkshire Imperial Metals conductor Harry Mortimer. Including Madge Stephens (Soprano) Compere Jimmy Kingsbury with John Hanson (Singer) With Pianist Miss Nancy Harris ___________________________________________________________________________________ 8 Sept 1973 MEN O’ BRASS (City of Coventry, Fairey and Fodens) 5 May 1973 6 May 1973

13 Sept 1973 16 Sept 1973 26 Sept 1973

Huddersfield (Paid £100) MEN O’ BRASS (City of Coventry, Fairey and Fodens) Colston Hall, Bristol (Paid £160) CONCERT – Congleton (Paid £85) Howard Dale (Cornet) left the band. (22 Mar 1971 to 26 Sept 1973)

___________________________________________________________________________________ NATIONAL NEWS 6 Oct 1973 COMPETITION – “National Championships”, Royal Albert Hall, London Test Piece “Freedom” by Hurbert Bath. RESULTS FIRST Brighouse and Rastrick SECOND CWS (Manchester) THIRD Black Dyke Mills Fodens Motor Works Band Failed to Qualify. Fairey Aviation and Morris Motors also failed to take part in this year’s final and as you can see below joined together for a MEN O’ BRASS Concert at Manchester. ___________________________________________________________________________________ 6 Oct 1973

7 Oct 1973 12 Oct 1973 13 Oct 1973 20 Oct 1973 21 Oct 1973 3 Nov 1973 4 Nov 1973 11 Nov 1973 25 Nov 1973 28 Nov 1973 9 Dec 1973 11 Dec 1973 13 Dec 1973 16 Dec 1973 20 Dec 1973 Dec 1973

MEN O’ BRASS (City of Coventry, Fairey and Fodens) Free Trade Hall, Manchester (Paid £100) (see above – 6 Oct 1973 National Championships) MEN O’ BRASS (City of Coventry, Fairey and Fodens) Wolverhampton (Paid £120) MEN O’ BRASS (City of Coventry, Fairey and Fodens) Bedworth (Nr Coventry) (Paid £110) CONCERT – Blackburn (Paid £100) CONCERT – Crosby (Paid £110) CONCERT – Bentley (Nr Doncaster) (Paid £100) CONCERT – Stroud (Paid £114) CONCERT – Derby (Paid £125) CONCERT – Sandbach (Paid Gratis) MEN O’ BRASS (City of Coventry, Fairey and Fodens) Hanley (Paid £105) Trevor Halliwell (Cornet) left the band. (4 Jan 1972 to 28 Nov 1973) CONCERT – Nantwich (Paid £75) CONCERT – Altrincham (Paid £85) CONCERT – Wythenshawe (Paid £85) CONCERT – Nelson (Paid £90) CONCERT – Bolton (Paid £90) BAND MEMBERS (in order from the Band Signing in Book – Instrument Loans) INSTRUMENT PLAYER LOAN INSTRUMENT Conductor Rex Mortimer Soprano Cornet Granville Jennings 3110321 (New Sept 1962) Principal Cornet Alan Brotherston Cornet 352396 (New Aug 1966) Cornet 543563 Besson ECHO CORNET Cornet Desmond Thomas Cornet 127177 Cornet Trevor Halliwell Own Cornet 486251 Cornet Bob / Robert Dean Cornet 329405 Cornet Geoff Whiston Cornet 127184 Flugel Sid Garratt Flugel 127882 Cornet George Bailey Cornet 127172 (New Aug 1966) Cornet Frank Hughes Own Cornet 140504 Cornet David Moulton Cornet 125341 Cornet Howard Dale Cornet 370198 Cornet K Brotherston Cornet 352396 Tenor Horn Raymond Gaskell Horn 129477 Tenor Horn Roy Sparkes (Moved) Horn 124617 Tenor Horn Rodney Booth (Moved) Horn 539002 Baritone Peter J Christian Baritone 128847

Baritone Euphonium Euphonium Trombone Trombone Bass Trombone Bb Bass Bb Bass Eb Bass Eb Bass Percussion

Arthur Webb Jnr Colin Cranson Arthur Mullock Arthur English Wynford Barrett David Richards Edward / Ted Swindles Raymond Rose Edgar Spurr Geoff Wynes Walter Illingworth

Baritone 122560 (Replated 1951) Euphonium 1251700 Euphonium 76355 Trombone 345688 Trombone HP291571 Bass Trombone 473554 (New) Bb Bass 127500 Bb Bass 124685 Eb Bass 124075 (Replated 1950) Eb Bass 124049

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1974

FODEN’S MOTOR WORKS BAND

Conductor Rex Mortimer. Musical Advisor Harry Mortimer. ################################################################################### 12 Jan 1974 CONCERT - Buxton (Paid £90) 20 Jan 1974 CONCERT - Dewsbury (Paid £110) 29 Jan 1974 PYE Recording (Paid £300) (Recording session for the LP “The Foden Sound” Pye GSGL10511) 3 Feb 1974 CONCERT – Town Hall, Todmorden (Nr Halifax) (Paid £100) 1. Dambusters (Eric Coates) 2. Barber of Saville (Gioachino Rossini) 3. Alpine Echoes (Windsor) Solo Cornet Alan Brotherston 4. Skaters Waltz (Waldteufel) 5. Items in Contrast a. Whispering Brass (Haysom) b. Pixie’s Parade (Le Duc) 6. Tchaikovsky Selection (arr William Rimmer) INTERVAL 1. Ballet Music - Coppelia (Delibes) 2. Invincible (H. Scott) Euphonium Solo Colin Cranson 3. Student Prince Selection (Sigmund Romberg) 4. Where-eer-you-Walk (Handel) Solo Trombone Alex English 5. A lightning Switch (Alford) 6. Flying Squad (Hume) 7. National Anthem 10 Feb 1974 CONCERT - Winsford (Paid £100) 14 Feb 1974 CONCERT - Chester (Paid £95) Mar 1974 COMPETITION – “Regional Championship, North West”, Guild Hall, Preston. Test Piece (Missing from 4 Bars Rest Website) Conductor for Fodens FIRST (Missing from 4 Bars Rest Website) SECOND (as above) THIRD (as above) Unknown Fodens Motor Works Band (Not in Top 2) 7 Mar 1974 Glenn Greenlees (Unkn) joined the band. (see below) (7 Mar 1974 to 1981+) 7 Mar 1974 CONCERT - Manchester (Paid £70) 14 Mar 1974 CONCERT - Silverdale (Staffordshire) (Paid £80) 17 Mar 1974 CONCERT - Nantwich (Paid £80) 21 Mar 1974 CONCERT - Walsall (Paid £105) 22 Mar 1974 CONCERT - Pensioners (Possibly in Sandbach) (Paid Gratis) 31 Mar 1974 CONCERT - Oakengates (Paid £125) 6 Apr 1974 CONCERT - Ansdell (Nr Lytham St Anne’s, Merseyside) (Paid £100)

At Ansdell Secondary School. 1. BB and CF (J Ord Hume) 2. Morning Noon and Night (Suppe) 3. The Golden Waltz (arr Winter) 4. Nightingale (Harold Moss) Cornet Solo Alan Brotherston 5. Nimrod (Edward Elgar) 6. Galopade (King Palmer arr Eric Ball) 7. Slavonic Rhapsody (Friedemann) INTERVAL 1. Ballet Russe (Luigini) 2. Invincible (H. Scott) Euphonium Solo Colin Cranson) 3. Desert Song (Sigmund Romberg) 4. Down the Vale (Moir) Trombone Solo Alex English 5. Lorelei (Nesvadba) 6. Excerpts from Sullivan’s Operas (arr Wright) 7. Deep Harmony (Duckworth) 17 Apr 1974 CONCERT - Huntington (Staffordshire?) (Paid Gratis) 25 Apr 1974 GRANADA TV (Paid £500) 27 Apr 1974 CONCERT - Chapel-a (Paid £95) 5 May 1974 CONCERT - Wolverhampton Fate (Paid £135) 7 May 1974 BBC (Paid £100) 11 May 1974 CONCERT - Rossett (Nr Wrexham) (Paid £110) 12 May 1974 PYE Records (Paid £210) Released in the Autumn of 1974, Fodens joined with the Northwich and District Festival Choir to release A CHRISTMAS OFFERING (Pye - Top Brass GSGL10514) with the title track being composed by John Golland (See 1975) It was probably recorded at this session for Pye records although the band diary does’t list the joint venture just the session. (see also 29 Jan 1974) A Christmas Prelude All on A Christmas Morning Christmas Offering Hark the Herald Angels Sing Carol of the Bells Sans Day Carol Jingle Bells Away in a Manger Hail to the Lord's Anointed Ring out wild Bells The Little Drummer Boy Mary had a Baby (Re issued in 1997 as BRASS BAND CHRISTMAS Castle Communications PLS CD260) 18 May 1974 MEN O BRASS CONCERT – Central Hall, Coventry (Paid £115) Foden’s, Fairey’s and City of Coventry 1. Introduction to Act 3 of Lohengrin (Wagner arr Denis Wright) 2. Overture – Light Cavalry (Suppe) 3. The Prince of Denmark’s March – Trumpet Voluntary (Jeromiah Clarke arr Bram Gay) 4. The Lost Chord (Sullivan arr Langford) 5. Cappricio Italian (Tchaikovsky) 6. Music from the TV Series a. Eye Level – Van der Valk (arr Norman Richardson0 b. The Onedin Line - Sparticus (Khachaturian) c. Tone Poem - Life Divine (Cyril Jenkins) INTERVAL 1. French Military March (Saint Seans arr W. B. Hargreaves) 2. Londonderry Air (arr Gordon Coleman) 3. Slavonic Rhapsody No 2 (Friedemann)

4. Grandfather’s Clock (George Doughty) Featuring Euphoniums 6. To A Wild Rose (Macdowell) 7. When the Saints Come Marching in (arr Gordon Langford) 8. Overture 1812 (Tchaikovsky arr Denis Wright) 9. Sundown – The Day Thou Gavest (arr Barsotti) 10. Fanfare and National Anthem 1 June 1974 CONCERT - Bridgemere (Nr Nantwich) (Paid £30) 8 June 1974 CONCERT - Stevenage (Paid £150) 9 June 1974 BROADCAST on BBC Radio 2 at 10.02pm “Brass Strings and Other Things” Introduced by Jimmy Kingsbury, Producer Allan Giles The Fodens Motor Works Band Conducted by Rex Mortimer. With the BBC Radio Orchestra 13 June 1974 CONCERT - Burntwood (Nr Litchfield, Staffordshire) (Paid £120) 15 June 1974 CONCERT - Berkswick (Paid £100) 16 June 1974 CONCERT - Aldwick (Paid £125) 30 June 1974 CONCERT - Fleetwood (Paid £95) 7 July 1974 CONCERT - Barrow (Paid £170) 21 July 1974 CONCERT - New Brighton (Paid £100) 17 Aug 1974 CONCERT - Stoke City (Paid Wages) 18 Aug 1974 CONCERT - Morecambe (Paid £95) 25 Aug 1974 CREWE THEATRE - SOUNDING BRASS AND VOICES (Lyceum Crewe) Incl; Foden’s Band and Crewe Male Voice Choir Proceeds from this concert went to Crewe Lions Club (Paid £55) 28 Aug 1974 Walter Illingworth (Drums / Xylophone) rejoined the band for the recording of The Foden Sound LP. (28 Aug 1974 to 6 Sept 1974) See also 8 Oct 1937 to 26 Mar 1970 (8 Oct 1937 to 26 Mar 1970 /Rejoined 28 Aug 1974 to 6 Sept 1974) 1 Sept 1974 CONCERT - Bentley (Nr Doncaster) (Paid £105) 5 Sept 1974 CONCERT - Frodsham (Paid £100) 6 Sept 1974 Walter Illingworth (Drums / Xylophone) left the band. (see above) 7 Sept 1974 COMPETITION – “British Open Championships”, Belle Vue, Manchester. Test Piece “James Cook – Circumnavigator” by Gilbert Vinter. Conductor for Fodens Rex Mortimer FIRST Black Dyke Mills SECOND Stanshawe THIRD GUS Footwear UNPLACED Fodens Motor Works Band ___________________________________________________________________________________ CONCERT WITHOUT FODENS 8 Sept 1974 CONCERT at Kings Hall, Belle Vue (see above) MASSED BANDS The Concert featured the Massed bands of City of Coventry C.W.S. (Manchester) Fairey conductor Harry Mortimer. Including Lois Malcom and the Boarshurst Silver Band (Brian Garside) Airborne Catherine Howells (Young Cornet Virtuoso) Compere Sam Mason ___________________________________________________________________________________ 14 Sept 1974 CONCERT - Bristol (Paid £200) With Dowty Boulton Paul Male Voice Choir. FODEN’S MOTOR WORKS BAND 1. Roll Away Bet (Hume) 2. Jenny Wren (Davies)

Solo Cornet Alan Brotherston MALE VOICE CHOIR a. Border Ballad (Cowen arr Rowley) b. Song of the Volga Boatman c. Pilgrims Choris - Tannhauser FODEN’S MOTOR WORKS BAND 3. New World Fantasy (arr Langford) 4. Invincible (H. Scott) Euphonium Solo Colin Cranson 5. Dream O Day Jill from Tom Jones (E German) Soprano Solo M Jones 6. One Fine Day – Madame Butterfly (Puccini) MALE VOICE CHOIR d. The Holy City (Sullivan) e. Sound Ye Trumpets BAND AND CHOIR 6. Rule Britannia (Thomas Arne arr Woodgate) INTERVAL MALE VOICE CHOIR a. Old Man River – Showboat b. Toreadors Song – Carmen FODEN’S MOTOR WORKS BAND 1. Overture – Forces of Destiny (Verdi) 2. Bird Songs at Eventide (Eric Coates) Soprano Solo M Jones 3. Pipes of Pan – Arcadians (Monckton) MALE VOICE CHOIR c. An Evening’s Pastoral d. The Lord’s Prayer FODEN’S MOTOR WORKS BAND 4. Angels Guard Thee (Godard) Trombone Solo Alex English 5. Finlandia (Sibelius) BAND AND CHOIR 6. March of the Peers – Iolanthe (Sullivan) 7. Jerusalem (Hubert Parry) 22 Sept 1974 CONCERT - Shifnal (Paid £45) 28 Sept 1974 CONCERT - Wrexham (Paid £110) 5 Oct 1974 CONCERT - Pwttheli (Paid £250) 6 Oct 1974 CONCERT - Wolverhampton (Paid £135) 9 Oct 1974 R Torkington? Joined the band (Unable to read name in Signing in Book) (9 Oct 1974 to 5 Feb 1975) 12 Oct 1974 CONCERT - Free Trade Hall Manchester (Paid £100) ___________________________________________________________________________________ NATIONAL NEWS 17 Oct 1974 COMPETITION – “National Championships”, Royal Albert Hall, London Test Piece “Fantasy for Brass Band” by Malcolm Arnold. Conductor RESULTS FIRST Cory SECOND Grimethorpe Colliery THIRD Black Dyke Mills Fodens Motor Works Band came UNPLACED (Failed to Qualify) ___________________________________________________________________________________ 18 Oct 1974 20 Oct 1974

CONCERT - Pensioners (Possibly Sandbach) (Paid Gratis) CONCERT - Mansfield (Paid £150) Organised by Mansfield District Council 1. Passing of the Regiments (Winter) 2. Barber of Saville (Gioachino Rossini) 3. Thoughts (Alford)

4. La Vienne Rose (or La Vie En Rose by Edrich Siebert arr Louiguy) Cornet Feature 5. Items in Contrast a. Handels Largo (arr Hume) b. Heykens Serenade (arr Mackenzie) 6. Capriccio Italien (Tchaikowsky) INTERVAL 1. Serenade Eine Kleine Nachtmusik (W.A. Mozart) 2. Intermezzo – Aisha (Lindsay) 3. (Musical) Bric-a-Brac (Lionel Monkton) 4. (Ballet Music) Pinapple Poll (Mackeras) 5. Rhythmic Skaters (Waldteufel arr S P Wood) 6. Death or Glory (Hall) 7. Hymn – Selected 8. National Anthem 27 Oct 1974 CONCERT - Sandbach PTA (Paid Gratis) 4 Nov 1974 CONCERT - Fodens (For the company) (Paid Gratis) 8 Nov 1974 CONCERT – Theatre Royal, St Helens (Paid £90) 1. Bombardier (Powell) 2. Ray Blas (Mendelesohnn) 3. Gold and Silver Waltz (Franz Lehar) 4. Hailstorm (William Rimmer) Solo Cornet Alan Brotherston 5. Nimrod (Edward Elgar) 6. Headless Horseman (Goodwin) 7. Romeo and Juliet (Gounod) INTERVAL 1. Ballet Russe (Luigini) 2. Grandfather’s Clock (George Doughty) Solo euphonium Colin Cranson 3. Perchance to Dream (Ivor Novello) 4. Where-err you Walk (Handel) Trombone Solo Alex English 5. Slavonic Rhapsodie (Friedemann) 6. March of the Peers from Iolanthe (Arthur Sullivan arr D Rimmer) 7. Beautiful Zion (arr Hughes) 9 Nov 1974 CONCERT - Heanor (Nr Nottingham) (Paid £120) 17 Nov 1974 CONCERT - Telford (Paid £110) 23 Nov 1974 CONCERT - Stroud (Paid £125) 24 Nov 1974 CONCERT - Derby (Paid £125) ___________________________________________________________________________________ COMPANY NEWS November 1974 Fodens Motor Works were again having difficulties. Not even the contract to fit out the Army with new trucks stopped the Bank from pulling the carpet from under them asking for the company to pay off its debts. ___________________________________________________________________________________ 1 Dec 1974 CONCERT – Pavilion Gardens, Buxton (Paid £100) Combined Bands with the Fairey Band (Kenneth Dennison) and Foden’s (Rex Mortimer) Conducted by Harry Mortimer 1. March The Padstow Lifeboat (Malcolm Arnold) 2. Overture Orpheus in the Underworld (Offenbach) 3. Instrumental Showcase Tenor Horns – Air on a G String (Bach arr Eric Ball) Cornets – The Three Trumpeteers (Agostini) Cornets – Cornet Carillon (Ronald Binge) 4. Waltz Espana (Chabrier / Waldteufel) 5. Whispering Brass (Peter Haysom) 6. Excerpts from H.M.S. Pinafore (Sullivan arr Seymour) 7. Tone Poem – Lorenzo (Thomas Keighley)

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INTERVAL 1. Our Boys will Shine Tonight (Trad arr Langford) 2. Overture the Force of Destiny (Verdi arr Frank Wright) 3. Instrumental Showcase Trombones – Panis Angelicus (Cesar Franck) Trombones – 76 Trombones (Sandy Wilson) Euphoniums – Grandfather’s Clock (George Doughty) 4. A New World Fantasy (Gordon Langford) 5. Themes from the TV Shows (Arr Woodfield) 6. A Christmas Fantasy (Harold Scull arr Eric Ball) 7. The National Anthem CONCERT - Blackburn (Paid £100) CONCERT - Altrincham (Paid £90) CONCERT – Lydney Town Hall (Paid £200) The Bream Silver Band Presents “Sounding Brass and Voices” With The Woodberry Singers Compere Mr G Biggard FODEN’S MOTOR WORKS BAND 1. Bombardier (Powell) 2. Overture – Chal Romano (Ketelby) 3. The Golden Waltz (arr Winter) 4. Jenny Wren (Davies) Cornet Solo Alan Brotherston 5. Items in contrast a. The Long Day Closes (Arthur Sullivan) b. Mexican March (Barsotti) 6. Slavonic Rhapsodie (Friedemann) WOODBERRY SINGERS a. Christmas is Coming (arr Walford Davies) b. Mary had a Baby (Derek Hyde) c. Mary’s Boy Child (Jester Hairston) d. Melba Waltz (Mischa Spoliansky) e. This is my Lovely Day (Vivian Ellis) f. Meadley of Waltzes INTERVAL FODEN’S MOTOR WORKS BAND 1. Serenade – Eine Kleine Nachtmusik (Mozart) 2. La Belle Americaine (Hartmann) Euphonium Solo Colin Cranson 3. Selection – Desert Song (Sigmund Romberg) 4. Down the Vale (Moir) Trombone Solo Alex English 5. New World Fantasy (Gordon Langford) 6. Selection Tchaikowsky (arr William Rimmer) 7. National Anthem BBC (Paid £100) CONCERT - Northwich (Paid £105) BROADCAST on BBC Radio 3 at 4.55pm “Bandstand” The Fodens Motor Works Band Conducted by Rex Mortimer. Music Edward Gregson, March Prelude. Peter Yorke Overture; The Explorers Hughes An Autumn Song Keithley Tone Poem; Lorenzo During the year 1974 Harry Mortimer gave up his post as Musical Director with the band. BAND MEMBERS INSTRUMENT PLAYER

Conductor Rex Mortimer Principal Cornet Alan Brotherston Solo Cornet Anthony S Goddard (Tony Goddard) Solo Cornet Desmond Thomas Solo Cornet Robert Dean Solo Cornet Geoff Whiston Soprano Cornet Granville Jennings Repiano Cornet George Bailey 2nd Cornet Frank Hughes 3rd Cornet David Moulton 3rd Cornet K Brotherston Flugel Horn Sidney Garratt Solo Tenor Horn Raymond Gaskell 1st Tenor Horn Roy J Sparks 2nd Tenor Horn Rodney Booth Solo Baritone Peter J Christian 2nd Baritone Arthur Webb Jnr Solo Trombone Alex English 2nd Trombone Wynford Barrett Bass Trombone David Richards Solo Euphonium Colin Cranson 2nd Euphonium Arthur Mullock E Flat Bass Edgar Spurr E Flat Bass Geoff Wynes B Flat Bass Edward Swindles (Ted Swindles) B Flat Bass Raymond Rose Percussion Walter Illingworth (From LP “The Foden Sound” Pye GSGL10511) ################################################################################### BAND SIGNING IN BOOK From 1923 to 1974 every time a band member attended a rehearsal they were asked to log in. This way we can now look back and find out when members joined the band. The First entry was the 20 January 1923 with the final entry from March 1975. LIST OF NAMES INSTRUMENT NAME EXTRA DETAILS Conductor Rex Mortimer Principal Cornet Alan Brotherston Solo Trombone Alex English Solo Euphonium Colin Cranson Percussion Walter Illingworth LEFT 6 Sept 1974 Solo Cornet Anthony S Goddard (Tony Goddard) Solo Cornet Desmond Thomas Solo Cornet Geoff Whiston Flugel Horn Sidney Garratt Repiano Cornet George Bailey LEFT 29 Jan 1975 2nd Cornet Frank Hughes 3rd Cornet David Moulton Soprano Cornet Granville Jennings LEFT 8 Jan 1975 Solo Tenor Horn Raymond Gaskell 1st Tenor Horn Roy J Sparks 2nd Tenor Horn Rodney Booth Solo Baritone Peter J Christian 2nd Baritone Arthur Webb Jnr 2nd Euphonium Arthur Mullock 2nd Trombone Wynford Barrett Bass Trombone David Richards B Flat Bass Edward Swindles (Ted Swindles) B Flat Bass Raymond Rose E Flat Bass Geoff Wynes E Flat Bass Edgar Spurr

Solo Cornet Robert Dean NAMED ADDED AT BOTTOM OF LIST. Unknown G Greenless Unknown R Torkington ? Unknown B Wilding

(Joined 7 Mar 1974) (Joined 9 Oct 1974) (Joined 26 Feb 1975)

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1975

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Conductor Rex Mortimer / John Golland / James Scott ################################################################################### 8 Jan 1975

26 Jan 1975

29 Jan 1975 5 Feb 1975 16 Feb 1975

Granville Jennings (Solo Cornet) left the band. (2 Mar 1965 to 8 Jan 1975) Granville had left Fodens to join Ted Gray at the Royal Doulton Band. Between 1978 and 1990 Granville conducted the “Beresford Band” in Congleton. CONCERT – New Civic Hall, Radcliffe 1. Bramwyn (Carr) 2. Overture – Barber of Saville (Gioachino Rossini) 3. Estudiantina (Waldteufel) 4. Jenny Wren (Davis) Cornet Solo Alan Brotherston 5. New World Fantasy (Dvorak arr Gordon Langford) 6. Slavonic Rhapsodie (Friedemann) INTERVAL 1. Show Boat (Kern) 2. Grandfather’s Clock (George Doughty) Euphonium Solo Colin Cranson 3. Rhapsodie on Negro Spirituals (Ball) 4. Where-err you Walk (Handel) Trombone Solo Alex English 5. Rhythmic Skaters (Waldteufel arr S P Wood) 6. March Slav (Tchaikovsky) 7. NATIONAL ANTHEM George Bailey (Repiano Cornet) left the band. (16 Jan 1956 to 29 Jan 1975) R Torkington? left the band (Unable to read the name in Signing in Book) (9 Oct 1974 to 5 Feb 1975) MEN O’ BRASS De Montfort Hall, Leicester. (Fodens, Fairey and City of Coventry) Conducted by Harry Mortimer OBE With Michael Austin at the Organ. 1. War March of the Priests (with Organ) (Felix Mendelssohn) 2. Overture – Orpheus in the Underworld (Offenbach) 3. Minuet – Berenice (with Organ) (Handel) 4. Grandfather’s Clock (George Doughty) Featuring Euphoniums 5. Serenade (Drigo) Featuring Euphoniums 6. The Grenadiers (Waldteufel) 7. Lorenzo (Thomas Keighley) INTERVAL 1. Tune for a Ceremonial Occasion (With Organ) (Harold Scull) 2. The Force of Destiny (Verdi) 3. The Lost Chord (With Organ) (Sullivan arr Gordon Langford) Featuring Cornets 4. A New World Fantasy (arr Gordon Langford) Featuring Cornets 5. Unknown Xylophone Solo Nigel Thomas 6. Tricky Trombones (Jack Hellyer)

Featuring Trombones 7. Jesu Joy of man’s Desiring (with Organ) (Bach arr Seymour) MAN O BRASS with ORGAN 8. Tone Poem, Finlandia (Sibelius) 9. Now Thank we all our God (arr Siebert) 10. Fanfare and NATIONAL ANTHEM 26 Feb 1975 B Wilding (Unkn) joined the band for his first rehearsal. Early 1975 The Fodens Motor Works Band received an overdraft facility organised by Gwynneth Dunwoody the Crewe Labour MP from the Minister for Industry Tony Benn. The help offered was however not needed as private investors and financial institutions put enough money into the company to keep it going. 1975 The loss of jobs was still on the cards and many members of the company took early retirement. Rex Mortimer was also of the age of retirement and had to consider his position with the band and decided to take up the offer of early retirement after 48 year’s of service. 20 Apr 1975 CONCERT – Bentley Pavilion, Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council, Department of Amenities and Leisure Band Concerts. Conductor John Golland 1. Bramwyn (Carr) 2. Rosaminde (Schubert) 3. Shylock (Lear) Cornet Solo Alan Brotherston 4. West Side Story 5. Londonderry Air (arr Coleman) 6. Invincible (H. Scott) Euphonium Solo Colin Cranson 7. Eine Kleine Nachtsmusik (Mozart) INTERVAL 1. Scherzo (Boekel) 2. Pineapple Poll (Sulivan) 3. Taste of Honey 4. Emperor Waltz (Strauss) 5. Down the Vale (Moir) Solo Trombone Alex English 6. Ballet Music – Robert the Devil (Giacomo Meyerbeer) 7. Hymn 8. National Anthem After Apr 1975 With the retirement of Rex Mortimer the job of his replacement was sort after. It went to a new name in the band world John Golland a 32 year old from Lancashire who had studied at the Royal Northern Collage of Music and had composed “Christmas Offering” for the bands LP of the same name in 1974. John had the credentials to be in charge of the band however he just didn’t seem to gel with the band who lacked confidence in their conductor. As he was not quite what the band wanted his appointment was short lived and Allan Littlemore decided to let him go. ___________________________________________________________________________________

JOHN GOLLAND Biography. John Golland of Duckinfield, Cheshire was a full time musician and composer. He was also the director of various bands and lived at 35 Lismore Road, Duckinfield. Born in Ashton-under-Lyne near Manchester on the 13 September 1942. He lived for most of his life in Duckenfield. Educated at De La Salle College, Salford and then teacher training College in Oldham. John also studied part time at the Royal Northern College of Music under composition tutor Thomas Pitfield. In the 1960’s John played the Euphonium with the Stalybridge Band one of the instruments he played, including piano and violin. In 1970 John gave up full time School Teaching to concentrate on composing. John composed for various bands including “City of Chester Band”, “Fodens”, James shepherd Versatile Brass”, “The Adamsons Military Band”, “The Spillers Band (Nottingham)”, “Dubcross”, “Lees and Glodwick”, and “Boarshurst”.

As a conductor he went to Switzerland and composed many tunes for their bands as well as in the UK. Composing credits included music for the BBCTV series “Dear Ladies” starring Hinge and Bracket. John Dollans died on the 14 Apr 1997 aged 50 after a long illness. A celebration took place at the RNCM between the 14 and 23 April 1994 at various locations. 13 Apr 1997 DUCKENFIELD TOWN HALL Blue Plaque unveiling with Adamson’s Military Band and Chetham’s School of Music Orchestra With Hinge and Bracket. 13 Apr 1997 BOARSHURST BAND CLUB Lees and Glodwick Band (John’s last band) with Tony Creswell 14 Apr 1997 RNCM Manchester. Manchester Celebration Orchestra, Manchester Junior Schools Choir, Mancunian Winds, Manchester Youth Dance Theatre. Introduced by Allan Jones 16 Apr 1997 MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC, Denmark Road. Alison Wells (Soprano), John Turner (Recorder), Keith Swallow (Piano) 17 Apr 1997 RNCM Manchester. RNCM Brass Band (Conducted by Howard Snell), RNCM Wind Orchestra (Conducted by Michael Fowles) 18 Apr 1997 SOUTHPORT TOWN HALL Britannia Building Society Brass Band (Fodens) 19 Apr 1997 BRAMHALL UNITED REFORM CHURCH Northern Chamber Orchestra. 21 Apr 1997 SWINTON HIGH SCHOOL John Colland Brass – Workshop and Concert 23 Apr 1997 UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD University of Salford Brass Band and Halle Brass Pic and Feature on retirement of Rex Mortimer - Chronicle. ___________________________________________________________________________________ 1975 ALLAN LITTLEMORE APPOINTED BAND MANAGER Ted Foden who had helped to run the band also decided to hand in his resignation with Foden Motor Works as well as running the band. His son David should have taken on the role but he was appointed Sales Director and spent most of his time abroad. It was decided that the role of Band Manager should go to Allan Littlemore who had previously only attended concerts and competitions. Running the band was something else. As personnel manager he was given the job by David Foden basically because any job that had no real description went to the Personnel manager to sort out. Allan was assisted by Alan Stubbs as band secretary. Allan was excited at the prospect but wasn’t quite sure what was needed. Ted Swindles (Double Bass Player) came to the rescue. As librarian with the band he knew everything Allan needed to know and soon put him on the right track. 1975 Allan decided that a new change to the musical helm of the band was needed and Rex Mortimer agreed to return to take charge on a temporary basis until a new musical director could be found. __________________________________________________________________________________ LOCAL NEWS 22 Feb 1975 BBC RADIO STOKE KNOCKOUT BRASS Radio Stoke held a competition for many years with Brass Bands competing for a number of trophies. This year’s final took place at the QUEEN’S THEATRE BURSLEM on Saturday the 22 February 1975 and was broadcast later on the BBC. The programme started in 1970 and was devised by technical producer Simon Penfold of BBC Radio Stoke. Bands taking part this year. Beresfords (Congleton) Senior Band (Conductor Charles Cook) The Glossop Comprehensive School Band (Conductor Jack Fletcher) The Royal Doulton Band (Conductor Edward Gray) The Thornsett Band (Conductor Brian Taylor) Compere for the Programme Arfon Roberts Producer Simon Penfold

The Adjudicator were Derek Gardside (CWS Manchester) Rex Mortimer (Foden’s Band) Referee Jack Oliver (Evening Sentinal Newspaper) BROADCAST DETAILS PART 1. Sat 1 Mar at 11.30am / Repeated Thursday 6 Mar at 6.40pm PART 2. Sat 8 Mar at 11.30am / Repeated Thursday 13 Mar at 6.40pm MASSED BAND CONCERT Sat 15 Mar at 11.30am / Repeated Thursday 20 Mar at 6.40pm The winners will receive either the Foden Cup or the Norman Machin Trophy MASSED BAND CONCERT Conducted by Rex Mortimer 1. The Bombardier (T.J. Powell) 2. Overture Bohemian Girl (Balfe) 3. Cornet Carillon (Ronald Binge) 4. Showboat selection (Jerome Kern) 5. 76 Trombones (Sandy Willson) 6. Crimond (arr Austin Rayner) ___________________________________________________________________________________ NATIONAL NEWS 23 Mar 1975 COMPETITION – “Regional Championship, North West”, Guild Hall, Preston. Test Piece “Journey Into Freedom” by Eric Ball Conductor for Fodens FIRST CWS (Manchester) SECOND Fairey THIRD Hoggarth’s Fodens Motor Works Band Didn’t take part. ___________________________________________________________________________________ ################################################################################### UNKNOWN DATE ASHTONIAN BRASS PRESENT FODEN’S MOTOR WORKS BAND under the direction of John Gollard. 1. March – O.R.B. (Anderson) 2. Force of Destiny (Verdi arr Frank Wright) 3. Jenny Wren (Davis) Solo Cornet Alan Brotherston 4. Adagio from Spartacus (Khatachaturian) 5. Relay (John Golland) 6. Rhapsody in Brass (Dean Goffin) INTERVAL 1. New World Fantasy (Dvorak arr Gordon Langford) 2. La Belle Americane (Hartman) Euphonium Solo Colin Cranson 3. The Wild Wild West (arr Hanmer) 4. Early One Morning (Seymour) 5. Angels Guard Thee (Goddard) Trombone Solo Alex English 6. Slavonic Rhapsody No 2 (Friedemann) ################################################################################### 18 May 1975 2 CONCERTS – Pinxton Miners Welfare Hall. “Golden Jubilee Brass Band Concert” Organised by the Pinxton Miners Welfare Music Festival Committee. Afternoon Concert at 3pm (PINK PROGRAMME) 1. Colonel Bogey on Parade (Kenneth Alford and F.F. Ricketts arr Winter) 2. Overture - Magic Flute (Mozart) 3. Estudinantino (Waldteufel) 4. Jenny Wren (Davis) Solo Cornet Alan Brotherston 5. Intermezzo – Aisha (Lindsay) 6. Themes from the New World (Dvorak) INTERVAL 1. Show Boat (Kern) 2. Handel’s Largo (arr Hume) 3. Rhythmic Skaters (Waldteufel arr S P Wood) 4. Ballet Music – Robert the Devil (Giacomo Meyerbeer) 5. The Onedin Line Theme – Spartacus (Khatachaturian)

14 June 1975

15 June 1975

6. Music of the Peers from Iolanthe (arr D Rimmer) 7. Deep Harmony (Duckworth) Evening Concert at 7pm (BLUE PROGRAMME) 1. Three DG’s (Brophy) 2. Overture – Semiramide (Gioachino Rossini) 3. La Chatalaine (arr Fred Mortimer) 4. Invincible (H. Scott) Euphonium Solo Colin Cranson 5. ITEMS IN CONTRAST a. Londonderry Air (arr G Colman) b. Our Boys will Shine Tonight (arr Langford) 6. Hungarian Rhapsody No 2 (Liszt) INTERVAL 1. Eugene Onegin (Tchaikowsky) 2. Panis Angelicus (Franck) Trombone Solo Alec English 3. New World Fantasy (Dvorak arr Gordon Langford) 4. Excerpts from Sullivan Operas (arr Denis Wright) 5. Crimmond (arr Rayner) MASSED BANDS – Free Trade Hall, Manchester Fodens Motor Works Band, Mirrlees Works Band and Wingates Temperance Band Conductor Vilem Tausky Soloist John Lawrenson accompanist Vincent Billington MASSED BANDS 1. Overture Zampa (Herold arr Rimmer) 2. Rhapsody in Brass (Goffin) 3. Overture – The Force of Destiny (Verdi arr Frank Wright) 4. Trumpet Voluntary (Jeremiah Clarke arr Denis Wright) JOHN LAWRENSON a. Even Bravest Heart (Faust) b. Ladies have such Variations (Cosi fan Tutti) MASSED BANDS 5. New World Symphony (Dvorak arr D Rimmer and F Richardson) INTERVAL MASSED BANDS 1. Overture – Yeomen of the Guard (Sullivan arr Sergent) 2. Selection from Edward German Melodies (arr Stanford Robinson) JOHN LAWRENSON a. Waiata Poi (Maori Song) b. Passing By c. When I was a Lad (HMS Pinafore) MASSED BANDS 3. The Shopbuilders (Yorke) 4. Themes from Symphony No 5 CONCERT – Band Concert at Harbour Band Arena, Morecambe Sunday 2.30pm Concert 1. ORB (Anderson) 2. Zampa (Herold arr Rimmer) 3. Unknown – Cornet Solo Alan Brotherston 4. Polly Wolly Doodling (Bryce) 5. A Taste of Honey (Scott) Trombone Solo Alex English 6. Slavonic Rhapsody No 2 (Friedemann) INTERVAL 1. Pel-Mel (W Hogarth-Lear) 2. Wild Wild West (arr Hanmer) Euphonium Solo Colin Cranson 3. Ballet Music – Robert the Devil (Giacomo Meyerbeer)

4. Relay (J Golland) 5. Sullivan Selection (arr Denis Wright) NATIONAL ANTHEM 12 July 1975 CONCERT – Southport Arts Centre. 1. Lohengrin Introduction to Act III (Wagner) 2. Overture Morning Noon and Night (Suppe) 3. Waltz The Grenadiers (Waldteufel) 4. Alpine Echoes (Windsor) Cornet Solo Alan Brotherston 5. Londonderry Air (arr Langford) 6. Headless Horseman (Goodwin) 7. Capriccio Italien (Tchaikowsky) INTERVAL 1. Ballet Russe (Luigini) 2. Invincible (H. Scott) Euphonium Solo Colin Cranson 3. Musical Desert Song (Sigmund Romberg) 4. Where-eer-you-walk (Handel) Trombone Solo Alex English 5. New World Fantasy (arr G Langford) 6. Tone Poem Finlandia (Sibelius) 7. Deep Harmony – Hymn (Duckworth) 8. National Anthem ___________________________________________________________________________________ EXTRA INFO LONDONDERRY AIR No one knows when the tune was written but it was collected by Jane Ross of Limavady in 1855 and was published in a book of collected works by Collector George Petrie called “The Ancient Music of Ireland” The tune has since become a popular one for adding lyrics to. The first known of which was “The Confession of Devorgilla” otherwise known as “Oh! Shive me, father”. In 1894 Katherine Tynan Hinkson set the words of her “Irish Love song” to the tune and called it “Londonderry Air” after the town in Ireland. The Hymn “I cannot tell” by William Young Fullerton also uses Londonderry Air as its tune as do a number of others. The song DANNY BOY was written in 1910 by Frederick Edward Weatherly an English Lawyer who added the words (“Od Danny Boy the Pipes The Pipes are calling”) to the tune Londonderry Air in 1913. In Modern times the tune has been given new lyrics as “You Raise me Up” adapted and written by Secret Garden’s Rolf Lovland with Lyrics by Irish novalist Brendon Graham. The song became a hit in 2003 after Secret Garden performed it with guest artist Brian Kennedy. Hit versions include Josh Groban (2004) and Westlife (2006) ___________________________________________________________________________________ 20 July 1975

2 CONCERTS – Wirral Organised by the Department of Leisure Services. AFTERNOON 1. March Medley 2. Suppe on Parade (arr King Palmer) 3. Overture The Mill on the Cliff (Reisseger) 4. Estudiantina (Waldteufel) 5. Carillon (Bing) Featuring Cornets 6. Early One Morning (Seymour) 7. Capriccio Italien (Tchaikowsky) INTERVAL 1. Melodies from Oklahoma (Rodgers) 2. Handel’s Largo (arr Hume)

20 July 1975

23 July 1975

3. Aisha (Lindsay) 4. Tyrolean Tubas (Clark) 5. Slavonic Rhapsody (Friedemann) 6. March Bramwyn (Carr) 7. National Anthem EVENING 1. March O.R.B. (Anderson) 2. Overture Morning Noon and Night (Suppe) 3. Shylock (Lear) Cornet Solo Alan Brotherston 4. Gold and Silver Waltz (Lehar) 5. Tender Foot Trail (Haysom) 6. Headless Horseman (Goodwin) 7. Finlandia (Sibelius) INTERVAL 1. Cappelia (Delibes) 2. Invincible (H. Scott) Euphonium Solo Colin Cranson 3. Carmen (Bizet) 4. Angels Guard Thee (Godard) Trombone Solo Alex English 5. Marche Slavonic (arr Davies) 6. Deep Harmony (Duckworth) 7. National Anthem BROADCAST on BBC Radio 2 at 7.03am “Douglas Reeve” at the BBC Theatre Organ in a programme of requests and music from The Fodens Motor Works Band Conducted by Rex Mortimer. Producer Peter Pilbeam (BBC Manchester). PRESENTATION of Foden Vehicle to Army School of Transport Bordon, Hampshire. The coach left the band room at 11am with the band arriving at the Army School of Transport, Bordon, Hampshire between 4pm and 4.30pm (1600 Hours) where they were met by the Orderly Officer. The Band member were then taken to the Sergeants Mess for accommodation and a substantial tea. Mr Rex Mortimer was however taken to the Officers Mess for his accommodation and substantial tea. At 6pm the band were taken to the officers mess where a tent had been arranged outside for the band to play in as a Foden Vehicle was driven by one of the drivers from Sandbach to a position in front of Mr D.C. Foden at 6.30pm. When the vehicle is driven into position the band played “The Cossack”. At the end of the event while the vehicle withdrew from the presentation the band played the Royal Corps of Transport March “Wait for the Waggon”. The band then played a 30 minute show. At 7.10pm the band were taken to the Sergeants Mess where they were themselves entertained by the troops while Mr Rex Mortimer was taken to the Officer’s Mess for a Cocktail Party. The Band were then billeted in the barracks. The following day after breakfast the band departed for Sandbach. CONCERT 1. Semiranide (Gioachino Rossini) 2. Bugler’s Holiday (Leroy Anderson) Cornet Trio Alan Brotherson Anthony Goddard D Thomas 3. White Horse Inn (arr Wright) 4. Invincible (H. Scott) Euphonium Solo Colin Cranson 5. New World Fantasy 6. John Peel (Trad arr Mortimer)

17 Aug 1975

7. Where eer you Walk (Handel) Trombone Solo Alex English 8. BB and CF (Hume) 9. National Anthem CONCERT – LYCEUM THEATRE Crewe. SOUNDING BRASS AND VOICES Foden’s Band (Conductor Rex Mortimer who came out of Retirement for the event) and Crewe and District Male Voice Choir In aid of Crewe Lions Club.

Crewe Lions Present

___________________________________________________________________________________ NATIONAL NEWS 6 Sept 1975 COMPETITION – “British Open Championships”, Belle Vue, Manchester. Test Piece “Fireworks” by Elgar Howarth. Conductor for Fodens FIRST Wingates Temperance SECOND Fairey THIRD Yorkshire Imperial Fodens Motor Works Band, Didn’t take part. (see below) ___________________________________________________________________________________ 14 Sept 1975

CONCERT – Fodens Motor Works Band and Dowty Boulton Paul Male Voice Choir. FODENS BAND 1. Roll Away Bet (Hume) 2. Jenny Wren (Davies) Cornet Solo Alan Brotherston DOWTY BOULTON PAUL MALE VOICE CHOIR a. Border Ballad (Cowen arr Rowley) b. Song of the Volga Boatman (Petrovsky arr Howitt) c. Pilgrims Chorus – Tannhauser (Wagner) FODENS BAND 3. New World Fantasy (arr Langford) 4. Invincible (H. Scott) Euphonium Solo Colin Cranson 5. Dream O Day Jill – Tom Jones (E German) Soprano Solo M Jones 6. One Fine Day – Madame Butterfly (Puccini) DOWTY BOULTON PAUL MALE VOICE CHOIR d. The Holy City (Sullivan arr Arnold) e. Sound Ye Trumpets (Clarke arr Woodgate) FODENS BAND AND CHOIR 7. Rule Britannia (Thomas Arne arr Woodgate) INTERVAL DOWTY BOULTON PAUL MALE VOICE CHOIR a. Ole Man River – Showboat (Kern) b. Toreador Song – Carmen (Bizet) FODENS BAND AND CHOIR 1. Overture – Force of Destiny (Verdi) 2. Bird Songs at Eventide (Coates) Soprano Solo M Jones 3. Pipes of Pan – Arcadians (Monckton) DOWTY BOULTON PAUL MALE VOICE CHOIR c. An Evening’s Pastoral (Shaw) d. The Lords Prayer (Malotte arr Deis) FODENS BAND 4. Angels Guard Thee (Godard) Trombone Solo Alex English 5. Tone Poem – Finlandia (Sibelius)

21 Sept 1975

Sept 1975

FODENS BAND AND CHOIR 6. March of the Pears – Iolanthe (Gilbert and Sullivan) WITH AUDIENCE 7. Jerusalem (Hubert Parry) NATIONAL ANTHEM CONCERT – Pavilion Gardens, Buxton 1. La Reine de Saba (Gounod) 2. Masaniello (Auber) 3. Gold and Silber Waltz (Lehar) 4. Carnival De Venice (arr Auber) Cornet Solo Alan Brotherston 5. Londonderry Air (arr Colman) 6. Themes from the New World Symphony (Dvorak) INTERVAL 1. Student Prince Selection (Sigmund Romberg) 2. Invincible (H. Scott) Euphonium Solo Colin Cranson 3. Pinapple Poll (Mackeras) 4. Where-eer-you-walk (Handel) Trombone Solo Alex English 5. Slavonic Rhapsody (Friedemann) 6. Excerpts from Sullivan Operas (arr Wright) 7. Beautiful Zion (arr Hughes) NATIONAL ANTHEM CONCERT - The start of 15 MEN O’ BRASS concerts. Harry Mortimer’s wife Margaret was the organising force behind the MEN O’ BRASS and charged a fee of £110 per band plus her huband’s fee.

___________________________________________________________________________________ NATIONAL NEWS 11 Oct 1975 COMPETITION – “National Championships”, Royal Albert Hall, London Test Piece “Un Vie de Matelot” by Robert Farnon. RESULTS FIRST Black Dyke Mills SECOND Stanshawe THIRD Brighouse and Rastrick Fodens Motor Works Band came UNPLACED (Failed to Qualify) ___________________________________________________________________________________ 14 Oct 1975 INSTITUTION AND INDUCTION at St Mary’s, Nantwich The Reverend James John Richardson became the Rector of Nantwich at a service At St Marys Church Nantwich with the Lord Bishop of Chester and Archdeacon of Maccesfield in attendance. Trumpeters and Drummers from Fodens Band were asked to take part in the service. 24 Oct 1975 CONCERT – Vauxhall Motors Sports and Social Club, Ellesmere Port. Organised by the Ladies Section. 1. Colonel Bogey on Parade (Kenneth Alford and F.F. Ricketts arr Winter) 2. Semiramide (Gioachino Rossini) 3. The Grenadiers (Waldtefeul) 4. Carnival de Venice (arr Scott) Cornet Solo Alan Brotherston 5. Perchance to Dream (Ivor Novello) 6. The New World (Dvorak) INTERVAL 1. Robert the Devil (Mayerbeer) 2. Grandfather’s Clock (George Doughty) Euphonium Solo Colin Cranson 3. Londonderry Air (arr Colman) 4. Galopade (King Palmer arr Eric Ball) 5. Tenor Trombone Rag (Roy Newsome) Trombone Solo Alex English

6. Finlandia (Sibelius) 7. Beautiful Zion (arr Hughes) Hymn EXTRA INFORMATION – During the performances of the band it was usual at this time to end with a Hymn Tune just before the National Anthem. (1900- 1970’s /80’s) 26 Oct 1975 CONCERT – Elworth Village School. This was Rex Mortimer’s last appearance as conductor of the band for this 25th Annual Charity concert. Nov 1975 James Scott was appointed to lead the band. He had been approached by Allan Littlemore after a number of recommendations from the band members and those in the know. ###################################################################################

JAMES SCOTT Biography James had been first Cornet at the age of 12 with the Ibstock United band having learnt to play in his home town of Farnworth in Warwickshire (Having moved from Lancashire where he was born). At the age of 16 he joined the City of Coventry Band. In the 1940’s he played with Grimethorpe Colliery, Ransome and Marles and then with Munn and Feltons (renamed G.U.S.) where in 1959 and 1960 he gained the title “Cornet Champion of Great Britain”. In 1960 he started conducting with the Cammell Laird band based at Birkenhead where he stayed for 10 years. In April 1973 he joined the Brighouse and Rastrick Brass Band taking them to win the “National Championships” in 1974 and 1975 along with the Granada Television Band of the Year contest also in 1975. In November 1975 James joined Fodens. In 1979 James left the band. ################################################################################### 1 Nov 1975 CONCERT – Pleckgate Centre, Blackburn. 1. Grand March from Tannhauser (Wagner) 2. Overture Rosamunde (Schubert) 3. Carnival de Venice (arr Scott) Cornet Solo Alan Brotherston 4. Rhythmic Skaters (Waldteufel arr S P Wood) 5. Nimrod (Edward Elgar) 6. Hootenanny (Harold Walters) 7. Rhapsody in Brass (Goffin) INTERVAL 1. Oklahoma (Rodgers) 2. La Belle Americaine (Hartman) Euphonium Solo Colin Cranson 3. Coppelia (Delibes) 4. Down the Vale (Moir) Trombone Solo Alex English 5. New World Fantasy (Gordon Langford / Colman) 6. Variations on a Welsh Melody (A Rimmer) 7. National Anthem 7 Nov 1975 CONCERT – Festival of Remembrance Concert and Service, by the Royal British Legion, Barnton and Anderton Branch. 1. Great Little Army (Alford) 2. Overture from Light Cavalry (Suppe) 3. Alpine Echoes (Windsor) Cornet Solo Alan Brotherston 4. Over the Waves (Rosas) 5. April Evening (Hugh Roberton) 6. Hootenanny (Harold Walters) 7. A Lighting Switch (Alford) INTERVAL 1. Invincible (H. Scott) Euphonium Solo Colin Cranson 2. Themes from No 5 Symphony “V” (Beethoven)

3. Where-r’er you Walk (Handel) Trombone Solo Alex English 4. R.A.F. March Past (Davies) 5. Showboat (Kern) 6. Land of Hope and Glory (Elgar) Surprisingly in the programme there is no mention of the National Anthem. However I feel that this concert would not have it in the programme either at the start of the show or the end. 7. National Anthem 6 Dec 1975 CONCERT – Barnsley College of Technology. “Grand Concerts” organised by the Co-operative Services Ltd, Barnsley British Region Education Department, Chairman Mrs L Barton 1. Grand March from Tannhauser (Wagner) 2. Overture Masaniello (Auber) 3. Unknown – Cornet Solo Alan Brotherston 4. New World Fantasy (Gordon Langford) 5. The Watermill (Ronald Binge) 6. Slavonic Rhapsody (Friedemann) INTERVAL 1. Overture Iolanthe (Sullivan) 2. Unknown – Euphonium Solo Colin Cranson 3. Music from the Ballet – Robert the Devil (Giacomo Meyerbeer) 4. Unknown – Trombone Solo Alex English (Written in programme as Alec English) 5. All in the April Evening (Hugh Roberton) 6. March Slav (Tchaikowsky) 7. NATIONAL ANTHEM ___________________________________________________________________________________ EXTRA INFORMATION 1960’s and 70’s The format of the shows seemed to follow a pattern in the 1970’s. The format was as follows. March Opening Cornet Solo Melodies From (a show or classical piece) Novelty Themes from (Classical arrangement) Waltz Items in Contrast (2 tunes that sound very different) Selection INTERVAL Ballet Music Waltz Euphonium Solo Selection Trad Tunes Finale National Anthem ###################################################################################

1976

FODEN’S MOTOR WORKS BAND

CONDUCTOR James Scott BAND MANAGER Allan Littlemore c/o Foden’s Ltd. ################################################################################### 14 Jan 1976

Alex Mortimer died at the age of 70.

22 Feb 1976

28 Mar 1976

10 Apr 1976

CONCERT – Accrington Town Hall. 1. Radetsky (Strauss) 2. Overture Masaniello (Auber) 3. Unknown – Cornet Solo Alan Brotherston 4. New World Fantasy (Gordon Langford) 5. The Watermill (Ronald Binge) 6. Gothique (Louis Boellman arr Eric Ball) INTERVAL 1. Overture Iolanthe (Sullivan) 2. Unknown – Euphonium Solo Colin Cranson 3. Music from the Ballet – Robert the Devil (Giacomo Meyerbeer) 4. Unknown – Trombone Solo Alex English (Written in programme as Alec English) 5. Judex (Gounod arr Frank Wright) 6. March Slav (Tchaikowsky) COMPETITION – “Regional Championship, North West”, Guild Hall, Preston. Test Piece “Spectrum” by Gilbert Vinter Conductor for Fodens James Scott FIRST CWS (Manchester) SECOND Wingates THIRD Fodens Motor Works Band The band came third missing out on a place in the National Championship to CWS Manchester and Wingates. However adjudicator Albert Chappell recommended that Fodens be invited to take part in the competition on merit as shall we say best losers. CONCERT – Civic Hall Ellesmere Port. “Spring Concert” with Great Sutton Male Voice Choir (Conductor Emrys Williams) And Crewe and District Male Voice Choir (Conductor Edward Griffiths, Accompanist Martin Hassal), and Douglas Brice (Baritone) Compere Joseph Bennion GREAT SUTTON MALE VOICE CHOIR (Conductor Edward Griffiths) a. Serenade from “The Fair Maid of Perth” b. All in the April Evening c. Shenandoah (Solo D Brice) d. Rolling down to Rio FODEN’S MOTOR WORKS BAND (Conductor James Scott) 1. Radetsky March (Strauss) 2. Iolanthe Overture (Sullivan) 3. Cornet Carillon (Ronald Binge) Featuring Cornets DOUGLAS BRICE a. When a Maiden takes your fancy b. O Mistress Mine CREWE AND DISTRICT MALE VOICE CHOIR (Conductor Edward Griffiths) a. With a Voice of Singing b. Rest c. The Cuckoo Cries d. In the Gloaming COMBINED CHOIRS (Conductor Edward Griffiths) a. Dana Dana b. Calm is the Sea c. Morte Christe INTERVAL GREAT SUTTON MALE VOICE CHOIR (Conductor Edward Griffiths) a. Old Man River b. Jamaica Farewell c. Sing me a Chant with a Yo Heave Ho FODEN’S MOTOR WORKS BAND (Conductor James Scott) 1. New world Fantasy (Gordon Langford) 2. Forgotten Dreams (Leroy Anderson) 3. Hungarian Rhapsody No 2 (Liszt)

Summer 1976 23 May 1976

26 May 1976

CREWE AND DISTRICT MALE VOICE CHOIR (Conductor Edward Griffiths) a. The Mulligan Musketeers b. My Lord, what a Morning c. My Grandfather’s Clock COMBINED CHOIRS (Conductor Emrys Williams) a. Comrades Song of Hope b. Close Thine Eyes c. Gwahadoliad FODENS BAND AND COMBINED CHOIRS (Conductor James Scott) 4. Speed Your Journet “Nabucco” (Verdi) 5. God Save the Queen (National Anthem) The Band-room was refurbished. The band received new uniforms and instruments in time for a BBC TV programme broadcast from the Southport Festival Hall. CONCERT – Brodsworth Welfare Hall, Doncaster Organised by the Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council Directorate of Amenities and Leisure Services. 1. The Passing of the Regiment (arr Winter) 2. Overture the Marriage of Figaro (Mozart) 3. Unknown – Cornet Solo Alan Brotherston 4. Blow the Wind Southerly (Langford) 5. The British Grenadiers (Robinson) 6. Espana (Chabrier) 7. Hungarian Rhapsody No 2 (Liszt) INTERVAL 1. Overture from Iolanthe (Sullivan arr Malcolm Sargeant) 2. Unknown – Euphonium Solo Colin Cranson 3. Ballet Russe (Luiginni) 4. Unknown – Trombone Solo Alex English 5. Little Serenade (Ernest Tomlinson) 6. March Slav (Tchaikowsky) 7. Crimond 8. National Anthem CONCERT – Plas Madoc Leisure Centre, Wrexham “Gwyl Wrexham Maelor Festival 1976” With the Rhos Orpheus Male Voice Chour (MD John Glyn Williams) FODEN’S MOTOR WORKS BAND (Conductor James Scott) 1. French Military March (Saint Saens) 2. Overture Masanielle (Auber) RHOS MALE VOICE CHOIR a. With Cat Like Tread b. Conspirators Chorus c. Gipsy Chorus FODEN’S MOTOR WORKS BAND (Conductor James Scott) 3. Cornet Carillon (Ronald Binge) 4. Rhapsody on American Gospel Songs (Eric Ball) RHOS MALE VOICE CHOIR d. Men of Harlech e. Ar Eyd Y Nos f. Meinir Twyn g. Psalm 8 INTERVAL RHOS MALE VOICE CHOIR a. Drakes Drum b. Westering Home c. Johnny Comes Down to Hilo d. Recognician of Land FODEN’S MOTOR WORKS BAND (Conductor James Scott) 1. Ballet Russe (Luiginni) 2. Perpetuum Mobile (Johann Strauss) RHOS MALE VOICE CHOIR

e. Miscellaneous Items selected by John Glyn Williams) FODEN’S MOTOR WORKS BAND (Conductor James Scott) 3. Little Serenade (Ernest Tomlinson) 4. Aida (Verdi) FODEN’S MOTOR WORKS BAND AND CHOIR 5. The Lost Chord (Sullivan) 6. National Anthems (God save the Queen and Welsh National anthem) 10 July 1976 CONCERT – Malvern Festival Theatre 1. Intro to Act 3 Lohengrin (Wagner arr Denis Wright) 2. Overture Masaniello (Auber) 3. Unknown – Cornet Solo Alan Brotherston 4. Gershwin for Brass (arr Alan Street) 5. Perpetuum Mobile (Johann Strauss) 6. A Moorside Suite (Gustav Holst) INTERVAL 1. Thundercrest (Eric Osterling) 2. Unknown – Euphonium Solo Colin Cranson 3. Souvenir De France (Ronald Hanmer) 4. A Little Serenade (Ernest Tomlinson) 5. Unknown - Trombone Solo Wynford Barrett 6. Grand March from Aida (Verdi) 1976 CONCERT and Band Photo at Birmingham Public Works Exhibition. Aug or Sept 1976 CONCERT Huddersfield Town Hall. With “William Davis Construction Group Band”, “Lindley Band” (Massed Band Concert) Pic and Feature Page 9, 25 Sept 1976 British Bandsman. 1 Aug 1976 BROADCAST on BBC Radio 2 at 7.03am “Douglas Reeve” at the BBC Theatre Organ in a programme of requests and music from The Fodens Motor Works Band Conducted by Rex Mortimer. Producer Peter Pilbeam (BBC Manchester). 31 Aug 1976 BROADCAST BBC 2 TV “BEST OF BRASS” at 8.35pm From the Floral Hall Southport. Fodens Band with Conductor James Scott V Rochdale Metropolitan Youth Band Conductor John Siswick Presenter Garald Harrison 4 Sept 1976 COMPETITION – “British Open Championships”, Belle Vue, Manchester. Test Piece “An Epic Symphony” by Peter Fletcher Conductor for Fodens James Scott FIRST Black Dyle Mills SECOND Stanshawe (Bristol) THIRD Brighouse and Rastrick Nineth Fodens Motor Works Band Between 1976 and 1991 Harry directed operations for the “British Open Championships” after the owners of Belle Vue were keen to get rid of organising the extra activities at the venue and gave the Rights to the British Open to Harry for him to take controle. The Winning Band, “Black Dyke Mills” was broadcast on BBC Radio 2 between 9.30pm and 10pm having been recorded at 7pm in the Kings Hall. 18 Sept 1976 An announcement in the British Bandsman announced the retirement of Alex English from Fodens. His replacement on Solo Trombone will be Wynford Barret (Now Second Trombone). Feature Page 4, 18 Sept 1976 British Bandsman. 9 Oct 1976 COMPETITION – “National Championships”, Royal Albert Hall, London Test Piece “Sinfonietta – The Wayfarer” by Eric Ball. Conductor RESULTS FIRST Black Dyke Mills SECOND Yorkshire Imperial Metals THIRD Wingates Temperance Fodens Motor Works Band came equal 13th with Hammonds Sauce.

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17 Dec 1976

MEN O’ BRASS at Free Trade Hall Manchester. Sponsored by Toc H Manchester Area “Festival of Music” with FODEN’S AND FAIREY’S With Alberto Semprini (BBC Radio Presenter “Semprini Serenade”). Conductor Harry Mortimer. 1. March – Stars and Stripes Forever (Sousa) 2. Overture – Orpheus in the Underworld (Offenbach) 3. All Through The Night (Trad arr Gordon Langford) FEATURING CORNETS 4. Trumpets Wild (Walters) 5. Cornet Carillon (Ronald Binge) SEMPRINI Band 6. Way Out West (Brian Crookes) 7. Finale from Suite Gothique (Boellmann arr Eric Ball) INTERVAL 1. Famous British Marches (arr Gordon Langford) 2. Waltz - Destiny (Sydney Baynes) FEATURING TROMBONES 3. Frolic for Trombones (Reginald Heath) 4. 76 Trombones from The Music Man (Sandy Willson) FEATURING EUPHONIUMS 5. Grandfather’s Clock (George Doughty) 6. Watching the Wheat (Arr Geehl) SEMPRINI Solo and with the Band 7. Scherzo (Litolff arr Denis Wright) Band 8. The Entertainer (Scott Joplin arr Bryce) 9. Tunes from My Fair Lady (Learner and Loewe) 10. Tone Poem – Finlandia (Sibelius) THE NATIONAL ANTHEM CONCERT – Pavilion Gardens, Buxton Conductor James Scott 1. Slavonic Dance No 8 (Dvorak) 2. Nabucco (Verdi) 3. Unknown – Cornet Solo Alan Brotherston 4. A Sullivan Fantasy (Gordon Langford) 5. Rhapsody on American Gospel Songs (Eric Ball) INTERVAL 1. Thundercrest (Eric Osterling) 2. Unknown – Euphonium Solo Colin Cranson 3. Sinfonietta (Gordon Langford) 4. Swan Lake (Tchaikowsky) a.Dance of the Swans b. Czardas (arr Wright) 5. Unknown – Trombone Solo Wynford Barrett 6. Fanfare and Sololoquy (Trevor Sharpe) CONCERT – The Goldwell Rooms, Ashgate Road, Chesterfield. The Chesterfield Charity Gala Committee Presents the programme with James Scott as Conductor. 1. County Palatine (Maurice Johnstone) 2. Mansaniello (Auber) 3. Unknown - Cornet Solo Alan Brotherston 4. Way Out West (Brian Crooks) 5. Swan Lake (Tchaikowsky) a.Dance of the Swans b. Czardas (arr Wright) 6. Sinfonietta (Langford) INTERVAL 1. Hungarian March (Hector Berlioz) 2. Unknown – Euphonium Solo Colin Cranson 3. Blow the Wind Southerly (arr Gordon Langford)

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4. Waltzing Matilda (arr Gordon Langford) 5. Unknown – Trombone Solo Wynford Barrett 6. Pinapple Poll (Sullivan and Maskeras) 7. Fanfare and Sololoquy (Trevor Sharpe) Colin Cranson (Euphonium) brought back the “Fodens Quartet” which had stopped being a permanent feature of the band. Alan Brotherston (Cornet), Tony Goddard (Cornet), Derek Lucas (Tenor Horn) and Colin Cranson on Euphonum comprised the quartet. They decided to compete in the 33rd Annual Brass Quartet Championships of Great Britain in Oxford which was organised by the Morris Concert Band. They chose to play “Alla Burlesca” by Gilbert Vinter. They were competing against 21 entries and came first along with Alan Brotherston winning the Richard Crouch trophy for the best instrumentalist in the competition and the R.A. Bishop Challenge Trophy for the highest placed cornet in the Preliminary solo championships. FIRST Foden’s Motor Works Quartet (Won the “Morris Challenge Trophy”) CONCERT – Ludlow Festival. This year was a special occasion with the pianist Elizabeth Lightoller joining the Band to play the Scherzo from “Concerto Symphonique” by Litolff. Each year Fodens thanked its ex members and works employees with a Christmas Dinner and Concert. This year they decided to emulate the success at the Ludlow Festival with Fodens director John Stubbs who was an accomplished pianist to take on the role of Miss Lighttoller to play the Concerto Symphonique. It wasn’t difficult for Allan Littlemore to persuade John to play at the concert and after a rehearsal where it was pointed out to John that the piece was a Scherzo and not a waltz he managed to quicken the pace for the concert and it was a great success.

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1977

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CONDUCTOR James Scott BAND MANAGER Allan Littlemore c/o Foden’s Ltd. ################################################################################### 1977 The Year of the Queen’s Silver Jubilee. 1977 The Year of Celebrations for Sandbach School which was founded in 1677 at which location Fodens started off a Year’s-worth of celebrations for the Grammar School. 1977 Another Celebration, this time in Crewe as Crewe Alexandra celebrated its 100 th season and they invited the band to play at the Special Centenary concert. 5 Jan 1977 BROADCAST on BBC Radio 3 at 4.55pm “Bandstand” The Fodens Motor Works Band Conducted by James Scott. Music by Edward Gregson, Denis Wright and Bliss (BBC Manchester) 5 Jan 1977 BROADCAST on BBC Radio 2 at 8.02pm “Listen to the Band” Introduced by Charlie Chester, Producer John Bussell The Fodens Motor Works Band Conducted by James Scott . 19 Feb 1977 CONCERT – Music Hall, Shrewsbury. With Rolls Royce Motors Male Voice Choir and Soloist Anita Corfield (Contralto) FODEN MOTOR WORKS BAND 1. Grand March from Tannhauser (Wagner) 2. Overture Masaniello (Auber) MALE VOICE CHOIR a. Fishermen of England b. In Absence c. Serenade (Bizet) d. Stein Song (Fenstad)

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3 Apr 1977

FODEN MOTOR WORKS BAND 3. Unknown – Cornet Solo Alan Brotherston 4. Sullivan Fantasy (arr Langford) ANITA CORFIELD a. Selected Items FODEN MOTOR WORKS BAND 5. Slavonic Rhapsody (Freidemann) INTERVAL MALE VOICE CHOIR a. Men of Harlech (Anon) b. Down Among the Dead Men ANITA CORFIELD a. Selected Items FODEN MOTOR WORKS BAND 1. Unknown – euphonium Solo Colin Cranson 2. Prelude to La Traviata (Verdi) MALE VOICE CHOIR a. Jacobs Ladder (Anon) b. Morte Christe (arr Watts-Jones) FODEN MOTOR WORKS BAND 3. Blow the Wind Southerly (Anon) 4. Waltzing Matilda (arr Langford) 5. Pomp and Circumstance No 1. (Elgar) CONCERT – Civic Hall, Barrow in Furness “Grand Brass Concert” organised by the Rotary Club of Barrow-in-Furness. With St Andrew’s Pipe Band, Ulverston Junior Band and Millom Vocalists ST ANDREW’S PIPE BAND a. Unknown FODENS BAND 1. County Palatine (Maurice Johnstone) 2. The Thieving Magpie (Gioachino Rossini) 3. Trumpets Wild (C Walters) Cornet Trio Alan Brotherston Tony Goddard Gwyn Edwards 4. Sullivan Fantasy (arr Langford) 5. Unknown - Trombone Solo Norman Law 6. Things to Come (Arthur Bliss arr G Beresford) a. Ballet for Children b. March c. Epilogue ULVERSTON JUNIOR BAND a. Unknown INTERVAL THE MILLOM VOCALISTS a. Songs from the Shows FODENS BAND 1. Pell Mell (Elgar Howarth) 2. Unknown – Euphonium Solo Colin Cranson 3. Gershwin for Brass (arr S Druro) 4. Blow the Wind Southerly (Gordon Langford) 5. Unknown – Xylophone Solo Ken Pavey 6. Marche Slav (Tchaikovsky) ST ANDREW’S PIPE BAND COMPETITION – “Regional Championship, North West”, Guild Hall, Preston. Test Piece “Pageantry” by Herbert Howells Conductor for Fodens James Scott FIRST Wingates Temperance

SECOND Fodens Motor Works Band THIRD CWS (Manchester) The band came second to Wingates qualifying for the London Nationals event. Pre 10 Apr 1977 Feature in the Crewe Chronicle on Harry Mortimer as he celebrates his 75th Birthday. 23 Apr 1977 CONCERT – Anglssey Music Club, David Hughes School, Menai Bridge, Anglessey 1. French Military March (Saint-Saens) 2. Masaniello (Auber) 3. Blow the Wind Southerly (arr Gordon Langford) 4. Waltzing Matilda (arr Gordon Langford) 5. Gershwin for Brass (arr Druro) 6. Unknown – Trombone Solo Norman Law 7. Slavonic Rhapsody (Friedemann) INTERVAL 1. Pel Mel (Elgar Howarth) 2. Unknown – Euphonium Solo Colin Cranson 3. Pineapple Poll (Sullivan and MacKerras) 4. Little Serenade (Ernest Tomlinson) 5. Unknown – Xylophone Solo Ken Pavey 6. Marche Slav (Tchaikovsky) April 1977 The Band completed a Decca record with James Scott conducting called (Released 30 Sept 1977) SOUNDS OF BRASS – VOLUME 30 (Decca - SB330) 1. Nibelungen March (Wagner -Ring) 2. Blow the Wind Southerly 3. Silver Threads among the Gold Solo Cornet Alan Brotherston 4. Things to Come Side 2 1. Fantasia on British Airs 2. Prelude from Suite for brass "The Talisman" 3. La Sonnambula (Bellini) Solo Euphonium Colin Cranson 4. March Slav (Tchaikovsky) April / May 1977 TOUR for Men O’ Brass – Holland Foden’s Band as part of the Men O’ Brass were taken on tour to Utrect in Holland for a celebratory concert with Harry Mortimer. Foden’s, Fairey and Morris Motors also made records and did a broadcast while in Holland. Colin Cranson was tasked with handing out the wage packets to the band and just before Harry Mortimer handed over the envelopes he said to Colin to put the name of each band member on them so no one could have two sets of wages. Enough to say one member did try it on but failed to get paid twice. 14 May 1977 TOUR CONCERT – Jaarbeurs- Congreszaal, Utrecht 8pm to 8.45pm (Dutch Bands - Excelsior Surhuizum, Rotterdam, De Waldsang Buitenpost) Conductor’s Frits Smienk and Tjeerd Brouwer (as Above) TOUR CONCERT – Jaarbeurs- Congreszaal, Utrecht 9.15pm to 10.15pm (MEN O’BRASS Fairey, Fodens Motor Works Band, Morris Concert Band) Conductor Harry Mortimer 1. Fanfare – Men O’Brass (George Hespe) 2. Introduction Act 3 Lohengrin (Richard Wagner arr Dennis Wright) 3. Carnival Variations (Jacobi) (Cornet Solos) 4. Three Inventions (Pi Scheffer) 5. Grandfather’s Clock (George Doughty) (Euphonium Solos) 6. The Padstow Lifeboat (Malcolm Arnold) 7. Life Divine (Cyril Jenkins) 8. Rock Out (Ted Huggens) (Solo Ronald van Ent) 9. The Dover Coach (Gilbert Vinter) 10. Trumpets Wild (C Walters) 11. Trombola (Frank Bryce) (Solo Trombones)

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10 Sept 1977

12. A New World Fantasy (arr Gordon Langford) 0. Fanfare – Men O’Brass (George Hespe) TOUR CONCERT – Vara-Studio 1, Hilversum. (MEN O’BRASS Fairey, Fodens Motor Works Band, Morris Concert Band) Conductor Harry Mortimer 1. Fanfare – Men O’Brass (George Hespe) 2. Punchinello (William Rimmer) 3. Knightsbridge March (Eric Coates) 4. Carnival Variations (Jacobi) (Cornet Solos) 5. The Rover’s Return (Edrich Siebert) 6. Grandfather’s Clock (George Doughty) (Euphonium Solos) 7. The Dover Coach (Gilbert Vinter) 8. Anchors Away (Zimmerman) 9. The Shipbuilders - Suite (Peter Yorke) 10. Ouid Pro Quo (Eric Ball) 11. A New World Fantasy (arr Gordon Langford) 12. Fanfare – Men O’Brass (George Hespe) CONCERT – BRASS SPECTACULAR – ROYAL ALBERT HALL, London The band took part in a Brass Band Spectacular in celebration of the Queen’s Silver Jubilee. The event was one of a number of concerts held at the Royal Albert Hall. This was a massed bands event with Fodens joining Black Dyke Mills, Cory, Fairey Aviation, Hanwell and Morris Motors under the baton of guest conductor Walter Susskind and associate conductor Harry Mortimer. MASSED BANDS Black Dyke Mills, Cory, Fairey, Foden’s, Hanwell, Morris. Conductor Harry Mortimer with Guest Conductor Walter Susskind 1. Fanfare for a Dignified Occasion (Arthur Bliss) 2. Overture The Yeomen of the Guard (Arthur Sullivan arr Malcolm Sargent) 3. CONTRASTS a. Prelude to Revelry (Gordon Jacob) b. Skye Boat Song (Traditional arr William Rimmer) 4. Concerto for Cornet and Band (Denis Wright) (Written for Harry Mortimer) 5. Overture Comedy – A London Overture (John Ireland) 6. Suite Vivat Regina Op 75 (William Mathias) (Fanfare, Air, Jig, Mountain Song Jubilate Fanfare written for the Queen’s Silver Jubilee Celebrations) INTERVAL 1. Little Suite for Brass (Malcolm Arnold) 2. A Severn Suite (Edward Elgar) 3. INSTRUMENTAL SHOWCASE Featuring Cornets – The Dutch Coach (Gilbert Vinter) 4. Featuring Euphoniums – Grandfather’s Clock (George Doughty) 5. Featuring Trombones – Trombola (Frank Bryce) 6. Rhapsody on Negro Spirituals (Eric Ball) 7. Music From the Elizabethan Court (arr Elgar Howarth) 8. Fantasy on British Marches (arr Gordon Langford) BROADCAST on BBC Radio 2 at 8.02pm “Among your Souvenirs” Introduced by Alan Keith The Fodens Motor Works Band Conducted by James Scott With Lynda Richardson, Lindsay Benson, The Co-eds The Reginald Leopold Orchestra COMPETITION – “British Open Championships” Belle Vue, Manchester. (Organised by Harry Mortimer). Test Piece – “Diadem of Gold” which had been first used in the year of the Queen’s Coronation. One of the rules of the contest was that if a band had a problem filling the solo role due to illness then a member of the previous selected band would be asked to play

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again for the other band. This year Desford Band’s soprano player sustained injuries in a Pit accident and was unable to play. Fodens were drawn 6 with Desford at 7 thus Ken Davies the soprano player with Fodens was asked to repeat his performance for the following band. Ken looked forward to the challenge as he had always felt that he could play the solo better once he had left the stage and now this was his opportunity to see if it was true. Unfortunately Fodens were Unplaced but James Scott was awarded the “Medal of the Worshipful Company of Musicians of the City of London” for his contribution to the brass band scene. A special presentation dinner took place in London during November 1977. COMPETITION – “British Open Championships”, Belle Vue, Manchester. Test Piece “Diadem of Gold” by Bailey arr Frank Wright Conductor for Fodens James Scott FIRST Black Dyke Mills SECOND Brighouse and Rastrick THIRD Fairey Engineering UNPLACED Fodens Motor Works Band The Winning band, “Black Dyke Mills” was broadcast on BBC Radio 3 between 5.15pm and 5.40pm on the following Monday (12 Sept 1977) having been recorded at 6pm in the Kings Hall after the winners announcement. The programme is produced by Mr James Langley. CONCERT – McKinlay Theatre, St Mary’s Road, Ketting 1. March from La Reine de Saba (Gounod) 2. Overture Die Fledermaus (Strauss) 3. Unknown – Cornet Solo Alan Brotherston 4. Melodies from West Side Story (Leonard Bernstein arr Denis Wright) 5. Unknown – Trombone Solo Norman law 6. Capriccio Italien (Tchaikowsky) INTERVAL 1. Famous British Marches (Gordon Langford) 2. Unknown – Euphonium Solo Colin Cranson 3. Three Inventions (Pi Scheffer) 4. Prelude to La Traviata (Verdi) 5. Pel Mel (Elgar Howarth) 6. Unknown – Xylophone Solo Ken Pavey 7. Marche Slav (Tchaikowsky) MEN O’ BRASS at Free Trade Hall Manchester. Sponsored by Toc H Manchester Area Conductor Harry Mortimer “Festival of Music” with FODEN’S (Conductor James Scott) AND WINGATES (Conductor Frank Renton) With The Orpheus Male Choir (RHOS) (Conductor J. Glyn Williams) BANDS 1. March The Queen’s Trumpeters (arr Edrich Siebert) 2. Rule Britannia (Thomas Arne arr William Rimmer) 3. Londonderry Air (arr Gordon Colman) ORPHEUS MALE CHOIR a. Cyfrir Geifr (Counting the Ghosts) (arr Caradoc Roberts) b. Ar Hyd Y Nos (All Through the Night) (arr Gordon Langford) c. Kalinka (Russian Folk Song) (Alexandrov) BAND 4. Featuring Cornets – Bugler’s Holiday (Leroy Anderson) 5. Featuring Cornets – Summertime (George Gershwin) ORPHEUS MALE CHOIR d. My Lord What a Morning (arr J.G. Williams) e. Listen to the Lambs (arr Robinson) f. Men of Harlech (arr M Thomas) BAND 6. Chit Chat Polka (Strauss) 7. Overture – The Force of Destiny (Verdi) BAND AND ORPHEUS MALE CHOIR 8. March of the Peers (Iolanthe) INTERVAL

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21 Oct 1977

BAND 1. March Redetsky (Strauss) 2. Second Rhapsody on Negro Spirituals (Eric Ball) ORPHEUS MALE CHOIR a. With Cat Like Tread – Pirates of Penzance (Arthur Sullivan) b. Westering Home (Arr Robertson) c. When Johnny comes Down to Hilo (arr Stanford) BAND 3. Featuring Trombones – Trombola (Frank Bryce) 4. 76 Trombones – The Music Man (Sandy Wilson) 5. Featuring Euphoniums – Blaydon Races (arr Gordon Langford) 6. To A Wild Rose (Macdowell) ORPHEUS MALE CHOIR d. Wandering Star – Paint Your Waggon (arr V.C. Williams) e. Grandfather’s Clock (George Doughty arr V.C. Williams) f. Ave Maria (arr Fischer) g. The Lost Chord (arr Langford) BAND 7. Among your Souvenirs – Medley of Old Time Musicals BAND AND ORPHEUS MALE CHOIR 8. Battle Hymn of the Republic (arr Schubert) National Anthem COMPETITION – “National Championships”, Royal Albert Hall, London Test Piece “Connotations” by Edward Gregson. Conductor James Scott. RESULTS FIRST Black Dyke Mills SECOND Grimethorpe THIRD Yorkshire Imperial Metals Fodens Motor Works Band came 15th. CONCERT – Huddesfield Town Hall. With BRIGHOUSE AND RASRICK BAND (Conductor Derek M Broadbent) BOTH BANDS (Conductor James Scott) 1. Introduction to Act III of Lohengrin (Wagner arr Denis Wright) 2. The Thievish Magpie (Gioachino Rossini) Thieving Magpie 3. Trumpets Wild (Schumann arr Walters) 4. Frolic for Trombones (Reginald Heath) 5. New World Fantasy (Gordon Langford) 6. Three Inventions (Pi Scheffer) SOLO BRIGHOUSE AND RASRICK BAND a. Unknown Item INTERVAL SOLO FODENS MOTOR WORKS BAND (Conductor James Scott) a. Unknown Item BOTH BANDS (Conductor James Scott) 1. Grand march from Aida (Verdi arr Denis Wright) 2. Air from Suite in D (Bach arr Eric Ball) 3. Pinapple Poll (Sullivan and Mackarras arr Geoffrey Brand) 4. Finale from Capriccio Italien (Tchaikowsky) 5. National Anthem FOUNDERS CONCERT 75 years of Sponsorship by Foden Ltd was celebrated with a Founders Concert at the Recreation club attended by many ex members among them Harry Mortimer. Earlier in the year Allan Littlemore asked his friend Don Burgess to compile a short history of the band. It was titled “By Royal Command” and was published just before the concert. Band secretary Marlene Howarth arranged an exhibition of the bands past in the adjoining room to the concert bringing together old pictures, Uniforms and the Crystal Palace trophy were loaned to the band for the occasion and which was returned to the Welsh Folk Museum in Cardiff after the event. Musical Director James Scott Guest Conductor Harry Mortimer The evenings events were hosted by Don Burgess. MUSIC FOR THE OCCASION –

1. Cossak (William Rimmer) 2. Overture The Thieving Magpie (Gioachino Rossini) 3. Alpine Echoes (Windsor) Cornet Solo Alan Brotherston 4. Angels ever Bright and Fair (Handel) (1st Winning Piece of Music 1907 at Haslington) 5. Melody and Caprice (Hespe) Trombone Solo Norman Law 6. Capriccio Italien (Tchaikowsky) INTERVAL 1. Pat in America (Eden) 2. Invincible (H. Scott) Euphonium Solo Colin Cranson 3. Severn Suite (Elgar) Test piece 4. La Traviata – Prelude Act 1 (Verdi) 5. Sparks (Alford) Xylophone Solo Ken Pavey 6. March Slav (Tchaikowsky) 7. Beautiful Zion (arr Mortimer) NATIONAL ANTHEM The PROGRAMME for the event had a list of members from 1902 and 1977 (See below) Pic and Feature Page 4, 27 Oct 1977 Crewe Chronicle. Pic and Feature Page 1, 29 Oct 1977 Crewe Chronicle. ##################################################################################

F. Don BURGESS Biography. (Compiler of the book “By Royal Command”). .b. 1931. Don Burgess was taken by his parents to see Fodens Motor Works band at an early age in the 1930’s when they played in Elworth after one of their many successes in the Championships. Later Don started singing and as part of a choral group was part of a concert with Foden’s band. Don would attend the “Belle Vue” (Manchester), “National Championships” and “Open Championships” in London where one year at the Albert Hall he met the lady who would become his wife. Working at Fodens Don Burgess was the Head of the companies Wages Department. In January 1977 Mr Burgess completed the book “By Royal Command” for the bands 75 th Anniversary. As many think the Foden band started in 1900 this may be considered a late arrival, however as it was not until 1902 when the Foden family took over the band that it finally gained the name that will always be associated with the town of Sandbach. ################################################################################## (Taken from the Founders Concert programme) 1902 INSTRUMENT 1977 S Charlesworth Musical Director James Scott None Principal Cornet Alan Brotherston E.R Foden Solo Cornet Tony Goddard J Davies Solo Cornet S Cooke E Charlesworth Solo Cornet R Grand V Pass Soprano Cornet Kenneth Davies E Venables Flugel Horn Gwyn Edwards G Mason Repiano Cornet John French H Davies 2nd Cornet Jimmy Charles G Faulkner 2nd Cornet Martyn Booth None 3rd Cornet Sidney Garratt None 3rd Cornet Geoffrey Whiston W Peers 1st Tenor Horn Geoff Poyser T Hough 2nd Tenor Horn Brian Boden J Mellor 3rd Tenor Horn Ellis Shufflebotham E Plant 1st Baritone Peter Christian W Arrowsmith 2nd Baritone Richard Thomas W Foden 1st Euphonium Colin Cranson T Mitchell 2nd Euphonium Andrew Thornley

S.P. Twemlow 1st Trombone Norman Law J.E. Cowap 2nd Trombone Wynford Barrett H Burgess Bass Trombone David Richards J Boulton 1st B Flat Bass (Ted) Edward Swindells None 2nd B Flat Bass Jack Millington W Edmonds 1st Eb Bass Ian Davey F Wakefield 2nd Eb Bass Roy Sparkes E Spooner Percussion Kenneth Pavey None Percussion Robert Smith ################################################################################### 22 Oct 1977

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CONCERT – Town Hall, Walsall “Concert of Brass and Voices” With The Brownhills Co-operative Choral Society Ian Comboy (Baritone) FODEN’S BAND 1. Bandology (Erich Osterling) 2. Overture The Yeomen of the Guard (Sullivan arr Sargent) CHOIR a. Old Mother Hubbard b. weep you No More, Sad Foundations c. Zadok the Priest FODEN’S BAND 3. Trumpets Wild (Schuman) 4. Hootenanny (Harold Walters) IAN COMBOY a. Lungi Dal Caro Bene b. Now for Vengeance “Marriage of Figaro” (Mozart) c. O Isis and Osiris “The Magic Flute” (Mozart) CHOIR d. Dona Nobis Pacem e. Valiant for Truth FODEN’S BAND 5. Prelude to “La Traviata” IAN COMBOY AND CHOIR f. Eriskay Love Lift INTERVAL FODEN’S BAND 1. Capriccio Italien (Tchaikowsky arr Denis Wright) CHOIR a. Somebody’s Knocking at your Door b. Michael Row the Boat Ashore FODEN’S BAND 2. Unknown – Trombone Solo Norman Law IAN COMBOY a. The Ships of Arcady b. Money – O c. O Waly Waly d. The Foggy Dew CHOIR c. Rock A My Soul d. Ezekjel Saw de Wheel FODEN’S BAND 3. Samum (Robrecht) FODEN’S BAND AND CHOIR 4. Grand March from Aida (G Verdi) CONCERT – Hazel Grove Methodist Church A Grand Concert as part of the ‘Festival of Industry’. 1. National Anthem 2. Florentiner (Fucik)

3. Overture – Yeoman of the Guard (Sullivan) 4. Unknown – Cornet Solo Alan Brotherston 5. A New World Fantasy (Gordon Langford) 6. Samum (Robrecht) 7. Capriccio Italien (Tchaikowsky) INTERVAL 1. Famous British Marches (Langford) 2. Unknown - Euphonium Solo Colin Cranson 3. Prelude to La Traviata (Verdi) 4. Music from the Ballet La Boutique Fantasque (Gioachino Rossini / Rhespigi) 5. Pei Mei (Elgar Howarth) 6. Fanfare and Sololoquy (Trevor Sharpe) 11 Nov 1977 CONCERT – Northwich Memorial Hall The Vale Royal Lions Club Presents “Friday Night is Music Night” with Fodens Band and The Cestrian Male Voice Choir (Directed by Frederick Warren) Comperes for the Evening Mr James Scott and Mr Cyril Thompson. In aid of the NSPCC. 1. Nibelungen (Wagner) 2. Overture Die Fledermaus (Strauss) 3. A Roman War Song – Rienzi (Wagner) 4. Unknown – Cornet Solo Alan Brotherston 5. The Lord High Executioner – Mikado (Gilbert and Sullivan) 6. And I Love You So (Don MacLean) 7. Capriccio Italien (Tchaikowsky) 8. Entry of the Peers – Iolanthe (Gilbert and Sullivan) INTERVAL 1. Famous British Marches (Gordon Langford) 2. Unknown - Trombone Solo Norman Law 3. Casatchok – Ukranian Song 4. Dashenka – The Gypsy – Ukranian Song 5. Selection from Oliver (Lionel Bart) 6. Londonderry Air (arr Gordon Colman) 7. Beim Kronenwirt (Nach Einem Badischen Tanzlied) English words by Cyril Thompson 8. Moon River from Breakfast at Tiffany’s (Johnny Mercer and Henry Mancini) 9. Christus Redemptor – Hyfrydd (R H Pritchard) 10. Overture – Yeoman of the Guard (Sullivan) 11. Land of Hope and Glory ___________________________________________________________________________________ NATIONAL NEWS Nov 1977 COMPETITION – “Brass in Concert”, Spennymoor Leisure Centre, Gateshead. The first year of the competition. FIRST Grimethorpe Colliery SECOND Hammonds Sauce THIRD City of Coventry Fodens Motor Works Band (Didn’t take Part 1977 to 1982) ___________________________________________________________________________________ 1977

BAND MEMBERS INSTRUMENT Conductor Principal Cornet Solo Cornet Solo Cornet 2nd Cornet 2nd Cornet 2nd Cornet

PLAYER James Scott Alan Brotherston Tony Goddard Robert Dean (Bob Dean) Jimmy Charles Sidney Garratt (Sid Garratt - moved from Solo Cornet) Steve Cooke

3rd Cornet Geoffrey Whiston Cornet Martyn Booth (Advertised on the LP as Flugel) Soprano Cornet Kenneth Davies Repiano Cornet John French Flugel Horn Gwyn Edwards (Advertised on the LP as Solo Cornet) Solo Trombone Norman Law 2nd Trombone Wynford Barrett Bass Trombone David Richards Solo Tenor Horn Alan Fowler (Guest Player) 1st Tenor Horn Brian Boden 2nd Tenor Horn Ellis Shufflebotham Solo Baritone Peter Christian 2nd Baritone Richard Thomas Solo Euphonium Colin Cranson 2nd Euphonium Andrew Thornley Tenor Horn Derek Lucas Eb Bass Roy Sparkes Eb Bass Ian Davey B Flat Bass Jack Millington B Flat Bass (Ted) Edward Swindells Percussion Robert Smith Tympani and Percussion Kenneth Pavey (Information from LP “Sounds of Brass”) ###################################################################################

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CONDUCTOR James Scott BAND MANAGER G Allan Littlemore c/o Foden’s Ltd. ################################################################################### Jan 1978 Colin Cranson decided to become a full time conductor with other bands rather than playing the Euphonium with Fodens and was appointed Bandmaster with the Fodens Band. Due to the increase in work for the band this appointment was needed to allow James Scott to have someone able to take the rehearsals when he was unable to attend a job that hadn’t been filled with the band in the last 7 years. 1978 With Colin Cranson taking on the role of Bandmaster his position in the band was taken by Lindsay Lawrie who had played with the Lochgelly Band from Scotland. Lindsay’s appointment brought the Scottish contingent to three principal soloists with the band joining Alan Brotherston (Cornet) and Norman Law (Trombone). 31 Jan 1978 BROADCAST on BBC Radio 2 at 9.02pm “Among your Souvenirs” Introduced by Alan Keith The Fodens Motor Works Band Conducted by James Scott, Producer Barry Knight With Cynthia Glover Niall Murray The Brooks Barbershop The Reginald Leopold Orchestra 4 Mar 1978 CONCERT - Central Hall, Westminster, London SW1 “Fodens and Friends” With Crystal Palace Band, Fulham Band, Enfield Co-op Band, London Co-op Band Conductor James Scott and Guest Conductor Lt Col Trevor leM Sharpe O.B.E. FODEN’S MOTOR WORKS BAND (Conductor James Scott) 1. Prelude and Fugue (Gordon Langford) 2. Overture Thalassa – The Sea (Denis Wright) 3. Belmont Variations (Sir Arthur Bliss) 4. A Moorside Suite (Gustave Holst) 5. Spectrum (Gilbert Vinter)

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INTERVAL MASSED BANDS Conductor’s James Scott and Lt Col Trevor leM Sharpe O.B.E. 1. Overture Die Fledermauss (Johann Strauss) 2. Hootanany (Harold Walters) 3. Fanfare and Soliloquy (Trevor Sharpe) 4. Carnival of Venice (J B Arban) Euphonium Solo Jonathan Smith 5. Caribbean Cameo (Trevor Sharpe) 6. Radetsky March (Johann Strauss) 7. Overture 1812 (Peter Tchaikowsky) 8. National Anthem COMPETITION – “Regional Championship, North West”, Guild Hall, Preston. Test Piece “The Belmont Variations” by Sir Arthur Bliss Conductor for Fodens James Scott FIRST Fairey Engineering Works SECOND Fodens Motor Works Band THIRD Besses O’ Th’ Barn The death was announced of Joe Moores at the age of 88. Joe Moores had been playing the Bass Trombone with the band since 1920 to 25 June 1964. BROADCAST on BBC Radio 3 at 5.15pm “Bandstand” The Fodens Motor Works Band Conducted by James Scott. Music by Denis Wright Overture; The Sea (Thalassa) Gordon Langford Prelude and Fugue Gilbert Vinter Spectrum (BBC Manchester) BROADCAST on BBC Radio 2 at 7.33pm “Listen to the Band” Introduced by Charlie Chester, Producer John Bussell The Fodens Motor Works Band Conducted by James Scott. BROADCAST on BBC Radio 3 at 4.55pm “This weeks Composer” Elgar The Fodens Motor Works Band Conducted by James Scott. Playing Seven Suite op 87 (Abridged0 With London Symphony Orchestra London Philharmonic Orchestra (Gramophone record) BROADCAST on BBC Radio 2 at 6.33am (or pm) “Sam on Sunday” Introduced by Sam Costa, Producer Peter Pilbeam (BBC Manchester) With Douglas Reeve on the BBC Theatre Organ The Fodens Motor Works Band Conducted by James Scott. BROADCAST on BBC Radio 2 at 9.02pm “Among Your Souvenirs” Introduced by Alan Keith, Producer Barry Knight The Fodens Motor Works Band Conducted by James Scott. With Cynthia Clover, Leslie Fyson The Reginald Leopold Orchestra. The BBC in Manchester ran a programme called “Champion Brass” which Gerald Harrison produced for them between 1976 and 1987. This year Fodens were crowned champions of the series after beating Besses and Wingates in earlier rounds they faced Faireys in the final taking the crown from the series champions by one point (98-97 points). The band was conducted by James Scott and the following week from their win saw the band back in the studio for a special 30 minute programme of music exclusively

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from them. The band played the Following Country Palatine March Havanagilah You’ve Only Just Begun Ballet Music from Faust by Gunod Adjudicator Bill Railton (Manager of the BBC Symphony Orchestra) Solo spot of the evening went to Norman Law (Trombone) with “I wish you love”. The band had just finished recording a new LP and from that the played the “Sugar Plumb Fairey” from the Nutcracker. BBC 2 also ran a competition at the same time called “Best of Brass”. (Broadcast on Friday Night BBC 2 between 1978 and 1986) BAND MEMBERS (taken from the Crewe Chronicle Feature) INSTRUMENT PLAYER Band Manager G Allan Littlemore Conductor James Scott Principal Cornet Alan Brotherston Solo Cornet Tony Goddard Solo Cornet Keith Hilton 2nd Cornet Jimmy Charles 2nd Cornet 2nd Cornet Steve Cooke 3rd Cornet Geoffrey Whiston Cornet Martyn Booth (Advertised on the LP as Flugel) Soprano Cornet Kenneth Davies Repiano Cornet John French Flugel Horn Gwyn Edwards (Advertised on the LP as Solo Cornet) Solo Trombone Norman Law 2nd Trombone Wynford Barrett Bass Trombone David Richards Solo Tenor Horn 1st Tenor Horn Brian Boden 2nd Tenor Horn Ellis Shufflebotham Solo Baritone Peter J Christian 2nd Baritone Solo Euphonium Colin Cranson 2nd Euphonium Andrew Thornley Tenor Horn Geoff Poyzer (Solo Horn) Eb Bass Roy Sparkes Eb Bass Ian Davey B Flat Bass B Flat Bass (Ted) Edward Swindells Percussion Tympani and Percussion Kenneth Pavey Tympani and Percussion Frank Hughes EXTRA PLAYERS Anthony Nash (Bb Bass) B Williams Terry F O’Brien (Percussion) Lindsay Lawrie (Euphonium) Pic and Feature Crewe Chronicle. CONCERT - Southport Flower Show. COMPETITION – “British Open Championships”, Belle Vue, Manchester. Test Piece “Overture Benvenuto Cellini” by H Berlioz arr Frank Wright. Conductor for Fodens James Scott. FIRST Brighouse and Rastrick SECOND Black Dyke Mills THIRD Ransome Hoffman and Pollard Tenth Fodens Motor Works Band GRANADA TV produced a programme called “Sounds of Brass”.

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Rex Mortimer conducted the first two tunes “Alpine Echoes” (Solo Cornet Alan Brotherstone) conducted by Harry Mortimer “Lorenzo” by Dr Thomas Keighley “Drinking” arranged by Alex Mortimer (Who appeared in a Wheelchair in an archive film as he had died in 1976) (Solo Euphonium Colin Cranson) “Cossack” The programme included a history of the band and interviews with the Mortimer family. The band, were behind a three tier University Challenge like blue set of stands. COMPETITION – “National Championships”, Royal Albert Hall, London Test Piece “Checkmate” by Sir Arthur Bliss arr Eric Ball. Conductor RESULTS FIRST Yorkshire Imperial Metals SECOND Besses O’ Th’ Barn THIRD Grimethorpe FOURTH Fairey Engineering FIFTH Fodens Motor Works MEN O’ BRASS at Free Trade Hall Manchester. Sponsored by Toc H Manchester Area Conductor Harry Mortimer “Festival of Music” with Booked but may have been re-arranged. CONCERT – Hazel Grove Methodist Church 1. La Reine De Saba (Gounod) 2. Morning Noon and Night (Suppe) 3. Unknown – Solo Cornet Alan Brotherston 4. A Sullivan Fantasy (Gordon Langford) 5. Scarborough Fair (arr Ray Woodfield) 6. Hava Nagilah (arr Ray Woodfield) 7. Slavonic Rhapsody No 2 (Friedemann) INTERVAL 1. Rhapsody on Negro Spirituals (Eric Ball) 2. Unknown – Solo Euphonium Lindsay Lawrie 3. Caribbean Cameo (Trevor Sharpe) 4. All Through The Night (arr Langford) 5. Unknown – Solo Xylophone Ken Pavey 6. Finale from the Ballet Faust (Gounod) NATIONAL ANTHEM CONCERT – Possibly Congleton. “Wednesday Night is Music Night” a Tribute to Mr Charles Cook and his 58 years of Banding. Guest Conductor Harry Mortimer OBE With Beresfords Band BERESFORDS BAND (Conductor Charles Cook) 1. Radetsky March (J Strauss) 2. Loreley (Nesvadba) 3. La Vie En Rose (Louiguy) 4. Rule Britannia Overture (Thomas Arne arr William Rimmer) FODEN’S MOTOR WORKS BAND (Conductor James Scott) 1. Carnival from Caribbean Cameo (T Sharp) 2. The Hustle (Van McCoy arr Derek Ashmore) 3. Finale Symphony No 4 (Tchaikovsky) INTERVAL FODEN’S MOTOR WORKS BAND (Conductor James Scott) 1. Overture – Merry Wives of Windsor (Nicholais) 2. Hava Nagilah (arr R Woodfield) FODEN’S AND BERESFORDS (Conductor Harry Mortimer) 3. 76 Trombones (M Sandy Willson)

4. Floral Dance (arr D Broadbent) FODEN’S MOTOR WORKS BAND (Conductor James Scott) 5. A New World Symphony (arr Gordon Langford) 6. Skye Boat Song (arr W Rimmer) FODEN’S AND BERESFORDS (Conductor Harry Mortimer) 7. Overture 1812 (Tchaikovsky) ___________________________________________________________________________________ NATIONAL NEWS Nov 1978 COMPETITION – “Brass in Concert”, Spennymoor Leisure Centre, Gateshead. FIRST Hammonds Sauce Works SECOND William Davis THIRD Grimethorpe Colliery Fodens didn’t take part 1977 to 1982. ___________________________________________________________________________________ 3 Dec 1978

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CONCERT – Civic Hall, Lichfield 1. Famous British Marches (Gordon Langford) 2. Die Fledermaus (Johann Strauss) 3. Unknown – Solo Cornet Alan Brotherston 4. A Sullivan Fantasy (arr Gordon Langford) 5. Scarborough Fair (arr Ray Woodfield) 6. Hava Nagilah (arr Ray Woodford) 7. Unknown – Solo Trombone Norman Law 8. Slavonic Rhapsody No 2 (Friedemann) INTERVAL 1. Three Inventions (Scheffer) 2. Unknown - Solo Euphonium Lindsay Lawrie 3. The Hustle (Van McCoy arr Derek Ashmore) 4. Autumn Song (Frank Hughes) 5. Unknown – Solo Xylophone Ken Pavey 6. Fanfare and Sololoquy (Trevor Sharpe) SOUNDS OF BRASS – WINNERS BBC VOL 33 Decca (Winners of the BBC Champion Brass Series 1978) BAND MEMBERS (Taken from the Sounds of Brass LP) INSTRUMENT PLAYER Band Manager G Allan Littlemore Conductor James Scott Principal Cornet Alan Brotherston Solo Cornet Tony Goddard Solo Cornet Keith Hilton Solo Cornet Graham Jones Solo Cornet Steve Cooke 2nd Cornet Jimmy Charles 2nd Cornet Martyn Booth 3rd Cornet Geoffrey Whiston Soprano Cornet Kenneth Davies Repiano Cornet John French Flugel Horn Gwyn Edwards Solo Trombone Norman Law 2nd Trombone Wynford Barrett Bass Trombone David Richards Solo Tenor Horn Geoffrey Poyzer 1st Tenor Horn Brian Boden 2nd Tenor Horn Ellis Shufflebotham Solo Baritone Peter J Christian 2nd Baritone Richard Thomas Solo Euphonium Lindsay Lawrie 2nd Euphonium Andrew Thornley Tenor Horn Geoff Poyzer Eb Bass Roy Sparkes

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Eb Bass Ian Davey B Flat Bass Anthony Nash B Flat Bass (Ted) Edward Swindles Percussion Terry O’ Brien Tympani and Percussion Kenneth Pavey Tympani and Percussion Frank Hughes ###################################################################################

1979

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CONDUCTOR James Scott (see July 1979) / Derek Garside BAND MANAGER Allan Littlemore c/o Foden’s Ltd. ################################################################################### Jan 1979 Feb 1979 Mar 1979 1 Apr 1979 COMPETITION – “Regional Championship, North West”, Guild Hall, Preston. Test Piece “Variations for Brass band” by Vaughan Williams. Conductor for Fodens James Scott FIRST Besses O’ Th’ Barn SECOND Wingates Temperence THIRD Fairey Engineering Works FOURTH Goodwin FIFTH Fodens Motor Works Band 1979 DUTCH VARA BRASS BAND FESTIVAL The band played an Evening concert, Radio Broadcast and Morning Concert. 1979 COMPETITION – Granada Band of the Year Competition in Manchester. The 1979 Competition was won by the Fairey Band. 21 May 1979 BROADCAST on BBC Radio 3 at 4.55pm “Bandstand” The Fodens Motor Works Band Conducted by James Scott. Music - Arthur Butterworth Caliban (Scherzo Malevolo) Elgar Severn Suite (BBC Manchester) 24 June 1979 BROADCAST RECORDING “Sounding Brass and Voices” BBC Fodens conducted by James Scott. With Besses O’ th’ Barn Band (Roy Newsome), Halle Choir (Ronald Frost), John Gracie (Solo Trumpet) Concert Conducted by Maurice Handford FODENS 1. Caliban Scherzo Malevolo (Arthur Butterworth 1973) BROADCAST on BBC Radio 3 13 Oct 1979 at 11.15am July 1979 James Scott’s term of office as Musical Director came to an end along with Colin Cranson who resigned as Bandmaster. 1979 Fodens played “The Trumpets” by Gilbert Vinter for the first time since 1965 in a concert to mark the 10th anniversary of the death of the composer. Fodens were joined by Besses O th Barn, The Halle Choir, Forbes Robinson and conductor Maurice Handforth. A recording was made later for broadcast on the BBC. During the concert James Scott conducted Fodens in a piece called “Caliban” by Arthur Butterworth. Conductor James Scott (Musical Director) (Left July 1979) Colin Cranson (Bandmaster) (Left July 1979) 1979 BAND MEMBERS INSTRUMENT PLAYER Conductor James Scott Principal Cornet Alan Brotherston Soprano Cornet Ken Davies

Solo Cornet Bob Dean (Robert Dean) Solo Cornet Tony Goddard Solo Cornet Geoff Whiston 2nd Cornet Martyn Booth 2nd Cornet Steve Cooke 3rd Cornet James Charles (Jimmy Charles) 3rd Cornet Sid Garratt Repriano Cornet John French Flugel Horn Gwyn Edwards E Flat Bass Roy Sparkes E Flat Bass Ian Davey B Flat Bass Ted Swindles B Flat Bass Jack Millington Tenor Horn Derek Lucas 2nd Tenor Horn Brian Boden 2nd Tenor Horn Ellis Shufflebotham Solo Baritone Peter Christian 2nd Baritone Ian Barker Solo Euphonium Lindsay Lawrie Euphonium John French 2nd Euphonium Andrew Thornley Trombone Norman Law 2nd Trombone Wynford Barrett Bass Trombone David Richards Percussion Robert Smith Percussion Ken Pavey Howard Hough (Driver) Tom Foster (Driver) 1979 The band needed a temporary stop gap in its leadership while a more permanent Musical director could be found to lead the band to championship wins again. Derek Garside was appointed to the role of temporary Musical Director. He had been with the CWS Manchester band as a cornet player and came to Elworth for just a few weeks but this turned out to be a longer stay that no one had seen. 1 Aug 1979 BROADCAST on BBC Radio 2 at 7.33pm “Listen to the Band” Introduced by Charlie Chester, Producer Anthony Wills The Fodens Motor Works Band Conducted by Derek Garside. Sept 1979 Derek Garside was appointed Resident Conductor of the band on a permanent basis after financial constraints were put on the band. Originally Allan Littlemore and the company had wanted a Professional Conductor and a Resident Conductor to take the band forward but the recession and a lack of money changed all that and Derek was hired to keep the band going. ___________________________________________________________________________________

DEREK GARSIDE Biography. Resident Conductor 1979 to 1980. .b. 1930. Derek was born in Brighouse in Yorkshire in 1930 where he began his musical life playing the cornet at the age of 9 under the tuition of F. J. Roberts (Principal Cornet with Brighouse and Rastrick). Derek joined the Brighouse and RAstrick band and between 1942 and 1947 he won more than 40 solo competitions in the North of England. In 1947, aged 17 he was appointed Principal Cornet with the C.W.S. (Manchester) Band a role he continued with until April1972. It was at this time that he started to consentrate on his solo work which took him all over the continent and as a trumpeter he played with many professional orchestras. In 1969 he was awarded the “Insignia of Honour” by the Worshipful Company of Musicians for his contribution to the Brass band Movement. In 1972 still with the C.W.S. (Manchester) Band he was appointed their Musical Director a position he continued in until he enterered into a private business in South Wales some five years later.

In 1979 Derek returned to the North of England to teach brass instruments young students in Yorkshire Schools. During this time he was also in demand as an adjudicator and in 1979 Derek was appointed resident conductor with the Foden Motor Works Band. ___________________________________________________________________________________ 1 Aug 1979

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BROADCAST “Listen to the Band” BBC Radio 2 at 7.33pm Charlie Chester presents the Fodens Motor Works Band Conducted by Derek Garside. BBC Producer Anthony Wills. A New Bus was donated to the band despite the lack of money as it was more as a publicity machine for Fodens who had started making the passenger vehicle again along with Northern Counties Bodies of Wigan who put the shells onto Foden underframes. This was the first new bus for the band in 28 Year’s. COMPETITION – “British Open Championships”, Belle Vue, Manchester. Test Piece “Le Carnival Romain” by H Berlioz arr Frank Wright. Conductor for Fodens Derek Garside. FIRST Fairey Engineering SECOND Desmond Colliery THIRD Grimethorpe Colliery UNPLACED Fodens Motor Works Band COMPETITION – “National Championships”, Royal Albert Hall, London Test Piece “Volcano” by Robert Simpson. Conductor RESULTS FIRST Black Dyke Mills SECOND Cory THIRD Birmingham School of Music Fodens Failed to Qualify. BROADCAST on BBC Radio 3 at 11.15am “Gilbert Vinter” (Died 10 Oct 1965) Programme 1 of 2 marking the tenth anniversary of his death. Recorded as part of a concert in the Free Trade Hall, Manchester, last June. (BBC Manchester) The Fodens Motor Works Band Conducted by Maurice Handford. Forbes Robinson (Bass) Halle Choir Besses O’ Th’ Barn Band (BBC Band of the Year 1978) MASSED BRASS BANDS CONCERT (pm) (Fairey Engineering Works Band and Foden’s Motor Works Band) At the Free Trade Hall, Manchester (sponsored by Toc H Manchester Arena) Conducted by Harry Mortimer With the Rhos Orpheus Male Voice Choir CONCERT – The Dome, Brighton Produced and Presented by The Hangleton Band. 1. La Reine de Saba (Gounod) 2. Oberon (Waber) Cornet Solo Alan Brotherston 3. Fantasy on British Sea Songs (Gordon Langford) Trombone Solo Norman Law 4. Carnival Romain (Hector Berlioz arr Frank Wright) INTERVAL 1. Intradia and Scherzo from Rhapsodic Symphony (F Hughes) Euphonium Solo Lindsay Lawrie 2. Ballet Music from Sylvia (Delibes) 3. Threnody (Henry Geehl) Xylophone Solo Ken Pavey 4. The King and I Selection (Rogers and Hammerstein) NATIONAL ANTHEM CONCERT – Stroud Brass Band Festival, Stroud Leisure Centre. (Same programme as 27 Oct 1979) 0. National Anthem

1. La Reine de Saba (Gounod) 2. Oberon (Waber) Cornet Solo Alan Brotherston 3. Fantasy on British Sea Songs (Gordon Langford) Trombone Solo Norman Law 4. Carnival Romain (Hector Berlioz arr Frank Wright) INTERVAL 1. Intradia and Scherzo from Rhapsodic Symphony (F Hughes) 2. Unknown - Euphonium Solo Lindsay Lawrie 3. Ballet Music from Sylvia (Delibes) 4. Threnody (Henry Geehl) Xylophone Solo Ken Pavey 5. The King and I Selection (Rogers and Hammerstein) ___________________________________________________________________________________ NATIONAL NEWS Nov 1979 COMPETITION – “Brass in Concert”, Spennymoor Leisure Centre, Gateshead. FIRST Grimethorpe Colliery SECOND Cory THIRD Desford Colliery Fodens didn’t take part 1977 to 1982. ___________________________________________________________________________________ 2 Dec 1979

CONCERT – Stockport Town Hall. In Aid of the Stockport Campaign for the Winged fellowship Trust (Holidays for the Diabled) (Same programme as 27 Oct 1979) 1. La Reine de Saba (Gounod) 2. Overture from Oberon (Carl Maria von Weber) 3. Unknown - Cornet Solo Alan Brotherston 4. Fantasy on British Sea Songs (Gordon Langford) 5. Unknown – Trombone Solo Norman Law 6. Carnival Romain (Hector Berlioz arr Frank Wright) INTERVAL 1. Intradia and Scherzo from Rhapsodic Symphony (F Hughes) 2. Unknown - Euphonium Solo Lindsay Lawrie 3. Ballet Music from Sylvia (Delibes) 4. Threnody (Henry Geehl) Xylophone Solo Ken Pavey 5. The King and I Selection (Rogers and Hammerstein)

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CONDUCTOR Derek Garside / Howard Snell BAND MANAGER Allan Littlemore c/o Foden’s Ltd. ################################################################################### 6 Jan 1980

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BROADCAST on BBC Radio 2 at 6.03am (or pm) “Sam on Sunday” Introduced by Sam Costa, Producer Charkes Clark-Maxwell (BBC Manchester) With Dudley Savage on the BBC Theatre Organ The Fodens Motor Works Band Conducted by Derek Garside. The band under new conductor Derek M Garside recorded its third consecutive record on the Decca label. SOUNDS OF BRASS – VOLUME 41 (Decca SB341) It included a track called “Threnody” by Henry Geehl, which he had written in memory of Fred Mortimer. The older members of the band had never set eyes on the piece nor had librarian Ted Swindles, however it was discovered in a pile of manuscripts in the library by Allan Littlemore who was sorting out the unsorted pile.

It turned out to be a wonderful lament and as 1980 was the centenary of Fred Mortimer’s birth it was an appropriate track to include on the LP. MUSICIANS on the LP (In addition to those mentioned in 1979) Solo Cornet James Leggat Solo Cornet Keith Hilton Soprano Cornet Darryl Home Flugel Horn Kenneth Davies Solo Tenor Horn Geoff Poyzer Solo Baritone Nigel Beasley Bass Trombone Ian Copestake 8 Mar 1980 CONCERT – The Great Hall, Exeter University. Conductor Derek M Garside 1. Rosslyn (Eric Ball) 2. The Italian Girl in Algiers (Gioachino Rossini) 3. We’ve Only Just Begun (Paul Williams, Roger Nichols arr Derek Ashmore) 4. Unknown – Trombone Solo Norman Law 5. A Sullivan Fantasy (arr G Langford) 6. Unknown – Cornet Solo John French 7. Beatrice and Benedict (Hector Berlioz) INTERVAL 1. Waltz from Eugene Onegin (Tchaikowsky) 2. Unknown - Euphonium Solo Lindsay Lawrie 3. Tintagel (Dennis Wright) 4. Unknown – Xylophone Solo Ken Pavey 5. Threnody (Henry Geehl) 6. The White Horse Inn (arr Denis Wright) 7. National Anthem 30 Mar 1980 COMPETITION – “Regional Championship, North West”, Guild Hall, Preston. Test Piece “Overture Beatrice and Benedict” by Berlioz arr Keith Wilkinson. Conductor for Fodens D M Garside FIRST Fairey Engineering Works SECOND Fodens Motor Works Band THIRD Besses O’ Th’ Barn The Band came 2nd qualifying for the Nationals in London. ___________________________________________________________________________________ COMPANY NEWS 15 July 1980 FODENS MOTOR WORKS called in the receivers, Fodens were “broke”. Receivers Sir Kenneth Cork and Philip Livesey were charged with running the company and were happy to continue with the band playing its part in promoting the company. ___________________________________________________________________________________ 26 Apr 1980 BROADCAST on BBC Radio 3 at 11.15am “Bandstand” The Fodens Motor Works Band Conducted by Derek Garside. Gordon Jacob Overture; Pride of Youth Henry Geehl – Threnody Gordon Langford Rhapsody for Trombone and Band Soloist Norman Law (BBC Manchester) 6 Sept 1980 BROADCAST on BBC Radio 3 at 11.15am (see below) “Brass at the Free Trade Hall” (Possibly Pre-recorded) The Fodens Motor Works Band Conducted by James Scott. (Returned to the band?) Besses O’ Th’ Barn Band (Conductor Roy Newsome) Brass Bands Guest conductor Maurice Handford Arthur Butterworth Cali ban Roger Payne Dance Sequence William Walton Coronation March

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Crown Imperial (BBC Manchester) COMPETITION – “British Open Championships”, Belle Vue, Manchester. Test Piece “Energy” by Robert Simpson. Conductor for Fodens Derek Garside. FIRST Yorkshire Imperial SECOND GUS THIRD Desford Colliery UNPLACED Fodens Motor Works Band The Winning band, “Yorkshire Imperial” was broadcast on BBC Radio 2 between 10.30pm and 11pm having been recorded in the Kings Hall just after the results were announced. COMPETITION – “National Championships”. With the anniversary of Fred Mortimer’s Centenary the organisers wanted to pay tribute to him and the concert following the competition reflected his many Year’s with Fodens. The evening includedSevern Suite (Elgar) (Conductor Harry Mortimer) (March from) Epic Symphony (Percy Fletcher) (Conducted by Rex Mortimer) Also in attendance was Hubert Shergold (92 year old ex player with Fodens) who was greeted on stage with rapturous applause. COMPETITION – “National Championships”, Royal Albert Hall, London Test Piece “Carnival Overture” by Anton Dvorak arr Geoffrey Brand. Conductor Derek Garside RESULTS FIRST Brighouse and Rastrick SECOND Black Dyke Mills THIRD Fairey Engineering Fodens came equal 16th with Templemore. The Friday after the Nationals back in Sandbach the Foden Motor Works ceased to exist and all the band members were officially made redundant. MASSED BRASS BANDS CONCERT (Fairey Engineering Works Band and Foden’s Motor Works Band) At the Free Trade Hall, Manchester (Sponsored by Toc H Manchester Area) Conducted by Harry Mortimer With the Mancunian Choir MEN O’ BRASS at Toc H Manchester Area “Festival of Music” with FODEN’S (Conductor Derek Garside) And FAIREY’S (Conductor Brian Broadbent) BANDS 1. March – King Cotton (Sousa) 2. Overture – Poet and Peasant (Suppe) 3. The Londonderry Air (arr Gordon Colman) 4. Cornet Feature – Bugler’s Holiday (By Request) (Leroy Anderson) MANCUNIAN SINGERS BANDS 1. Themes from the Fifth Symphony (Beethoven arr Denis Wright) INTERVAL BANDS 1. Trombones to the Fore (Harold Scull) 2. The Skaters Waltz (Waldteufel) 3. Elizabethan Serenade (Ronald Binge) 4. Polka Thunder and Lightning (Strauss) 5. Theme from “The Onedin Line” – Sparticus (Kchachaturian) MANCUNIAN SINGERS BAND 1. Slavonic Rhapsody No 2 (Friedemann) 2. Finale Nightfall in Camp (arr Douglas A Pope) NATIONAL ANTHEM The assets of the works not the employees were purchased by the “PACCAR COMPANY OF SEATTLE”, USA. The new company decided that the band was one of the best assets of the company and would keep it going. Hubert Shergold passed away a few weeks after making his appearance at the

Royal Albert Hall for the Fred Mortimer Tribute. CONCERT – Hexagon, Reading In Association with Reading Brass Band Guild Conductor Derek Garside 1. Grand March Tannhauser (Wagner) 2. Beatrice and Benedict (Hector Berlioz arr K Wilkinson) (Test piece for the Regional Championships 1980) 3. Unknown – Trombone Solo Norman Law 4. New World Fantasy (Gordon Langford) 5. Unknown – Cornet Solo Alan Brotherston 6. Energy (Robert Simpson) (Test piece for the Regional Championships 1980) INTERVAL 1. Heroic March from the Epic Symphony (Percy Fletcher) 2. Girl with the Flaxen Hair (Debussey arr Brand) 3. Unknown - Euphonium Solo Lindsay Lawrie 4. Carnival (Dvorak arr Brand) (Test piece for the Regional Championships 1980) 5. Music (Miles arr Broadbent) Xylophone Solo Ken Pavey 6. National Anthem Nov 1980 Allan Littlemore started talks with Howard Snell with a view to becoming Musical Director of the Band. ___________________________________________________________________________________ NATIONAL NEWS Nov 1980 COMPETITION – “Brass in Concert”, Spennymoor Leisure Centre, Gateshead. FIRST Grimethorpe Colliery SECOND Desford Colliery THIRD Cory Fodens didn’t take part 1977 to 1982. ___________________________________________________________________________________ 15 Nov 1980

28 Nov 1980

1980

CONCERT – Brine Leas School (PTA) 1. Grand March Tannhauser (Wagner) 2. Overture Morning, Noon and Night (Suppe) 3. Unknown – Trombone Solo Norman Law 4. New World Fantasy (Gordon Langford) 5. Autumn Song (Frank Hughes) (Cornet Solo Alan Brotherston) 6. Patterns in Brass (Frank Hughes) INTERVAL 1. Famous British Marches (Arr Gordon Langford) 2. Solo Euphonium featuring Lindsay Lawrie 3. Overture Canival (Dvorak arr G Brand) 4. Music (John Miles arr Derek Broadbent) (Xylophone Solo Ken Parry) 5. Finale from Epic Symphony Heroic March (Percy Fletcher) NATIONAL ANTHEM The conductor for the evening was Derek M Garside. BAND MEMBERS (Taken from above programmes 15 Nov and 28 Nov 1980) INSTRUMENT PLAYER Band Manager Allan Littlemore Conductor Derek Garside (Resident Conductor) Principal Cornet Alan Brotherston Solo Cornet Tony Goddard Solo Cornet John French Solo Cornet Keith Hilton Solo Cornet Steve Cooke 2nd Cornet James Charles (Jimmy Charles) 2nd Cornet Martyn Booth 3rd Cornet Geoff Whiston 3rd Cornet Sid Garratt (Sidney Garratt) Soprano Cornet Daryll Home

Flugel Horn Repiano Cornet Solo Horn 1st Tenor Horn 2nd Tenor Horn Solo Baritone 2nd Baritone Euphonium 2nd Euphonium Solo Trombone 1st Trombone Bass Trombone 1st E Flat Bass 2nd Eb Bass 1st Bb Bass 2nd Bb Bass Percussion Percussion

Ken Davies Jim Leggat (Later became Librarian of the Band) Geoff Poyzer Brian Boden Ellis Shufflebotham Nigel Beasley Ian Barker Lindsay Lawrie Andrew Thornley Norman Law Arthur Breeze (Joined in the Late 1970’s) Bob Gutteridge John Pym Ted Swindles Jack Millington Michael Oxley Ken Pavey Robert Smith

Dec 1980 Howard Snell was installed as MD of the band. ___________________________________________________________________________________

HOWARD SNELL Biography. Born in the village of Wollaston in Northamptonshire to a Salvation Army family with whom he started playing the cornet in the Citadel band. The family moved to Scotland where Howard studied the piano at the Royal Scotish Academy. He later went to the Royal Academy in London playing the trumpet as his first instrument. After graduating from the RA he joined the orchestra of Sadler’s Wells Opera. Three and a half years later he joined the London Symphony Orchestra as Principal Trumpet (for 6 Years) and Chairman of the Orchestra’s Board of Directors (4 Years). In 1976 he left the LSO to become a conductor and also became the founder of the Wren Orchestra and was its Musical Director a position he held for eight years (to 1984). In 1979 Howard moved to North Staffordshire and took up a position at the Royal Northern College of Music where in 1983 he was appointed Head of Brass Studies. In 1980 Howard was appointed conductor of the Foden’s Band a position he continued to hold until June 1996. CONDUCTOR FORRoyal Philharmonic Orchestra Philharmonic Orchestra London Symphony Orchestra Brass Head of Brass Studies Philip Jones Brass Ensemble Fodens Band / Britannia Building Society Band ___________________________________________________________________________________

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1981

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CONDUCTOR Howard Snell BAND MANAGER Allan Littlemore c/o Foden’s Ltd. ################################################################################### 1981 Don Blakeson was appointed Bandmaster and decided to enter the band in the “Whit Monday March Competition” where they would play “Ravenswood”. 8 Feb 1981 CONCERT – “Cat’s Whiskers”, Burnley 2.24pm Conductor Don Blakeson 1. Tannhauser (Wagner) 2. Pop Parade (Miles arr Broadbent) 3. Serenade (D Bourgois) 4. Unknown – Cornet Solo Alan Brotherston

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5. A Sullivan Fantasy 6. Girl with the Flaxon Hair (arr M Brand) 7. Watch Your Step (arr Howard Snell) 8. New World Fantasy (arr Gordon Langford) INTERVAL 1. Famous British Marches (arr Gordon Langford) 2. Unknown – Trombone Solo Andrew Snelson 3. Murder on the Orient Express (Ron Goodwin arr Howard Snell) 4. Le Cid (Massenet arr Howard Snell) 5. Blues March (Roy Premru) 6. Unknown - Xylophone Solo Ken Pavey 7. Epic Symphony (P Fletcher) 8. National Anthem COMPETITION – “Regional Championship, North West”, Guild Hall, Preston. Test Piece “Variations on the Shining River” by Rubbra arr Frank Wright Conductor for Fodens Howard Snell FIRST Besses O’ Th’ Barn SECOND Leyland Vehicles THIRD Point of Ayr Colliery Ninth Fodens Motor Works Band CONCERT – Coppenhall School, Crewe 1. Procession of the Nobels (Rimsky Korsakov arr J Curnow) 2. Candide (Leonard Bernstein) 3. Unknown - Cornet Solo Alan Brotherston 4. Molly on the Shore (Percy Granger) 5. Girl with the Flaxen Hair (Debussy) 6. Adagio (Albinoni) 7. Watch Your Step (Ray Premru) 8. Henry V - Overture (Vaughan Williams) INTERVAL 1. Le Cid (Massanet att Howard Snell) 2. Unknown – Trombone Solo Andrew Snelson 3. Murder on the Orient Express (arr Howard Snell) 4. Pavane (Foure) 5. Unknown – Xylophone Solo Ken Pavey 6. Bolero (Ravel) 7. National Anthem CONCERT – Arcadia Theatre, Llandudno 1. Procession of the Nobels (Rimsky Korsakov arr J Curnow) 2. Candide (Leonard Bernstein) 3. Unknown - Cornet Solo Alan Brotherston 4. Watch Your Step (Ray Premru) 5. Henry V - Overture (Vaughan Williams) INTERVAL 1. Le Cid (Massanet att Howard Snell) 2. Unknown – Trombone Solo Andrew Snelson 3. Murder on the Orient Express (arr Howard Snell) 4. Unknown – Xylophone Solo Ken Pavey 5. Bolero (Ravel) 6. National Anthem BROADCAST on BBC Radio 3 at 2pm “The Trumpets” a cantata by Gilbert Vinter. The Fodens Motor Works Band Besses O’ Th’ Barn Band Bands Conducted by Maurice Handford. Forbes Robinson (Bass) Halle Choir (BBC Manchester) CONCERT – Sandbach Secondary School Lawns / Sandbach Marathon Fodens play on the front lawn of Sandbach Secondary School at the end of

the Sandbach Marathon which had been sponsored by Fodens Motor Works. REDUNDANCY AT FODENS With a number of retirements from the band due to being made redundant and having to find other work outside the area, the band had to recruit new members including Allan Withington from Wingates Band who took over from Alan Brotherston as Principal Cornet. Another addition to the band was Phillip Littlemore (Aged 14, 2nd Cornet) the son of Allan Littlemore and an ex player with Roberts Bakery (Middlewich) Summer 1981 Don Burgess died at the age of 51. Sept 1981 Rachel French (Horn) had joined the band the first woman band member on the contest stage. Rachel was to later to become the wife of Tony Goddard (Cornet Player). 5 Sept 1981 COMPETITION – “British Open Championships”, Belle Vue, Manchester. Test Piece “Variations on a Ninth” by Gilbert Vinter. This was the last time the competition would be held at the Kings Hall, Belle Vue as the venue would be demolished soon after the event. The band came third. And as they were the last to play they became the last band to play at the venue adding to the distinction of being the first winners of the competition in the Belle Vue location back in 1910 (The contest began in 1853). Test Piece “Variations on a Ninth” by Gilbert Vinter Conductor for Fodens Howard Snell. FIRST City of Coventry SECOND Leyland Vehicles THIRD Fodens Motor Works ___________________________________________________________________________________ NATIONAL NEWS 3 Oct 1981 COMPETITION – “National Championships”, Royal Albert Hall, London Test Piece “Blitz” by Derek Bourgeois Conductor RESULTS FIRST Black Dyke Mills SECOND Brighouse and Rastrick THIRD Whitburn Fodens didn’t take part. 3 Oct 1981 CONCERT – “National Championships”, Royal Albert Hall, London Recorded Highlights of the “Gala Concert” were broadcast on BBC Radio 2 on Saturday 10 October 1981 from 8pm to 9pm and introduced by John Dunn. The Massed Band concert included Besses O’ Th’ Barn, Black Dyke Mills Band, Desford Colliery Dowrt Band and G.U.S. with guest soloists Philip McCann (Cornet) and Gordon Higginbottom along with guest conductor Harry Mortimer and Associate Conductor Roy Newsome. ___________________________________________________________________________________ 1981

10 Oct 1981

25 Oct 1981

MASSED BRASS BANDS CONCERT (Fairey Engineering Works Band and Foden’s Motor Works Band) At the Free Trade Hall, Manchester (Sponsored by Toc H Manchester Area) Conducted by Harry Mortimer MEN O’ BRASS MEN O’ BRASS – Assembly Rooms Derby Conductor Harry Mortimer Fodens (Conductor Howard Snell) City of Coventry (Conductor Ray Stuttard), Morris Motors (Conductor Cliff Edmunds) Compere Robin Boyle (BBC Radio 2) Guest Soloist Phillip McCann (Black Dyke Mills Band) 1. March – Thundercrest (Eric Osterling) 2. The Yeoman of the Guard (Sullivan arr Malcolm Sargent) 3. Men of Harlech (Trad arr Gordon Langford) 4. SOLO Philip McCann 5. Little Suite for Brass No1 (Malcolm Arnold) 6. Berne Patrol (Trad arr Elgar Howarth)

7. Overture The Force of Destiny (Verdi arr Frank Wright) INTERVAL 1. French Military March (Saint-Seans arr Hargreaves) 2. Whispering Brass (Peter Haysom) 3. Les Preludes (Liszt arr William Rimmer) 4. Among your Souvenirs – Waltz, Destiny (Sydney Baynes) 5. SOLO Philip McCann 6. Slavonic Rhapsody No 1 (Friedemann) 7. Finale – Sundown (arr Roger Barsotti) NATIONAL ANTHEM ___________________________________________________________________________________ NATIONAL NEWS Nov 1981 COMPETITION – “Brass in Concert”, Spennymoor Leisure Centre, Gateshead. FIRST Grimethorpe Colliery SECOND Yorkshire Imperial THIRD Desford Colliery Dowty Fodens didn’t take part 1977 to 1982. ___________________________________________________________________________________ 7 Nov 1981 BROADCAST on BBC Radio 3 at 11.15am “Bandstand” The Fodens Motor Works Band Conducted by Howard Snell. (BBC Manchester) 1981 The band left its rehearsal room at the Co Operative building and moved into the Works offices to rehearse. 1981 Allan Withington left the band to become Principal Trumpet with the Bergen Symphony Orchestra in Norway. 1981 BAND MEMBERS INSTRUMENT PLAYER Band Manager Allan Littlemore Conductor Howard Snell (Conductor / Musical Director) Principal Cornet Alan Brotherston (Left in 1981) Principal Cornet Allan Withington (Left the same year see above) Solo Cornet Tony Goddard Solo Cornet Steve Cooke 2nd Cornet Martyn Booth 2nd Cornet Phillip Littlemore 2nd Cornet James Charles (Jimmy Charles) Soprano Cornet Ken Davies (Soprano Cornet / Flugel) Solo Horn Geoff Poyser 2nd Tenor Horn Brian Boden 2nd Tenor Horn Rachel Goddard (Miss Rachel French) 2nd Baritone Nigel Beasley Euphonium John French (Moved from Solo Cornet) 1st Trombone Arthur Breeze Bass Trombone Bob Gutteridge 1st E Flat Bass John Pym 2nd Eb Bass Ted Swindles B Flat Bass Ian Presho Percussion Ian Barker (Moved from 2nd Baritone) Percussion Ken Pavey Percussion Robert Smith Michael Clarke Andrew Snelson (See Feb 1981) Glenn Greenlees Andrew Thornley Ian Davey Andy Bramhill Driver Howard Hough

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1982

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CONDUCTOR Howard Snell BAND MANAGER Allan Littlemore c/o Foden’s Ltd. ################################################################################### 1982 By the start of 1982 PACCAR had decided to cut the cost of support to the band by half. 28 Feb 1982 CONCERT – Grand Theatre Blackpool 1. National Anthem 2. Coronation (Meyerbee) 3. Candide (Leonard Bernstein) 4. The Watermill (Ronald Binge) Cornet Solo Alan Brotherston 5. Trumpeters Wild (Walters) Cornet Trio 6. The Shipbuilders (Yorke) 7. If (David Gates) Horn Solo Geoff Poyzer 8. Berne Patrol (Lear) 9. Paris Le Soir (Lear) Flugel Solo Ken Davies 10. Dance of the Tumblers (Rimsky Korsakov) INTERVAL 1. Russian Dance (Khatchaturian) 2. Rhapsody Trombone (Langford) Trombone Solo Andrew Snelson 3. Molly on the Shore (Grainer) 4. Sicilienne (Paradies) Baritone Solo Nigel Beasley 5. Scarborough Fair (Trad) 6. Hoe-Down (Copland) 7. La Belle Americaine (Hartmann) Euphonium Solo Iain Davey 8. Helter Skelter (Alford) Xylophone Solo Ken Pavey 9. Capriccio Italien (Tchaikowsky) 23-24 Mar 1982 RECORDING OF SPECIAL PROGRAMME IN CELEBRATION OF HARRY MORTIMER. A letter to Sydney Garratt from the BBC dated the 17 th March 1982 gives details of the schedule for the programme in which the “All Star Brass” took part. Members of the band would be staying at the Kensington Hilton Hotel on the evening of the 23 March. The band were given an account for the hotel room and English Breakfast which was sent to the BBC for payment with £10 to cover meals at the studios plus train or car expences. The programme was recorded at the BBC Television Centre in Wood Lane, London. The executive producer was Yvonne Littlewood (Light Entertainment). 28 Mar 1982 COMPETITION – “Regional Championship, North West”, Guild Hall, Preston. Test Piece “Essay for Brass Band” by Edward Gregson Conductor for Fodens FIRST Leyland Vehicles SECOND Fairey Engineering Works THIRD Besses O’ Th’ Barn FOURTH Foden Motor Works Band 4 Apr 1982 CONCERT – Sports and Leisure Centre, Sherwood Hall, Matlock (Same Programme as 28 Feb 1982) 1. National Anthem 2. Coronation (Meyerbee) 3. Candide (Leonard Bernstein)

10 Apr 1982

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4. The Watermill (Ronald Binge) Cornet Solo Alan Brotherston 5. Trumpeters Wild (Walters) Cornet Trio 6. The Shipbuilders (Yorke) 7. If (David Gates) Horn Solo Geoff Poyzer 8. Berne Patrol (Lear) 9. Paris Le Soir (Lear) Flugel Solo Ken Davies 10. Dance of the Tumblers (Rimsky Korsakov) INTERVAL 1. Russian Dance (Khatchaturian) 2. Rhapsody Trombone (Langford) Trombone Solo Andrew Snelson 3. Molly on the Shore (Grainer) 4. Sicilienne (Paradies) Baritone Solo Nigel Beasley 5. Scarborough Fair (Trad) 6. Hoe-Down (Copland) 7. La Belle Americaine (Hartmann) Euphonium Solo Iain Davey 8. Helter Skelter (Alford) Xylophone Solo Ken Pavey 9. Capriccio Italien (Tchaikowsky) BROADCAST – BBC 2 TV at 10.45pm “Harry Mortimer – Man of Brass” Celebrating the 80th Birthday of Harry Mortimer. Music from the “All Star Brass Band” (Fodens, Black Dyke Mills, Brighouse and Rastrick, City of Coventry, Fairey Engineering, GUS, Luton, Morris Motors, James Shepherd Versatile Brass, Yorkshire Imperial, National Youth Brass Band. with Special guest Elgar Howarth. Don Lusher (Trombone) Philip McCann (Cornet) Gordon Higginbottom (Tenor Horn) With Trumpeters of the Royal Military School of Music Anniversary of the Birth of Harry Mortimer. (In Allan Littlemore’s book on the history of the band he puts the Anniversary Concert on the 10th but a programme from the event puts the date as the 17th April) CONCERT – Anniversary Concert with Fairey Engineering Works Band. On the anniversary of Harry Mortimer’s 80th Birthday, Fodens joined with Fairey Aviation to hold a concert at the Manchester Free Trade hall in celebration. The idea was that both bands play for 30 minutes with their own conductors with the second half being a joint concert with Harry conducting. However Howard Snell suggested that various composers contribute musical messages of goodwill. It was decided to keep this aspect of the concert secret until the concert. Edward Gregson - Motif from Happy Birthday to you. Derek Bourgeois - (A Reflective Piece) Elgar Howarth - HM’s Dream (Includes “Alpine Echoes” and “Cossack”) Gordon Langford - For He’s a Jolly Good Fellow (Arrangement) The second half of the concert conducted by Harry Mortimer was to be recorded for the BBC Radio Programme “Listen to the Band” and Harry Mortimer was expecting the band to play the theme tune of the same name, however they had other ideas and proceeded to play “Happy Birthday”. Harry enjoyed the whole evening’s tribute to him. FODEN’S MOTOR WORKS BAND (Conductor Howard Snell) 1. National Anthem 2. Russian Dance (Khatchaturian arr Howard Snell) 3. Salute from the suite Man O’Brass (Howard Snell)

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Commissioned by Foden’s Band with funding from the North West Arts Council. 4. Scarborough Fair (Trad) 5. Pines of Rome (Respighi arr Howard Snell) FAIREY ENGINEERING WORKS BAND (Conductor Geoffrey Brand) a. Valdress (Johannes Hanssen arr Herbert Moller) b. Capriccio (Philip Sparke) Solo Soprano Cornet Alan Wycherley c. Ragtime Parade (Erik Satie arr Michael Brand) d. Carnival (Dvorak arr Geoffrey Brand) INTERVAL COMBINED BANDS Fairey and Foden’s (Conducted by Harry Mortimer) (Recorded for BBC Radio 2) 1. Listen to the Band (Signature Tune) Soldiers in the Park (Lionel Monckton) 2. Light Cavalry Overture (Suppe) 3. Skye Boat Song (arr William Rimmer) Dance of the Happy Old Gentlemen (Eric Ball) 4. Life Divine (Cyril Jenkins) 5. John Peel (Trad arr Fred Mortimer) 6. The Three Trumpeters (Agostini) 7. The Lost Chord (Sullivan arr Gordon Langford) 8. William Tell (Gioachino Rossini) ITV also paid Tribute to Harry Mortimer’s 80th Birthday with a special programme which included a massed band of Brass and Military players connected with Harry. This of course included members of Fodens. BROADCAST on BBC Radio 2 at 9pm “Listen to the Band” A Special programme to celebrate the 80th birthday of Harry Mortimer. Introduced by Robin Boyle, Producer Peter Pilbeam The Combined bands of The Fodens Motor Works Band Fairey Engineering Works Band Conducted by Harry Mortimer. (BBC Manchester) BROADCAST ENCORE (Repeate) on BBC Radio 2 at 1am “Listen to the Band” Robin Boyle presents the Fodens Band, Fairey Engineering Works Band in a tribute to the 80th Birthday of Harry Mortimer recorded on the 17 Apr 1982. Conducted by Harry Mortimer. Producer Peter Pilbeam (BBC Manchester) (See 20 Apr 1982) CONCERT – Holmes Chapel “Holmes Chapel Music Society Presents” (Same Programme as 28 Feb 1982) 1. National Anthem 2. Coronation (Meyerbee) 3. Candide (Leonard Bernstein) 4. The Watermill (Ronald Binge) Cornet Solo Alan Brotherston 5. The Shipbuilders (Yorke) 6. Paris Le Soir (Lear) Flugel Solo Ken Davies 7. Bere Patrol (Lear) 8. Moto Perpetuo (Paganini) 9. Capriccio Italien (Tchaikowsky) INTERVAL 1. Diadem of Gold (G Bailey arr Frank Wright) 2. Sicilienne (Paradies) Baritone Solo Nigel Beasley

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3. Russian Dance (Khatchaturian) 4. Molly on the Shore (Grainer) 5. La Belle Americaine (Hartmann) Euphonium Solo Iain Davey 6. Elergy from Entertainments (Vinter) 7. Helter Skelter (Alford) Xylophone Solo Ken Pavey 8. Pines of Rome (Respighi) CONCERT Brocksford School, Nr Uttoxeter, Staffs. (Same Programme as 28 Feb 1982) 1. National Anthem 2. Coronation (Meyerbee) 3. Candide (Leonard Bernstein) 4. The Watermill (Ronald Binge) Cornet Solo Alan Brotherston 5. Trumpeters Wild (Walters) Cornet Trio 6. The Shipbuilders (Yorke) 7. If (David Gates) Horn Solo Geoff Poyzer 8. Berne Patrol (Lear) 9. Paris Le Soir (Lear) Flugel Solo Ken Davies 10. Dance of the Tumblers (Rimsky Korsakov) INTERVAL 1. Russian Dance (Khatchaturian) 2. Rhapsody Trombone (Langford) Trombone Solo Andrew Snelson 3. Molly on the Shore (Grainer) 4. Sicilienne (Paradies) Baritone Solo Nigel Beasley 5. Scarborough Fair (Trad) 6. Hoe-Down (Copland) 7. La Belle Americaine (Hartmann) Euphonium Solo Iain Davey 8. Helter Skelter (Alford) Xylophone Solo Ken Pavey 9. Capriccio Italien (Tchaikowsky) COMPETITION – Joshua Tetley Leeds Open (Championship Section) The band were placed 11th with 183 Points under the conductor Howard Snell. CONCERT – Albert Hall, Nottingham. Part of the Nottingham Festival 1982. “HARRY MORTIMER’S BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION CONCERT” Foden’s (Conductor Howard Snell) With The City of Coventry Band (Conductor Stephen Shimwell) (Combined Bands) And The Treorchy Male Voice Choir (Conductor John Cynan Jones) Presenter Graham Percy (BBC Radio Nottingham) COMBINED BANDS 1. March Bandology (Eric Osterling) 2. Overture Light Cavalry (Suppe) 3. Cavatina (John Williams) CHOIR a. The Anvil Chorus (Verdi) b. Speed your Journey (Verdi) c. Fantasia on Welsh Folk Songs (Mansel Thomas) CITY OF COVENTRY BAND a. City Cruiser (Goff Richards) b. Oranges and Lemons (arr Geldard) c. Round the Horn (C.B. Mort) Tenor Horn Solo d. Serenade (Derek Bourgeois) e. Turkish delight (Darrol Barry)

COMBINED BANDS AND CHOIR 1. Glory and Love INTERVAL COMBINED BANDS 1. Overture The Force of Destiny (Verdi arr Frank Wright) 2. Featuring Cornets and Trombones (Unknown tune) 3. Quid Pro Quo (Eric Ball) CHOIR a. Just a Closer Walk (arr Price Black) b. The Battle Hymn of the Republic (arr R Ringwald) Solo Harry Price c. Annie’s Song (John Denver arr Gordon Langford) e. The Impossible Dream (Leigh arr Sammes) FODEN’S MOTOR WORKS BAND 1. Overture Candide (Leonard Bernstein arr Howard Snell) 2. Scarborough Fair (arr Derek Ashworth) 3. The Pines of Rome (Respighi arr Howard Snell) COMBINED BANDS 1. An American Folk Festival (arr Walters) 2. Hootenanny (Harold Walters) COMBINED BANDS AND CHOIR 1. Jerusalem (Hubert Parry) 2. Llanfair The National Anthem FODENS was now renamed the "Sandbach Engineering Company” and told Allan Littlemore that they had decided to withdraw funding for the famous Brass band on the 31 December 1982. 29 June 1982 On the 29 June 1982 Allan Littlemore broke the news of his retirement from the band to the stunned band members during their rehearsal. (It was a short lived retirement as he soon returned to help the band through the next stage in its history, the formation of a separate band.) 1982 With no money it made it difficult for Allan Littlemore to continue running the band. What Paccar agreed to do was to give the band the instruments and music library allowing the band to keep going but without a sponsor it would be very difficult. Support came from various places due to the media interest in the loss of the band and from Harry Mortimer and Howard Snell who continued their support for the players. 1982 The band decided to go it alone and wrote a Constitution as well as appointing three trustees to be responsible for the band’s finances. These would be Harry Mortimer, Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe MP) and Ted Foden the grandson of the founder of the Foden Motor Works. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CONSTITUTION (taken from a Draft edition not dated but fits in style and age – This may be an earlier 1970’s draft) June 1982

THE FODEN BAND DRAFT CONSTITUTION 1. The Band shall be called the FODEN BAND. 2. The objective of the band shall be to perform Brass Band music and to provide the facilities’ for the performance of such music. 3. The Band should be managed by a committee of members. The committee should be elected at the Annual General Meeting in each year, and subject to termination of office by resignation or otherwise shall remain in office until their successors are elected at the Annual General Meeting next following their election. The Committee shall have powers to fill any vacancy that may occur. The retiring members of the Committee shall be eligible for re-election.

4. Any member desiring to withdraw from the Band must give notice in writing to the secretary at least 28 days before hand. 5. The Band shall have powers to expel any member who shall offend against the rules of the Band and who conduct shall in opinion of the majority of the Band render him unfit for membership of the Band. Before any such member is expelled the Secretary shall give him 7 days written notice to attend a meeting of the Band and shall inform him of the complaints made against him. No member shall be expelled without first having had an opportunity of appearing before the Band and answering complaints made against him nor unless at least two–thirds of the Band then present vote in favour of his expulsion. 6. The Committee shall have power to alter the rules, but no such alteration shall take effect until the same has been confirmed at the Annual General Meeting or a Special General Meeting convened for the purpose. 7. The Committee shall have powers to make by-laws for regulating the conduct and affairs of the Band, providing the same are not inconsistent with these rules. Such by-laws shall be posted in some conspicuous part of the Band premises and shall be binding on all members. 8. A General Meeting of the Band shall be held in every year to transact the following business a. To receive and if approved, to adopt a statement of Bands accounts to the end of the preceding year. b. To consider and if approved, sanction any duly made alteration of the rules. c. To appoint the Officers and other members of the Committee. d. To appoint an Auditor or Auditors. e. To deal with any special matters which the Committee desire to bring before the members and to receive suggestions from the members for considerations by the Committee. Notice convening the General Meeting shall be posted in the Band premises not less than 7 days before the meeting and shall specify the matters to be dealt with. 9. A Special General Meeting may be convened at anytime by the Committee and shall be convened within 21 days from the receipt of a requisition in writing, signed by not less than two members specifying the object for the meeting of any of the following purposes. a. To consider, and if approved, sanction any duly made alteration of the rules. b. To deal with any special matters which the members requiring the meeting may desire to place before the Band. Notice convening a Special General Meeting shall be posted in the Band premises not less than 7 days before the meeting and shall specify the matters to be dealt with. 10. At Committee Meetings and General Meetings a Chairman shall be elected to preside and he shall have a casting or an additional vote in the event of an equality of votes. 11. At Committee Meetings ____ shall form a quorum. At General Meetings ____ shall form a quorum. 12. The Musical Director of the Band shall be decided by a majority of the Band and the Musical Director shall have responsibility for all decisions of the musical nature and for the appointment and dismissal of players which he feels shall be for the benefit of Band, in a musical context. 13. TRUSTEES a. The number of Trustees shall be not fewer than two not more than four. b. The Trustees shall hold office until death, resignation, or removal from office by a resolution of the members. c. They shall be vested in the Trustees all the property of the Band other than cash which will be under the control of the Treasurer. d. The Trustees may deal with the property so vested in them by way of sale, mortgage charge, lease or otherwise as so ever directed by the Band. Such directions shall be given by resolution of the members of the Band passed by a majority of the members present at a duly convened meeting

of the Band and when so passed shall favour of a purchaser mortgages, charge lease or grantee be binding upon all the members of the Band. Certificate purporting to be signed by the Secretary for the time being of the Band shall in favour of the said persons be conclusive evidence that a direction complying in all respects with the above provisions of this rule was duly given to the Trustees. 14. ACCOUNTS, INCOME AND PROPERTY a. The financial year of the Band shall end on ____ day of _________ in every year to which day the account shall be balanced and drawn. b. As soon as is practicable after the end of the financial year there shall be prepared a statement of the assets and liability of the Band at the end of the financial year and a statement of income and expenditure during that year, which statement shall be audited by an auditor no less than 28 days before the Annual General Meeting. c. The copies of the auditor’s Statement of Accounts shall be made available to every member at the Annual General Meeting. d. The Auditor shall be an professional accountant and shall not be a member of the Band. He shall be appointed by each Annual General Meeting and shall hold office until the next following Annual General Meeting. e. All monies received by the Band shall be paid into an account in the name of the Band at Bankers appointed by the Committee and cheques and other instruments drawn on, and directions to the Bankers shall be signed by not less than two officers. f. No action involving expenditure in name or on behalf of the band shall be taken and no undertaking which will commit the Band to expenditure or other liability shall be made without the prior authority of the resolution of the Committee. 15. There shall be held at least once in every month a General Meeting of all the Members of the Band present to discuss any matters which require discussion by any member of the Band and the Committee shall report to all members of the Band any decisions which they have made in the period proceeding the monthly meetings. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1982 After the band had been given the instruments, but before they had managed to insure them some thieves broke into the band room and stole two cornets worth £1,000. 27 June - 4 July 1982 Between June and the 4 July the space shuttle COLUMBIA (Mission 4) went into space with Tom Mattingly and Henry Hartsfield on board. Its return was witnessed by Richard Carlton Tickell (.b. 1916 in Wallasey, Cheshire) and his wife Meg. 5 July 1982 On the evening of the 4 July 1982 after witnessing the shuttles return they went to celebrate Independence day with friends in Lake Isabella before returning to the UK from Los Angeles airport. When he returned to his home on the 5th July 1982 he switched on the TV to BBC Newsnight where he witnessed the interview with Harry Mortimer about the loss of the band. Richard Carlton Tickell decided to do something about it and arranged a meeting with Harry Mortimer to see if he could invest in the bands future. Owner of OTS (Overseas Technical Service) who ran various skill based projects all over the world. 11 July 1982 CONCERT – Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod. Conductor Howard Snell With Pendyrus Male Choir (Conductor Glynne Jones) FODEN’S BAND 1. Coronation (Meyerbee) 2. The Watermill (Ronald Binge) Cornet Solo Alan Brotherston 3. Candide (Leonard Bernstein) CHOIR a-d Not Listed. FODEN’S BAND 4. Paris Le Soir (Lear) Flugel Solo Ken Davies 5. The Shipbuilders (Yorke) 6. Dance of the Tumblers (Rimsky Korsakov) CHOIR d-e Not Listed.

BAND AND CHOIR 7. Not Listed. INTERVAL CHOIR a- e Not Listed FODEN’S BAND 1. Russian Dance (Khatchaturian) 2. La Belle Americaine (Hartmann) Euphonium Solo Iain Davey 3. Berne Patrol (Lear) CHOIR f- g Not Listed FODEN’S BAND 4. Molly on the Shore (Grainer) 5. Pines of Rome (Respighi) BAND AND CHOIR 6. Not Listed 15-18 July 1982 CONCERT – “Edwardian Extravaganza” at Dunham Massey Organised by the National Trust the event started at 7.30pm and went through to 10.05pm with a Firework Display accompanied by Fodens Motor Works Band. Punch and Judy, The Palm Court Theatre Orchestra and Morris Dancing were also part of the entertainment. 8pm SHOW Conductor Howard Snell 1. Coronation March (Giacomo Meyerbeer) 2. Le Cid – Ballet Music (Massenet) 3. The Polka (Smetana) 4. La Belle Americaine (Hartman) 5. Fantasy on Sea Songs (Langford) 6. Peer Gynt Suite (Greig) 7. The Pirates of Panzance (Arthur Sullivan) 8. Pomp and Circumstance March No 4 (Elgar) 9.10pm SHOW 1. Cossack (William Rimmer) 2. Alpine Echoes (Windsor) 3. Chanson de Matin (Elgar) 4. March of the Peers (Arthur Sullivan) 5. Angels Guard Thee (Godard) 8. Pomp and Circumstance March No 1 (Elgar) 10.05pm SHOW (with Fireworks Ending) 1. Royal Fireworks Music (Handel) 2. Devil’s Galop – Dick Barton theme (Charles Williams) 3. Thunder and Lightning Polka (Strauss) 4. March Slav (Tchaikovsky) 4 Sept 1982 COMPETITION – “British Open Championships”, Free Trade Hall, Manchester. Test Piece “Three Figures” by Herbert Howells Conductor for Fodens Howard Snell FIRST Besses O’ Th’ Barn SECOND Fairey Engineering THIRD GWS UNPLACED Fodens OTS Band. The Winning band, “Besses o’Th Barn” was broadcast on BBC Radio 2 the following Tuesday. The programme having been recorded in the Kings Hall just after the results were announced. Compere for the event Robin Boyle (BBC Radio 2) 4 Sept 1982 Jack Millington retired from the band after the contest. 11 Sept 1982 CONCERT – Civic Hall, Barrow in Furness 21 Sept 1982 Management Committee Meeting. Ken Davies (Chairman) Brian Boden (Secretary) John Pym (Treasurer) Ian Barker

Anthony Goddard Jimmy Charles (Missing from the Meeting) 1. It was agreed that the bank account at the National Westminster Bank Sandbach should have the name “The Foden Band” on it. 2. The band would also apply for VAT registration. 3. The treasurer reported that the Instruments had not yet been passed to the band by Sandbach Engineering Ltd. He would chase the company for the instruments. 4. Sponsorship was being considered from two companies OTS Ltd and The Post Office. Unfortunately the Post Office seemed to be losing interest in the option as replies to phone enquiries were infrequent. All band members would be put in the picture by the 24 September 1982. 5. R Gutteridge had sent in his resignation. Bob Gutteridge (Bass Trombone) had been with the band since 1980. ___________________________________________________________________________________ NATIONAL NEWS 2 Oct 1982 COMPETITION – “National Championships”, Royal Albert Hall, London Test Piece “Contest Music” by Wilfred Heaton Results introduced by John Dunn (BBC Radio 2) RESULTS FIRST Cory SECOND Black Dyke Mills THIRD Brodsworth Collier Fodens didn’t take part. CONCERT – Introduced by John Dunn The Concert was recorded and Released by the “Chandos” LP Company. ___________________________________________________________________________________ ################################################################################### QUOTE FROM COPPENHALL COACHES The Beaches, 29 Bradwall Road, Sandbach, Cheshire (Tel Sandbach 2269) for 8 trips. Dated 29 Sepy 1982. Sat 9 Oct 1982 Manchester £45 Sun 17 Oct 1982 Wolverhampton £60 Thurs 21 Oct 1982 Denigh £60 Sun 24 Oct 1982 Derby £60 Sat 30 Oct 1982 Inglebourough £90 Sat 13 Nov 1982 Paignton £200 Sun 14 Nov 1982 Accrington £60 11 Dec 1982 Stroud £100 ################################################################################### 9 Oct 1982

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MASSED BRASS BANDS CONCERT (Possible Concert – Bands not advertised) At the Free Trade Hall, Manchester Conducted by Harry Mortimer With the Cestrian Singers CONCERT - Wolverhampton CONCERT - Denigh MEN O’ BRASS – Assembly Rooms Derby Conductor Harry Mortimer Fodens (Conductor Howard Snell) City of Coventry (Conductor Major Peter Parks), William Davis Construction Group Band (Conductor John Berryman) Compere Robin Boyle (BBC Radio 2) 1. March – The Voice of the Guns (Kenneth Alford) 2. Overture – The Barber of Saville (Gioachino Rossini) TWO ITEMS IN CONTRAST 3. Galop Jeux d’Enfants (Childrens Games) (Bizet arr Keith Wilkinson) 4. Little Lisa (James Warr) FEATURING CORNETS 5. Trumpets Wild (Walters)

6. Shepherd’s Song (Trad arr Goff Richards) 7. Tunes from “The Sound of Music” (Rodgers and Hammerstein) 8. Themes from Symphony from the New World (Dvorak arr Drake Rimmer) INTERVAL 1. Journey into Freedom (Eric Ball) 2. Cavatina (Myers arr Broadbent) FEATURING TROMBONES 3. Blades of Toledo (Trevor Sharpe) FEATURING EUPHONIUMS 4. Grandfather’s Clock (By Request) (George Doughty) 5. Introduction to Act 3 ‘Lohengrin’ (Wagner arr Denis Wright) 6. Nightfall in Camp (arr Douglas A Pope) 7. March Pomp and Circumstance No 1 (Edward Elgar) NATIONAL ANTHEM 30 Oct 1982 CONCERT - Inglebourough 11 Nov 1982 BROADCAST on BBC Radio 3 at 6.30pm “Bandstand” The Fodens Motor Works Band Conducted by Howard Snell. 1. Howells Suite Pageantry 2. Bantock – Prometheus Unbound (BBC Manchester) 13 Nov 1982 CONCERT - Paignton 14 Nov 1982 CONCERT - Accrington UNKNOWN 1982 CONCERT – Paignton Festival Hall, Torbay. The Borough of Torbay Presents “The Festival Concert” of the South West Brass Band Association’s 36th Annual Championships, The Foden Band. Conductor Howard Snell. 1. The National Anthem 2. The Thievish Magpie (G.A. Rossini) 3. Cornet Roundabout (L Eaves) 4. To the Scaffold (Hector Berlioz) 5. Unknown - Horn Solo Geoff Poyzer 6. Berne Patrol (W Hogarth-Lear) 7. Unknown – Flugel Solo Ken Davies 8. Two Dances from Checkmate (A Bliss) INTERVAL 1. Dance of the Tumblers (N Rimsky Korsakov) 2. Unknown – Trombone Solo Andrew Sneldon 3. Firework Music (G.F. Handel) 4. Unknown – Baritone Solo David Brunsdon 5. Greensleeves (Anon) 6. Hoedown (A Copland) 7. Unknown – Euphonium Solo Iain Davey 8. The Pines of Rome (O Respighi) ___________________________________________________________________________________ NATIONAL NEWS Nov 1982 COMPETITION – “Brass in Concert”, Spennymoor Leisure Centre, Gateshead. FIRST Desford Colliery Dowty SECOND Grimethorpe Colliery THIRD Leyland Vehicles Fodens didn’t take part 1977 to 1982. ___________________________________________________________________________________ 25 Nov 1982 COMPETITION – “Open Championship”, Manchester 25 Nov 1982 After meeting the band in an informal get together after the Open Championship in Manchester on the 25 November 1982 a formal signing and announcement about a sponsorship deal with OTS was made at Sandbach Town Hall after the band had played an hours concert for Mr and Mrs Richard Carlton Tickell. Following the signing the band joined its new sponsors at the Old Hall for a buffet

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lunch. The band secured new rehearsal rooms in Bold Street owned by the North Midlands Co-operative Society. They also commissioned a new piece of music called “Carlton Tickell” in honour of their new sponsor. The piece was written by Darrol Barry of Little Hulton, Worsley, Manchester. David Brunsdon (Baritone) joined the band from Lyceum Brass. (see 11 Dec 1982) CONCERT – Stroud Brass Band Festival Conductor Howard Snell. Compere W.J.S Brunt 1. National Anthem 2. Caerphilly Castle (Powell) 3. Thieving Magpie (Gioachino Rossini) 4. Cornet Roundabout (Eaves) 5. To the Scaffold (Hector Berlioz) 6. (Unknown) Horn Solo Geoff Poyzer WOODCHESTER HANDBELL RINGERS 7. Berne Patrol (Lear) Flugel Solo Ken Davies 8. Two dances from Checkmate (Bliss) INTERVAL 1. Dance of the Tumblers (Rimsky-Korsakov) 2. Rhapsody for Trombone (Langford) Trombone Solo Andrew Snelson 3. Fireworks Music (Handel) 4. Sicilienne (Paradies) Baritone Solo David Brunsdon 5. Greensleeves (Trad) 6. Hoe Down (Copland) WOODCHESTER HANDBELL RINGERS 7. (Unknown) Euphonium Solo Iain Davey 8. Two Imps (K.J. Alford) Xylophone Duet Jenny Bradshaw and Melanie Sheasby 9. Pines of Rome (Respighi) Having signed a new agreement everything seemed rosie until the 14 December 1982 when Richard Carlton Tickell died at his home in Beirut aged 66. MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE MEETING - FODENS OTS BAND COMMITTEE Ken Davies (Chairman) Brian Boden (Secretary) John Pym (Treasurer) Ian Barker Anthony Goddard Jimmy Charles The balance in the bank stood at £1,500.oo RESPOSIBILITIES OF THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS Jimmy Charles – Transport Arrangements plus last minute personnel problems prior to leaving for engagements. Ken Davies and Ian Barker – Responsible for Personnel. Anthony Goddard – Library Matters along with a recruit from Members of the Band. Iain Davey – Deportment and the fitting out of guest Players in Liason with Jimmy Charles BANDROOM The Secretary reported that the leasing agreement was awaiting and planning applications had been lodged with the Estate Agent. It was the band’s intention to move into the new rehearsal space before the first rehearsal of 1983. BANNERS Anthony Goddard reported that a design had been proposed for a new Banner. He reported the possibility of having the image Art Work completed by his employers.

INAUGURAL CONCERT It was agreed that an Inaugural Concert be held at the Sandbach Leisure Centre in January 1983. Arangements to be made by John Pym, Anthony Goddard and Jimmy Charles. HOLIDAYS The bands holiday would be the last week of July and the first week of August 1983. ###################################################################################

1983

FODENS OTS BAND

CONDUCTOR Howard Snell BAND MANAGER Allan Littlemore c/o Foden’s Ltd. COMMITTEE Ken Davies (Chairman) Brian Boden (Secretary) John Pym (Treasurer) Ian Barker Anthony Goddard Jimmy Charles ################################################################################### Jan 1983 The first concert to have the FODENS OTS Band on stage was at the Mansfield Civic Theatre. 29 Jan 1983 CONCERT – Sandbach Leisure Centre A few days after the Mansfield concert the band held their “Inaugural Concert” at Sandbach Leisure Centre which started better links with the community. 1. National Anthem 2. Pat in America (Trad) 3. Semiramide Overture (Gioachino Rossini) 4. Salute to the Six (Langford) 5. Siciliana and Giga (Handel) Horn Solo Andre Helleur 6. Berne Patrol (Lear) 7. Andalucia (Granados) Flugal Solo Ken Davies 8. Checkmate (Bliss) INTERVAL 1. Dance of the Tumblers (Rimsky Korsakov) 2. Rhapsody for Trombone (Langford) Solo Trombone Nicholas Hudson 3. The Rejoicing (Fireworks) (Handel) 4. Le Cid (Massenet) 5. Lucy Long (Unkn) Euphonium Solo Iain Davey 6. Pines of Rome (Respighi) 29 Jan 1983 Attending the Leisure Centre concert was Ted Swindles who had retired from playing with the band. He was glad the band had secured itself a new sponsor but unfortunately a few days later he passed away at the age of 71. 27 Mar 1983 COMPETITION – “Regional Championship, North West”, Guild Hall, Preston. The Test Piece was “Images” by John McCabe. Conductor for Fodens (OTS) Howard Snell FIRST Fodens OTS (196 Points) SECOND Fairey Engineering (Conductor G Brand) (195 Points) THIRD Besses O’ Th’ Barn (Conductor Roy Newsome) (194 Points) FOURTH Rochdale Wilsons (Conductor D Loukes) (193 Points) 8 Apr 1983 CONCERT – Gladstone Hall, Port Sunlight.

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With The Lyceum Brass Band. 1. March Carlton Tickell (Darrol Barry) 2. Overture Semiramide (Gioachino Rossini) 3. Cornet Solo John Hudson (Unknown Tune) 4. La Danza (Gioachino Rossini) 5. Horn Solo Andre Helleur (Unknown Tune) 6. Bees a Buzzin’ (Edrich Siebert) 7. Flugel Solo Ken Davies (Unknown Tune) 8. Spectrum (Vinter) INTERVAL 1. Music from the Elizabethan Court (Elgar Howarth) 2. Trombone solo Nicholas Hudson (Unknown Tune) 3. Fireworks Music (Handel) 4. Greensleeves (Trad) 5. Le Cid (Massenet) 6. Baritone Solo David Brunsdown (Unknown Tune) 7. Lez Ghinka (Khachaturian) 8. Euphonium solo Iain Davey (Unknown Tune) 9. Spartacus (Khachaturian) Jimmy Charles became librarian of the band taking over from A Goddard. COMPETITION – Whit Friday March, Tameside. Various Venues First prize went to Fairey Engineering. THIRD PRIZE @ Uppermill CONCERT – Buckingham Palace, London Fodens OTS with conductor Howard Snell played for Queen Elizabeth II by Royal Command in the Forecourt of Buckingham Palace with the Queen looking out from her balcony. The concert was arranged with the Palace by Allan Littlemore. In attendance at the concert in front of the Palace were Harry Mortimer and Meg Tickell the wife of the late Richard Carlton Tickell the sponsor of the band. The whole experience was followed by a BBC TV Camera crew for “Look Northwest” (Stuart Hall in Manchester) who produced an insert into the programme about the day for broadcast the following week, from the Bold Street rehearsal room to meeting Her Majesty the Queen on the day the programme captured the whole day. Phillip Littlemore (Repiano Cornet) Brian Boden (Secretary and Player) and Jimmy Charles were featured. After the concert Jimmy was asked what they wanted to do next “Go for a Pint” was his reply. PROGRAMME 1. March Carlton Tickell (Darrol Barry) 2. Overture Semiramide (Gioachino Rossini) 3. John Peel (Trad arr Harry Mortimer) (EXTRA INFO – The arrangement was actually made by Johnny Greenwood) 4. Pandora (Damare) Cornet Solo John Hudson 5. Le Cid (Massenet) 6. Music from the Elizabethan Court (Elgar Howarth) 7. Concert Variations Trombone Soloist Nicholas Hudson 8. Gallop Lezginkha (Khachaturian) 9. Music from the Royal Fireworks (Handel) 10. Tarantella from La Danza (Gioachino Rossini) 11. March – Epic Symphony (Fletcher) 12. National Anthem PLAYERS ON THE DAY BAND MEMBERS INSTRUMENT PLAYER Conductor Howard Snell (Musical Director)

Principal Cornet John Hudson Solo Cornet Tony Goddard Solo Cornet Marcus Pope Solo Cornet Steve Beardmore Soprano Cornet Dave King Repiano Cornet Phillip Littlemore 2nd Cornet Steve Cooke 2nd Cornet Martyn Booth 3rd Cornet James Charles (Jimmy Charles) 3rd Cornet Mark Davies Flugel Horn Ken Davies Solo Tenor Horn Andre Helleur 1st Tenor Horn Gary Russell 2nd Tenor Horn Brian Boden Solo Baritone David Brunsdon 2nd Baritone Nigel Beasely Solo Trombone Nicholas Hudson 2nd Trombone Don Till Bass Trombone Simon Harpham Solo Euphonium Lindsay Lawrie 2nd Euphonium Robert Blackburn E Flat Bass John Pym E Flat Bass Gavin Woods B Flat Bass Michael Johnson B Flat Bass Ian Presho Percussion Ian Barker Percussion Robert Smith ___________________________________________________________________________________ 3 June 1983 ALTERNATE INFORMATION We know historically that the band played at Buckingham Palace on the 3 June 1983 however a piece of paper giving a list of band players for a trip to Nottingham. If this was cancelled for the above I do not know. Conductor Soprano Cornet Dave King Principal Cornet John Hudson Solo Cornet Tony Goddard Solo Cornet Steve Beardmore Repiano Cornet Phillip Littlemore 2nd Cornet Steve Cooke 3rd Cornet James Charles (Jimmy Charles) 3rd Cornet Mark Davies Flugel Horn Ken Davies Solo Tenor Horn Andre Helleur 1st Tenor Horn Gary Russell 2nd Tenor Horn Brian Boden Solo Baritone David Brunsdon Solo Euphonium Lindsay Lawrie 2nd Euphonium Robert Blackburn Solo Trombone Nicholas Hudson 2nd Trombone Don Till Bass Trombone Simon Harpham E Flat Bass John Pym E Flat Bass Gavin Woods B Flat Bass Michael Johnson B Flat Bass Ian Presho ___________________________________________________________________________________ 5 June 1983 BROADCAST BBC2 “News Review” (Sun) Feature on the band’s concert at Buckingham Palace. 6 June 1983 BROADCAST BBC1 “Look North West” (Mon) Feature on the band’s concert at Buckingham Palace.

JUNE 1983

The band produced an advertising programme showing a possible programme etc.

1983

“Friends of Fodens” was launched in 1983.

NEWSLETTER Number 1 – Issued Marcus Pope had been principal cornet with the band but in 1983 they persuaded John Hudson to join the band as Principal Cornet and assistant Conductor. He had been with CWS Manchester and Leyland Vehicles. ___________________________________________________________________________________ 9 June 1983 1983

JOHN HUDSON Biography. Born into a banding family in Eccles, Manchester. He joined the Manchester CWS Band under the conductor Alex Mortimer. John then went into playing the Trumpet for Pop music before rejoining the Manchester CWS band this time as principal Cornet. In the 1970’s John started conducting with “Todmorden Old”. In 1978 John joined the Leyland Vehicles Band before joining the Foden band in 1983 as Principal Cornet and Assistant Conductor. In 1980 John became conductor of the Greenhall’s Champion Band. By 1986 John had become Musical Director of the Alva Band in Scotland and Cornet Tutor at the Salford College of Technology. ___________________________________________________________________________________ 12 June 1983

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CONCERT – Richmond School, Lower Hall. “Richmondshire Festival 1983” 1. National Anthem 2. March Carlton Tickell (Darrol Barry) 3. Overture Semiramide (Gioachino Rossini) 4. Unknown – Cornet Solo John Hudson 5. Tarantella from La Danza (Gioachino Rossini) 6. Unknown – Horn Solo Andre Helleur 7. Bees a Buzzin (Edrich Siebert) 8. Unknown - Flugel Solo Ken Davies 9. High Peak (Ball) INTERVAL 1. Music from the Elizabethan Court (Elgar Howarth) 2. Unknown – Trombone Solo Nicholas Hudson 3. Fireworks Music (Handel) 4. Greensleeves (Trad) 5. Lez Ghinka (Khatchaturian) 6. Unknown – Euphonium Solo Iain Davey 7. Pines of Rome (Resphighi) BROADCAST – “Brass Band Beat” with Roy Castle 6.30pm (6.50pm in the Radio Times) BBC North West Only The programme also included Harry Mortimer. THE BRASS BEAT (BBCTV) Presented by Roy Castle. The last programme in the series it was made at Oxford Road, Manchester. The programme featured Foden OTS and an appearance by Harry Mortimer. The programme also included footage of Fred Mortimer conducting the band. Harry Mortimer conducted “John Peel”, arranged by Fred Mortimer. The programme had the first broadcast of the “Carlton Tickell March” which had been specially written for the late Richard Carlton Tickell who sponsored the band just before his death. The march was written by Darrol Barry. Roy Castle got his ambition to play alongside Harry Mortimer with the flugelhorn solo accompanied by Fodens OTS. The programme also featured scenes from Sandbach and the surrounding area including the now demolished Foden offices and the Sandbach Market. BROADCAST on BBC Radio 3 at 6.30pm . “Bandstand” a half hour programme. The Fodens Motor Works Band Conducted by Howard Snell. The band played two items “High Peak” by Eric Ball and “Images” by John McCabe.

(BBC Manchester) CONCERT – Capital Radio / GLC Festival, London At the Royal Festival Hall, London With Massed London bands, The Hanwell Band, The Newham Band, The Hendon Band, Locke Brass Consort Fodens OTS Conductor Howard Snell. 1. Carlton Tickele (Darrol Barry) 2. Lezghinka (Khatchaturian) 3. Jeux d’Enfents (Bizet) 4. Beethoven’s Beano (Snell) 5. Kings Hunting Jig (Bull) Massed Bands 1. Oranges and Lemons (Peberdy) INTERVAL Fodens 1. Le Cid (Massenet) 2. The Debutante (Clarke) Solo Cornet Maurice Murphy 3. Amazing Grace (John Newton in 1779 arr Snell) Massed Bands 1. Pines of Rome (Respighi) HOLIDAY Last week in July First week of August. 17 Aug 1983 NEWSLETTER Number 2 It includes news that Roy Sparkes had returned to the band after playing with the “Fairey Engineering Works Band”. The Band also welcomed Simon Kerwin from the “Royal Doulton Band”. 21 Aug 1983 CONCERT – “Ken Dodd Show” at Southport 28 Aug 1983 BROADCAST RECORDING “Best of Brass” BBC TV at Assembly Rooms, Darby. To be shown in September. Heat 3 at 2pm Heat 4 at 8pm 3 Sept 1983 BROADCAST RECORDING “Best of Brass” BBC TV at Darby. To be shown in September. (Depending on next Round) 4 Sept 1983 BROADCAST RECORDING “Best of Brass” BBC TV at Darby. To be shown in September. (Depending on next Round) 10 Sept 1983 COMPETITION – “British Open Championships”, Free Trade Hall, Manchester. Test Piece “Connotations” by Edward Gregson. Conductor for Fodens (OTS) Howard Snell. FIRST Black Dyke Mills SECOND Brighouse and Rastrick THIRD Grimethorpe Colliery Seventh Fodens OTS 13 Sept 1983 BROADCAST of BEST OF BRASS BBC2 TV. Start of the series (see 2-4 Oct 1983 for Fodens) 24 Sept 1983 CONCERT – Sandbach Leisure Centre. In aid of the Poppy Appeal With the Cheshire Constabulary Band and the Versatile Concert Orchestra. 2-4 Oct 1983 BROADCAST of BEST OF BRASS BBC2 TV. The band reached the Quarter Finals (See below) From the Assembly Rooms, Derby. Fodens OTS (90) V (Birmingham School of Music) Jones and Crosslands (91 points) The band played Brassman’s Holiday Yesterday (Lennon and McCartney arr Howard Snell) Trombone solo Nicholas Hudson March from Symphony Number 6 by Tchaikowsky Kay Alexander from Midlands today supported Jones and Crossland with main presenter Gerald Harrison supporting Fodens OTS. (4 Oct 1983 Broadcast BBC 2 Round 1 Programme 4. Fodens OTS Band conducted by Howard Snell) 4 Oct 1983 BROADCAST on BBC2 TV at 9.55pm. 17 July 1983

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29 Oct 1983

“BEST OF BRASS” The Foden OTS Band reached the Quarter Finals (See below) From the Assembly Rooms, Derby. Fodens OTS (90) V (Birmingham School of Music) Jones and Crosslands (91 points) The band played Brassman’s Holiday Yesterday (Lennon and McCartney arr Howard Snell) Trombone Solo Nicholas Hudson March from Symphony Number 6 by Tchaikowsky Kay Alexander from Midlands today supported Jones and Crossland with main presenter Gerald Harrison supporting Fodens OTS. (4 Oct 1983 Broadcast BBC 2 Round 1 Programme 4. Fodens OTS Band conducted by Howard Snell) COMPETITION – “National Championships”, Royal Albert Hall, London Test Piece “Ballet for Band” by Joseph Horovitz Conductor for Fodens (OTS) Howard Snell. RESULTS FIRST Cory SECOND Black Dyke Mills THIRD GUS FOURTH Grimethorpe FIFTH Fodens OTS Pic and Feature Page 8, 15 Oct British Mouthpiece. CONCERT – Orrell CONCERT – Queen’s Hall, Widnes Broadcast on BBC Radio Merseyside on the 29 December (1st half) and 19 April 1984 at 8.05pm. Conductor James Scott. CONCERT – Civic Hall, Wolverhampton CONCERT – Albion United Reform Church, Ashton-under-Lyne. 1. Carlton Tickell (Darrol Barry) 2. Semeramide (Gioachino Rossini) 3. Concert Variations (Don Lusher) Trombone Solo Nicholas Hudson 4. Pastorale (Richards) 5. Brazilian Dance (Guarneiri) 6. John Peel (arr Mortimer) 7. For Your Eyes Only (arr John Barry) 8. March from 6th Symphony (Tchaikovsky) INTERVAL 1. Trailblaze (Richards) 2. Guitar Concerto (Joaquin Rodrigo) Flugel Horn Solo Ken Davies 3. Le Cid (Massenet) 4. Beethoven’s Beano (arr Howard Snell) 5. Lezghinka (Khatchaturian) 6. Endearing Young Charms (arr Boddington) Euphonium Solo Linday Lawrie 7. Carillon (Herbie Flowers) 8. From Pines of Rome (Respighi) CONCERT – “Celebrity Brass” at Morley Town Hall 1. Carlton Tickell (Darrol Barry) 2. Ballet for Brass (Horovitz) 3. Greensleeves (Trad) 4. Czardas (Armondel) Featuring John Hudson. 5. Brazilian Dance (arr H Snell) 6. Moto Perpetuo (arr H Snell) 7. Concerto (Bellini) Horn Solo Andre Helleur 8. Little Husband, Little Wife (Bizet) 9. Le Cid (Massenet)

INTERVAL 1. Brassman’s Holiday (arr Ray Farr) 2. Concert Variations (Don Lusher) Featuring Nicholas Hudson 3. Adagio (Albinoni) 4. Hari Janus (Faure) 5. Sicilliene (Faure) Euphonium Solo Lindsay Lawrie 6. Lezehinka (Khatchaturian) 7. John Peel (Trad) 8. March from 6th Symphony (Tchaikovsky) 29 Oct 1983(Programme) BAND MEMBERS INSTRUMENT PLAYER Conductor Howard Snell (Musical Director) Principal Cornet John Hudson (1983 - Leyland Vehicles) Solo Cornet Tony Goddard (1973- Whaley Bridge) Solo Cornet Marcus Pope (1983 - First band) Solo Cornet Steve Beardmore (1982 - Royal Doulton) Solo Cornet Martyn Booth (Moved from 2 nd Cornet) Soprano Cornet Dave King (1982 - Desford Collier) Repiano Cornet Phillip Littlemore (1981 - Roberts Bakery) 2nd Cornet Steve Cooke (1976- Bronze Social) 2nd Cornet John Quirk (1982 - First band) Martin Booth (1976- Beresford’s) 3rd Cornet James Charles (Jimmy Charles) (1975 - Beresford’s) 3rd Cornet Mark Davies (1982 - North Midland Co-op) Flugel Horn Ken Davies (1977- Mirlees Works) Solo Tenor Horn Andre Helleur (1983 - Bodmin Town) 1st Tenor Horn Gary Russell (1983 - Roberts Bakery) 2nd Tenor Horn Brian Boden (1977 - Mirlees Works) Solo Baritone David Brunsdon (1982 - Lyceum Brass) 2nd Baritone Ian Barker (moved back from Percussion) (1979- CWS -Manchester) Solo Trombone Nicholas Hudson (1982 - First band) 2nd Trombone Don Till (1982- Poynton) Bass Trombone Simon Harpham (1982 - Loughborough) Solo Euphonium Lindsay Lawrie (1983 - Fairey Engineering) 2nd Euphonium John French (1976- Beresford’s) E Flat Bass John Pym (1978 - Fairey Engineering) E Flat Bass Michael Johnson (Moved from Bb bass) B Flat Bass Paul Mungall (1983- Whitburn Burgh) B Flat Bass Roy Sparkes (Return) (1983 - Fairy Engineering) Mike Johnson (1983 - Rochdale Wilson’s) Percussion Jenny Bradshaw (1982 - Bass Wingates) Percussion Kathy Gilbertson (1983 - First band) Percussion Melanie Sheasby (1982 - First band) Nov 1983

12 Nov 1983 17 Nov 1983

NEWSLETTER Number 3. This issue had an article about a programme from 1919 the British Championships and a good list of band members with which bands they came from (See above list). The newsletter also mentioned a Christmas Single issued with the children of St John’s School Choir, Sandbach Heath. CONCERT – Oakley Centre, Crewe CONCERT – Heswall Conductor James Scott 1. Carlton Tickell (Darrol Barry) 2. Dolphin Variations (Payne) 3. Czardas (Armondel) Featuring John Hudson. 4. Greensleeves (Trad)

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5. Concerto (Joaquin Rodrigo) Flugel Solo Ken Davies 6. Watch your Step (Premru) 7. Concerto (Bellini) Horn Solo Andre Heleur 8. John Peel (arr Mortimer) 9. Lezehinka (Khatchaturian) INTERVAL 1. Brassman’s Holiday (arr Ray Farr) 2. Concert Variations (Don Lusher) Featuring Nicholas Hudson 3. Cavatina (arr Broadbent) 4. Brazilian Dance (Guarnieri arr H Snell) 5. Beethoven’s Beno (Howard Snell) 6. Sicilliene (Faure) Euphonium Solo Lindsay Lawrie) 7. Le Cid (Massenet) 8. Solvig’s Song (Edvard Grieg) 9. March from 6th Symphony (Tchaikovsky) COMPETITION – “Rothman’s Entertainment Contest”, Darlington. This was the 6th year of the competition but the first one that Foden’s OTS Band had been invited. The competition was later renamed “Brass in Concert” and was staged at the Spennymoor Leisure Centre, Gateshead. Conductor for Fodens (OTS) James Scott. TEST PIECE “Dolphin Variations” by Roger Payne. FIRST Grimethorpe Colliery SECOND Desford Colliery Dowty THIRD Leyland Vehicles FOURTH Fodens OTS Both John Dunn and Charlie Chester were in attendance to record programmes for BBC Radio 2. The Contest (John Dunn) was broadcast as a Highlights programme in “Listen to the Band” between 8.15pm and 9pm on the 14th December 1983 with a special concert by Besses O’ Th’ Barn playing the music of Goff Richards at the Glaxo Social Club. The concert was introduced by Charlie Chester and was recorded for broadcast on the 29 February 1984. CONCERT – Stroud (Part of the Stroud Brass Band Festival) (Same programme of music as 17 Nov 1983) 1. Carlton Tickell (Darrol Barry) 2. Dolphin Variations (Payne) 3. Czardas (Armondel) Featuring John Hudson. 4. Greensleeves (Trad) 5. Concerto (Joaquin Rodrigo) Flugel Solo Ken Davies 6. Watch your Step (Premru) 7. Concerto (Bellini) Horn Solo Andre Heleur 8. John Peel (arr Mortimer) 9. Lezehinka (Khatchaturian) INTERVAL 1. Brassman’s Holiday (arr Ray Farr) 2. Concert Variations (Don Lusher) Featuring Nicholas Hudson 3. Cavatina (arr Broadbent) 4. Brazilian Dance (Guarnieri arr H Snell) 5. Beethoven’s Beno (Howard Snell) 6. Sicilliene (Faure) Euphonium Solo Lindsay Lawrie 7. Le Cid (Massenet) 8. Solvig’s Song (Edvard Grieg) 9. March from 6th Symphony (Tchaikovsky) The Annual Christmas Party took place at the Masonic Hall, Sandbach.

18 Dec 1983

23 Dec 1983

Tickets were available from Maria French at a cost of £3. CONCERT – Sandbach Leisure Centre. “Sounds of X Mas” Carol Concert with a Choir of 100 Children. Including Sandbach Junior School Choir (Conductor David R M Gibson) And Audrey Vernon (Soprano) FODENS OTS BAND (Conductor Howard Snell) 1. Christmas Festive Overture (Leroy Anderson arr Jim Pearson) 2. Alleiujah (Mozart) Cornet Solo John Hudson SANDBACH SCHOOL JUNIOR CHOIR a. Carols for Today b. Hark the Herald Angels Sing c. Mary Mary d. Need You need Me e. Teach me how to Pray Lord f. Away in a Manager g. Look Around AUDREY VERNON (Soprano) a. The Bells of Christmas b. Sweet Little Jesus c. The Virgins Slumber Song FODENS OTS BAND 3. O Come All Ye faithful (With Audience) 4. Good King Wenceslas (With Audience) 5. Dance of the Russian Sailors 6. Gliere (arr Jim Pearson) INTERVAL FODENS OTS BAND 1. Cossack Dance (Tchaikowsky arr Howard Snell) 2. La Calinda (Delius arr D Carder) 3. Dance Sequence (arr Gareth Wood) Trombone Solo Nicholas Hudson SANDBACH SCHOOL JUNIOR CHOIR a. Carols for Today b. While Shepherds Watched c. Taraq Salayma d. Raggle Taggle Three Wise Men e. Now Its Christmas f. Hurray Herod g. Can you do one more thing for me Lord h. I Saw three Ships FODENS OTS BAND (with Audience and Choirs) 4. Once in Royal David’s City 5. Silent Night 6. Hark the Herald Angels Sing AUDREY VERNON (Soprano) a. Winter Wonderland b. Christmas Song (Mel Torme) c. Mary’s Boy Child FODENS OTS BAND 7. The Pines of Rome (Resphigi arr Howard Snell) FODENS OTS BAND with SANDBACH SCHOOL JUNIOR CHOIR and AUDREY VERNON (Soprano) 8. We Wish you a Merry Christmas CONCERT – Winsford Civic Hall “Christmas Concert” 1. Christmas Festive Overture (Leroy Anderson) 2. Carillon (Herbie Flowers) 3. Sleigh Ride (Leroy Anderson) 4. CAROLS O Come All Ye faithful / Silent Night

5. The Acrobat Solo Trombone Nicholas Hudson 6. Beethoven’s Beno (Howard Snell) 7. When a Child is Born (arr John Golland) 8. Miller Magic (arr G Stephens) INTERVAL 1. Fantasy on Good King Wenceslas (arr Roy Newsom) 2. Christmas Sing along (arr Derek Ashmore) 3. Brass in the Ballroom (arr Roy Newsom) Bass Solo John Pym 4. CAROLS While Shepherds Watched / The First Noel 5. Hey Mr Music Man 6. Just the Way You Are 7. White Christmas (Irving Berlin) 8. Hey Jude (Lennon and McCartney) 9. Hark the Herald Angels Sing 10. National Anthem 31 Dec 1983

END OF YEAR ACCOUNTS FOR THE FODENS OTS BAND INCOME £ Sponsorship 24,500.00 Concert Sales 11,804,87 Prize Money 1,198.00 Donations 670.00 Sale of Assets 3,182.61 TOTAL 41,355.48 EXTENDITURE Band Expenses Conducting Expenses Rent / Heat / Light / Rates Bus / Van Hire Depreciation Miscellaneous Contest Expenses Guest Players Instrument Repairs Music Stationary / Postage Bank Charges TOTAL LOSS £1,163.83

17,188.29 9,189.70 4,181.84 3,127.44 2,696.54 (see below) 1,587.04 1,584.10 1,560.00 573.11 537.82 217.18 76.25 42,519.31

ASSETS Instruments (Original Price £12,351.51 Depreciation £2,696.54) Excess of Expenditure Over Income Debtors Cash in Hand TOTAL ASSETS FINANCED BY – LIABILITIES Customs and Excise (VAT) Bank Overdraft Creditors Accruals TOTAL

£ 9654.97 1163.83 78.00 157.06 11053.86

17.72 2054.32 4826.01 4155.81 11053.86

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1984

FODENS OTS BAND

CONDUCTOR Howard Snell BAND MANAGER Allan Littlemore c/o Foden’s Ltd. ################################################################################### 1984 Harry Mortimer was appointed an CBE in the New Year’s Honours. 4 Feb 1984 COMPETITION – “Yeovil Entertainment Contest”, Octagon Theatre, Yeovil. Conductor for Fodens (OTS) Unknown. FIRST Sun Life SECOND Jones and Crossland THIRD Fodens OTS 11 Feb 1984 CONCERT – Widnes 3 Mar 1984 CONCERT – Orrell Rugby Union Football Club Conductor Howard Snell 1. National Anthem 2. Carton Tickell (Darrol Barry) 3. Waverley (Hector Berlioz) 4. Czardas (Hubay) Solo Cornet John Hudson 5. Watch your Step (Premru) 6. Concerto (Bellini) Solo Horn Andre Helleur 7. Cossack Dance (Tchaikovsky) 8. Dance Sequence (Wood) Solo Trombone Nicholas Hudson 9. Slavonic dance (Friedman) INTERVAL 10. Trailblaze (Richards) 11. Adagio from Guitar Solo (Rodrogo) Solo Ken Davies 12. Le Cid (Massanet) 13. The Swan (Saint Saens) Euphonium Solo Lindsay Lawrie 14. For Your Eyes Only (Bill Conte arr Darrol Barry) 15. March from Pines of Rome (Resphigi) unknown 1984 NEWSLETTER Number 4. The Newsletter mentions the recording of a new album of the music of Elgar to be recorded. New Members Ted Lester (Leyland vehicles) Solo Cornet Steve Taylor (CWS Manchester) 2nd Cornet Steve Day (Bradford, Leigh, Band) Bass Members who left Michael Johnson, B Flat Bass left to join an Orchestra in South Africa. Mike had been a student at the Royal Collage of Music and played for a time with Black Dyke Mills before Joining Fodens OTS. 11 Mar 1984 BROADCAST on BBC Radio 2 at 10.05pm “Marching and Waltzing” “Fodens OTS Band” Conductor Howard Snell With Vilem Tausky and the Orchestra. Presented by John Marsh Producer Charles Clark-Maxwell (Repeated Thursday at 3am) 18 Mar 1984 COMPETITION – “Regional Championship, North West”, Guild Hall, Preston. Test Piece (Missing from 4 Bars Rest Website) Conductor for Fodens OTS Howard Snell FIRST Fairey Engineering (190 Points) SECOND Leyland Vehicles (189 Points) THIRD Besses O’ th’ Barn (187 Points)

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FOURTH Darwen (186 Points) Unplaced Fodens (185 Points) Charles Dawson (Cornet 1912 to 31 May 1934) died at the age of 90 (.b. April 1894 .D. 1984). Died after April 1984. CONCERT – Queen’s Hall, Widnes With the Halton Orpheus Choir CHOIR a. Zadok The Priest FODEN’S BAND 1. James Cook Circumnavigator (Vinter) 2. Nessum Dorma (Puccini) Cornet Solo John Hudson CHOIR b. Rock-a-my-Soul c. Wayfaring Stranger d. I got Shoes e. Pick a Bale of Cotton FODEN’S BAND 3. Watch your Step (Premru) 4. Dance Sequence (Wood) Trombone Solo Nicholas Hudson BAND AND CHOIR 5. Grand Chorus Aida (Verdi) INTERVAL FODEN’S BAND 1. Army of the Nile (Alford) 2. Concerto (Joaquin Rodrigo) Flugel Solo Ken Davies 3. Beethovens Beano (Howard Snell) CHOIR a. Easter Hymn – Cavalleria Rusticana (Mascagni) b. The Lord is My Shepherd (Schubert) c. Hymn to Music (Dudley Buck) FODEN’S BAND 4. Cossack Dance (Khatchaturian) 5. The Swan (Saint Seans) Euphonium Solo Lindsay Lawrie 6. 5th Symphony (Schostakovich) CHOIR d. Three Hungarian Folk Songs e. Let’s Do It – Cole Porter f. Rolling down to Rio g. Rose of England BAND AND CHOIR 7. Pomp and Circumstance (Elgar) RECORDING of Foden OTS Band and Desford Colliery Dowty Band. With conductor Howard Snell at the King’s Hall, Stoke on Trent (see December 1986 at Peel Hall, Salford University.) for the first part of an ELGAR LP (see Below) In 1984 on the anniversary of the death of Sir Edward Elgar the band joined Desford Colliery Band for two LP’s entitled THE ENGLISH HERITAGE SERIES – VOL 1 and 2 (Polyphonic EHSS001D and EHSS002D) SIR EDWARD ELGAR With a follow up LP in 1986 (Vol 3) (re released in 1995 Polyphonic QMPR 605D) GRANADA BAND OF THE YEAR CONTEST FIRST Desford Colliery Dowty Band (Howard Snell) SECOND Grimethorpe Colliery Band THIRD The Cory Band CONCERT – Litchfield Festival, at Litchfield Cathedral With Desford Colliery Dowty Band 1. Overture Henry V (Vaughan Williams) 2. Suite for the Birthday of Prince Charles (1948) (Michael Tippett) 3. Concerto for Tuba (Edward Gregson) INTERVAL

1. March from Caractacus (Elgar) 2. Moorside Suite (Holst) 3. Two Moods for Tuba (Donald Swann) 4. The Pine Trees of Rome (Respighi) First complete performance of the work. The event also had Ravi Sankar, Instant Sunshine and Harvey and the Wallbangers 12-13 July 1984 CONCERT at Dunham Massey (or 13-14 July 1984 – Fri Sat) 30 July 1984 BROADCAST on BBC Radio 3 at 2.15pm “The British Brass Band” Programme 3 of 6. With Yorkshire Imperial Band a. Herbert Howells Suite Pageantry “Fodens OTS Band” Conductor Howard Snell a. John McCabe Images Cory Band a. Gilbert Vinter Variations on a Ninth (BBC Manchester) 25-26 Aug 1984 CONCERT Egham Royal Show (2 days) 1.30pm each day and 6pm Sat and 5.15pm Sun. 31 Aug 1984 BROADCAST BBC 2 TV “BEST OF BRASS” Highlights of Last Year 6.45pm. Fodens OTS Band Presenter Garald Harrison 8 Sept 1984 COMPETITION – “British Open Championships”, Free Trade Hall, Manchester. Test Piece “Comedy Overture” by John Ireland Conductor for Fodens (OTS) Howard Snell. FIRST Grimethorpe Colliery SECOND Black Dyke Mills THIRD Fairey Engineering Sixth Fodens OTS ___________________________________________________________________________________ NATIONAL NEWS 7 Oct 1984 COMPETITION – “National Championships”, Royal Albert Hall, London Test Piece “Dances and Arias” by Edward Gregson RESULTS FIRST Cory SECOND Sun Life THIRD Leyland Vehicles Fodens Failed to Qualify. 1984 ROYAL ALBERT HALL GALA CONCERT (Timings) PART 1. 1. Grand March from Tannhauser (Wagner arr F Harris) 3.30 m/s 2. Morning Noon and Night in Vienna (Suppe arr Ord-Hume) 6 mins 3. Memory from Cats (Lloyd Webber arr Goff Richards) 4 mins 4. Labour of Love (Fletcher) 10mins 5. Spinning Chorus from The Flying Dutchman (Wagner arr Leonard Davies) 3.30m/s 6. Coronation Scene from Boris Godunov (Mussorgsky arr R Farr) 5 mins INTERVAL 8.40pm PART 2. 1. Hooked on Brass Part 1 2. Euphonium Duet – R and Nicholas J Childs (arr R Farr) 3. BBC “Best of Brass” Winning Soloist 4. Hooked on Brass Part 2 INTERVAL 9.25pm PART 3. 1. March to the Scaffold from Symphonie Fantastique (Hector Berlioz arr A Kenney) 2. Spirits of Fire from the Ballet The Perfect Fool

(Holst arr T Slade) 3. La Calinda From Koanga (Delius arr D Carder) 4. Tame Bears and Wild Bears from The Wand of Truth (Elgar arr B Gay) 5. Speed Your Journey fron Nabucco (Verdi arr W Relton) 6. Finale Act II from Aida (Verdi arr W Relton) (The Concert Included Foden’s Band- with soloist Nicholas J Childs did take part) (see Below) ___________________________________________________________________________________ 10 Oct 1984 BROADCAST on BBC Radio 2 at 9pm “National Brass Band Championships of Great Britain” Gala Concert at the Royal Albert Hall Robin Boyle presents highlights of last Saturday’s Concert Featuring Fodens OTS Band Yorkshire Imperial Band Hanwell Band With The Bach Choir Robert and Nicholas Childs (Solo Euphoniums) Guest Conductor Sir David Willcocks Associate Conductor Major Arthur Kenney Producer Tim McDonald 18 Oct 1984 BROADCAST on BBC Radio 3 at 6.30pm “Bandstand” The Fodens OTS Band Conducted by Howard Snell. Gareth Wood Dance Sequence Elgar Severn Suite (BBC Manchester) 27 Oct 1984 CONCERT Octagon Theatre, Yeovil. 1. March Carlton Tickell (Darrol Barry) 2. Overture Chal Romano (A Ketelby) 3. Czardas (Hubay arr Howard Snell) Cornet Solo John Hudson 4. Watch your Step (ray Premru arr H Snell) 5. Suzanna’s Secret (Wolf-Ferrari arr H Snell) 6. Dance Sequence (Gareth Wood) Trombone Solo Nick Hudson 7. Lark in the Clear Air (arr Peter Haysom Craddy) 8. Polovisian Dances (Borodin arr Howard Snell) INTERVAL 1. Cossack Dance (Tchaikowsky arr H Snell) 2. Obo Concerto (Bellini arr H Snell) Horn Solo Andre Helleur 3. For Your Eyes Only (Bill Conti arr Darrol Barry) 4. Le Cid (Massanet arr H Snell) 5. Endearing Young Charms (S Boddington) Euphonium Solo Lindsay Lawrie 6. Brassman’s Holiday (arr R Farr) 7. The Lost Chord (Sir Arthur Sullivan) 8. The Pines of Rome (Resphigi arr Howard Snell) NATIONAL ANTHEM Nov 1984 COMPETITION – “Brass in Concert”, Spennymoor Leisure Centre, Gateshead. Conductor for Fodens (OTS) Howard Snell. FIRST Desford Colliery Dowty SECOND Leyland Vehicles THIRD Yorkshire Imperial FOURTH Fodens OTS 29 Nov 1984 CONCERT – RNCM Manchester (Royal Northern Collage of Music) In Celebration of 160 years of the RNLI (Royal National Lifeboat Institution) 26 Dec 1984 BROADCAST on BBC Radio 2 at 9.15pm “Listen to the Band” Charlie Chester presents the Fodens Motor Works Band

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1985

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Howard Snell (Harry Mortimer and James Scott also returned for odd concerts) BAND MANAGER Allan Littlemore c/o Foden’s Ltd. ################################################################################### Jan 1985 Feb 1985

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Harry Mortimer conducted a concert at Winsford Civic Hall in Celebration of the Golden Jubilee of the Mortimer’s association with Fodens. COMPETITION – “Yeovil Entertainment Contest”, Octagon Theatre, Yeovil. Conductor for Fodens (OTS) James Scott (Returning to the Band) FIRST Fodens OTS SECOND Yorkshire Imperial THIRD Sun Life WINNING PROGRAMME (According to the VIDEO of the Competition) Ka#### Tea for Two (Vincent Yeomans) Napoli by Bellstedt () Cornet Solo Polka from Schwanda the Bagpipe Man Air from 3rd Suite by Bach America and There’s a Place for Us (West Side Story) OR (according to Nigel Birch on the 4 Bars website) Folk Festival (D Shostacovitsch arr H Snell) Gilliwogs Cakewalk Chapenicos (arr Mendez) Cornet Solo John Hudson The Lost Chord The Girl I left behind me The Pines of Rome. COMPETITION – “Regional Championship, North West”, Guild Hall, Preston. Test Piece “Contest Music” by Wilfred Heaton. Conductor for Fodens (Missing from 4 Bars Rest Website) FIRST (Missing from 4 Bars Rest Website) SECOND (Missing from 4 Bars Rest Website) THIRD (Missing from 4 Bars Rest Website) On the anniversary of the band playing with ENSA during the war Year’s they were asked to repeat some of the venues for a celebration organised by the Flemish Brass Band Association. During rehearsals for the tour Arthur Webb Jnr was listening to the band playing “Judex from Mors et Vita” by Gounod and asked Allan Littlemore if the band could play that piece at his funeral. Arthur who had been in that original tour with ENSA passed away the Sunday before Remembrance Day in November. As the band were playing in St Mary’s Church for the Service of Remembrance and Jimmy Charles (Librarian) was asked by Allan to get the music together for them to play in tribute to their own comrade. During the year the band had expressed a wish to purchase the old British Legion Club building in Elworth for rehearsals. This unfortunately was seen as an opportunity to the bands landlords at the Cooperative building in Bold Street to give the band notice to leave allowing them to have a more long term tenant. Plans put forward to move into the Elworth British Legion Club failed to proceed quickly enough to allow the band to continue rehearsing and so Allan Littlemore began talks with the County Grassland Services at the junction of Station Road and Hill Street in Elworth to rehearse in their building. By the end of the year OTS announced that it would stop its sponsorship of the band from the end of June 1986 after completion of its contract with the Foden’s Band. CONCERT – Nantwich Civic Hall.

8 May 1985

Cheshire Constabulary Band Presents “Brass and Voices” in aid of R.A.F. Band (Germany) Guest Conductor Squadron Leader A Mossford (RAF Uxbridge) With Helsby High School Girls Choir (Conductor Margaret Marsden) Fodens OTS band (Conductor John Hudson) Cheshire Constabulary Band (Conductor Charles Holt) BAND (Conductor Squadron Leader A Mossford) 0. National Anthem 1. 633 Squadron (Goodwin arr Bryce) 2. Die Felsenmuhle (Reissiger arr Rimmer) 3. Spanish Eyes (Woodfield) Solo G Slinger CHOIR a. Sing a Song of Sixpence (arr Diack) b. Dormi Jesus (Bullock) BAND (Conductor Squadron Leader A Mossford) 4. A Sullivan Fantasy (Langford) 5. The Lark in the Clear Air (Langford) Solo D Woollam CHOIR c. What Saith My Darling (Morley) d. My Love Dwelt in a Northern Land (Elgar) BAND (Conductor Squadron Leader A Mossford) 6. Miller Magic (arr G Stephens) 7. Les Preludes (Liszt) INTERVAL FODENS O.T.S. BAND (Conductor John Hudson) 1. Folk Festival (Shostakovitch arr Snell) 2. Suite for Trombone (Don Lusher) Trombone Solo Nicholas Hudson 3. Headless Horsemen (Goodwin arr Brand) CHOIR a. Memory from Cats (Andrew Lloyd-Webber) b. Three Little Maids (Sullivan) FODENS O.T.S. BAND (Conductor John Hudson) 4. Pastorale (Richards) 5. March from “Pines of Rome” (Resphigi arr Snell) CHOIR c. Were you There (Spiritual) d. Let there be Peace on Earth (Miller arr Jackson) BANDS 6. Dam Busters (Eric Coates) BANDS AND CHOIR 7. Jerusalem (Hubert Parry) 8. Land of Hope and Glory TOUR OF BELGIUM – Brussels. 8 Mei 1985 at the Vrije Universtiteit Brussel Presenter / Compere Fred Brouwers Conductor Howard Snell 1. Comedy (John Ireland) 2. Dance Sequence (Gareth Wood) Trombone Solo Nicholas Hudson 3. Incantations for Brass Band (Willem Kersters) 4. Connotations (Edward Gregson) 5. Little Suite for Brass No 1 (Malcolm Arnold) INTERVAL / PAUZE 1. Khatchaturian Suite 2. Solistisch Optreden van John Hudson, Cornet 3. Andante and Scherzo (Felix Mendelssohn) 4. Ballet for Band (Joseph Horovitz) 5. Two English Folk Songs 6. Three Impressions (Arthur Butterworth) 7. Twee Bewegingen Uit “Pini Di Roma” (Ottorino Respigni)

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11 May 1985

(The Pines of Rome) TOUR OF BELGIUM – Zaventem. 9 Mei 1985 2pm Presenter / Compere Joke Bataillie Conductor Howard Snell 1. Comedy Overture (John Ireland) 2. Derde Beweging uit Concerto voor hoorn en brassband (Edward Gregson) Solo Hubert Biebaut 3. Incantations voor Brassband (Williem Kersters) 4. Ballet for Band (Joseph Horovitz) 5. Mars uit “Pini di Roma” (O Respighi arr H Snell) (Pines of Rome) TOUR OF BELGIUM – Zaventem. 9 Mei 1985 8.30pm 1. Folk Festival (D Shostacovitsch arr H Snell) 2. Ballet for Band (Joseph Horovitz) 3. Solvig’s Song (Edvard Grieg) 4. Soirees Musicals (G Rossini) 5. Dance Sequence (Gareth Wood) Trombone Solo Nicholas Hudson 6. Khatchaturian Suite INTERVAL / PAUZE 1. Bank Holiday (Howard Snell) 2. Zelda (Percy Code) Cornet Solo Beatrice De Pauw 3. Golliwoggs Cakewalk (C Debussy arr H Snell) 4. The Girl I Left Behind Me (Philip Sparke) INTERVAL / PAUZE MASSED BANDS 5. Humoresque (Marcel Poot arr Roger de Pauw) 6. European Fantasy (Gordon Langford) 7. Colonel Bogey (Kenneth Alford and F.F. Ricketts) 8. It’s a Long Way to Tipperary (Douglas) TOUR OF BELGIUM – Zaal Volksbelang 8.30pm 10 Mei 1985 Presenter / Compere Fred Brouwers Conductor Howard Snell 1. Folk Festival (D Shostacovitsch arr H Snell) 2. Ballet for Band (Joseph Horovitz) 3. Solvig’s Song (Edvard Grieg) 4. Soirees Musicals (G Rossini) 5. Dance Sequence (Gareth Wood) Trombone Solo Nicholas Hudson 6. Khatchaturian Suite INTERVAL / PAUZE 1. Bank Holiday (Howard Snell) 2. Solistisch Optreden van John Hudson, Cornet 3. Golliwoggs Cakewalk (C Debussy) 4. Webers Last waltz (Carl Maria von Weber) Euphonium Solo Lindsay Lawrie INTERVAL / PAUZE MASSED BANDS 5. Humoresque (Marcel Poot arr Roger de Pauw) 6. European Fantasy (Gordon Langford) 7. Colonel Bogey (Kenneth Alford and F.F. Ricketts) 8. It’s a Long Way to Tipperary (Douglas) TOUR OF BELGIUM – Brugge 11 Mei 1985 Presenter / Compere Fred Brouwers Conductor Howard Snell

1. Folk Festival (D Shostacovitsch arr H Snell) 2. The Girl I Left Behind Me (Philip Sparke) 3. Solistisch Optreden van John Hudson, Cornet 4. Soirees Musicals (G Rossini) 5. Solistisch optreden van Ken Davies, Bugel (Solo Cornet) 6. Humoresque (Marcel Poot arr Roger de Pauw) 7. Greensleeves (Traditional) 8. Khatchaturian Suite 8 June 1985 COMPETITION Granada Band of the Year. At the Spectrum Arena, Birchwood, Warrington. FIRST Grimethorpe (235 Points) SECOND Yorkshire Imps (231 Points) THIRD Desford (228 Points) 26 June 1985 BROADCAST on BBC Radio 2 at 9.10pm “Listen to the Band” Charlie Chester introduces The Foden OTS Band Conducted by Howard Snell. Recorded at the Royal Festival Hall, London BBC Producer Peter Pilbeam (BBC Manchester) Aug 1985 BROADCAST – The band featured on BBC Radio’s Sunday morning programme “The Early Show” at 6.30pm. The booking was taken by Allan Littlemore on the understanding that the item was pre recorded. Aug / Sept 1985 Soprano Cornet Player Dave King was involved in a motorcycle accident and broke his leg. During the British Open and National Finals he took to the stage with his leg in plaster. 7 Sept 1985 COMPETITION – “British Open Championships”, Free Trade Hall, Manchester. Test Piece “Salute to Youth” by Gilbert Vinter. Conductor for Fodens (OTS) Howard Snell. FIRST Black Dyke Mills SECOND British Aerospace Wingates THIRD Fodens OTS 6 Oct 1985 COMPETITION – “National Championships”, Royal Albert Hall, London Test Piece “Cloudcatcher Fells” by John McCabe. Conductor for Fodens (OTS) Howard Snell. RESULTS FIRST Black Dyke Mills SECOND Desford Colliery Dowty (Also Conducted by Howard Snell) THIRD IMI Yorkshire Imperial FOURTH Sun Life FIFTH Fodens OTS 6 Oct 1985 This competition also marked the move from the Cornet section to the Percussion section for Jimmy Charles. 1985 (2nd Baritone / Percussion) Ian and Julie Barker and Ted Lester and Mandy recently got married. 1985 GRANADA BAND OF THE YEAR from the Spectrum Arena Warrington. The 1985 Competition was won by the Grimethorpe Colliery Band. November 1985 NEWSLETTER NUMBER 7 Included Competition results and a history lesson on the band by Allan Littlemore. _________________________________________________________________________________ NATIONAL NEWS Nov 1985 COMPETITION – “Brass in Concert”, Spennymoor Leisure Centre, Gateshead. FIRST Desford colliery Dowty SECOND IMI Yorkshire Imperial THIRD Grimethorpe Colliery Fodens OTS (Didn’t take Part) _________________________________________________________________________________ 30 Nov – 1 Dec 1985 13 Dec 1985

RECORDING – LP recording. BROADCAST RECORDING – BBC Radio 3 “Bandstand” recording.

15 Dec 1985 22 Dec 1985

CONCERT – Sandbach CONCERT – Winsford Civic Hall.

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1986

FODENS OTS BAND

CONDUCTOR Howard Snell BAND MANAGER Allan Littlemore c/o Foden’s Ltd. ################################################################################### Jan 1986

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The first rehearsal in 1986 had a number of new members of the band including a number of women. Lynda Nicholson (From Hanwell) as Assistant Principal Cornet. (alongside John Hudson) Gillian Hinckley as 4th Solo Cornet Christine Withington as Repiano Cornet (Twin Sister of Gillian Hinckley) Kirsten Thomas on the back row cornets. COMPETITION – “Yeovil Entertainment Contest”, Octagon Theatre, Yeovil. Conductor for Fodens (OTS) Howard Snell. FIRST Fodens OTS band. SECOND Sun Life THIRD Newham The Band came FIRST (2nd year in a row) COMPETITION – “Regional Championship, North West”, Opera House, Blackpool. This was moved from the Preston Guild Hall to the BLACKPOOL OPERA HOUSE. The Opera house had been built by Frank Matcham and opened on the 10 June 1889. It had been closed for a number of Year’s and was reopened in1982. Although the venue was new it was not a good start for the band who were placed 4 th and unfortunately missed out on the Nationals. Test Piece Variations on a Theme of Haydn by Brahms (arr H Nash) (Missing from 4 Bars Rest Website) Conductor for Fodens (OTS) Howard Snell FIRST Fairey Engineering (Conductor Roy Newsome) (196 Points) SECOND Bess O’ ‘Th Barn (Conductor Maj P Parkes) (195 Points) THIRD Leyland Vehicles (Conductor R Evans) (194 Points) FOURTH Fodens OTS band. (Conductor Howard Snell) (193Points) “Best of Brass” Programme 1 of 8 on BBC2 TV BROADCAST BBC 2 TV “BEST OF BRASS” 7.10pm From the Assembly Rooms, Derby. Fodens OTS Band with Conductor Howard Snell V Desford Colliery Dowty Band Presenter Garald Harrison COMPETITION – BBC2 “Best of Brass” Conductor for Fodens (OTS) Howard Snell FIRST Unknown SECOND Unknown With the imminent ending of sponsorship with OTS Allan Littlemore was given the task to find a new investor in the band. Allan knew Stephen Sebire a benefactor of the Congleton based Beresfords Band and more importantly he was a Director of the Britannia Building Society based in Leek (Staffordshire). Allan Littlemore attended a meeting with the board of directors at the Britannia Building Society headquarters on Friday the 9 May 1986 to discuss investment in the band. Setting out the bands history and playing them excerpts of the Granada programme about the “Band of the Year” competition along with copies

of the bands LP’s, Allan was hopeful that this would interest these potential investors in the band. The Britannia decided that Fodens would be a good investment but there were conditions, one of which was that the band became the “BRITANNIA BUILDING SOCIETY FODEN BAND”. Until the societies publicity department had been moved into action Allan was unable to tell the band members that they had been saved, however the wait was not long and soon the band world would have a new band to compete against. 7 June 1986 COMPETITION – “Granada Band of the Year”. Conductor for Fodens (OTS) Howard Snell FIRST Unknown SECOND Unknown 9 June 1986 Jon Francis was installed as Headmaster of the local Sandbach School (Grammar School for Boys) and was determined to make use of all the facilities both in school time and for community usage after normal hours. With this in mind Allan opened talks with Jon to see if the band could use the facilities to rehearse. Within the month the band settled into its new rehearsal room. The association with the school would continue well into the next century in one way or another. June 1986 OTS formally ended its contract with Fodens. July 1986 Britannia Building Society formally agreed to sponsor the Band and it was ready to reveal itself to the public. ___________________________________________________________________________________ CHANGE OF NAME

BRITANNIA BUILDING SOCIETY FODEN BAND (see 3 Dec 1987) ___________________________________________________________________________________ 1986 The Britannia Building Society Foden Band made its debut at the Stoke on Trent Garden Festival (Held on what is now the site of the Festival Park – Cinema and Shopping centres in Eturia / Hanley). 1986 The Band had commissioned a new piece of music called “Britannia” from composer Philip Sparke that was debuted a few weeks later on from the garden festival. _________________________________________________________________________________

PHILIP SPARKE (Biography) Composer / Arranger Born in London in 1951 into a non musical family. His first instrument was a recorder like so many at school and by the age of 10 he had progresses to the Violin. It was also at this time the family acquired a piano and he started to play and started composing on the upright. He started his association with brass instruments when he swapped an old guitar with a friend who had a trumpet. Later he played in an amateur production of “Oklahoma” which also had adrummer in the band who played with the local Hendon Band. He attended a rehersal of the band and was hooked on the music. In 1972 Philip went to The Royal College of Music studying composition under Philip Cannon, Piano with Alan Rowland and Trumpet with Richard Walton. Philip’s first printed composition was “Concert Prelude” which was passed to R Smith and Co who had put up a poster at the college for new compositions. In 1977 Philip joined R Smith and Co as a copywriter as well as writing various tunes for commissions. The New Zealand Brass Band Association asked him to write a test piece which was called “Land of the Long White Cloud (Aotearoa)” which is still a popular tune in his catalogue. In 1982 Philip became music editor for Studio Music which also gave him the freedom to write more tunes by request. In the 1980’s Philip was resident conductor of the Hanwell Band leaving them in 1983 to join Hillingdon. COMPOSITIONS 1975 “Concert Prelude” 1975 “Concert Overture – The Prizewinners” 1978 “Fantasy for Euphonium” 1979 “Land of the Long White Cloud” for the New Zealand Brass Band Association. 1981 “Song and Dance” 1981 “A Tameside Overture” 1981 “Woodhouse Lane”

1981 “Fanfare, Romance and Finale” 1982 “Barn Dance and Cowboy Hymn” 1983 “Jubillee Overture” for GUS 1983 “Rhythm and Blues” for GUS 1983 “Jubilate” 1984 “A London Overture” for Dutch National Finals. 1984 “A Malvern Suite” for 4th Section Area. 1984 “Aubade” 1984 “The Year of the Dragon” for Cory Band. 1985 “Skyrider” for BBC New Music for Band’s Competition. 1985 “Music for a Festival” 1985 “Lord Robert’s March” 1985 “A Celtic Suite” 1986 “Pantomime” for Nick Childs. 1986 “Masquerade” for Gordon Higginbottom. 1986 “Orient Express” for EBU Competition. 1986 “VSEL Fanfare” 1986 “Prelude, Toccata and Fugue” 1986 “Party Piece” 1986 “Thamesday Fanfare” 1986 “Britannia” for the Britannia Building Society Band / Foden’s Band. 1986 “Variations on an Enigma” for Desford. 1987 “Mountain Song” 1987 “Harmony Music” for the National Test Piece. 1987 “Slipstream” (Taken from “The Rakeway Brass Band Yearbook 1988” edited by Allan Littlemore.) _________________________________________________________________________________ COMPETITION – “British Open Championships”, Free Trade Hall, Manchester. Test Piece “An Epic Symphony” by Percy Fletcher and “Fusions” by Howard Blake. Conductor for Fodens (BBSB) Howard Snell. FIRST Black Dyke Mills SECOND Fairey Engineering THIRD GUS FOURTH Britannia Building Society Foden Band _________________________________________________________________________________ NATIONAL NEWS 4 Oct 1986 COMPETITION – “National Championships”, Royal Albert hall, London The band featured in the Gala Concert alongside the “Desford Colliery”, “Brighouse and Rastrick Brass Band” with Howard Snell conducting. Test Piece “Diversions for Brass band” by Derek Bourgeois. Conductor RESULTS FIRST Fairey Engineering SECOND Black Dyke Mills THIRD Sun Life Fodens Failed to Qualify (See above) _________________________________________________________________________________ 19 Oct 1986 CONCERT – Aylesbury Civic Centre. Organised by the Bucks and District Brass Band Association. 1. Britannia (Philip Sparke) 2. Russian Rhapsody (Rachmaninov arr Howard Snell) 3. Napoli (Bellstedt) Cornet Solo John Hudson 4. Le Cid (Massanet arr Howard Snell) 5. Pie Jesu (Andrew Lloyd Webber) Soprano Solo Nigel Fielding / Flugel Solo Murray Grieg 6. Perpetuum Mobile (Strauss arr Howard Snell) 7. Pavanne (Faure arr Howard Snell) Horn Solo George Thackray 6 Sept 1986

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8. West Side Story (Leonard Bernstein) INTERVAL 1. French Military March (Saint Saens) 2. Suite for Trombones (Don Lusher) Trombone Solo Nick Hudson 3. American in Paris (George Gershwin arr Howard Snell) 4. Carillon (H Flowers) 5. Facilta (Hartmann) Euphonium Solo Lindsay Lawrie 6. Hungarian March (Hector Berlioz arr Howard Snell) 7. On the Track (Simpson) Xylophone Solo Mark Oldham 8. The Pines of Rome (Respighi arr Howard Snell) 10. National Anthem COMPETITION – “Brass in Concert”, Spennymoor Leisure Centre, Gateshead. Conductor for Fodens (BBSB) Howard Snell. FIRST Grimethorpe Colliery SECOND Desford Colliery Dowty THIRD IMI Yorkshire Imperial Sixth Britannia Building Society Foden Band CONCERT Royal Northern College of Music In Aid of the RNLI (Royal National Lifeboat Institute) Conductor Howard Snell PROGRAMME 1. Royal Parks (George Lloyd) 2. Four Pieces (C Debussy arr Howard Snell) Solo John Hudson 3. Rhapsody for Trombones (Gordon Langford) Solo Nick Hudson 4. Kenilworth (Arthur Bliss) INTERVAL 1. Britannia March (Philip Sparke) 2. Brazilian Dance (Guarnieri) 3. The Lost Chord (Sullivan) 4. The Padstow Lifeboat (Malcolm Arnold) 5. The Old Chalet (Howard Snell) 6. Berne Patrol (Elgar Howarth) 7. Arioso (Bach) 8. March from The Pines of Rome (Respighi) RECORDING of Britannia Building Society Foden Band and Desford Colliery Dowty Band. With conductor Howard Snell at Peel Hall, Salford University (see June 1984 at the King’s Hall, Stoke on Trent.) for the second part of an ELGAR LP (see June 1984) CONCERT – Sandbach Leisire Centre “Sound of Christmas ‘86” Musical Director John Hudson With Audrey Vernon (Soprano) accompanied by Sadie Baxter Combined Choirs of Sandbach high School for Girls and Sandbach Junior Boys School Sandbach Girls High School Folk Group Musical Director Mr Glen P Waite BRITANNIA BUILDING SOCIETY FODEN BAND 1. National Anthem 2. March Britannia 3. Pie Jesu (Flugel and Soprano Duet) SANDBACH GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL FOLK GROUP a. Gaudette b. The Greatest Story (Glen P Waite) AUDREY VERNON – SOPRANO

21 Dec 1986

a. My Favourite Things (Rogers and Hammerstein 2nd) b. Walking in the Air (Howard Blake) BRITANNIA BUILDING SOCIETY FODEN BAND and Guests 1. Hark The Herald Sing 2. While Shepherds Watched their flocks by Night BRITANNIA BUILDING SOCIETY FODEN BAND 3. The Minstrel 4. West Side Story INTERVAL BRITANNIA BUILDING SOCIETY FODEN BAND 1. March - Senator 2. Facilita (Euphonium Solo) 3. The Snowman (Howard Blake) COMBINED CHOIR (see above) a. Torches (arr J Joubert) b. Infant Holy (arr D Wilcox) c. We Three Kings d. Ding Dong Merrily BRITANNIA BUILDING SOCIETY FODEN BAND and Choir 1. O Come All Ye Faithful 2. Good King Wenceslas BRITANNIA BUILDING SOCIETY FODEN BAND 1. On the Track (J.D. Simpson) (Xylophone Solo) 2. A Christmas Fantasy (arr Gordon Langford) CONCERT – Winsford Civic Hall. 1. National Anthem 2. Britannia (Phillip Sparke) 3. Italian Girl in Algiers (Gioachino Rossini) 4. Music from The Snowman (Howard Blake) 5. Winter (Vivaldi) 6. Hungarian March (Hector Berlioz arr Howard Snell) 7. O Come All Ye Faithful 8. While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks 9. Annie Laurie (Trad arr Adrian Drover) Trombone Solo Nick Hudson 10. Music from West Side Story (Leonard Bernstein) INTERVAL 1. Devil’s Galop – Dick Barton theme (Charles Williams) 2. Pie Jesu (Andrew Lloyd Webber) Solo Nigel Fielding and Murray Grieg 3. Once in Royal David’s City 4. First Noel 5. Sandy and Jock (Unkn) Solo Jock Strap and Angus McCoatup (Fake Names) 6. Sleighride (Leroy Anderson) 7. On the Track (Simpson) Solo Xylophone Mark Oldham 8. Silent Night 9. Hark the Herald Angels Sing 10. Bolero (Ravel)

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1987

BRITANNIA BUILDING SOCIETY FODEN BAND

CHAIRMAN Cliff D. French TREASURER Ken Davies SECRETARY Allan Littleman CONDUCTOR Howard Snell BAND MANAGER Allan Littlemore ###################################################################################

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21 Feb 1987

BROADCAST on BBC Radio 2 at 9.10pm “Listen to the Band” Introduced by Roy Newsome, Producer Peter Pilbeam (BBC Manchester) The Britannia Building Society Foden Band Conducted by Howard Snell. COMPETITION – “Yeovil Entertainment Contest”, Octagon Theatre, Yeovil. Conductor for Fodens (BBSB) Howard Snell. FIRST Britannia Building Society Fodens. SECOND Hanwell THIRD Camborne The Band came FIRST (3rd year in a row) Music for the occasion included the “Dick Barton Special Agent” theme “Devil’s Galop” and “Bolero” which featured Jimmy Charles swapping his brass instrument for the Percussion section at the end of the piece giving him a go on the Big Gong. Mark Oldham performed one of the solo spots with the “Spinning Song” on the Xylophone. The contest was recorded for television and was broadcast on the 7 February 1987. An oversight by someone put the band in an awkward position. Having been evicted from its rehearsal rooms in the Coop buildings in Bold Street the band had paid all its rental charges but had failed to pay the local Council Rates from January 1983 until November 1985 when they left. The bill due was £2,444 and it came as a big surprise especially as the council should have let the amount get so large without asking for it sooner. New treasurer Ken Davies paid an initial payment to the Congleton Borough Council who, knowing the contribution to the community decided to give a grant of a 50% reduction in the amount owing. By February, Allan had booked the band for some outdoor concerts in “Tel Aviv” for the “Technology ‘87” event. The President if Israel, Chaim Hertzog attended the event and when it was discovered he had been brought up in Ireland it was suggested that the band played “The Irish Washerwoman” for him when he arrived. While talking to the band afterwards he informed them that he had listened to Fodens on BBC Radio when he was growing up. Having produced a Quarterly Newsletter for 250 Club members for some Year’s by Allan Littlemore, it was suggested that this idea of a club be extended to a wider community in what would be called the “Patron’s Society”. The new club would be looked after by Cliff French and a team of helpers. BROADCAST on BBC Radio 3 at 6.25pm “Bandstand” The Britannia Building Society Foden Band Conducted by Howard Snell. Bliss Kenilworth Peter Dickinson Suite; The Unicorns (First Performance of the Instrumental version) (BBC Manchester) CONCERT – The Great Hall, Exeter University. Conductor John Hudson 1. National Anthem 2. Britannia (Philip Sparke) 3. Italian Girl in Algiers (Gioachino Rossini) 4. Bess (Gershwin arr Drover) Cornet Solo Lynda Nicholson 5. Berne Patrol (Elgar Howarth) 6. Arioso (Bach arr H Snell) 7. Devil’s Galop – Dick Barton Theme (Charles Williams) 8. Pie Jesu (Andrew Lloyd Webber) Solo Nigel Fielding (Soprano) and Murray Grieg (Flugel) 9. West Side Story (Leonard Bernstein) INTERVAL

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1. Senator (Allan) 2. Rapsody for Trombone (Langford) Solo Nick Hudson 3. Largo - Winter (Vivaldi arr Howard Snell) 4. Hungarian March (Hector Berlioz arr Howard Snell) 5. Facilita (Hartmann) Euphonium Solo Lindsey Laurrie 6. John Peel (arr Fred Mortimer) 7. On the Track (Simpson) Xylophone Solo Mark Oldham 8. Bolero (Ravel arr Howard Snell) CONCERT – Stroud Brass Band Festival Compere W.J.S. Brunt Conductor Howard Snell 1. National Anthem 2. Britannia (Philip Sparke) 3. Bess (Gershwin arr Drover) Cornet Solo Lynda Nicholson 4. Watch Your Step (Roy Premru) 5. Czardas (Johann Strauss II arr Howard Snell) 6. Annie Lawrie (arr Drover) Trombone Solo Nick Hudson 7. Largo - Winter (Vivaldi arr Howard Snell) 8. West Side Story (Leonard Bernstein arr Grees) INTERVAL 1. Devil’s Galop – Dick Barton Theme (Charles Williams) 2. Facilita (Hartmann) Euphonium Solo Lindsey Laurrie 3. Brasillian Dance (Guanieri) 4. The Summer Knows (Le Grand arr Drover) Flugel Solo Kirsten Thomas 5. Star Wars (John Williams arr Drover) 6. Spinning Song (Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy arr Howard Snell) Xylophone Solo Mark Oldham 7. Arioso (Bach arr Howard Snell) 8. Bolero (Ravel arr Howard Snell) COMPETITION – “Regional Championship, North West”, The Winter Gardens, Blackpool. Test Piece “Diversions on a Bass Theme” by George Lloyd Conductor for Fodens (BBSB) Howard Snell. FIRST Kennedy’s Swinton Concert Brass SECOND Leyland Vehicles THIRD Besses O’ Th’ Barn FOURTH Britannia Building Society Fodens. BROADCAST on BBC Radio 2 at 6.25pm “Man of Brass” Reflections of Harry Mortimer with Peter Tinniswood Including Fodens Band (BBC North East) TOUR – “Technology ’87” – Israel Trade Fair Centre, Telaviv. The band departed Sandbach at 9.30am to get to Heathrow for 1.30pm. 4.15pm the plane left Heathrow for Tel Aviv. The band will help to promote British exports to Israel and so will play at the British Pavilion during Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday and Monday. Friday was a day off for the band and they were given a tour of the Country with trips to Nasareth, and the Sea of Galilee among the stops. CONCERT – Civic Hall, Ellesmere Port. With Great Sutton Male Voice Choir / Cymau Male Voice CHOIR a. Praise be to Thee b. Softly as I Love You c. Wandering the King’s Highway BBSFoden band 1. Ravenswood (William Rimmer) 2. Overture – Samiramide (Gioachino Rossini) 3. Zelda (P Code) Solo Cornet John Hudson 4. To A Wild Rose (McDowell) Euphonium Feature 5. Czardas (Johann Strauss II arr Howard Snell)

SIMON ELLIS PIANO Unknown CHOIR a. Jubilate b. Rest Sad Heart c. Love could I only tell thee INTERVAL BBSFoden band 1. Folk Festivals (Shostakovitch arr Howard Snell) 2. Rhapsody for Trombones (Langford) Solo Trombone Nicholas Hudson 3. Watch your Stop (Premru) CHOIR a. If (David Gates arr D Littlemore) b. Passing By (Edward Purcell) c. By Babylon’s Wave (Gounod) d. Una Paloma Blanca (J Bouwens arr D Littlemore) e. An Evening’s Pastarale (Wilfred Shaw) f. Monte Christo (Emrys Jones) BBSFoden band 1. Berne (Elgar Howarth) 2. Spinning Boy (Mendelssohn arr Howard Snell) Xylophone Solo Mark Oldham 3. Pines of Rome (Respighi arr Howard Snell) 4. National Anthem June 1987

12 June 1987 June 1987?

PATRON’S ASSOCIATION The Patron’s Association was formed in June 1987 for the Britannia Building Society Band in order to give support to the band. The band has promised at least one free concert per year, and all Patron’s will receive a list of band personnel, details of the Band’s engagements and newsletters giving up to date information of contest venues, special practices open to Patron’s, titles of new records (Which are sold to Patron’s at a discount), and current successes of the band etc. The cost of joining the Association was £5 per person, per year or a family membership of £10 which includes children up to the age of 16 years. Payments were made to Mrs F.L. Vickers at 18 Chatham Way, Haslington, Crewe. HISTORY OF THE PATRON’S ASSOCIATION In 1987 after a number of exchange concerts between the Britannia Building Society Band and the Dunvant Choir from South Wales, Chairman of the Band Cliff French was invited to join the Choir’s “Supporters Group” inspiring Cliff to think about forming a support group for the Brass Band and after putting it to the Committee the Britannia Building Society gave its approval. The first meeting was at the Winterley Chapel with Cliff and some friends from the Chapel including Neal Barnett, Audrey Vernon, Helen Morris and Audrey Clark. In 1989 Ken Davies (1976 to 1990 Flugel and Soprano Player for 14 Years) was appointed Treasurer and Newsletter writer a job he held until 1996 and it was at this point in time that it was suggested that the Band’s Management committee took over the running of the Association. In 1983 the band had started its Newsletter with a double sided A 4 piece of paper written by Brian Boden the secretary of the Foden OTS Band. By Newsletter 7 in 1985 it had increased to a 8 sided A4 booklet and by 1989 the new Patron’s Association had taken over the editing of the Magazine and in 1996 renamed it Fanfare. This new glossy magazine was specially printed for the new Britannia Building Society Band association. COMPETITION – “Stalybridge Whit Friday Competition”. The 105th annual Contest COMPETITION – “Granada Band of the Year”. Conductor for Fodens (BBSB) Howard Snell. This was the 17th and last competition held by the television company at the Villa Marina, Douglas, Isle of Man. Broadcast 21 Nov 1987 on Granada ITV. FIRST Britannia Building Society Fodens. SECOND Desford Colliery Dowty Band

THIRD Grimethorpe The winning programme Scaramouche (Darius Milhaud) A Pretty Girl is like a Melody Cornet Solo Christine Withington Putting on the Ritz (Irving Berlin) Love’s old Sweet Song (James Malloy) Flugel Solo Kirsten Thomas Czardas (Johann Strauss II arr Howard Snell) Spinning Song (Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy arr Howard Snell) On the Track (Jack Simpson) Xylophone Solo Mark Oldham Procession to the Minster (Richard Wagner)

1987

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The band consisted of the following members – BAND MEMBERS INSTRUMENT PLAYER Conductor Howard Snell (Musical Director) Principal Cornet John Hudson Solo Cornet Lynda Nicholson Solo Cornet Gillian Hinckley Solo Cornet Alan Hase Soprano Cornet Dave King Repiano Cornet Christine Withington 2nd Cornet Martyn Booth 2nd Cornet Alan Cramp 3rd Cornet Steve Cooke (moved from 2nd Cornet) rd 3 Cornet Paul Cafferkey Flugel Horn Kirsten Thomas Solo Tenor Horn George Thackery 1st Tenor Horn Gary Russell 2nd Tenor Horn Rachel Goddard Solo Baritone David Brunsdon (See 4 Sept 1991) 2nd Baritone Jimmy Charles (Moved from 3rd Cornet) Solo Trombone Nicholas Hudson 2nd Trombone Chris Peeling (was Ian Appleton) Bass Trombone Paul Milner Solo Euphonium Stephen Singleton 2nd Euphonium John French E Flat Bass Ian Mould E Flat Bass Roy Sparkes (was Chris Robey) B Flat Bass Jef Sparks B Flat Bass Syd Wood Percussion Mark Oldham Percussion Andrea Richards Percussion John Savage (Highlighted = New members since last list) The band played at the Maltings Proms at Snape near Aldeburgh on the Suffolk Coast, the first Brass band Prom held at the venue. CONCERT – (John Houghton Trust) St Ann Church, Rainhill. Conductor Howard Snell 1. March Ravenswood (William Rimmer) 2. Semiramide (Gioachino Rossini) 3. Zelda (Code) Cornet Solo John Hudson 4. Devil’s Galop – Dick Barton Theme (Charles Williams) 5. (Theme) Little Husband, Little Wife (Bizet arr Snell) 6. Dance Sequence (Wood) Trombone Solo Nicholas Hudson 7. Hungarian March (Hector Berlioz arr Howard Snell)

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INTERVAL 1. Czardas (Johann Strauss II arr Howard Snell) 2. Greensleeves (Trad arr Howards Snell) 3. Jenny Jones (William Rimmer) Euphonium Solo Stephen Singleton 4. Lezghinka (Katchaturian arr Howard Snell) 5. Winter (Vivaldi arr Howard Snell) 6. Spinning Song (Felix Mendelssohn arr Howard Snell) Xylophone Solo Mark Oldham 7. Minstrels (Debussey arr Howard Snell) 8. Bolero (Ravel arr Howard Snell) CONCERT – “English Heritage, Kenwood Lakeside Concerts 1987”. A series of concerts at the venue starting on the 6 June and ending on the 30 Aug 1987. COMBINED BAND with Desford Colliery Bowty Band Conductor Howard Snell 1. Britannia (Philip Sparke) 2. Royal Parks (George Lloyd) 3. Adagio (Albinoni) 4. Scaramouche (Milhaud) 5. Dance for Trombones (Gareth Wood) 6. Perpetuum Mobile (Strauss) 7. The Lost Chord (Arthur Sullivan) 8. Bolero (Ravel) INTERVAL 1. Kenilworth (Arthur Bliss) 2. Duet for Two Cats (Gioachino Rossini) 3. Mango Walk (Howard Snell) 4. Postcard from Mexico (Howard Snell) 5. Air on a G String (Bach) 6. The Pines of Rome (Resphighi arr Howard Snell) 7. Polovstian Dances from Prince Igor – with Fireworks (Borodin) CONCERT – Southport Flower Show TELEVISION – Recording for “Champion Brass” (BBCTV). CONCERT Aldeburgh Festival Introduced by Chris Serle (That’s Life BBC TV) COMPETITION 135th “British Open Championships”, Free Trade Hall, Manchester. Test Piece “Freedom” by Hubert Bath Conductor for Fodens (BBSB) Howard Snell. FIRST Williams Fairey Engineering SECOND Britannia Building Society Fodens THIRD Grimethorpe Colliery CONCERT – Stanier Hall, Wem “Wem Jubilee Band” with their 10th Anniversat concert with BBSFoden Band. 1. National Anthem 2. Britannia (Philip Sparke) 3. Semiramide (Gioachino Rossini) 4. Napoli Cornet Solo John Hudson 5. Arioso (Bach arr Howard Snell) 6. Perpetual Mobile (J Strauss) 7. Dance Sequence (Gareth Wood) Trombone Solo Nicholas Hudson 8. Freedom (Hubert Bath) INTERVAL 1. Czardas (Johann Strauss II arr Howard Snell) 2. Winter (Vivaldi arr Howard Snell) Solo Kirsten Thomas 3. Star Wars Theme (John Williams arr Drover) 4. Jenny Jones (William Rimmer)

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Euphonium Solo Stephen Singleton 5. Air from Suite in D (Bach arr Howard Snell) 6. Spinning Song (Felix Mendelssohn arr Howard Snell) Xylophone Solo Mark Oldham 7. On the Track 8. Bolero 9. Radetzky March (Johann Strauss) TELEVISION – Recording for “Champion Brass” (BBCTV). If through to the next round. CONCERT – Gladstone Theatre Trust, Port Sunlight. Conductor John Hudson (The programme for the concert doesn’t have a list of tunes played.)

_________________________________________________________________________________ NATIONAL NEWS 3 Oct 1987 COMPETITION – “National Championships”, Royal Albert Hall, London Test Piece “Harmony Music” by Philip Snape. RESULTS FIRST Desford Colliery Dowty SECOND John Foster Black Dyke Mills THIRD IMI Yorkshire Imperial Fodens didn’t take part. (According to Allan Littlemore the band were booked for the event – See Below) _________________________________________________________________________________ 3 Oct 1987 COMPETITION – “National Championships GALA CONCERT”, Royal Albert Hall, London Conductor Howard Snell Concert Introduced by John Dunn (BBC Radio 2) The Concert was also recorded for Broadcast on BBC Radio2 On the 7 Oct 1987 at 9pm introduced by Robin Boyle. And for release on CD Bands Include BRIGHOUSE AND RASTRICK BAND, BRITANNIA BUILDING SOCIETY FODEN BAND, DESFORD COLLIERY DOWTY BAND 1. Flourish for a Birthday (Malcolm Arnold arr Philip Sparke) 2. Ruler of the Blessed Spirits (Carl Maria von Weber arr Bram Gay) 3. Mountain Song (Philip Sparke) 4. Trumpet Concerto (Aratyunian arr Michael Antrobus) Solo Rod Franks 5. Cope’s Challenge (Herbet Howells) 6. General Lavine –Eccentric (Debussy arr Howard Snell) 7. Procession to the Minster (Wagner arr Howard Snell) INTERVAL 1. Prelude to Act III – Lohengrin (Wagner arr Howard Snell) 2. Spectrum (Gilbert Vinter) 3. Tea for Two (Vincent Yeomans) 4. BB and C.F. (J Ord Hune) SOLO SPOTLIGHT 5. Spinning Song (Felix Mendelssohn arr Howard Snell) Xylophone Solo Mark Oldham (BBSFB) 6. Du bist die Ruh (Schubert arr Walter Hargreaves) Solo Alan Wycherley (Joined BBSFB 2000) 7. Finale from Dance Sequence (Gareth Wood) Trombone Solo Nicholas Hudson (BBSFB) 8. Pastorale (Goff Richards) 9. Wellington’s Victory (The Battle Symphony) (Beethoven arr Howard Snell) ___________________________________________________________________________________ MUSIC HISTORY PROCESSION TO THE MINSTER (Wagner arr Howard Snell)

“Procession” was premièred at the Royal Albert Hall Gala Concert in October 1987, to immediate success. It fits together music from two separate parts of Act 2 of Lohengrin into a single stretch. That it has become the most used finale in modern brass band history, is beyond any doubt, with only the March from the Pines of Rome mounting any real challenge. ___________________________________________________________________________________ 7 Oct 1987

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PRIVATE CONCERT at Sandbach School. The Sandbach School opened its new music centre called the MAXWELL DAVIES CENTRE at a cost of £200,000. Sir Maxwell Davies was invited to officially open the building and an inaugural concert was arranged featuring Fodens who played “Peat Cutters” which was premiered by the band at the event. It was a piece written for School Choir and Brass Band and had been commissioned by the Carnegie Trust in 1985 to celebrate 150 Year’s of the birth of Andrew Carnegie and was about a fire on the island of Hoy which had been the home of the composer. Harry Mortimer travelled to Sandbach to conduct the Britannia Building Society Foden Band in the first half of the concert and the English premier of “Peat Cutters”. BROADCAST on BBC Radio 2 at 9pm “National Brass Band Championships of Great Britain” Gala Concert at the Royal Albert Hall Robin Boyle presents highlights of last Saturday’s Concert Featuring Britannia Building Society Fodens Band Brighouse and Rastrick Band Desford Colliery Dowty Band With Rod Franks (Solo Trumpet) Guest Conductor Howard Snell Producer Tim McDonald CONCERT – Bridgenorth CONCERT at Sandbach School. In Aid of the Darren Kennerley Trust CONCERT – Charter Theatre, Guild Hall, Preston. Conductor Maj. Peter Parkes. 1. Britannia (Sparke) 2. Semiramide (Gioachino Rossini) 3. Napolo (Bellstedt) Cornet Solo John Hudson 4. Arioso (Bach) 5. Pepetuum Mobile (Strauss) 6. Dance Sequence (Wood) Trombone Solo Nicholas Hudson 7. Freedom (Bath) INTERVAL 1. Czardas (Johann Strauss II arr Howard Snell) 2. Winter (Vivaldi) 3. Star Wars (John Williams) 4. Jenny Jones (William Rimmer) Euphonium Solo Stephen Singleton 5. Suite in D (Bach) 6. Spinning Song (Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy arr Howard Snell) Xylophone Solo Mark Oldham 7. Bolero (Ravel) CONCERT – Leek MEN O’ BRASS – Wolverhampton. CONCERT – Middleton CONCERT – Grove Street Methodist Church, Retford Conductor John Hudson With the Retford Male Voice Choir (Conductor Colin Leech) CHOIR a. Stout Hearted Men b. All in the April Evening

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c. Speed your Journey BRITANNIA BUILDING SOCIETY FODEN BAND 1. Britannia (Philip Sparke) 2. Unknown / Cornet Solo John Hudson 3. Putting on the Style (arr Howard Snell) 4. A Pretty Girl is like a Melody (arr Howard Snell) BRITANNIA BUILDING SOCIETY FODEN BAND and CHOIR 5. Onward Christian Soldiers BRITANNIA BUILDING SOCIETY FODEN BAND 6. Spectrum (Gilbert Vinter) CHOIR d. Arise O Sun e. Celtic Hymn f. A Smuggler’s Song g. Tydi a Roddaist INTERVAL CHOIR a. The Battle Eve b. Jacob’s Ladder c. Oliver BRITANNIA BUILDING SOCIETY FODEN BAND 1. Comedians Gallop (Kabalevsky arr Snell) 2. (Unknown) Trombone Solo Gareth Wood (or written by Gareth Wood) 3. Dance Sequence (Nick Hudson) 4. (Unknown) Xylophone Solo Mark Oldham 5. March The Prince of Rome (arr Howard Snell) CHOIR d. Memory (Andrew Lloyd Webber arr J Shaw) e. The Two Roses (Werner) f. Goin’ Home (Anton Dvorak) g. Psalm 100 (arr G Stead) COMPETITION – Darlington (Brass in Concert) “Brass in Concert”, Spennymoor Leisure Centre, Gateshead. Conductor for Fodens (BBSB) Howard Snell. FIRST Britannia Building Society (Fodens) SECOND Desford Colliery Dowty THIRD Grimethorpe Colliery TELEVISION – Granada Band of the Year (Isle of Man) At Villa Marina, Douglas, Isle of Man. Sponsored by the Isle of Man Department of Tourism In conjunction with the Manx Youth Band FIRST Britannia Building Society SECOND Desford Colliery Dowty Band THIRD Grimethorpe This was the last year of the Competition. CONCERT – Victoria Hall, Hanley “Celebrity Concert” In Aid of the North Staffs, Special Schools Holiday Home. With the Orpheus Male Choir Rhos, Soloists Mr Howard Charles (Baritone) and Mr Gariant Dodd. The Concert was recorded in aid of North Staffs Special School. Copies were available from “Furhove Limited” 378 Shelton New Road, Basford, Stoke on Trent ST4 6EW at £5 each. BRITANNIA BUILDING SOCIETY FODEN BAND 1. Czardas (Johann Strauss II arr Howard Snell) 2. Selection from Rodrigo (Joaquin Rodrigo) Solo Flugel Kirsten Thomas 3. Sullivan Fantasy (Sullivan arr Gordon Langford) CHOIR a. Calon Lan b. All Through the Night c. Calvary HOWARD CHARLES (Selected Items)

BRITANNIA BUILDING SOCIETY FODEN BAND 4. Spinning Song (Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy arr Howard Snell) 5. On the Track (Jack Simpson) Xylophone Solo Mark Oldham 6. March from the Pines of Rome (Respigi) CHOIR d. Comrade in Arms (Adam) e. Golden Slipper f. Ti A Dy Dooniau / You and your Talents g. Grandfather’s Clock INTERVAL BRITANNIA BUILDING SOCIETY FODEN BAND 1. A Pretty Girl is like a Melody (Irving Berlin) 2. Putting on the Ritz (Irving Berlin arr Howard Snell) HOWARD CHARLES selected Items a. Hebrew Slaves b. I’se weary of Waiting c. Abide with Me GARAINT DODD (Selected Items) CHOIR a. Morte Christie (When I survey the Wonderous Cross) b. Lost Chord BRITANNIA BUILDING SOCIETY FODEN BAND 3. Bolero (Ravel) 4. Jerusalem (Hubert Parry) 5. Land of Hope and Glory 6. Welsh National Anthem 26 Nov 1987 CONCERT – “Inaugural Concert” Patron’s Association. At Sandbach Town Hall. (Patron’s Concert) 1. Britannia March (Philip Sparke) 2. Nessum Dorma (Puccini) Soprano Solo Ian Dickman 3. Little Boy Blue (S Woods) Tenor Horn Solo George Thackray 4. A Sullivan Fantasy (arr Langford) 5. To a Wild Rose (McDowell) Euphonium Solo Stephen Singleton 6. Concert Variations (Unkn) Trombone Solo Nicholas Hudson 7. Lorenzo (Keighley) INTERVAL 1. Scaramouche (Milhaud) 2. A Pretty Girl is Like a Melody (Berlin) 3. Puttin’ on the Ritz (Berlin) 4. Love’s Old Sweet Song (Molloy) 5. Czardes (Johann Strauss II arr Howard Snell) 6. Spinning Song (Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy arr Howard Snell) Xylophone Solo Mark Oldham 7. On the Track (Simpson) Xylophone Solo Mark Oldham 8. Elsa’s Procession to the Church (Wagner) ___________________________________________________________________________________ CHANGE OF NAME

BRITANNIA BUILDING SOCIETY FODEN BAND At a special meeting on the 3 December 1987 the band officially changed its name to the Britannia Building Society Foden Band . The band had however been using the name (May) July 1986 when the building society started sponsoring the Band. ___________________________________________________________________________________ 12 Dec 1987 CONCERT – Sandbach Leisure Centre. “Sound of Christmas” With Combined School Choirs (Sandbach High School), Four in Accord, Sandbach Girls High School Folk Club

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Musical Director John Hudson BRITANNIA BUILDING SOCIETY FODEN BAND 1. National Anthem 2. The Cossack (William Rimmer) 3. Concerto De Aranjuez (Joaquin Rodrigo arr K Bolton) Flugel Solo Kirsten Thomas COMBINED CHOIR (see above) a. Long Long Ago (R Shepherd) b. Sans Day Carol (arr J Rutter) c. Adam Lay Ybounden (Boris Ord) d. The Twelve Days of Christmas (arr J Rutter) FOUR IN ACCORD (Gwen Hickson – Messo Soprano, Audrey Vernon – Soprano, Arthur Jury – Baritone and Sadie Baxter – Piano) a. Thank you my Lord (T Gwyn Jones) b. Bridge over Troubled Water (Paul Simon) c. Let there be Pease on Earth (Sy Miller and Jill Jackson) BRITANNIA BUILDING SOCIETY FODEN BAND and Guests 1. The First Noel 2. Once in Royal David’s City BRITANNIA BUILDING SOCIETY FODEN BAND 1. Amazing Grace (John Newton arr William Himes) 2. Star Wars (John Williams) INTERVAL BRITANNIA BUILDING SOCIETY FODEN BAND 1. Comedians Gallop (Kabalevsky arr Howard Snell) 2. Concert Variations (Don Lusher) Solo Trombone Nick Hudson FOUR IN ACCORD a. Scarlet Ribbons (Evelyn Danzig) b. Winter Wonderland (Felix Bernhard) c. Look away to Bethlehem (Leslie Sturdie) SANDBACH GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL FOLK GROUP a. Christmas Time (Adam and Vallance) b. Do they know its Christmas (Midge Ure and Bob Geldolf) BRITANNIA BUILDING SOCIETY FODEN BAND and Choir 1. The Holly and the Ivy 2. Hark the Herald Angels Sing BRITANNIA BUILDING SOCIETY FODEN BAND 1. Spinning Song (Felix Mendelssohn arr Howard Snell) Xylophone Solo Mark Oldham 2. March Slave (Tchaikowsky) CONCERT – Preston CONCERT – Winsford Civic Hall.

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CONDUCTOR Howard Snell BAND MANAGER Allan Littlemore ################################################################################### 12 Jan 1988 BBC MANCHESTER – BBC Bandstand 14 Jan 1988 BROADCAST BBC 2 TV “BEST OF BRASS” 5pm From the Assembly Rooms, Derby. Fodens OTS Band with Conductor Howard Snell V Desford Colliery Dowty Band and V Newham Band Presenter Garald Harrison 23 Jan 1988 RECORDING of LP “BRASS WITH CLASS” Polyphonic PRL037D At Winsford Civic Hall.

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BAND MEMBERS INSTRUMENT Conductor Principal Cornet Solo Cornet Solo Cornet Solo Cornet Soprano Cornet Repiano Cornet 2nd Cornet 2nd Cornet 3rd Cornet 3rd Cornet Flugel Horn Solo Tenor Horn 1st Tenor Horn 2nd Tenor Horn Solo Baritone 2nd Baritone Solo Trombone 2nd Trombone Bass Trombone Solo Euphonium 2nd Euphonium E Flat Bass E Flat Bass B Flat Bass B Flat Bass Percussion Percussion Percussion

PLAYER Howard Snell (Musical Director) John Hudson Lynda Nicholson Gillian Hinckley Alan Hase Ian Dickman Christine Withington Martyn Booth Mark Vause Steve Cooke (Stephen Cooke) Paul Cafferkey Kirsten Thomas George Thackery Gary Russell Rachel Goddard David Brunsdon Jimmy Charles Nicholas Hudson Chris Peeling Mark Bates Stephen Singleton John French Ian Mould Andrew Grady Jef Sparks Syd Wood Mark Oldham Andrea Richards John Savage (Jonathan Savage)

CONCERT – Museum Theatre, Hanley Stoke on Trent. BROADCAST BBC 2 TV “BEST OF BRASS” 4.30pm From the Assembly Rooms, Derby. Request programme of Various bands including Fodens OTS Band with Conductor Howard Snell Programme 1 of 3 Presenter Garald Harrison BROADCAST on BBC Radio 2 at 9pm “Listen to the Band” Introduced by Roy Newsome, Producer James Langley The Britannia Building Society Foden Band Conducted by Howard Snell. (BBC Manchester) BROADCAST on BBC Radio 3 at 6.30pm “Bandstand” The Britannia Building Society Foden Band Conducted by Howard Snell. Hubert Bath – Freedom John McCabe –Desert II – Horizon (First Performance) (BBC Manchester)

_________________________________________________________________________________ NATIONAL NEWS Feb COMPETITION – “Yeovil Entertainment Contest”, Octagon Theatre, Yeovil. Conductor for Fodens FIRST Desford Colliery SECOND Camborne

THIRD Besses O’ Th’ Barn Britannia Building Society Fodens Didn’t take part this year. _________________________________________________________________________________ 6 Mar 1988 CONCERT – Westlands Club, Yeovil 12 Mar 1988 CONCERT – Victoria Hall, Hanley. With Audley Male Voice Choir Compere Bill Humphries (BBC Radio Stoke) In aid of Polio Plus. Organised by the Rotary Clubs of Audley and Kidsgrove. BRITANNIA BUILDING SOCIETY FODEN BAND 1. March Brilliant (Ord Hulme) 2. Ave Maria (Gounod) Cornet Solo John Hudson AUDLEY MALE VOICE CHOIR a. Border Ballad b. Bushes and Briars c. Marching Song BRITANNIA BUILDING SOCIETY FODEN BAND 3. Ballet for Band (Horovitz) 4. Tea for Two (Vincent Yeomans) 5. Scaramouche (Milhaud) AUDLEY MALE VOICE CHOIR e. Pirates of Panzance (Sullivan arr Haigh) BRITANNIA BUILDING SOCIETY FODEN BAND 6. Pavanne (Ravel) Horn Solo George Thackray 7. Chalromano (Ketelby) INTERVAL BRITANNIA BUILDING SOCIETY FODEN BAND and CHOIR 1. Entrance and March of the Peers (Sullivan) BRITANNIA BUILDING SOCIETY FODEN BAND 2. Brazillian Dance (Guanieri) 3. Thoughts of Love (arr K Wilkinson) Trombone Solo Nick Hudson 4. Czardas (Johann Strauss II arr Howard Snell) AUDLEY MALE VOICE CHOIR a. Down in the Valley (arr Mead) b. What Shall we do with the Drunken Sailor (Parker Shaw) c. I Gave my Love a Cherry d. Tumbalalika BRITANNIA BUILDING SOCIETY FODEN BAND 5. A Pretty Girl is Like a Melody (Irving Berlin) 6. Putting on the Ritz (Irving Berlin) Cornet Solo Christine Withington 7. Love’s Old Sweet Song (Molloy) Flugel Solo Kirsten Thomas 8. Procession to the Minster (Wagner) AUDLEY MALE VOICE CHOIR e. My Lord what a Morning f. Soon ah will be Done g. Comrades Song of Hope BRITANNIA BUILDING SOCIETY FODEN BAND and CHOIR 9. Pomp and Circumstance March No 1 (Elgar) 20 Mar 1988 27 Mar 1988

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CONCERT – Oakley Centre, Crewe With Rhos Male Voice Choir COMPETITION – “Regional Championship, North West”, The Winter Gardens, Blackpool. Test Piece “Ballet for Band” by Joseph Horowitz Conductor for Fodens (BBSB) Howard Snell. FIRST Britannia Building Society Fodens. SECOND William Fairey Engineering THIRD Leyland DAF BROADCAST BBC 2 TV “BEST OF BRASS” 5pm From the Assembly Rooms, Derby.

Request programme of Various bands including Fodens OTS Band with Conductor Howard Snell Pare and Dare Band Lewis Merthyr (Cardiff Lift Co) Band GUS Band Sum Life Band Programme 2 of 3 Presenter Garald Harrison 14 Apr 1988 CONCERT – Sandbach School, Sandbach. 28 May 1988 CONCERT – Chester –le -Street 4 June 1988 CONCERT – Kenwood Bowl, London “English Heritage, Kenwood Lakeside Concerts 1988”. A series of concerts at the venue starting on the 4 June and ending on the 28 Aug 1988. COMBINED BAND with Brighouse and Rastrick Band Conductor Howard Snell 1. Fanfare for the Common Man (Aaron Copland) 2. Marche Joyeuse (Emmanuel Chabrier arr Gordon Langford) 3. Enigma Variations (Edward Elgar) INTERVAL 1. Ballet for Band (Joseph Horovitz) 2. A Kenwood Carol WORLD PREMIER (Howard Snell .b. 1936) 3. The Submerged Cathedral (Claude Debussy) 4. A Pretty Girl is like a Melody (Irving Berlin) 5. Appalachian Folksong Suite (James Curnow) 6. Wellington’s Victory – The Battle Symphony No 91 (Beethoven arr Howard Snell) 8 June 1988 BROADCAST on BBC Radio 2 at 9pm “Listen to the Band” Introduced by Roy Newsome, Producer James Langley The Britannia Building Society Foden Band Conducted by Howard Snell. (BBC Manchester) 23 June 1988 PATRON’S CONCERT at Sandbach School Theatre? 9 -10 July 1988 CONCERT – Dunham Massey. Conductor John Hudson At an annual concert at Dunham Massey near Altrincham, Cheshire termed “AN EDWARDIAN EXTRAVAGANZA” a lady standing next to Managing Director of the Britannia Building Society, Michael Shaw, said that she had always enjoyed listening to the “Fodens” brass band. Since the deal had been struck with the Building Society there had been an arrangement to keep the name Fodens in the title for historic reasons but with increasing pressure from the new owners of the Foden name and this obvious lack of recognition of the societies sponsorship it was decided reluctantly to drop the name FODENS from the title of the band. The Band were pictured outside the Britannia Building Society HQ building for an official photograph. CONCERT “7th Edwardian Extravaganza” at Dunham Massey Organised by the National Trust the event started at 6.45pm and went through to 10.40pm with a Firework Display accompanied by the Britannia Building Society Fodens Band. The Shep’s Banjo Band, Punch and Judy, The Palm Court Theatre Orchestra and Morris Dancing were also part of the entertainment. PERFORMANCES at 7.20pm, 8.35pm and 10.20pm 11 July 1988 CONCERT - Litchfield Festival, Staffordshire. 14 July 1988 CONCERT – City Arts Festival, London Conductor Howard Snell with Tuba Soloist Nicholas Hitchens. 7pm (Free Admission) Part of the “City of London Festival” 13 Aug 1988 CONCERT – Shrewsbury Flower Show.

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CONCERT – Great Hall, Exeter. CONCERT – Chippenham COMPETITION – “British Open Championships”, Free Trade Hall, Manchester. Test Piece “Contest Music” by Wilfred Heaton Conductor for Fodens (BBSB) Howard Snell. FIRST Rigid Container Group GUS SECOND Black Dyke Mills THIRD Williams Fairey Engineering FOURTH Leyland DAF FIFTH Britannia Building Society Foden Band CONCERT – Gladstone Theatre, Port Sunlight (Centenary event 1888-1988) Conductor Howard Snell. 1. Blenheim Flourishes (Curnow) 2. Overture – The Magic Flute (Mozart) 3. A Kenwood Carol (Howard Snell) Cornet Solo John Hudson 4. Spanish Dance (Faure) 5. Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini (arr Howard Snell) Soprano Solo Ian Dickman 6. American in Paris (Gershwin) INTERVAL 1. Scaramouche (Milhaud) 2. Thoughts of Love (Pryor) Trombone Solo Nicholas Hudson. 3. A Pretty Girl is like a Melody (Irving Berlin) Featuring Christine Withington 4. Putting on the Ritz (Irving Berlin) 5. Postcard from Mexico (Howard Snell) 6. Tea for Two (Vincent Yeomans) Featuring the Percussion Section 7. Sweet and Low (Barnby) Quartet 8. Finale – Procession to the Minster (Wagner) CONCERT – Solihull CONCERT – Victoria Hall, Hanley With Ceramic City Choir BRITANNIA BUILDING SOCIETY OPEN DAY The band made a “Personal Appearance” at the open Day of Newton House the base of the Building Society. (Picture of band with pond in front and statue behind taken on this day) COMPETITION – “National Championships”, Royal Albert Hall, London Test Piece “Seascapes” by Ray Steadman Arr Allen Conductor for Fodens (BBSB) Howard Snell. RESULTS FIRST Desford Colliery Dowty SECOND Britannia Building Society Foden Band. THIRD Jaguar Cars CONCERT – GALA CONCERT “National Championships”, Royal Albert Hall, London. GRIMETHORPE COLLIERY BAND a. Candide (Leonard Bernstein arr Howard Snell) b. The Frogs of Aristophanes (Sir Granville Bantock arr Frank Wright) PHILIP MCCANN Solo c. Concerto for Cornet (Denis Wright) Solo Philip McCann GRIMETHORPE COLLIERY BAND d. Desert II – Horizon (John McCabe) e. Endeavour (Philip Sparke) INTERVAL BRITANNIA BUILDING SOCIETY FODEN BAND 1. Overture The Magic Flute (Mozart arr William Rimmer) 2. A Pretty Girl is Like a Melody / Putting on the Ritz (Irving Berlin arr Howard Snell) 3. An American In Paris (George Gershwin arr Howard Snell) 4. Fetes (Debussy arr Thomas Wyss)

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5. Le Petit Negre (Debussy arr G Emerson) PHILIP MCCANN Solo 6. The Long day Closes (Sir Arthur Sullivan arr Eric Ball) BRITANNIA BUILDING SOCIETY FODEN BAND 7. An Epic Symphony (Percy Fletcher) BROADCAST on BBC Radio 2 at 9pm “Listen to the Band” Highlights of the National Brass Band Championships from last Saturday at the Royal Albert Hall. Introduced by John Dunn, Producer Anthony Askew (BBC North East) Massed Bands including The Britannia Building Society Foden Band Cory Band CWS (Glasgow) Grimethorpe Colliery Conducted by Howard Snell. Soloists Philip McCann (Cornet) CONCERT – Sandbach School In Aid of the Burma Star Association (Crewe and District Branch). 1. Under the Double Eagle (R.F. Wagner) 2. The Thievish Magpie (Gioachino Rossini) 3. A Kenwood Carol (Howard Snell) Cornet Solo John Hudson 4. Westminster (Farnon) 5. Serenade (Bourqeois) 6. On with the Motley (Leoncavallo arr Ray Far) Soprano Cornet Ian Dickman 7. Pinapple Poll (arr Mackerras) 8. Life Divine (Fletcher) INTERVAL 1. French Military (Saint-Saens) 2. Thoughts of Love (Pryor) Trombone Solo Nicholas Hudson 3. Arioso (Bach arr Howard Snell) 4. West Country (Langford) 5. The Swan (Saint-Saens arr Howard Snell) Euphonium Solo Stephen Singleton 6. Loves Old Sweet Song (Molloy arr Snell) 7. Sweet and Low (Barnby arr Howard Snell) 8. Pomp and Circumstance March No1 (Elgar) CONCERT – Huddersfield With Brighouse and Rastrick Band MEN O’BRASS – Civic Hall, Wolverhampton (Britannia Building Society Foden Band, Williams Fairey Band) “Sounding Brass and Voices”. With Canoldir Male Voice Choir (Birmingham) Conductor Harry Mortimer OBE CHOIR AND BAND 1. March of the Peers from Iolanthe (Arthur Sullivan) MEN O’ BRASS 2. Overture Zampa (Herold) 3. Cornet Carillon (Ronald Binge) CHOIR a. Sarah b. Mala Moja WILLIAMS FAIREY ENGINEERING BAND a. Toccata and Fugue (Bach arr S Sykes) b. Carnival for Brass (arr F Muscroft) Solo Shaun Crowther MEN O’ BRASS 4. The Water Music (Handel – Harty arr S Holt) BANDS AND CHOIR 5. Special Request Item

22 Oct 1988 28 Oct – 6 Nov 1988

INTERVAL MEN O’ BRASS 1. Life Divine (Cyril Jenkins) CHOIR a. The Lords Prayer (Malotte) b. The Soldiers Chorus – Il Travatore (Verdi arr C Griffiths) BRITANNIA BUILDING SOCIETY FODEN BAND 2. Scaramouche (Darius Milhaud arr Howard Snell) 3. On with the Motley (Leoncavallo arr Ray Farr) Soprano Cornet Solo Ian Dickman 4. Tea for Two (Vincent Yeomans arr Howard Snell) CHOIR c. Memory from Cats d. Jack was every inch a Sailor MEN O’ BRASS 5. Pinapple Poll (Sullivan arr Charles Mackerras) BAND AND CHOIR 6. The Soldiers Chorus – Faust (Gounod) 7. Cwm Rhondda (Hymn) 8. National Anthem CONCERT – Leek TOUR – Switzerland Seven venues and various Radio broadcasts. The coach left from Sandbch to Heathrow to catch the Britiah Airways flight BA624 at 13.13pm to Geneva arriving at 15.40pm. Fri 28 Oct 1988 Aubonne Sat 29 Oct 1988 Trevaux 30 Oct 1988 Free Day Mon 31 Oct 1988 Thun Tues 1 Nov 1988 Frankendorf Wed 2 Nov 1988 Sempach (see Below) Thurs 3 Nov 1988 Walde (see Below) Fri 4 Nov 1988 Collombey Sat 5 Nov 1988 Nevchatel 6 Nov 1988 Depart Geneva 12.20pm to Heathrow 12.55pm and then a Coach to Sandbach. The Band stayed at Lion D’or, Aubonne (28-31 Oct), Sursee (1-2 Nov), Rorschrch, Lake Constance (3 Nov), Aubonne (4-5 Nov).

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Thun 1. Britannia March (Philip Sparke) 2. Pageantry (Herbert Howells) Solo Cornet Ian Dickman 3. Anyone can Whistle (Stephen Sondheim arr Howard Snell) 4. Putting on the Ritz (Irving Berlin arr Howard Snell) Eb Bass Solo Thomas Wyss 5. An American in Paris (George Gershwin) INTERVAL 1. Scaramouche (Milhaud) Trombone Solo Nicholas Hudson 2. Fete du 2eme Nocturne (Debussy arr Thomas Wyss) 3. Le Petit Negre (Debussy arr G Emerson) Tenor Horn Solo George Thacqray (George Thackery) 4. Brazilian Dance (C Guarneri arr Howard Snell) 5. Daphnis Et Cole Finale (Maurice Ravel arr Howard Snell) Frankendorf 1. Britannia March (Philip Sparke) 2. Magic Flute (Mozart arr William Rimmer) 3. Unknown - Cornet Solo John Hudson 3. Spanish dance (Faure arr Howard Snell) 4. Czardas (Johann Strauss II arr Howard Snell) 5. Love Old Sweet Song (Molloy arr Howard Snell) Flugel Solo Kirsten Thomas

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6. Contest Music (Wilfred Heaton) INTERVAL 1. Scaramouche (Milhaud) Trombone Solo Nicholas Hudson 2. Fete du 2eme Nocturne (Debussy arr Thomas Wyss) 3. Le Petit Negre (Debussy arr G Emerson) Tenor Horn Solo George Thacqray (George Thackery) 4. Le Vieux Chalet (Trad arr Howard Snell) Percussion Solo 5. Sweet and Low (Barnby arr Howard Snell) 6. Procession to the Minster (Wagner arr Howard Snell) Sempach 1. Britannia March (Philip Sparke) 2. Zauberflote Overture (Mozart arr William Rimmer) Cornet Solo John Hudson 3. Spanish dance (Faure arr Howard Snell) 4. Czardas (Johann Strauss II arr Howard Snell) 5. Love Old Sweet Song (Molloy arr Howard Snell) Flugel Solo Kirsten Thomas 6. Contest Music (Wilfred Heaton) INTERVAL 1. Scaramouche (Milhaud) Trombone Solo Nicholas Hudson 2. Fete du 2eme Nocturne (Debussy arr Thomas Wyss) 3. Le Petit Negre (Debussy arr G Emerson) Tenor Horn Solo George Thacqray (George Thackery) 4. Le Vieux Chalet (Trad arr Howard Snell) Percussion Solo 5. Sweet and Low (Barnby arr Howard Snell) 6. Procession to the Minster (Wagner arr Howard Snell) Walde 1. Candide Overture (L.Bernstein arr Howard Snell) 2. Pageantry (Herbert Howells) Solo Cornet Ian Dickman 3. Anyone can Whistle (S Sondheim arr Howard Snell) 4. Pretty Girl is like a Melody Putting on the Ritz (Irving Berlin arr Howard Snell) Eb Bass Solo Thomas Wyss INTERVAL 1. Blenheim Florishes (James Curnow) 2. Royal Parks (George Lloyd) Euphonium Solo Stephen Singleton 3. In the Woods (J Strauss II arr Howard Snell) 4. Brazilian Dance (C Guarneri arr Howard Snell) 5. Postcard from Mexico (Howard Snell) 6. Arioso (J S Bach arr Howard Snell) 7. Daphnis Et Cole Finale (Maurice Ravel arr Howard Snell) Collombey 1. Candide Overture (L.Bernstein arr Howard Snell) 2. Pageantry (Herbert Howells) Solo Cornet Ian Dickman 3. Anyone can Whistle (S Sondheim arr Howard Snell) 4. Pretty Girl is like a Melody Putting on the Ritz (Irving Berlin arr Howard Snell) Eb Bass Solo Thomas Wyss 5. An American in Paris (George Gershwin arr Howard Snell) INTERVAL 1. Blenheim Florishes (James Curnow) 2. Royal Parks (George Lloyd) Euphonium Solo Stephen Singleton 3. In the Woods (J Strauss II arr Howard Snell) 4. Brazilian Dance (C Guarneri arr Howard Snell) 5. Postcard from Mexico (Howard Snell) 6. Arioso (J S Bach arr Howard Snell) 7. Daphnis Et Cole Finale (Maurice Ravel arr Howard Snell)

1988

BAND MEMBERS ON THE TOUR INSTRUMENT PLAYER Conductor Howard Snell (Musical Director) Principal Cornet John Hudson Solo Cornet Lynda Nicholson Solo Cornet Gillian Hinckley Solo Cornet Alan Hase Soprano Cornet Ian Dickman Repiano Cornet Christine Withington 2nd Cornet Martyn Booth 2nd Cornet Mark Vause 3rd Cornet Steve Cooke 3rd Cornet Paul Cafferkey Flugel Horn Kirsten Thomas Solo Tenor Horn George Thackery 1st Tenor Horn Gary Russell 2nd Tenor Horn Rachel Goddard Solo Baritone David Brunsdon 2nd Baritone Jimmy Charles Solo Trombone Nicholas Hudson 2nd Trombone Chris Peeling Bass Trombone Mark Bates Solo Euphonium Stephen Singleton 2nd Euphonium John French E Flat Bass Ian Mould E Flat Bass Andrew Grady B Flat Bass Jef Sparks B Flat Bass Syd Wood Percussion Mark Oldham Percussion Andrea Richards Percussion John Savage (Jonathan Savage) (Highlighted = New members since last list)

13 Nov 1988

CONCERT – Victoria Hall, Hanley (4th Annual Concert) Introduced by Bill Humphreys (BBC Radio Stoke) In Aid of the North Staffs, Special Schools Holiday Home. With the Orpheus Male Choir Rhos, Soloists Mr Howard Charles (Baritone) and Mr Gariant Dodd. BRITANNIA BUILDING SOCIETY FODEN BAND 1. Comedians Gallop (Kabelevsky) 2. Variations (Rachmaninov) 3. Black and White Rag (Botsford) Xylophone Duet GARAINT DODD (Selected Items) CHOIR a. Laudamas b. Sanctus c. Tydi A Roddaist HOWARD CHARLES (Selected Items) BRITANNIA BUILDING SOCIETY FODEN BAND 4. Moto Perpetuo (Paganini arr Howard Snell) 5. Love’s Old Sweet Song (Molloy) 6. American in Paris (Gershwin) CHOIR d. With Cat Like Tread (Pirates of Penzance) e. Take me Home f. Angels Watching over Me g. Battle Hymn of the Republic INTERVAL ORGAN – Andrew Sackett a. Nimrod (Elgar) CHOIR a. It’s a Long way to Tipperary b. Pack up Your Troubles

c. Keep the Home Fires Burning BRITANNIA BUILDING SOCIETY FODEN BAND 1. Night Fall in Camp 2. Rule Britannia (Thomas Arne arr William Rimmer) GARAINT DODD (Selected Items) CHOIR d. 100th Psalm (George Stead) e. I’se a Weary of Waiting (arr Doris Arnold) f. The Lost Chord (Sullivan arr G Langford) HOWARD CHARLES selected Items BRITANNIA BUILDING SOCIETY FODEN BAND 3. Pines of Rome (Respigi arr Howard Snell) 4. Jerusalem (Hubert Parry) 5. Land of Hope and Glory 6. Welsh National Anthem 14 -15 Nov 1988 CONCERT - Coventry 2 Concerts. Nov 1988 Nicholas J Childs joined the band from Grimethorpe Colliery as Solo Euphonium. 20 Nov 1988 COMPETITION – “Brass in Concert”, Spennymoor Leisure Centre, Gateshead. A Trades Union Festival. Conductor for Fodens (BBSB) Howard Snell. FIRST Britannia Building Society Foden Band SECOND Grimethorpe Colliery THIRD Leyland DAF Fourth IMI Yorkshire Imperial Fifth Jaguar Cars (City of Coventry) Fodens also won the Entertainment and Presentation award and Principal Cornetist with John Hudson. Winning Conductor Howard Snell 20 Nov 1988 CONCERT – after “Brass in Concert”, Spennymoor Leisure Centre, Gateshead. (see above) Introduced by John Dunn (BBC Radio 2) Highlights from the concert were broadcast of BBC Radio 2’s “Listen to the Band” on December 22 December and 28 December 1988 at 9pm. 26 Nov 1988 CONCERT – Alsager Civic Hall. Or 26 Nov 1988 at Sandbach Town Hall. – I think this was advertised on a previous band list and then the venue was changed to Alsager Civic Hall. 27 Nov 1988 CONCERT The Palace Brass Band Festival / Palace Theatre Manchester 6.45pm The day was filled with Brass Bands. 2.30pm Yorkshire Imperial Band (Conductor James Scott) 3.40pm Grimethorpe Colliery Band (Conductor Frank Renton) 4.45pm Desford Colliery Dowty Band (Conductor James Watson) 6.45pm Britannia Building Society Foden Band (Conductor Howard Snell) 1. Torchbearers (1933) (Eric Ball) 2. Overture Magic Flute (Mozart arr William Rimmer) 3. Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso (Mendelssohn arr William Halliwell) 4. Partita (First Public Performance) (Wilfred Heaton) Prelude, Maestoso: Scherzo, Presto; Canzona, Andante; Rondo. 5. Procession to the Minster – Lohengrin Act III (1987) (Wagner arr Howard Snell) 7.50pm Williams Fairey Band (Conductor Roy Newsome) 8.55pm John Foster and Sons Black Dyke Mills Band (Conductor Peter Parker) 17 Dec 1988 CONCERT – Preston Guild Hall. “A Festival for Christmas 88” Compere HUMPHREY LYTTLETON (BBC Radio 2) With the Preston Orpheus Choir (Conductor Harry Duckworth) Queen’s Drive County Primary School Choir, Barbara Saunders Jones Dancers

The Hoghton Sword Rapper Team, The Kirkham Handbell Ringers, Rachel Dixon (Flute) The BELLS AND ORPHEUS CHOIR a. Up! Good Christian Folk and Listen ORPHEUS CHOIR b. There were Shepherds c. Glory to God ALL a. Hark the Herald Angels Sing HUMPHREY LYTTLETON a. Introductions BBS BRASS BAND 1. Czardas (Johann Strauss II arr Howard Snell) 2. Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini (Rachmaninov arr Howard Snell) Solo Ian Dickman 3. Symphonic Dances from West Side Story (Leonard Bernstein) QUEEN’S DRIVE SCHOOL CHOIR a. The Angel’s Message b. Because of Him ALL 4. O Little Town of Bethlehem BARBARA SAUNDERS a. Dance Interlude JONES DANCERS (Dance) The BELLS AND ORPHEUS CHOIR b. Ding Dong Merrily on High ORPHEUS CHOIR d. Myn Lyking e. I Saw Three Ships BBS BRASS BAND 5. Scaramouche (Milhaud arr Howard Snell) 6. A Pretty Girl is like a Melody (Irving Berlin arr Howard Snell) 7. Putting on the Ritz (Irving Berlin arr Howard Snell) ALL 8. It came upon the Midnight Clear (Trad) INTERVAL ALL 1. O Come all ye faithful (Wade arr Willcocks) 2. Sweet and Low (Barnby arr Howard Snell) 3. An American in Paris (Gershwin arr Howard Snell) HOUGHTON SWORD Dance Interlude. RAPPER TEAM Rap ORPHEUS CHOIR a. Sans Day Carol b. The Holly and the Ivy c. The Three Kings d. Jesus Child QUEENS DRIVE SCHOOL CHOIR a. Cradle Song b. Come to Bethlehem KIRKHAM HAND BELL RINGERS a. Lift Thine Eyes b. Carol Melody VOCAL QUARTET a. Gaelic Blessing ORPHEUS CHOIR a. Here we come a Wassailing b. Boar’s Head Carol c. The Twelve days of Christmas BARBARA SAUNDERS a. The Skaters Waltz DANCERS AND BAND Dance ALL 4. I’m Dreaming of a White Christmas.

ORPHEUS CHOIR d. A Merry Christmas (see 24 Dec 1988) The BRITISH BANDSMAN magazine ran a competition for the band who had contributed the most to new works of music. Allan Littlemore considered the band to fit the criteria and entered the band in the competition. The award for first place went to the Britannia Building Society (Fodens). 22 Dec 1988 BROADCAST on BBC Radio 2 at 9pm “Listen to the Band” highlights from the Brass in Concert at Spennymoor Leisure Centre, Gateshead. Introduced by John Dunn (BBC Radio 2) 24 Dec 1988 The edition number 4497 of the British Bandsman announced that the Band had won the new British Bandsman Award for improving the quality of music in Contests. Pic and Feature Page 1, 24 Dec 1988 British Bandsman. 28 Dec 1988 BROADCAST on BBC Radio 2 at 9pm “Listen to the Band” highlights from the Brass in Concert at Spennymoor Leisure Centre, Gateshead. Introduced by John Dunn (BBC Radio 2) 1988 During the year the band became a REGISTERED CHARITY. 1988 Robert Fulcher joined the Band. __________________________________________________________________________________

ROBERT FULCHER Biography. (Principal Tenor) Starting to play at the age of seven Robert switched from Cornet to Tenor Horn five years later. Soon Robert was Solo Horn Player with the Cornwall Youth Brass Band. In 1984 he went to Nottingham University and during this time joined Desford Colliery Dowty Band. In 1988 Robert joined Fodens (Britania Building Society Band). ___________________________________________________________________________________ 1988?

CHRISTMAS CONCERT (Date and Venue Unknown BBSFodensBand) 1. March – Ravenswood (William Rimmer) 2. Overture Semiramide (Gioachino Rossini) 3. Nessun Dorma (Puccini) Soprano Solo Ian Dickman 4. The First Noel 5. Deck the Halls with Boughs of Holly 6. Finale from Pinapple Poll (Sullivan) 7. Little Boy Blue (S Woods) Horn Solo George Thackray 8. Star Wars Theme (John Williams) INTERVAL 1. Czardas (Johann Strauss II arr Howard Snell) 2. La Belle Americaine (Hartman) Euphonium Solo Unknown 3. A Christmas Fantasy (Gordon Langford) 4. Rhapsody for Trombone (Gordon Langford) Trombone Solo Nick Hudson 5. Hark the Herald Angels Sing 6. O Come all Ye Faithful 7. White Christmas (Irving Berlin) 8. Amazing Grace (John Newton arr William Himes) 9. Marche Slavan (Tchaikowsky)

Dec 1988

FODEN NAMED DELETED FROM BANDS TITLE. The band featured in the Crewe Chronicle article about the change of name in January to the Britannia Building Society Band , dropping the Foden part. (WAS - Britannia Building Society (Foden) Band) Pic and Feature Crewe Chronicle (Photo taken 1 Oct 1988). Pic and Feature Page 10, Winter 1988 Britannia News (In House magazine)

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1989

BRITANNIA BUILDING SOCIETY BAND CONDUCTOR

Howard Snell

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RECORDING FOR BROADCAST BBC Radio 2. “Listen to the Band” Studio 7 for Broadcast on Radio 2 on the 22 Feb 1989 between 9pm to 10pm. Conductor Howard Snell. 1. Soldiers in the Park (Monkton) 30” 2. March – Praise (Wilfred Heaton) 2’45” 3. Serious Doll and Business (Nursary Suite) (Elgar arr Bram Gay) 4’30” 4. Mountain Song (Philip Sparke) 4’00” 5. Thoughts of Love (Arthur Pryor) Trombone Solo Nick Hudson 6. Waltz – Divertissment (Ibert) 2’00” 7. Finale – Divertissment (Ibert) 2’00” 8. Hail Ancient Walls – Faust (Gounod) Solo Nick Childs 3’30” 9. Putting on the Ritz (Berlin) 2’30” 10. Mov2 –Cornish dances (Malcolm Arnold) 2’30” 11. March – ORB (Anderson) 3’00” 12. Soldiers in the Park (Monkton) 1’30” EXTRA 1. Cossack (William Rimmer) Radio 2 Presenter Roy Newsome. Producer Antony Askew (Room 39 BBC North East - Leeds) REHEARSAL FOR THE MASSAH at 7.30pm. (See 5 Feb 1989) COMPETITION – “Yeovil Entertainment Contest”, Octagon Theatre, Yeovil. Conductor for Fodens (BBSB) Howard Snell. FIRST Britannia Building Society Band. SECOND Hyundai Heart of England THIRD Besses O’ Th’ Barn BROADCAST RECORDING BBC at Huddersfield Town Hall. Just before Harry Mortimer’s 87th birthday, Anthony Askew a senior BBC producer in Leeds arranged for one of Harry’s unfulfilled ambitions to come true. He had previously mentioned that he had always wanted to conduct Dr Denis Wright’s brass band arrangement of Handel’s Messiah. The Britannia Building Society band were joined by Black Dyke Mills, the Huddersfield Coral Society, Maurice Murphy, trumpeter with the London Symphony Orchestra (Who would play the Trumpet Obligato) and Roy Newsome at the Father Willis Organ. The recording took some ten hours to complete with Harry being the perfectionist he always was. ####################################################### THE MASSIAH IN BRASS – BROADCAST ON BBC RADIO AT EASTER. According to a letter to the band by Allan Littlemore the programme was originally scheduled for a performance in front of an audience but this was found to be impractical and so it was decided to record the performance as a studio recording. ARTISTS TAKING PART Harry Mortimer (Conductor) Britannia Building Society Band Black Dyke Mills Band Huddersfield Choral Society Gilliam Fisher (Soprano) Fionna Kimm (Contralto) Vernon Midgeley (Tenor) Paul Hudson (Bass) Maurice Murphy (Trumpet) Roy Newsome (Organ) The recording started at 11am and was planned to be finished before 9pm with meals provided at 1pm and 5,30pm. Transmission will be initially on BBC Radio 2 over Easter. Harry Mortimer took the rehearsal on Tuesday 24 January at 7.30pm.

(Allan 19/01/89) 8am Technical Get in of Nerve (E) BBC Feature A BBC Look North (Leeds) team covered the event for its evening show. ####################################################### 12 Feb 1989 CONCERT – Oakley Centre, Crewe. “Evening of Music for You” organised by the Crewe and Natwich Lions Club. With Cestrian Male Voice Choir. The band were presented with the Band of the Year Award by the Managing editor of the British Bandsman. BRITANNIA BUILDING SOCIETY BAND 1. March O.R.B. (C Anderson) 2. Prisms (Peter Graham) 3. Czardas (Johann Strauss II arr Howard Snell) CHOIR a. La Reve Passe b. Roman war Song BRITANNIA BUILDING SOCIETY BAND 4. Variations on a Theme of Paganini (Rachmaninov) Solo Soprano David King (Dave King) 5. Putting on the Ritz (Irving Berlin) 6. Appalachian Folk Song Suite (James Curnow) CHOIR c. Kentucky Babe d. Sanctus e. Old Man River INTERVAL BRITANNIA BUILDING SOCIETY BAND 1. Pageantry (Herbert Howells) 2. Black and White Rag (George Botsford arr H Snell) Xylophone Duet Mark Oldham and Simone Rebello CHOIR a. Zara b. O Lesu Mawr c. Morte Criste BRITANNIA BUILDING SOCIETY BAND 3. Love’s Old Sweet Song (James Molloy) Flugel Horn Solo Kirsten Thomas 4. An American in Paris (George Gershwin) CHOIR d. Glyn Rhosyn e. Battle Hymn of the Republic BRITANNIA BUILDING SOCIETY BAND and CHOIR 5. The Soldiers Chorus from Faust. ___________________________________________________________________________________

SIMONE REBELLO Biography. (1988/9 to 2000 Percussion) Born in 1967 in Thurnton Heath, Surrey. At the age of 12 she began percussion lessons at school. Soon Simone was asked to join various youth orchestras including the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain. In 1987 Simone was accepted to the Royal Northern Collage of Music to study percussion. Simone joined Fodens in the 1988/9 season as Principal Percussion. In 1991 Simone graduated with distinction and began a career as a solo performer performing in Europe and in 1999 she toured New Zealand. Simone made her debut recital in 1991 at the Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester. In October 1995 Simone formed a group called “Back Beat” (with Chris Bastock, Richard Charles and Damien Harron) which won the Royal Overseas League Ensemble Competition. In May 1998 the “Park lane Group” and Backbeat travelled to Japan as finalists of the 3 rd Osaka International Chamber Music Competition. Simone has recorded a number of CD’s including “Fascinating Rhythm”, “A Secret Place” and “Backbeat”. ___________________________________________________________________________________ Feb 1989 15 Feb 1989

PATRON’S CONCERT (Date to be Confirmed) at Sandbach School Theatre. BROADCAST on BBC Radio 3 at 7pm “Landscapes in Brass” Programme 1 of 6

“Britannia Building Society Band” Conductor Howard Snell. 1. Freedom (Hubert Bath) 2. Desert II Horizon (John McCabe) (BBC Manchester) 22 Feb 1989 BROADCAST on BBC Radio 2 at 9pm “Listen to the Band” Roy Newsome introduces The Britannia Building Society Band Conducted by Howard Snell. BBC Producer Anthony Askew Winners of the 1988 British Bandsman Award (BBC North East) 18 Mar 1989 BROADCAST on BBC Radio 3 at 10.15pm “The Saturday Feature” Behind the scenes reports. 87 year old Harry Mortimer realises his unfulfilled ambition to conduct a version of Handel’s Massiah without orchestra but with Brass Band. Producer Glyn Jones (BBC North East) The Britannia Building Society Band Black Dyke Mills Band Huddersfield Choral Society Conducted by Harry Mortimer. Reporters David Clayton and Neil Walker go behind the scenes of the recording. (see Radio 2 25 March 1989 at 7.30pm / 25 Dec 1989 at 4pm) 19 Mar 1989 COMPETITION – “Regional Championship, North West”, The Winter Gardens, Blackpool. Test Piece “Prisms” by Peter Graham Conductor for Fodens (BBSB) Howard Snell. FIRST Britannia Building Society Band. SECOND Leyland DAF THIRD British Aerospace Wingates 25 Mar 1989 BROADCAST on BBC Radio 2 at 7.30pm “Handel’s Massiah in Brass”. 87 year old Harry Mortimer realises his unfulfilled ambition to conduct a version of Handel’s Massiah without orchestra but with Brass Band. Producer Anthony Askew (BBC North East) The Britannia Building Society Band Black Dyke Mills Band Huddersfield Choral Society SOLOISTS Gillian Fisher (Soprano) Fiona Kimm (Mezzo-Soprano) Vernon Midgley (Tenor) Paul Hudson (Bass) Maurice Murphy (Trumpet) Roy Newsome (Organ) Conducted by Harry Mortimer. Apr 1989 No events 10 May 1989 BROADCAST on BBC Radio 3 at 5pm “Contest Music” Programme 3 of 4 Presented by Paul Hindmarsh The Britannia Building Society Band Conducted by Howard Snell. 1. Lalo (arr F Wright) 2. Overture – Le Roi d’Ys (Elgar Howarth) 3. The Bandsman’s Tale 4. Kenilworth (Bliss) (BBC Manchester) _________________________________________________________________________________

NATIONAL NEWS 28 May 1989 COMPETITION – All England International Masters, The Corn Exchange, Cambridge. This was the first year of the competition and the band didn’t take part. Test Piece “Cloudcatcher Fells” by John McCabe. FIRST Leyland DAF SECOND Desford Colliery THIRD Kennedy Swinton Britannia Building Society Fodens didn’t take part. _________________________________________________________________________________ COMPETITION – “British Open Championships”, Free Trade Hall, Manchester. Test Piece “Diversions for Brass Band” by Derek Bourgeois. Conductor for Fodens (BBSB) Howard Snell. FIRST Kennedy’s Swinton Concert SECOND Hammonds Sauce THIRD Leyland DAF UNPLACED Britannia Building Society Band 26 Sept 1989 BROADCAST on BBC Radio 3 at 4.30pm “South Bank Brass” Concert recorded on the 21 June 1989 At the Queens Hall, London. Presented by Paul Hindmarsh The Britannia Building Society Band Conducted by Howard Snell. 1. Paritia (Wilfred Heaton) 2. Alborado del grazioso (Ravel arr Bourgeois) 3. Bouree Fantasque (Chabrier arr Howard Snell) (BBC Manchester) 7 Oct 1989 COMPETITION – “National Championships”, Royal Albert Hall, London Test Piece “Odin” by Alan Butterworth” Conductor for Fodens (BBSB) Howard Snell. RESULTS FIRST Desford Colliery SECOND Black Dyke THIRD Whitburn FOURTH Britannia Building Socity Band _________________________________________________________________________________ NATIONAL NEWS Nov 1989 COMPETITION – “Brass in Concert”, Spennymoor Leisure Centre, Gateshead. FIRST Leyland DAF SECOND Grimethorpe Colliery THIRD CWS (Glasgow) Britannia Building Society Band didn’t take part. _________________________________________________________________________________ 9 Sept 1989

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26 Nov 1989

BROADCAST – BBC Radio 3 Recording of a concert at Colston Hall, Bristol “A Tribute to Eric Ball”. Eric had died earlier in the year. CONCERT – Victoria Hall, Hanley In Aid of the North Stffs Special Schools Holiday Home. Compere Bill Humphreys (BBC Radio Stoke) With Rhos Orpheus Male Choir (Musical Director John Glyn Williams accompanist Anne Phillips) Andrew Sackett (Organ) BRITANNIA BAND 1. The Contester (T.J. Powell) 2. Facilita (John Hartmann) Cornet Solo John Hudson 3. Bacchanale (Saint Saens) RHOS ORPHEUS CHOIR a. Cyfrir Geifr (Counting the Goats)

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b. All through the Night c. Calvary BRITANNIA BAND 4. Le Vieux Chalet (arr Howard Snell) 5. Fantasy Variations (Leslie Pearson) Tenor Horn Soloist Robert Fulcher BAND AND CHOIR 6. Soldiers Chorus (Verdi) RHOS ORPHEUS CHOIR d. Conspirators Chorus e. You and Your Talents f. Roman War Song BRITANNIA BAND 7. Sweet and Low (arr Howard Snell) 8. West Side Story (Leonard Bernstein) INTERVAL ANDREW SACKETT (Organ recital) a. Various RHOS ORPHEUS CHOIR a. Dashenker (Russian Folk Song) b. Myfanwy (Joseph Parry) c. Safwn Yn Y Bwlch – Solo David Kempster BRITANNIA BAND 1. Scaramouche (Mihaud) 2. Rhapsody for Trombone (Geordon Langford) Solo Trombone Nicholas Hudson BAND AND CHOIR 3. Schneewalzer (Trad arr Goff Richards) RHOS ORPHEUS CHOIR d. How Lovely are thy Dwellings e. Gypsy Chorus f. Sooh Ah’ Will be Done BAND AND CHOIR 4. Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves from Nabucco (Verdi) 5. Procession to the Minster (Wagner arr Howard Snell) 6. Jerusalem (Hubert Parry) 7. Pomp and Circumstance No1 – Land of Hope and Glory (Sir Edward Elgar) 8. Welsh National Anthem BROADCAST on BBC Radio 2 at 4pm (Revised Repeate from Radio 3) “Handel’s Massiah in Brass” Behind the scenes reports. 87 year old Harry Mortimer realises his unfulfilled ambition to conduct a version of Handel’s Massiah without orchestra but with Brass Band. Producer Glyn Jones (BBC North East) Reporters David Clayton and Neil Walker go behind the scenes of the recording. (see Radio 3 on 18 Mar 1989 at 10.15pm / Radio 2 on 25 March 1989 at 7.30pm) 4.30pm PERFORMANCE of “Handel’s Massiah in Brass”. Producer Anthony Askew (BBC North East) The Britannia Building Society Band Black Dyke Mills Band Huddersfield Choral Society SOLOISTS Gillian Fisher (Soprano) Fiona Kimm (Mezzo-Soprano) Vernon Midgley (Tenor) Paul Hudson (Bass) Maurice Murphy (Trumpet) Roy Newsome (Organ)

Conducted by Harry Mortimer. In December 1989, Allan Littlemore gave up the job of organising the band after 14 years. _________________________________________________________________________________ Dec 1989

LAURENCE BARTON Biography. Nicknamed “Crazy Horse” Laurence Barton was with the band from 1989 to 2005 as a Bb player. Laurence joined from the now defunct “Kennedy’s Swinton Concert” and was part of the 1989 British Open winning band. Joining Fodens in 1989 Lawrence continued until soon after the May 1991 “All England Masters” victory when he was invited by Howard for his infamous “Half a Lager” and Laurence was moved onto the “Fairey’s Band”. Between 1991 and 2005 Laurence made a number of guest appearances with Foden’s. Laurence had a number of times when as he put it “The Mouthpiece remained on the shelf” and made his final comeback following Deano’s (Dean Morley) departure, joining Phil Green, Toby Hobson and Brett Wharton. Lawrence’s final appearance in a contest with Foden’s was at Cambridge on the 29 May 2005. During his playing the line up for Bb went like this;Mark Owen and Sid Woods Mark Owen and Laurence Barton (1989 to) Laurence Barton and Andrew Warriner Andrew Warriner and Andy Cattanach (Took over from Lawrence Barton) (Both joined pre 1992) Laurence and Mark Owen were both ex National Youth Brass Band of Great Britain members and studies at the Royal Northern Collage of Music at the same time, sharing digs. _________________________________________________________________________________ ###################################################################################

1990

BRITANNIA BUILDING SOCIETY BAND

CONDUCTOR Howard Snell ################################################################################### 1990 CD RECORDING – Ossett Town Hall The band recorded a CD called Euphonium Music (DOYCD 002) which featured Robert and Nicholas J Childs accompanied by the Britania Building Society Band.

10 Jan 1990

28 Jan 1990?

BROADCAST on BBC Radio 2 at 9pm “Listen to the Band” Introduced by Roy Newsome, Producer Anthony Askew The Britannia Building Society Band Conducted by Howard Snell. (BBC North East) BROADCAST – FESTIVAL OF BRASS Broadcast on BBC Radio 3 The final programme is the series also acted as the results show for the BBC Band of the Year Competition which is held each year and is judged from recordings made for BBC Radio 3. The Programme for the shows was as follows – 1. In Memorandum RK 2. La Danza 3. Partita According to the programme the recording was made in February in front

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of an audience. PATRON’S CONCERT (Date to be Confirmed) at Sandbach School Theatre. AWARDS Bandsman of the Year Martyn Booth (2nd Cornet 1976 -83+) COMPETITION – “Regional Championship, North West”, The Winter Gardens, Blackpool. The band were placed third. The organisers of the “National Championships” decided that extra bands from the Northwest and Yorkshire could go through this included the Britannia Building Society band. Test Piece “The Beacons” by Ray Steadman-Allen Conductor for Fodens (BBSB) Howard Snell. FIRST Leyland DAF SECOND Williams Fairey Engineering THIRD Britannia Building Society Band. COMPETITION – European Championships The band were unplaced. COMPETITION – The United Kingdom Entertaining Championships as part of the Doncaster Festival. The band won the competition. Simone Rebello (Percussionist) collected the cheque for £5,000 as it was her 21st birthday. BROADCAST on BBC Radio 3 at 1.10pm “Eric Ball” (1903 to 1989) A tribute programme with The Britannia Building Society Band Conducted by Howard Snell. 1. March – Star Lake (Eric Ball) 2. Overture Froissart (Elgar arr Eric Ball) 3. Festival Music Resurgam (Eric Ball) (BBC North) COMPETITION – All England International Masters, The Corn Exchange, Cambridge. Test Piece “Blitz” by Derek Bourgeois Conductor for Fodens (BBSB) Howard Snell. FIRST Britannia Building Society Band SECOND Leyland DAF THIRD Williams Fairey BROADCAST on BBC Radio 3 at 4.35pm “BBC Festival of Brass” The final concert given by the BBC Band of the Year The Britannia Building Society Band Conducted by Howard Snell. 1. In Memoriam R K (Elgar Howarth) 2. La Danza (Rossini arr Howard Snell) 3. Men Marching Op 50 No 1 (Robin Holloway) 4. Partita (Philip Sparke) Producer Paul Hindmarsh BROADCAST (Live) – From Studio 7 in Manchester on BBC Radio 3 at 1.05pm “Manchester Summer Recital” Music was made from a selection of 1920’s music by Bliss, Howells, William Walton and John Ireland. The Britannia Building Society Band Conducted by Howard Snell. 1. Kenilworth (Bliss) 2. A Downland Suite (Ireland) 3. The First Shoot (William Walton) 4. Pageantry (Howells) Producer Paul Hindmarsh John Hudson (Principal Cornet) decided to leave the band to pursue teaching, conducting and adjudicating. The Patron’s Association gave him a metronome in recognition of his seven years and much to his surprise the band presented him with the cornet he had been playing. His position was taken by Martin Winter.

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11 Nov 1990

COMPETITION – “British Open Championships”, Free Trade Hall, Manchester. Test Piece “Le Roi d’Ys” by Edouard Lalo arr Frank Wright. Conductor for Fodens (BBSB) Howard Snell. FIRST Sun Life SECOND Leyland DAF THIRD Grimethorpe Colliery Seventh Britannia Building Society Band BROADCAST on BBC Radio 3 at 3.50pm “Olympic Brass” The Britannia Building Society Band Conducted by Howard Snell. Williams Fairey Engineering Band Owain Arwel Hughes Halle Choir Robert Hayward (Baratone) Ronald Frost (Organ) 1. Festmusik der Stadt Wein (Strauss arr Emerson) 2. The 49th Parallel (Vaughan Williams) 3. Toccata for Tristan (David Bedford – BBC Commission 1st performance) 4. Four Dances from Checkmate (Bliss arr Eric Ball) 5. Cantata; The Trumpets (Gilbert Vinter) COMPETITION – “National Championships”, Royal Albert Hall, London Test Piece “English Heritage” by George Lloyd. Conductor for Fodens (BBSB) Howard Snell. RESULTS FIRST CWS (Glasgow) SECOND Britannia Building Society Band THIRD Sellers Engineering CONCERT – Victoria Hall, Hanley In Aid of the North Stffs Special Schools Holiday Home. Compere Bill Humphreys (BBC Radio Stoke) With Rhos Orpheus Male Choir (Musical Director John Glyn Williams accompanist Anne Phillips) Colin Jones (Organ) Llinos Ann Jones (Harp) BRITANNIA BUILDING SOCIETY BAND 1. Entry of the Gladiators (Fucik) 2. Endearing Young Charms (S Boddington) 3. King’s Hunting Jig (J Bull) ORPHEUS CHOIR a. Dashenka b. Cytgan Y Pererinion LLINOS ANN JONES (Harp) a. Various BRITANNIA BUILDING SOCIETY BAND 4. Duet for Two Cats (Rossini) 5. Xylophobia (Green) 6. Firebird Suite (Stravinsky) ORPHEUS CHOIR c. Dana Dana d. I Did Not Know e. I’se A Weary of Waiting f. Diolch I’r Ior (Thanks be to God) INTERVAL ORPHEUS CHOIR a. It’s a long Way to Tipperary / Pack up your Troubles / Keep the Home Fires Burning b. Golden Harp c. Lost Chord

BRITANNIA BUILDING SOCIETY BAND 1. Devil’s Gallop (Charles Williams) 2. A Nightingale Sang in Berclay Square (E Maschwitz) 3. Hoedown (A Copeland) LLINOS ANN JONES (Harp) a. Various ORPHEUS CHOIR a. Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves b. Safwn Yn Bwlch BRITANNIA BUILDING SOCIETY BAND 4. Le Vieux Chalet (arr Howard Snell) 5. Pines of Rome (Respighi arr Howard Snell) 6. Jerusalem (Hubert Parry) 7. Pomp and Circumstance No1 – Land of hope and Glory (Edward Elgar) 8. Welsh National Anthem Nov 1990 COMPETITION – “Brass in Concert”, Spennymoor Leisure Centre, Gateshead. Conductor for Fodens (BBSB) Howard Snell. FIRST Britannia Building Society Band SECOND Rigid Containers Group THIRD Grimethorpe Colliery 1990 COMPETITION - BBC Band of the Year. FIRST Britannia Building Society 1990 With the loss of John Hudson going to the CWS band his place as Bandmaster was taken by Nicholas J Childs (Euphonium) 1990 Granville Jennings returned to Fodens as Assistant Librarian alongside Jimmy Charles. ################################################################################### 1990 BAND MEMBERS (Full list not available) ################################################################################### Conductor (Musical Director) Band Members John Hudson (Principal Cornet – Left 1990) Martin Winter (Principal Cornet – Joined 1990) Jimmy Charles (Baritone) David Brunsdon (Baritone) John French (Baritone) Simone Rebello (Percussion) ###################################################################################

1991

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12 Mar 1991

PATRON’S CONCERT at Sandbach School Sports Hall. Incl; Hailstorm AWARDS Bandsman of the Year Jimmy Charles (2nd Baritone and Librarian) A new cornet had been purchased for the band and was immediately played by Martin Winter (who had replaced John Hudson - 1990) in a brilliant performance of “Hailstorm”. In the audience were Nigel Davies and his daughter who had travelled from Thetford in Norfolk to attend the concert. BROADCAST on BBC Radio 3 at 4.35pm “New Music for Brass” Programme 1 of 3 Presented by MPW James Langley The Britannia Building Society Band Conducted by Howard Snell. IMI Yorkshire Imperial Band 1. Mill Music (David Blake) BBSB

16 Mar 1991

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2. The Four Temperaments (Robert Simpson) IMIYIB 3. Toccata for Tristan (David Bedford) BBSB Producer Paul Hindmarsh CONCERT – Heritage Centre, Macclesfield. In Aid of Marie Curie Cancer Care. 1. Simoraine (C Barraclough) 2. Corsair (Hector Berlioz) 3. La Danza (Gioachino Rossini arr Langford) Solo Cornet Martin Winter 4. Hogarth’s Hoedown (W Hogarth Lear) Solo Tenor Horn Robert Fulcher 5. In Sentimental Mood (Duke Ellington arr Elgar Howarth) Solo Kirsten Thomas 6. Arioso (Bach arr Howard Snell) 7. Triptych (Philip Sparke) INTERVAL 1. Devil’s Galop – Dick Barton Theme (Charles Williams) 2. Endearing Young Charms (arr Boddington) Solo Euphonium Nicholas J Childs (The programme has the name as Nicholas Hodson) 3. Pastime with Good Company (arr Stephen Roberts) 4. Embraceable You (George Gershwin arr Elgar Howarth) Solo Trombone Nicholas Hudson 5. Moto Perpetuo (Novacek) 6. Two Cats (Gioachino Rossini arr Howard Snell) Soloists Martin Winter (Cornet) and Nicholas Hudson (Trombone) 7. Xylophonia (Joe Green arr Howard Snell) Solo Xylophone Simone Rebello 8. Procession to the Minster (Wagner arr Howard Snell) BROADCAST on BBC Radio 3 at 4.40pm “New Music for Brass” Programme 2 of 3 Presented by MPW James Langley The Britannia Building Society Band Conducted by Howard Snell. Leyland DAF Band Grimethorpe Colliery Band Salford College Brass 1. Marching Men (Robin Holloway) BBSB 2. Brazil (Judith Bingham) LDAF 3. Aubade (Watkins) GCB 4. Salford Toccata (Harrison Birthwistle) SCB Producer Paul Hindmarsh BROADCAST on BBC Radio 2 at 9pm “Listen to the Band” Introduced by Roy Newsome, Producer Bob McDowall The Britannia Building Society Band Conducted by Howard Snell. (BBC North East) COMPETITION – “Regional Championship, North West”, The Winter Gardens, Blackpool. Test Piece “Journey into Freedom” by Eric Ball Conductor for Fodens (BBSB) Howard Snell. FIRST Leyland DAF SECOND Williams Fairey Engineering THIRD Britannia Building Society. BROADCAST on BBC Radio 3 at 1.05pm “BBC Festival of Brass 1991” Eight Concerts recorded at Studio 7 Manchester Introduced by Paul Hindmarsh,

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7 Sept 1991

The Britannia Building Society Band Conducted by Howard Snell. 1. Gregson - Variations on Ladate Dominum 2. Howarth – Ascendit in Coeli 3. Robert Simpson – Volcano 4. Wilby – The New Jerusalem COMPETITION – European Championships Conductor for Fodens (BBSB) Howard Snell. Test Piece “A London Overture” by Philip Sparke FIRST John Foster Black Dyke Mills Band SECOND Britannia Building Society THIRD Unknown A CD was recorded of the Event – Listing below. GALA CONCERT by John Foster Black Dyke Mills Band 1. Fanfare and Flourishes for the Festive Occasion (James Curnow) 2. Overture Figaro’s Hochzeit (W A Mozart) 3. Serenade (Derek Bourgeois) 4. Finale from 1st Horn Concerto (Richard Strauss arr Gordon Langford) Solo Horn Jacob Slagter 5. Intrada (Otto Ketting) Solo Horn Jacob Slagter 6. Czardas (Johannes Strauss II arr Howard Snell) 7. Finale from 8th Symphony – New World (Dvorak arr Weston Nicholl) CONTEST Britannia Building Society Band 8. A London Overture (Philip Sparke) The Test Piece John Foster Black Dyke Mills Band 9. Diversions on a Brass Theme (George Lloyd) Britannia Building Society Band 10. English Heritage COMPETITION – All England International Masters, The Corn Exchange, Cambridge. Test Piece “Harmony Music” by Philip Sparke Conductor for Fodens (BBSB) Howard Snell. FIRST Britannia Building Society SECOND William Davis Construction THIRD Leyland DAF BROADCAST on BBC Radio 2 at 9pm “Listen to the Band” Programme 2 of 2 Recorded at the Recent Festival Of Brass at the Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham Introduced by Roy Newsome, Producer Bob McDowall The Britannia Building Society Band Conducted by Howard Snell. And Leyland DAF Band (BBC North East) Just 3 days before the “British Open Championships” David Brunsdon (25 year old Solo Baritone player, also known as “Pup”) was killed in a road traffic accident in Heywood, Lancashire on his way from work to attend the rehearsal that night with the band. A Memorial Fund was later set up to raise money for the National Youth Brass band of Great Britain and it raised over £5,000 in his memory. His memorial service was held on the 11 September at Neston Paris Church at 12.15pm. COMPETITION – “British Open Championships”, Free Trade Hall, Manchester. Test Piece “Paganini Variations” by Philip Wilby. David Brunsdon’s chair was left empty as a mark of respect for the player. The baritone parts were re-written by Howard Snell before the competition. Conductor for Fodens (BBSB) Howard Snell.

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FIRST Grimethorpe Colliery SECOND Williams Fairey Engineering THIRD Leyland DAF FOURTH Britannia Building Society Adjudications by Vivian Dunn, Bram Gay and David Read. Memorial Service for David Brunsdon (.b. 1966 .D. 1991) was held at Neston Paris Church at 12.15pm. COMPETITION – “National Championships”, Royal Albert Hall, London Test Piece “Energy” by Robert Simpson Conductor for Fodens (BBSB) Howard Snell. FIRST Desford Colliery SECOND Britannia Building Society Band THIRD Grimethorpe Colliery BROADCAST on BBC Radio 2 at 7.45pm “National Brass Band Championships of Great Britain” Highlights from Yesterday’s Boosey and Hawkes Contest and Gala Concert held at the Royal Albert Hall. Introduced by Roy Castle, Producer Bob McDowall The Britannia Building Society Band Desford Colliery Caterpillar Band CWS Glasgow IMI Yorkshire Imperial After John Hudson had left the band, Russell Gray and Martin Winter shared the role of Principal Cornet but Martin also wanted to leave to join the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra as co-principal Trumpeter. The Band finally settled upon a permanent replacement in the shape of Mark Wilkinson who had been principal cornet with the National Youth Brass Band, Besses Boys and finally Wingates before joining the Britannia. He joined the band in 1992. COMPETITION – “Brass in Concert”, Spennymoor Leisure Centre, Gateshead. Conductor for Fodens (BBSB) Howard Snell. FIRST Leyland DAF SECOND Grimethorpe Colliery THIRD Britannia Building Society Band CONCERT Winsford Civic Hall ? The first concert to include Mark Wilkinson before he officially joined the band in January 1992. BROADCAST on BBC Radio 2 at 9pm “Listen to the Band” Introduced by Roy Newsome, Producer Bob McDowall The Britannia Building Society Band Conducted by Howard Snell. (BBC North East)

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1992 BRITANNIA BUILDING SOCIETY BAND CONDUCTOR Howard Snell ################################################################################### 3 Jan 1992 BROADCAST on BBC Radio 2 at 9pm “Listen to the Band” Programme 1 of 2 of Highlights from the Brass in Concert Championships at Spennymoor, County Durham Introduced by Roy Newsome, Producer Bob McDowall The Britannia Building Society Band Conducted by ? William Davis Construction Group

IMI Yorkshire Imperial Band. (BBC North East) 7 Jan 1992 Mark Wilkinson joined the band as Principal Cornet. __________________________________________________________________________________

MARK WILKINSON Biography. Mark started playing the cornet at the age of 6 with the Ellenbrook and Boothstown Band. He then moved onto Walkden Band and then at the age of 13 he joined “Besses Boys Band”. During his time with Besses, Mark also played with the “National Youth Brass Band of Great Britain”. Aged 18 (1990) Mark joined Wingates as Principal cornet for 2 Year’s. In 1992 Howard Snell approached Mark to join the Britannia Building Society Band as principal cornet. Mark has been the cornet tutor for the “National Children’s Band of Great Britain” and an entrance examiner for the “National Youth Brass band of Great Britain” since 2000. In 2009 Mark became “Player of the Year” as voted by the public of “4Barsrest”. OTHER RECORDINGS Not made with Fodens. Late 1980’s 1990’s “Classic Brass” with Roberts Bakery Band (Cassette). 1999 CD with Rossendale Scout Band ___________________________________________________________________________________ 19 Jan 1992

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Feb 1992 11 Feb 1992

CONCERT – DAVID BRUNSDON MEMORIAL FUND Concert at Winsford. Conductor Howard Snell 8pm 1. Simoraine (Clive Barraclough) 2. Corsair (Hector Berlioz arr G Brand) 3. Winter (arr H Snell) Or Ava Maria (Gounid) on Band List. 4. Pastime with Good Company (Henry VIII arr Roberts) 5. Embraceable You (George Gershwin arr Elgar Howarth) 6. Steal Away (Traditional arr Snell) 7. Paganini Variations (Philip Wilby) INTERVAL 1. Ravenswood (William Rimmer) 2. Comedy (John Ireland) 3. Over the Rainbow (arr Goff Richards) Solo Robert Fulcher Or Pantomime (Philip Sparke) on Band List 4. Rhythm and Blues (Philip Sparke) 5. The Way we Were (Marvin Hamlish arr Snell) 6. Galop (Shostakovich arr Antrobus) 7. Arioso (Bach arr Snell) 8. Procession to the Minster (Wagner arr Snell) ENCORES Judex Gladiators You’ll Never walk Alone (from Carousel) Sad news for the start of the new year was the death of Brass Band’s most famous son. Harry Mortimer who died at the age of 89 just three months short of the magic 90. In September 1992 a Memorial service was held in Manchester Cathedral with over 1,000 people in attendance including Foden’s Jimmy Charles who had worked with Harry Mortimer many times and Allan Littlemore who had been invited at the request of the family. The service opened with Maurice Murphy playing “Trumpet Voluntary” and a massed band of 40 members from all over the band world was conducted by Elgar Howarth for this tribute programme of music. Pic and Feature Page 16, 25 Jan 1992 Daily Telegraph. PATRON’S CONCERT at Sandbach School Sports Hall. (Date TBC) BROADCAST on BBC Radio 3 at 9.35am “Morning Sequence” 10.22am The Britannia Building Society Band Conducted by Howard Snell.

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1. Toccata for Tristan (David Bedford) And 11.34am The Britannia Building Society Band Conducted by Howard Snell. Williams Fairey Engineering Band 1. Festmusik der Stadt Wein (Strauss arr Emerson) 2. Arwel Hughes (Owain) BROADCAST on BBC Radio 3 at 4.35pm “Portraits in Brass” Programme 1 of 3 Wilfred Heaton The Britannia Building Society Band Conducted by Howard Snell. 1. Sinfonia Concertante (1st Performance) Solo Cornet Martin Winter BBC Producer Paul Hindharsh COMPETITION – “Regional Championship, North West”, The Winter Gardens, Blackpool. Test Piece “Frontier” by Michael Ball Conductor for Fodens (BBSB) Howard Snell. FIRST Williams Fairey Engineering SECOND Kennedy’s Swindon Contest THIRD Britannia Building Society Band. BROADCAST on BBC Radio 3 at 4.35pm “Portraits in Brass” Programme 3 of 3 Musorgsky arr Elgar Howarth The Britannia Building Society Band Conducted by Howard Snell. 1. Pictures at an Exhibition BBC Producer Paul Hindharsh BROADCAST on BBC Radio 3 at 9.35 “Morning Sequence” An edition to mark the 90th anniversary of the birth of Harry Mortimer CBE who died in January 1992. 9.35 Berlioz The Royal Hunt and Storm (The Trojans) Halle Orchestra/Harty 9.45 Rachmaninov Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini Sergei Rachmaninov (piano) Philadelphia Orchestra/ Leopold Stokowski 10.08 Philip Wilby Shadow-Songs (In Memoriam HM) Besses o'th'Bam Band/ the composer 10.16 Mozart Quartet in B flat (K589) Brindisi Quartet 10.40 Puccini In questa Reggia (Turandot) with Eva Turner (soprano) Orchestra/ Robinson 10.47 Ireland A Doivnland Suite: Foden's Motor Works Band/Fred Mortimer 11.00 Sibelius Symphony No 7 in C, Op 105 RPO/Thomas Beecham BROADCAST on BBC Radio 2 at 8pm “A Tribute to Harry Mortimer CBE” recorded at York Barbican Centre. Introduced by Richard Baker (BBC Newsreader) The Britannia Building Society Band Conducted by Howard Snell. Black Dyke Band 8.50-9.10pm Bram Gay looks back at the solo recordings of Harry Mortimer who died in January 1992. BBC Producer Bob McDowall COMPETITION - BBC Band of the Year. Part of BBC Radio 3’s Festival of Brass. FIRST Britannia Building Society Band (Conductor Howard Snell). BAND MEMBERS for above Band of the Year. INSTRUMENT PLAYER Conductor Principal Cornet Mark Wilkinson

Soprano Cornet Martin Winter Solo Cornet Colin Short Solo Cornet Anna Hughes (Joined 1989) Solo Cornet Peter Coulson Repiano Cornet Catherine Withington 2nd Cornet Greg Moverley 2nd Cornet Nicola Schofield 3rd Cornet Steve Cooke 3rd Cornet Katy Wyss Flugel Horn Kirsten Thomas Solo Tenor Horn Robert Fulcher 1st Tenor Horn Alison Childs 2nd Tenor Horn Carole Halliwell Solo Baritone David Evans Solo Baritone Jonathon Webster 2nd Baritone James Charles (Jimmy Charles) Solo Trombone Nicholas Hudson 2nd Trombone Michael Fowles (Joined 1990) Bass Trombone Paul Mason Bass Trombone Mark Frost Solo Euphonium Nicholas J Childs 2nd Euphonium John French E Flat Bass Thomas Wyss E Flat Bass Andrew Wyatt B Flat Bass Andrew Warriner B Flat Bass Andrew Cattanach Percussion Simone Rebello Percussion Richard Dyson Percussion Debbie Garden Chairman Cliff French Secretary Gerry Preston FESTIVAL BRASS 92 BBC Band of the Year Doyen DOYCD019 (Released 1 Jan 1993) (BBC Radio 3 Recorded for BBC North) (Conductor Howard Snell) 1. Overture “Comedy” (John Ireland) 2 to5 PARTITA (Wilfred Heaton) 6 to 8 SUITE “PAGEANTRY” (Herbert Howells) 9 to 11 THREE FIGURES – TIPTYCH FOR BRASS BAND (Herbert Howells) ___________________________________________________________________________________ PARTITA by Wilfred Heaton. Extra Information. This piece was given its Premier by Howard Snell in the 1980’s but was written in 1947 by Wilfred Heaton. It was originally composed for Orchestra with references to many other composers from Malcolm Arnold and William Walton. Heaton did do a Brass Band version of the score but had to wait a long time until it was presented in this form. In the 1980’s he reworked much of the piece with a bit more humour in the Rondo section at the end. The name “Partita” has also been used by Philip Sparke, who arranged his own version for the regional Championships in 1994 (13 March) and by Edward Gregson when his version of the title was used for the regionals in 2004. ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________

ANNA HUGHES / ANNA HUGHES-WILLIAMS Biography. (Cornet) Anna first joined the band in the 1989-90 season from the Treorchy Band in the Rhondda Valley, Wales. Anna started playing the Cornet at the age of 12 and became principal cornet with theTrorchy Youth Brass Band and the Mid Glamorgan Youth Brass Band. At the age of 17 she became principal cornet of the Lewis Merthyr Brass Band under the batton of Brian Buckley as well as the National Youth Brass Band of Wales.

In 1992 Anna left to join Wingates. Anna has also been principal cornet / Ass Principal / Solo Cornet with Wingates, Besses, Desford, Sellers International Brass Bands and the YBS Yorkshire Building Society Band. In 2004 Anna returned to Fodens before leaving again in 2008. In 2008 Anna took a break from banding to concentrate on peripatetic teaching round Bolton and St Helens where she is also the Musical Director of the St Helens Youth Brass band and Bolton Junior Brass Band. On the 13 May 2013 it was announced that a married Anna Hughes-Williams was returning to the band on Solo Cornet. (adapted from an article in the Patron’s Magazine August 2013) __________________________________________________________________________________ 2 May 1992

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COMPETITION – The Boosey and Hawkes European Brass Band Championships. Held at St David’s Hall, Cardiff. Test Piece “Five Blooms in a Welsh Garden” by Gareth Wood with an additional piece chosen by the Britannia Building Society Band called “The Year of the Dragon” by Philip Sparke. FIRST Britannia Building Society Band. Becoming “European Champions” by a massif six points. CONCERT – Congleton Town Hall. “Celebrity Concert” in Aid of Odd Rode Roof Appeal. Compere Bill Humphreys (BBC Radio Stoke) 1. Mid West (Richards arr Broadbent) 2. la Forza del Destino (Verdi) 3. Selected – Cornet Solo Mark Wilkinson 4. Galop (Shostakovich) 5. Concierto d’Aranjuez (Rodrigo) Flugel Horn Solo Kirsten Thomas 6. Pavane (Ravel) 7. Thunder and Lightning (Strauss arr Winter) 8. Embraceable You (George Gershwin arr Elgar Howarth) Trombone Solo Nicholas Hudson 9. Pines of Rome (resphigi arr Snell) INTERVAL 1. Star Lake (Eric Ball) 2. Cornet Carillion (Ronald Binge) 3. Greensleeves (arr Howard Snell) 4. Pastime with Good Company (arr Roberts) 5. Endearing Young Charms (Boddington) Euphonium Solo Nicholas Childs 6. Pinapple Poll (Arthur Sullivan arr Brand) 7. Arioso (Bach arr Howard Snell) 8. Xylophonia (arr Howard Snell) Solo Xylophone Simone Rebello 9. Excerpts from Pictures at an Exhibition – Baba Yoga and Great Gate of Kief (Mussorgsky arr Elgar Howarth) TOUR – 1 week in Norway. COMPETITION – All England International Masters, The Corn Exchange, Cambridge. Test Piece “Cambridge Variations” by Philip Sparke Conductor for Fodens (BBSB) Howard Snell. FIRST BNFL Leyland SECOND Williams Fairey THIRD Grimethorpe Colliery FOURTH Sun Life FIFTH Britannia Building Society Band BROADCAST on BBC Radio 3 at 4.30pm “BBC Festival of Brass 1992” Programme 9 of 9.

The Britannia Building Society Band Conducted by Howard Snell. 1. Comedy Overture (John Ireland) 2. Partita (Heaton) 3. Pageantry (Howells) 4. Toccata Festival (Wilby) 1st Broadcast Autumn 1992

5 Sept 1992

THE BRITANNIA SEASON The Britannia Building Society Sponsored a season of concerts at the Royal Northern Collage of Music in Manchester with classical musicians like Ian Bousfield, Maurice Murphy and James Gourlay playing to audiences. The Building Societies own band would of course play its part in this season with a new venture that of using a composer in residence. Philip Wilby was enrolled in the post and set about composing music for the band including “A Lowry Sketchbook” which was performed at the RNCM. 1. Cloudcatcher Fells (John McCabe) 2. Tuba Concerto (Joseph Horovitz) 3. A Moorside Suite (Gustav Holst) INTERVAL 1. Shadow Songs – In Memorandum H M (Philip Wilby) 2. Tuba Concerto (Edward Gregson) 3. Lowry Sketchbook (Philip Wilby) Band list in programme. Chairman Cliff French Secretary Gerry Preston Conductor Principal Cornet Mark Wilkinson Soprano Cornet Martin Winter Solo Cornet Colin Short Solo Cornet Anna Hughes Solo Cornet Peter Coulson Repiano Cornet Shelly Ball 2nd Cornet Maureen Cameron 2nd Cornet Daniel Beer 3rd Cornet Steve Cooke 3rd Cornet Katy Wyss Flugel Horn Kirsten Thomas Solo Tenor Horn Robert Fulcher 1st Tenor Horn Paul Bennett 2nd Tenor Horn Carole Halliwell Solo Baritone David Evans 2nd Baritone James Charles (Jimmy Charles) Solo Trombone Nicholas Hudson 2nd Trombone Michael Fowles Bass Trombone Mark Frost Solo Euphonium Nicholas J Childs 2nd Euphonium John French E Flat Bass Thomas Wyss E Flat Bass Andrew Wyatt B Flat Bass Erike Gjerdevik B Flat Bass Andrew Cattanach Percussion Simone Rebello Percussion Richard Dyson Percussion Debbie Garden COMPETITION – “British Open Championships”, Free Trade Hall, Manchester. Test Piece “Cloudcather Fells” by John McCabe Conductor for Fodens (BBSB) Howard Snell FIRST Black Dyke SECOND BNFL Leyland THIRD Williams Fairey

16 Oct 1992

Seventh Britannia Building Society Band BROADCAST on BBC Radio 3 at 4.30pm “Composer of the week” Herbert Howells The Britannia Building Society Band Conducted by Howard Snell. 1. Three Figures (Herbert Howells) 2. The Lady Caroline (Herbert Howells) 3. Three Cherry Trees (Herbert Howells) With BBC Singers Andrew Lucas (Organ) Philip Langridge (Tenor) Eric Parkin (Piano) King’s College Choir

___________________________________________________________________________________ NATIONAL NEWS 17 Oct 1992 COMPETITION – “National Championships”, Royal Albert Hall, London Test Piece “The New Jerusalem” by Philip Wilby. RESULTS FIRST Grimethorpe Colliery SECOND Desford Colliery THIRD Williams Fairey Britannia Building Society Band didn’t take part. ___________________________________________________________________________________ 23 Oct1992 BROADCAST on BBC Radio 2 at 9pm “Listen to the Band” Roy Newsome introduces The Britannia Building Society Band and Others from the National Brass Band Championships and Gala Concert. Producer Bob McDowall The Britannia Building Society Band Conducted by Howard Snell. John Foster Black Dyke Mills Band (BBC North East) ___________________________________________________________________________________ NATIONAL NEWS Nov 1992 COMPETITION – “Brass in Concert”, Spennymoor Leisure Centre, Gateshead. FIRST BNFL SECOND Grimethorpe Colliery THIRD Sellers Engineering Britannia Building Society Band didn’t take part. ___________________________________________________________________________________ 1 Dec 1992 BROADCAST on BBC Radio 3 at 3.30pm “A Century of Brass and Wind” Programme 3 of 3 Introduced by Paul Hindmarsh (and Produced by) The Britannia Building Society Band (BBC Band of the Year 1992) Conducted by Howard Snell. 1. An Epic Symphony 2. Festival Brass with Blues (Tippett) 3. Ragtimes and Habaneras (Henze) 4. Paganini Variations (arr Philips Wilby) ###################################################################################

1993 BRITANNIA BUILDING SOCIETY BAND CONDUCTOR Howard Snell ################################################################################### Feb 1993 PATRON’S CONCERT at Sandbach School Sports Hall. (Date TBC) 14 Mar 1993 COMPETITION – “Regional Championship, North West”, The Winter Gardens, Blackpool. Test Piece “Of Men and Mountains” by Edward Gregson

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Conductor for Fodens (BBSB) Howard Snell FIRST BNFL Leyland SECOND Britannia Building Society Band. THIRD BT CONCERT – Victoria Hall, Hanley In Aid of the North Stffs Special Schools Holiday Home. Compere Bill Humphreys (BBC Radio Stoke) With Rhos Orpheus Male Choir (Musical Director John Glyn Williams accompanist Anne Phillips) Llyr Williams at the Piano, Alan Birchall (Bass – Singer with the Black and White Minstrels) BRITANNIA BUILDING SOCIETY BAND 1. Cossack (William Rimmer) 2. I Hear you Calling Me (Charles Marshall) Cornet Solo Unknown 3. The Old Challet (arr Howard Snell) RHOS ORPHEUS MALE CHOIR a. Counting the Goats b. When the Night is Long c. You and Your Talents ALAN BIRCHALL a. Unknown BRITANNIA BUILDING SOCIETY BAND 4. Helter Skelter (H.G. Lemon) Xylophone Solo Simone Rebello 5. Pines of Rome (Respiggi) RHOS ORPHEUS MALE CHOIR d. Golden Slippers e. Laredo f. Hand me down my sliver trumpet INTERVAL LLYR WILLIAMS (Piano) a. Unknown RHOS ORPHEUS MALE CHOIR a. Softly as I Leave You b. Wandering Star c. Grandfather’s Clock BRITANNIA BUILDING SOCIETY BAND 1. Brazillian Dance (Guarnieri arr Howard Snell) 2. Yesterday (Lennon and McCartney) 3. Bolero (Ravell) ALAN BIRCHALL a. Unknown RHOS ORPHEUS MALE CHOIR a. Autumn Leaves b. Take me Home c. Rhythm of Life BRITANNIA BUILDING SOCIETY BAND 4. 1812 Overture (Tchaikovsky) BROADCAST on BBC Radio 3 at 4pm “Portraits in Brass” Programme 1 of 3 Introduced by Elgar Howarth in conversation with David Hoult The Britannia Building Society Band Conducted by Howard Snell. 1. Ascent in Coeli 2. Trombone Concerto Trombone Solo Christian Lindberg 3. In Memorandum RK BROADCAST on BBC Radio 3 at 4pm “Portraits in Brass” Programme 2 of 3

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Introduced by John Mccabe in conversation with David Hoult Massed Bands including The Britannia Building Society Band Conducted by Howard Snell. 1. Desert II – Horizon BROADCAST on BBC Radio 3 at 4pm “Portraits in Brass” Programme 3 of 3 Introduced by Wilfred Heaton in conversation with David Hoult The Britannia Building Society Band Conducted by Howard Snell. 1. Trombone Concerto Trombone Solo Nicholas Hudson 2. Partita (James Williams) BROADCAST on BBC Radio 2 at 9pm “Listen to the Band” Introduced by Roy Newsome, Producer Bob McDowall The Britannia Building Society Band Conducted by Howard Snell. (BBC North East) COMPETITION – The Boosey and Hawkes European Brass Band Championships. Held in Plymouth. Test Piece “Sounds” by John Golland a former conductor with Fodens for a brief time in 1975, who had died just a few weeks before the competition. Conductor for Fodens (BBSB) Howard Snell. FIRST Unknown SECOND Unknown THIRD Unknown Sixth Britannia Building Society Band. Gala Concert the night of the European Brass Band Championships where they had failed to win back their title. BROADCAST on BBC Radio 2 at 9pm “Listen to the Band” Roy Newsome introduces The Britannia Building Society Band and others from the European Brass Band Championships and Gala Evening at the Plymouth Pavilions on the 1 May 1993. Introduced by Roy Newsome, Producer Bob McDowall The Britannia Building Society Band Conducted by Howard Snell. SWEB Camborne Bodmin Band (BBC North East) The following day a trip to Norwich to appear at the “Norwich Annual Festival”. A trip back to Sandbach for a Band Wedding following on from Norwich. COMPETITION – All England International Masters, The Corn Exchange, Cambridge. Test Piece “English Heritage” by George Lloyd Conductor for Fodens (BBSB) Howard Snell FIRST Brighouse and Rastrick SECOND Williams Fairey THIRD Britannia Building Society Band BROADCAST on BBC Radio 3 at 4.45pm “BBC Festival of Brass 1992” Programme 8 of 8. Introduced / Produced by Paul Hindmarsh The Britannia Building Society Band Conducted by Howard Snell. 1. Celestial Prospect (Wilfred Heaton) 2. Dances and Arias (Edward Gregson) 3. Northern Lights (John McCabe)

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4. Exodus (Eric Ball) 5. Lowry Sketchbook (Philip Wilby) COMPETITION – “British Open Championships”, Free Trade Hall, Manchester. Test Piece “Masquerade” by Philip Wilby Conductor for Fodens (BBSB) Howard Snell FIRST Williams Fairey SECOND Black Dyke Mills THIRD CWS Marple Eleventh Britannia Building Society Band BROADCAST on BBC Radio 2 at 9pm “Listen to the Band” A Special Concert recorded at Manchester Town Hall. Introduced by Roy Newsome, Producer Bob McDowall The Britannia Building Society Band Conducted by Howard Snell. (BBC North East) COMPETITION – “National Championships”, Royal Albert Hall, London Test Piece “The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea” by Derek Bourgeois Conductor for Fodens (BBSB) Howard Snell RESULTS FIRST Williams Fairey SECOND Tredegar THIRD Sun Life Eleventh Britannia Building Society Band CONCERT – Victoria Hall, Hanley In Aid of the North Stffs Special Schools Holiday Home. Compere Bill Humphreys (BBC Radio Stoke) With Rhos Orpheus Male Choir (Musical Director John Glyn Williams accompanist Anne Phillips) BRITANNIA BUILDING SOCIETY BAND 1. Stars and Stripes (J.P. Sousa) 2. Tancredi (Rossini) 3. Czardas (Hubay) ORPHEUS CHOIR a. Laudamus b. All through the Night c. Calvary – Solo D Kemster (Baritone) BRITANNIA BUILDING SOCIETY BAND 4. Indiana Jones (John Williams) 5. Xylophonia (Green) 6. The Old Chalet (arr Howard Snell) ORPHEUS CHOIR d. Autumn Leaves e. Rhythm of Life BAND AND CHOIR 7. Soldiers Chorus (Gounod) INTERVAL LLYR WILLIAMS (Piano) a. Various ORPHEUS CHOIR a. With a Voice Singing b. Love me Tender c. Creation BRITANNIA BUILDING SOCIETY BAND 1. Scarborough Fair (arr Gordon Langford) 2. Ariosa (Bach arr Howard Snell) 3. Blue Rondo A La Turk (Dave Brubeck) ORPHEUS CHOIR Solo Singer David Kemster (Baritone) d. Roses of Picardy

e. Morte Christie f. Lost Chord BRITANNIA BUILDING SOCIETY BAND 4. Pines of Rome (Respighin arr Howard Snell) BAND AND CHORUS 5. Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves (G Verdi) 6. Pomp and Circumstance No 1 (Sir Edward Elgar) ___________________________________________________________________________________ NATIONAL NEWS Nov 1993 COMPETITION – “Brass in Concert”, Spennymoor Leisure Centre, Gateshead. FIRST Grimethorpe Colliery SECOND BNFL THIRD CWS (Glasgow) Britannia Building Society Band didn’t take part. ___________________________________________________________________________________ 17 Dec 1993 BROADCAST on BBC Radio 2 at 9pm “Listen to the Band” Highlights from “Brass Explosion” Festival at the Symphony Hall, Birmingham Introduced by Roy Newsome, Producer Bob McDowall The Britannia Building Society Band Conducted by Howard Snell. Williams-Fairey Engineering Black Dyke Mills Band Guest Soloist Rod Franks (LSO Trumpet) Ian Bousfield (LSO Trombone) (BBC North East) 1993 By the end of the year Nicholas J Childs (Nov 1988 – 1993 Euphonium) had moved on to conducting and became Resident Music Director at the revamped Yorkshire Building Society Band. 1993 John French (1975- 1993 Euphonium) left to join Black Dyke. ###################################################################################

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PATRON’S CONCERT at Sandbach School Sports Hall. (Date TBC) COMPETITION – “Regional Championship, North West”, The Winter Gardens, Blackpool. Test Piece “Partita” by Philip Sparke Conductor for Fodens (BBSB) Howard Snell FIRST BNFL Leyland SECOND Marple THIRD Wingates FOURTH Britannia Building Society Band. COMPETITION – All England International Masters, The Corn Exchange, Cambridge. Test Piece “Montage” by Peter Graham Conductor for Fodens (BBSB) Howard Snell FIRST Britannia Building Society Band SECOND Williams Fairey THIRD Yorkshire Building Society BROADCAST on BBC Radio 3 at 1pm “BBC Festival of Brass 1993” Last in the series. Introduced / Producer Paul Hindmarsh The Britannia Building Society Band Conducted by Howard Snell.

1. March Glory Glory (Wilfred Heaton) 2. Northern Lights (John McCabe) 3. Romance (Festive Music) (Eric Ball) 4. Partita (Philip Wilby) (1st Broadcast) Suite No 2 Daphnis el Chloe (Ravel arr Howard Snell) 10 June1994 BROADCAST on BBC Radio 2 at 9pm “Listen to the Band” Highlights from the All England Masters Brass Band Championships And Gala at the Cambridge Corn Exchange Introduced by Roy Newsome, Producer Bob McDowall Plus (Concert) The Britannia Building Society Band Conducted by Howard Snell. And Brighouse and Rastrick Band Guest Soloist Martin Minter (Trumpet BBC Philharmonic Orchestra) (BBC North East) 8 July1994 BROADCAST on BBC Radio 2 at 9pm “Listen to the Band” Introduced by Roy Newsome, Producer Bob McDowall The Britannia Building Society Band Conducted by Howard Snell. (BBC North East) 29 July 1994 BROADCAST on BBC Radio 2 at 9pm (Repeate) “Listen to the Band” Another chance to listen to the Concert recorded at Manchester Town Hall Introduced by Roy Newsome, Producer Bob McDowall The Britannia Building Society Band Conducted by Howard Snell. (BBC North East) 10 Sept 1994 COMPETITION – “British Open Championships”, Free Trade Hall, Manchester. Test Piece “Salamander” by John McCabe Conductor for Fodens (BBSB) Howard Snell FIRST BNFL Leyland SECOND Black Dyke THIRD Grimethorpe Sixth Britannia Building Society Band 24 Sept 1994 CONCERT – All Saints Church, Leek Guest Conductor Alan Lawton 1. Folk Festival (Shostakovich arr Snell) 2. Jubilee Overture (Philip Sparke) 3. Hailstorm (William Rimmer) Cornet Solo Mark Wilkinson 4. Londonderry Air (Handel? arr Roberts) 5. Cossack Dance (Tchaikovski arr Snell) 6. Somewhere Over the Rainbow (Harold Arlen arr Goff Richards) 7. One Moment in Time (John Bettis) 8. Indiana Jones (John Williams arr Ray Farr) INTERVAL 1. Strike up the Band (Gershwin) 2. Aspects of Lloyd Webber (arr Peter Graham) 3. Street Scene (Alf Newman arr Drover) 4. Hoe Down (Copeland arr Snell) 6. Deep Harmony (arr John Golland) 7. Unknown – Tuba Solo Thomas Wyss 8. Procession to the Minster (Wagner arr Snell) ___________________________________________________________________________________

ALAN LAWTON BIOGRAPHY

Alan started playing with local Brass Bands in the saddleworth area. He then spent three years in Malaya with the Band of the XI Hussars. From then onwards he joined the Fairey Aviation Works Band in 1956 and stayed with them for the next 20 years on the front row cornet section. While with the band they won the British Open Championships for three years running between 1961 and 1963. Alan was also part of the “All Star Band” organised by Harry Mortimer and for ten years he was Band Manager of Fairey’s becoming their Resident Conductor in 1984 until 1991. Alan then became a gust conductor with various top class bands and in July 1995 he was appointed Musical director of the BT Band. ___________________________________________________________________________________ 30 Sept 1994 BROADCAST on BBC Radio 2 at 9pm “Listen to the Band” New Releases Introduced by Roy Newsome, Producer Bob McDowall Roy Newsome introduces Music from the latest releases including The Britannia Building Society Band Conducted by Howard Snell. Black Dyke Mills Band BNFL Jack MacKintosh (Cornet Virtuoso) on CD for first time. (BBC North East) ___________________________________________________________________________________ NATIONAL NEWS 15 Oct 1994 COMPETITION – “National Championships”, Royal Albert Hall, London Test Piece “Theme and Cooperation” by Joseph Horowitz. RESULTS FIRST Black Dyke Mills SECOND Willians Fairey THIRD Yorkshire Building Society Britannia Building Society (Fodens) failed to qualify. Nov 1994 COMPETITION – “Brass in Concert”, Spennymoor Leisure Centre, Gateshead. FIRST Grimethorpe Colliery SECOND Yorkshire Building Society THIRD BNFL Britannia Building Society (Fodens) didn’t take part. ___________________________________________________________________________________ 1994 The band found it difficult to rehearse in the refectory at Sandbach School as they had to set up their equipment each time they rehearsed. Grateful for the opportunity to use the school they however felt it necessary for a room of their own to save time and allow a bus to bring the equipment to the doorstep rather than 100 yards away. Eddie Timmins owned the Stud Green Industrial Estate and had an appropriate room they could convert into a band-room with wood panels on the walls backed with fibreglass for soundproofing and carpeted flooring. A neat office was also constructed with an upper floor storage space for the library of music. The bill for the conversion was footed by the Britannia Building Society with approval by outgoing Managing Director Michael Shaw as a parting gift to the band. Workers were needed to help with the conversion and under the chairmanship of Cliff French the Patron’s Association were please to lend a hand. Neil Barnett, Audrey Vernon and Ken Davies were among those involved with the move. ___________________________________________________________________________________ 13 Nov 1994

CONCERT – Victoria Hall, Hanley In Aid of the North Stffs Special Schools Holiday Home. Compere Bill Humphreys (BBC Radio Stoke) With Rhos Orpheus Male Choir (Musical Director John Glyn Williams accompanist Anne Phillips) Organist Andrew Sackett Orthopaedic Cobowen Offoa’s Dyke Choirs (175 Voices) BRITANNIA BUILDING SOCIETY BAND (Conductor Alan Lawton) 1. Famous British Marches (Gordon Langford) 2. Light Cavalry (arr Greenwood)

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3. Hailstorm (William Rimmer) Cornet Solo Unknown MASSED CHOIRS a. Gwahaddiad (Calvary) b. Hand me Down My Silver Trumpet Lord c. Tui Egeo (I Need Three every Hour) BRITANNIA BUILDING SOCIETY BAND (Conductor Alan Lawton) 4. Londonderry Air (arr Roberts) 5. Unknown Xylophone Solo Unknown MASSED CHOIRS d. Ezekiel Saw a Wheel e. Amen (Gospel Song) BAND AND CHOIRS 6. Soldiers Chorus from Faust (Gounod) INTERVAL ANDREW SACKETT – ORGAN RECITAL a. Various MASSED CHOIRS a. 23rd Psalm b. Softly as I Leave You c. Battle Hymn of the Republic BRITANNIA BUILDING SOCIETY BAND (Conductor Alan Lawton) 1. Strike up the Band (Gershwin arr Goff Richards) 2. Street Scene (Newman arr Drover) 3. Cossack Dance (Tchaikovsky arr Howard Snell) MASSED CHOIRS d. The Creation e. Morte Christie BRITANNIA BUILDING SOCIETY BAND (Conductor Alan Lawton) 4. Procession to the Minster (Wagner arr Howard Snell) BAND AND CHOIR 5. Chorus of Hebrew Slaves from Nabucco (Verdi) 6. Pomp and Circumstance No 1 (Edward Elgar) BROADCAST on BBC Radio 2 at 9pm “Listen to the Band” With a session from the British Tuba Quartet and BBSB. Introduced by Roy Newsome, Producer Bob McDowall The Britannia Building Society Band Conducted by Howard Snell. (BBC North East)

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1995 BRITANNIA BUILDING SOCIETY BAND CONDUCTOR Howard Snell Secretary G Preston (237 Congleton Rd, Scolar Green ST7 3HH 0782-784461) ################################################################################### 20 Jan 1995 BAND MEMBERS with Instrument numbers Conductor Howard Snell (Musical Director) Chairman Philip Davis Secretary Gerry Preston Patron’s Association Ken Davies Band Members Principal Cornet Mark Wilkinson (Besson Soverign s/n 928-804721 and Echo Cornet s/n 74612) Solo Cornet Peter Coulson (Besson Soverign s/n 928-824832) Solo Cornet Colin Short

(Besson Soverign s/n 928-824508 / Sovereign Trombone s/n Unkn) Solo Cornet Tim Walters (Besson Soverign s/n 928-824835) Soprano Cornet Tracey Redfern (Shilkie Eb Soprano s/n 30375) Repiano Cornet Sarah Field (Own Instrument) 2nd Cornet Maureen Cameron (Besson Soverign s/n 928-824828) 2nd Cornet Ann Freeman (Besson Soverign s/n 928-824200) 3rd Cornet Neil Hewson (Besson Soverign s/n 928-824829) 3rd Cornet Nicky Lees (Besson Soverign s/n 928-824831) Solo Flugel Shelly Ball (Vincent Bach s/n 401516 / Cornet 928-824834) Solo Trombone Nicholas Hudson (Own Instrument) 2nd Trombone Mike Fowles (Michael Fowles) (Unkn) Bass Trombone Mark Frost (Own Instrument) Solo Euphonium Glyn Williams (Besson Soverign s/n 967-768884) 2nd Euphonium Bernie Logan (Courtoir s/n Unkn) Solo Baritone Jonathon Webster (Courtoir s/n 19673) 2nd Baritone Jimmy Charles (Besson Soverign s/n 955-787460) Solo Tenor Horn Robert Fulcher (Own Instrument) 1st Tenor Horn Paul Bennett (Besson Soverign s/n 950-808866) 2nd Tenor Horn Murray Borthwick (Besson Soverign s/n 950-800486) E Flat Bass Thomas Wyss (Own Instrument) E Flat Bass Toby Hobson (Own Instrument) Solo B Flat Bass Dean Morley (Besson Soverign s/n 994-804603 / Soverign Eb Bass s/n Unkn) 2nd B Flat Bass Phil Green (Besson Soverign s/n 994-803718) Solo Percussion Simone Rebello 1st Percussion Richard Dyson 2nd Percussion Chris Bastock (Highlighted = New members since last list) ___________________________________________________________________________________

GLYN WILLIAMS Biography. Born in 1975 in Aberystwyth, North Wales. Glyn was raised in the village of Bryncrug where he learnt to play the Cornet at the age of nine. His first band was the “Towyn Silver Band” before moving to the “Royal Oakley Silver Band” In 1988 he was encouraged to play the Euphonium by his uncle and soon joined the “Menai Bridge Band”. In 1993 Glyn went to the University College in Salford which coinsided with a move to the BT Band and in January 1995 he joined Fodens (Britannia Building Society Band) as Solo Euphonium. In 2004 he became the Professional Conductor with the Marsden Silver Prize Band (Ossett Brewery). In 2005 the band became “Excellence Division Champions and overall March Champions” at the French Open Championships. In 2005 Glyn recorded his first solo CD “Glyn Williams Virtuoso”. Working for Fred Rhodes Ltd until the Summer of 2007 when it was re-constructed Glyn was given the opportunity to form his own company and on the 1 st July 2007 “Glyn Williams Musical Instruments was born with an exclusive deal to sell “Sterling and Eclipse Instruments”. On the 21 and 22 May 2011 Glyn and Fodens recorded “The Lure of the Red Jacket” his second solo CD and in 2015 another CD will be produced.

Glyn is married to Helen Williams. On the 4 July 2015 Glyn and Helen made their final performance with Foden’s Band at the Sandbach Party in the Park before they moved to South Wales to take up positions with the Cory Band. __________________________________________________________________________________ 21 Feb 1995 25 Feb 1995

PATRON’S CONCERT at Sandbach School Sports Hall. CONCERT – The William Aston Hall, Wrexham. “Celebration Charity Concert” organised by the Rotary Club of Erddig. With Guests The Sirenian Singers (Conductor Jean Stanley Jones) BRITANNIA BUILDING SOCIETY BAND 1. Folk Festival (Shostakovich arr Snell) 2. Light Cavalry (Suppe) 3. Paganini Variations (Rachmaninov arr Snell) Soprano Solo Tracey Redfern 4. Londonderry Air (arr Roberts) 5. Cossak Dance (Tchaikovsky arr Snell) SIRENIAN SINGERS a. Fanfare (Robin Wells) b. O Quam Gioriosum (Victoria) c. Boroditse Devo (Ave Maria) (Rachmaninov) d. Geni Crist (Brian Hughes) e. Alleluia (Randall Thompson) f. Welsh Folksong Suite (William Mathias) INTERVAL SIRENIAN SINGERS a. Turot Ezik A Cigany (Kodaly) b. Who Shall Have my Lady Fair / Lay a Garland (Robert Pearsall) c. Epitaph (Brian Hughes) d. It was a Lover and His Lass (John Rutter) e. Jonah (Brian Hughes) f. The Mermaid (Trad) g. Rhythm of Life (Cy Coleman) BRITANNIA BUILDING SOCIETY BAND 1. Strike up the Band (Gershwin arr Roberts) 2. Here’s that Rainy Day (Vanheuson arr Geldard) Trombone Solo Nick Hudson 3. My Treasure (Heaton) 4. Pineapple Poll (Sullivan arr Brand) 5. Pines of Rome (Resphiggi arr Snell)

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TRACEY REDFERN Biography. (1992 to 2000) Tracey started her musical career at the age of 7 playing the Tenor Horn but gave it up after a couple of months, moving to the Cornet. At the age of 10 she joined the Alva Silver Band and then moved onto the Soprano Cornet at the age of 11. In 1989 Tracey went to the Music School of Douglas Academy in Glasgow where she was approached by the Kirkintilloch Band to play for them. In 1990 they won the Scottish Championships. Tracey played at the Nationals and the European Championships with the band and it was in Rotterdam that she came into contact with Howard Snell and the Britannia Building Society Band . Tracey has also played with the National Youth Band of Great Britain and the National Youth Band of Scotland playing under the conductorship of many Foden Band conductors including Howard Snell, Bramwell Tovey, Frank Renton and Roy Newsome. Tracey also took part in the BBC Young Musician of the Year competition, reaching the semi final stage at the RNCM (Manchester). In 1992 she auditioned for the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester and was accepted to study under Howard Snell. Howard introduced Tracey to the Britannia Building Society Band which she joined in 1992-3. After five years of study Tracey left the RNCM with a BMus(Hons) degree.

Before joining Fodens Tracey played with the London Mozary Players, The Scottish National Orchestra, Camerata Scotland and as a freelance trumpeter she played with the Royal Liverpool Orchestra, Halle Orchestra, BBC Philharmonic and the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. On the 12 Mar 2000 Tracey Redfern left the band after the area contest. ___________________________________________________________________________________ COMPETITION – “Regional Championship, North West”, The Winter Gardens, Blackpool. Test Piece “Un Vie De Matelot” by Robert Farnon Conductor for Fodens (BBSB) Howard Snell FIRST Wingates (Conductor - John Hudson) SECOND BNFL (Leyland) (Conductor - Richard Evans) THIRD Britannia Building Society Band (Howard Snell). 7 Apr 1995 BROADCAST on BBC Radio 2 at 9.30pm “Listen to the Band” Highlights from “Brass Explosion” Festival at the Symphony Hall, Birmingham Introduced by Roy Newsome, Producer Bob McDowall The Britannia Building Society Band Conducted by Howard Snell. Black Dyke Mills Band Grimethorpe Colliery Band (BBC North East) 8 Apr 1995 CONCERT – Oxford Town Hall 9 Apr 1995 Cancelled Concert at Assembly Rooms, Derby. (See 11 June 1995) 10 Apr 1995 CD RECORDING Studio 7 Manchester. With Halifax Choral Society Released as THE BEST OF BRASS AND VOICES VOL 1. Doyen DOYCD041 (see also 15 May 1995) Apr 1995 BROADCAST – Channel 4 “Classic Trucks” A programme on Foden’s Trucks history included the Britannia Building Society Band playing The Cossack. The programme was introduced by John Peel (Radio 1) 14Mins 35 Seconds into the programme the original band and then the BBSBB. https://uk.video.search.yahoo.com/video/play;_ylt=A2KLqIvtgWtVFSgA.MF2BQx.;_ylu=X3oDMTB yNDV2czA1BHNlYwNzcgRzbGsDdmlkBHZ0aWQDBGdwb3MDOQ-?p=Channel+4+Classic+Trucks+Fodens&vid=0010befe25451fd308bb4adc3cc28717&turl=http%3A% 2F%2Fts4.mm.bing.net%2Fth%3Fid%3DWN.Cwe7ZRTSNnJHaAivWbqekA%26pid%3D15.1&rurl= https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DiwaxqadyU6E&tit=Classic+Trucks++UK.mpg&c=8&h=228&w=300&l=1538&sigr=11boqtqi7&sigt=10nlkt9as&sigi=11vjisah0&age=132 3681030&fr2=p%3As%2Cv%3Av&fr=mcafee&tt=b 12-14 May 1995 COMPETITION – “Swiss Open Championship”. The band became the first British Brass band to win the competition. Nick Hudson won the Solo Championship. ? May 1995 COMPETITION – Swiss Open Conductor for Fodens (BBSB) Howard Snell FIRST Britannia Building Society Band. 13 May 1995 CONCERT – Switzerland Galakonzert “Brass in Concert” Introduced by Kurt Brogli of Schweitzer Radio DRS. BRASS BAND DE WALDSANG, HOLLAND (Conductor Rieks van der Veide) 1. Fanfare for a New Age (Goff Richards) 2. Canterbury Choral (Jan Van Der Roost) 3. Siciliana and Giga (Handel arr Gordon Langford) Tenor Horn Solo 4. Ruby Tuesday (Mick Jagger and Keith Richards arr Alan Catherall) 5. Cute (Neil Hefti arr Philip Sparke) 6. Radetzki Forever (arr Reiks van der Velde) 7. Tara’s Theme (Max Steiner arr Alan Catherall) 8. Entry of the Gods into Valhalla (Richard Wagner arr Howard Snell) 12 Mar 1995

15 May 1995

28 May 1995

INTERVAL BRITANNIA BUILDING SOCIETY BAND 1. Knight Templar (Geo Allen) 2. Strike up the Band (George Gershwin arr Goff Richards) 3. Alpine Echoes (Basil Windsor) Cornet Solo Mark Wilkinson 4. Beautiful Dreamer (Stephen Foster arr Howard Snell) 5. Hail Ancient Walls (Charles Gounod arr Howard Snell) Solo Euphonium Glyn Williams 6. Robbin’ Harry (Robbins arr Richard Dyson) Xylophone Solo Simone Rebello 7. Greensleeves (Trad arr Howard Snell) 8. The Pines of Rome (Ottorino Respighi arr Howard Snell) CD RECORDING Studio 7 Manchester. With Halifax Choral Society Released as THE BEST OF BRASS AND VOICES VOL 1. Doyen DOYCD041 (see also 10 Apr 1995) COMPETITION – All England International Masters, The Corn Exchange, Cambridge. Test Piece “24th Caprice” (South Bank Show Theme) by Paganini with Variations by Philip Wilby (Composer in Residence at the Britannia Building Society Band). Conductor for Fodens (BBSB) Howard Snell FIRST Britannia Building Society Band (2nd Year in a row) SECOND BNFL band (British Nuclear Fuels) 198 points THIRD Brighouse and Rastrick The band won with an incredible 199 points out of 200. Philip Sparke one of the adjudicator said, “it was one of the great contest performances; a privilege to listen to”. BAND MEMBERS Conductor Chairman Secretary Patron’s Association Band Members Principal Cornet Solo Cornet Solo Cornet Solo Cornet Soprano Cornet Repiano Cornet 2nd Cornet 2nd Cornet 3rd Cornet 3rd Cornet Solo Flugel Solo Trombone 2nd Trombone Bass Trombone Solo Euphonium 2nd Euphonium Solo Baritone 2nd Baritone Solo Tenor Horn 1st Tenor Horn 2nd Tenor Horn E Flat Bass E Flat Bass Solo B Flat Bass 2nd B Flat Bass Solo Percussion

Howard Snell (Musical Director) Philip Davis Gerry Preston Ken Davies Mark Wilkinson Peter Coulson Colin Short Tim Walters Tracey Redfern Sarah Field Maureen Cameron Ann Freeman Neil Hewson Nicky Lees Shelly Ball Nicholas Hudson Mike Fowles (Michael Fowles) Mark Frost Glyn Williams Bernie Logan Jonathon Webster Jimmy Charles Robert Fulcher Paul Bennett Murray Borthwick Thomas Wyss Toby Hobson Dean Morley Phil Green Simone Rebello

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23 July 1995

1st Percussion Richard Dyson 2nd Percussion Chris Bastock (Highlighted = New members since last list) Cancelled Concert – Portsmouth Citadel, Portsmouth COMPETITION – “Whit Friday” After an absence of many years the band returned to theWhit Friday Competition. The band gained the following placings. First Place = 4 Second Place = 1 Third Place = 3 Fourth Place = 4 CONCERT - Assembly Rooms, Derby. (See 9 Apr 1995) BROADCAST on BBC Radio 3 at 12.55pm “Afternoon on Three” 1pm Paul Hindmarsh introduces programme 6 of 8 of British Brass Band Music including the Britannia Building Society Band 1. Freedom 2. Trombone Concerto (Wilfred Heaton) Solo Trombone Nicholas Hudson 3. Spectrum (Gilbert Vinter) CONCERT – Victoria Hall, Halifax CONCERT – Peterborough Cathedral, Peterborough BROADCAST on BBC Radio 2 at 9pm “Listen to the Band” session from the BBSB Introduced by Roy Newsome, Producer Bob McDowall Frank Renton introduces Music from the All England Masters and the winners of the 1995 Swiss Open Championships the The Britannia Building Society Band Conducted by Howard Snell. (BBC North East) CONCERT – Cholmondley Castle (Afternoon) 1. Glads ? 2. Impresario 3. Dubist de Rue ? 4. Greensleeves 5. Molly on the Shore 6. Beautiful Dreamer 7. Folk Festival 8. Hail Ancient Walls 9. Strike up the Band 10. When I’m 64 11. Romance 12. Radetsky March 13. Miller Magic 14. Midwest 15. Traumerei 16. Galop 17. Pines of Rome 18. Glads INTERVAL 1. Fantasy on British Sea Songs 2. It’s A Lovely Day Today 3. Stars and Stripes 4. President 5. The Victor’s Return 6. Indiana Jones (John Williams arr Ray Farr) CONCERT – Rydale Festival at the Orangery, Settrington House 8pm 1. Moonlight Suite (Holst)

2. Fantasy for Cornet (Howard Snell) Solo Cornet Mark Wilkinson 3. Cloudcatcher Fells (McCabe) 4. President (William Rimmer) 5. Molly on the Shore (Percy Granger arr Howard Snell) 6. Unknown – Trombone Solo Nicholas Hudson 7. Funeral March for Rikard Nordraak (Grieg arr Howard Snell) 8. Beautiful Dreamer (Stephen Foster arr Howard Snell) 9. Rhapsody for Euphonium (Curnow) Euphonium Solo Glyn Williams 10. Galop (Shostakovitch arr Michael Antrobus) 11. Daphnis and Chloe – Final Dance (Ravel) 28 July 1995 CONCERT – Dunham Massey (Afternoon) 11 Aug 1995 CONCERT – Farmlingham Castle Organised by Bill Relton 1. Fanfare for a Cathedral 2. Washington Post (Sousa) 3. Tantalusquaken (Suppe) 4. Alpine Echoes (B Windsor) Solo Cornet Mark Wilkinson 5. Poem (Fibich) 6. Buglars Holiday (Leroy Anderson) 7. Air – Suite in D (Bach arr Dewhurst) 8. Hoedown –Rodeo (Copeland) 9. Moorside Suite (Holst) INTERVAL 1. Prelude Act III Lohengrin (Wagner) 2. Westminster Waltz (Farrah) 3. Embraceable You (George Gershwin arr Elgar Howarth) Solo Trombone Nicholas Hudson 4. Miller Magic (arr G Stephens) 5. Trauterei (Schuman arr Snell) 6. Padstone Lifeboat (Arnold) 7. Grandfather’s Clock (George Doughty) Solo Glyn Williams 8. Amazing Grace (arr Himes) 9. Kalinka (arr Ray Woodfield) 10. Farandale from L’arlesienne (Bizet) ENCORE Pomp and Circumstance (Edward Elgar) 17-19 Aug 1995 CONCERT – Southport Flower Show Sept 1995 Howard Snell was awarded the “Iles Medal of the Worshipful Company of Musicians of the City of London” for his services to Brass bands. 9 Sept 1995 COMPETITION – British Open Championship – Free Trade Hall, Manchester (Saturday) The Britannia Building Society Band was the last band to play at this venue as the band had done when Belle Vue closed in 1981, before it was demolished. The Free Trade Hall was also due to be demolished after the event. The band were drawn last to play (22nd), however the band only came 8th in the competition. Test Piece “Revelation” by Philip Wilby Conductor for Fodens (BBSB) Howard Snell FIRST Black Dyke SECOND Williams Fairey THIRD Yorkshire Building Society Eighth Britannia Building Society Band Sept 1995 FOOTBALL MATCH Britannia Building Society Band (2) V Faireys (10) ___________________________________________________________________________________ NATIONAL NEWS

COMPETITION – “National Championships”, Royal Albert Hall, London Test Piece “Songs of BL” by Elgar Howarth. RESULTS FIRST Black Dyke Mills SECOND Yorkshire Building Society THIRD Desford Colliery Britannia Building Society Band didn’t take part. Nov 1995 COMPETITION – “Brass in Concert”, Spennymoor Leisure Centre, Gateshead. FIRST Yorkshire Imperial SECOND Grimethorpe Colliery THIRD Yorkshire Building Society Britannia Building Society Band didn’t take part. ___________________________________________________________________________________ 21 Oct 1995

12 Nov 1995

CONCERT – Victoria Hall, Hanley “Gala Concert” in Aid of the North Staffordshire, Special Schools Holiday Home. With Rhos Orpheus Male Voice Choir (MD John Glyn Williams Accompanist Anne Philips) Dewi Williams (Tenor), Organist Ian Riddle, Ray Johnson and well known Singers M.C. Bill Humphreys (BBC Radio Stoke) BRITANNIA BAND 1. The Corsair (Hector Berlioz) 2. Oh Happy Day (Eric Leidzen) Cornet Solo Mark Wilkinson 3. Gallop (Shostakovitch) ORPHEUS CHOIR a. Daskenka b. Hand me Down my Silver Trumpet Lord c. Calvary DEWI WILLIAMS a. Unknown BRITANNIA BAND 4. Samba from Scaramouche (Milhaud) 5. Duet for Two Cats (Unknown) Soloists Shelly Ball and Nicholas Hudson 6. Bank Holiday (Howard Snell) ORPHEUS CHOIR d. Love me tender (To tune of Aura Lee) (arr J.G. Williams) e. Softly as I Leave You f. Rhythm of Life BRITANNIA BAND 7. Soldiers Chorus (Gounod) INTERVAL RAY JOHNSON AND OTHER WELL KNOWN LOCAL SINGERS a. Unknown BRITANNIA BAND 1. Ariosa (J.S. Bach) 2. Xylophonia (Joe Green arr Howard Snell) Solo Caroline Smith ORPHEUS CHOIR a. Comrades in Arms (Adam) b. Morte Christe c. Listen to the Lambs d. Lost Chord DEWI WILLIAMS a. Unknown BRITANNIA BAND 3. Procession to the Minster (Wagner) BRITANNIA BAND AND ORPHEUS CHOIR 4. Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves (Verdi) 5. Pomp and Circumstance No 1 (Sir Edward Elgar)

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RECORDING of the CD NICK HUDSON ANTHOLOGY (Polyphone QPRL 076D)

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FOOTBALL MATCH Britannia Building Society Band (11) V Wingates (2) BROADCAST – “Listen to the Band” at Pebble Mill, Birmingham. BBC Radio 2 start time 7.30pm. A letter dated 23 Nov 1995 to Mark Wilkinson gives a list of tunes played and in reserve. 1. Ravenswood (William Rimmer) 2. Light Cavalry (Suppe) 3. 18th Variation (Rachmaninov) Soprano Solo Tracey Redfern 4. Scaramouche (Milhaud arr Snell) 5. Amazing Grace (John Newton arr Himes) 6. Pomp and Circumstance No 5 (Elgar) 7. Tenderly (Unknown) Tenor Horn Solo Robert Fulcher 8. Arioso (Bach arr Snell) 9. Procession to the Minster (Wagner arr Snell) TOUR – Rotterdam Concert Weekend. CONCERT - Concert Hall De Doelen Schouwburgplein, Rotterdam. The band were invited to play at the Gala Concert of the Dutch Open Band Championships. The event was possibly broadcast on Television in Holland. CONCERT - Schoonhoven 12 noon. The Brass Band Schoonhoven will play for 30 minutes. 12.30pm Britannia Building Society conclude the first half. 2pm Second half of the Concert.

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TOUR DETAILS 8 Dec 1995 (Friday)

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BAND ROOM Leave 12noon LEAVE FOR HULL 12.30pm NORTH SEA FERRIES, HULL 4.30pm BOARD FERRY 5pm (Last boarding 5.50pm) FERRY TRIP TO ROTTERDAM NAME CABIN MATE CABINS ECO2 V002 TO V016 Nicholas Hudson Michael Fowles Mark Forest Glyn Williams Robert Fulcher James Charles (Jimmy Charles) Ken Cant Jonathon Webster Paul Bennett Murrey Brothwick Dean Morley Representative Philip Green Chris Bastock Caroline Smith Debbie Pheasant Toby Hobson Tim Walters Mark Wilkinson Peter Coulson Colin Short Shelly Ball Maureen Cameron Ann Freeman Tracey Redfern Morvern Gilchrist Neil Hewson Nicky Lees Gerry Preston Malcolm Brew (Treasurer and Secretary) Bernard Logan Lynne Logan (Wife?) Coach Driver None SP14 V001 FERRY BREAKFAST 6.30am to 7.30am COACH Meet on the Coach Deck 7.45am LEAVE FERRY to Rotterdam 8.00am 25 Mile Journey to Hotel from Europort ROTTERDAM 9am

10 Dec 1995 (Sun)

11 Dec 1995 (Mon)

Arrive at Inntel Hotel, Leuvehaven, Rotterdam. Meeting with organiser Mr Andre Hazekamp. Instruments to be left on the bus, however if you do take them into the hotel “Please do not compromise the stay of other guests by practising”. LUNCH (Not provided at the Hotel) EVENING MEAL 5pm LEAVE FOR THE CONCERT 6.15pm From the Foyer of the Hotel. COACH LEAVING 6.30pm To the “Concert Hall De Doelen Schouwburgplein”. BAND REHEARSAL 7.15pm Short rehearsal and Balance Test GALA CONCERT 8.15pm to 9.15pm Following the performance pack up instruments and load coach. BACK TO HOTEL 10pm to 10.15pm HOTEL BREAKFAST Unknown times MEET IN FOYER AND LOAD COACH 10am COACH TO CONCERT 10.15am Venue at Schoonhoven (45 Minutes away) LUNCH (Not provided) CONCERT 12noon The Brass Band Schoonhoven will play for 30 minutes. 12.30pm Britannia Building Society conclude the first half. 2pm Second half of the Concert. COACH BACK TO FERRY 2.45pm BREAKFAST on Ferry 6.30am to 7.30am COACH Meet on the Coach Deck 7.45am LEAVE FERRY to Sandbach 8.00am ARRIVE AT BANDROOM 11.45am to 12noon

__________________________________________________________________________________ 13-14 Dec 1995 CONCERT – Victoria Hall, Halifax 16 Dec 1995 CONCERT – St Mary’s Church, Sandbach 17 Dec 1995 CONCERT – Winsford Civic Hall. “Christmas Concert” Conductor Nicholas J Childs. 1. Ravenswood (William Rimmer) 2. Christmas Festival Overture (arr Anderson) 3. Unknown – Cornet Solo Mark Wilkinson 4. Scaramouche (Darius Milhaud arr Howard Snell) 5. Carol – O Come All Ye Faithful 6. Beautiful Dreamer (Foster arr Snell) 7. Festival Overture (Shostakovich arr Kitson) INTERVAL 1. Folk Festival (Shostakovich arr Snell) 2. Christmas Fantasy (arr G Langford) 3. Frosty the Snowman (arr Sandy Smith) Bass Trombone Solo Mark Frost 4. Silent Night 5. Third Movement Sweet Gothique (Boellmanr arr Eric Ball) 6. Bank Holiday (Howard Snell) 7. Unknown – Xylophone Solo Caroline Smith 8. Nimrod (Elgar) 9. Procession to the Minster (Wagner arr Snell) Dec 1995 / Jan 1996 FOOTBALL MATCH Britannia Building Society Band (2) V Faireys (2)

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1996 BRITANNIA BUILDING SOCIETY BAND CONDUCTOR

Howard Snell (Musical Director) (see 15 Mar 1996) / Philip McCann (see 17 July 1996) Chairman Philip Davis Secretary Gerry Preston Patron’s Secretary Ken Davies – 51 Gorseyville Road, Bebbington, Wirrall, Merseyside. ################################################################################### 1996 John Barber (Trombone) joined the band. ___________________________________________________________________________________

JOHN BARBER Biography. Born in Hampshire, John started playing the Baritone until the age of 11, gaining Grade 5 distinction until his brass music teacher Mrs Sheila Wire suggested that he take up the Trombone which was not what John wanted to play at all preferring to play valve'd instruments. However his parents purchased a trombone for him and it sat in its box for the next three weeks until his father insisted that he try it as they had spent a lot of money on the instrument. John then had to learn bass clef rather than treble clef and eventually became proficient in the instrument. John then joined the Hampshire Youth Orchestra on trombone progressing to Principle Trombone. John then managed to get on the “Hampshire Specialist Music Course” where he would lean academic subjects and would also be taught by a top grade music teacher. John was sent by the course to the Guild hall in London where he would be taught by Eric Crease (Co Principal Trombone with the London Symphony Orchestra). In 1993 he was awarded one of only six places on a course run jointly by the Royal Northern Collage of Music and Manchester University with tutors Andrew Berryman and Christopher Houlding. While on the course John played with the Royal Northern Collage of Music Brass Band which was conducted at the time by Nicholas J Childs (Fodens) John also played with the “Skipton and Barnsoldwick Band” who were part of the North East Area and needed a trombone player to play the Philip Sparke arrangement of “Partita” (1994) in a competition. A friend of John’s, Ian Hogan (3rd Year Student) was playing with the “Trafford band” and he wondered if John would be interested in taking over his position with the band as he wanted to concentrate on his own playing and orchestral work. The good thing about playing with the Trafford band was you were paid £40 a week which would help John’s parents who were at the time supporting him through collage as well as his sister. The money would pay for his rent and would continue to play for the band for the next year before he was asked to audition for the Black Dyke Mills band in 1996 by James Watson who was conducting them at the time. Getting the position of trombone player with Black Dyke, John stayed with them for three months taking over from Chris Jeans as Solo Trombone. Having played with the “Trafford Band”, who paid him £40 a month which covered his house rental, he asked the Black Dyke band if they would be willing to pay the same rate for his services. The replay came back that members of Black Dyke were in it for the Badge and the Jacket and not the money. It was then that John went back home. The following day Howard Snell who was at the time with Fodens approached him at Collage and asked if he would like to audition for the Britannia Building Society Band (Fodens) as Nick Hudson was leaving the band after 15 years. After accepting the job with Fodens, Black Dyke suddenly found they could afford the £2,000 a year John had asked for. During the conversation John told them that he had in fact joined Fodens to which they asked “If you have joined Fodens then where has Nick Hudson gone”. “I don’t know” said John, at which point Black Dyke put the phone down and called Nick Hudson. John also toured with the RNCM Symphony Orchestra, the Halle, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, Manchester Camerata and the Welsh National Orchestra along with the Andy Prior Big Band. In November 1996 John started a year out from Fodens when he became lead trombone with the Tony Evans Orchestra in Monte Carlo working as the house band with guest artists Elton John, Rod Stewart, Liza Minelli, The Gypsy Kings and Paul Anka among those appearing at the venue. Returning to England, John gained an MA at Salford University and decided to approach his friends in Sandbach to see if a job with the Fodens Band was still available. To his surprise the job was still open as no one had been appointed on a permanent contract for the solo trombone slot within the band.

John’s day job is as a teacher of music, firstly with Woodford Lodge High School in Winsford before being appointed the Head of Music at Sandbach Boys School (Crewe Road) in 2003. In September 2012 John was appointed Director of the “Love Music Trust” which runs music lessons for children in Cheshire which has taken over from the previous Cheshire East Music Service. John has also played alongside the band’s composer in residence Andy Scott (on Saxophone) in a small Jazz Combo. ___________________________________________________________________________________ 1996 A reorganisation of the band was needed to cope with the workload of running the Band and so a committee was formed to look after the day to day needs of the band. COMMITTEE Chairman Philip Davis Band Manager Bernard Logan Treasurer Gerry Preston Promotions and Patron’s Manager Malcolm Brew Personnel and Publicity Mark Wilkinson Committee Secretary Peter Coulson Transport Manager Colin Short Players Representative 1 Robert Fulcher Players Representative 2 John Barber (Trombone) NON COMMITTEE POSTS Librarian Jimmy Charles Assistant Librarian Granville Jennings Band Sargent Tim Walters Uniforms Maureen Cameron Instruments Glyn Williams 12 Jan 1996 BROADCAST on BBC Radio 2 at 9pm “Listen to the Band” Session from BBSB Introduced by Roy Newsome, Producer Bob McDowall The Britannia Building Society Band Conducted by Howard Snell. 1. Light Cavalry Overture (Suppe) 2. Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini (18th Variation) (Rachmaninov) 3. Procession to the Minster (Wagner) 4. Amazing Grace (arr Himes) 5. Scaramouche (Milhaud arr Howard Snell) (BBC North East) 21 Jan 1996 CONCERT – Winsford Civic Hall. With the Roberts Bakery Band (Conductor Colin Cranson) MASSED BANDS (Conducted by Colin Cranson) 1. Introduction to Act 3 Lohengrin (Wagner) 2. Overture Light Cavalry (Suppe) 3. Cornet Carillon (R Binge) Cornet Feature BRITANNIA BUILDING SOCIETY BAND (Conductor Howard Snell) 4. Ravenswood (W Rimmer) 5. Overture – Raymond (Hawkins) 6. Pantomime (Philip Sparke) Solo Euphonium Glyn Williams 7. Scaramouche (Howard Snell) 8. Entry of the Gods into Valhalla (Wagner arr Howard Snell) INTERVAL ROBERTS BAKERY BAND (Conducted by Colin Cranson) a. March – Army of the Nile (K Alford) b. Overture the Magic Flute (Mozart) c. My Ain Folk (P Graham) Flugel Solo Rachel Woollam d. Jubilation (J Curnow) MASSED BANDS (Conducted by Howard Snell)

20 Feb 1996

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24 Mar 1996

1. Folk Festival (Howard Snell) 2. Winter (arr Howard Snell) Horn Feature 3. 1812 Overture (Tchaikovsky) 4. National Anthem CONCERT – Patron’s Concert at Sandbach School, Sports Hall. (Date Changed to 20 Feb 1996) 1. Spirit of Praise (George Marshall) 2. Diadem of Gold (G Bailey arr Frank Wright) 3. Musetta’s Waltz Song (Puccini arr Snell) 4. (Popular Song) 5. Hunters Moon (Vintner arr Snell) 6. Star Wars (John Williams arr Drover) 7. Pantomime (Philip Sparke) Solo Euphonium Glyn Williams 8. Tarantella from La Danza (Gioachino Rossini) INTERVAL 1. Dam Busters (Eric Coates) 2. Romance from Gadfly (Shostakovich arr Broadbent) 3. Rhapsody for Trombone (Langford) Trombone Solo Unkn 4. Batman 5. Someone to Watch Over Me (Gershwin arr Alan Fernie) 6. Xylomania (Peter Graham) Xylophone Solo Simone Rebello (Returned to the Band as a replacement for Caroline Smith) 7. You’ll Never Walk Alone (Richard Rodgers arr Howard Snell) ENCORES Not in the Programme Folk Festival (D Shostacovitsch arr H Snell) Galop (Shostakovich) Greensleeves (Trad arr Howards Snell) COMPETITION – BBC Festival of Brass 3pm. At Manchester Town Hall. COMPETITION – “Regional Championship, North West”, Opera House, Blackpool. Test Piece “Sounds” by John Golland Conductor for Fodens (BBSB) Howard Snell FIRST Williams Fairey SECOND BNFL Leyland THIRD Britannia Building Society Band. The band came 3rd failing to qualify for the National Competition. Howard Snell tendered his resignation with the band giving three months notice. The reason was simple. The band needed money and to do this it was deemed necessary to do more paid concerts something that Howard felt was not in his contract and due to other commitments, he felt unable to fulfil the job. A parting of the ways was unfortunately the only solution to the problem and so at the All England finals the band and its conductor parted company. CONCERT – Civic Hall, Winsford. With Crewe Male Voice Choir (Conductor Paul Morris) In aid of St Luke’s Hospice and other local charities. BRITANNIA BUILDING SOCIETY BAND (Conductor Howard Snell) 1. Spirit of Praise (George Marshall) 2. Musetta’s Waltz Song (Puccini arr Snell) Cornet Solo Mark Wilkinson 3. Blues March (Premru) 4. Hunter’s Moon (Vintner / Snell) Horn Solo Robert Fletcher 5. Trumpet Blues and Cantabile (Harry James arr Geldard) 6. Shepherds Song (Trad arr Richards) 7. You’ll Never Walk Alone (Richard Rodgers arr Howard Snell) CREWE MALE VOICE CHOIR

14 May 1996

26 May 1996

a. Dona Nobis Pacem (Haydn) b. Roman War Song “Rienzi” (Wagner) c. O Bone Jesu (Palastrina) d. Glory and Love to the Man of Old from Faust (Gounod) e. Speed your Journey from Nabucco (Verdi) f. Poor old Joe (Foster) g. My Love is like a Red Red Rose (Trad arr Roberts) h. Gwwoddiad (Wales Trad) INTERVAL CREWE MALE VOICE CHOIR a. Wandering the King’s Highway (Leslie Coward) b. The Rose (arr L Harry) c. Pedro the Fisherman “The Lisbon Story”(Harry Davies) d. Memory from Cats (Webber arr Cullen) e. Stout-Hearted Men from New Moon (Sigmund Romberg arr Scotson) f. Love Changes Everything from Aspects of Love (Webber arr E Jones) g. Rhythm of Life (Coleman arr Barnes) h. Morte Christe (Emrys Jones) BRITANNIA BUILDING SOCIETY BAND (Conductor Howard Snell) 1. March – Simoraine (Barraclough) 2. Rhapsody (Langford) Trombone Solo John Barber (In Programme as John Barker) 3. Tarantella (Gioachino Rossini arr Snell) 4. Deep Inside the Sacred Temple (Bizet arr K Wilkinson) Euphonium Duet Glyn Williams and Ken Cant 5. A Carmen Phantasy (Langford) 6. Star Wars (John Williams arr Howard Snell) 7. The Pines of Rome (Respighi arr Howard Snell) BROADCAST – The Afternoon on Three (BBC Radio 3) With Fiona Talkington. 1.00 BBC Festival of Brass 1996 The penultimate concert of the series features the Britannia Building Society Band conducted by Howard Snell with Mark Wilkinson (Cornet) who explore the exotic side of the brass band repertoire. Introduced by Paul Hindmarsh. 1. Balay, arr Wright Overture: Diadem of Gold 2. Snell Fantasy for comet 3. Rubbra arr Anon The Shining River 4. Gary Carpenter Chi Wagner, arr Snell Entry into Valhalla (Das Rheingold) 2.00 Schools 2.00 Playtime 2.15 Time to Move 2.35 Listen! 3.00 The BBC Orchestras BBC National Orchestra of Wales Conductor Yan Pascal Tortelier CecileOusset (Piano) Rebecca Evans (soprano) Neal Davies (bass) BBC National Chorus of Wales Ravel Alborada del gracioso Saint-Sains Piano Concerto No 2 in G minor Bizet L'Arlesienne: Suite Nol Faure Requiem 4.35 Take Your Partners.......for a 16th-century lesson in the honourable exercise of dancing. With directions from Thoinot Arbeau 's Orchesographie read by David Holt and music played by the Broadside Band. Producer Vicky Whitaker COMPETITION – All England International Masters, The Corn Exchange, Cambridge. Test Piece “Hymn at Sunrise” by Ray Steadman-Allen Conductor Howard Snell making his last appearance with the band.

June 1996

1996

9 June 1996

June 1996

30 June 1996

FIRST Williams Fairey from Stockport. SECOND Britannia Building Society Band THIRD BNFL Leyland The replacement for Howard Snell came from a distinguished member of the banding community, Phillip McCann who had been principal cornet with Black Dyke from 1973 to 1988 when he joined Leyland and then Fairey. He was a founder and Musical Director of the Sellers Engineering Band in Huddersfield. Phillip was at the time touring New Zealand and Australia and it was only by Band Manager, Bernard Logan leaving Faxes at various venues that the band were able to secure a contract with him. BRITANNIA BUILDING SOCIETY REMOVE FUNDING. Having secured a new Musical Director the band suffered another blow as the Britannia Building Society announced that it would be reducing its contribution to the band by the year 2000 when it would end its association and a new sponsor could take over. (See 19 April 1997) CONCERT – Kirkby in Ashfield 1. March - The Melody Shop (K.L. King arr P Smally) 2. A Festive Overture Op 96 (Shostakovich arr W Gordon) 3. Unknown (Unkn) Solo Cornet Mark Wilkinson 4. Dance – La Calinda (Delius arr D Carder) 5. Black and White Rag (G Botsford arr A Fernie) 6. Unknown (Unkn) Solo Trombone John Barber 7. Cloudcatcher Fells (John McCabe) INTERVAL 1. The Dam Busters March (Eric Coates) 2. Soave Sia Il Vento (Mozart arr S Kerwin) Soloists Mark Wilkinson -Cornet, Shelly Ball -Flugel and Ken Cant 3. Scheherazade Op 35 (Rimsky Korsakov arr J Ord. Hume) a) The Festival at Bagdad b) The Sea, Shipwreck on Magnetic Rock 4. Pantomime (Philip Spark) Solo Euphonium Glyn Williams 5. Light as Air (Goff Richards) 6. The Two Imps (K.J. Alford) Xylophone Duet Simone Rebello and Debbie Pheasant 7. Symphony No 4 Op 36 (Tchaikovsky arr W Gordon) FOOTBALL MATCH am / CRICKET MATCH pm Football Results Britannia Building Society Band (?) V Black Dyke Band (?) Cricket Results Britannia Building Society Band (?) V Black Dyke Band (?) CONCERT – Kirkless Oakwell Hall 1. March - The Melody Shop (K.L. King arr P Smally) 2. Overture - Orpheus in the Underworld (J Offenbach) 3. Unknown (Unkn) Cornet Solo Mark Wilkinson 4. Dance – La Calinda (Delius arr D Carder) 5. Black and White Rag (G Botsford arr A Fernie) 6. Unknown (Unkn) Trombone Solo John Barber 7. Symphony No 4 Op 36 (Tchaikovsky arr W Gordon) INTERVAL 1. Folk Festival (Shostakovich) 2. Soave Sia Il Vento (Mozart arr S Kerwin) Soloists Mark Wilkinson -Cornet, Shelly Ball -Flugel and Ken Cant

9 July 1996

13 July 1996

17 July 1996

3. Scheherazade Op 35 (Rimsky Korsakov arr J Ord. Hume) a) The Festival at Bagdad b) The Sea, Shipwreck on Magnetic Rock 4. Pantomime (Philip Spark) Solo Euphonium Glyn Williams 5. Light as Air (Goff Richards) 6. Happy Hammers (Harry Breuer) Solo Percussion Simone Rebello 7. A Festival Overture (Shostakovich) 8. Hora Staccata 9. Shield of Liberty (Admin Ref: BBS/072/BPL) CONCERT – SANDBACH SCHOOL FESTIVAL 1996 PROGRAMME 1. March - The Black Knight (William Rimmer) 2. Overture - Orpheus in the Underworld (J Offenbach) 3. Summertime (Gershwin) Solo Soprano Tracey Redfern 4. Dance – La Calinda (Delius arr D Carder) 5. When I’m 64 (Lennon and McCartney arr A Fernie) 6. I Hemmelen (arr T Brevik) Flugel Solo Shelly Ball 7. Symphony No 4 Op 36 (Tchaikovsky arr W Gordon) INTERVAL 1. 76 Tombones (M Wilson arr A Fernie) 2. Making Whoopee (Donaldson and Kahn) Soloists Mark Frost – Bass Trombone and Shelly Ball – Flugel 3. Scheherazade Op 35 (Rimsky Korsakov arr J Ord. Hume) a) The Festival at Bagdad b) The Sea, Shipwreck on Magnetic Rock 4. Pantomime (Philip Spark) Solo Euphonium Glyn Williams 5. Eg Skar Mitt Navn (Folk Song) (arr A Fernie) 6. Happy Hammers (Harry Breuer) Solo Percussion Simone Rebello 7. Finale - March Slave (Tchaikovsky) 8. Hora Staccata 9. Stars and Stripes The concert was recorded for Hospital Radio Leighton (Crewe) by Stewart Green. CONCERT – Keel University 1. Festive Overture (Shostakovitch arr P Kitson) 2. Pie Jesu (Andrew Lloyd Webber arr A Smith) Duet Tracey Redfern (Soprano) and Shelly Ball (Flugel) 3. La Calinda (Delius arr D Carder) 4. Black and White Rag (G Botsford arr A Fernie) 5. Deep Inside the Sacred Temple (Bizet arr K Wilkinson) 6. Broadway Showstoppers (arr A Fernie) 7. Scheherazade Op 35 (Rimsky Korsakov arr J Ord. Hume) a) The Festival at Bagdad b) The Sea, Shipwreck on Magnetic Rock 8. Light as Air (Goff Richards) 9. Unknown – Xylophone Solo Simone Rebello 10. Marche Slave (Tchaikovsky) ENCORE Hora Staccato (Admin Ref: BBS/071/BPL) CONCERT – Buxton Opera House Part of the 18th Buxton Festival (12-28 July 1996). Conductor Philip McCann

1. Festive Overture (Shostakovitch arr P Kitson) 2. Symphonic Variations (Edward Gregson) Solo Euphonium Glyn Williams 3. A Moorside Suite (Gustav Holst) 4. Revelation (Philip Wilby) 5. Cloudcatcher Fells (John McCabe) 6. March Star Lake (Eric Ball) 7. Just as I Am (Wilfred Heaton) 8. Tarantella (Rosssini arr H Snell) 9. Three Movements from The Pines of Rome (Respighi arr H Snell) LIST OF TUNES FROM HANDBILL NOT PROGRAMME. ___________________________________________________________________________________

Philip McCann Biography. He is not only a conductor but also a famous cornet player having played the theme music for the BBC Series “Hetty Wainthrop Investigates” starring Patricia Routlidge. ___________________________________________________________________________________ 20 July 1996

21 July 1996

CONCERT – Cholmondley Castle 1. The Stars and Stripes Forever (J P Sousa arr P Graham) 2. Orpheus in the Underworld (J Offenbach) 3. Hora Staccato (G Dinicu) Cornet Feature 4. Light as Air (Goff Richards) 5. Black and White Rag (G Botsford arr A Fernie) 6. Deep Inside the Sacred Temple (Bizet arr K Wilkinson) 7. Broadway Showstoppers (arr A Fernie) 8. Making Whoopee (Donaldson and Kahn) Soloists Mark Frost – Bass Trombone and Shelly Ball – Flugel 9. Where No Man Has Gone Before (A Fernie) 10. Unknown – Percussion Feature 11. March Slave (Tchaikovsky) ENCORE Not in the Programme 76 Trombones (Sandy Wilson) (Admin Ref: BBS/080/BPL) CONCERT – Burton Constable, Hull. Yorkshire and Humberside Brass Band Association in conjunction with The Burton Constable Foundation. “The 151st Anniversary of the first Brass Band Concert” (July 1845 at Burton Constable) MASSED BANDS (Britannia Building Society Band and David Urquhart Travel Yorkshire Imperial Band) Compere David Nash (BBC Radio Humberside) Conductor Philip McCann (BBSB) 1. Fanfare and National Anthem (Gordon Jacobs) 2. King Cotton (J.P. Sousa) 3. The Corsair (Berloiz arr G Brand) 4. Bugler’s Holiday (Leroy Anderson arr R Barsotti) Cornet Feature 5. Let’s Face the Music and Dance (I Berlin arr Richards) 6. Dear Lord and Father of Mankind (Hubert Parry arr Bolton and Banks) 7. Toccata and Fugue (J.S. Bach arr R Farr) 8. Labour and Love (P Fletcher) INTERVAL Conducted by Alan Exley (Yorkshire Imps) 1. Padstone Lifeboat (M Arnold) 2. Blades of Toledo (T.L. Sharp) Trombone Feature 3. Mack and Mabel (Jerry Herman arr K Wilkinson) 4. Nimrod (Elgar arr Denis Wright) 5. Rhythm and Blues (P Sharpe) 6. Sabre Dance (Khatchaturian arr Walker) 7. Overture Solonelle -1812 (Tchaikovsky arr Denis Wright) Accompanied by a Firework display.

9 Aug 1996

27 Aug 1996 (Tues)

7 Sept 1996

8 Sept 1996

CONCERT – Framlingham Castle. 1. La Reine De Saba (Gounod) 2. Pique Dame (Supe) 3. Muzettas Waltz (Puccini arr Howard Snell) Solo Cornet Mark Wilkinson 4. Bugler’s Holiday ((Leroy Anderson arr Barsotti) Cornet Feature 5. Stanchen Serenade (Heyken arr Hilton) 6. Blach and White Rag (G Botsford arr A Fernie) 7. English Folk Song Suite (Vaughan Williams) 8. Pines of Rome (Respighi arr Howard Snell) INTERVAL 1. A Festive Overture (Shostakovich arr W Gordon) 2. Toccata (Boelemann arr Ball) 3. Let’s Face the Music and Dance (arr Goff Richards) 4. Country Scene (Goff Richards) 5. Bacchanal (Saint Seans arr K Wilkinson) 6. Pantomime (Philip Spark) Solo Euphonium Glyn Williams 7. Introduction Allegro Spiritoso (J Senaille) Euphonium and Baritone Feature 8. Amazing Grace (John Newton arr Himes) 9. William Tell Overture (Gioachino Rossini) ENCORE not in the programme Pomp and Circumstance No 1 (Elgar arr Org Hulme) (Admin Ref: BBS/076/BPL) BROADCAST - Recording “Listen to the Band” BBC Radio 2. 1. Introduction (Torstein Aagaard Nilsen) 2. Black and White Rag (George Botsford arr Alan Fernie) 3. In Heaven (Traditional arr Tom Brevik) Flugel Solo Shelly Ball 4. Aarctic Funk (Torstein Aagaard Nilsen) 5. Pilatus (Goff Richards) Solo Euphonium Glyn Williams 6. March Melody Shop (K. L. King) 7. Faroe Folk Song (Eg Skarr Mitt Navn arr Alan Fernie) 8. Happy Hammers (Harry Breuer arr Simon Kerwin) Xylophone Solo Simone Rebello 9. Final Movement Moorside Suite (Holst) (Admin Ref: BBS/089/BPL) COMPETITION – “British Open Championships”, Bridgewater Hall, Manchester. Mrs Mortimer decided to hold the contest here as the Free Trade Hall had been demolished after last Year’s contest. Test Piece “The Severn Suite” by Sir Edward Elgar Conductor for Fodens (BBSB) Philip McCann FIRST Marple SECOND Tredegar THIRD BNFL Leyland FOURTH Williams Fairey FIFTH Britannia Building Society Band. (The First Competition with Phillip McCann) CONCERT – North Wales Theatre, Llandudno “Brass Night at the Proms” With Haydock Male Voice Choir. Dawn Mullard (Soprano) With Guest Conductor Richard Evans POSSIBLE ORDER AS PER 13 OCT 1996 1. Stars and Stripes (J.P. Sousa) 2. Light Cavalry Overture (Von Suppe) 3. Nessun Dorma (Puccini) Cornet Solo Unknown

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27 Sept 1996

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4. Thunder and Lightning Polka (Strauss) 5. Gold and Silver Waltz (Franz Lehra) 6. Mack and Mabel (Jerry Herman) DAWN MULLARD (Soprano) 7. The Sherpherds Song (French Tradional Song) 8. 1812 Overture (Tchaikovsky) INTERVAL 1. Dambusters (Eric Coates) 2. The Lost Chord (Sir Arthur Sullivan) 3. Galop from William Tell (Gioachino Rossini) 4. Deep Inside the Sacred Temple from the Pearl Fishers (Bizet) DAWN MULLARD (Soprano) a. Apres un Reve (G Faure) b. O My Beloved Father 5. Bugler’s Holiday (Leroy Anderson) 6. Nimrod from Enigma Variations (Edward Elgar) 7. Fantasy on British Sea Songs (Henry Wood) 8. Jerusalem (Hubert Parry) 9. Pomp and Circumstance No 1 (Edward Elgar) 10. God Save the Queen – National Anthem CONCERT – Beaminster Parish Church. 1. The Waltonian (J J Richards) 2. Overture – Raymond (Amboise Thomas) 3. Miss Blue Bonnet (Frank Simon) Cornet Solo Mark Wilkinson 4. Satin Doll (Duke Ellington arr A Fernie) 5. Hungarian Dance (Messager arr A Owensom) 6. Amazing Grace (John Newton arr A Drover) 7. I Hemmelen (arr T Brevik) Flugel Solo Shelly Ball 8. The Land of the Long White Cloud (Philip Sparke) INTERVAL 1. Coronation March – La Prophete (Meyetbeer arr Gordon Langford) 2. Unknown – Trombone Solo John Barber 3. When I’m 64 (Lennon and McCartney arr A Fernie) 4. Scheherazade Op 35 (Rimsky Korsakov arr J. Ord Hume) a) The Festival at Bagdad b) The Sea, Shipwreck on Magnetic Rock 5. Unknown – Solo Euphonium Glyn Williams 6. Priere A Notre Dame (Boellmann arr E Ball) 7. Unknown - Xylophone Solo Simone Rebello 8. Symphony No 3 “Organ” (C Saint-Saens arr Frank Renton) ENCORE Not in the Programme Hora Staccatio Perpetuum Mobile Farandole (Admin Ref: BBS/093/BPL) BROADCAST on BBC Radio 2 at 9pm “Listen to the Band” session from the BBSB Introduced by Frank Renton Producer Bob McDowall The Britannia Building Society Band Conducted by Philip McCann. (BBC North East) CONCERT – Winsford Civic Hall(Moved to the 13 Oct) CONCERT – Morley Town Hall, Leeds “Best of Brass” Concert CONCERT – Winsford Civic Hall. The Britannia Building Society Band joined the Roberts Bakery Band for a concert. “Brass Night at the Proms” Conductors Philip McCann and Colin Cranson Guest Soloist Dawn Mullard (Soprano).

(Recorded for Hospital Radio at Leighton Hospital Crewe by Stewart Green) BOTH BANDS 1. Stars and Stripes (J.P. Sousa) 2. Light Cavalry Overture (Von Suppe) 3. Nessun Dorma (Puccini) Cornet Solo Unknown 4. Thunder and Lightning Polka (Strauss) 5. Gold and Silver Waltz (Franz Lehra) 6. Mack and Mabel (Jerry Herman) DAWN MULLARD (Soprano) a. The Sherpherds Song (French Tradional Song) BOTH BANDS 7. 1812 Overture (Tchaikovsky) INTERVAL BOTH BANDS 1. Dambusters (Eric Coates) 2. The Lost Chord (Sir Arthur Sullivan) 3. Galop from William Tell (Gioachino Rossini) 4. Deep Inside the Sacred Temple from the Pearl Fishers (Bizet) DAWN MULLARD (Soprano) a. Apres un Reve (G Faure) b. O My Beloved Father BOTH BANDS 5. Bugler’s Holiday (Leroy Anderson) 6. Nimrod from Enigma Variations (Edward Elgar) 7. Fantasy on British Sea Songs (Henry Wood) 8. Jerusalem (Hubert Parry) 9. Pomp and Circumstance No 1 (Edward Elgar) 10. God Save the Queen – National Anthem ___________________________________________________________________________________ NATIONAL NEWS 19 Oct 1996 COMPETITION – “National Championships”, Royal Albert Hall, London Test Piece “Isaiah 40” by Robert Redhead. RESULTS FIRST CWS Glasgow SECOND Grimethorpe Colliery THIRD Black Dyke Mills Britannia Building Society Band didn’t take part. ___________________________________________________________________________________ 10 Nov 1996 CONCERT – Victoria Hall, Hanley 17 Nov 1996 COMPETITION – “Brass in Concert”, Spennymoor Leisure Centre, Gateshead. Conductor for Fodens (BBSB) Philip McCann FIRST Williams Fairey SECOND Britannia Building Society Band. THIRD Yorkshire Building Society. Simone Rebello (Percussion) received first prize for best Solo. BRITANNIA BUILDING SOCIETY SHOWCASE 1. I Love a Parade (arr Alan Fernie) 2. Scottish Dance No 3 (Malcolm Arnold) 3. Lezghinka (Khachaturian) 4. Swing Low Sweet Chariot (arr Alan Fernie) Bass Trombone Solo Mark Frost 5. One Note Samba (Jobin arr Alan Fernie) 6. Helter Skelter (Lemon) Xylophone Solo Simone Rebello 7. Finale from Swan Lake (Tchaikowsky arr Duncan) 24 Nov 1996 CONCERT – Nantwich Town Council, Nantwich 10 Dec 1996 CONCERT – Halifax Choral Society, Victoria Theatre, Halifax (1 of 2 Concerts) “Carols and Brass” Sponsored by the Evening Courier. With the Halifax Choral Society (Conductor John Price-Jones) The programme for the events were in the form of a Tabloid Newspaper. BAND and CHOIR

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1. Christmas Fantasy (arr Gordon Langford) ALL 2. Joy to the World CHOIR and ORGAN a. A Maiden Most Gentle ALL 3. See Amid the Winter Snow (J Goss and E Caswall 1851) BRITANNIA BUILDING SOCIETY BAND 4. The Spirit of Christmas (P Graham) 5. Largo from Winter, The Four Seasons (Vivaldi arr Snell) Tenor Horn Solo 6. Broadway Showstoppers (arr Alan Fernie) YOUNG SINGERS a. The Holly and the Ivy (Joshua Sylvester 1861/Trad arr Gardener) b. Magnificat (Hudson) c. Winter Wonderland (Bernard arr Hudson) BAND and CHOIR 7. I Saw Three Ships (Darius Battiwalla) 8. Silent Night (Joseph Mohr and Franz Gruber arr Darius Battiwalla) MICHAEL THOMPSON a. O For the Wings of a Dove ALL 9. Hark the Herald Angels Sing (Charles Wesley) INTERVAL ALL 1. Hail Smiling Morn CHILDREN (Medley) a. Jingle Bells (James S Pierpoint 1857 arr Derek Ashmore) b. Away in a Manger (Anonymous 1883) ALL 2. While Shepherds (Tune Ilkley Moor) (Nathum Tate 1652 -1715) BRITANNIA BUILDING SOCIETY BAND 3. Be A Clown (Cole Porter arr Alan Fernie) 4a. Unknown – Solo Euphonium Glyn Williams (10 Dec 1996 ONLY) 5. (Santa) Claus-Trophobin (arr Smith) CHOIR and ORGAN a. The Twelve Days of Christmas ALL 6. O Come All Ye Faithful 7. We Wish You a Merry Christmas CONCERT – Halifax Choral Society, Victoria Theatre, Halifax (1 of 2 Concerts) Originally advertised as 11 Dec but moved to the 10 Dec according to the programme. CONCERT – Halifax Choral Society, Victoria Theatre, Halifax (2 of 2 Concerts) “Carols and Brass” Sponsored by the Evening Courier. SAME PROGRAMME AS ABOVE WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE SOLO BAND and CHOIR 1. Christmas Fantasy (arr Gordon Langford) ALL 2. Joy to the World CHOIR and ORGAN a. A Maiden Most Gentle ALL 3. See Amid the Winter Snow (J Goss and E Caswall 1851) BRITANNIA BUILDING SOCIETY BAND 4. The Spirit of Christmas (P Graham) 5. Largo from Winter, The Four Seasons (Vivaldi arr Snell) Tenor Horn Solo 6. Broadway Showstoppers (arr Alan Fernie) YOUNG SINGERS a. The Holly and the Ivy (Joshua Sylvester 1861/Trad arr Gardener) b. Magnificat (Hudson) c. Winter Wonderland (Bernard arr Hudson) BAND and CHOIR 7. I Saw Three Ships (Darius Battiwalla) 8. Silent Night (Joseph Mohr and Franz Gruber arr Darius Battiwalla) MICHAEL THOMPSON a. O For the Wings of a Dove

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9. Hark the Herald Angels Sing (Charles Wesley) INTERVAL ALL 1. Hail Smiling Morn CHILDREN (Medley) a. Jingle Bells (James S Pierpoint 1857 arr Derek Ashmore) b. Away in a Manger (Anonymous 1883) ALL 2. While Shepherds (Tune Ilkley Moor) (Nathum Tate 1652 -1715) BRITANNIA BUILDING SOCIETY BAND 3. Be A Clown (Cole Porter arr Alan Fernie) 4b. Helter Shelter (W.G. Lemmon) Xylophone Solo Simone Rebello (12 Dec 1996 ONLY) 5. (Santa) Claus-Trophobin (arr Smith) CHOIR and ORGAN a. The Twelve Days of Christmas ALL 6. O Come All Ye Faithful 7. We Wish You a Merry Christmas CONCERT – Huddersfield Town Hall With Honley Choir CONCERT – Winsford Civic Hall “Christmas Concert” BROADCAST on BBC Radio 2 at 9pm “Listen to the Band” Frank Renton dons his Santa Claus outfit In an evening of Yuletide music from the stage of the Huddersfield Town Hall Introduced by Frank Renton Producer Bob McDowall The Britannia Building Society Band Conducted by Philip McCann. And the Honley Male Voice Choir (BBC North East)

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CONCERT – Patron’s Concert at Sandbach School, Sports Hall. 1. Army of the Nile (K.J. Alford) 2. Semiramide (Gioachino Rossini arr George Hawkins) 3. Oh Happy Day (Eric Leidzen) Cornet Solo Mark Wilkinson 4. Satin Doll (Duke Ellington arr Alan Fernie) 5. Cracked Ice Rag (arr A Fernie) Horn Trio - Robert Fulcher, Lesley Howie, Stuart McNulty 6. Lezghinka (Khachaturian arr Snell) 7. Marianne ( ) Flugel Horn Solo Shelly Ball 8. The New World Symphony No 9 (Dvorak arr R.S. Allen) INTERVAL 1. Capriccio Espanol (Rimski Korsakov arr M Kenyon) 2. Swing Low, Sweet Chariot (arr A Fernie) Bass Trombone Solo Mark Frost 3. Light Walk (arr Barrie Gott) 4. Adagio (Samuel Barper arr W Gordon) 5. Unknown – Solo Euphonium Glyn Williams 6. One Note Samba (Jobin arr Alan Fernie)

7. Unknown - Xylophone Solo Simone Rebello 8. Finale Swan Lake (Tchaikowsky arr A Duncan) (Admin Ref: BBS/152/BPL) ___________________________________________________________________________________

LESLEY HOWIE Biography. (Lesley Poole Biography)

1997 to 2014. Lesley started playing the Tenor Horn at School, winning the Scottish Schools Solo Championships in 1994 and 1995 while she was the principal Solo Horn player with the National Youth Brass Band of Scotland. In 1995 Lesley went to the Royal Northern collage of Music in Manchester (RNCM) with tutors including Howard Snell who asked her to join Fodens band. She was also playing with Marple and Wingates. Graduating from the RNCM with a BMus (Hons) Lesley went to the Manchester Metropolitan University where she gained a PGCE. In 1997 Lesley played as part of the Horn secion of the Britannia Building Society Band but left in 1999 to became the first female Principal Solo Horn player with the Black Dyke Mills Band . Lesley now works in a Secondary School in Hyde as Head of Music as well as a Professor of Tenor Horn at the Royal Northern Collage of Music and at Chethams School of Music in Manchester. In 2011 Lesley became engaged to Richard Poole (Cornet with Fodens). ___________________________________________________________________________________ 9 Mar 1997 COMPETITION – “Regional Championship, North West”, Opera House, Blackpool. Test Piece “A Lowry Sketchbook” by Philip Wilby Conductor for Fodens (BBSB) Philip McCann FIRST Williams Fairey SECOND Britannia Building Society Band. THIRD BNFL Leyland 22 Mar 1997 CONCERT – Civic Hall Winsford Grand Annual Charity Concert With Crewe Male Voice Choir - Conductor Paul Morris BRITANNIA BUILDING SOCIETY BAND 1. Under the Double Eagle (J.F. Wagner arr G Langford) 2. Ruler of the Spirits (Carl Maria von Weber arr P Graham) 3. Unknown – Soprano Solo Tracey Redfern 4. Dance of the Tumblers (Rimsky-Korsakov arr Derek Ashmore) 5. Autumn Leaves (Korsa and J Mercer arr A Catherall) 6. Be a Clown (Cole Porter arr A Fernie) 7. Unknown – Tenor Horn Solo Robert Fulcher 8. Symphony No 9 New World (Dvorak arr R.S. Allen) CREWE MALE VOICE CHOIR a. A Roman War Song – “Rienzi” (Wagner) b. Stout Hearted Men from The New Moon (Sigmund Romberg) c. The Rose (Amanda McBroom) from the film “The Rose”. d. You’ll Never Walk alone from Carousel (Rogers and Hammerstein) e. Gwahoddiad (Welsh Hymn Tune) INTERVAL CREWE MALE VOICE CHOIR a. Wandering the King’s Highway (Leslie Coward) b. Medley from “Les Miserables” (Boubl and Schonberg) a. At the End of the Day b. I Dreamed a Dream c. Castle on a Cloud d. Do you hear the People Sing? e. On my own f. Bring me Home g. Finale BRITANNIA BUILDING SOCIETY BAND 1. Procession of the Nobels (Rimsky Korsakov arr J Curnow) 2. Swing Low, Sweet Chariot (arr A Fernie) Bass Trombone Solo Mark Frost

3. Sweet By and By (L Ballantine) 4. Unknown – Solo Euphonium Glyn Williams 5. Broadway Showstoppers (arr A Fernie) 6. Unknown – Tuba Solo Phil Green 7. Symphony No 2 – The Little Russian (Tchaikovsky arr W Gordon) 5 Apr 1997 CONCERT – Victoria Hall, Bolton 1. Army of the Nile (K.J. Alford) 2. Semiramide (Gioachino Rossini arr George Hawkins) 3. Unknown – Cornet Solo Mark Wilkinson 4. Pepetuum Mobile (J Strauss arr Howard Snell) 5. La Calinda (Delius arr D Carder) 6. Broadway Showstoppers (arr A Fernie) 7. Sweet and Low (J. Barmby arr Howard Snell) Soloists Morvern Gilchrist, Shelly Ball, Robert Fulcher and Ken Cant 8. Finale from “New World” Symphony No 9 (Dvorak arr R.S. Allen) INTERVAL 1. Orpheus in the Underworld (J Offenbach) 2. The Flower Song (Bizet arr Howard Snell) Solo Euphonium Glyn Williams 3.Tarantella - La Danza (Gioachino Rossini arr G Langford) 4. Bugler’s Holiday (Leroy Anderson) 5. Black and White Rag (Botsford arr Alan Fernie) 6. Somewhere in Time (John Barry) 7. Helter Skelter (W.G. Lemon) Xylophone Solo Simone Rebello (Notes have Mark by the Side) 8. Swan Lake (Tchaikovsky arr A Duncan) ENCORE Not included in the Programme. I Love Paris 18 Apr 1997 CONCERT – Southport Town Hall. Tribute Concert for John Collard (Festival) 1. March Amhen (Kelly) 2. The Silken Ladder Overture (Gioachino Rossini arr P Parkes) 3. The Queen of Nights Aria (Mozart arr J Golland) Soprano Solo Tracey Redfern 4. Autumn Leaves (Korsa and Johnny Mercer arr A Catherall) 5. Dance of the Tumblers (Rimski Korsakov arr Derek Ashmore) 6. Meiso (John Golland) Tenor Duet Robert Fulcher and Jonathon Webster 7. Be a Clown (Cole Porter arr A Fernie) 8. A Kensington Concerto (E Ball) INTERVAL 1. Capriccio Espanol (Rimski Korsakov arr M Kenyon) 2. Celeste Aida (Verdi arr J Golland) Solo Euphonium Glyn Williams 3. Broadway Showstoppers (arr A Fernie) 4. Swing Low, Sweet Chariot (arr A Fernie) Bass Trombone Solo Mark Frost 5. Fantasia Reves d’Enfants (J Golland) 6. Unknown – Xylophone Solo Simone Rebello 7. Deep Harmony (H Parker arr John Golland) 8. Symphony No 2 – The Little Russian (Tchaikovsky arr W Gordon) 19-20 Apr 1997 CONCERT – Belfast 19 Apr 1997 CONCERT – The Ulster Hall, Belfast Advertised as the World Famous FODEN’S BAND although they were now named the Britannia Building Society Band. Title “A Brass Celebration” organised by the 1st Old Boys Association Silver Band. Conductor for Foden’s Band Philip McCann. 1. The Melody Shop (K.L. King)

2. Ruler of the Spirits (Carl Maria von Weber arr Peter Graham) 3. Tba Cornet Solo Mark Wilkinson 4. Autumn Leaves (Korsa and Johnny Mercer arr A Catherall) 5. Cracked Ice Rag (arr Alan Fernie) Soloists Robert Fulcher, Lesley Howie, and Stuart McNulty 6. Lezghinka (Khatchaturian arr Howard Snell) 7. Tba Flugel Horn Solo Shelly Ball 8. The Year of the Dragon (Philip Sparke) INTERVAL 1. Capriccio Espanol (Rimski Korsakov arr M Kenyon) 2. Swing Low, Sweet Chariot (arr Alan Fernie) Bass Trombone Solo Mark Frost 3. Light Walk (B Gott) Big Band Tune 4. Largo Symphony No 9 (Dvorak arr G Langford) 5. Tba Solo Euphonium Glyn Williams 6. Be A Clown (Cole Porter arr Andrew Duncan) 7. Swan lake (Tchaikovsky arr Andrew Duncan) ___________________________________________________________________________________ RE-NAMED FODENS BAND With the Britannia Building Society removing its funding gradually from the band from 1996 to 2000 it meant that not all shows were advertised as being with their name. The 19 April 1997 Concert at the Ulster Hall, Belfast was one of them and in the biography of the band it stated that – “Until recently, the band was known as the Britannia Building Society band, but following the ending of this sponsorship partnership, the band will now be known as THE WORLD FAMOUS FODEN’S BAND”. ___________________________________________________________________________________ LIST OF PLAYERS from the 19 April 1997 CONCERT – The Ulster Hall, Belfast BAND MEMBERS INSTRUMENT Conductor Principal Cornet Solo Cornet Solo Cornet Solo Cornet Soprano Cornet Repiano Cornet 2nd Cornet 2nd Cornet 3rd Cornet 3rd Cornet Solo Flugel Solo Tenor Horn 1st Tenor Horn 2nd Tenor Horn Solo Trombone 2nd Trombone Bass Trombone Solo Euphonium 2nd Euphonium Solo Baritone 2nd Baritone Solo E Flat Bass 2nd E Flat Bass B Flat Bass B Flat Bass Percussion

PLAYER Philip McCann (Musical Director) Mark Wilkinson Peter Coulson Colin Short Tim Walters Tracey Redfern Morvern Gilchrist Maureen Cameron Amanda Brader Nicky Lees Steve Cooke Shelly Ball Robert Fulcher Leslie Howie Stuart McNulty Andrew Berryman Ann Motherby Mark Frost Glyn Williams Ken Cant (Pre June 1999) Jonathon Webster Jeremy Belton Phil Green (Phillip Green) Toby Hobson Dean Morley Brett Wharton Simone Rebello

Percussion Chris Bastock Percussion Alun Hathaway Percussion Debbie Pheasant (Highlighted = New members since last list) ___________________________________________________________________________________ COMPOSER IN RESIDENCE – Andrew Duncan. According to the Programme for Ulster The Foden’s Band (Britannia Building Society Band) has a composer in Residence. ANDREW DUNCAN was an arranger of classical music and studied at the Napier College, Edinburgh and the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London. As one of the leading Tuba players he was since 1984 the principal Tuba player with the Hale Orchestra in Manchester. Unlike Andy Scott, Andrew was mainly asked to do arrangements for the Foden Band rather than new compositions. ___________________________________________________________________________________ ARRANGER IN RESIDENCE – Alan Fernie Starting as an arranger for the Beatles hit “When I’m 64” Alan has made many arrangement over the years and was appointed Arranger in Residence with the band. Alan did his studying at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama as well as the National Centre for Orchestural Studies at Goldsmith’s College in London. ___________________________________________________________________________________ 4 May 1997 CONCERT – St Andrew’s Hall, Northwich 1. March – Army of the Nile (K.L. Alford) 2. The Silken Ladder Overture (Gioachino Rossini arr P Parkes) 3. Tba Cornet Solo Mark Wilkinson 4. Autumn Leaves (Korsa and Johnny Mercer arr A Catherall) 5. Dance of the Tumblers (Rimski Korsakov arr Derek Ashmore) 6. Broadway Showstoppers (arr A Fernie) 7. Sweet and Low (J Barnby arr Howard Snell) Soloists Morven Gilchrist, Shelly Ball, Robert Fulcher, Ken Cant 8. The Year of the Dragon (Philip Sparke) INTERVAL 1. Capriccio Espanol (Rimski Korsakov arr M Kenyon) 2. Largo Al Factotum (G Rossini arr Denis Wright) Solo Euphonium Glyn Williams 3. Resurgam (Eric Ball) 4. Solo Unknown 5. One Note Samba (Jobin arr Alan Fernie) 6. Unknown – Xylophone Solo Simone Rebello 7. Pictures ENCORES Hora Staccato Somewhere in Time I Love a Parade 9 May 1997 CONCERT – Huddersfield Town Hall. With Colne Valley Choir / German Choir BRITANNIA BUILDING SOCIETY BAND 1. Capriccio Espagnol – Excerpts (Rimsky- Korsakov arr M Kenyou) COLNE VALLEY MALE VOICE CHOIR a. BRITANNIA BUILDING SOCIETY BAND 2. I Live a Parade – Medley (arr Alan Fernie) 3. Swing Low Sweet Chariot (arr Alan Fernie) Bass Trombone Solo Mark Frost 4. Hora Staccato (Dinicu arr Goff Richards) Cornet Feature 5. Lezghinka (Khachaturian att Howard Snell) GERMAN CHOIR a. BRITANNIA BUILDING SOCIETY BAND and PIANO

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6. Scherzo (Litolff) INTERVAL GERMAN CHOIR a. BRITANNIA BUILDING SOCIETY BAND 1. The Old Chalet (Trad arr Howard Snell) 2. One Note Samba (Jobin arr Alan Fernie) 3. Helter Skelter (W G Lemon) Xylophone Solo Simone Rebello 4. Swan Lake (Tchaikovsky arr A Duncan) COLNE VALLEY MALE VOICE CHOIR a. BRITANNIA BUILDING SOCIETY BAND and CHOIR 5. Battle Hymn of the Republic BROADCAST on BBC Radio 3 at 3pm “BBC Festival of Brass” Programme 4 of 6 Recorded at Manchester in February Introduced by Paul Himdmarsh The Britannia Building Society Band Conducted by Philip McCann. 1. Coriolanus (Cyril Jenkins) 2. Volcano (Robert Simpson) CONCERT – Leek Arts Festival, Leek 1. Knight of the Road (William Rimmer) 2. The Silken Ladder 3. Unknown Cornet Solo Mark Wilkinson 4. Autumn Leaves (Korsa and J Mercer arr A Catherall) 5. Dance of the Tumblers (Rimsky-Korsakov arr D Ashmore) 6. Broadway Showstoppers (arr Alan Fernie) 7. Sweet and Low (J Barnby arr Howard Snell) Soloists Morven Gilchrist, Shelly Ball, Robert Fulcher and Ken Cant 8. La Forza Del destino (Verdi arr F Wright) INTERVAL 1. Capriccio Espagnol – Excerpts (Rimsky- Korsakov arr M Kenyou) 2. Swing Low Sweet Chariot (arr Alan Fernie) Bass Trombone Solo Mark Frost 3. Light Walk (B Gott) – Big Band Tune 4. Largo from the New World Symphony No 9 – New World) (Dvorak arr G Langford) 5. Unknown Euphonum Solo Glyn Williams 6. Somewhere in Time – Film music (John Barry arr K V Woude) 7. Unknown Xylophone Solo Simone Rebello 8. Pictures at an exhibition (Moussorgsky arr W Gordon) a. The Hut on Fowl’s Legs (Baba-Yaga) b. The Great Gate of Kiev ENCORE 76 Trombones (Sandy Wilson arr Alan Fernie) COMPETITION – All England International Masters, The Corn Exchange, Cambridge. Test Piece “Jazz” by Philip Wilby. Conductor for Fodens (BBSB) Philip McCann FIRST Williams Fairey SECOND Wingates THIRD Yorkshire Building Society Sixth Britannia Building Society Band The band was featured in a BBC Best of Brass programme about the All England

Masters. Part of the programme is features on You Tube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=related&hl=en&gl=IL&v=KDWlc_QnR-I 25 May 1997 CONCERT –“Gala Concert”, The Corn Exchange, Cambridge. Conductor for Fodens (BBSB) Philip McCann 26 May 1997 MASSED BANDS CONCERT – G-MEX Manchester (5pm) Organised by Frank Renton (BBC Radio 2 - Listen to the Band) 26 May 1997 BROADCAST on BBC Radio 2 at 8pm (see above) “Championship Brass” Peter Skellern introduces the climax of a day of brass band music from the G-Mex complex in Manchester. Featuring The Britannia Building Society Band Brighouse and Rastrick Band Wingates The BT Band With Soloists Nick Hudson Simone Rebello Conducted by Frank Renton Producer Philip Whitaker 31 May 1997 CONCERT – Pavilion Theatre Rhyl. (Paragon Concert) With Huddersfield Choral Society 15 June 1997 RECORDING – Doyen CD Recording. 22 June 1997 RECORDING – Doyen CD Recording. 27 June 1997 CONCERT – Leeds Summertime Festival, Leeds. 1. The Cossack (William Rimmer) 2. Overture The Little Russian (Tchaikovsky) 3. Unknown – Cornet Solo Mark Wilkinson 4. Satin Doll (Duke Ellington) 5. Adagio from Spartacus (Khachaturian) 6. Russian Sailors Dance (Reinhold Gliere) 7. Largo from Winter – Four Seasons (Vivaldi) Soloists Shelly Ball, Robert Fulcher and Janet Gilder 8. Paganini Variations (arr P Wilby) INTERVAL 1. Intrada (R Farr) 2. Espana (Chabrier) 3. Suite Gothique (Boellmann) Priere a Notre Dame and Toccata 4. Unknown – Solo Euphonium Glyn Williams 5. America (Leonard Bernstein) 6. Unknown – Xylophone Solo Simone Rebello 7. Carnival Romain (Hector Berlioz) ENCORE Not included in the Programme. Farandole from the suite I’Arlesienne (G Bizet arr Wright) 1997 Band Manager Bernie Logan left his post after trying tirelessly to find a new sponsor for the band. July 1997 After 12 months Phillip McCann hung up his baton with the band as the chemistry between the band and himself was not working. 1 July 1997 Nicholas J Childs took up the baton left behind by Phillip McCann. He had started playing with the Tredegar Junior Band becoming one of the best Euphonium players with encouragement from his “gifted” father John Childs. He had gained numerous solo awards for his playing and had been with the Grimethorpe Colliery band. He had worked with Howard Snell with the Britannia Building Society Band so he was no stranger to the players (Nov 1988 – 1993 Solo Euphonium). ___________________________________________________________________________________

NICHOLAS J CHILDS Biography. (Conductor / Euphonium)

Nicholas John Childs began playing the Euphonium at the age of eight with the Tredegar Junior Choir. He was taught by his father John Childs and his brother Robert. During his playing career Nicholas was awarded “Champion Euphonium Player of Great Britain”, “Welsh National Solo Champion”, “Euphonium Player of the Year 1986” and became the first Euphonium player to win the “Champion of Champions Award”. Nicholas played with the Grimethorpe Colliery Band and between November 1988 and 1993 he was the Euphonium soloist and bandmaster with Fodens. Nicholas and Robert toured round the world as the “Sensational Childs Brothers Duo”. With academic qualifications including a Fellowship from the London College of Music, an Associate of the Royal College of Music and a Master of Arts Degree from Salford University in Conducting. In 1997 Nicholas was appointed conductor of the National Youth Brass Band of Denmark as well as Fodens Courtois band a position he held until 2002. Having been with Fodens between 1997 and 2002 Nicholas left to conduct the Yorkshire Building Society Band. Nicholas is also the Managing Director of Doyen Recordings Ltd a company specialising in producing Brass Band CD’S. ___________________________________________________________________________________ Solo Baritone player Jonathon Webster was also the owner of “Fred Rhodes Musical Instruments” who were the only UK importers of the French Instrument manufacturer Antoine Courtois who agreed to sponsor the band while at the same time allowing them to return to their original name of FODENS. However when the Britannia Building Society sponsorship ended and the band wanted to revert to the name Fodens, the owner of the truck company PACCAR, objected to its use. Nicholas J Childs approached Allan Littlemore to ask if anything could be done to resolve this problem. Allan’s solution was to write to Bill Foden, David Foden and Edwin Foden, great grandsons of the founder, to ask them if they would allow the band to be named after the family and as a consequence PACCAR realised they could raise no objections to this and that seemed to sort out the problem of the name. ___________________________________________________________________________________ 1997

COURTOIS History. Started in 1789 when the Courtois family opened its first workshop in Paris, France. Antoine Coutois one of the founders son’s started the present company in 1803. In 1956 Paul Gaudet the Managing Director decided to de-centralise his company and built a factory in Amboise in the Loire Valley. Jonathon Webster the Manging director of Fred Rhodes Ltd organised a contract to become the sole UK distributer of the instruments. In 1997 Nicholas J Childs (Fodens band) joined the company and helped to develop the range of instruments. ___________________________________________________________________________________ 5 July 1997

CONCERT – Regent Hall The Salvation Army, 275 Oxford Street, London With the Enfield Citadel Band (Salvation Army) Bandmaster James Williams. Titled “FROM NORTH TO SOUTH 2”. The Concert was recorded for CD by Egon Records (Royston Rd, Baldock, Herts SG7 6NW) BOTH BANDS 1. Hymn Tune Arrangement – Penlan (arr Charles Skinner) Welcome, Reading and Prayer by Lieutenant Colonel Lincoln Parkhouse. ENFIELD CITIDAL BAND (Salvation Army) a. March; Salvations Song (William Gordon) BRITANNIA BUILDING SOCIETY BAND 2. Overture; Le Carnival Romain (Hector Berlioz arr Frank Wright) 3. Hejre Kati (arr Howard Snell) Cornet Solo Mark Wilkinson ENFIELD CITIDAL BAND (Salvation Army) b. Air Varie; Sound out the Proclamation (Eric Ball) BRITANNIA BUILDING SOCIETY BAND 4. America frm West Side Story (Leonard Bernstein) 5. Share My Yoke (Joy Webb and Ivor Bosanko)

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Flugel Horn Solo Shelly Bell ENFIELD CITIDAL BAND (Salvation Army) c. Variations on Maccabeus (Kevin Norbury) BRITANNIA BUILDING SOCIETY BAND 6. Brillante (Peter Graham) Solo Euphonium Glyn Williams 7. Paganini Variations (Paganini arr Philip Wilby) INTERVAL BOTH BANDS 1. Transcription “Procession of the Nobels” (Rimsky- Korsakov arr James Curnow) 2. Purcell Variations (Kenneth Downie) 3. Gaelic Blessing (Rutter arr John Meredith) 4. Tone Poem – Song of Courage (Eric Ball) 5. March Slave (Tchaikovski arr Richard Philips) Benediction by Lieutenant Colonel Lincoln Parkhouse? RECORDING – Doyen CD Recording. CONCERT – Cholmondley Castle, Wrexham (Afternoon) 1. King Cotton (John Philip Sousa) 2. Festive Overture (Shostakovich arr Kitson) 3. Hejre Kati (Snell) Cornet Solo Mark Wilkinson 4. Bugler’s Holiday (Leroy Anderson) 5. Let’s Face the Music and Dance (Irving Berlin) 6. Toccata and Fugue (Johann Sebastian Bach) 7. Brillante (Peter Graham) Solo Euphonium Glyn Williams 8. Riverdance (Bill Whelan arr Ray Farr) 9. Largo from Winter – Four Seasons (Vivaldi) Soloists Shelly Ball, Robert Fulcher and Janet Gilder 10. Espana (Emmanuel Chabrier arr Longford) 11. March from Pines of Rome (Respighi) ENCORES Not printed in the Programme. Folk Festival (Shostakovich) Entry of the Gladiators (Fucik) RECORDING – Doyen CD Recording.

24 July – 2 Aug 1997 TOUR Finland. Part of the Lieksa Brass Week (18-27 July 1997) and the Johan Willgren Festival. Conductor Nicholas J Childs 25 July 1997 CONCERT Finland – 12noon (20 Minutes) 1. Let’s Face the Music and Dance (Berlin arr Goff Richards) 2. Riverdance (Bill Whelan arr Ray Farr) 3. Festive Overture (Shostakovich arr Kitson) 4. Toccata and Fugue (Bach arr Ray Farr) Extra Mack and Mabel (Jerry Herman arr K Wilkinson) Midwest March (J J Richards) Selection from West Side Story (Leonard Bernstein) 25 July 1997 CONCERT Finland – Lieksa Brass Week in the Lieksa Church 6pm 1. The Little Russsian (Tchaikovsky) 2. Hejre Kati (ar Snell) Cornet Solo Mark Wilkinson 3. The Year of the Dragon II and III Movements (Sparke) 4. Espana (Chabrier arr Langford) 5. Winter from the Four Seasons (Vivaldi) Soloists Shelly Ball, Robert Fulcher and Janet Gilder 6. The Severn Suite (Elgar) INTERVAL 1. Intrada (Ray Farr) 2. The Barber of Saville (Gioachino Rossini) 3. Brillante (Graham)

26 July 1997

27 July 1997

Solo Euphonium Glyn Williams 4. The Russian Sailor’s Dance (Gliere arr Dodd) 5. America from West Side Story (Leonard Bernstein) 6. Swing Low Sweet Chariot (arr Alan Fernie) Bass Trombone Solo Mark Frost 7. The Old Chalet (arr Snell) 8. Finlandia (Sibelius) ENCORES (Not in the Programme) Folk Festival (Shostakovich) March from the Pines of Rome (Respighi) Entry of the Gladiators (Fucik) Farondole (Bizet) The Melody Shop (King) Comedians Gallop (Kabalevsky) Devil’s Galop – Dick Barton Theme (Charles Williams) Shostakovich Gallop (arr Snell) CONCERT Finland – Concert Ruunaa 1pm (30 Minutes) Music chosen from the following. 1. Midwest March (J J Richards) 2. Let’s Face the Music and Dance (Berlin arr Goff Richards) 3. Mack and Mabel (Jerry Herman arr K Wilkinson) 4. America from West Side Story (Leonard Bernstein) 5. Toccata and Fugue (Bach arr Ray Farr) 6. Cornet Callion (Binge) 7. Old Man River (arr French) 8. Sabre Dance (Khatchaturian) 9. The Barber of Saville (Gioachino Rossini) 10. Selection from West Side Story (Leonard Bernstein) 11. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (John Williams arr Ray Farr) 12. Espana (Chabrier arr Langford) 13. Winter from the Four Seasons (Vivaldi) Soloists Shelly Ball, Robert Fulcher and Janet Gilder 14. Bugler’s Holiday (Leroy Anderson) 15. Satin Doll (Duke Ellington) 16. King Cotton (Sousa) 17. Riverdance (Bill Whelan arr Ray Farr) 18. Memory (Lloyd Webber) CONCERT Finland – (Kartanodidyllia) at Sarkkila Manor 1. The Melody Shop (Kark Lawrence King) 2. Alkusoitto oopperaan Sevillan parturi (Gioachino Rossini) 3. Csarda-Kohtaus Nro 4 op 32 (Jeno Hubay) Solo Cornet Mark Wilkinson 4. Cornet Callion (Binge) 5. Sapelitanssi balettisarjasta Gajane (Aram Hatshaturjan) 6. Espana (Emmanuel Chabruier arr Langford) 7. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (John Williams arr Ray Farr) INTERVAL (Valiaika) 1. The Cossak (William Rimmer) 2. Capriccio Espagnol (Rimski-Korsakov) Movements 1 – 5 3. Brillante (Peter Graham) Solo Euphonium Glyn Williams 4. America – West Side Story (Leonard Bernstein) 5. Swing Low Sweet Chariot (arr Allan Farnie) Bass Trombone Mark Frost 6. Nimrod Enigma Variations (Elgar) 7. Finlandia (Jean Sibelius arr Wright) ENCORES (Not in the Programme) Folk Festival (Shostakovich) March from the Pines of Rome (Respighi) Entry of the Gladiators (Fucik) Farondole (Bizet)

The Melody Shop (King) Comedians Gallop (Kabalevsky) Devil’s Galop – Dick Barton Theme (Charles Williams) Shostakovich Gallop (arr Snell) 28 July 1997 3 CONCERTS Finland – Wine Festival (1 Hour Each) 2 Shows at the Sports Hall outside Stadium either outside or inside depending on the weather. 1 show outside City Hall. All shows are casual in nature for listeners at the Wine Festival. Music chosen from the following. 1. Midwest March (J J Richards) 2. Let’s Face the Music and Dance (Berlin arr Goff Richards) 3. Mack and Mabel (Jerry Herman arr K Wilkinson) 4. America from West Side Story (Leonard Bernstein) 5. Toccata and Fugue (Bach arr Ray Farr) 6. Cornet Callion (Binge) 7. Old Man River (arr French) 8. Sabre dance (Khatchaturian) 9. The Barber of Saville (Gioachino Rossini) 10. Selection from West Side Story (Leonard Bernstein) 11. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (John Williams arr Ray Farr) 12. Espana (Chabrier arr Langford) 13. Winter from the Four Seasons (Vivaldi) Soloists Shelly Ball, Robert Fulcher and Janet Gilder 14. Bugler’s Holiday (Leroy Anderson) 15. Satin Doll (Duke Ellington) 16. King Cotton (Sousa) 17. Riverdance (Bill Whelan arr Ray Farr) 18. Memory (Lloyd Webber) 28 July 1997 M Shaw resigned as a Trustee of the Foden’s Courtois Band. 28 July 1997 E Timmis, Jimmy Charles and Malcolm Brew (Treasurer and Secretary) appointed as Trustees of the Foden’s Courtois Band. SEE BELOW ___________________________________________________________________________________ 28 July 1997 details of the CHANGE OF NAME (See also above)

FODENS COUROIS BAND At a special meeting on the 3 December 1987 the band changed its name to the Britannia Building Society Foden Band but with the withdraw of funds a new sponsor was found and at a Special Meeing on the 28 July 1997 the band officially adopted the name FODENS COUROIS BAND and appointed new members of the Trustees (See above). The new name came into operation on the 1 September 1997. ___________________________________________________________________________________ 29 July 1997

3 CONCERTS Finland – Wine Festival (1 Hour Each) (As above 2nd Day at Event) 2 Shows at the Sports Hall outside Stadium either outside or inside depending on the weather. 1 show outside City hall. All shows are casual in nature for listeners at the wine festival. Music chosen from the following. 1. Midwest March (J J Richards) 2. Let’s Face the Music and Dance (Berlin arr Goff Richards) 3. Mack and Mabel (Jerry Herman arr K Wilkinson) 4. America from West Side Story (Leonard Bernstein) 5. Toccata and Fugue (Bach arr Ray Farr) 6. Cornet Callion (Binge) 7. Old Man River (arr French) 8. Sabre Dance (Khatchaturian) 9. The Barber of Saville (Gioachino Rossini) 10. Selection from West Side Story (Leonard Bernstein)

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1 Aug 1997

11. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (John Williams arr Ray Farr) 12. Espana (Chabrier arr Langford) 13. Winter from the Four Seasons (Vivaldi) Soloists Shelly Ball, Robert Fulcher and Janet Gilder 14. Bugler’s Holiday (Leroy Anderson) 15. Satin Doll (Duke Ellington) 16. King Cotton (Sousa) 17. Riverdance (Bill Whelan arr Ray Farr) 18. Memory (Lloyd Webber) DAY OFF CONCERT Finland – Ylieieska (Valtakannallinen Puhallinmusikkileriri) 1. The Cossak (William Rimmer) 2. The Corsair (Hector Berlioz) 3. Hejre Kati (Snell) Cornet Solo Mark Wilkinson 4. Cornet Callion (Binge) 5. Let’s Face the Music and Dance (Berlin) 6. Talvi (Vivaldi) Soloists Shelly Ball, Robert Fulcher and Janet Gilder 7. The Year of the Dragon, II and III Movements (Philip Sparke) INTERVAL 1. Intrada (Ray Farr) 2. Brillante (Peter Graham) Solo Euphonium Glyn Williams 3. Espana (Emmanuel Chabruier arr Langford) 4. America – West Side Story (Leonard Bernstein) 5. Swing Low Sweet Chariot (arr Allan Farnie) Bass Trombone Mark Frost 6. The Old Chalet (arr Howard Snell) 7. Rooman Pinjat – Pines of Rome (Respighi) ENCORES (Not in the Programme) Folk Festival (Shostakovich) March from the Pines of Rome (Respighi) Entry of the Gladiators (Fucik) Farondole (Bizet) The Melody Shop (King) Comedians Gallop (Kabalevsky) Devil’s Galop – Dick Barton Theme (Charles Williams) Shostakovich Gallop (arr Snell) CONCERT Finland – The KVS Institute, Orivesi. 7pm 1. King Cotton (John Philip Sousa) 2. The Corsair (Hector Berlioz) 3. Bugler’s Holiday (Leroy Anderson) 4. Let’s Face the Music and Dance (Irving Berlin) 5. Dear Lord and Father of Mankind (Hubert Parry) 6. Toccata and Fugue (Johann Sebastian Bach) 7. The Severn Suite (Edward Elgar) INTERVAL 1. Intrada (Ray Farr) 2. The Year of the Dragon, II and III Movements (Philip Sparke) 3. Brillante (Peter Graham) Solo Euphonium Glyn Williams 4. Espana (Emmanuel Chabruier arr Langford) 5. America – West Side Story (Leonard Bernstein) 6. Swing Low Sweet Chariot (arr Allan Farnie) Bass Trombone Mark Frost 7. The Old Chalet (arr Howard Snell) 8. Finlandia (Jean Sibelius arr Wright) ENCORES (Not in the Programme)

2 Aug 1997

2 Aug 1997

Folk Festival (Shostakovich) March from the Pines of Rome (Respighi) Entry of the Gladiators (Fucik) Farondole (Bizet) The Melody Shop (King) Comedians Gallop (Kabalevsky) Devil’s Galop – Dick Barton Theme (Charles Williams) Shostakovich Gallop (arr Snell) CONCERT Finland – Lahti Organ Festival, Lauantai. Opening Ceremony in Orivesi. 3 to 4 Items to be performed round speeches etc. 1. Intrada (Ray Farr) 2. Festive Overture (Shostakovich arr Kitson) 3. Cornet Callion (Binge) 4. Toccata and Fugue (Bach) ENCORES (Not in the Programme) Folk Festival (Shostakovich) March from the Pines of Rome (Respighi) Entry of the Gladiators (Fucik) Farondole (Bizet) The Melody Shop (King) Comedians Gallop (Kabalevsky) Devil’s Galop – Dick Barton Theme (Charles Williams) Shostakovich Gallop (arr Snell) CONCERT Finland – Lahti Organ Festival, Lauhti. 10pm 0. The Cossak (William Rimmer) (Opening on Band list for the event) 1. King Cotton (John Philip Sousa) (In Programme as the first track) 2. The Corsair (Hector Berlioz) 3. Hejre Kati (Snell) Cornet Solo Mark Wilkinson 4. Let’s Face the Music and Dance (Berlin) 5. Winter from the Four Seasons (Vivaldi) Soloists Shelly Ball, Robert Fulcher and Janet Gilder 6. Toccata and Fugue (Bach) INTERVAL 1. Intrada (Ray Farr) 2. The Year of the Dragon, II and III Movements (Philip Sparke) 3. Brillante (Peter Graham) Solo Euphonium Glyn Williams 4. Espana (Emmanuel Chabruier arr Langford) 5. America – West Side Story (Leonard Bernstein) 6. Swing Low Sweet Chariot (arr Allan Farnie) Bass Trombone Mark Frost 7. The Old Chalet (arr Howard Snell) 8. Finlandia (Jean Sibelius arr Wright) ENCORES (Not in the Programme) Folk Festival (Shostakovich) March from the Pines of Rome (Respighi) Entry of the Gladiators (Fucik) Farondole (Bizet) The Melody Shop (King) Comedians Gallop (Kabalevsky) Devil’s Galop – Dick Barton Theme (Charles Williams) Shostakovich Gallop (arr Snell)

END OF TOUR ___________________________________________________________________________________ TRUSTEES OF THE BAND after July 1997 Stephen J Sebire (Chairman) C French E Timmis

Malcolm Brew (Treasurer) Jimmy Charles ___________________________________________________________________________________ 29 Aug 1997 CONCERT – Framlingham Castle, Sussex 1. Fanfare to a Common Man (Coupland) 2. Stars and Stripes Forever (Sousa) 3. Barber of Saville (Gioachino Rossini) 4. Cornet Carillon (Binge) 5. Famous British Marches (arr Langford) 6. Deep Inside the Sacred Temple (Bizet) Duet Glyn Williams and Ken Cant 7. 76 Trombones (Sandy Willson) 8. Winter (Vivaldi) Soloists Shelly Ball, Robert Fulcher and Janet Gilder 9. Riverdance (Bill Whelan arr Ray Farr) INTERVAL 1. Dambusters March (Eric Coates) 2. West Side Story – Selection (Leonard Bernstein) 3. Mack and Mabel – Selection (Jerry Herman) 4. Radetzky March (Strauss) 5. Nimrod (Elgar) 6. Jerusalem (Hubert Parry) 7. Fantasy on British Sea Songs (Henry Wood) 8. Pomp and Circumstance No 1 (Edward Elgar) 1 Sept 1997 BRITANNIA BUILDING SOCIETY BAND BECAME THE FODENS (COURTOIS) BAND on this date officially. 6 Sept 1997 COMPETITION – “British Open Championships”, Symphony Hall, Birmingham. The band were due to make their debut with the new name FODENS (COURTOIS) BAND at the Open Championship in the Bridgewater Hall, Manchester but the competition was delayed for four months due to the funeral of Princess Diana (.b. 1 July 1961 .D. 31 Aug 1997) on the 6 September 1997. (see 17 January 1998) 13 Sept 1997 CONCERT – Huddersfield Town Hall. “Brass and Voices” In Aid of the Huddersfield Royal Informary, Breast Clinic Appeal and The Huddersfield Asthma Group. With Gledholt Male Voice Choir. Compere Canon Roger Royle (BBC Radio 2) FODENS COURTOIS BAND 1. The Cossack (William Rimmer) 2. Barber of Saville (Gioachino Rossini) 3. Hejre Kati (Howard Snell) Solo Cornet Mark Wilkinson CHOIR a. A Roman War Song b. In Nomine Jesu c. When the Saints Go Marching In FODENS COURTOIS BAND 4. America – West Side Story (Leonard Bernstein) 5. Swing Low Sweet Chariot (arr Alan Fernie) Bass Trombone Solo Mark Frost 6. Toccata and Fugue (Johann Sebastian Bach) CHOIR d. Viva Tutti e. My Lord What a Morning f. Som, Som g. Nessun Dorma INTERVAL FODENS COURTOIS BAND 1. Intrada (Ray Farr) 2. Brilliante (Peter Graham)

Solo Euphonium Glyn Williams 3. March from Pines of Rome (Respighi) CHOIR a. Rhythm of Life b. Sweet Lass of Richmond Hill c. Two Little Boys FODENS COURTOIS BAND 4. Ol’ Man River (arr French) 5. Helter Skelter (W.G. Lemon) Xylophone Solo Simone Rebello 6. Riverdance (Bill Whelan arr Ray Farr) CHOIR d. Cossack Ride e. Cantique de Jean Racine f. Gwahoddiad CHOIR AND AUDIENCE g. Pomp and Circumstance No1 (Elgar) ENCORES Not printed in the Programme. Entry of the Gladiators I Will Follow Him – From Sister Act (Stole / Roma / Plante arr Goff Richards) 1997 The National Lottery gave the band a grant of £73,005 through the Arts Council to purchase new instruments and to expand its youth involvement enabling the band to form a Youth Band. Unfortunately the Youth band didn’t happen. 14 Sept 1997 RECORDING – Doyen CD at Peel Hall Salford. BRASS EXPLOSION the music of Goff Richards Obrasso CD863 1. Exploding Brass 2. Brass Ablaze 3. Hollywood 4. Brass Band Blues 5. I Will Follow Him from Sister Act (Stole / Roma / Plante arr Goff Richards) 6. Elvis Lives 7. Taylor Made 8. Our Love is here to Stay (George Gershwin arr Goff Richards) Flugel Solo Shelly Ball The SAINTS 9. St Petroc 10. St Breward 11. St Menefreda 12. Pendennis Alternate Listing includes. 10. The Thornbirds Theme 11. Three Saints 12. Pendennis ___________________________________________________________________________________ RECORDING ORDER 1. Hollywood 2. The SAINTS / Three Saints a. St Petroc b. St Breward c. St Menefreda 3. Chaplin (arr Goff Richards) (Not on CD) 4. Maple Leaf Rag (Scott Joplin arr Goff Richards) 5. I Will Follow Him (from Sister Act) (Stole / Roma / Plante arr Richards) 6. The Saints (Tras arr Goff Richards) 7. Elvis Lives 8. Brass Explosion / Exploding Brass 9. Taylor Made 10. Pendennis 11. Brass Ablaze

12. Brass Band Blues 13. Our Love is here to Stay (George Gershwin arr Goff Richards) Flugel Solo Shelly Ball 14. The Thornbirds Theme ___________________________________________________________________________________ 20 Sept 1997 Wedding of Tim Walters (Solo Cornet) 27 Sept 1997 CONCERT – Civic Hall, Uppermill 18 Oct 1997 COMPETITION – “National Championships”, Royal Albert Hall, London Test Piece “Legends and Myths on Alderley Edge” by Peter Graham. Conductor Nicholas J Childs RESULTS FIRST Brighouse and Rastrick SECOND Williams Fairey THIRD Fodens (Courtois) Band 1997 COMPOSER IN RESIDENCE The band signed Barry Forgie (Conductor of the BBC Big Band) as “Composer in Residence”. 25 Oct 1997 CONCERT – Winsford Civic Hall 8 Nov 1997 Jimmy Charles collected some Foden Band Memorabelia from the “EDWIN FODEN MUSEUM TRUST” at Zan Drive. Items listed – 1x Large Framed Picture Edwin Foden 1x Large Framed Picture William Foden 1x Large Framed Picture E.R. Foden 1x Medium Framed Picture Edwin Foden 1x Foden Band Colum (Poor Condition) 1x Picture Foden Band On Stage 1x Picture The Queen and Fred Mortimer 1x Tapestry Hilgum, Holland The items were then put on the walls of the Band-room. 13 Nov 1997 CONCERT – Garforth Community Centre, Garforth 15 Nov 1997 COMPETITION – “Brass in Concert”, Spennymoor Leisure Centre, Gateshead. Conductor Nicholas J Childs FIRST JJB Sports Leyland SECOND Fodens (Courtois) Band THIRD Williams Fairey With a new arrangement by Barry Forgie of Billy May’s “Chicago” the band came Second. 23 Nov 1997 CONCERT – King’s Hall, Stoke on Trent. (13th Annual Concert) In Aid of the North Staffs, Special Schools Holiday Home. With the Rhos Orpheus Male Voice Choir (Musical Director John Glyn Williams) (Accompanist Anne Philips) Advertised as the Fodens Courtois Band formally known as Britannia Building Society Band. MC for the evening Bill Humphreys (BBC Radio Stoke) FODENS COURTOIS BAND 1. The Cossack (William Rimmer) 2. Barber of Saville (Gioachino Rossini) RHOS ORPHEUS CHOIR a. Gwahaddiad (Calvary) (arr J Tudor Davies) b. Hand me down my Silver Trumpet Lord (arr J.G. Williams) CAMILLA BLAND-ROBERTS (Soprano) FODENS COURTOIS BAND 3. Tonight (Leonard Bernstein arr Barry Forgie) 4. Be My Love (Sammy Cahn / Nicholas Brodszky arr Ray Farr) Euphonium Solo Glyn Williams RHOS ORPHEUS CHOIR c. Ar Lan Y Mor (arr J G Williams) d. Autumn Leaves (E James) e. Rhythm of Life (Cy Coleman) FODENS COURTOIS BAND and RHOS ORPHEUS CHOIR

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12 Dec 1997

5. Soldiers Chorus (Gounod) INTERVAL RHOS ORPHEUS CHOIR a. Take me Home (arr J.G. Williams) b. Softly as I Leave You (arr A Simonds) c. Standing in the Breach (arr J.G. Williams) FODENS COURTOIS BAND 1. Comedians Gallop (Kabelevsky arr Howard Snell) 2. Helter Skelter (W.G. Lemmon) Xylophone Solo Simone Rebello 3. Riverdance (Bill Whelan arr Ray Farr) CAMILLA BLAND-ROBERTS (Soprano) a. Unknown RHOS ORPHEUS CHOIR d. Listen to the Lambs (H Roberton) e. Morte Criste (Emrys Jones) f. I’se a weary of Waiting (arr Doris Anold) FODENS COURTOIS BAND 4. Pines of Rome (Respighi arr Howard Snell) FODENS COURTOIS BAND with RHOS ORPHEUS CHOIR 5. Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves (Verdi) 6. Pomp and Circumstance No 1 (Sir Edward Elgar) CONCERT – St George’s Hall Blackburn CONCERT – Halifax Choral Society, Victoria Hall, Halifax (1 of 2 Concerts) FODENS (Courois) BAND and CHOIR 1. Christmas Fantasy (arr Gordon Langford) 2. Good King Wenceslas CHOIR AND ORGAN a. O Holy Night (arr Rutter) FODENS (Courois) BAND and CHOIR 3. Once in Royal David’s City FODENS (Courois) BAND 4. Comedian’s Galop (Kabelevsky) 5. Frosty the Snowman (arr Sandy Smith) Bass Trombone Mark Frost 6. Riverdance (Bill Whelan arr Ray Farr) CHOIR AND PIANO b. The Holly and the Ivy (arr Rutter) YOUNG SINGERS AND AUDIENCE CHOIR a. Hark the Herald Angels Sing INTERVAL NOEL CHOIR a. Tba AUDIENCE CHOIR God Rest Ye Merry Gentleman CHILDREN FROM AUDIENCE a. Jingle Bells / Away in a Manger FODENS (Courois) BAND 1. Midnight Sleighride (arr Ray Farr) 2. Helter Skelter (W.G. Lemmon) Xylophone Solo Simone Rebello 3. I Will Follow Him (arr Goff Richards) CHOIR and ORGAN b. The Shepherds Farewell c. Masters in this hall FODENS (Courois) BAND and Choir with Audience 4. O Come All Ye faithful CONCERT – Halifax Choral Society, Victoria Hall, Halifax (2 of 2 Concerts) (Programme as above) FODENS (Courois) BAND and CHOIR

14 Dec 1997

21 Dec 1997

1. Christmas Fantasy (arr Gordon Langford) 2. Good King Wenceslas CHOIR AND ORGAN a. O Holy Night (arr Rutter) FODENS (Courois) BAND and CHOIR 3. Once in Royal David’s City FODENS (Courois) BAND 4. Comedian’s Galop (Kabelevsky) 5. Frosty the Snowman (arr Sandy Smith) Bass Trombone Mark Frost 6. Riverdance (Bill Whelan arr Ray Farr) CHOIR AND PIANO b. The Holly and the Ivy (arr Rutter) YOUNG SINGERS AND AUDIENCE CHOIR a. Hark the Herald Angels Sing INTERVAL NOEL CHOIR a. Tba AUDIENCE CHOIR God Rest Ye Merry Gentleman CHILDREN FROM AUDIENCE a. Jingle Bells / Away in a Manger FODENS (Courois) BAND 1. Midnight Sleighride (arr Ray Farr) 2. Helter Skelter (W.G. Lemmon) Xylophone Solo Simone Rebello 3. I Will Follow Him (arr Goff Richards) CHOIR and ORGAN b. The Shepherds Farewell c. Masters in this hall FODENS (Courois) BAND and Choir with Audience 4. O Come All Ye Faithful CONCERT – Royton Assembly Rooms, Royton, Oldham 1.30pm Conductor Stephen Roberts 1. The Cossack (William Rimmer) 2. Christmas Festival Overture (Anderson) 3. Charivri (Iveson) Cornet Solo Mark Wilkinson 4. Tonight from West Side Story (Leonard Bernstein arr Ray Farr) 5. Brillante (Peter Graham) Euphonium Solo Glyn Williams 6. Winter from the Four Seasons (Vivaldi) 7. Pop Goes Bach (Bach arr K Wilkinson) 8. Hark the Herald Angels Sing (Charles Wesley) 9. Toccata and Fugue (Johann Sebastian Bach) INTERVAL 1. Midnight Sleigh Ride (arr Ray Farr) 2. Christmas Fantasy (arr Gordon Langford) 3. Frosty the Snowman (arr Sandy Smith) Bass Trombone Solo Mark Frost 4. Little Drummer Boy (arr Sparke) 5. Winter Wonderland (arr Sykes) 6. O Come All Ye Faithful (Trad) 7. Christmas Song (arr Sparke) 8. Helter Skelter (W.G. Lemmon) Xylophone Solo Simone Rebello 9. Riverdance (Bill Whelan arr Ray Farr) CONCERT – Civic Hall, Winsford “Christmas Concert” (Programme as above)

31 Dec 1997

1. The Cossack (William Rimmer) 2. Christmas Festival Overture (Anderson) 3. Charivri (Iveson) Cornet Solo Mark Wilkinson 4. Tonight from West Side Story (Leonard Bernstein arr Ray Farr) 5. Brillante (Peter Graham) Euphonium Solo Glyn Williams 6. Winter from the Four Seasons (Vivaldi) 7. Pop Goes Bach (Bach arr K Wilkinson) 8. Hark the Herald Angels Sing (Charles Wesley) 9. Toccata and Fugue (Johann Sebastian Bach) INTERVAL 1. Midnight Sleigh Ride (arr Ray Farr) 2. Christmas Fantasy (arr Gordon Langford) 3. Frosty the Snowman (arr Sandy Smith) Bass Trombone Solo Mark Frost 4. Little Drummer Boy (arr Sparke) 5. Winter Wonderland (arr Sykes) 6. O Come All Ye Faithful (Trad) 7. Christmas Song (arr Sparke) 8. Helter Skelter (W.G. Lemmon) Xylophone Solo Simone Rebello 9. Riverdance (Bill Whelan arr Ray Farr) ENCORES Jingle Bells (arr Ashcroft) We Wish you a Merry Christmas FINANCIAL STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR ACCOUNTS INCOME RESOURCES Sponsorship and Donations 49,465 Concert Fees and Prizes 22,032 Insurance 1,630 (Claim) TOTAL EXPENDITURE Stand Banners 3,594 Band Fees 34,464 Guest Players 5,419 Travelling Expenses and Hotels 12,887 Van Hire 787 Music 1,001 Insurance 1,373 Rent and Rates 7,930 TOTAL VARIOUS OTHER EXPENCES TOTAL TOTAL MONEY TO CARRY FORWARD

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1998

FODENS (COURTOIS) BAND

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COMPETITION – Open Championship – Symphony Hall, Birmingham. The postponed competition (Due to the funeral of Princes Diana in September 1997) was the first of two Open Championships in 1998. (see 6 September 1997) This was the first time in 144 ears that the Open Championships had been held outside Manchester.

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24 Feb 1998

Test Piece “Whitsun Wakes” by Michael Ball. Written for Fred Proudlove the composers grandfather who lived in Ettley Heath, half a mile from the band-room, didn’t help the band as they were Unplaced. COMPETITION – “British Open Championships”, Symphony Hall, Birmingham. Test Piece “Whitsun Wakes” by Michael Ball. Conductor for Fodens Nicholas J Childs. FIRST Yorkshire Building Society SECOND Williams Fairey THIRD CWS Glasgow Ninth Fodens Courtois BROADCAST RECORDING – BBC Radio 2 “Listen to the Band” 30 Minute Concert following the British Open Championships 1997. 1. The Cossack (William Rimmer) 2. Ol’ Man River (arr Freeh) 3. Swing Low Sweet Chariot (arr Alan Fernie) Bass Trombone Solo Mark Frost 4. Galop (Shostakovich) 5. Satin Doll (Duke Ellington) 6. Toccata and Fugue (Johann Sebastian Bach) ENCORES – If required for BBC 7. Entry of the Gladiators (Fucik) 8. I Will Follow Him – Sister Act (Stole / Roma / Plante arr Goff Richards) MASSED BANDS CONCERT – Stockport Town Hall. With BT Band MASSED BANDS CONCERT– Winsford Civic Hall With Roberts Bakery Band (Conductor Colin Cranson) The Stud Green Industrial Estate (Band-room Location) passed to Flowcrete Systems Ltd a flooring specialist who had already been tenants of the site. Led by chairman Ms Dawn Gibbins MBE the company kept the band under its wing to support it. BROADCAST on BBC Radio 2 at 9.30pm “Listen to the Band” Introduced by Frank Renton, “Foden (Courotis) Band Conducted by Nicholas Childs. (BBC Manchester) PATRON’S CONCERT at Sandbach School Sports Hall. (Date TBC) (Programme taken from an undated list in the bandroom) 1. The Cossack (William Rimmer) 2. Accursed Huntsman (Franck) 3. Charivari (arr Iveson) Cornet Solo Mark Wilkinson 4. Trumpet Blues and Cantabile (Harry James) 5. America from west Side Story (Leonard Bernstein) 6. Rhapsody for Trombone (Gordon Langford) Trombone Solo John Barber 7. Deep Harmony (Trad) 8. Riverdance (Bill Whelan arr Ray Farr) INTERVAL 1. Toccata (Widor) 2. Mack and Mabel (Jerry Herman arr K Wilkinson) 3. Brilliante (Peter Graham) Euphonium Solo Glyn Williams 4. Satin Doll (Duke Ellington) 5. Tonight (Leonard Bernstein arr Barry Forgie) 6. The Old Chalet (Swiss Trad) 7. Tea for Two (Vincent Yeomans arr Howard Snell) 8. Entry of the Gods into Valhalla (Richard Wagner) ENCORE I Will Follow Him from Sister Act (Stole / Roma / Plante arr Goff Richards) A Special General Meeting was called to confirm a new Constitution.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CONSTITUTION THE FODEN (Courtois) BAND CONSTITUTION 1.

a. The Band shall be called the FODEN (Courtois) BAND. b. The term ‘Band Member’ where used in this constitution, shall mean – All registered playing members, plus any non-playing members to the elected committee. 2. The Objects of the band are to evaluate the public in the musical arts and in particular the art of brass band playing and to further the development of public appreciation and taste in the said art by the performance of concerts and other activities. 3. The Band shall be managed by a committee of eight members. The committee shall be elected at the Annual General Meeting in each year, and subject to termination of office by resignation or otherwise shall remain in office until their successors are elected at the Annual General Meeting next following their election. The Committee shall have powers to fill in any vacancy that may occur. The retiring members of the committee shall be eligible for re-election. 4. Any Band Member desiring to withdraw from the Band must give notice in writing to the Secretary at least 28 days beforehand. 5. The Band Members shall have the powers for good and sufficient reason to expel any member who shall offend against the rules of The Band and whose conduct shall in opinion of the majority of the Band Members render the member unfit for membership of the Band. Before any such member is expelled the Secretary shall give him 7 days written notice to attend a Meeting of the Band Members and shall inform him of the compaints made against him. No Band Member shall be expelled without first having the opportunity of appealing before the Band Members and answering compaints made against him nor unless at least two-thirds of the Band Members present vote in favour of his expulsion. 6. “Alteration to this Constitution shall receive the assent of two-thirds of the Band Members present and voting at an Annual General Meeting or a Special General Meeting. A Resolution for the alteration of the Constitution must be reveived by the Secretary of the Band at least 21 days before the Meeting at which the Resolution is to be brought forward. At least 14 days notice of such a Meeting must be given by the Secretary to Membership and must include notice of the alteration proposed. Provided that no alteration shall be made to Clause 2 (objects), Clause 17 (dissolution) or this clause, shall take affect until the approval in writing of the Charity Commissioners or any other authority having charitable jurisdiction shall have been obtained; and no alteration shall be made which would have the effect of causing the Band to cease to be a charity in Law”. 7. The Committee shall have the poweres to make rules for regulating the conduct and affairs of the band, providing the same are not inconsistent with these rules. Such by-laws shall be posted in some conspicuous part of the Band premises and shall be binding on all members. 8. An Annual General Meeting of the Band premises shall be held in every year to transact the following business: a. To receive and if approved, to adopt a statement of the Band’s accounts to the end of the proceeding year. b. To appoint the Officers and other members of the Committee. c. To appoint and Auditor or Auditors. d. To deal with any special matter with the Committee desires to bring before the Band Members and receive suggestions from the Band Members for consideration by the Committee. Notice convening the General Meeting shall be posted in the Band premises not less than 7 days before the Meeting and shall specify the matters to be delt with.

9. A Special General Meeting may be convened at any time by the Committee and shall be convened within 21 days from the receipt of a requisition in writing, signed by not less than two members specifying the object for the Meeting dealing with any special matter which the members requiring the Meeting may desire to place before the members of the Band. Notice convening a Special General Meeting shall be posted in the Band premises not less than 7 days before the Meeting and shall specify the matters to be delt with. 10. At Committee Meetings five shall form a quorum. At General Meetings twenty-one shall form a quorum. 11. At Committee Meetings and General Meeting the Elected Chairman will preside. In the absence of the elected Chairman, a committee member will be elected to preside as a temporary Chairman. In either situation, the Chairman shall have a casting or additional vote in the event of an equality of votes. 12. The Musical Director of the Band shall be decided by a majority of the Band and the Musical Director shall have responsibility for all decisions of a musical nature and for the appointment and dismissal of players which he feels shall be for the benefit of Band, in a musical context, after consultation with the Band Committee. 13.

TRUSTEES a. The number of Trustees shall be not fewer than five nor more than six. b. The Trustees shall hold office until death, resignation, or removal from office by a Resolution of the members of the Band. c. The Trustees shall be indemnified against risk and expense out of the Band property. d. There shall be vested in the Trustees all the property of the Band other than cash which will be in the control of the Treasurer under the direction of the Committee, and an Inventory of the property of the Band shall be prepared and updated to the satisfaction of the Trustees at each Annual General Meeting. e. The Trustees may deal with the property so vested in them by way of sale, mortgage charge, lease or otherwise as so ever directed by the Committee. Such directions shall be given by resolution passed by a majority of those present at a duly convened Meeting of the Band Members. A Certificate purporting to be signed by the Secretary for the time being of the Committee shall in favour of the persons be conclusive evidence that a direction complying in all respects with the above provisions of this rule was duly given to the Trustees. f. The Trustees shall be responsible for;1. Obtaining and ensuring adherence to all legal advice on behalf of the Band, including this Constitution. 2. Overseeing the Annual Statemet of Assets and Liabilities, and Statement of Income and Expenditure, which is to be presented to the Trusteesfor approval before presentation to the Annual General Meeting. 3. Attending at least two Committee Meetings per year, and shall attend the annual General Meeting or be represented by one of their Members. 14.

ACCOUNTS OF INCOME AND PROPERTY a. The financial year of the Band shall end on 31day of December in every year to which day the accountant shall be balanced and drawn. b. As soon as is practicable after the end of the financial year there shall be prepared a statement of the assets and liability of the Band at the end of the financial year and a statement of income and expenditure during that year, which Statement shall be audited by an auditor no less than 28 days before the Annual General Meeting. c. The copies of the Auditor’s Statement of Accounts shall be presented to the Trustees for approval and available to every Band Member at the Annual General Meeting and a copy shall be forwarded to the Charity Commissioners for England and Wales. The Auditor shall be an professional accountant and shall not be a member of the Band. He shall be appointed by each Annual General Meeting and shall hold office until the following Annual General Meeting.

d. All monies received by the Band shall be paid into an account in the name of the Band at Bankers appointed by the Committee and cheques and other instruments drawn on and directions to the Bankers shall be signed by not less than two officers. e. No action involving expenditure in name or on behalf of the band shall be taken and no undertaking which will commit the Band to expenditure or other liability shall be made without the prior authority of the Resolution of the Committee. 15.

The Band Committee shall hold a Meeting at least once each month.

16. No non playing member of the committee shall receive remuneration from the Band funds, but they shall be entitled to the repayment of reasonable out of pocket expenses. 17. The Band may be dissolved by a Resolution passed by a two-third majority of those present and voting at a Special General Meeting convened for the purpose of which 21 days notice shall be given to the Band Members. Such Resolution may give instructions for the disposal of any assets held by or in the name of the Band, provided that if any property remains after the satisfaction of all debts and liabilities such property shall not be paid to or distributed among the members of the Band but shall be given or transferred to such other charitable institutions having objects similar to some or all of the objects of the Band as the Band may determine and if and in so far as effect cannot be given to the provision then to some other charitable purpose. 24.02.98 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ COMPETITION – “Regional Championship, North West”, Opera House, Blackpool. (Band list of venues puts the competition at the Winter Gardens, Blackpool) Test Piece “Montage” by Peter Graham Conductor for Fodens Nicholas J Childs FIRST Fodens Courtois SECOND Williams Fairey THIRD JJB Sports Leyland Pic and Feature Page 56, 20 Mar Sandbach Chronicle. 21 Mar 1998 CONCERT – Barrow in Furness 28 Mar 1998 CONCERT – Winsford Civic Hall. With Crewe Male Voice Choir 18-19 Apr 1998 TOUR – Possible tour of Southern England in Band diary 1 Sept 1997. 25 April 1998 CONCERT – Enfield Citadel, Winsford Civic Hall or Wrexham. 1. Jubilee Overture 2. Autumn Leaves Trombone Solo 3. James Cook 4. Pavane 5. Praise 6. Amazing Grace (John Newton) 7. Herold’s Victory 8. Procession of the Nobles 9. Kingdon Triumphant (Ball) 10. Dance of the Comedians 11. Red Shield 24 May 1998 COMPETITION – All England International Masters, The Corn Exchange, Cambridge. Test Piece “Dances and Arias” by Edward Gregson. Conductor for Fodens Nicholas J Childs. FIRST Brighouse and Rastrick SECOND Williams Fairey THIRD JJB Sports Leyland Sixth Fodens (Courtois) Band 24 May 1998 CONCERT – 10th Anniversary “Gala Concert”, The Corn Exchange, Cambridge. Fodens played at the start of the Second half Compere Antony Askew 8 Mar 1998

(BBC Local Radio / Producer Listen to the Band -Pre 1990) STOCKPORT SCHOOLS BAND (Conductor Colin Duxbury) 1. Also Sprach Zarathustra (Strauss arr Lever) 2. The Cossack (William Rimmer) 3. Light as Air (Richards) 4. Georgia on my Mind (Carmichael arr Alan Morrison) Cornet Solo Jonathon Baker 5. In a Percial Market (Ketelbey) 6. Backdraft (Hans Rimmer arr Stowell) WINGATES BAND (Conductor Norman Law) 1. Festmusik de Stadt Wien (Strauss arr Banks) 2. Murder on the Orient Express (Richard Rodney Bennett arr Snell) 3. Someone to Watch Over me (Gershwin arr Alan Fernie) 4. Capriccio (Newton) Yamaha Tuba Soloist James Gourlay 5. It’s a Lovely Day Tomorrow (Irving Berlin arr Snell) 6. Finale to a Royal Hunt of the Sun –from Evocations (Ellerby) INTERVAL FODENS COURTOIS BAND (Conductor Nicholas J Childs) 1. The Corsair (Hector Berlioz arr Brand) 2. Brillante (Graham) Solo Euphonium Glyn Williams 3. Tonight from West Side Story (Leonard Bernstein arr Forgie) 4. Concerto for Tuba and Brass Band (Philip Sparke) Yamaha Tuba Soloist James Gourlay 5. I Will Follow Him (arr Richards) 6. Spinning Song (Felix Mendelssohn arr Howard Snell) Xylophone Solo Simone Rebello 7. Entry of the Gods into Valhalla (Wagner arr Snell) 28-31 May 1998 TOUR AND COMPETITION – France Iwan Fox (Cornet / Soprano Cornet) was booked as a stand in for Tracey Redfern incase she didn’t make the boat. 28 May 1998 CONCERT – St Avertin, France 1. The Corsair (Hector Berlioz arr Brand) 2. Charivari (Iveson) Cornet Solo Mark Wilkinson 3. Bugler’s Holiday (Leroy Anderson) Cornet Feature Mark Wilkinson, Richard Marshall, Peter Coulson (Colin Short was on the band list as playing in the trio. Peter Coulson tells us that it was he who played in this concert instead of Colin Short) 4. America from West Side Story (L Bernstein) 5. Satin Doll (Duke Ellington) 6. Rhapsody for Trombone (Langford) Solo Trombone John Barber 7. Tonight from West Side Story (Leonard Bernstein arr Barry Forgie) 8. Riverdance (Bill Whelan arr Ray Farr) INTERVAL 1. The Waltonian (J.J. Richards) 2. Mack and Madel (Jerry Herman arr K Wilkinson) 3. Brillante (Peter Graham) Solo Euphonium Glyn Williams 4. 76 Trombones (Sandy Wilson) 5. The Shores of the Mighty Pacific (Clarke) Cornet Solo Richard Marshall 6. I will follow him from Sister Act (Stole / Roma / Plante arr Goff Richards) 7. Pines of Rome – March of the Appian Way (Respighi) ENCORE Entry of the Gladiators (Fucik) Can Can (Offenbach)

30 May 1998

31 May 1998

6 June 1998

COMPETITION – French Open “March Contest”. Ravenswood (William Rimmer) OUTSIDE CONCERT 20 Minutes not part of the contest. 1. Entry of the Gladiators (Fucik) 2. Mack and Mabel (Jerry Herman arr K Wilkinson) 3. The Lazy Trumpeter (Siebert) Cornet Solo Colin Short 4. Satin Doll (Duke Ellington) 5. 76 Trombones (Sandy Wilson) 6. Can Can (J Offenbach) THEATRE CONCERT Part of the competition. 1. The Waltonian (J.J. Richards) 2. Dances and Arias (Edward Gregson) 3. Brillante (Peter Graham) Solo Euphonium Glyn Williams 4. Tonight from West Side Story (Leonard Bernstein arr Barry Forgie) 5. Entry of the Gods into Valhalla (Wagner) CONCERT – French Open Gala Concert (30 or 31 May) “French Open and Gala Concert” Conductor Nicholas J Childs The band attended the French “National Championships” flying the Courtois flag in its native country and home town of Amboise. COMPETITION the band came first along with Solo Euphoniumist Glyn Williams. 1. The Corsair (Hector Berlioz arr Brand) 2. The Debutante (Clarke) Cornet Solo Richard Marshall 3. Bugler’s Holiday (Leroy Anderson) Cornet Feature Mark Wilkinson, Richard Marshall, Colin Short (The Programme has Helen Fox instead of Colin Short while the band list has the above line up) (Peter Coulson tells us that it was he who played in this concert instead of Colin Short) 4. America from West Side Story (L Bernstein) 5. Rhapsody for Trombone (Langford) Solo Trombone John Barber 6. Lezghinka (arr Howard Snell) 7. Brillante (Peter Graham) Solo Euphonium Glyn Williams 8. Tonight from West Side Story (Leonard Bernstein arr Barry Forgie) 8. Riverdance (Bill Whelan arr Ray Farr) INTERVAL 1. The Waltonian (J.J. Richards) 2. The Shores of the Mighty Pacific (Clarke) Cornet Solo Richard Marshall 3. The Old Chalet (Swiss Traditional) 4. Helter Skelter (W.G. Lemmon) Xylophone Solo Simone Rebello 5. Pines of Rome – March of the Appian Way (Respighi) ENCORE Entry of the Gladiators (Fucik) Toccata in D Minor (Bach arr Ray Farr) CONCERT – “Brass and Voices” at Dudley Town Hall, Birmingham. With Shifnal Male Voice Choir (Conductor Michael Davy) FODENS (COURTOIS) BAND and SHIFNAL MALE VOICE CHOIR 1. Lianfair (R Williams) FODENS (COURTOIS) BAND 2. The Cossack (William Rimmer) 3. The Corsair (Hector Berlioz arr Brand) 4. Charivari (Iveson) Cornet Solo Mark Wilkinson

JUNE 1998 18 July 1998 ? 1998

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6 Sept 1998 (Sun)

SHIFNAL MALE VOICE CHOIR a. Morte Christe (Emrys Jones) b. All in the April Evening (H.S. Robertson) c. Rhythm of Life (Cy Coleman) FODENS (COURTOIS) BAND and SHIFNAL MALE VOICE CHOIR 5. Speed your Journey (Verdi) FODENS (COURTOIS) BAND 6. Lezginka (arr Howard Snell) 7. Winter from the Four Seasons (Vivaldi) 8. Riverdance (Bill Whelan arr Ray Farr) INTERVAL FODENS (COURTOIS) BAND 1. The Waltonian (J.J. Richards) 2. Music from Mack and Mabel (arr K Wilkinson) 3. Rhapsody for Trombone (Gorson Langford) Trombone Solo John Barber SHIFNAL MALE VOICE CHOIR a. Softly as I Leave You (Alfred De Vita) b. The Hippopotamus Song (Flanders and Swan) c. You’ll Never Walk Alone from Carousel (Richard Rodgers) FODENS (COURTOIS) BAND and SHIFNAL MALE VOICE CHOIR 4. Gwahoddiad (Lewis Hartsborough) FODENS (COURTOIS) BAND 5. Tonight (Leonard Bernstein arr Barry Forgie) 6. Helter Skelter (W.G. Lemmon) Xylophone Solo Simone Rebello 7. March – Pines of Rome (Respighi arr Howard Snell) POSSIBLE OVERSEAS TOUR in Band Diary 1 Sept 1997. CONCERT – Cholmondley Castle, Nr Wrexham 5pm CONCERT - St James Park, London Video of the band playing Entry of the Gladiators by Julius Fucik is dated Summer of 1998 at St James Park. POSSIBLE “Rhinegau Festival, Germany”, in Band diary 1 Sept 1997. WEDDING – Chris Bastock and Lyn Butterworth Married. CONCERT – Truro Cathedral Concert “Champion Brass ‘98” (Phil Beck Entertainments Presents) With The Bodmin Town Band and Organist Philip Favey. 1. Crown Imperial (Walton) 2. Festive Overture (Shostokovich) 3. Charivari (Iveson) Cornet Solo Mark Wilkinson 4. Cornet Carillon (R Binge) Cornet Feature Mark Wilkinson, Richard Marshall, Colin Short 5. The Lost Chord (Sullivan arr Langford) 6. Arioso (arr Snell) 7. Suite Gothique 3rd and 4th Movement (Boelleman arr Ball) INTERVAL 1. Bandstand – From the Lowry Sketchbook (Wilby) 2. The Little Russian (Tchaikovsky) 3. Rondo from Horn Concerto (Strauss) Tenor Horn Solo Robert Fulcher 4. Pavane and Kings Hunting Jig (arr Elgar Howarth) 5. The Old Chalet (Swiss Trad) 6. Brilliante (Peter Graham) Solo Euphonium Glyn Williams 7. Procession to the Minster (Wagner arr Snell) COMPETITION – “British Open Championships”, Symphony Hall, Birmingham. Test Piece “Diversions on a Brass Theme” by George Lloyd Conductor for Fodens Nicholas J Childs FIRST Williams Fairey

10 Sept 1998

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26 Sept 1998

28 Sept 1998

5 Oct 1998 9 Oct 1998

SECOND Fodens (Courtois) Band THIRD Brighouse and Rastrick A meeting at the Post House, Mill Street, Congleton Took place between the Trustees of the Fodens Courtois Band. Money from a Lottery Grant was still available for the purchase of instruments to the sum of £10,903 COMPETITION – Harry Ramsdens 70th Jubilee contest in Leeds. Conductor for Fodens Nicholas J Childs FIRST Fodens (Courtois) Brass Band SECOND Rothwell (Leeds) (Conductor Simon Wood) THIRD Sellers International (Conductor Alan Morrison) BROADCAST on BBC Radio 2 at 9.30pm “Listen to the Band” Recorded at the French Open Brass Band Championships earlier in the year. Introduced by Frank Renton, “Foden (Courotis) Band Conducted by Nicholas Childs. (BBC Manchester) CONCERT – Stroud Festival Guest Conductor Peter Graham. 1. National Anthem 2. The Cossack (William Rimmer) 3. Festive Overture (Shostakovich) 4. Charivari (arr Iveson) Cornet Solo Mark Wilkinson 5. Winter from the Four Seasons (Vivaldi) 6. Rhapsody for Trombone (Langford) Trombone Solo John Barber 7. Shine as the Light (Peter Graham) INTERVAL 1. The Waltonian (J.J. Richards) 2. Selection from Cry of the Celts (arr Peter Graham) 3. Brillante (Peter Graham) Solo Euphonium Glyn Williams 4. Be a Clown – From Singing in the Rain (Cole Porter) 5. Lezghinka (arr Howard Snell) 6. The Lost Chord (Sullivan arr Langford) 7. I Will Follow Him - from Sister Act (Stole / Roma / Plante arr Goff Richards) 8. Pines of Rome – March of the Appian Way (Respighi) ENCORE Entry of the Gladiators (Fucik) EDWIN FODEN the Band’s Honorary Vice President DIED on this date. Born on the 7 June 1938 a Memorial Service was held at the Parish Church of St Mary, Acton on Monday the 5th October 1998. EDWIN S FODEN as he was known was the 2nd son of Ted Foden and became executive director of Foden’s (Motor works) in 1971. MEMORIAL SERVICE for Edwin Foden at Acton (See 28 Sept 1998) CONCERT – Wellington College 1. The Cossack (William Rimmer) 2. Force of Destiny (Verdi) 3. Charivari (arr Iveson) Cornet Solo Mark Wilkinson 4. Trumpet Blues and Cantabile (Harry James arr Geldard) 5. There’s No Business Like Show Business (Irving Berlin arr Richards) 6. Rondo from the Horn Concerto (Strauss) Trombone Solo Robert Fulcher 7. America (Leonard Bernstein) 8. Riverdance (Bill Whelan arr Ray Farr) INTERVAL

17 Oct 1998

24 Oct 1998

31 Oct 1998 NOV 1998

1 Nov 1998

1. Olympic Fanfare (Williams) 2. Mack and Madel (Jerry Herman arr K Wilkinson) 3. Brillante (Peter Graham) Solo Euphonium Glyn Williams 4. Be a Clown – Singing in the Rain (Cole Porter) 5. Tonight (Leonard Bernstein arr Forgie) 6. Autumn Leaves (Korsa and Johnny Mercer arr Geldard) Trombone Solo John Barber 7. Bern Patrol (arr Elgar Howarth) 8. Pines of Rome – March of the Appian Way (Respighi) ENCORE 9. I Will Follow Him (arr Richards) COMPETITION – “National Championships”, Royal Albert Hall, London Test Piece “Between the Moon and Mexico” by Philip Sparke. Conductor Nicholas J Childs. RESULTS FIRST Brighouse and Rastrick SECOND Yorkshire Building Society THIRD Williams Fairey FOURTH Fodens (Courtois) Band CONCERT - Morley Town Hall 1. The Cossack (William Rimmer) 2. Force of Destiny (G Verdi) 3. Charivari (arr Iveson) Cornet Solo Mark Wilkinson 4. Trumpet Blues and Cantabile (Harry James arr Geldard) 5. There’s No Business like Show Business (Irving Berlin arr Goff Richards) 6. Rondo from the Horn Concerto (Strauss) Trombone Solo Robert Fulcher 7. America (Leonard Bernstein) 8. Riverdance (Bill Whelan arr Ray Farr) INTERVAL 1. Olympic Fanfare (Williams arr Peter Graham) 2. Mack and Mabel (arr K Wilkinson) 3. Our Love is Here to Stay (George Gershwin arr Goff Richards) Flugel Solo Shelly Ball 4. Singing in the Rain (Nacio Brown arr Fernie) 5. Autumn Leaves (Prevert and Kosma arr Geldard) Trombone Solo John Barber 6. Tonight (Leonard Bernstein arr Forgie) 7. Bern Patrol (arr Elgar Howarth) 8. Pines of Rome – March of the Appian Way (Respighi) ENCORE I Will Follow Him - from Sister Act (Stole / Roma / Plante arr Goff Richards) CONCERT – Huddersfield Town Hall With Brighouse and Rastrick ALL GIRLS STAR BRASS concert at the Glossop Band Room. Female members of Fodens (Courtois) Band took part in an all Girld Band concert to raise funds for “Breakthrough in Breast Cancer Awareness”. The concert was conducted by Nick Childs and raised almost £1300,00 for the cause. The concert was also recorded for BBC Radio 2’s Listen to the Band and will be broadcast in March 1999 according to a Patrons Letter on the 12 Jan 1999) CONCERT – The Royal, Hanley (Theatre Royal) (14th Annual Concert) In Aid of the North Staffs, Special Schools Holiday Home. With the Rhos Orpheus Male Voice Choir (Musical Director John Glyn Williams) (Accompanist Anne Philips) Advertised as the Fodens Courtois Band formally known as Britannia Building Society Band. MC for the evening Bill Humphreys (BBC Radio Stoke)

6 Nov 1998

10 Nov 1998 (Tuesday)

FODENS COURTOIS BAND 1. The Waltonian (J.J. Richards) 2. The Force of Destiny (G Verdi) RHOS ORPHEUS CHOIR a.Tui egoe (I Need Thee Every Hour) (arr J Tudor Davies) b. Bandits Chorus (Ernani) (G Verdi) c. Hand me Down my Silver Trumpet Lord (arr J.G. Williams) FODENS COURTOIS BAND 3. There’s No Business Like Show Business (Irving Berlin arr Richards) 4. Nessum Dorma (Puccini arr Howard Snell) Cornet Solo Mark Wilkinson RHOS ORPHEUS CHOIR d. Laredo (R Hunter) e. Take me Hone (arr J.G. Williams) f. Rhythm of Life (Cy Coleman) FODENS COURTOIS BAND and CHORUS 5. Soldiers Chorus INTERVAL RHOS ORPHEUS CHOIR a. Judgement Day (Trad) b. By Babylons Wave (Gounid) FODENS COURTOIS BAND 1. Devils Galop (Charles Williams) 2. Grandfather’s Clock (George Doughty) Euphonium Solo Glyn Williams 3. Riverdance (Bill Whelan arr Ray Farr) RHOS ORPHEUS CHOIR c. Morte Criste (E Jones) d. Amen (arr J Daniel) e. Nirvana (arr B Davies) FODENS COURTOIS BAND 4. 1812 Overture (Tchaikosvky) FODENS COURTOIS BAND and CHOIR 5. Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves (G Verdi) 6. Pomp and Circumstance No 1 (Edward Elgar) CONCERT – Winsford Civic Hall “Last Night of the Proms Concert”. 1. Colonel Bogey (Kenneth Alford and F.F. Ricketts) 2. Force of Destiny (Verdi) 3. Nessum Dorma (Puccini) Cornet Solo Mark Wilkinson 4. Cornet Carillon (Ronald Binge) 5. Deep Inside the Sacred Temple (Bizet) Euphonium Duet Glyn Williams and Ken Cant 6. 76 Trombones (Sandy Wilson) 7. Famous British Marches (arr Langford) 8. Rondo from the Horn Concerto (Strauss) Tenor Horn Solo Robert Fulcher 9. Battle of Trafalgar (Albert Elms arr Darwin) Narrator Alan Jenkins INTERVAL 1. Dambusters March (Eric Coates) 2. Mack and Mabel (Jerry Herman arr K Wilkinson) 3. Radetzky March (Strauss) 4. Jupiter from the Planet Suite (G Holst) 5. Jerusalem (Hubert Parry) 6. Fantasy on British Sea Songs (Henry Wood) 7. Pomp and Circumstance No 1 (Edward Elgar) PATRONS CONCERT – Sandbach 1. The Cossack (William Rimmer)

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2. Force of Destiny (Verdi) 3. Nessum Dorma (Puccini) Cornet Solo Mark Wilkinson 4. Trumpet Blues and Cantabile (Harry James arr Geldard) 5. There’s No Business like Show Business (Irving Berlin arr Goff Richards) 6. Autumn Leaves (Korsa and Johnny Mercer arr Geldard) Trombone Solo John Barber 7. Singing in the Rain (Nacio Brown arr Fernie) 8. Rondo from the Horn Concerto (Strauss) Tenor Horn Solo Robert Fulcher 9. Bern Patrol (arr Elgar Howarth) 10. Riverdance (Bill Whelan arr Ray Farr) INTERVAL 1. The Devils Galop – Dick Barton Theme (Charles Williams) 2. The Goldcrest March (James Anderson) 3. Estrellia (Ponce) Euphonium Solo Glyn Williams 4. Chicago (Billy May arr Forgie) 5. Xylomania (Peter Graham) Xylophone Solo Simone Rebello 6. Battle of Trafalgar (Albert Elms arr Darwin) Narrator Alan Jenkins ? ENCORE I Will Follow Him - from Sister Act (Stole / Roma / Plante arr Goff Richards) CONCERT – Spennymoor With Bernard Castle Band COMPETITION – “Brass in Concert”, Spennymoor Leisure Centre, Gateshead. Conductor Nicholas J Childs FIRST Fodens (Courtois) Band SECOND JJB Sports Leyland THIRD Yorkshire Building Society CD RECORDING – Possible backing for American. (Doubtful in Fanfare Magazine) CONCERT – Buxton At the Community School, Buxton. TOUR – Germany Solingen 3 Concerts (Or Switzerland CHECK VENUE) TOUR – Switzerland (Weinfelden) At the Konzertsaal des Theater und Konzerthauses Solingen. DIE WUPPERHOFER Chor vom Bergischen Land CHOIR AND BAND 1. Conquest of Paradise (Die Eroberung des Paradieses) (Vangellis) CHOIR a. Rhythm of Life (Coleman) BAND 2. Waltonian March (J.J. Richards) CHOIR b. Alexanders Ragtime (Berlin) BAND 3. Tonight (Leonard Bernstein) 4. Just a Song at Twilight (Trad England) CHOIR c. Swanee River (Forster) d. Waltzing Matilda (Cowan) e. Myfanwy (Joseph Parry) BAND 5. The Old Chalet (Trad arr Schweiz) CHOIR f. Die Wopperschlieper (Rademacher) g. Wo Die Ruhmreichen Berge (Siefener) BAND 6. When the Saints (Trad) 7. Helter Skelter (W.G. Lemmon) CHOIR h. Lob den Herrn Der Welt (Trumpet Voluntary) (Clark) INTERVAL (Pause) BAND 1. Fanfare Und Festmusik von Johann Strauss 2. Autumn Leaves (Korsa and Johnny Mercer arr May) CHOIR a. Abednlied Zu Gott (Abide with Me) (Monk / Desch)

b. The Lords Prayer (Vater unnser) (Malotte) BAND 3. Polonaise Aus Weihnachtsabendlieder Suite (Rimsky Korssakoff) CHOIR c. Weihnachten Im Lied (arr Lohberg) BAND 4. Vorspiel 3 Akt Lohengrin (Wagner) 5. Nimrod – Enigma Variationen CHOIR d. Weihnachtscglocken (Schwarz) e. Heilige Nacht (Christ) BAND AND CHOIR 6. Jerusalem (Adams) 9-10 Dec 1998 CONCERTS – Halifax With Halifax Chorial Society 11 Dec 1998 CHRISTMAS DINNER (Band only) at Buxton 12 Dec 1998 CONCERT – Wrekin College Sports Hall, Wellington, Telford. Conductor Peter Graham 1. The Cossack (William Rimmer) 2. Festive Overture (Shostakovich) 3. Away in a Manger (arr Peter Graham) Flugel Solo Shelly Ball 4. Winter Wonderland (arr Sykes) 5. Trumpet Blues and Cantabile (Harry James arr Geldard) 6. Angels on High (Stephen Bulla) Trombone Solo John Barber 7. I Will Follow Him (arr Richards) 8. Diversions on a Bass Theme (George Lloyd) INTERVAL 1. The Wonder of Christmas (Peter Graham) 2. Brillante (Peter Graham) Solo Euphonium Glyn Williams 3. Shine as a Light (Peter Graham) 4. Little Drummer Boy (arr Sparke) 5. Breakout (Ronan Hardman) 6. Frosty the Snowman (arr Sandy Smith) Tuba Solo Dean Morley 7. March from Pines of Rome (Resipghi) ___________________________________________________________________________________

PETER GRAHAM Conductor (1998 only) Born in Scotland in 1958 he started his music lessons on the Piano which he learnt from his mother. His brass association came from playing the cornet with the local Salvation Army Band where his father was bandmaster. After graduating from Edinburgh University, where he studied composition under Edward Harper, he became a peripatetic teacher of brass instruments. Peter then joined the Salvation Army as a full time music editor working in New York and then the International Music Editorial Department in London. During his time in London he became bandmaster of the Regent Hall Band. In 1991 he embarked on a postgraduate course in composition at Goldsmith’s Collage under the guidance of Edward Gregson and was appointed to the staff of Salford University directing the Bands Musicianship Course. Over the years Peter has composed a number of compositions, many of which have been played by Fodens band. ___________________________________________________________________________________ 13 Dec 1998

CONCERT – Huddersfield Town Hall With Colne Valley Male Voice Choir, Halifax Choral Society Young Singers. “Christmas Concert” CHOIR a. On This Day Earth Shall Ring (Stewart arr N Powell) FODENS COURTOIS BAND 1. Christmas Fantasy (Langford) 2. Little Drummer Boy (arr Sparke) CHOIR b. Wassail Song c. The Morning Star

d. Excelsior BAND AND CHOIR 3. O Come all ye Faithful FODENS COURTOIS BAND 4. Stop the Cavalry (Jona Lewie arr Derek Broadbent) 5. Frosty the Snowman (arr Sandy Smith) Tuba Solo Dean Morley 6. Troika, Midnight Sleighride (Prokofiev arr Ray Farr) CHOIR e. The Christmas Song (Mel Torme) Solo Norman Dearnley f. The Carol Singers INTERVAL CHOIR a. The Crown of Roses b. Laudamus HALIFAX CHORAL SOCIETY YOUNG SINGERS a. What have they done to my Christmas? Solo Thom Meredith b. Pine Cones and Holly Berries FODENS COURTOIS BAND 1. Sleighride (Leroy Anderson) 2. Away in a Manger (arr P Graham) Flugel Solo Shelly Ball 3. Merry Christmas Everybody (Holder / Lea) BAND AND CHOIR 4. O Little Town of Bethlehem CHOIR c. Candlelight Carol d. God’s Choir FODENS COURTOIS BAND 4. Xylo Mania (arr P Graham) Xylophone Solo Simone Rebello 5. Riverdance (Bill Whelan arr Ray Farr) BAND AND CHOIR 6. Hark the Herald Angels Sing 7. A Merry Little Christmas (Arr Goff Richards) 18-19 Dec 1998 CONCERTS – Parr Hall, Warrington With Warrington Male Voice Choir FODENS COURTOIS BAND 1. Christmas Fantasy (arr Langford) 2. Away in a Manager (arr Peter Graham) Flugel Solo Shelly Ball 3. Stop the Cavalry (Jona Lewie arr Derek Broadbent) BAND AND CHOIR 4. O Come All Ye Faithful CHOIR a to ? FODENS COURTOIS BAND 5. Winter Wonderland (Bernard arr Sykes) 6. Frosty the Snowman (arr Sandy Smith) Tuba Solo Dean Morley 7. Toccata in D Monor (Bach arr Ray Farr) INTERVAL FODENS COURTOIS BAND 1. Christmas Festival Overture (Anderson) 2. Estrallita (Ponce) Solo Euphonium Glyn Williams 3. Merry Christmas Everybody (Holder / Lea) BAND AND CHOIR 4. Hark the Herald Angels Sing CHOIR a to ? FODENS COURTOIS BAND 5. Christmas Song (Berlin arr Sparke)

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6. Xylomania (Peter Graham) Xylophone Solo Simone Rebello 7. Riverdance (Bill Whelan arr Ray Farr) ENCORE (Not printed in the Programme) 8. Jingle Bells (James S Pierpoint 1857 arr Derek Ashmore) CONCERT – Winsford Civic Hall 1. The Wonder of Christmas (Peter Graham) 2. Festive Overture (Shostakovich) 3. Away in a Manager (arr Peter Graham) Flugel Solo Shelly Ball 4. There’s No Business Like Show Business (Irving Berlin arr Richards) 5. Little Drummer Boy (arr Sparke) 6. I Will Follow Him (arr Richards) 7. Hark the Herald Angels Sing 8. Grandfather’s Clock (George Doughty arr Doughty) Euphonium SoloGlyn Williams 9. Pops for Brass (Goff Richards) INTERVAL 1. Winter Wonderland (Bernard arr Sykes) 2. Christmas Festival Overture (Anderson) 3. Chicago (Billy May arr Barry Forgie) 4. O Come All Ye Faithful 5. Frosty the Snowman (arr Sandy Smith) Tuba Solo Dean Morley 6. Stop the Cavalry (Jona Lewie arr Derek Broadbent) 7. Christmas Song (Berlin arr Sparke) 8. Helter Skelter (W.G. Lemmon) Xylophone Solo Simone Rebello 9. Christmas Fantasy (arr Langford) ENCORES (Not printed in the Programme) 10. Jingle Bells (James S Pierpoint 1857 arr Derek Ashmore) 11. Merry Christmas Everybody (Holder / Lea) FINANCIAL STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR ACCOUNTS INCOME RESOURCES Sponsorship and Donations 46,152 Concert Fees and Prizes 39,238 ABSA Grant 20,000 Compensation 750 Recording Fees 287 Investment income (Bank) 108 Contributions towards Uniforms 933 TOTAL 107,468 EXPENDITURE Band Fees 45,975 Guest Players 6,270 Travelling Expenses and Hotels 16,356 Van Hire 1,543 Music 557 Repairs to Instruments None Uniforms 916 Rehearsals 636 Ticket and Entry Fees 789 Publicity Costs 1,612 Sundry Concert Costs None TOTAL 74,654 VARIOUS OTHER EXPENCES TOTAL 31,889 TOTAL MONEY TO CARRY FORWARD 4,826

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1999

FODENS (COURTOIS) BAND

CONDUCTOR Nicholas J Childs (Musical Director) President Gerhard A Meini Honorary Vice President William Foden Honorary Vice President David Foden Honorary Vice President Rex Mortimer Honorary Vice President Margaret Mortimer Honorary Vice President Jacques Gaudet Chairman Colin Short Secretary Pete Coulson Promotions Director Malcolm Brew Treasurer Malcolm Brew Patron’s Co-ordinators Stuart and Hilary Gilder (Taken from “Fanfare” Dec 1999) ################################################################################### Jan 1999 Becky Smith (2nd Trombone) won the Charles Leggett Award in London when 6 Trombone players took part in the competition in January 1999. The players played an unaccompanied solo by Derek Bougeois ‘Cote de Bone’ plus a piece chosen by the player. 8 Jan 1999 BROADCAST on BBC Radio 2 at 9.30pm “Listen to the Band” Extracts from a Massed Brass Band Concert titled “A Night at the Opera” at Huddersfield Town Hall. Introduced by Frank Renton, With “Foden (Courotis) Band” and Brighouse and Rastrick Band Conducted by Frank Renton. (BBC Manchester) (See 30 Apr 1999) BBC Producer Unkn (BBC Manchester) 11 Jan 1999 A Trustees Meeting took place with the following Committee Members Chairman Colin Short Secretary Pete Coulson Treasurer Malcolm Brew (15 Alsfeld Way, New Mills, High Peak, Derbyshire SK22 3DD) Committee Mark Wilkinson Committee Tim Walters Committee Andrew Howard-Smith Committee Granville Jennings Patron’s Co-ordinators Stuart and Hilary Gilder (1 North Brook Road, Hadfield, Glossop, Derbyshire SK13 2EZ) WEBSITE Steve Cooke was invited to do a presentation about a proposed Fodens Website. CD RELEASED BY BBC Malcolm Brew announced that the BBC had sent a cheque for the CD they released without prior permission. They paid £750,000 in full and final settlement. The CD contained music by Black Dyke Mills, Yorkshire Building Society Band and Fodens Courtois Band. FODEN NAME? The meeting also discussed the use of the name FODENS and was asked to look into each band member signing a licence agreement with PACCAR to use the name. Steven Sebire and Andrew Rigby would look into this further. TRANSPORT – The band had up to this point used “Finglands” but as they had given continual poor service they had been sacked. The band were now in negotiations with “Choral and Selwyns” to take over the job. 17 Jan 1999 CONCERT – Formby Hall, Atherton 24 Jan 1999 COMPETITION – “Festival of Brass” at the Royal Northern Collage of Music Sponsored by Doyen (CD Recording)

A concert of two of Britains foremost Brass Bands Fodens Band from Sandbach and Williams Fairey Band. Celebrating the 60th birthday of Philip Wilby. 1. Salamander (McCabe) 2. A Moorside Suite (Holst) 3. Revelation – Symphony for Double Bass (Wilby) 4. Comedy Overture (John Ireland) 5. Lowry Sketchbook (Philip Wilby) 6. Cloudcatcher Fells (John McCabe) (Broadcast on BBC Radio 3 on the 17 Feb 1999) Pic and Feature Feb 1999 Brass Band weekly Page 17. 31 Jan 1999 CONCERT – Northwich With Roberts Bakery Band 7 Feb 1999 CONCERT – The Hawth, Crawley 3pm to 5pm 16 Feb 1999 PATRON’S CONCERT – At Sandbach School Sports Hall 8pm Patrons organised by Stuart and Hilary Gilder of 1 North Brook Road, Hadfield, Glossop, Derbysire SK13 2EZ 17 Feb 1999 BROADCAST on BBC Radio 3 at 7.30pm “Performance on 3” RNCM Festival of Brass Recorded on the 24 Jan 1999. Pete Allen introduces a concert of two of Britains foremost Brass Bands Fodens Band from Sandbach and Williams Fairey Band. Celebrating the 60th birthday of Philip Wilby. 1. Salamander (McCabe) 2. A Moorside Suite (Holst) 3. Revelation – Symphony for Double Bass (Wilby) 8.20pm Interval – Paul Allen talks to John McCabe and Philip Wilby about their work with Brass Bands. 8.30pm 4. Comedy Overture (John Ireland) 5. Lowry Sketchbook (Philip Wilby) 6. Cloudcatcher Fells (John McCabe) 18 Feb 1999 CONCERT – Community College, Garfield, Yorkshire 7.45pm 27 Feb 1999 COACHING DAY with Burbage Band. 14 Mar 1999 COMPETITION – “Regional Championship, North West”, Opera House, Blackpool. Test Piece “Blitz” by Derek Bourgeois Conductor for Fodens Nicholas J Childs FIRST Fodens (Courtois) Band SECOND JJB Sports Leyland THIRD Marple 20 Mar 1999 CONCERT – Winsford Civic Hall. With Crewe Male Voice Choir 26-28 Mar 1999 CD RECORDING – “Elgar Howarth CD” 28 Mar 1999 BROADCAST of BBC TV’s “Songs of Praise” – Victoria Hall. The programme was introduced by Henry Sandon (Antiques Roadshow) and included Peter Skellern singing “Waiting for the World”. The programme was recorded at the Victoria Hall Hanley. (see end May 1999) 31 Mar 1999 Robert Fulcher (Solo Horn) and Maureen Cameron (2 nd Cornet) did a Bungee Jump at the Crown Pub, Stoke, to raise funds funds for charity. They raised £150. 2 Apr 1999 CONCERT – Falkirk 3 Apr 1999 CONCERT – Coronation Hall, Ulveston, Cumbria In Aid of Barrow and Districts Society for the Blind Ltd. 1. The Cossack (Williams Rimmer) 2. Festive Overture (Shostakovich) 3. Chiapenicas (Mendez) Cornet Solo Mark Wilkinson 4. Cornet Carilon (Binge) 5. Singin’ in the Rain (Nacio Herb Brown arr Alan Fernie) 6. Rhondo from the Horn Concerto No 1 (Strauss) Tenor Horn Solo Robert Fulcher

7. Berne Patrol (W Hogarth-Lear) 8. Pops for Brass (Goff Richards) INTERVAL 1. Let’s Face the Music and Dance (Irving Berlin) 2. Mack and Mabel (Jerry Herman arr K Wilkinson) 3. We’ve Only Just Begun (arr Bill Geldard) Trombone Solo John Barber 4. Postcard from Mexico (Snell) 5. Grandfather’s Clock (George Doughty) Solo Euphonium Glyn Williams 6. Chicago (Billy May arr Barry Forgie) 7. Xylomania (Peter Graham) Xylophone Solo Simone Rebello 8. Pines of Rome (Respighi) 4 Apr 1999 CONCERT – Octagon, Buxton 10-11 Apr 1999 RECORDING – Elgar Howarth (Conductor) CD “Rimmer” the Music of William Rimmer 18 Apr 1999 CONCERT – Town Hall, Huddersfield 24 Apr 1999 CONCERT - JJB MUSIC ACADEMY, Wigan 30 Apr 1999 BROADCAST on BBC Radio 2 at 9.30pm “Listen to the Band” More extracts from a Massed Brass Band Concert titled “A Night at the Opera” at Huddersfield Town Hall. Introduced by Frank Renton, With “Foden (Courotis) Band” and Brighouse and Rastrick Band Conducted by Frank Renton. (BBC Manchester) (see 8 Jan 1999) 2 May 1999 CONCERT – St Andrews Hall, Northwich 8 May 1999 BROADCAST – BBC June Contest, Concert At Stamford Hall, Loughborough. Sound Check 5pm 15 May 1999 CONCERT – Gledholt Choir Jubilee at Town Hall Huddersfield. The Gledholt Male Voice Choir was formed in 1948 from a group of men belonging to the local Methodist Church. 16 May 1999 CONCERT – Royton Assembly Hall, Oldham 1.30pm 28 May 1999 COMPETITION – Whit Friday Contest at Thameside and Saddleworth (Possible Guest Player Iwan Fox – Cornet / Soprano Cornet) 29-30 May 1999 COMPETITION – All England International Masters, The Corn Exchange, Cambridge. Test Piece “Tristan Encounters” by Martin Ellerby. Conductor Nicholas J Childs FIRST Yorkshire Building Society SECOND Brighouse and Rastrick THIRD Williams Fairey FOURTH GUS FIFTH Fodens (Courtois) Band 23 or 30 May 1999 BROADCAST of BBC TV’s “Songs of Praise” – Telford. After the success of Songs of Praise from Hanley a small group of players from the band were asked to take part on another recording this time in Telford (Shropshire). Mark Wilkinson, Pete Coulson, Robert Fulcher, Glyn Williams and Simone Rebello were the players involved with the recording broadcast at the end of May 1999. (see also 28 Mar 1999) June 1999 FANFARE MAGAZINE issued to Members. Including a feature on Simone Rebello (Percussion). Three CD’s were also featured – COURTOIS SOLOISTS – “Showcase” CD Fodens backing various Courtois Solo players. Richard Marshall (Grimethorpe Band, Principal Cornet),

Helen Fox (Marple Band, Principal Cornet), Simon Johnson (Ex Principal Trombone of Williams Fairey Band) + Others. ELGAR HOWARTH (Conductor) “Rimmer” the Music of William Rimmer. (see 10-11 Apr 1999) JAMES MORRISON Trumpet, Flugel Horn and Trombone Player. “Century” CD 5 June 1999 CONCERT – St Andrews Hall, Penrith 14 June 1999 MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE Meeting Th band had purchased a new set of “Walking Out” Uniforms. 19 June 1999 CONCERT – Corn Exchange, Ipswich 17 July 1999 CONCERT – “Camerata” Cholmondeley Castle. 6pm 18 July 1999 CONCERT – Village Music Festival, Belton, Doncaster An outdoor event. 18 Aug 1999 REX MORTIMER Died. Rex Mortimer died on the 18 August 1999 at Grosvenor House Nursing Home, Alsager after a long illness. His funeral was held at St Peter’s Church, Elworth on the 25 August 1999 with the band conducted by Nicholas J Childs playing at the funeral . 25 Aug 1999 Rex Mortimer’s Funeral (See above) 1999 Mark Landon joined the band after June 1999. ___________________________________________________________________________________

MARK LANDON Biography. (Percussion) With a Brass Band family background it was inevitable that Mark would join a Band. At the age of 5 he played the Cornet under the influence of his father Eric Landon. By the age of 12 Mark moved to the percussion and became part of the Delph Youth Band learning to play at the Oldham Music centre. He then joined “Lees and Glodwick band” followed by the “Dobcross Youth band”. In 1998 Mark joined the “Todmorden Old Brass Band” as they were promoted to the Championship section. Mark played with the “Rochdale Youth Brass Band” under the baton of his father Eric Landon for 8 Year’s winning the Solo prize at the youth entertainment Championships held in Blackpool’s Winter Gardens. In 1999 Mark joined Fodens working under Simone Rebello until she left in 2000 and he took on the role of Principal Percussionist. By 2001 Mark was also principal percussionist with the “National Youth Brass Band” a band he played with for a total of four Year’s and is now the percussion tutor for the band. In 2009 Mark married and he and his bride had the Band at the Ceremony. ___________________________________________________________________________________ 29 Aug 1999

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ALL STAR CHARITY EVENT Members of Fodens band joined with Fairey’s for an “All Star” Event to raise funds for the Glossop Band to attend the National Championship in London where they were competing in the Championship section for the first time in their History. CONCERT – Bridgewater Hall, Manchester. CONCERT – “ALL STAR CHARITY CONCERT” Arranged by Mark Wilkinson the bands of Fodens, Fairey’s YBS, Besses O’th Barn, Wingates and Black Dyke combined to raise funds for the Besses Boys Band (Which Mark had been a member of). The Band was conducted by Derek Broadbent and was so successful a similar concert was arranged for 2000. COMPETITION – “British Open Championships”, Symphony Hall, Birmingham. Test Piece “… Dove Descending” by Philip Wilby. Conductor for Fodens FIRST Yorkshire Building Society SECOND Black Dyke THIRD Williams Fairey FOURTH Brighouse and Rastrick FIFTH Fodens (Courtois) Band Top 8 Bands Contest at the Symphony Hall, Birmingham. (see above)

CONCERT – Town Hall, Dudley “Brass Night at the Proms Concert” With Canoldir Choir FODENS COURTOIS BAND 1. Midwest (Richards) 2. The Force of Destiny (Verdi) CANOLDIR CHOIR (10 Mins) FODENS COURTOIS BAND 3. Devil’s Galop – Dick Barton Theme (Charles Williams) 4. Chiapenicas (Mendez) Cornet Solo Mark Wilkinson 5. Trumpet Blues and Cantabile (Harry James arr Geldard) 6. Toccata in D Minor (Bach arr Williams) FODENS COURTOIS BAND 7. Speed Your Journey (Verdi) INTERVAL FODENS COURTOIS BAND and CHOIR 1. Soldiers Chorus (Gounod) CANOLDIR CHOIR (10 Mins) FODENS COURTOIS BAND 2. Let’s Face the Music and Dance (Berlin) 3. Grandfather’s Clock (George Doughty) Solo Euphonium Glyn Williams 4. Procession to the Minster (Wagner arr Graham) CANOLDIR CHOIR (5 Mins) FODENS COURTOIS BAND and CHOIR 5. Jerusalem (Hubert Parry) 6. Fantasy on British Folk Songs (Henry Wood arr Wright) 7. Pomp and Circumstance No 1 (Elgar) 24-27 Sept 1999 TOUR – Swiss Open Competition and European Open Competition In Switzerland (Possible entries) Or 25 – 26 Sept 1999 CONCERT – Truro, Cornwall (Fanfare Magazine 1998) 9 Oct 1999 CONCERT – William Aston Hall, Wrexham. (Oraganised by the Rotary Club of Wrexham Erddig) 1. The Cossack (William Rimmer) 2. The Magic Flute Overture (W.A. Mozart) 3. Chiapenicas (Mendez) Cornet Solo Mark Wilkinson 4. Trumpet Blues and Cantabile (Harry James arr Geldard) 5. Cartoon Music (arr Peter Graham) 6. Let’s Face the Music and Dance (Irving Berlin) 7. Our Love is Here to Stay (George Gershwin arr Goff Richards) 8. Two Movements from Suite Gothique (Boellmann) INTERVAL 1. The Great Escape (Leonard Bernstein) 2. Disney Fantasy (arr Richards) 3. Blessed Assurance (arr Wood) Solo Trombone John Barber 4. Postcards from Mexico (Howard Snell) 5. Chicago (Billy May arr Barry Forgie) 6. Granfather’s Clock (George Doughty) Euphonium Solo Glyn Williams 7. Procession to the Minster (Wagner arr Peter Graham) 10 Oct 1999 First Horn Player Janet Gilder completed her first full 26 mile Marathon in the ‘Fourth City of Manchester Run’ in a time of 5 hours one minute and 32 seconds. Janet raised £200 for the Breast Cancer Care appeal as her father Stuart has recently been ill. 15 Oct 1999 CONCERT – Victoria Hall, Hanley 16 Oct 1999 COMPETITION – “National Championships”, Royal Albert Hall, London 18 Sept 1999

Test Piece “Concerto for Band No 1 Opus 44” by Derek Bourgeois. Conductor Nicholas J Childs. RESULTS FIRST Fodens (Courtois) Band SECOND Brighouse and Rastrick THIRD Tredegar BAND MEMBERS INSTRUMENT PLAYER Conductor Nicholas J Childs (Musical Director) Principal Cornet Mark Wilkinson Solo Cornet Peter Coulson Solo Cornet Colin Short Solo Cornet Tim Walters Soprano Cornet Tracey Redfern Repiano Cornet Morvern Gilchrist (or Morvern Griffiths) 2nd Cornet Maureen Cameron 2nd Cornet Jonathon Green (Correct Spelling) (Pre June 1999) 3rd Cornet Mike Eccles (Pre June 1999) 3rd Cornet Nicky Lees Solo Flugel Shelly Ball Solo Tenor Horn Robert Fulcher 1st Tenor Horn Janet Gilder (see 10 Oct 1999) (Pre June 1999) 2nd Tenor Horn Andrew Howard-Smith (Pre June 1999) Solo Baritone Jonathon Webster 2nd Baritone Jeremy Belton Solo Trombone John Barber 2nd Trombone Becky Smith (Pre June 1999) Bass Trombone Toby Bannan (Pre June 1999) Solo Euphonium Glyn Williams 2nd Euphonium Ken Cant (Pre June 1999) E Flat Bass Thomas Wyss E Flat Bass Toby Hobson (Was Bass Trombone Pre 1997) B Flat Bass Phil Green (Phillip Green) (Moved from 1st Eb Bass after June 1999) B Flat Bass Dean Morley B Flat Bass Brett Wharton Percussion Simone Rebello Percussion Mark Landon (Joined After June 1999) Percussion Chris Bastock (Highlighted = New members since last list) COMMITTEE Promotions and Concert Secretary Malcolm Brew NON COMMITTEE POSTS Librarian Jimmy Charles Assistant Librarian Granville Jennings EXTRA MEMBERS NOT IN ABOVE LIST Michael Eccles (Cornet) James Charles (Baritone) (Jimmy Charles) Steve Cooke (Cornet) Danny Maines (Percussion) (Joined in 1999) Sharon Meredith (Baritone) (Joined in 1999 from Wingates) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 16 October 1999 BOOK Published. Allan Littlemore published a history of Foden’s Band in “FODEN’S BAND – ONE HUNDRED YEAR’S OF MUSICAL EXCELLENCE” (Caron Publications, Chapel-en-le Frith). This excellent book was republished in May 2000. (ISBN 0947848207) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ___________________________________________________________________________________ 1999 Soon after the National Finals ADAM SHILTON joined the band on Drums / Percussion. (Left in 2001)

___________________________________________________________________________________ 23 Oct 1999 CONCERT – Gracie Fields Theatre, Hudson Walk, Rochdale In aid of Heartbeat Charity Guest Singer Jeffrey Lawton 1. The Cossack (William Rimmer) 2. Nabucco (Verdi) 3. Chiapenicas (Mendez) Cornet Solo Mark Wilkinson 4. Trumpet Blues and Cantabile (Harry James arr Geldard) a. GUEST VOCALIST Jeffrey Lawton 5. There’s No Business Like Showbusiness (Berlin) 6. Hymn Tune Trafalgar (Trad) 7. Rhondo from the Horn Concerto No 1 (Mozart) Tenor Horn Solo Robert Fulcher 8. Riverdance (Bill Whelan arr Ray Farr) INTERVAL 1. From this Moment On (Berlin) 2. Aspects of Lloyd-Webber (arr Graham) 3. Brillante (Graham) Solo Euphonium Glyn Williams a. GUEST VOCALIST Jeffrey Lawton 4. The Great Escape (Leonard Bernstein) 5. Chicago (Billy May arr Barry Forgie) 6. Xylomania (Peter Graham) Xylophone Solo Simone Rebello 7. Pines of Rome (Respighi) 8. Pomp and Circumstance No 1 (Elgar) Band with guest vocalist Jeffrey Lawton ENCORE (Not in Programme) Lucerne Song ___________________________________________________________________________________ 23 Oct 1999 ACCORDING TO THE FANFARE MAGAZINE The above listing is from a programme however in the “Fanfare Magazine” the show on the 23 October 1999 also featured the HOUGHTON WEAVERS at the Gracie Fields Theatre, Hudson Walk, Rochdale. However it could have been a concert on the 6 February 2000. The Band played – 1. Le Corsair 2. From this Moment On 3. Gaelforce (Peter Graham) Houghton Weavers joined the Band for the following – 1. Bless this House 2. Two other pieces (Not named in the article) 3. It’s Now Or Never (Elvis Presley Hit) ___________________________________________________________________________________ 24 Oct 1999 26 Oct 1999 31 Oct 1999 2 Nov 1999

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CONCERT – Civic Hall, Litchfield. PATRONS CONCERT – Sandbach School. CONCERT – Opera House, Buxton CONCERT – Barrow in Furness Organised by Barrow and Districts Society for the Blind Ltd. In Aid of the Friends of Ostley House. (MOVED TO 6 Nov 1999?) Wedding of Nicky Lees (3rd Cornet) and Sally Penny at Denton. CONCERT – Forum 28, 28 Duke Street, Barrow in Furness Organised by Barrow and Districts Society for the Blind Ltd. In Aid of the Friends of Ostley House. (See above) CONCERT – University (Philip Wilby), Leeds. CONCERT – Victoria Hall, Hanley With the Ross Choir FODENS COURTOIS BAND

1. Midwest (J J Richards) 2. Disney Fantasy (arr Richards) CHOIR a. FODENS COURTOIS BAND 3. The Great Escape (Leonard Bernstein) 4. Trumpet Blues and Cantabile (Harry James arr Geldard) Cornet Feature CHOIR a. FODENS COURTOIS BAND, CHOIR and ORGAN 5. Soldiers Chorus from Faust (Gounod) INTERVAL FODENS COURTOIS BAND 1. From this Moment On (Cole Porter arr Richards) 2. Brillante (Graham) Solo Euphonium Glyn Williams 3. Lucerne Song (arr W Hogarth-Lear) CHOIR a. FODENS COURTOIS BAND 4. Procession to the Minster (Wagner) FODENS COURTOIS BAND and CHOIR 5. Hebrew Slaves (Verdi) 6. Pomp and Circumstance No 1 (Elgar) 20 Nov 1999 CONCERT – Childline (Staffordshire Children’s Home), Uppermill Charity event. 21 Nov 1999 COMPETITION – “Brass in Concert”, Spennymoor Leisure Centre, Gateshead. Conductor Nicholas J Childs FIRST Grimethorpe Colliery SECOND Fodens (Courtois) Band THIRD JJB Sports Leyland 26 Nov 1999 BROADCAST on BBC Radio 2 at 7.30pm “Friday Night is Music Night” Live from the Hippodrome, Golders Green, London. Ken Bruce introduced the concert with “Foden (Courotis) Band” Conductor Nick Childs and BBC Concert Orchestra conducted by Robin Stapleton Guests Jacquelyn Fugelle and Richard Whitehouse BBC Producer Alan Boyd FODENS BAND 1. The Cossack (William Rimmer) 2. Riverdance (Bill Whelan arr Ray Farr) 3. Be My Love (Sammy Cahn / Nicholas Brodszky arr Ray Farr) Solo Euphonium Glyn Williams 27 Nov 1999 CONCERT – Wirksworth Dec 1999 Helen Fox joined Fodens. ___________________________________________________________________________________

HELEN FOX / HELEN WILLIAMS Biography. Helen started playing the cornet at the age of 10. Her father was a cornet player with Poynton Band which Helen joined aged 11 working her way to principal cornet. In 1986 she joined the Marple Band where in 1996 she became the first (and only) female Principal cornet to win the British Open Championship (149 Year History). She was awarded the Stanley Wainwright Memorial Trophy as the day’s best soloist. In 1997 Helen led the band to win the French Open Championship where she was also awarded the “Best Soloist” prize. In 1999 Helen Fox was one of the featured artists on a CD backed by Fodens Band called “COURTOIS SOLOISTS” which had the band playing alongside various Courtois Solo players. The players also included Richard Marshall (Grimethorpe Band, Principal Cornet), Simon Johnson (Ex Principal Trombone of Williams Fairey Band) and members of Fodens Band. In December 1999 Helen became principal Flugel Horn with the Fodens Band. She was at the time married to Phil Fox (Player with Fodens). During her time with the band, Fodens won the following -

May 2002 “All England Masters Champions” 8 Nov 2003“US Open Champions” 2004 “British Open Championships” July 2006 “English “National Championships”. Helen has also played on BBC Radio 2 and with “Girls of Brass”. In 2004 Helen tutored at the “National Youth Brass Band of Switzerland Summer Camp” and the “National Youth Brass band of Great Britain” (Since Easter 2004). Helen teaches brass at Schools in Stockport and Oldham. Helen is now married to Glyn Williams lived in Delph, Saddleworth. On the 4 July 2015 Helen and Glyn made their final performance with Foden’s Band at the Sandbach Party in the Park before they moved to South Wales to take up positions with the Cory Band. ___________________________________________________________________________________ DECEMBER 1999 FANFARE NEWSLETTER Released to Patrons. 4 Dec 1999 CONCERT – Wessex Brass Band Association, Poole in Dorset. 6 Dec 1999 CONCERT – Savoy Hotel, Strand, London. Booked to play for a private concert for 120 top business executives. 1. Let’s Face the Music and Dance (Berlin arr Richards) 2. Trumpet Blues and Cantabile (Harry James arr Gelderd) Cornet Feature 3. Satin Doll (Ellington arr Alan Fernie) 4. Winter fron the Four Seasons (Vivaldi) 5. From this Moment On (Cole Porter) 6. Be My Love (Sammy Cahn / Nicholas Brodszky arr Ray Farr) Solo Euphonium Glyn Williams 7. Singin’ In the Rain (Nacio Brown arr Alan Fernie) 8. Xylomania (Peter Graham) Xylophone Solo Simone Rebello 9. Riverdance (Bill Whelan arr Ray Farr) ENCORES I Will Follow Him (arr Richards) Toccata in D Minor (Bach arr Ray Farr) 8-9 Dec 1999 CONCERT – Halifax Choral Society, Halifax 11 Dec 1999 CONCERT – Town Hall, Huddersfield With Honley Male Voice Choir (MD John Oldfield) FODENS COURTOIS BAND 1. Christmas Fantasy (arr Langford) 2. Away in a Manger (arr Graham) CHOIR a. Do you Hear what I Hear (Regney / Shayne) b. Jesus, Jesus Rest your Head c. And the Glory of the Lord FODENS COURTOIS BAND 3. Stop the Cavalry (Jona Lewie arr Derek Broadbent) 4. Frosty the Snowman (arr Sandy Smith) Tuba Solo Dean Morley 5. Toccata in D Minor (Bach arr Ray Farr) CHOIR d. Largo (Handel arr Jacobson) e. Last of the Summer Wine (Hazelhurst arr Sammes) f. Stout Hearted men FODENS COURTOIS BAND 6. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing INTERVAL BAND CHOIR AND AUDIENCE 1. O Come All Ye Faithful FODENS COURTOIS BAND 2. Midnight Sleigh Ride (arr Ray Farr) 3. Christmas Song (Berlin arr Ray Farr) CHOIR a. Gesu Bambino – Solo Danny Bullett

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b. The Lily of the Valley Solo Brian Winterbottom c. Happy All the Day FODENS COURTOIS BAND 4. Xylomania (Peter Graham) Xylophone Solo Simone Rebello 5. Battle of Trafalgar (Albert Elms arr Darwin) Narrator Alan Jenkins (DARWIN the arranger was possibly the pen name of Ted Tarling) CHOIR d. Winter Wonderland e. Little Innocent Lamb f. A Merry Little Christmas CONCERT – City Hall Choral Concert, Sheffield “Carol Concert” CHOIR AND ORGAN a. O Come, O Come Emmanuel BAND CHOIR AND ORGAN 1. Christmas Fantasy (Langford) 2. O Come All Ye Faithful ORGAN SOLO a. Final to Vierne I? CHOIR a. Virgin Mary, Little Jesus b. Praise to God in the Highest FODENS COURTOIS BAND 3. Winter Wonderland (arr Sykes) 4. Away in a Manger (arr Graham) Cornet Solo Shelly Ball 5. Frosty the Snowman (arr Sandy Smith) Tuba Solo Dean Morley 6. Riverdance (Bill Whelan arr Ray Farr) BAND CHOIR AND AUDIENCE 7. Once in Royal David’s City INTERVAL CHOIR a. Joy to the World, Infant Holy, Joys Seven BAND CHOIR ORGAN AND AUDIENCE 1. O Little Town of Bethlehem FODENS COURTOIS BAND 2. Midnight Sleighride (arr Ray Farr) 3. Xylomania (Peter Graham) Xylophone Solo Simone Rebello 4. Toccata in D Minor (Bach arr Ray Farr) CHOIR b. Up, Good Christian Folk BAND AND CHOIR 5. Christmas Medley (arr Darius Battiwalla) BAND CHOIR ORGAN AND AUDIENCE 6. Hark the Herald Angels Sing CHOIR c. We Wish you a Merry Christmas PHOTO – Hays Chemicals The band met at the bandroom at 2.45pm to change into Red Uniforms for a publicity photo for Hayes Chemicals (Next years Sponsor for concerts) at 3.15pm. The band then went back to the bandroom to get ready for a concert at Winsford. Another Photograph, this time at Winsford Civic Hall for Fodens 5.30pm. CONCERT – Civic Hall, Winsford 8pm. 1. Winter Wonderland (arr Sykes) 2. Christmas Festival Overture (Anderson) 3. Lullaby Birdland (George Shearing)

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Flugel Solo Helen Fox 4. From this Moment On (Gershwin arr Richards) 5. Little Drummer Boy (arr Sparke) 6. Trumpet Blues and Cantabile (Harry James arr Geldard) 7. Hark the Herald Angels Sing (with audience) 8. Be My Love (Sammy Cahn / Nicholas Brodszky arr Ray Farr) Solo Euphonium Glyn Williams 9. Galeforce (Peter Graham) INTERVAL 1. Midnight Sleigh Ride (arr Ray Farr) 2. Flower Duet from Lakme (Bizet) Cornet Duet Morvern Gilchrist and Shelly Ball 3. Disney Fantasy (arr Richards) 4. O Come All Ye Faithful 5. Merry Christmas Everybody (Noddy Holder / Lea) 6. Christmas Song (arr Sparke) 7. Cartoon Music (Graham) 8. Frosty the Snowman (arr Sandy Smith) Tuba Solo Dean Morley 9. Christmas Fantasy (arr Langford) ENCORE not in Programme. Jingle Bells (James S Pierpoint 1857 arr Derek Ashmore) TRUSTEES REPORT TRUSTEES – Chairman Steven Sebire Secretary B Malcolm Brew Treasurer B Malcolm Brew Committee C French Committee E Timmis Committee Jimmy Charles Solicitor Rigby and Co, 34 Crewe Road, Sandbach CW11 4NF The band has cash reserves of £5,071 with net funding of £6,294 for the year. ACCOUNTS INCOME RESOURCES Sponsorship and Donations 58,491 Concert Fees and Prizes 54,883 ABSA Grant 20,000 Compensation None Recording Fees None Investment income (Bank) 107 Contributions towards Uniforms 1,385 Deferred Instrument income (1999) 3,560 TOTAL 138,426 EXPENDITURE Band Fees 53,060 Guest Players 5,490 Travelling Expenses and Hotels 22,098 Van Hire 1,044 Music 4,569 Repairs to Instruments 943 Uniforms 4,322 Rehearsals 870 Ticket and Entry Fees 396 Publicity Costs 7,713 Sundry Concert Costs 623 TOTAL 101,128 VARIOUS OTHER EXPENCES TOTAL 35,830 TOTAL MONEY TO CARRY FORWARD 6,294

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WEBSITE LAUNCHED During the year a website had been put together and in the December edition of Fanfare it was announced that it was up and running.

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2000

FODENS (COURTOIS) BAND PRESIDENT Vice PRESIDENTS

Gerhard A Meini (of Antoine Courtois) William Foden, David Foden, Margaret Mortimer (Left by May 2000) Jacques Gaudet (of Antoine Courtois) CHAIRMAN Colin Short SECRETARY Peter Coulson SPONSORS Antoine Courtois Paris Fred Rhodes Lumited (Est 1971) CONDUCTOR Nicholas J Childs (Musical Director) ASSOCIATE CONDUCTOR PROMOTIONS OFFICER AND TREASURER Malcolm Brew PATRONS CO-ORDINATORS Stuart and Hilary Gilder ################################################################################### 2000

BAND MEMBERS (From Fanfare December 1999) INSTRUMENT PLAYER Conductor Nicholas J Childs (Musical Director) Principal Cornet Mark Wilkinson Solo Cornet Peter Coulson Solo Cornet Colin Short Solo Cornet Tim Walters Soprano Cornet Tracey Redfern (Left 12 Mar 2000) Alan Wycherley (Joined before May 2000) Repiano Cornet Morvern Gilchrist 2nd Cornet Maureen Cameron 2nd Cornet Jonathon Green 3rd Cornet Mike Eccles 3rd Cornet Nicky Lees Solo Flugel Shelly Ball (Moved to 2nd Cornet before May 2000) Helen Fox had joined by this point. Solo Tenor Horn Robert Fulcher 1st Tenor Horn Janet Gilder 2nd Tenor Horn Andrew Howard-Smith Solo Baritone Jonathon Webster 2nd Baritone Sharon Meredith Solo Trombone John Barber 2nd Trombone Becky Smith (Left before May 2000) Steve Close (Joined before May 2000) Bass Trombone Toby Bannan Solo Euphonium Glyn Williams 2nd Euphonium Ken Cant (Left before May 2000) Neil Jackson (Joined before May 2000) 1st E Flat Bass Phil Green (Philip Green Moved from Bb) 2nd E Flat Bass Toby Hobson 1st B Flat Bass Dean Morley 2nd B Flat Bass Brett Wharton Principal Percussion Simone Rebello 1st Percussion Chris Bastock 2nd Percussion Danny Maines (Joined 1999) 2nd Percussion Mark Landon (Joined 1999) 2nd Percussion Adam Shilton

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(Highlighted = New members since last list) CONCERT – Congleton Town Hall “Melennium Concert” With Silk Brass (Conductor Ken Mackintosh) 1. Fest Musik der Stadt Wien (Richard Strauss) 2. Overture The Magic Flute (Mozart) 3. Demelza (Hugh Nash) Soprano Solo John Worth 4. Rhythmic Danube (Johann Strauss II) 5. Berne Patrol (Trad arr Elgar Howarth) 6. Czardas (Johann Strauss II arr Howard Snell) 7. Wien Bliet Wien (Johann N Kral) 8. Tritsch Tratsch Polka (Johann Strauss) INTERVAL 1. Famous British Marches (arr Langford) 2. Overture Rule Britannia (Thomas Arne arr William Rimmer) 3. Be my Love (Sammy Cahn / Nicholas Brodszky arr Ray Farr) Solo Euphonium Glyn Williams 4. Radetsky March (Johann Strauss) 5. Procession to the Minster (Wagner arr Snell) 6. Jerusalem (Hubert Parry) 7. Fantasia on British Sea Songs (arr Henry Wood) 8. Pomp and Circumstance No 1 (Edward Elgar) CONCERT – Winsford Civic Hall With Roberts Bakery Band (Conductor Colin Cranson) 1. Act 3 from Lohengrin (Wagner) 2. Magic Flute Overture (Mozart) 3. Bugler’s Holiday (Benze) 4. Nimrod (Elgar) 5. Thunder and Lightning Polka (Strauss) 6. Satin Doll (Ellington) 7. Devil’s Galop – Dick Barton Theme (Charles Williams) 8. Grandfather’s Clock (George Doughty) Solo Euphonium Glyn Williams 9. Baccanale (Saint Saens) INTERVAL 1. Florentina March (Fucik) 2. Concerto De Aranjuez (Joaquin Rodrigo) Flugel Horn Solo Helen Fox 3. William Tell (Gioachino Rossini) 4. Music of the Night (Lloyd-Webber) 5. 76 Trombones (Sandy Wilson) 6. Greensleeves (arr Langford) 7. 1812 Overture (Tchaikovski) 8. Nightfall in Camp (Pope) 9. Pomp and Circumstance No 1 (Elgar) COMPETITION – “Festival of Brass” at the Royal Northern Collage of Music, Manchester. CONCERT – Gracie Fields Theatre, Rochdale. Possibly with the Houghton Weavers (see 23 Oct 1999) CONCERT – Garforth Community School - 8pm 1. Cossack (William Rimmer) 2. Russian and Ludmilla (arr Hargreaves) 3. La Belle Americane (Hartmann) Cornet Solo Mark Wilkinson 4. Let’s Face the Music and Dance (Irving Berlin arr Richards) 5. Berne Patrol (W Hogarth-Lear) 6. Concerto De Aranjuez (Joaquin Rodrigo) Flugel Horn Solo Helen Fox 7. Watch Your Step (arr Snell)

8. Gaelforce (arr Peter Graham) INTERVAL 1. The Waltonian (J.J. Richards) 2. Disney Fantasy (arr Richards) 3. We’ve Only Just Begun (Paul Williams and Roger Nichols arr Geldard) Trombone Solo John Barber 4. Frolic for Trombones (Ronald Hamner) 5. Chicago (Billy May arr Barry Forgie) Flugal Solo Helen Fox / Baritone Solo Jonathon Webster 6. Sweet and Low (Trad arr Snell) 7. Brillante (Graham) Solo Euphonium Glyn Williams 8. Procession to the Cathedral (Wagner arr Graham) ENCORES Not put into programme. Czardas (Peter Graham) Entry of the Gladiator (Fucik) Toccata In D Minor (Bach) ___________________________________________________________________________________

GAELFORCE Specially arranged for the Fodens Courtois Band by Peter Graham the tune mixes various traditional Irish tunes in its arrangement. 1. The Rocky Road to Dublin 2. Minstral Boy (Featuring Flugel) 3. Tossing the Feathers (On one of the Coors Records) ___________________________________________________________________________________ 22 Feb 2000

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26 Feb 2000

PATRON’S CONCERT at Sandbach School Sports Hall. The concert was recorded along with a promotional video being made of the event to celebrate the Centenary of the Band. 1. The Waltonian (J.J. Richards) 2. Trumpet Blues and Cantablile (Harry James arr Geldard) 3. Brillante (Peter Graham) Solo Euphonium Glyn Williams 4. Xylomania (Peter Graham) Solo Xylophone Simone Rebello 5. Chicago (Billy May arr Barry Forgie) Flugal Solo Helen Fox / Baritone Solo Jonathon Webster 6. Lucerne Song (W. Hogarth Lear) Solo B Flat Bass Dean Morley 7. Gaelforce (arr Peter Graham) Composer Michael Ball was commissioned by Fodens Band and the Brass Band Heritage Trust to write a test piece for the National Youth Brass band Championships held in February 2000. CONCERT – Hall of Cornwall, Truro (See below) 1. The Cossak (William Rimmer) 2. The Corsair (Hector Berlioz) 3. Charivari (J Iveson) Cornet Solo Mark Wilkinson 4. From this Moment On (Cole Porter arr Richards) 5. Bere Patrol (W Hogarth-Lear) 6. Rondo from Horn Concerto (Strauss) Tenor Horn Solo Robert Fulcher 7. Cartoon Music (arr Peter Graham) 8. Diversions on a Bass Theme (G Lloyd) INTERVAL 1. The Waltonian (J.J. Richards) 2. Disney Fantasy (arr Richards) 3. We’ve Only Just Begun (Paul Williams and Roger Nichols arr Geldard) Trombone Solo John Barber 4. Chicago (Billy May arr Barry Forgie) 5. Sweet and Low (Trad arr Snell) 6. Drink to me Only (Langford) Soprano Solo

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7. Lucerne Song (Trad arr Elgar Howarth) 8. Gaelforce (arr Peter Graham) ENCORES Not put into programme. Entry of the Gladiator (Fucik) Toccata In D Minor (Bach) Review appeared in the local Truro Paper on the 9 March 2000. CONCERT – Hall of Cornwall, Truro (Possibly re arranged – See above) COMPETITION – “Regional Championship, North West”, The Winter Gardens, Blackpool. Test Piece “Variations on an Enigma” by Philip Sparke Conductor for Fodens Nicholas J Childs FIRST Fodens (Courtois) Band SECOND Williams Fairey THIRD JJB Sports Became “North West Area Champions” (3rd Year Running). Tracey Redfern left the band after the area contest. CONCERT – Winsford Civic Hall CONCERT – Dolfin Centre, Darlington 1. The Cossak (William Rimmer) 2. Russian and Ludmilla (arr Hargreaves) 3. Charivari (J Iveson) Cornet Solo Mark Wilkinson 4. From this Moment On (Cole Porter arr Richards) 5. Berne Patrol (W Hogarth-Lear) 6. Cartoon Music (arr Peter Graham) 7. Drink to me Only (Gordon Langford) Soprano Solo Alan Wychley 8. Gaelforce (arr Peter Graham) INTERVAL 1. The Waltonian (J J Richards) 2. Disney Fantasy (arr Richards) 3. Carnival of Venice (S Muscroft / Trad) Euphonium Solo Neil Jackson 4. Chicago (Billy May arr Barry Forgie) 5. Sweet and Low (arr Snell) 6. Trumpet Blues (Harry James arr Geldard) 7. We’ve Only Just Begun (Paul Williams and Roger Nichols arr Geldard) Trombone Solo John Barber 8. Lucerne Song (Trad arr Elgar Howarth) 9. Battle of Trafalgar (Albert Elms arr Darwin) Narrator Alan Hope ENCORE Not Printed in the Programme Entry of the Gladiators (Fucik) Toccata in D Minor (Bach) CONCERT – The Community Centre, Knighton, Powys “Knighton Festival of Brass Bands” 1. The Cossak (William Rimmer) 2. The Corsair (Hector Berlioz) 3. Charivari (J Iveson) Cornet Solo Mark Wilkinson 4. From this Moment On (Porter arr Richards) 5. Berne Patrol (W Hogarth-Lear) 6. Cartoon Music (arr Peter Graham) 7. Lullaby of Birdland (George Shearing) Flugel Solo Helen Fox 8. Procession to the Minster (Wagner arr Graham) INTERVAL 1. Army of the Nile (Kenneth Alford) 2. Disney Fantasy (arr Richards) 3. Rondo from Horn Concerto (Strauss) Tenor Horn Solo Robert Fulcher 4. Chicago (Billy May arr Barry Forgie) 5. Sweet and Low (arr Snell)

6. Trumpet Blues (Harry James arr Geldard) 7. Brillante (Graham) Solo Euphonium Glyn Williams 8. Lucerne Song (Trad arr Elgar Howarth) 9. Gaelforce (arr Peter Graham) 31 Mar 2000 BROADCAST on BBC Radio 2 at 9.30pm “Listen to the Band” Introduced by Frank Renton, With a session from “Foden (Courotis) Band”. (BBC Manchester) 2 Apr 2000 CONCERT – Symphony Hall, Birmingham 15 Apr 2000 SANDBACH FESTIVAL OF TRANSPORT Concert to launch the event. (Saturday) 1. The Cossak (William Rimmer) 2. Russian and Ludmilla (arr Hargreaves) 3. Tico Tico (Zequinha de Abreu arr J Iveson) Cornet Solo Mark Wilkinson 4. From this Moment On (Cole Porter arr Richards) 5. Berne Patrol (W Hogarth-Lear) 6. Drink to me Only (arr Langford) Soprano Solo Alan Wycherley 7. Cartoon Music (arr Peter Graham) 8. Procession to the Minster (Wagner arr Graham) INTERVAL 1. Cross of Honour (William Rimmer) 2. We’ve Only Just Begun (Paul Williams and Roger Nichols arr Geldard) Trombone Solo John Barber 3. Chicago (Billy May arr Barry Forgie) 4. Sweet and Low (arr Snell) 5. Trumpets Wild (Walters) 6. Brillante (Graham) Solo Euphonium Glyn Williams 7. Lucerne Song (Trad arr Elgar Howarth) 8. Gaelforce (arr Peter Graham) ENCORES Not put into programme. Entry of the Gladiator (Fucik) Toccata In D Minor (Bach) Ticket to Ride (arr Alan Fernie) ___________________________________________________________________________________

ALAN WYCHERLEY Biography. Alan had played with the band before as part of the FAIREY ENGINEERING WORKS BAND (1982) and the “Massed Bands” of BRIGHOUSE AND RASTRICK BAND, BRITANNIA BUILDING SOCIETY FODEN BAND, DESFORD COLLIERY DOWTY BAND (3 Oct 1987 “National Championships GALA CONCERT” at the Royal Albert Hall, London. Alan left Fodens in 2010. ___________________________________________________________________________________ MUSIC HISTORY TICO TICO by Zequinha de Abreu Written in 1917 under the original title Tico-Tico no Farelo but as there was already a tune with the same title by Brazilian guitarist Americo Canhoto (1889-1929) the work was changed to its present title in 1931. A Tico Tico is the name of a bird in the sparrow family. The piece was first recorded on the Columbia record labelin 1931 by the Orquestra Colbaz (Columbia 22019) and has since been released by Carmen Miranda, Ray Conniff and on the Hammond Organ by Ethel Smith. ___________________________________________________________________________________ 24 Apr 2000

BROADCAST on BBC Radio 3 at 11.30am “Morning Performance” Recordings from the RNCM International Wind Festival And the Festival of Brass along with the Fifth

World Symposium on Choral Music from Rotterdam. Including Fodens (Courtois) Brass Band Conductor Nicholas Childs. 25 Apr 2000 BROADCAST on BBC Radio 3 at 11.30am “Morning Performance” Introduced by Tommy Pearson Including Fodens (Courtois) Brass Band Conductor Nicholas Childs Playing “An English Suite” by Michael Ball. 28 Apr 2000 BROADCAST on BBC Radio 3 at 11.30am “Morning Performance” Introduced by Tommy Pearson Including Fodens (Courtois) Brass Band Conductor Nicholas Childs Playing “Dove Descending” by Philip Wilby. 28-30 Apr (See below) Birmingham 29 Apr 2000 COMPETITION – “European Championships”, Birmingham. Conductor for Fodens Nicholas J Childs FIRST Unknown SECOND Unknown THIRD Fodens (Courtois) Band MAY 2000 FANFARE NEWSLETTER Released to Patrons. 6 May 2000 CONCERT – Bacup Leisure Hall 3-14 May 2000 CONCERT – Glasgow 19 May 2000 REHEARSAL SCHEDULE – CENTENARY CELEBRATIONS 2.30pm Stage Set Up Tim Walters Mike Eccles to bring CD Player and Witsun Wakes CD. Working Party – Alan Wycherley, Danny Maines, Mike Eccles, Adam, Chris Bastock and Andrew Howard-Smith. 1. Chairs - General Band Formation with space for dancers. 2. Stand for Solo “Gaelforce” 3. Mark Stand position for Sergei Plus stand in Wings. 4. Mark Stand position for Strauss 2001 5.Mark Position off stage for Trumpets etc. 6. Set up Percussion. 2.45pm Photograph Set Up – Tony Carter and Nicholas J Childs 3pm Lighting Test – Alan Wycherley 3.30pm Dancers Riverdance Style – Tim Walters 1. Check Space for Dancers 2. Test Run for Dancers 4pm Sound Check – Alan Wycherley 1. Catrin Evans – Riverdance Singer 2. Bill Humphries (BBC Radio Stoke) Compere 3. Alan Jenkins – Narrator 4.15pm Seating Rehearsal and Test Run – Nicholas J Childs 1. Trumpet Soloists – Martin Winter, Richard Martin, Alan Wycherley, Mark Wilkinson, Peter Coulson, Colin Short, Morvern Gilchrist, Andy Kingslow. 4.45pm Full Band Testing Out – Colin Short / Alan Wycherley P.A. Lighting and Pyrotechnics 1. The Battle of Trafalgar (Albert Elms arr Darwin) – Alan Jenkins 2. Riverdance – Catlrin Evans and Dancers 3. Gaelforce 5.15pm Full Band – Barry Forgie 1. MacArthur Park 5.25pm Full Band, Trumpet Soloists and Organ 1. Trumpets of the Angels 2. Ensure Stewards able to show soloists to positions (BW Hall) 5.50pm Full Band and Guest Soloist Sergei Nakariakov 6.05pm Full Band, Organ, Cornets Besses / Todmorden Alan Wycherley to meet cornets about concert positions. 1. Also Sprach Zarathustra 6.15pm Full Band and Halle Chorus - Keith Orrell 6.25pm Halle Chorus - Keith Orrell 6.35pm Official Photograph – Tony Carter

19 May 2000

CONCERT CONCERT – CENTENARY CELEBRATIONS Centenary Celebrations of the Foden Band took place at the Bridgewater Hall, Manchester. Highlights from the concert were broadcast on BBC Radio 3 (17 Sept 2000) And BBC Radio 2’s Listen to the Band (23 June 2000) Compere Bill Humphries (BBC Radio Stoke) PROGRAMME 1. The Cossack (William Rimmer) 2. Russian and Ludmilla (Arr Walter Hargreaves) 3. Trumpet Concerto (Arutunian arr Harvey) Guest Solo Trumpet Sergei Nakariakov 4. March from Kenilworth (Sir Arthur Bliss) 5. Requiem (Giuseppe Verdi) 6. No 2 Dies Irae – Dies irae and Tuba Mirum Halle Choir and Fodens Courtois Band Conductor Keith Orrell 7. The Trumpets of the Angels (Edward Gregson) World Premier Trumpet Soloists – Martin Winter, Richard Martin, Alan Wycherley, Mark Wilkinson, Peter Coulson, Colin Short, Morvern Gilchrist. Organist Johnathan Scott. The composition was commissioned by Fodens Band for their anniversary. INTERVAL 1. Also Sprach Zarathustra (Strauss arr Graham) Symphonic Cornets from Besses O’ th Barn and Todmorden Old Bands with Organist Johnathan Scott. 2. From this Moment on (arr Goff Richards) 3. MacArthur Park (arr Barry Forgie) Guest Conductor Barry Forgie 4. Speed your Journey from Nabucco (Giuseppe Verdi) With Halle Choir Conductor Keith Orrell 5. Gaelforce (Peter Graham) 6. Carnival of Venice (Arban arr Ted Tarling) Guest Solo Sergei Nakariakov 7. The Battle of Trafalgar (Albert Elms arr Darwin) Narrator Alan Jenkins A Double CD was issued of music from every decade of the 20th Century as part of the Celebration. CENTENARY BRASS (Foden’s Courtois band) 2 x CD FODEN’S ARCHIVE – CD1 1. The Cossack (William Rimmer) (1930 Conductor Fred Mortimer) 2. Zampa (Herold) (1940 Conductor Fred Mortimer) 3. The Warrior (Basil Windsor) (1932 Conductor Fred Mortimer) Cornet Solo Harry Mortimer 4. Lorenzo (Thomas Keighley) (1966 Conductor Rex Mortimer) 5. A Hunting Melody ( arr Harry Mortimer) (1935 Conductor Fred Mortimer) 6. Whistler and his Dog (Arthur Prior) (1935 Conductor Fred Mortimer) 7. Drinking (Trad arr A Mortimer) (1941 Conductor Fred Mortimer) Solo Euphonium Alex Mortimer 8. Kenilworth (Sir Arthur Bliss) (1936 Conductor Fred Mortimer) 9. Intermezzo from Cavelleria Rusticana (Mascagni) (1914 Conductor Tom Hynes) Soprano Solo Joe Brookes 10. Roll Away Bet (J. Ord Hume) (1966 Conductor Rex Mortimer) 11. March of the Toys (Victor Hubert) (1939 Conductor Fred Mortimer) 12. Diadem of Gold (G Bailey arr Frank Wright) (1953 Conductor Harry Mortimer) 13. Cleopatra (E Damare) (1914 Conductor Tom Hynes) Cornet Solo Edwin Firth

14. Poet and Peasant (Von Suppe) (1936 Conductor Fred Mortimer) Tenor Horn Solo Arthur Webb Snr 15. Medallion (H R Moreton) (1954 Conductor Harry Mortimer) NEW RECORDINGS - CD 2. Conductor Nicholas J Childs. 1. Goldcrest (James Anderson) 2. Nabucco (Verdi) 3. We’ve Only Just Begun (Paul Williams and Roger Nichols arr Watkins) Cornet Solo James Morrison 4. Gaelforce (Peter Graham) 5. Tristan Encounters (Martin Ellerby) 6. Chicago (Billy May arr Barry Forgie) Flugal Solo Helen Fox / Baritone Solo Jonathon Webster 7. Our love is here to Stay (George Gershwin arr Richards) Flugal Solo James Morrison 8- 9. Battle of Trafalgar (arr J Morrison) Narrator Alan Jenkins 10. The Old Rugged Cross (arr J Morrison) Trumpet Solo James Morrison 11-13. Concerto No 1 for Brass band (Derek Bourgeois) 28 May 2000 COMPETITION – All England International Masters, The Corn Exchange, Cambridge. Test Piece “Contest Music” by Wilfred Heaton. Conductor for Fodens Nicholas J Childs FIRST Yorkshire Building Society SECOND Williams Fairey THIRD Brighouse and Rastrick Twelfth Fodens (Courtois) Band Unkn May June 2000 CONTEST – Whit Friday FIRST SECOND THIRD TAMESIDE COUNCIL VENUE POSITION Audenshaw Rugby Club (Aldwinians) Broadoak Hotel Carrbrook Denton Droylsden - The Bush Inn Heyrod- John Street Hunts Cross – Ashton United Hurst Village / Hurst Cross (Ashton United) Micklehurst Millbrook Stalybridge - Labour Club Stalybridge - Celtic FC Tameside Tame Valley Hotel - Duckinfield Upper Mossley - Mountain Street SADDLEWORTH AND OLDHAM DISTRICT. Delph 3 Denshaw x Diggle n/a Dobcross First Friezland n/a Greenfield First Grotton x Lees and Sprinhead 10 Lydgate x Mossley (Main Town) Roundthorn (NEW?) 3 Southhead and Austerlands 3

Uppermill 3 (x = Didn’t play at venue / n/a = No contest that year at venue) TOUR – Flanders Tour with three concerts. CONCERT – Victoria Hall, Bolton. CONCERT – Victoria Hall, Halifax TOUR – Bergen Festival, Norway BROADCAST (Recorded) on BBC Radio 2 at 9.30pm “Listen to the Band” recorded programme at the Centenary Celebrations at the Bridgewater Hall, Manchester 19 May 2000. (see also 17 Sept 2000) Frank Renton introduces Fodens (Courtois) Band Conducted by Barry Forgie (Guest Conductor). BBC Producer Unkn (BBC Manchester) 1 July 2000 CONCERT - St James Park, London 8 July 2000 CONCERT – Sandbach Park (Moved to 2 Sept 2000) 22 July 2000 CONCERT – Cholmondeley Castle Camerata 6.45pm 23-29 July 2000 TOUR – Guernsey, Channel Islands 23 July 2000 CONCERT – Pembroke Hall, Walkden (Advertised in Fanfare Magazine) August 2000 Conductors Bramwell Tovey and Bryan Hurdley were appointed to the band. 6 Aug 2000 BROADCAST – BBC 1 “SONGS OF PRAISE” 6.15pm Recorded at Southport. Foden’s Courtois Band plus Dave Bilbrough (Singer Songwriter) Presenter Pam Rhodes HYMNS 1. At the name of Jesus 2. Jesus Shall Take the Highest Honour 3. What a wonderful change my life has been wrought 4. Go on the strength of the Lord 20 Aug 2000 CONCERT – Snape 27 Aug 2000 CONCERT – Jangholm Festival, Scotland 2 Sept 2000 CONCERT – Winsford Civic Hall (Advertised in Fanfare magazine) 2 Sept 2000 SANDBACH CONCERT IN THE PARK at Sandbach Park. 9 Sept 2000 COMPETITION – “British Open Championships”, Symphony Hall, Birmingham. Test Piece “Ceremony” by Michael Ball Conductor for Fodens Bramwell Tovey. FIRST Buy as you View Cory SECOND Black Dyke THIRD Grimethorpe Colliery FOURTH Williams Fairey FIFTH Fodens (Courtois) Band 10 Sept 2000 CONCERT – Symphony Hall, Birmingham 17 Sept 2000 BROADCAST (Recorded) of the Centenary Celebrations at the Bridgewater Hall, Manchester 19 May 2000. (see also 23 June 2000) BBC Radio 3 Concert Highlights. 23 Sept 2000 CONCERT – Victoria Hall, Hanley With Newcastle Male Voice Choir. 24 Sept 2000 CONCERT – Scunthorpe F.C. 29 Sept – 1 Oct 2000 TOUR – Netherlands 14 Oct 2000 CONCERT – Gracie Fields Theatre, Rochdale. 21 Oct 2000 COMPETITION – “National Championships”, Royal Albert Hall, London Test Piece “Harrison’s Dream” by Peter Graham. Conductor Bramwell Tovey. RESULTS FIRST Buy as you View Cory SECOND NSK-RHP Ransome THIRD Fodens (Courtois) Band 24 Oct 2000 PATRON’S CONCERT at Sandbach School. 27-28 Oct 2000 FESTIVAL – Queen’s Festival, Belfast, Northern Ireland. 19 Nov 2000 COMPETITION – “Brass in Concert”, Spennymoor Leisure Centre, Gateshead. 1-5 June 2000 10 June 2000 17 June 2000 22-25 June 2000 23 June 2000

Conductor Ray Farr FIRST Fodens (Courtois) Band SECOND Leyland THIRD Grimethorpe Colliery 9 Dec 2000 CONCERT – Town Hall, Huddersfield With Honley Choir 15-16 Dec 2000 CONCERT – Parr Hall, Warrington 31 Dec 2000

TRUSTEES REPORT TRUSTEES – Chairman Steven Sebire Secretary B Malcolm Brew Treasurer B Malcolm Brew Committee C French Committee E Timmis Committee Jimmy Charles Solicitor Rigby and Co, 34 Crewe Road, Sandbach CW11 4NF The band has cash reserves of £5,071 with net funding of £6,294 for the year. ACCOUNTS INCOME RESOURCES Sponsorship and Donations 24,523 Concert Fees and Prizes 68,338 ABSA Grant 20,000 Compensation 1,162 Recording Fees 980 Investment income (Bank) 83 Contributions towards Uniforms 3,382 TOTAL 118,468 EXPENDITURE Band Fees 51,463 Guest Players 5,308 Travelling Expenses and Hotels 33,262 Van Hire 900 Music 7,853 Repairs to Instruments 949 Uniforms 988 Rehearsals 1,571 Ticket and Entry Fees 1,182 Publicity Costs 2,753 Sundry Concert Costs 213 TOTAL 106,442 VARIOUS OTHER EXPENCES TOTAL 15,152 TOTAL MONEY TO CARRY FORWARD 3,168

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2001

FODENS (COURTOIS) BAND PRESIDENT Vice PRESIDENTS CHAIRMAN Steven Sebire SPONSORS CONDUCTOR Various ASSOCIATE CONDUCTOR Secretary B Malcolm Brew Treasurer B Malcolm Brew Committee C French Committee E Timmis

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BROADCAST on BBC Radio 2 at 9.30pm “Listen to the Band” Introduced by Frank Renton. A Session from “Foden (Courotis) Band” Guest Conductor Brian Hurdley. BBC Producer Cai Snook (BBC Manchester) Feb 2001 PATRON’S CONCERT at Sandbach School Sports Hall. (Date TBC) 11 Mar 2001 COMPETITION – “Regional Championship, North West”, The Winter Gardens, Blackpool. Test Piece “Jazz” by Philip Wilby Conductor for Fodens J Gourlay FIRST Williams Fairey SECOND Fodens (Courtois) Band THIRD Leyland 27 May 2001 COMPETITION – All England International Masters, The Corn Exchange, Cambridge. Test Piece “Pageantry” by Herbert Howells Conductor Richard Evans FIRST Brighouse and Rastrick SECOND Yorkshire Building Society THIRD Carlton Main Frickley Colliery FOURTH Fodens (Courtois) Band June 2001 Percussionist Adam Shilton left the band. 8 June 2001 COMPETITION – Whit Friday Marching FIRST SECOND THIRD TAMESIDE COUNCIL VENUE POSITION Audenshaw Rugby Club (Aldwinians) Broadoak Hotel Carrbrook Denton Droylsden - The Bush Inn Heyrod- John Street Hunts Cross – Ashton United Hurst Village / Hurst Cross (Ashton United) Micklehurst Millbrook Stalybridge - Labour Club Stalybridge - Celtic FC Tameside Tame Valley Hotel - Duckinfield Upper Mossley - Mountain Street SADDLEWORTH AND OLDHAM DISTRICT. Delph Denshaw Diggle Dobcross 2nd Friezland Greenacres 2nd (Also Cornet Player) Greenfield 2nd Grotton 2nd Lees and Sprinhead First Lydgate Not in first 4 (Trombone) Mossley (Main Town)

Southhead and Austerlands 2nd Uppermill (x = Didn’t play at venue / n/a = No contest that year at venue) 27 July 2001

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BROADCAST on BBC Radio 3 at 9am “Composer of the Week” John McCabe Donald Macleod and John McCabe in conversation about his music. The Britannia Building Society Band (Archive recording) Conducted by Howard Snell. BROADCAST on BBC Radio 2 at 9.30pm “Listen to the Band” Introduced by Frank Renton, Producer Cai Snook A Session from “Foden (Courotis) Band” Guest Conductor Brian Hurdley. (BBC Manchester) BROADCAST on BBC Radio 3 at 2pm “Listener’s Choice” Introduced by Humphrey Carpenter The Britannia Building Society Band (Archive recording) Conducted by Howard Snell. 1. Freedom (Bath) BRIDGEWATER HALL LIVE Music included (Not in Order?) 1. Russlan and Ladmilla (Black Dyke Band) 2. The President (Fodens Band) 3. Sweet Georgia Brown (Steve Sykes and St Helens) 4. Mr Jums (St Helens) 5. Borage (St Helens) 6. Folk Festival (Faireys) 7. Carnival of Venice (Derek Kane and RNCM) 8. A Little Prayer (Derek Kane and RNCM) 9. Symphonic dances from West Side Story (Black Dyke) 10. Ovation (RNCM) 11. Caprice for Cornet and Band (Carl Saunders and Fodens) 12. Force of Destiny (Faireys) 13. Gaelforce (Black Dyke Band) 14. The Irish Blessing (Fodens Band) COMPETITION – “British Open Championships”, Symphony Hall, Birmingham. Test Piece “Les Preludes” by F Liszt transcribed by Bram Gray. Conductor for Fodens Bramwell Tovey FIRST Yorkshire Building Society SECOND Black Dyke THIRD Buy as you View Cory Seventh Fodens (Courtois) Band COMPETITION – “National Championships”, Royal Albert Hall, London Test Piece “Albion” by Jan Van der Roost. Conductor for Fodens Bramwell Tovey RESULTS FIRST Black Dyke SECOND Fodens (Courtois) Band THIRD Yorkshire Building Society BROADCAST on BBC Radio 3 at 9.50pm “Brass at Symphony Hall” Highlights from last months Brass Festival in Birmingham. Introduced by Petroc Trelawny Including Fodens (Courtois) Brass Band Conductor Bramwell Tovey And Williams Fairey Band (Howard Snell) COMPETITION – “Brass in Concert”, Spennymoor Leisure Centre, Gateshead. Conductor for Fodens R Farr FIRST Grimethorpe Colliery UK Coal SECOND Fodens (Courtois) Band

31 Dec 2001

THIRD Sellers International TRUSTEES REPORT TRUSTEES – Chairman Steven Sebire Secretary B Malcolm Brew Treasurer B Malcolm Brew Committee C French Committee E Timmis Committee Jimmy Charles Committee C Short Solicitor Rigby and Co, 34 Crewe Road, Sandbach CW11 4NF ACCOUNTS INCOME RESOURCES Sponsorship and Donations 16,027 Concert Fees and Prizes 56,956 ABSA Grant None Compensation None Recording Fees 980 Investment income (Bank) 12 Contributions towards Uniforms 3,213 TOTAL 77,188 EXPENDITURE Band Fees 36,859 Guest Players 3,727 Travelling Expenses and Hotels 23,007 Van Hire 902 Music 419 Repairs to Instruments 147 Uniforms 340 Rehearsals 791 Ticket and Entry Fees 281 Publicity Costs 370 Sundry Concert Costs None TOTAL 66,843 VARIOUS OTHER EXPENCES TOTAL 11,974 TOTAL MONEY TO CARRY FORWARD 1,539

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2002

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PRESIDENT Vice PRESIDENTS CHAIRMAN SPONSORS CONDUCTOR Various ASSOCIATE CONDUCTOR COMMITTEE Chairman Steven Sebire Secretary B Malcolm Brew Treasurer B Malcolm Brew Committee C French Committee E Timmis Committee Jimmy Charles Committee C Short Solicitor Rigby and Co, 34 Crewe Road, Sandbach CW11 4NF ################################################################################### The year 2002 would have the band playing at 16 concerts during the year.

PATRON’S CONCERT at Sandbach School Sports Hall. (Date TBC) BROADCAST on BBC Radio 2 at 9.30pm “Listen to the Band” Introduced by Frank Renton. A Session from “Foden (Courotis) Band” Conductor Bramwell Tovey. (BBC Manchester) 10 Mar 2002 COMPETITION – “Regional Championship, North West”, The Winter Gardens, Blackpool. Test Piece “Witsun Wakes” by Michael Ball Conductor for Fodens Russell Gray FIRST Fodens (Courtois) Band SECOND Williams Fairey THIRD Leyland 24 May 2002 COMPETITION – Whit Friday March Contest, Tameside. 11 Concert venues. Became the “Tameside Whit Friday March Contest” winners for the First year The band went on to win for 8 consecutive years at Thameside (Not Staylybridge). FIRST Fodens (Courtois) Band SECOND THIRD TAMESIDE COUNCIL VENUE POSITION Audenshaw Rugby Club (Aldwinians) Broadoak Hotel Carrbrook Denton Droylsden - The Bush Inn Heyrod- John Street Hunts Cross – Ashton United Hurst Village / Hurst Cross (Ashton United) Micklehurst Millbrook Stalybridge - Labour Club Stalybridge - Celtic FC Tameside Tame Valley Hotel - Duckinfield Upper Mossley - Mountain Street SADDLEWORTH AND OLDHAM DISTRICT. (No Venues for the band) Delph Denshaw Diggle Dobcross Friezland Greenfield Grotton Lees and Sprinhead Lydgate Mossley (Main Town) Southhead and Austerlands Uppermill (x = Didn’t play at venue / n/a = No contest that year at venue) Feb 2002 22 Feb 2002

26 May 2002

COMPETITION – All England International Masters, The Corn Exchange, Cambridge. Test Piece “Atlantic” by Philip Wilby Conductor Russell Gray FIRST Fodens (Courtois) Band SECOND Williams Fairey THIRD Travelsphere Holidays

During the evening concert and the Competition Fodens Band played the following which was later released on CD “2002 MASTER BRASS VOLUME 13” on POLYPHONIC - QPRL215D 1. The President (William German) 2. Candide Overture (Leonard Bernstein) 3. A Nightingale sang in Berkeley Square (arr Geldard) (Guest Trombone Solo Richard Edwards) 4. Atlantic (Wilby) WINNING PERFORMANCE 5. Salsa Time (arr Gilje) ___________________________________________________________________________________ MUSIC HISTORY THE PRESIDENT by William German. ‘The President’ was written in 1904 for a world tour in 1906 by the Besses O’th’ Barn Band and in particular their trip to America for which the piece was composed as a tribute to President Theodore Roosevelt (1901-09) who was possibly asked to attended one of the concerts. The piece is also known as March “Around the World” possibly due to the tour a title that has been used many times since 1906 by various composers. There are not many tunes written by William German and so it created a mystery as to who it was.It is suggested that it is a pseudonym of James Ord Hume (J Ord Hume .b. 14 Sept 1864 in Edinburgh .D. 27 Nov 1932 in London) the March King who also used the names Paul Haake, Dora Hartness, Oliver Herzer, Jacques Lafont, Lilian Raymond and Eugene Verner. The reason why he chose different names is unknown but one suggestion from Dr Tim Thirst in his book “James Ord Hume – The March King” is that with over 200 tunes under his belt he felt that the public might grow jaded with him, whereas a new composer might arouse more interest. One of his daughters was also named Lillian Raymond when she was born in 1902. James Ord Hume also tried to diquise his identity when he wrote under the new composers name by putting his own name as arranger of the piece. JAMES ORD HUME (William German) .b. 14 Sept 1864 in Edinburgh .D. 27 Nov 1932 in London. In 1880 at the age 15 in 1879 James joined the Duke of Duccleuch-Dalkeith Militia becoming a Cornet Player a year later. Then at the age of sixteen J. Ord Hume joined the Royal Scots Greys as a Cornet soloist. In 1887 (or 1890) he resigned from the Greys hoping to peruse his interests in developing Wind Music World. James was appointed organist of the Military Presbyterian Church, Aldershot and bandmaster of the Aldershot and Farmham Institute Bands. In 1895 J. Ord Hume was conducting the “Band of the 3 rd V.B. Durham Light Infantry” at Sunderland according to a letter written to his friend James Alexander Browne (1838-1914). In 1900 Ord Hume took part in a tribute show at the Crystal Palace for his friend Sir Arthur Sullivan. Also in 1900 J. Ord Hume wrote the tune “BB and CF” (British Bandsman and Contest Field) which had been commissioned by John Henry Iles who was editor of the magazines “British Bandsman” and “Contest Field” which make up the title. He was also one of the organisers of the National Championships and after Besses had won a number of these contests he helped them by promoting and producing various tours of the band. In 1903 Besses toured the Uk and played for King Edward VII at Windsor Castle at the request of Prime Minister Henry Balfour. They then toured France and between 1906 and 1911 they made their World Tours Between 1902 and 1924 as a Brass Band conductor he went to Australia and New Zealand where he was an adjudicator at various competitions. In 1906 (1904) as William German, J. Ord Hume wrote The PRESIDENT but why he chose this name I do not know. There was a Thomas German who was MD of Besses O’ th’ Barn in 1874 so it could be connected to him, or it may just have been made up on its own. There was also another march called “Washington City” which was also written under the name William German and was recorded by Besses O’ th’ Barn for an unreleased 78 in March 1904 along with The President, The Elephant March (J Ord Hume), The BB and CF (J Ord Hume) and the 20 th Century March (J Ord Hume). In 1924 J Ord Hume conducted the Foden Motor Works Band on a 78 recording - Lorelei (or Loreley) (Nasvadba arr J Ord Hume) and Fearless (J Ord Hume) on the Regal labelG8134. At the time of his death he had written over 200 tunes and made numerous arrangements for bands. On Saturday the 9th July 1932 James adjudicated at his final competition, the Aonach Tailtean Band Championship in the Mansion House, Dublin giving his final first place to the Bloomfield Amateur Flute Band from Belfast. On the 28 November 1932 James Ord Hume died after a long illness.

J ORD HUME COMPOSITIONS 1900 BB and CF (British Bandsman and Contest Field) (John Ord Hume? ) 1900 The Black Horse 1904 The Trumpeters of the Crown 1906 The President (As William German) 1907 Manx National Songs 1932 March Mandora SELECTED UN-DATED TUNES Blaze Away (Holzmann arr J Ord Hume) Grand Imperial March Land of Hope and Glory (Edward Elgar arr J Ord Hulme) Men O Brass Pack up your troubles (Arr J Ord Hulme?) The Monarch The Victor’s Return (or William Rimmer arr J Ord Hume) Washington City (as William German) (With help from Information provided by Dr Tim Thirst and his book “James Ord Hume – The March King” published in 2002 available from http://stalhambrassband.com/james_ord_hume_1864.htm ) ___________________________________________________________________________________ JOHN ORD HUME (also known as J Ord Hume) Born in January 1863 (or1866) in Edinburgh, Scotland he became a well known adjudicator in the brass band world and like James Ord Hume has written numerous pieces of music. At the age of 13 he joined Her Majesty’s 64th Regiment starting his musical career where he was soon rising to solo cornet with the regimental band. His brothers were James Ord Hume (Composer) and David a pianist and vocalist. On the 25 February 1899 John Ord Hume joined the Penicuik Silver Band (In his spare time he also helped the Salvation Army Band) taking them to a number of competitions. In August 1902 John took a post with the Edinburgh Postal Band. JOHN ORD HUME COMPOSITIONS Brilliante (Brilliant – March by James Ord Hume) ___________________________________________________________________________________ June 2002

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DEATH OF PATRONS ORGANISER Stuart Gilder died of cancer in June 2002. Along with his wife Hilary they organised the Patrons Association for many years. After his death the band dedicated the CD “Overtures” to him and also the “Player of the Year” Award was named after him and presented for the first time at the 2003 Patrons Concert. FODEN’S BRASS BAND GOLDEN JUBILEE CONCERT on Scotch Common, Sandbach in Celebration of Queen Elizabeth’s Golden Jubilee. PROGRAMME 1. March from Brassed Off 2. Le Domino Noir (D Auber) 3. Dance Number 2 – 4 Scottish Dances by Malcolm Arnold 4. A Nightingale Sang in Barclay Square 5. Perpetual Mobile (Johann Strauss) 6. Keep Smiling Through (Medley) 7. Lohengrin – Procession to the Minister 8. Salsa 9. Tea for Two (Vincent Yeomans) 10. Children of Sanchez (Mangione arr Gije) Flugal Solo Helen Fox 11. Entry of the Gladiators BROADCAST on BBC Radio 2 at 9.30pm “Listen to the Band” Introduced by Frank Renton, Producer Cai Snook A Session from “Foden (Courotis) Band” Conductor Russell Gray.

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(BBC Manchester) COMPETITION – “British Open Championships”, Symphony Hall, Birmingham. Test Piece “The Maunsell Forts” by John McCabe. Conductor for Fodens Nicholas J Childs. FIRST Buy as you View Cory SECOND Fodens (Courtois) Band THIRD Black Dyke CONCERT AFTER COMPETITION Music at the Symphony Hall included 1. Maunsell Forts 2. Declaration Overture 3. Resurgam 4. Epic Symphony 5. Life Divine BRIDGEWATER HALL 2002 GREAT NORTHERN BRASS ARTS FESTIVAL (Recorded for CD see list below) 1. Lohengrin – Introduction to Act II (Wagner arr Wright) Black Dyke (Nicholas J Childs) 2. An American in Paris (George Gershwin arr Snell) Williams Fairey (Allan Withington) 3. Deep River (arr Broughton) Household Troops Band (Maj John Mott) 4. Life Divine (Jenkins) Fodens Band (Russell Gray) 5. The Passing Years (Cook) Douglas Teo with Fodens Band (Russell Gray) 6. Resurgam (Ball) Fodens Band (Bramwell Tovey) 7. Eternal Quest (Steadman-Allen) Nick Hudson with Household Troops Band (Maj John Mott) 8. Ask (Graham) Household Troops Band (Maj John Mott) 9. March Slave (Tchaikovsky arr Davies) Black Dyke (Nicholas J Childs) BROADCAST on BBC Radio 3 at 1pm “Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert” Brass at Symphony Hall, Birmingham Introduced by Petroc Trelawny Including Fodens (Courtois) Brass Band Conductor Russell Gray Playing An Epic Symphony (Peter Fletcher) With Corey Band (Robert Childs) Williams Fairey (Allam Withington) Grimethorpe Colliery Band (Elgar Howarth) BROADCAST on BBC Radio 3 at 1pm “Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert” Brass at Symphony Hall, Birmingham Introduced by Petroc Trelawny Including Fodens (Courtois) Brass Band Conductor Russell Gray Playing The Cossack (William Rimmer) With Black Dyke Band Corey Band (Robert Childs) Williams Fairey (Allam Withington) Grimethorpe Colliery Band (Elgar Howarth) COMPETITION – “National Championships”, Royal Albert Hall, London Test Piece “Masquerade” by Philip Wilby. Conductor for Fodens Bram Tovey. RESULTS FIRST Williams Fairey SECOND Buy as you View Cory THIRD Black Dyke FOURTH Fodens (Courtois) Band COMPETITION – “Brass in Concert”, Spennymoor Leisure Centre, Gateshead. Conductor For Fodens Russell Gray FIRST Grimethorpe Colliery (UK Coal) SECOND Fodens Richardson / Fodens (Courtois) Band

THIRD JAG Mount Charles FODENS RICHARDSON BAND SELECTION (Drawn 1). 1. The National Anthem 2. Wellington (Zehle) 3. Napoli (Finicular) (Bellstedt arr G Brand) Euphonium Solo Glyn William 4. Reel Music (Trad arr Frode Rydland) Cornet Feature 5. Moto Perpetuo (Paganini arr Howard Snell) 6. Rev Archie Beaton (J Mason arr Frode Rydland) 7. Finale from Symphony No 2 “The Little Russian” (Tchaikovsky arr William Gordon) ___________________________________________________________________________________

RICHARD POOLE Biography. (Cornet) Joined 2002 Richard started playing aged 8 with his local band. He went through the Sandwell Youth Bands. In 2000 Richard went to the Royal Northern Collage of Music. In 2002 Richard joined Fodens on Solo cornet before becoming “Assistant Principal” in 2006. Richard’s day job is as Head of Music at a Secondary School in Bolton, Lancashire. In 20011 he became engaged to Lesley Howe (Tenor Horn) ___________________________________________________________________________________ 30 Nov 2002 The band recorded THE ARBAN COLLECTION (Egon SFZ1140) with Russell Gray accompanied by the Foden Richardson Band with Russell Gray playing on the original Cornet owned by Jean Baptiste Arban c 1866 (1925 -1889) the recording for this date was at B and H Sound Services Ltd with a further recoding at Peel Hall University of Salford on the 13 Apr 2003. Dr Roy Newsome and Frank Renton (BBC Radio 2 Brass Band Presenter) conducted the band for the recordings. 31 Dec 2002 FINANCIAL STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR ACCOUNTS INCOME RESOURCES Sponsorship and Donations 13,159 Concert Fees and Prizes 61,291 Royalties 14 Compensation Recording Fees 2,000 Investment income (Bank) 7 Contributions towards Uniforms Deferred Instrument Income 3,143 TOTAL 79,614 EXPENDITURE Band Fees 31,071 Guest Players 5,570 Travelling Expenses and Hotels 23,513 Van Hire 2,053 Music 781 Repairs to Instruments 348 Uniforms Rehearsals 925 Ticket and Entry Fees 256 Publicity Costs 657 Sundry Concert Costs TOTAL 65,174 VARIOUS OTHER EXPENCES TOTAL 14,466 TOTAL MONEY TO CARRY FORWARD 1,513 ###################################################################################

2003

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The band became FODEN’S RICHARDSON BAND when Richardson Developments of Oldbury, Birmingham took over the Sponsorship. (Foden Wikipedia site gives Nov 2004 as the date of the change. –See below) TOUR – Armagh, Northern Ireland Guests of Armagh Old Boys Silver Band (3 rd Trip) PATRON’S CONCERT at Sandbach School Sports Hall. (Date TBC) Patrons were introduced to new sponsor Don Richardson who was invited on stage to explain about the company and their connections to Foden Trucks. Don was also asked to present the “David Brunsdon Trophy” for the Bandsman of the Year. BANDSMAN OF THE YEAR Helen Fox (Flugel) Special mention was made about runner up Phil Green (EEb Bass) PLAYER OF THE YEAR (1st Year Awarded) Glyn Williams (Euphonium) 2nd Place Alan Wycherley (Cornet) The player of the year award was donated under the name the “Stuart Gilder Memorial Trophy” after the organiser of the Patrons Society who died in June 2002. His wife and fellow Patrons organiser Hilary Gilder presented the trophy for the first time. COMPETITION – “Regional Championship, North West”, The Winter Gardens, Blackpool. Test Piece “Prague” by Judith Bingham Conductor for Fodens Russell Gray FIRST Fodens Richardson Band SECOND Williams Fairey THIRD Haydock 4th Leyland (Gary Cutt) 5th Dubcross Silver 6th BT (Michael Fowles) FANFARE Magazine for Patrons dated April 2003 but has to have been released later as it includes a review of a concert at Manchester Cathedral from the 3 May 2003. The magazine also lists band members (See below) BAND MEMBERS INSTRUMENT PLAYER Conductor Russell Gray Principal Cornet Mark Wilkinson Solo Cornet Pete Coulson Solo Cornet Richard Poole (Joined 2002) Solo Cornet Paul McDonald Soprano Cornet Alan Wycherley Repiano Cornet David Purkiss 2nd Cornet Colin Short 2nd Cornet Tim Walters 3rd Cornet Mike Falkner 3rd Cornet Sion Thomas Solo Flugel Helen Fox Solo Tenor Horn Leah Williams 1st Tenor Horn Alan Ball 2nd Tenor Horn Janet Gilder Solo Trombone John Barber 2nd Trombone Paul Taylor

Bass Trombone Tim Bateman Solo Euphonium Glyn Williams 2nd Euphonium Aled Williams Solo Baritone Helen Tyler 2nd Baritone Mike Warriner E Flat Bass Phillip Green 2nd Eb Bass Toby Hobson B Flat Bass Brett Wharton 2nd B Flat Bass Andrew Warriner Percussion Mark Landon Percussion Steven James Percussion Danny Baldwin Percussion Dave Wycherley LIBRARIAN Jimmy Charles ASSISTANT LIBRARIAN Granville Jennings Promotions Officer / Treasurer Malcolm Brew ___________________________________________________________________________________

MICHAEL WARRINER BIOGRAPHY (Mike Warriner Biography) 2002 to date. When about 7 Mike went down to the Besses Boys Organisation where his older brothers had already enrolled. His school the Canon Slade in Bolton also had a Brass Band so between the two they kept Michael’s interest in the Baritone. Although he never had a regular brass teacher at school he was taught by Ian Peters and Graham McEvoy. In 1992 Mike was part of the 4th Section winning band Eatons Farnworth Band (Now Farnworth and Walkden Band). In 2002 Foden Player Tim Bateman (Bass Trombone) passed on Michael’s name to the committee after they had both worked with the Freckleton Band. Away from the band Mike takes part in the Wessex Summer School which he had taught at since 1989. He is also fitting windows for a living and makes a 140 mile trip to take part in the rehearsals in Sandbach each week. By 2014 Mike was going out with Repiano player Melanie Whyle (Lives in Shropshire). ___________________________________________________________________________________ 13 Apr 2003

3 May 2003

The band recorded part two of the THE ARABAN COLLECTION (Egon SFZ1140) with Russell Gray accompanied by the Foden Richardson Band with Russell Gray playing on the original Cornet owned by Jean Baptiste Arban c 1866 (1925 -1889) the recording for this date was at Peel Hall University of Salford With the first part of the CD being recorded at B and H Sound Services Ltd on the 30 Nov 2002. Dr Roy Newsome and Frank Renton conducted the CD. CONCERT – Manchester Cathedral (First Great Northern Spring Concert) 1. Amazing Grace (Trad arr William Himes) 2. Crown Imperial (William Walton) 3. Golden Slippers Guest Solo Cornet David Daws 4. Hedjre Kati (Raphael Mendez arr Mark Freeh) 5. Carmina Meo (arr Rodney Newton) Trombone Section Paul Taylor, Garrath Beckwith and Brett Baker (Deputising for John Barber) 6. Suite Gothique (Leon Boellman arr Eric Ball) INTERVAL 1. Lowry Sketchbook - Finale (Wilby) 2. Adagio from Sparticus (Khachtaturian) 3. Moto Perpetuo (Paganini arr Howard Snell) 4. Loves Old Sweet Song Guest Solo Cornet David Daws 5. Wonderous Day (Eric Leidzen) Guest Solo Cornet David Daws ENCORE by Guest Solo Cornet David Daws 5a. Fill the World with Glory (Andrew Wainwright)

6. Sweet and Low (arr Howard Snell) Solos by Mark Wilkinson, Helen Fox, Janet Gilder and Glyn Williams 7. Kingdom Triumphant (Eric Ball) ENCORE Toccata and Fugue in D Minor (J S Bach) 25 May 2003 COMPETITION – All England International Masters, The Corn Exchange, Cambridge. Test Piece “Chivalry” by Martin Ellerby Conductor for Fodens Russell Gray FIRST Leyland SECOND Fodens Richardson Band THIRD Yorkshire Building Society. 11 June 2003 BROADCAST on BBC Radio 3 at 1pm (Repeate) “Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert” Brass at Symphony Hall, Birmingham Introduced by Petroc Trelawny Including Fodens (Courtois) Brass Band Conductor Russell Gray Playing An Epic Symphony (Peter Fletcher) With Black Dyke Band Corey Band (Robert Childs) Williams Fairey (Allam Withington) Grimethorpe Colliery Band (Elgar Howarth) 13 June 2003 COMPETITION – Whit Friday March Contest, Tameside. 11 Concert venues. According to one website Fodens band became the “Tameside Whit Friday March Contest” winners for the Second consecutive year. However another website gives the following order. RESULTS FIRST Fairey SECOND Grimethorpe Colliery THIRD Leyland Fodens Not Featured. FIRST SECOND THIRD TAMESIDE COUNCIL VENUE POSITION Audenshaw Rugby Club (Aldwinians) Broadoak Hotel Carrbrook Denton Droylsden - The Bush Inn Heyrod- John Street Hunts Cross – Ashton United Hurst Village / Hurst Cross (Ashton United) Micklehurst Millbrook Stalybridge - Labour Club Stalybridge - Celtic FC Tameside Tame Valley Hotel - Duckinfield Upper Mossley - Mountain Street SADDLEWORTH AND OLDHAM DISTRICT. Delph x Denshaw x Diggle x Dobcross x Friezland x Greenfield x Grotton x Lees and Sprinhead x Lydgate x

Mossley (Main Town) x Southhead and Austerlands x Uppermill 2nd (x = Didn’t play at venue / n/a = No contest that year at venue) 18 June 2003

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14 Sept 2003 20 Sept 2003 27 Sept 2003 3 Oct 2003

BROADCAST on BBC Radio 3 at 1pm (Repeate) “Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert” Brass at Symphony Hall, Birmingham Introduced by Petroc Trelawny Including Fodens (Courtois) Brass Band Conductor Russell Gray Playing The Cossack (William Rimmer) With Black Dyke Band Corey Band (Robert Childs) Williams Fairey (Allam Withington) Grimethorpe Colliery Band (Elgar Howarth) CONCERT – Winsford Civic Hall CONCERT – Arley Hall, Warrington CONCERT – Congleton BROADCAST on BBC Radio 2 at 9.30pm “Listen to the Band” Introduced by Frank Renton, Producer Cai Snook A Session from “Fodens Richardson Band” Conductor Russell Gray. (BBC Manchester) CONCERT – Fleetwood With the Houghton Weavers CONCERT – McArthur Glen, South Normanton 1. McArthur Glen March (D Barry) 2. The Marriage of Figaro (W.A. Mozart arr B Hazlegrove) 3. Deep Bond (S Uchida arr D Wycherley) Soprano Solo Alan Wycherley 4. Perpetum Mobile (J Strauss arr Howard Snell) 5. I’ve Got you Under my Skin (Frank Sinatra arr M Freeh) Flugel Solo Helen Fox 6. Romance from “The Gadfly” (D Shostakovitch arr D Broadbent) 7. Jupiter from the Planet Suite (Gustav Holst arr Stephen Roberts) INTERVAL 1. Liberty Fanfare (John Williams arr A Duncan) 2. Trumpet Blues and Cantabile (Harry James arr B Geldard) 3. Endearing Young Charms (Trad arr S Boddington) Euphonium Solo Glyn Williams 4. Hedwig’s Theme from Harry Potter (John Williams arr A Duncan) 5. For the Love of a Princess (From Braveheart) (James Horner arr A Duncan) 6. Xylomania (Peter Graham) Xylophone Solo Mark Landon 7. Scaramouche (D Milhaud arr Howard Snell) 8. Finale from Organ Symphony (C Saint-Seans arr Frank Renton) COMPETITION – “British Open Championships”, Symphony Hall, Birmingham. Test Piece “The Planets Suite (Venus and Jupiter)” by G Holst arr Stephen Roberts. Conductor for Fodens Thomas Wyss FIRST Yorkshire Building Society SECOND Whitburn THIRD Black Dyke Seventh Fodens Richardson Band CONCERT – 6 Band Concert at the Symphony Hall, Birmingham. CONCERT – Hanley With the City of Stoke Male Voice Choir CONCERT – Loughborough Town Hall. CONCERT – Birmingham Symphony Hall “Gala Performance” to raise funds for the Chicago Tour.

With the Royal Marines Band (HMS Nelson, Portsmouth) The rehearsal was delayed when the Marines Band instruments failed to turn up as their vehicle broke down at Keele, Staffordshire delaying the start of the 7.30pm concert to 7.45pm with Fodens playing until after 8pm on their own as the instruments didn’t arrive until then. Sponsors of the evening Don and Roy Richardson (Band Sponsors) were not happy about the delay and lack of communication from the Marines and sent a letter asking for a reduction in the band’s fee for the inconvenience. 18 Oct 2003 COMPETITION – “National Championships”, Royal Albert Hall, London Test Piece “Theme and Eight Variations from Enigma (Opus 36)” by Edward Elgar arr Eric Ball. Conductor for Fodens Thomas Wyss RESULTS FIRST Fairey FP (Music) Band SECOND Tredgegar THIRD Buy as you View Cory FOURTH Black Dyke FIFTH Fodens Richardson Band 30 Oct 2003 CONCERT Sandbach School. “Star’s and Stripes Night” to raise funds for the Chicago Tour. Nov 2003 TOUR of Chicago 8 Nov 2003 COMPETITION – US OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS US Open Brass Band Championships in Chicago Conductor for Fodens Tom Wyss. FIRST Foden’s Richardson Pic and Feature Page 55, 28 Nov 2003 Sandbach Chronicle. On the Band’s return to Sandbach the Town Council gave the band a Civic Reception. ___________________________________________________________________________________ CHICAGO TOUR DETAILS Following a meeting on the 30th September with Sandbach Town Council at Westfields the following contributions were confirmed for the Cicago trip. Sandbach Town Council £2,000.oo Congleton Town Council £2,000.oo Congleton Borough Council £1,000.oo plus the hire of four Civic Halls in the area free of charge for one concert each to raise funds. In return for the contributions the band carried out the following events in the area. 3 July 2004 CONCERT – Sandbach Park Tbc 2004 CONCERT – Congleton Park Tba Workshop at Sandbach School (Boys School) Tba Workshop at Sandbach School (Girls School) Tba 2 X Workshops at Congleton Schools (School Tbc) ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ NATIONAL NEWS 16 Nov 2003 COMPETITION – “Brass in Concert”, Spennymoor Leisure Centre, Gateshead. FIRST Grimethorpe Colliery (UK Coal) SECOND Sellers International THIRD Ever Ready Fodens didn’t take part as they were in America ___________________________________________________________________________________ ###################################################################################

2004

FODEN’S RICHARDSON BAND PRESIDENT Vice PRESIDENTS CHAIRMAN SPONSORS

Colin Short

CONDUCTOR Various ASSOCIATE CONDUCTOR ################################################################################### 12 Jan 2004 It was announced that Philip Biggs had been appointed Commercial Manager of the Fodens Richardson Band a new position created by the committee under the chairmanship of Colin Short. Feb 2004 PATRON’S CONCERT at Sandbach School Sports Hall. (Date TBC) 20 Feb 2004 BROADCAST on BBC Radio 2 at 9.30pm “Young Brass Soloist 2004” Programme 1 of 3 Introduced by Frank Renton, Producer Al Booth Accompanied by the “Fodens Richardson Band” Conductor Russell Gray. (BBC Manchester) 22 Feb 2004 CONCERT – Preston Guild Hall. 27 Feb 2004 BROADCAST on BBC Radio 2 at 9.30pm “Young Brass Soloist 2004” Programme 2 of 3 Introduced by Frank Renton, Producer Al Booth Accompanied by the “Fodens Richardson Band” Conductor Russell Gray. (BBC Manchester) 6 Mar 2004 BROADCAST on BBC Radio 2 at 9.30pm “Young Brass Soloist 2004” Programme 3 of 3 Introduced by Frank Renton, Producer Al Booth Final not with Fodens (BBC Manchester) 14 Mar 2004 COMPETITION – “Regional Championship, North West”, The Winter Gardens, Blackpool. Test Piece “Tristan Encounters” by Martin Ellerby. Conductor for Fodens Thomas Wyss FIRST Leyland SECOND Fairey FP (Music) THIRD Wingates FOURTH Fodens Richardson Band 20 Mar 2004 CONCERT - Dolphin Centre, Darlington 26 – 28 Mar 2004 TOUR of Belgium 23 Apr 2004 CONCERT – Merry Hill, “St Georges Day” 1 May 2004 CONCERT – Winsford Civic Hall Conductor for Fodens Thomas Wyss 1. Cossack (Rimmer) 2. Corsair (Berlioz) 3. Miss Blue Bonnet (Simon) Cornet Solo Mark Wilkinson 4. Air from Suit in D (Bach arr Snell) 5. Rule Britannia (Hartman arr Stephens) Euphonium Solo Glyn Williams 6. American in Paris (George Gershwin arr Snell) INTERVAL 1. Toccata in D Minor (Bach arr Ray Farr) 2. Kim (Street) Flugel Solo Helen Fox 3. Show Me – From My Fair Lady (Loewe arr Freech) 4. 76 Trombones (Wilson arr Crees) Trombones – John Barber, John Stevens and Tim Bateman 5. Folk Festival (Shostakovitch) 6. Finale from William Tell (Rossini arr Wyss) 7. Procession to the Minster (Wagner arr Snell) 15 May 2004 CONCERT – Leeds Town Hall 20 May 2004 CONCERT – Northwich Town Hall 27 May 2004 COMPETITION – Whit Friday March Contest, Tameside DATE MAY BE 4 JUNE 2004 (See Below).

11 Concert venues. Became the “Tameside Whit Friday March Contest” winners for the Third consecutive year. FIRST PRIZE @ None SECOND PRIZE @ Greenacres (Venue Wins Missing) 30 May 2004 COMPETITION – All England International Masters, The Corn Exchange, Cambridge. Test Piece “Harrison’s Dream” by Peter Graham. Conductor Simon Stonehouse FIRST Yorkshire Building Society SECOND Brighouse and Rastrick THIRD Reg Vardy (Ever Ready) Eighth Fodens Richardson Band. 4 June 2004 COMPETITION – Whit Friday Marches FIRST SECOND THIRD TAMESIDE COUNCIL VENUE POSITION Audenshaw Rugby Club (Aldwinians) Broadoak Hotel Carrbrook Denton Droylsden - The Bush Inn Heyrod- John Street Hunts Cross – Ashton United Hurst Village / Hurst Cross (Ashton United) Micklehurst Millbrook Stalybridge - Labour Club Stalybridge - Celtic FC Tameside Tame Valley Hotel - Duckinfield Upper Mossley - Mountain Street SADDLEWORTH AND OLDHAM DISTRICT. Delph First Denshaw x Diggle x Dobcross x Friezland x Greenacres 2nd (Cornet) Greenfield x Grotton x Lees and Sprinhead x Lydgate x Mossley (Main Town) x Roundthorn (NEW) First Southhead and Austerlands x Uppermill x (x = Didn’t play at venue / n/a = No contest that year at venue) 3 July 2004 CONCERT – Sandbach Park (As payment for Chicago Tour Funding) 18 Sept 2004 COMPETITION – “British Open Championships”, Symphony Hall, Birmingham. Test Piece “Contest Music” by Wilfred Heaton, “Montage” by Peter Graham, “St Magnus” by Kenneth Dowie Conductor for Fodens Garry E Cutt

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Fodens Richardson Band (Playing Contest Music) SECOND Buy as you View (Playing St Magnus) THIRD Scottish Co-op (Playing St Magnus) Pic and Feature Page Unk, 1 Oct Sandbach Chronicle. ___________________________________________________________________________________ FEATURE IN BRASS BAND WEEKLY of the Band outside the Sandbach School. The picture (Poster) and feature also included a list of members 2004 BAND MEMBERS INSTRUMENT PLAYER Conductor Simon Stonehouse (Musical Director - Dep) Principal Cornet Mark Wilkinson Solo Cornet Pete Coulson Solo Cornet Richard Poole (Joined 2002) Solo Cornet Paul McDonald Soprano Cornet Alan Wycherley Repiano Cornet Anna Hughes 2nd Cornet ? Colin Short 2nd Cornet Anita Dale (In the Magazine as Anita Daley) 3rd Cornet Louisa Smith 3rd Cornet ? Solo Flugel Helen Fox Solo Tenor Horn Martin Armstrong 1st Tenor Horn Janet Gilder (Janet Coulson on the Poster) 2nd Tenor Horn Julie Blackhouse (Julie Backhouse as on the Poster) Solo Trombone John Barber 2nd Trombone John Stevens Bass Trombone Paul Taylor Solo Euphonium Glyn Williams 2nd Euphonium Natsumi Inaba Solo Baritone Helen Tyler 2nd Baritone Mike Warriner E Flat Bass Phillip Green 2nd Eb Bass Steve Cooke (Moved from Cornet) B Flat Bass John Davies 2nd B Flat Bass Phil Fox Percussion Mark Landon LIBRARIAN Jimmy Charles __________________________________________________________________________________ NATIONAL NEWS 16 Oct 2004 COMPETITION – “National Championships”, Royal Albert Hall, London Test Piece “.. all the flowers of the Mountain …” by Michael Ball. RESULTS FIRST Black Dyke SECOND Yorkshire Building Society THIRD Reg Vardy (Ever Ready) Fodens didn’t take part. 21 Nov 2004 COMPETITION – “Brass in Concert”, Spennymoor Leisure Centre, Gateshead. FIRST Grimethorpe Colliery (UK Coal) SECOND Sellers International THIRD Whitburn Fodens didn’t take part. ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________

ANITA DALE Biography. (Cornet) .b. 1982 Anita was born in Norway where she played for “Molde Band” and “Manger Band”. When Anita moved to England she studied at Salford University under David King. In 2004 Anita joined Fodens. Her Day Job is as a Sales rep for John Packers Musical Instruments. (20011-12)

In December 2010 Anita left the band. In 2011 Anita married Dave Morton. ___________________________________________________________________________________

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2005

FODEN’S RICHARDSON BAND

PRESIDENT Vice PRESIDENTS CHAIRMAN SPONSORS CONDUCTOR Garry Cutt (Garry E Cutt) ASSOCIATE CONDUCTOR ################################################################################### 1 Jan 2005 Garry Cutt officially became conductor of the band. ___________________________________________________________________________________

GARRY CUTT Biography. Garry E Cutt (Conductor) Gary Graduated in the 1980’s and soon developed a reputation as one of the most respected conducttor’s in the banding world. In 1986 Garry started conducting the Marple Band towards a 4 th prize during 1992 to 1994 and the bands British Open Victory in 1996. Garry also won the 1989 British Open with the Kennedy’s Swinton band. In 1991 Garry became MD of the Grimethorpe Colliery Band, staying with them until 2003. With the success of “Brassed Off” in 1996 the band was in constant demand for concerts all over the world. During his time with Grimethorpe the band became known as “Kings of Entertainment” as they knotched up six victories at the Brass in Concert Competition. In 1996 Garry Cutt took the Marple Band to the British Open and Victory as part of his 17 years with the band. He had also won with Kennedy’s Swinton in 1989 and twice with Fodens in 2004 and 2004. Between 2000 and 2005 he was Associate Conductor of the National Youth Brass Band of Great Britain alongside Elgar Howarth. In January 2005 Garry was appointed Professional Conductor with Fodens. In 2003 Garry was awarded the Iles Medal by the Worshipful Company of Musicians. In 2010 Garry left Foden’s Band. ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ FANFARE MAGAZINE (For Patron’s) Feb 2005 This issue included a feature on Garry E Cutt who had joined the band on the 1 January 2005 as conductor of the band. The issue also had a list of members with photographs of the band. ___________________________________________________________________________________ Feb 2005 2005

PATRON’S CONCERT at Sandbach School Sports Hall. (Date TBC) Conductor Garry E Cutt BAND MEMBERS INSTRUMENT PLAYER Conductor Garry E Cutt (Musical Director) Principal Cornet Mark Wilkinson Solo Cornet Pete Coulson Solo Cornet Richard Poole (Joined 2002) Solo Cornet Paul McDonald Soprano Cornet Alan Wycherley Repiano Cornet Anna Hughes 2nd Cornet John Breeze 2nd Cornet Anita Dale (In the Fanfare Magazine as Anita Daley) 3rd Cornet Louisa Smith 3rd Cornet Tim Hynd Solo Flugel Helen Fox Solo Tenor Horn Martin Armstrong

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1st Tenor Horn Janet Gilder 2nd Tenor Horn Julie Blackhouse Solo Trombone John Barber 2nd Trombone Gareth Westwod Bass Trombone Tim Bateman Solo Euphonium Glyn Williams 2nd Euphonium Natsumi Inaba Solo Baritone Helen Tyler 2nd Baritone Mike Warriner E Flat Bass Phillip Green 2nd Eb Bass Toby Hobson B Flat Bass John Davies 2nd B Flat Bass Laurence Barton (Left this year) Percussion Mark Landon Percussion Steven James Percussion Danny Baldwin Percussion Dave Wycherley BROADCAST on BBC Radio 3 at 7pm “Performance on 3” Music from the RNCM Festival Last Month. Presented by Petroc Trelawny Including “Fodens Richardson Band” Black Dyke Brighouse and Rastrick Buy as you View Cory Grimethorpe Colliery (UK Coal) Salvation Army Band RNCM Brass Band MUSIC Birthday Variations for Michael (1st Performance) (Bramwell Tovey) Tenor Horn Concerto (Howarth) BROADCAST on BBC Radio 2 at 9.30pm “Young Brass Soloist 2004” Programme 2 of 3 Introduced by Frank Renton, Producer Al Booth Accompanied by the “Fodens Richardson Band” Conductor Russell Gray. (BBC Manchester) CONCERT –Uppermill Civic Hall “Champion Brass” a Phil Beck Production Conductor for Fodens Derek Broadbent 1. The Champions (George Wilcox) 2. The Corsair (Hector Berlioz arr G Brand) 3. Tico Tico (arr John Iveson) Cornet Solo Mark Wilkinson 4. Hora Staccato (Dinicu / Heifetz arr Goff Richards) 5. 2nd Movement Entertainments (Gilbert Vinter) 6. Holiday for Strings (Rose arr Ray Farr) 7. On with the Motley (Leoncavallo arr Ray Farr) Tenor Horn Solo Martin Armstrong 8. Shine as the Light (Peter Graham) INTERVAL 1. It’s Not Unusual (arr Derek Broadbent) 2. Closest thing to Crazy (Katie Melua arr F Rydland) Flugel Solo Helen Fox 3. Blue Rondo a la Turke (Dave Brubeck arr Edwards) 4. Selection from Harry Potter (John Williams arr S Sykes) 5. Rule Britannia (John Hartman) Euphonium Solo Glyn Williams 6. Ol’ Man River (Trad arr Mark Freeh) 7. Xylomania (Peter Graham)

Xylophone Solo Mark Landon 8. Kingdom Triumphant (Eric Ball) 13 Mar 2005 COMPETITION – “Regional Championship, North West”, The Winter Gardens, Blackpool. Test Piece “Rienzi” by Richard Wagner arr Howard Lorriman Conductor for Fodens Garry Cutt FIRST Leyland SECOND Fairey (FP) Music THIRD Foden’s Richardson Band 20 May 2005 COMPETITION – Whit Friday March Contest, Tameside. 11 Concert Venues. Became the “Tameside Whit Friday March Contest” winners for the Fourth consecutive year. FIRST Fodens Richardson SECOND BT THIRD Leyland TAMESIDE COUNCIL VENUE POSITION Audenshaw Rugby Club (Aldwinians) x Broadoak Hotel 12th Carrbrook 16th Denton 8th Droylsden - The Bush Inn 14th Heyrod- John Street First Hurst Village / Hurst Cross (Ashton United) First Micklehurst 3rd Millbrook n/a Stalybridge - Labour Club First Stalybridge - Celtic FC First Tameside x Tame Valley Hotel - Duckinfield First Upper Mossley - Mountain Street First SADDLEWORTH AND OLDHAM DISTRICT. Delph First Denshaw x Diggle x Dobcross x Friezland x Greenfield x Grotton x Lees and Sprinhead x Lydgate x Mossley (Main Town) x Southhead and Austerlands x Uppermill First (x = Didn’t play at venue / n/a = No contest that year at venue) 29 May 2005

24 June 2005

COMPETITION – All England International Masters, The Corn Exchange, Cambridge. Test Piece “Cloudcatcher Fells” by John McCabe. Conductor Garry Cutt. FIRST Scottish Co-op SECOND Buy as you View THIRD Fodens Richardson Band Laurence Barton Bb Bass played his last contest appearance with the band at Cambridge. BROADCAST on BBC Radio 2 at 9.30pm “Listen to the Band” Introduced by Frank Renton “Fodens Richardson Band” Conductor Russell Gray.

(BBC Manchester) 16-17 July 2005 CD RECORDING of “GLYN WILLIAMS – VIRTUOSO” Amadeus at Peel Hall Salford. 23 July 2005 CONCERT – “Towerfest” Suffolk 1. Spitfire Prelude 2. Light Cavalry (Suppe arr Greenwood) 3. Closest Thing to Crazy (Katie Melua arr Rydland) Flugel Solo Helen Fox (Later Helen Williams) 4. Hora Staccato (Dinicu / Heifetz arr Goff Richards) 5. In Perfect Piece (Davine) 6. Folk Festival (Shostakovitch arr Howard Snell) 7. On with the Motley (Leoncavallo arr Ray Far) Tenor Horn Solo Martin Armstrong 8. Procession to the Minster (Wagner arr Howard Snell) INTERVAL 1. Colonel Bogey (Kenneth Alford and F.F. Ricketts) 2. Let’s Face the Music and Dance (Irving Berlin arr Goff Richards) 3. Lois Theme from Superman (John Williams arr Ryland) Trombone Solo John Barber (Advertised in the programme as Louis Theme from Superman played by Jan Barber) 4. Deep Harmony (H Parker) 5. Radesky March (Strauss arr Ryan) 6. Xylomania (Peter Graham) Xylophone Solo Mark Landon 7. Fantasy on British Sea Songs (Britten arr Wright) 8. Jerusalem (Hubert Parry) 9. Pomp and Circumstance (Edward Elgar arr Hulme) 10. National Anthem 17 Sept 2005 COMPETITION – “British Open Championships”, Symphony Hall, Birmingham. Test Piece “The Night to Sing” by Bramwell Tovey. Conductor for Fodens Garry Cutt. FIRST Black Dyke SECOND Buy as you View Band THIRD YBS Band Sixth Fodens Richardson Band ___________________________________________________________________________________ NATIONAL NEWS 15 Oct 2005 COMPETITION – “National Championships”, Royal Albert Hall, London Test Piece “Eden” by Dr John Pickard. RESULTS FIRST Leyland SECOND Black Dyke THIRD Buy as you View Fodens didn’t take part. 20 Nov 2005 COMPETITION – “Brass in Concert”, The Sage, Gateshead. FIRST Grimethorpe Colliery UK Coal SECOND Brighouse and Rastrick THIRD Buy as you view Band Fodens didn’t take part. ___________________________________________________________________________________ 30 Dec 2005

BROADCAST on BBC Radio 3 at 5pm “Made in Britain” Programme 5 of 10 “Our Friends from the North” The Britannia Building Society Band (Archive recording) Conducted by Howard Snell. 1. Cloudcatcher Fells (John McCabe)

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2006

FODEN’S RICHARDSON BAND

PRESIDENT Vice PRESIDENTS CHAIRMAN SPONSORS CONDUCTOR Garry Cutt ASSOCIATE CONDUCTOR ################################################################################### Feb 2006 The band recorded AND THE BAND PLAYED ON (Polyphonic QPRL222D) The Music of Goff Richards (Vol 2) at Winsford Civic Hall. Feb 2006 PATRON’S CONCERT at Sandbach School Sports Hall. (Date TBC Moved to Oct) 3-5 Feb 2006 TOUR of Armagh, Northern Ireland Hosted by Ivor Stephenson 19 Feb 2006 CONCERT at Winsford Civic Hall Conductor Mike Cotter The band started the show in their black shirts or tops for the ladies. The show was then introduced by John Maines with songs from the shows in what was advertised as a NIGHT AT THE MOVIES 1. There’s No Business like Show Business (1954 Annie Get Your Gun film) 2. James Bond Theme (Monty Norman) 3. Nobody Does it better (1977 Spy Who Loved me – Marvin Hamlish) Solo Trombone John Barberc 4. Over the Rainbow (1939 Wizard of Oz - Harold Arlen) Solo Tenor Horn George Thackery dressed up as Dorothy Gale in Pigtails) 5. ET (John Williams) 6. I had a Farm in Africa from Out of Africa (John Barry) 7. Wind Beneath my Wings (1988 Beaches) Solo’s Helen Fox, Glyn Williams and Mark Wilkinson 8. Star Wars – Main Theme (1977 Star Wars – John Williams) 9. Danny Boy (Brassed Off) (Traditional) (The band wore Pit Helmets while the lights were lowered they shone the torch on their music) 10. The Gael (1992 Last of the Mohicans – Dougie Maclean) INTERVAL 1. Gladiator – Progeny, The Wheat and The Battle (Hans Zimmer arr Sandy Smith) (There were two Gladiators in Roman regalia at the front of the stage during the tune) 2. Don’t Cry for me Argentina (Evita – Andrew Lloyd Webber) Solo Flugel – Helen Fox dressed in white on a balcony adorned with the Argentine flag – According to a review it was the highlight of the evening. 3. Born Free (John Barry) 4. Disney Fantasy (arr Richards) 5. I Will Follow Him (1992 Sister Act) (Stole / Roma / Plante arr Goff Richards) (9 Attractive ladies dressed in Habits started off the tune then The Trombone section followed on dressed up in Nun’s Outfits for the occasion with a short dance at the end) (Trombones - John Barber, Gareth Westwood and Tim Bateman) 6. Adagio for Strings (“Platoon”, “Clockwork Orange” etc written in 1936 by Samuel Barber) 7. Dambusters March 8. Tara’s Theme (1939 Gone with the Wind) 9. 1812 Overture (1882 – Tchaikovsky) 8 Mar 2006 BROADCAST on BBC Radio 3 at 7pm “Performance on 3” Music from the RNCM Festival in January.

Presented by Petroc Trelawny Including “Fodens Richardson Band” Conductor Philip Wilby Playing Music for the Moving Image (1st Performance) Black Dyke Brighouse and Rastrick Grimethorpe Colliery (UK Coal) MUSIC Birthday Variations for Michael (1st Performance) (Bramwell Tovey) Tenor Horn Concerto (Howarth) 12 Mar 2006 COMPETITION – “Regional Championship, North West”, The Winter Gardens, Blackpool. Test Piece “Journey to the Centre of the Earth” by Peter Graham Conductor for Fodens Garry Cutt FIRST Fodens Richardson Band SECOND Fairey THIRD Leyland 13 May 2006 CONCERT – Stroud Before the concert the band were reunited with an old friend their old bus OLG855 which had been restored by Nick Helliker over the last 10 years. The band rode round the town on the bus and then played the march “Three DG’s” by Brophey which they performed back in November 1974 at the Subscription Rooms conducted by Rex Mortimer to crowds outside the venue before heading inside to continue with the main concert. The bus was first used by the band in 1951. 28 May 2006 COMPETITION – All England International Masters, The Corn Exchange, Cambridge. Test Piece “Paganini Variations” by Philip Wilby. Conductor for Fodens Garry Cutt FIRST Rothwell Temperance SECOND Poly Steel THIRD Brass Band Willebroek Seventh Fodens Richardson Band 9 June 2006 COMPETITION - Whit Friday March Contest. 11 Concert Venues Became the “Tameside Whit Friday March Contest” winners for the Fifth consecutive year. FIRST Fodens band SECOND Leyland THIRD Pennine Brass TAMESIDE COUNCIL VENUE POSITION Audenshaw Rugby Club (Aldwinians) n/a Broadoak Hotel 6th Carrbrook x Denton 2nd Droylsden - The Bush Inn First Heyrod- John Street 8th Hunts Cross – Ashton United 3rd Hurst Village / Hurst Cross (Ashton United) 3rd Micklehurst First Millbrook First Stalybridge - Labour Club First Stalybridge - Celtic FC First Tameside x Tame Valley Hotel - Duckinfield 3rd Upper Mossley - Mountain Street x SADDLEWORTH AND OLDHAM DISTRICT. Delph 3rd (Plus Brass Section) Denshaw x

Diggle x Dobcross x Friezland x Greenfield x Grotton x Lees and Sprinhead x Lydgate x Mossley (Main Town) 3rd Southhead and Austerlands x Uppermill First (Plus Euphonium) (x = Didn’t play at venue / n/a = No contest that year at venue) COMPETITION – “English Nationals” at Preston. Fodens became the first winners of the “English National Brass Band Championships”. Conductor for Fodens Garry Cutt FIRST Fodens Richardson Band SECOND Unknown THIRD Unknown 7 July 2006 BROADCAST on BBC Radio 2 at 9.30pm “Listen to the Band” Introduced by Frank Renton A studio session from “Fodens Richardson Band” Conductor Garry Cutt. (BBC Manchester) Summer 2006 Stewart Baglin joind Foden’s on Eb bass. ___________________________________________________________________________________ 1 July 2006

STEWART BAGLIN Biography. Starting with the Lydbrook Band in the Forest of Dean Stewart soon became Solo Euphonium. Cinderford band followed for 2 Year’s until he was persuaded to join the “Sun Life Band” in Bristol in the summer of 1990 this time on the Eb Bass just before their win in the British Open. In 1997 the band was disbanded and Stewart joined the “Flowers Band”. In February 2001 BAYV Cory tempted him away and another change of instrument this time to the Double Bb Bass. In 2005 Stewart returned to the “Flowers band” and the Eb Bass before joining Fodens in the Summer of 2006. ___________________________________________________________________________________ Autumn / Winter 2006 FANFARE (Magazine of the Patrons Association) This issue included a list of Band Members news of the English National Championships win and a picture with the trophy at the Lowry Centre. In a message from Jimmy Charles (Patrons) he said that Steve Cooke (2nd Cornet) who maintained the Website and the produced the “Patrons Newsletter / Fanfare” was unable to continue doing the job as he was working at Leyland in Lancashire. The job of editing the newsletter was to be taken over by Matt Wade (2nd Bb Player) with Jimmy, Mark Wilkinson and Matt producing two magazines a year. Since the death of Stuart Guilder three years ago Jimmy has been helped with the Patrons Association by Audrey Vernon, Audrey Clarke, Neil Barnett, Cliff French, Granville Jennings, Lindsay Lawrie and Eddie Timmins. 9 Sept 2006 COMPETITION – “British Open Championships”, Symphony Hall, Birmingham. Test Piece “Vienna Nights” by Philip Wilby. Conductor for Fodens Garry Cutt FIRST Black Dyke SECOND Buy as you View Band THIRD Desford Colliery (Aggregate Industries) Thirteenth Fodens Richardson Band 22 Sept 2006 CONCERT – St Michael’s Church, Macclesfield 30 Sept 2006 CONCERT - Prince of Wales Theatre, Cannock 3 Oct 2006 CONCERT – Patrons Concert at Sandbach School 7 Oct 2006 CONCERT – Stanier Hall, Wem, Shropshire

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17 Dec 2006

CONCERT – Regent Hall, London. COMPETITION – “National Championships”, Royal Albert Hall, London Test Piece “Les Francs Juges” by Hector Berlioz arranged by Frank Wright. Conductor Garry Cutt RESULTS FIRST Grimethorpe Colliery UK Coal SECOND Black Dyke THIRD YBS Band FOURTH Buy as you View FIFTH Fodens Richardson Band CONCERT – Victoria Hall, Hanley, Stoke on Trent. CONCERT – Subscription Rooms, Stroud COMPETITION – “Brass in Concert”, The Sage, Gateshead. Conductor for Fodens Garry Cutt FIRST Brighouse and Rastrick SECOND Grimethorpe Colliery (UK Coal) THIRD Sellers International Eighth Fodens Richardson Band CONCERT Winsford Civic Hall Fodens Christmas Concert

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2007

FODENS RICHARDSON BAND

PRESIDENT Peter Fletcher (Appointed in 2007) Vice PRESIDENTS CHAIRMAN SPONSORS CONDUCTOR Garry Cutt ASSOCIATE CONDUCTOR ################################################################################### 2007 Feb 2007 11 Mar 2007

5 May 2007

Peter Fletcher was asked to become President of Foden’s Band. PATRON’S CONCERT at Sandbach School Sports Hall. The evening included the awards for the band. COMPETITION – “Regional Championship, North West”, The Winter Gardens, Blackpool. Test Piece “Isaiah 40” by Robert Redhead Conductor for Fodens Garry Cutt FIRST Fodens Richardson Band SECOND Leyland (Russell Gray) THIRD Wingates (A Berryman) 4th BT (Michael Fowles) 5th Fairey (Major Peter Parker) 6th United Co-op Milnrow (A White) 7th Pemberton Old Wigan JJB (M Peacock) 8th Blackburn and Derwin (N Sheppherd) 9th Freckleton (P Dalton) 10th Bactiguard Wire Brass (P Andrews) 11th Vernon Building Society (A Lawton) COMPETITION – “European Championships” at Symphony Hall, Birmingham. Conductor for Fodens Garry Cutt Test Piece “Elgar Variations” arranged by Martin Ellerby Own Choice Test Piece “Contest music” by Wilfred Heaton (Fodens only) FIRST Brass Band Willebroek SECOND Stavanger THIRD Cory FOURTH Fodens Richardson Band 5th Oberoesterreich Brass Band 6th Scottish Co-op 7th Brass Band Lyngby Taarbaek

8th Goteborg 9th Brass Band De Waldsang 10th Brass Band Aeolus 11th Brass Band Treize Etoiles 12th Kortijk Brass Band 27 May 2007 COMPETITION – All England International Masters, The Corn Exchange, Cambridge. Test Piece “In Memoriam RK” by Elgar Howarth. Conductor for Fodens Garry Cutt. FIRST Fodens Richardson Band SECOND Carlton Main Frickley Colliery (Russell Gray) THIRD Rothwell Temperance (David Roberts) 4th Scottish Co-op (Alan Ramsay) 5th Brass Band Williebroek (Frans Violet) 6th Brass Band Rijnmond (Erik Janssen) 7th Desford Colliery (Nigel Seaman) 8th Fairey Band (Major Peter Parkes) 9th Fountain City Brass (Joseph Parisi) 10th BTM (PHS) (Jason Katsikaris) 11th Kirkintilloch (Nigel Boddice) 12th Soli Brass (Frans-Aert Burghgraef) 13th Polysteel (Philip Harper) 14th SWT Woodfalls (Dr Nicholas Childs) 15th Redbridge (Melvin White) 16th Hepworth (Lanson Homes) (Mark Bentham) 17th Aveley and Newham (Nigel Taken) 18th 1st Old Boys Association (Stephen Cairns) th 19 Reg Vardy (Ray Farr) 1 June 2007 COMPETITION – “Whit Friday March”. Became the “Tameside Whit Friday March Contest” winners for the Sixth consecutive year. Foden’s Band played “The President” by William German. TAMESIDE COMPETITION PLACINGS FIRST Foden’s Richardson Band (Garry Cutt) SECOND Fairey THIRD Pennine Brass TAMESIDE COUNCIL. VENUE POSITION Audenshaw Rugby Club (Aldwinians) n/a Broadoak Hotel x Carrbrook x Denton 3rd Droylsden - The Bush Inn 2nd Heyrod- John Street 2nd Hurst Village / Hurst Cross (Ashton United) 4th Micklehurst 3rd Millbrook x Stalybridge - Labour Club First Stalybridge - Celtic FC 2nd Tameside x Tame Valley Hotel - Duckinfield First Upper Mossley - Mountain Street 2nd SADDLEWORTH AND OLDHAM DISTRICT. Delph 3rd Denshaw x Diggle x Dobcross x Friezland x Greenfield x Grotton x

Lees and Sprinhead x Lydgate x Mossley (Main Town) x Southhead and Austerlands x Uppermill x (x = Didn’t play at venue / n/a = No contest that year at venue) 15 June 2007

30 June 2007

July 2007

BROADCAST on BBC Radio 2 at 9.30pm “Listen to the Band” Introduced by Frank Renton A studio session from “Fodens Richardson Band” Conductor Derek Broadbent. (BBC Manchester) COMPETITION – “English Nationals” at Preston. Conductor for Fodens Garry Cutt. FIRST Grimethorpe Colliery (Alan Withington) SECOND Hepworth (Larson Homes) (Mark Bentham) THIRD Polysteele (Philip Harper) FOURTH Brighouse and Rastrick (Alan Morrison) FIFTH Leyland (Russell Gray) SIXTH Fodens Richardson Band 7th Newstead Welfare (Duncan Beckley) 8th Carlton Main Frickley Colliery (Frank Renton) 9th Fairey (Major Peter Parkes) 10th Aveley and Newham (Nigel Taken) 11th Reg Vardy (Ray Farr) 12th YBS Band (Richard Evans) 13th Sellers International (Phillip McCann) 14th Rothwell Temperance (David Roberts) 15th Mount Charles (Andrew Duncan) (Recorded for “Listen to the Band” (see below)

BAND MEMBERS Taken from Fanfare Magazine INSTRUMENT PLAYER Conductor Garry Cutt Principal Cornet Mark Wilkinson Solo Cornet Richard Poole Solo Cornet Anna Hughes Solo Cornet David Morton (Dave Morton) Sopriano Cornet Alan Wycherley Repiano Cornet Anita Dale 2nd Cornet Cai Isfryn 2nd Cornet Nicki Redhead 3rd Cornet Andy Rolfe 3rd Cornet Chris North Solo Flugel Helen Fox Solo Tenor Horn George Thackery 1st Tenor Horn Robert Fleming 1st Tenor Horn Lesley Howie (Missing from List) 2nd Tenor Horn Andy Howard-Smith Solo Baritone Helen Tyler 2nd Baritone Mike Warriner Solo Trombone John Barber 2nd Trombone Gareth Westwood Bass Trombone Simon Minshull Solo Euphonium Glyn Williams 2nd Euphonium Natsumi Inaba (Natsumi took over as Solo Baritone in August 2007 when Helen Tyler left for America) E Flat Bass Stewart Baglin E Flat Bass Les Neish

Solo B Flat Bass Toby Hobson 2nd B Flat Bass Matt Wade (Matthew Wade) Percussion Mark Landon Percussion Liz Haygarth Percussion Chris Bastock Aug 2007 Solo Baritone player Helen Tyler went to the USA in August to teach in “Cross Cultural Study of Brass and Music in Education” alsong with solo performances around America. 2nd Euphonium Natsumi Inaba took over as Solo Baritone in August 2007. 8 Sept 2007 CONCERT – Great Northern Arts Festival at the Bridgewater Hall, Manchester 14 Sept 2007 BROADCAST on BBC Radio 2 at 9.30pm “Listen to the Band” with Ben Tomson the Tuba Star and Two Time Young Brass Soloist of the Year in a Gala Concert at the English National Championships on the 30 June 2007. Accompanied by “Fodens Richardson Band” Conductor Garry Cutt. Introduced by Frank Renton (BBC Manchester) 15 Sept 2007 COMPETITION – “British Open Championships”, Symphony Hall, Birmingham. Test Piece “Visions of Gerontius” by Kenneth Downie Conductor for Fodens Garry Cutt FIRST Cory Band SECOND Black Dyke THIRD Fodens Richardson Band 16 Sept 2007 CONCERT – Ellesmere, Shropshire 29 Sept 2007 CONCERT - Evening Concert with Brassband Willebroek Henri Le Boeuf, Brussells (Venue Tba) 4 Oct 2007 CONCERT – Winsford Civic Hall. National Finals Funraising Concert 7 Oct 2007 CONCERT – Victoria Hall, Hanley 20 Oct 2007 COMPETITION – “National Championships”, Royal Albert Hall, London Test Piece “Music for Battle Creek” by Philip Sparke. Conductor for Fodens Garry Cutt RESULTS FIRST Grimethorpe Colliery SECOND Fodens Richardson Band THIRD Cory 27 Oct 2007 CONCERT – Huddersfield Town Hall. 11 Nov 2007 CONCERT – Victoria Hall, Hanley With Simone Rebello and D Leach 17 Nov 2007 CONCERT – William Hall, Wrexham 18 Nov 2007 COMPETITION – “Brass in Concert”, The Sage, Gateshead. Conductor for Fodens Garry Cutt FIRST Brighouse and Rastrick SECOND Fodens Richardson Band THIRD Grimethorpe Colliery 24 Nov 2007 CONCERT – “Best of Brass Series” in Leeds 25 Nov 2007 CONCERT – Sale, Cheshire With Sale Brass 9 Dec 2007 CONCERT – Coronation Hall, Ulverton 16 Dec 2007 CONCERT – “Christmas Celebration”, Sandbach School, Sandbach Dec 2007 MARRIAGE – Stewart Baglin (E Flat Bass) married Becky Jones (Cornet player with Langley). 2007-8 By 2008 the Foden band was again looking for sponsorship as the Richardson association came to an end. ___________________________________________________________________________________

ANDY ROLFE Biography. (Cornet) Born in the East of England on the 19 June 1965. Andy started playing at the age of 13. During the 1990’s Andy played with the Yorkshire Imperial Band, Fishburn Band, British Steel Teeside and Ever Ready.

In 2007 Andy Joined Fodens. Andy is Married to Fiona who in 2011 started running the Youth section of the band. He also has a daughter and a son. ___________________________________________________________________________________

FUMIKA KIMURA Biography. (Cornet) Born in Japan Fumika became a member of the TCCB (Tokyo City Concert Brass). When she moved to England Fumika studied at Salford University under Brian Taylor, graduating in 2008 with a BA (Hons). Fumika joined “Sellers” band before joining Fodens in 2007. Fumika left the band in 2012. ___________________________________________________________________________________

DAVID MORTON Biography. (Cornet) David started playing Cornet aged 9. He studied cornet at Huddersfield College with Philip McCann. David has been a member of Carlton Main, Grimethorpe and Faireys. In 2007 David joined Fodens. He is the Head of Music at a secondary school in Atherton, Lancashire. (2011-2) ___________________________________________________________________________________

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2008

FODEN’S BAND

PRESIDENT Peter Fletcher Vice PRESIDENTS CHAIRMAN SPONSORS CONDUCTOR Garry Cutt ASSOCIATE CONDUCTOR Michael Fowles (Musical Director) ################################################################################### RECORDING – at Sandbach School, Cheshire The Recording took place of the first PATRON’S CD on the 11 to the 13 January at Sandbach School. Decicated to David Brunsdon and partly paid for from a trust fund set up in his honour the CD included tracks selected from over 100 suggested pieces from the Patrons Association. Producer Keith Farrington Recording engineer Shaun Trotter Music House Productions 8 Ley Drive, Hopwood, Heywood OL10 2NA Jan 2008 FESTIVAL OF BRASS AT THE ROYAL NORTHERN COLLAGE OF MUSIC Manchester. The concert included the premier of Andy Scott’s “Salt of the Earth”. After the concert Andy was asked to become the Composer in residence of Foden’s. ___________________________________________________________________________________ 11-13 Jan 2008

ANDY SCOTT Biography. (Composer in Residence) Self-taught composer from Sandbach Andy has composed a number of tunes for the band to play. Andy regularly plays the saxophone alongside John Barber (Trombone). Some of the music composed for Foden’s. -2009 (RNCM) A World Within. 2009 (Brass in Concert) Space invaders 2010 (RNCM) Battle of Barossa The first job with Fodens was to compose a piece of music for Les Neish (E Flat Bass). Andy Scott is married to harp player Lauren Scott. Together they arranged a series of concerts at St Mary’s Church Hall called the “Sandbach Concert Series” at which members of the band have taken part in. ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________

LUCY CHIVERS Biography. (Cornet) Lucy started playing the Euphonium at the age of 8 before moving to the Cornet when she was 10.

Lucy joined the Bolton Hoover Band where she stayed until the age of 16 when she moved to the Eagley Band. In January 2008 Lucy joined Fodens. ___________________________________________________________________________________ 2008

PHOTOGRAPHER IN RESIDENCE Ian Clowes has been appointed the official photographer of Foden’s Band. During 2008 large prints of his work were exhibited at the Patron’s Concert and a Photograph of the Band at the Bridgewater Hall was auctioned during a concert at the “Young Musician of the Year” concert. Ian was also a photographer with the 4barsrest website.

MEN O’ BRASS REUNION Foden Richardson Band and Fairey got together at Butlins along with conductor Dr Nicholas J Childs in a reunion concert. Morris Motors Band was no longer in existence so they were unavailable to attend the event. The compere for the event was John Maines. Dr Nicholas J Childs led the band in the following programme. Where Eagles Sing (Paul Lovatt-Cooper) Yeoman of the Guard (Sir Malcolm Sargent) I Will Follow Him (From Sister Act) (Stole / Roma / Plante arr Goff Richards) Trombone Solos The Medallion (H.R. Moreton – a pseudonym for Harry Mortimer) Grandfather’s Clock (George Doughty) (Originally arranged for John Clough) Solo Euphonium Glyn Williams (Fodens) Xylomania (Peter Graham) Solo Mark Landon (Fodens) Sullivan Fantasy (Arranged by Gordon Langford) Shine as the Light (Graham) The Lost Chord Folk Festival (Arranged by Howard Snell) Feb 2008 PATRON’S CONCERT at Sandbach School Sports Hall. (Date TBC) Mar 2008 CONCERT – Preston Video of the band performing at a Small Church in Preston exists with them playing the “Finale from Symphony No2” by Tchiakowsky. 9 Mar 2008 COMPETITION – “Regional Championship, North West”, The Winter Gardens, Blackpool. Test Piece “Festival Music” by Eric Ball Conductor for Fodens Garry Cutt FIRST Fodens Band SECOND Leyland THIRD Fairey 18 Apr 2008 CONCERT Sandbach Transport Festival Opening Concert At Sandbach School With Lions Youth Brass Band 16 May 2008 COMPETITION – “Whit Friday March”. Became the “Tameside Whit Friday March Contest” winners for the seventh consecutive year. TAMESIDE COMPETITION PLACINGS FIRST Fodens Band SECOND Fairey THIRD Stockport Brass TAMESIDE COUNCIL. VENUE POSITION Audenshaw Rugby Club (Aldwinians) n/a Broadoak Hotel x Carrbrook 2nd Denton 3rd 20 Jan 2008

Droylsden - The Bush Inn First Heyrod- John Street First Hurst Village / Hurst Cross (Ashton United) 2nd Micklehurst n/a Millbrook n/a Stalybridge - Labour Club First Stalybridge - Celtic FC First Tameside n/a Tame Valley Hotel - Duckinfield First Upper Mossley - Mountain Street First SADDLEWORTH AND OLDHAM DISTRICT. Delph x Denshaw x Diggle x Dobcross x Friezland x Greenfield x Grotton x Lees and Sprinhead x Lydgate x Mossley (Main Town) x Southhead and Austerlands 2nd Uppermill x (x = Didn’t play at venue / n/a = No contest that year at venue) 25 May 2008

21 June 2008

28 June 2008

COMPETITION – All England International Masters, The Corn Exchange, Cambridge. Test Piece “Malcolm Arnold Variations” arranged by Martin Ellerby. Conductor Garry Cutt. FIRST Desford Colliery SECOND Tredegar THIRD Brass Band Aeolus Sixth Fodens Band CONCERT – Wychaven Conductor for Fodens Garry Cutt. 1. Pel Mel (W Hogarth Lear) 2. Berne Patrol (W Hogarth Lear) 3. Charivari (Iveson) Cornet Solo Mark Wilkinson 4. Hora Staccato (Dinica / Heifetz arr Richards) 5. 2nd Movement Royal Parks (George Lloyd) 6. Cornet Etudes (Goedicke arr Pullin) Tenor Horn Solo Sheona White 7. Tara’s Theme from Gone with the Wind (Steiner arr Catherall) 8. On the Quarterdeck (Alford) INTERVAL 1. Lezghinka from Kachaturian Suite (arr Snell) 2. Arioso (Bach arr Snell) 3. Blue John (Peter Kneale) Trombone Solo John Barber 4. Famous British Marches (Langford) 5. Serenade from Student Prince (Romberg arr Catherwood) Eb Bass Solo Les Neish 6. Blue Rondo al la Turk (Bruebeck arr Edwards) 7. Flying Mallets (Rieks Van Der Velde) Solo Xylophone Mark Landon 8. Procession to the Minister (Wagner arr Snell) ENCORE Not for Programme Radesky March COMPETITION – “English Nationals” at Preston.

Conductor for Fodens Garry Cutt. FIRST Unknown SECOND Unknown THIRD Unknown FOURTH Unknown FIFTH Fodens Richardson Band 12 July 2008 CONCERT – Winsford Civic Hall. “Last Night of the Proms” Organised by the Rotary Club of Northwich Vale Royal. With Sarah Ogden (Soprano) July 2008 MARRIAGE – Danny Baldwin (Percussion) married Kerry Hendley (Ex Trombone with Leyland). (see august) July 2008 MARRIAGE – Alan Wycherley (Soprano) married Dr Sachi Uchida (Composer). Aug 2008 MARRIAGE – Glyn Williams (Euphonium) married Helen Fox (Flugel Horn) Aug 2008 BABY for Danny Baldwin (Percussion) and Kerry Hendley who had a baby boy named James David Baldwin. 13 Sept 2008 156th “BRITISH OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS” COMPETITION – “British Open Championships”, Symphony Hall, Birmingham. Test Piece “Rococo Variations” by Professor Edward Gregson Conductor for Fodens Garry Cutt FIRST Fodens Band SECOND Grimethorpe Colliery THIRD Cory Band Pic and Feature (Fri) 19 Sept 2008 Sandbach Chronicle. (Girls with Trophy) 10 Oct 2008 CONCERT – Regent Hall Festival, Regent Hall, London 1. The Champions 2. Le Carnival Romain 3. The Very Thought of You (R Noble arr Derek Broadbent) Solo Flugel Helen Williams 4. Pie Jesu (Lloyd Webber) Solo Flugel Helen Williams and Cornet - Alan Wycherley 5. Hora Staccato 6. Serenade (Derek Bourgeois) 7. Blue John (P Kngale) Solo Trombone John Barber 8. Galaxies (Carl Davis) 9. Famous British Marches (Gordon Langford) 10. Elegy from Entertainments (Gilbert Vinter) Solo Cornet Mark Wilkinson 11. Blue Rondo a la Turk (Dave Brubeck) 12. Lezghinka 13. Myfanwy (Joseph Parry arr Stephens) Solo Euphonium Glyn Williams 14. Flying Mallets (Reikes) Xylophone Solo Mark Landon 15. Kingdom Triumphant (Eric Ball) 16. The Thin Red Line (Alford) 11 Oct 2008 COMPETITION – “National Championships”, Royal Albert Hall, London Test Piece “Concerto for Brass Band” by Dr Kenneth Downie. Conductor for Fodens Garry Cutt RESULTS FIRST Black Dyke SECOND Fodens Band THIRD Cory ___________________________________________________________________________________

COLIN MOODY Biography. (Cornet) Colin started playing the cornet with Newbiggin Welfare Band. He took a break from playing to study Mechanical Engineering at the University of Manchester. Colin then joined Cockermouth Mechanics Band and rejoined Newbiggin and Greggs. Moving to Crewe Colin joined the United Co-op 2000 Brass and then United Co-op (Crewe).

In October 2008 Colin joined Fodens. ___________________________________________________________________________________ 16 Nov 2008

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2008

COMPETITION – “Brass in Concert”, The Sage, Gateshead. Conductor for Fodens Garry Cutt. FIRST Cory SECOND Stavanger THIRD Grimethorpe Colliery FOURTH Brighouse and Rastrick FIFTH Fairey SIXTH Fodens Band CONCERT – A Quartet from the band performed at the Light Switch on at Sandbach. CONCERT – Christmas Concert Conductor David Hirst On the Quarterdeck (Alford) Let’s Face the Music and Dance (I Berlin arr Sparke) Solitaire (Neil Sedaka / Cody) Soprano Solo Alan Wycherley Comedy Tonight (Sondheim arr Smith) Hark the Herald Angels Sing Flying Mallets (Reikes) Xylophone Solo Mark Landon Kingdom Triumphant (Ball) INTERVAL Gaudete Christmas Festival Overture (Anderson arr Wood) Away in a Manger (arr Graham) Flugel Solo Helen William Troika (Prokofiev arr Ray Farr) O Come All Ye Faithful O Holy Night (Adam arr K Wilkinson) Solo Euphonium Nick Birch Christmas Fantasy (Langford) (Stewart Green Sound) ENGAGEMENTS DURING THE YEAR The following band members became engaged during the year. Mark Wilkinson (Principal Cornet) to Megan Downing (Tenor Horn at Wingates) Mark Landon (Percussion) to Katy Eglington Shaun Hudson (Euphonium) to Helen Geoghegan (Euphonium with Haydock) Les Neish (E Flat Bass) to Debbie Andrews.

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2009

FODEN’S BAND PRESIDENT Vice PRESIDENTS

Mr Peter Fletcher Mr Stephen Sebire MBE, Mr Mark Greaves MIOD, (Installed in the latter half of 2009) Committee elected at 9 December 2008 AGM CHAIRMAN John Barber (Trombone) TREASURER Mark Wilkinson GENERAL SECRETARY Andy Rolfe PERSONNEL Glyn Williams BAND SERGEANT Glyn Williams CONCERT SECRETARY Helen Williams MARKETING, PR AND COMMUNICATIONS John Barber and Helen Williams GRANT APPLICATION AND FUNDING OFFICER Helen Williams and Andy Howard-Smith

INVENTORY OFFICER Andy Howard-Smith LIBRARIANS Jimmy Charles and Granville Jennings TRANSPORT Mike Warriner MERCHANDISE Fumika Kimura UNIFORMS Natsumi Inaba CUPS AND TROPHIES Natsumi Inaba BAND REPRESENTATIVES Andy Howard-Smith Anita Dale Alan Wycherley SPONSORS Cheshire East Council Flowcrete (Rehearsal rooms) Besson Wright’s Printers. CONDUCTOR Michael Fowles. ################################################################################### 18 Jan 2009 Ted Gray died at the age of 82. His funeral took place at St Mary’s , Sandbach followed by a committal at Crewe Crematorium on the 27th January 2009. 10-11 Jan 2009 Recording of PATRON’S CHOICE II (Music House Productions- MHP509) At Bedford High School Leigh. Conductor Michael Fowles. The CD would be dedicated to Peter Fletcher the President of the band. Programme notes for the CD were written by Helen Williams. ___________________________________________________________________________________

PETER FLETCHER Biography. Born in Crewe in 1932 Peter Fletcher was raised in Alsager wher his parents ran a grocery business in Crewe Rd, Alsager from 1938 to 1958. It was while listening to “Music while you work” (Broadcast from 23 June 1940 to 29 Sept 1967) that Peter first heard Fodens. In July 1943 the band played in Alsager and it was there that Peter saw the band live for the first time. The band returned with Bram Gay on cornet taking over from Harry Mortimer on that occasion. During the Summer of 1948 Peter left Sandbach School and decided that Cricket was more important than listening to Brass band music and so he went on to play for the local Alsager Second XI cricket team. On leaving school he worked for a local farm and in 1952 he took over the family market garden. In 1958 Peter, his parents and his brother Malcolm moved to Manor Farm in Holmes Chapel. Brian Astbury reintroduced Peter to Fodens by taking him to a concert at Crewe Park where they listened to Teddy Gray playing “Silver threads among the Gold” and now he was hooked. Concerts in Sandbach Town Hall and anywhere locally included Peter in the audience. Venues included Crewe Theatre, Nantwich Civic Hall, Knutsford Civic Centre, Arley Hall, Gawsworth Hall, Winsford Civic Hall. The concerts in Sandbach Town Hall (and later Sandbach High School) included fundraising for the Elworth Parents Association. In July 2006 Peter accepted the award for winning The English National Contest on behalf of the band and in 2007 for the All England International Masters Contest. Also in 2007 Peter was asked to become President of Foden’s Band. In June 2011 Peter Fletcher passed away after a long illness. ___________________________________________________________________________________

MICHAEL FOWLES Biography. (Conductor) Born in Stoke on Trent, Michael learnt to play the Trombone from an early age. He became the principal Trombone in the Staffordshire County Youth Brass Band and County Orchestra. In 1990 Michael went to the Royal Northern Collage of Music (RNCM) in Manchester. During 1990-91 he became a member of the Britannia Building Society (Foden’s) Band as Second Trombone. Graduating from the RNCM with and Honours degree as well as the Harry Mortimer Outstanding Brass Student Award. Continuing studies with Howard Snell, Michael gained a Postgraduate Diploma in Band Direction. In 1995 Michael became Musical Director of the Point of Ayr Band in North Wales.

Michael has worked with The Fairey Band, Tredegar and the Scottish Co-op who he conducted to victory at the 2008 Scottish Open. Michael is also Associate Conductor with the Leyland Band and the Ratby Co-operative Band in Leicester. ________________________________________________________________________________ 18 Jan 2009

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6-8 Feb 2009

CONCERT – Butlins (£3,450.oo) Conductor Russell Gray 1. The Champions (Wilcock) 2. Roman Carnival 3. Nessum Dorma (arr Kerwin) Solo Soprano Cornet Alan Wycherley 4. Comedy Tonight (Sondheim arr Smith) 5. Hine Hine (Trad arr Graham) 6. Granfathers Clock (George Doughty arr Fernie) Solo Euphonium Glyn Williams 7. Tck 4 8. Thin Red Line (Alford) 9. All in Love is Fair (arr Scott) Solo Trombone John Barber 10. Galop 11. Arioso 12. Have you met Miss Jones (Rodgers and Hart) 13. Crimond (arr Graham) 14. Pines of Rome (Respighi arr Howard Snell) ENCORE Entry of the Gladiators (Fucik) COACHING DAY – Youth Brass 2000 A Coaching day for 6 members of the Youth Brass 2000 band by members of the Foden’s Band. CONCERT – RNCM Manchester “Festival of Brass” Conductor Garry Cutt and Bramwell Tovey Not in Order? 1. Variations on an Ninth (Gilbert Vinter) Gilbert Vinter’s Son was in the Audience (Dr Andrew Vinter) 2. Apophenia for Trumpet and Band (PREMIER Peter Meechan) 3. Paganini Variations 4. Abide with me / Played in Memory of Teddy Gray and Ray Norton 5. A World Within (PREMIER Andy Scott) 6. Masters of Space and Time (Bruce Broughton) 7. Nine Daies Wonder (Bramwell Tovey) with Violinist Mark Fewer CD RECORDING Nine Daies Wonder It was supposed to have been a day to record “A Night to Sing” but the reception of “Nine Daies Wonder” at the previous days concert at the RNCM changed the recording schedule. TOUR – Armagh, Northern Ireland. Hosted by Ivor Stephenson and the Armagh Old Boys (9 th Year). Including Coaching days and Concerts. Conductor Michael Fowles Music includes 1. A World Within (Andy Scott) 2. Paganini Variations 3. Carnival of Venice 4. Have you met Miss Jones 5. Another Star Soloists included Glyn Williams, Mark Wilkinson, Alan Wycherley, Helen Williams, Lesley Howie, John Barber, Les Neish, Mark Landon.

PATRON’S CONCERT at Sandbach School Sports Hall. Conductor Michael Fowles Launch of the Patrons Choice CD dedicated to Peter Fletcher who was given a framed copy by Mark Wilkinson at the concert. PLAYER OF THE YEAR Glyn Williams (Solo Euphonium) BANDSMAN OF THE YEAR Andy Rolfe (Secretary and 2nd Cornet) At the event Sandbach Town Council announced that it had awarded the band a Platinum Sponsorship of £7,500 for the next year. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SPONSOURSHIP (See above) Sandbach Town Council sponsored the Band this year for the first time. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 22 Feb 2009 CD RECORDING 1 Mar 2009 COMPETITION – “Regional Championship, North West”, The Winter Gardens, Blackpool. Test Piece “Salute to Youth” by Gilbert Vinter Conductor for Fodens Garry Cutt FIRST Fodens Band SECOND Fairey THIRD Pemberton Old Wigan JJB 4. Bactiguard Wire Brass 5. Wingates 6. United Co-op Milnrow 7. United Co-op Crewe (Jef Sparks) 8. Leyland 9. Roberts Bakery (Colin Cranson) 10. Timperley (Michael Fowles) 11. Poulton-Le-Fylde Became “North West Area Champions” for a record breaking 16 th Time. This feat of 16 wins equal’s the record held by the defunct CWS Manchester Band. 2 Mar 2009 BROADCAST on BBC Radio 3 at 1pm “Afternoon on 3” Radio 3 Lunchtime concert From the Wigmore Hall With Fiona Talkington and 4.30pm RNCM Festival of Brass Featuring “Fodens Band” and Black Dyke Band, Conductor Philip Wilby and Peter Graham. 3 Mar 2009 BROADCAST on BBC Radio 3 at 1pm (£750.oo) “Afternoon on 3” Radio 3 Lunchtime concert From the Bridgewater Hall as part of the Manchester Midday Concerts Society Season. Introduced by Ian Skelly 4.30pm RNCM Festival of Brass Featuring “Fodens Band” Conductor Garry Cutt and Bramwell Tovey 1. Masters of Space and Time (Bruce Broughton) and Black Dyke Band. 6 Mar 2009 BROADCAST on BBC Radio 3 at 1pm “Afternoon on 3” Radio 3 Lunchtime concert From the Bridgewater Hall as part of the Manchester Midday Concerts Society Season. Introduced by Ian Skelly 4.30pm RNCM Festival of Brass Featuring “Fodens Band” Conductor Garry Cutt and Bramwell Tovey 1. Masters of Space and Time (Bruce Broughton) and Black Dyke Band. 7 Mar 2009 CONCERT – Preston April 2009 NEW APPOINTMENTS Michael Fowles was appointed “Associate Conductor” of the Band having 17 Feb 2009

worked with the band in the last few years. CONCERT – Sandbach Transport Festival Sandbach School. Last time Louise Charles (Jimmy Charles wife) attended a concert by the band. She was a member of the Patron’s organising committee. Louise died on the 15 June 2009 aged 65 (.b. 12 June 1944 went to Cannock Grammar School). 19 April 2009 PERFORMANCE – SANDBACH TRANSPORT FESTIVAL Leading the procession at the Sandbach Transport Festival. 24 Apr 2009 BROADCAST on BBC Radio 2 at 9.30pm “Listen to the Band” Introduced by Frank Renton A studio session from “Fodens Band” Conductor Michael Fowles. MUSIC by Leonard Bernstein, Barry Manilow and Respighi (BBC Manchester) 26 Apr 2019 TRAINING DAY by the Northwest Area Brass Band Association Members of the band took part at the event in Milnrow, Rochdale. MEMBERS WHO TOOK PART – Mark Wilkinson (Cornet), Natsuni Inaba (Euphonium and Baritones), Simon Minshall (Trombone), Les Neish (Bass), Lucy Pankhurst (Tenor Horn), Dave Wycherley (Percussion), Alan Wycherley (Conductor) and Andy Rolfe (Cornet). 23 May 2009 CONCERT – (£1,850.oo) With Waterbeach Brass 24 May 2009 COMPETITION – All England International Masters, The Corn Exchange, Cambridge. Test Piece “Masters of Space and Time” by Bruce Broughton. Conductor Garry Cutt. FIRST Fodens Band (7th Time) SECOND Desford Colliery THIRD Wingates AWARD Most Outstanding Soloist Glyn Williams. 24 May 2009 CONCERT After the Masters at the “Gala Concert at the Corn Exchange”. Conductor Garry Cutt. 1. Carnival Overture – “With Alan Wycherley who floated above the rapids delow like Blondini on the High Wire.” 2. Portuguese Party 3. Elergy from Entertainments – Featuring Mark Wilkinson 4. Green Hornet 5. Salt of the Earth (Andy Scott) Solo Les Neish 6. Kingdom Triumphant 29 May 2009 CD RECORDING – Variations on a 9th. 30 May 2009 CD RECORDING – “Salt of the Earth” Les Neish CD. 31 May 2009 CD RECORDING – “In Memorandum RK”, “Rococo Variations”. June 2009 NEW APPOINTMENT Nick Jackson (Replaced Paul McDonald who left due to an increase of work) as Solo Cornet from the Brighouse and Rastrick Band and more recently the Grimethorpe Band. Chris Haigh (1st Horn) from Fairey’s and more recently Grimethorpe Band. ___________________________________________________________________________________ 17 April 2009

NICK JACKSON Biography. (Ass Principal Cornet) Nick started playing at Wardle High School before going to the Royal Northern College of Music where he was tutored by Roger Webster. During his time at the RNCM he became Principal Cornet in the Brass Band and graduated with a First Class BMus Honours Degree. Nick had been a member of Brighouse and Rastrick after leaving the collage. In June 2009 Nick joined Fodens. Nick left the band in 2012. ___________________________________________________________________________________

CHRIS HAIGH Biography. (Tenor Horn) 2009 to 2014 Chris started playing the Tenor horn at the age of 7 with the Rochdale Music Service directed by Eric Landon (Father of Mark Landon – Percussion player with Fodens). On joining the Todmorden Old Brass Band Chris got his first taste of Championship playing under the baton of Dennis Hadfield. His first rehearsal with the band saw him positioned next to Andy HowardSmith (Who joined Fodens and sat next to Chris again) and in front of Al Hodgkinson (Who also joined Fodens in the same position, just behind Chris). The Todmorden Old Brass Band folded leaving Chris to join the Dobcross Silver band along with Andy and Al. It was there that Chris was spotted by the Williams Fairey band at the age of 17 and joined them under their conductor Allan Withington (Became Foden’s Conductor in October 2010). Three years later Chris moved to Grimethorpe Colliery Band. In 2007 the band won the English Nationals and the National Championship back to back. At the National Youth Brass Band of Great Britain, Chris had been tutored by Lesley Howie (Fodens) and she had asked Chris to deputise for her at Black Dyke on Solo Horn so when in July 2009 Glyn Williams asked if Chris Haigh would like to join the Foden Band and he jumped at the opportunity. In 2012 Chris is an English Teacher for 11 to 16 year olds occasionally dressing up as William Shakespeare to teach “Romeo and Juliet” and as a writer he has written the school Pantomime hoping one day to write for television. In June 2012 Chris took part in a sponsored bike ride from Salford Keys to Liverpool Airport raising money for charity. (Girlfriend 2012 called Hayley) (Adapted from an article in the Foden Fanfare Magazine July 2012) ___________________________________________________________________________________ 5 June 2009 COMPETITION – “Whit Friday March”. Became the “Tameside Whit Friday March Contest” winners for the eighth consecutive year. Fodens Conductor Garry Cutt. TAMESIDE COMPETITION PLACINGS FIRST Fodens Band (8th Consecutive Time) SECOND Fairey THIRD Leyland Band TAMESIDE COUNCIL. VENUE POSITION Audenshaw Rugby Club (Aldwinians) 2nd Broadoak Hotel 8th Carrbrook First Denton 2nd Droylsden - The Bush Inn First Heyrod- John Street 3rd Hurst Village / Hurst Cross (Ashton United) 2nd Micklehurst n/a Millbrook n/a Stalybridge - Labour Club First Stalybridge - Celtic FC First Tameside n/a Tame Valley Hotel - Duckinfield 3rd Upper Mossley - Mountain Street First SADDLEWORTH AND OLDHAM DISTRICT. Delph x Denshaw x Diggle x Dobcross x Friezland x Greenfield x Grotton x Lees and Sprinhead x Lydgate x Mossley (Main Town) x Southhead and Austerlands 3rd (Plus Brass Section) Uppermill x

(x = Didn’t play at venue / n/a = No contest that year at venue) CONCERT – Stowe School Near Milton Keynes (£3,800.oo) COMPETITION – “English Nationals” at Preston. Conductor for Fodens Garry Cutt FIRST Unknown SECOND Unknown THIRD Fodens Band ___________________________________________________________________________________ 14 June 2009 27 June 2009

CHRIS HAIGH Biography. (1st Tenor Horn) Chris started playing the Tenor Horn at the age of 7 at Rochdale Music Services directed by Eric Landon (Father of Mark Landon –Percussion). Chris joined the Todmordon band and sat next to Andy Howard-Smith who now also sits next to him in Fodens. Al Hodgkinson was also in the Todmordon band sitting in front of Chris and who now sits behind him in Fodens. After Todmordon, Chris went to Dobcross Silver Band (Also with Al and Andy) and then the WilliamsFairey Band when he was 17 and was conducted by Alan Withington (Now with Fodens). Three years with Fairey and then Chris moved to the Grimethorpe Colliery Band before joining Fodens in July 2009 on 1st Horn. (Adapted from an article in the Foden Fanfare Magazine June 2012) ___________________________________________________________________________________ 9 July 2009 CONCERT – Sandbach School (£1,000.oo) With School Band 11 July 2009 CONCERT – Royal Court Theatre, Bacup (Rossendale) Guests of the 2nd Rossendale Scout Group Band. 25 July 2009 Mark Wilkinson and Megan (1st Horn at Wingates) Married. 22 Aug 2009 Mark Landon and Katy (Woodwind Player) Married. 5 Sept 2009 CONCERT – Bridewater Hall, Manchester. (£1,850.oo) 12 Sept 2009 COMPETITION – “British Open Championships”, Symphony Hall, Birmingham. Test Piece “Titan’s Progress” by Hermann Palhuber Conductor for Fodens Garry Cutt FIRST Cory Band SECOND Black Dyke THIRD Grimethorpe Colliery Sixth Foden’s Band 19 Sept 2009 CONCERT – Preston Guild Hall (£3,500.oo) 20 Sept 2009 CONCERT – Beccles, Suffolk (£5,000.oo) At St Michaels Church at the invitation of Elgar Howarth. Music included In Memorandum R K (Elgar Howarth) Paganini Variations Horovitz Euphonium Concerto Solo Euphonium Glynn Williams INTERVAL Arizona Belle (William Rimmer) Solo Cornet Mark Wilkinson The Golden Arrow (Elgar Howarth) 3 Oct 2009 CONCERT – Dolgellau, Wales. 9 Oct 2009 – leave on coach for Italy. 10 Oct 2009 TOUR – Das Kurhaus, Merano, Northern Italy (£3,000.oo) 10 Oct 2009 CONCERT – Sandbach (Poss Cancelled) 16 Oct 2009 CONCERT – Regent Hall, London 17 Oct 2009 COMPETITION – “National Championships”, Royal Albert Hall, London Test Piece “Torchbearers” by Peter Graham. Conductor Garry Cutt RESULTS FIRST Black Dyke (Dr Nicholas Childs) SECOND Foden’s Band (Gary Cutt) THIRD Cory (Dr Robert Childs) FOURTH Rothwell Temperance (David Roberts)

FIFTH Reg Vardy (Stephen Roberts) SIXTH Carlton Main Frickley Colliery (Russell Gray) 26 Oct 2009 Mark Bousie joined the band on 2nd Euphonium. ___________________________________________________________________________________

MARK BOUSIE Biography. (2nd Euphonium) Born in Burton in Trent, Staffordshire in 1976 he started on the Cornet aged 8. At the age of 11 he moved to the Euphonium and later studied under Steven Mead at the Royal Northern College of Music between 1994 and 1999. Between 1997 and 2007 he played with the Sellers International Band as Principal Euphonium and then in the same seat for the Fairey Band for 18 months between 2008 and 2009. In October 2009 he was approached by Glyn Williams asking if he would like to join the Foden’s Band. Now head of music atGlossopdale Community College in Derbyshire he teaches children from 7 to 13 years old and teaches euphonium at the RNCM junior School. Mark is married to Jayne and has a son Harry (.b. 26 Sept 2011) (Taken from the Fanfare Magazine Jan 2012) ___________________________________________________________________________________ 31 Oct 2009 1 Nov 2009 6 Nov 2009

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CONCERT - Wrexham (£2,300.oo) CONCERT – Pudsey Civic Hall. (£1,850.oo) CONCERT – Congleton Town Hall With the Lions Youth Brass Band Organised by the Cheshire East Partnership – A Congleton Town Project “Music Festival” COMPETITION – “Brass in Concert”, The Sage, Gateshead. Conductor for Fodens Garry Cutt FIRST Fodens SECOND Grimethorpe Colliery THIRD Cory Music Included Space Invaders (Andy Scott) www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPhEd-C_Y_o&feature=youtu.be&a DVD Available of The best of. CONCERT – Victoria Hall, Hanley It was announced that the “Maestro” CD had been awarded the Brass Band World CD of the Year. Due to the bands new association with “Besson Instruments” the band are selling off their 8 Courtois Cornets. CD RECORDING CONCERT – CHRISTMAS CONCERT Sandbach Boys School. Featuring four students from the School. Jamie Sharpe (Saxophone) James Wilkinson (Vocal) Will Blackstock (Flugel) Nick Birch (Euphonium) Compere Mr Joe Wilson Musical Director Mr Russell Gray Out of the Blues a school group performed music in the canteen during the interval. MUSIC 1. Imperial Echoes (Safroni) 2. Capriccio Espagnol (Rimsky-Korsakov arr K Wilkinson) 3. For Your Eyes Only (Bill Conti arr Lucy Pankhurst) Sax Solo Jamie Sharpe 4. James Bond Theme (M Norman) 5. 3rd Movement English Folk Song Suite (Vaughan Williams) 6. Have you Met Miss Jones (Rodgers and Hart arr Rydland) Vocal James Wilkinson 7. Padstowe Lifeboat (Arnold) 8. Finale from Symphony 4 (Tchaikovsky arr Derek Ashmore) INTERVAL

1. Troika (Saughter / Finnegan arr Ray Farr) 2. Christmas Song (Torme arr Sparke) 3. Away in a Manger (arr Graham) Flugel Solo Will Blackstock 4. Good King Wenceslas 5. Santa Claustrophobia (arr Smith) 6. O Holy Night (Adam arr K Wilkinson) Solo Euphonium Nick Birch 7. Hark the Herald Angels Sing 8. Christmas Fantasy (Langford) 2009

BAND MEMBERS INSTRUMENT PLAYER Conductor Michael Fowles Conductor Principal Cornet Mark Wilkinson Solo Cornet Richard Poole Solo Cornet Dave Morton (David Moreton) (Solo Cornet) Nick Jackson Sopriano Cornet Alan Wycherley Repiano Cornet Anita Dale 2nd Cornet Andy Rolfe 2nd Cornet Fumika Kimura 3rd Cornet Colin Moody 3rd Cornet Lucy Chivers Solo Flugel Helen Williams Solo Tenor Horn Lesley Howie 1st Tenor Horn Chris Haigh (Joined July 2009) 2nd Tenor Horn Andy Howard-Smith Solo Baritone Natsumi Inaba 2nd Baritone Mike Warriner Solo Trombone John Barber 2nd Trombone Tom Berry Bass Trombone Simon Minshall Solo Euphonium Glyn Williams 2nd Euphonium Shaun Hudson E Flat Bass Stewart Baglin E Flat Bass Les Neish (Joined Pre 2005) B Flat Bass Matthew Wade (Matt Wade) B Flat Bass Derek Jackson Percussion Mark Landon Percussion Liz Haygarth Percussion Dan Baldwin Percussion Chris Bastock (Taken from article in 4 Bars Rest) ___________________________________________________________________________________

DAVID MORTON Biography. (Assistant Principal Cornet) .b. 1982 David started playing the cornet at the age of 9. His first band was the “Easington Colliery Band” before moving on to the Backworth Colliery Band and has played with “Sellers”, “Faireys”, “Grimethorpe”, and finally Fodens. While at Fodens band Dave’s day job was as a Music Teacher. In December 2010 David Morton and Anita Dale left the band. In 2011 Anita Dale married Dave Morton and they moved to her home country of Norway. ___________________________________________________________________________________ ###################################################################################

2010

FODEN’S BAND PRESIDENT

Mr Peter Fletcher

Vice PRESIDENTS

Mr Stephen Sebire MBE, Mr Mark Greaves MIOD (Flowcrete), Mr Peter Foden CBE (Installed 2009) CHAIRMAN John Barber (Trombone) SPONSORS Cheshire East Council Flowcrete (Rehearsal rooms) Besson Wright’s Printers. Goldy Solutions. CONDUCTOR Bramwell Tovey / Garry Cutt (see Sept 2010) Alan Withington (see 9 Oct 2010) ASSOCIATE CONDUCTOR Michael Fowles. ################################################################################### 2010 WEBSITE LAUNCH YOUTH SECTION During the year a new website for the Youth section of the band was launched to encourage younger members of the banding community. www.youth.fodensband.co.uk 14 Jan 2010 A.G.M OF FODENS BAND At the AGM of the band they decided on the following positions – CHAIRMAN John Barber TREASURER Mark Wilkinson GENERAL SECRETARY Andy Rolfe CONCERT SECRETARY Glyn Williams MARKETING, PR AND COMMUNICATIONS Lucy Chivers GRANT APPLICATION AND FUNDING OFFICER Andy Howard-Smith GENERAL SUPPORT ROLE Chris Bastock and Liz Haygarth CONTEST SECRETARY Helen Williams BAND SERGEANT Glyn Williams LIBRARIANS Jimmy Charles and Granville Jennings TRANSPORT Mike Warriner MERCHANDISE Fumika Kimura UNIFORMS Natsumi Inaba CUPS AND TROPHIES Natsumi Inaba 29 Jan 2010 CONCERT – Festival of Brass (RNCM) Royal Northern Collage of Music, Manchester. (Originally advertised as 23 Jan 2010) Conductor Gary Cutt. Purcell Variants (Peter Meechan) In Memorandum RK (Howarth) Chant (Aagaard Nilsen) Various Salvation Army Tunes by Heaton, Ball and Leidzen Battle of Barossa by Andy Scott (Composer in residence) Song of the Brother (Erik Leidzen) (Glyn Williams Solo) Bramwell Tovey was supposed to have conducted the band but was unable to attend so Gary Cutt had to prepare the concert. 30 Jan 2010 BBC Recording – Not for Broadcast. Foden’s band were involved in helping various instrumentalists to get to the BBC Young Musician of the Year competition at the Royal Northern Collage of Music in Manchester (RNCM). Competitors used backing provided by the band to show off their skills. The recordings were then played to a panel of judges before the finals. 31 Jan 2010 CONCERT – Pudsey Civic Hall, Pudsey, Yorkshire. 5- 7 Feb 2010 TOUR – Armagh, Northern Ireland. Hosted by Ivor Stephenson and the Armagh Old Boys (10th Year). Fri Dinner and Ball with Informal Concert by the band. Sat Concert with junior and up-coming brass. Evening Gala Concert with music from Patron’s Choice 3. Sun Concert in Parish Church (am.) 1. Just a Closer Walk 2. Resurgam (Eric Ball)

PATRON’S CONCERT – Sandbach Boys School Sports Hall. Special Guest Ivor Stevenson narrating the “Battle of Barossa”. AWARDS Player of the Year Mark Wilkinson Bandsperson of the Year Natsumi Inaba Presentation to Jimmy Charles of new Patron’s Choice 4 CD which was dedicated to his late wife, Louise . MUSIC 1. Imperial Echoes (Sarfroni) 2. The Merry Wives of Windsor (Nicolai arr Cooper) 3. I Dreamed a Dream (arr Wyss) Cornet Solo Mark Wilkinson 4. Winter – Four Seasons (Vivaldi arr H Snell) 5. Rhythm and Blues (Sparke) 6. The Children of Sanchez (Mangione arr Gije) Solo Flugel Helen Williams 7. Rev. Archie Beaton (Mason arr Rydland) 8. Battle of Barossa (Scott) Narrator Ivor Stevenson INTERVAL 1. Padstow Lifeboat (Arnold) 2. Serenade (Sigmund Romberg arr Catherwood) Solo Les Neish 3. Hoe Down from Rodeo (Copland arr H Snell) 4. Varied Mood (Woodfield) Solo Euphonium Glyn Williams 5. Romance from the Gadfly (Shostakovich arr Broadbent) 6. Hittin’ ‘em Up (Hackford arr Wright) Xylophone Solo Mark Landon 7. The Unknown from Music of the Spheres (Sparke) 20 Feb 2010 CD RECORDING - The MUSIC OF ANDY SCOTT 25 Feb 2010 CONCERT – Stafford Gatehouse Theatre. 14 Mar 2010 COMPETITION – “Regional Championship, North West”, The Winter Gardens, Blackpool. Test Piece “English Heritage” by George Lloyd. Conductor for Fodens Garry Cutt FIRST Fodens SECOND Fairey (Geneva) THIRD Leyland ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ WINNERS OF THE NORTH WEST AREA CHAMPIONSHIP. The band were crowned champions for an unprecedented 5th year in succession. The band was conducted by Garry Cutt. MUSIC Test Piece - English Heritage. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 20 March 2010 CONCERT – St Thomas Church, Garstang, Preston 22 March 2010 TELEVISION – Broadcast of Programme on BBC2. Members of Foden’s were featured on the BBC 2 series “A Band for Britain” introduced by Sue Perkins who helped Derrington Band to improve its failing membership. Those involved included Mark Wilkinson, Les Neish, Lesley Howie, Mark Landon and Glyn Williams. 16 April 2010 CONCERT – Sandbach Transport Festival Sandbach School. Conductor Michael Fowles. 1. March The Cossack (W Rimer) 2. Overture – Oberon (Carl Maria von Weber) 3. Autumn Leaves (Kosa Korsa and Johnny Mercer arr Geldard) Solo Trombone John Barber 4. Tarantella (Gioachino Rossini arr H Snell) 5. Hill Song (Sparke) 6. Napoli (Bellstedt arr Brand) Solo Natsumi Inaba 7. Nocturne (Noble) 8. Danzon No 2 (Marquez arr Broadbent) INTERVAL 1. Passing of the Regiments (arr Winter) 16 Feb 2010

2. The Piper O’ Dundee (Downie) Solo Lesley Howie 3. Moto Perpetuo (Novacek arr H Snell) 4. Big Red (Scott) 5. Paquito (Scott) 6. Catari Catari (Cardilo) Solo Euphonium Glyn Williams 7. Hittin’ ‘em Up (Hackford arr Wright) Xylophone Solo Mark Landon 8. The Vikings (Sparke) 18 April 2010 PERFORMANCE – Sandbach Leading the procession at the Sandbach Transport Festival. 24–25 April 2010 CD RECORDING – The MUSIC OF PHILIP SPARKE Apr 2010 Les Neish (Principal Eb Bass) left the band in April 2010 as he was unable to give a commitment to the bands heavy schedule plus he was getting married and going to the USA on Honeymoon. April 2010? NEW MEMBERS Nicky Lees (Cornet) returns after a spell away. Ian Raisbeck (Cornet) Simon Gresswell (Bb Bass) joins from Brighouse and Rastrick. Ellen Palmer (2nd Trombone) Ex National Youth Brass of Great Britain. 8 May 2010 CONCERT – Marsden 9 May 2010 CONCERT – Great Northern Spring Brass Arts Festival. Bridgewater Hall, Manchester. The first half was performed by Cory Band with their Conductor, Dr Robert Childs. Garry Cutt conducted Foden’s in the second half with the following – 1. Lohengrin –Introduction 2. Barber of Seville (Gioachino Rossini) 3. Toreador’s Song from Carmen (Bizet) 4. Deep Inside the Sacred Temple (Bizet) Duet Mark Bousie and Glyn Williams - Euphonium 5. Challenging Brass (Gilbert Vinter) 6. Autumn Leaves (Korsa and Johnny Mercer) Solo Trombone John Barber 7. A World Within (Andy Scott) 8. Pacquito (Andy Scott) 9. Stars and Stripes Forever (Sousa) Soprano Solo Richard Poole 10. Hittin’ ‘em Up (Hackford arr Wright) Xylophone Solo Mark Landon 11. Marche Slave (Tchaikovsky) 12. Toccata in D Minor (Bach) 22 May 2010 CONCERT – Ashwell Festival 28 May 2010 COMPETITION – Whit Friday March Contest, Tameside. 11 Concert Venues (Foden’s competed in all 11) playing “President”. TAMESIDE COMPETITION PLACINGS FIRST Fairey SECOND Fodens THIRD Leyland Band TAMESIDE COUNCIL. VENUE POSITION Audenshaw Rugby Club (Aldwinians) First Broadoak Hotel First Carrbrook 2nd Denton 3rd Droylsden - The Bush Inn 4th Heyrod- John Street 5th Hurst Village / Hurst Cross (Ashton United) 1st Micklehurst n/a Millbrook n/a Stalybridge - Labour Club First Stalybridge - Celtic FC 2nd Tameside n/a

Tame Valley Hotel - Duckinfield 2nd Upper Mossley - Mountain Street 2nd SADDLEWORTH AND OLDHAM DISTRICT. Delph x Denshaw x Diggle x Dobcross x Friezland x Greenfield / Greenacres 3rd Grotton x Lees and Sprinhead x Lydgate x Mossley (Main Town) x Southhead and Austerlands 5th Uppermill x (x = Didn’t play at venue / n/a = No contest that year at venue) COMPETITION – All England International Masters, The Lighthouse Theatre, Kettering. Test Piece “Epic Symphony” by Percy Fletcher. Conductor - Didn’t take part. FIRST Co-operative Funeral care (Michael Fowles) SECOND Tredegar THIRD Brass Band Schoonhoven Fodens (Didn’t take Part) May 2010 GARY CUTT Left the band in May 2010 after 6 years with the band. Conductor Garry Cutt has left the band after six Year’s association. By September three new conductors have been secured to take on the Competitions for the band. James Gourlay (English Nationals – June 2010) Allan Withington (Nationals Final) Bramwell Tovey (Various concerts and CD) 5 June 2010 CD RECORDING – 13 June 2010 CONCERT – Stowe School. 26 June 2010 COMPETITION – “English Nationals” in Preston. Test Piece “Eden” (John Pickard) Conductor for Fodens James Gourlay FIRST Fairey’s SECOND Black Dyke THIRD SIXTH Foden’s Band 2 July 2010 TOUR - Belgium. 4 July 2010 CONCERT - Chelford 10 July 2010 CONCERT - Congleton Town Hall Foden’s have joined Cheshire East Council for a Schools Music Competition. Bands and singers from the area took part in the first half of the concert with Foden’s providing the music for part 2. Holmes Chapel Comprehensive School (6 Piece Jazz band) Sandbach High School for Girls (Girls Choir) Sandbach Boys School (Big Band) Simone Rebello (Ex Foden’s and RNCM graduate) was adjudicator and awarded Sandbach Boys Big band the first award. 7 Aug 2010 Wedding of Mark (Euphonium) and Jayne Bousie in Didsbury, Manchester. 19-25 Aug 2010 CONCERT TOUR– Besson, Lemoges, France. 28 Aug 2010 CONCERT - Bridgewater Hall, Manchester (See 11 Sept) September 2010 FANFARE MAGAZINE (For Patron’s) The magazine gave a rundown of the band’s activities during the year. There was also an announcement about the FODEN YOUTH WEBSITE www.youth.fodensband.co.uk The youth side of the band encouraged young people to be involved with the band. 30 May 2010

The group was renamed “Salute to Youth” and with their new logo (Based on the Foden Logo) designed by Wright’s the Printers (Sandbach). The band has had a youth policy for 10 years and has helped out with about 50 coaching sessions within those years. The Magazine also mentions the various band items available for purchase. Child’s Round Neck T Shirt £7.00 Child’s Polo Shirt £10.00 Adult Round Neck T Shirt £9.00 Adult Polo Shirt £12.00 Mute Bag £7.00 Water Bottle £7.00 All available from the Website and at the Patron’s Concert. 4 Sept 2010 COMPETITION – “British Open Championships”, Symphony Hall, Birmingham. Test Piece “On the Shoulders of Giants” by Professor Peter Graham Conductor for Fodens Howard Snell FIRST Tredegar SECOND Fairey THIRD Black Dyke FOURTH Fodens 11 Sept 2010 CONCERT – Bridgewater Hall, Manchester. Philip Biggs Presents “The Great Northern Brass Arts Festival” With Fodens Band, Black Dyke band and Brighouse and Rastrick Band. 12 Sept 2010 CONCERT – Sandbach Market Square Michael Fowles (Conductor) Music Included It’s not Unusual (Reed and Mills arr Broadbent) Concerto De Aranjues (Joaquin Rodrigo arr Boulton) Toccata (Bach) Gadfly (Shostakovich arr Broadbent) All in love Lincolnshire Poacher (Trad arr Broadbent) Cavatina (Myers arr Broadbent) Malero Carillion Paccito Indiana Jones Theme (John Williams arr Ray Farr) 18 Sept 2010 CONCERT – Chester Cathedral 24 Sept 2010 CONCERT – Keele University I am not shure what happened to this concert but an E Mail from Toby Hobson said it was “Ill fated” and he returned to the bandroom early only to find the Bandroom being used by an over 50’s Rock Band. Unknown Pre Sept The Cornet section have become associated with the “Besson” instrument manufacturers who have sponsored them with new instruments. 1 Oct 2010 CONCERT – Sale, Manchester. 2 Oct 2010 CONCERT – Winsford With Roberts Bakery Band. 9 Oct 2010 COMPETITION – “National Championships”, Royal Albert Hall, London (10 Sept 2010 According to 4 Bars Rest website. Foden Diary says 9 Oct) Test Piece “Terras Australis” by Martin Ellerby. Conductor Allan Withington (Debut with Fodens as a Conductor) RESULTS FIRST Brighouse and Rastrick SECOND Cory THIRD Fairey FOURTH Rothwell Temperance FIFTH Leyland SIXTH Virtual GUS SEVENTH Tredegar EIGHTH Black Dyke NINETH Foden’s Band Also Joining the band for his first official engagement was Anthony Mann

(Percussion) BEFORE THE RESULTS Fodens provided a 45 Minute Concert. Including 1. Hunting Wabbits 2. Mambo To Go 3. Innuendo (Queen arr Dr Peter Meechan) ___________________________________________________________________________________

ALLAN WITHINGTON Biography. (Conductor) From an early age Allan was involved with Brass instruments with his father teaching him to play the Cornet. Allan played principal Cornet with both “Wingates” and “Fodens” in 1981 alongside Alan Brotherston Having studies under Howard Snell at the Royal Northern Collage of Music Allan decided to become a freelance musician and left the band to become Principal Trumpet with the Bergen Symphony Orchestra in Norway where he now lives. In 1991 Allan took up the role of Professional Musical Director of the Brighouse and Rastrick Brass Band winning a number of awards. In 2005 Allan became profession conductor with the Grimethorpe Colliery band winning the 2006 and 2007 Nationals and becoming Conductor of the year on the internet site 4 bars rest. In 2008 Stavanger Brass Band took part in the Brass in Concert competition in Newcastle with Allen and in 2010 he took Grimethorpe to a win at the same event. 2010 also saw Allan back with Foden’s as conductor. In February 2011 Allan gained a first place with Foden’s at the North West Championships. ___________________________________________________________________________________

ANTHONY MANN Biography. (Percussion) Anthony, known affectionately as “Bug Boy” (Ant) originally played the piano before folloing his brother into playing the Tenor Horn on which he played with the Astley and Bolton Youth Bands. At the age of 9, Anthond moved direction to play his dream instrument the drums. He studied at the Canon Slade High School in Bolton, the Junior Royal Northern College of Music on drums and Euphonium. Before joining Fodens in October 2010 Anthony had played with the Eagley Band and Tyldesley Band. Anthony was playing in another band at a concert which also had Fodens on the stage. After the event Mark Landon gave him a phone call asking him to play with the band. Although he has no official starting date Anthony’s first performance with the band was at the 2010 National Championships on the 9 October. While with Fodens Anthony has studied the “Jazz Drum Kit” at the Birmingham Conservatoire for five months and joined the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester where he started studying under ex Foden percussionsist Simone Rebello in 2012 (To date 2014+) Anthony also teaches drums at Reddish Vale Technology College and Whalley Rance High School. Mr Mann is also part of the “Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment” and plays regularly at high profile events including the Rememberance day celebrations at Liverpool and at the 2012 Grand National at Aintree. ___________________________________________________________________________________ 16 Oct 2010 CONCERT – Workshop at Dolgellau, Gwynedd, Wales (3rd Consecutive Year) At Ysgol y Gader with 60 local players joining principal members in a workshop before the main concert in the evening. (Invitation by the Glyn Williams Family) Members of the band at the event provided a concert including 1. Westwood Ho! 2. Macushia 3. Malaguena 4. Eyes of a Child – Solo Flugel Helen Williams 5. The Piper of Dundee – Solo Lesley Howie 6. Catari, Catari – Solo Euphonium Glyn Williams 7. Hittin’ ‘em Up (Hackford arr Wright) Xylophone Solo Mark Landon 8. A Disney Fantasy 9. Batman the Movie 10. Suite Gothique – 2 Movements Glyn Williams, Helen Williams, Mark Landon, Mark Wilkinson, Andy Rolfe Lesley Howie with guest conductor Gwyn Evans. 29 Oct 2010 CONCERT – Congleton Town Hall. With the Lion’s Youth Brass Band. Nigel Birch of Lions Youth conducted the band in Imperial Echoes.

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RECORDING – At the Royal Northern Collage of Music, Manchester. The band recorded the next in the PATRON’S CHOICE 4 collection. It was also announce that Fodens had won various prizes for its recordings. MAESTRO won the “Brass Band CD release of the year 2009”. And the “4 Bars Rest Award” and the “Brass Band World Award”. CONCERT – Victoria Hall, Hanley, Stoke on Trent. With Rhos Orpheus Male Choir Denise Leigh (accompanied by Stefan Andrusyschyn) Introduced by BBC Radio Stoke Presenter Tim Wedgewood. CONCERT – Barton Upon Humber CONCERT – The Sage, Gateshead. COMPETITION – “Brass in Concert”, The Sage, Gateshead. Conductor for Fodens John Wallace FIRST Grimethorpe Colliery SECOND Fairey (Geneva) THIRD Fodens Band Recorded for BBC Radio 2’s Listen to the Band for broadcast on the 2 Dec 2010 The Foden band was conducted by John Wallace. Among the tunes played (Featured on the BBC Programme) Liberty Fanfare Colas Breugnon Be my Love (Sammy Cahn / Nicholas Brodszky arr Ray Farr) Solo Euphonium Glyn Williams Hunting Wabbits (Tribute to Elmer Fudd and Bugs Bunny) Trombone Solo – John Barber Fugue from Graduation Day (Philip Sparke) Mambo to Go CONCERT – Prescott Parish Church, Prescott CONCERT – Christmas at Sandbach School. Jimmy Charles (Cornet) had joined the Band for his first rehearsal on the 12 December 1960 and celebrated his 50th anniversary with a buffet and presentation at the concert. 1. The Cossack (W Rimmer) 2. Innuendo (F Mercury arr Peter Meechan) 3. Gammal Faedbodsalm (Trad arr Antrobus) Cornet Solo Anita Dale 4. Hunting Wabbits (Goodwin arr Dewhurst) 5. Hymn for Barossa (Andy Scott) 6. Mamba to Go (Dewhurst) 7. Spinning Song (Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy arr Howard Snell) Xylophone Solo Mark Landon 8. Stardust (Eshkeri arr Westwood) INTERVAL 1. Troika (Prokofiev arr Ray Farr) 2. Away in a Manager (Trad arr Graham) Flugel Solo Helen Williams 3. Hark the Herald Angels Sing 4. Santa Claustrophobia (arr Smith) 5. Sleigh Ride (Anderson arr Tomlinson) 6. O Come all Ye Faithfull 7. O Holy Night (Adam arr K Wilkinson) Solo Euphonium Glyn Williams 8. Christmas Festival Overture (Anderson) The concert also saw the last public performance of Dave Morton (Assistant Principal Cornet) and Anita Dale (Repiano Cornet) with the band, who have been engaged for a year since last Christmas and are to be married in 2011. They will be travelling round Australia before settling down in Norway (Anita’s homeland) Pic and Feature Page 18, 23 Dec Sandbach Chronicle (Jimmy). Pic and Feature Page 4, 19 Jan 2011 Crewe Chronicle. (2 Members leaving)

___________________________________________________________________________________ NATIONAL NEWS 14 Dec 2010 Laura Hirst became the 1st fulltime female member of the Brighouse and Rastrick Brass band. Laura plays Cornet with the Band. ___________________________________________________________________________________ 2010 BAND MEMBERS INSTRUMENT PLAYER Conductor Bramwell Tovey (Musical Director) Conductor Michael Fowles (Associate Conductor) Principal Cornet Mark Wilkinson Solo Cornet Dave Morton (Left in Dec 2010) Solo Cornet Paul McDonald (Solo Cornet) Sopriano Cornet Richard Poole Repiano Cornet Anita Dale (Left in Dec 2010) Cornet Andy Rolfe Cornet Fumika Kimura (2nd Cornet) (2nd Cornet) (3rd Cornet) (3rd Cornet) Solo Flugel Helen Williams Solo Tenor Horn Lesley Howie (1st Tenor Horn) (2nd Tenor Horn) Solo Baritone Natsumi Inaba (2nd Baritone) Solo Trombone John Barber 2nd Trombone Ellen Palmer (Joined 2010) (Bass Trombone) Solo Euphonium Glyn Williams (2nd Euphonium) E Flat Bass Stewart Baglin (E Flat Bass) B Flat Bass Matthew Wade (Matt Wade) B Flat Bass Simon Gresswell (Joined 2010) Percussion Mark Landon (Percussion) Anthony Mann (Joined Oct 2010) (Drums) ###################################################################################

2011

FODEN’S BAND PRESIDENT Vice PRESIDENTS

CHAIRMAN TREASURER SECRETARY COMMITTEE

SPONSORS

Mr Peter Fletcher Mr Stephen Sebire MBE, Mr Mark Greaves MIOD, Mr Ivor Stevenson Mrs Elizabeth Sweeney Professor John Wallace CBE John Barber (Trombone) Mark Wilkinson (Solo Cornet) Andy Rolfe (Cornet) Glyn Williams (Euphonium) Lucy Chivers (3rd Cornet) Andy Howard-Smith (Tenor Horn) Chris Bastock (Percussion) Cheshire East Council Flowcrete (Rehearsal Rooms) Besson

Wright’s Printers. Goldy Solutions. CONDUCTOR Bramwell Tovey Alan Withington ASSOCIATE CONDUCTOR Michael Fowles. COMPOSER IN RESIDENCE Andy Scott MUSICAL ASSOCIATE (Arranger) Dr Peter Meechan ################################################################################### January 2011

21-23 Jan 2011

29 Jan 2011

4-6 Feb 2011 5 Feb 2011 5 Feb 2011 19 Feb 2011

FANFARE NEWSLETTER (For Patron’s) “MUSICAL ASSOCIATE” The usual rundown of contests and concerts appeared in the newsletter. It was also announced that Dr Peter Meechan had been appointed “Musical Associate” to the band to help with arrangements for the series of concerts the band plays. Both Andy Scott the Composer in Residence and Dr Peter Meechan will be working closely on a number of projects for the band. CD OF THE YEAR The “British Bandsman” CD of the year was won by “A World Within”. WEDDING The wedding of Mark and Jayne Bousie was featured in the magazine. (see 7 Aug 2010) NATSUMI INABA Feature on her teaching trip to Japan. LEAVING OF BAND MEMBERS A Feature on David Morton and Anita Dale who were leaving the band in January. DISCOVERY OF A LEDGER A “Ledger” discovered by Jimmy Charles in the Bandroom and lent to Allan Littlemore was featured in the Magazine and also for a 4Bars Rest feature. It gives a list of performance dates and contest wins. CD recording with Jens Lindemann (Trumpet, Cornet and Flugel). DREAMING OF THE MASTERS (DOY CD283) Conducted by James Gourlay with Robin Dewhurst on the Piano. The recording was awarded the “British Bandman Solo CD of the Year Award”. (Glyn Williams – Lure of the Red Jacket came second) It also was Runner up to Glyn Williams for the “Brass Band World Solo CD of the Year”. CONCERT – Festival of Brass / Royal Northern Collage of Music, Manchester. Conductor - James Gourlay (who flew over from the USA to record a CD and for this concert) 1. The Cossack 2. Euphonium Concerto by Andy Scott (for Glyn Williams) Conducted by Michael Fowles In 3 Movements 1. 2. Beyond the Stars 3. 3. Diversions by Derek Boourgeois 4. Sea Pictures by Philip Sparke 5. Epitaph for Hillsbrough by Peter Meechan 6. Epic Symphony by Percy Fletcher 7. William Tell (Finale) TOUR – Armagh, Northern Ireland. Hosted by Ivor Stephenson and the Armagh Old Boys (10 th Year). CONCERT – St Patrick’s Church of Ireland Cathedral (After Lunch) 1. Battle of Barossa CONCERT – Market Place Theatre (Evening) 1. Pieces from Patron’s Choice 4. MARRIAGE OF NATSUMI AND PAUL. Natsumi Inaba (2nd Euphonium) married solo cornet player Paul McDonald at Crewe Hall. Fodens provided the music prior to the service and during the signing of

the register. Pic and Feature Page 3, 23 March Crewe Chronicle. Pic and Feature Page 1, 23 March Crewe Chronicle. (Fear for family in Tsunami) 22 Feb 2011 PATRON’S CONCERT – Sandbach Boys School Sports Hall. 1. Unknown 2. Paganini Variations (Philip Wilby) with Guest Conductor Allan Withington AWARDS Player of the Year Richard Poole Bandsperson of the Year Stewart Baglin Also at the concert was the band’s new Vice President, European Parliament Member Elizabeth Sweeney. 27 Feb 2011 COMPETITION - “Regional Championship, North West”, The Winter Gardens, Blackpool. Test piece “Paganini Variations” by Philip Wilby Conductor for Fodens Allan Withington FIRST Fodens SECOND Fairey (Geneva) THIRD Pemberton Old Wigan DW ___________________________________________________________________________________ 27 February 2011 SIXTH CONSECUTIVE WIN AT THE NORTH WEST REGIONAL CONTEST IN BLACKPOOL. ___________________________________________________________________________________ 27 February 2011 NEW CONDUCTOR The band announced the appointment of Allan Withington as their Professional Musical Director (see 9 Oct 2010). Jens Lindermann and Howard Snell were also appointed Vice Presidents. ___________________________________________________________________________________ 6 Mar 2011 WORKSHOP - Coaching Day with Lions Youth Brass (Small Group of Tutors) 12 Mar 2011 CONCERT – Yeardon 27 Mar 2011 CONCERT – Crawley ___________________________________________________________________________________ BBC 4 BROADCAST The Fodens Band are to appear in a BBC TV 4 Programme called “Battle Against Time” which follows Barbara Thompson in her battle against Parkinson’s Disease. Barbara is a friend of Andy Scott the resident composer with Fodens and is an accomplished saxophone player who is heard during the theme of “A Touch of Frost”. Barbara and Andy composed music for the CD “Double Trouble”. Shown on BBC 4 on the 19 February 2012. ___________________________________________________________________________________ 29 Mar 2011 Celebration of the 6 consecutive wins in the Northwest Regional Finals at the Flowcrete works in Elworth. 2 Apr 2011 CONCERT – Ipswich 8 Apr 2011 CONCERT – Tenant’s Hall, Tatton Park, Knutsford Cheshire East Schools Music Competition (2nd Year) Fodens played during the second half of the concert. Simone Rebello also took part in the events leading up to the concert. SANDBACH SCHOOL BIG BAND a. 20th Century Fox Fanfare b. Spiderman – Featuring Silas Eliot c. Make you feel my love - Featuring Nathan Leigh d. I’m a Believer – Featuring Danny Powell Lucas Bailey, Silas Elliot and Nathan Leigh. e. Hey Jude – Featuring Jamie Sharpe and Will Blackstone CONGLETON HIGH a. One Day More b. Rocka My Soul c. Dies Irae BOLLINBROOK PRIMARY a. Rhythm of Life (Music - Cy Coleman and Dorothy Fields - Words) b. Universal Child (Annie Lennox) c. California Dreamin’ (John Phillips)

16 Apr 2011 17 Apr 2011 18 Apr 2011

ST MARY’S CREWE a. Panis Angelicus (Cesar Franck) b. Catch the Moon (Matthew Plant) c. Honour the Children (Matthew Plant) Accompanied by Jay Stannard INTERVAL FODENS BAND 1. Innuendo (Freddie Mercury arr Peter Meechan) 2. For the Love of a Princess (James Horner arr Duncan) FODENS PERFORM WITH THE FINALISTS FODENS BAND 3. Star Wars – Duel of the Fates (John Williams arr Duncan) 4. Stardust – Film (Eshkeri arr Westwood) CONCERT - Accrington CONCERT – Sandbach School / Sandbach Transport Festival PERFORMANCE –Sandbach Transport Festival Procession. After the band had played in the procession they played at the Market Square where they also made a collection for the Japanese Tsunami Victims (British Red Cross Appeal) at the suggestion Natsumi.

29 Apr – 1 May 2011 LIMOUX FESTIVAL VISIT, France. 30 Apr 2011 CONCERT – Limoux Festival The band were the headline act of the festival which ran over 5 days. Conductor Michael Fowles. 1 May 2011 The band had a busmans Holiday by watching the world famous “German Brass” performing at the festival. On the trip back the band met players from the Lyon Football Team who agreed to have their pictures with the band. 7 May 2011 CONCERT – Marsden Conducted by Howard Snell Music included “Spirit of Praise” 8 May 2011 CONCERT – Great Northern Spring Brass Arts Festival. Bridgewater Hall, Manchester. Conducted by Howard Snell 14 May 2011 CONCERT – Stroud 15 May 2011 CONCERT – Ashton Under Lyne 21-22 May 2011 RECORDING – Glyn Williams CD “LURE OF THE RED JACKET” 29 May 2011 COMPETITION – All England International Masters, The Lighthouse Theatre, Kettering. Test Piece “Gemini” by Darrol Barry. Conductor for Fodens FIRST Tredegar SECOND Virtuosi GUS THIRD Marsden Silver (Glyn Williams Conducting) Fodens (Didn’t take Part) 4 June 2011 WORKSHOP - Coaching Day with Coleshill Band (Small Group of Tutors) 17 June 2011 COMPETITION – Whit Friday March Contest, Tameside. 11 Concert Venues. Conductor for Fodens Michael Fowles TAMESIDE COMPETITION PLACINGS FIRST Fodens SECOND Fairey THIRD Ashton Under Lyne TAMESIDE COUNCIL. VENUE POSITION Audenshaw Rugby Club (Aldwinians) First Broadoak Hotel First Carrbrook First

Denton 6th Droylsden - The Bush Inn First Heyrod- John Street First Hurst Village / Hurst Cross (Ashton United) 2nd Micklehurst n/a Millbrook n/a Stalybridge - Labour Club 2nd Stalybridge - Celtic FC 4th Tameside n/a Tame Valley Hotel - Duckinfield 30th Upper Mossley - Mountain Street 2nd SADDLEWORTH AND OLDHAM DISTRICT. (No Venues) Delph Denshaw Diggle Dobcross Friezland Greenfield Grotton Lees and Sprinhead Lydgate Mossley (Main Town) Southhead and Austerlands Uppermill (x = Didn’t play at venue / n/a = No contest that year at venue) COMPETITION – “English Nationals” in Preston. Conductor for Fodens Allan Withington. FIRST Black Dyke SECOND Foden’s Band THIRD Brighouse and Rastrick ___________________________________________________________________________________ June 2011 DEATH OF PETER FLETCHER The President of the band and a long-time supporter died after a long illness. Peter became President of the band in 2006-7 and has been a supporter of the band for over 60 Year’s. The tune “A World Within”, written by composer in residence Andy Scott was inspired to write this tune and to dedicate it to Peter. ___________________________________________________________________________________ NEW VICE PRESIDENTS JOIN FODENS Four new vice Presidents were appointed during mid 2011. Professor John Wallace CBE Elizabeth Sweeney MEP (Member of the European Parliament) Howard Snell Professor Jens Lindemann ___________________________________________________________________________________ DEATH OF FORMER MEMBERS / PATRON’S Arthur Breeze Died at the age of 71 he was a member of the band in the late 1970’s. Helen Morris Died in May, Helen was a member of the Patron’s association. Audrey Vernon Died in May, Audrey was a member of the Patron’s association. (see 1994) ___________________________________________________________________________________ 25 June 2011

3 July 2011

CONCERT – St Mary’s Church Sandbach With Offley Road Primary School Choir. 1. (New Work by Andy Scott) 2. Ruler of the Spirits (Carl Maria von Weber arr Gay) 3. On with the Motley (Leoncavallo arr Ray Farr) Solo Richard Poole 4. Crimond (Graham) BRASS CINEMA 5. Star Wars – Duel of Fates (John Williams arr Duncan)

6. The Summer Knows (arr Barry) 7. Stardust – Film (Eshkeri arr Westwood) INTERVAL BRASS ON BROADWAY 1. Innuendo (Queen arr Peter Meechan) 2. I know him so well – From Chess (Benny Anderson and Bjorn Ulveaus / Tim Rice) Solo Helen Williams 3. West Side Story (Leonard Bernstein arr Cress) BRASS NGHT OF THE PROMS 4. Fantasia on British Sea Songs (Henry Wood arr Wright) 5. Jerusalem (Hubert Parry) 6. Pomp and Circumstance March No 1 (Edward Elgar arr Wright) Pic and Feature Page 3, 8 July Crewe Chronicle (Sandbach edition only). 9 July 2011 CONCERT – Sandbach School 23 July 2011 CONCERT – Congleton Rugby Club Fodens helped the Congleton Rugby Club celebrate its 150th anniversary. Invited by Mr Mark Greaves (New band President) the band played at the conclusion of an event run by the club at which they attemped to play the Longest Rugby Game which started at 5pm on Friday 22 nd July and ended 24 hours, 30 minutes and 6 seconds later beating the previous record. The final score was Mali Lions 894 to Congleton Beas 715. The event raised £100,000 for charity. 20 Aug 2011 CONCERT – Snape Maltings. ___________________________________________________________________________________ NEW IDEA PATRON’S LISTEN TO FINAL REHEARSAL FOR COMPETITIONS. It was decided to have an audience at the final rehearsal before a competition with Patron’s and guests being invited to Sandbach School for the rehearsal. 1 September 2011 British Open Rehearsal 13 October 2011 Nationals Rehearsal 17 November 2011 Brass in Concert (All on Thursdays Nights) ___________________________________________________________________________________ 3 Sept 2011 COMPETITION – “British Open Championships”, Symphony Hall, Birmingham. Test Piece “Red Priest” by Professor Philip Wilby. Conductor for Fodens Allan Withington FIRST Cory SECOND Black Dyke THIRD Carlton Main Frickley Collier FOURTH Fodens 10 Sept 2011 CONCERT – Northern Arts Festival at the Bridgewater Hall, Manchester. 1 Oct 2011 CONCERT – Doulgellau, Wales (4th Visit) Organised by Glyn Williams 1. Washington Grays (Grafulla) 2. Ruler of the Spirits (Carl Maria von Weber arr Gay) 3. La Virgin de la Macarena (Mendez) Solo Soprano Richard Poole 4. Film (Andy Scott) 5. Armenian Fire Dance (Goff Richards) 6. Euphonium Concerto 2nd and 3rd Movements (Andy Scott) Solo Euphonium Glyn Williams 7. The way we were (Marvin Hamlish arr Howard Snell) 8. Finale – Seventh Symphony (Beethoven arr Howard Snell) INTERVAL WORKSHOP BAND a. FODENS BAND 1. Nightflight to Madrid (Leslie arr Stephens) 2. Tumbalalaika (Trad arr Philip Sparke) 3. Xylophone Solo Tba

Solo Xylophone Mark Landon 4. Stardust – From the film (Eshkeri arr Westwood) 2 Oct 2011 CONCERT – Victoria Hall, Hanley With Choir FODENS BAND 1. Fanfare and National Anthem (Jacob) 2. Washington Grays (Grafulla) 3. Ruler of the Spirits (Carl Maria von Weber arr Gay) CHOIR a. Unknown FODENS BAND 4. Lament from Macbeth (Peter Meechan) Solo Flugel Helen Williams 5. Spain (Corea arr Peter Meechan) Solo Trombone John Barber CHOIR a. Unknown FODENS BAND 6. The Way We Were (Marvin Hamlish arr Howard Snell) 7. Finale Seventh Symphony (Beethoben arr Howard Snell) INTERVAL 1. Nightflight to Madrid (Leslie arr Stephens) 2. Tumbalalaika (Trad arr Philip Sparke) CHOIR a. Unknown ORGAN a. Unknown FODENS BAND 3. And Everything is Still (Andy Scott) Solo Tenor Horn Lesley Howie 4. Ruby and All things Purple (Andy Scott) CHOIR a. Unknown FODENS BAND 5. Carnival of Venice (Remington) Solo Euphonium Glyn Williams 6. Stardust – From the film (Eshkeri arr Westwood) 7. Jerusalem (Hubert Parry) 5 Oct 2011 Fodens Band goes Digital with Mobile Phone App. Pic and Feature 5 Oct Crewe Chronicle. 8 Oct 2011 SOLO AND QUARTET COMPETITION (Run by Fodens) ___________________________________________________________________________________ Foden’s Solo and Quartet 8th October 2011 1st SOLO COMPETITION Foden’s Band are proud to release final details of their inaugural Solo and Quartet Competition, which will be held on Saturday 8th October 2011. Through generous sponsorship from Buffet Crampon (Besson), Audi (Macclesfield), Glyn Williams Musical Instruments and our other partners we are able to offer fantastic prizes for all classes. The day consists of Slow Melody, Air Varie / Brilliante, Duet and Quartet classes, and will be adjudicated by Besson artists, one of which is the world famous cornetist Dr. Roger Webster. Trophies and certificates will be awarded for each class, with generous bursaries also available in some classes. Piano accompanists are available for solo classes as required. Classes: Slow Melody: 11 and under, 12-16 and Open Air Varie/Brilliante: Under 16, 16-18 and Open Duet: 16 and under, and Open Quartet: 16 and Under, Open and a Fun Class! Foden’s award winning composer in residence, Andy Scott, will compose a piece for the winner of the Open Air Varie class, and the solo will be written to showcase the player’s abilities. Excellent facilities are on offer at Sandbach Boys School to ensure everyone has a great day. AUDI of Macclesfield is providing a corporate hospitality suite, and this will have some of the latest cars on

show; AUDI are also providing a celebrity chef to conjure up some tasty treats for visitors to the hospitality suite! Refreshments will also be on sale throughout the day, with proceeds going towards the Countess of Chester Hospital ‘Relative Comfort’ appeal. Various trade stands will also be on site throughout the day, so players will have the opportunity to buy sheet music, instruments, Foden’s merchandise, music stands, etc. Evening Concert To round off the day, Foden’s Band will give a concert in the evening and, where possible, some of the winning soloists from the competition will be given the opportunity to perform. Roger Webster will also feature as the evening’s guest soloist. This will be undoubtedly a great day out for all players to compete, receive helpful feedback on their performances, hopefully win a terrific prize and finally enjoy Foden’s fantastic sound at the evening’s concert. Details of how to enter can be found at www.youth.fodensband.co.uk , and www.fodensband.co.uk or by emailing [email protected]. The last day for entries is 4 September 2011 SPONSORS Sandbach Town Council Cheshire East Council Flowcrete (Rehearsal rooms) Besson Wright’s Printers. Hercules Stands Bremner Music CONCERT Musical Director Mr Michael Fowles 1. The Cossack (William Rimmer) 2. Overture - The Ruler of the Spirits (Webster arr Gay) 3. ROGER WEBSTER (Soloist) 4. Moto Perpetuo (Novacek arr Howard Snell) 5. Tumbalalaika (Trad arr Philip Sparke) 6. Episode (Graham) Solo Tenor Horn Lesley Howie 7. Priere a Notre Dame and Toccata from Suite Gothique (Boellmann arr Ball) INTERVAL 1. Innuendo (Queen arr Peter Meechan) 2. ROGER WEBSTER (Soloist) 3. Armenian Fire Dance (Goff Richards) 4. The Way we Were (Marvin Hamlisch arr Howard Snell) 5. Hunting Wabbits (Goodwin arr Dewhurst) 6. Carnival of Venice (Remmington) Solo Euphonium Glyn Williams 7. Spinning Song (Felix Mendelssohn arr Howard Snell) 8. Stardust (Eshkeri arr Westwood) 9. Encore (Not for Programme) (by The Melody Shop) ___________________________________________________________________________________ 14 Oct 2011 15 Oct 2011

22 Oct 2011 29 Oct 2011 Oct 2011 4-6 Nov 2011 13 Nov 2011

CONCERT – Regent Hall, London COMPETITION – “National Championships”, Royal Albert Hall, London Test Piece “Breath of Souls” by Paul Lovatt-Cooper. Conductor for Fodens Allan Withington. FIRST Brighouse and Rastrick SECOND Fairey (Geneva) THIRD Cory FOURTH Beaumaris FIFTH Tredegar SIXTH Carlton Main Frickley Colliery SEVENTH Fodens Band. CONCERT – Powys, Wales CONCERT – Massed Bands with Brighouse and Rastrick, Huddersfield. John Barber (Solo Trombone) was recently interviewed by the magazine “4barsrest”. TOUR of Switzerland with Jens Lindemann CANCELLED Glyn Williams has won the “Brass Band World” CD of the Year award for

17 Nov 2011 18 Nov 2011

19 Nov 2011 19 Nov 2011 (Saturday)

20 Nov 2011 (Sunday)

30 Nov 2011

3 Dec 2011 4-5 Dec 2011 11 Dec 2011

“Lure of the Red Jacket”. OPEN REHEARSAL – at Sandbach Boys School of the music for Sage, Gateshead. CONCERT – Hyde Technology College (Where Leslie Howie is Head of Music) The band played the second half. (Not in Order) 1. Malaguena 2. March oder Die Versuchung www.youtube.com/watch?v=6j-4S6gsWvo CONCERT – Felling Band (Cancelled?) CONCERT – Brass in Concert, at the Sage, Gateshead with the Stanhope Band. Last three Items in the concert were (Massed Bands) 1. The Cossack 2. Love Unknown 3. Gaelforce COMPETITION – “Brass in Concert”, The Sage, Gateshead. Conductor for Fodens Michael Fowles FIRST Leyland SECOND Brass Band of Central Florida THIRD Tredegar FOURTH Foden’s CONCERT ITEMS 1. Malaguena (Lucuano arr Holman / Smith) (Stan Kenton number) 2. Amazing Grace (John Newton arr John Barber and Andy Scott) Solo Trombone John Barber 3. Marsh Oder Die Versuchung (arr Michael Fowles) 4. Moto Perpetuo 5. Ceremony of the Red Bishops – From the Ballet Checkmate (Sir Arthur Bliss) 6. Finale from Symphony Number 7 (Beethoven arr Howard Snell) CONCERT – St Mary’s Church, Sandbach. (10 Piece Brass Group of Band Members) As part of the Sandbach Concert Series organised by Andy Scott (composer in Residence) Pic and Feature Page 6, 30 Nov Crewe Chronicle. CONCERT – Church at Alderley Edge CD RECORDING – Patron’s Choice 5 CONCERT – Christmas at Sandbach School. Conductor Mr David Hirst 1. Malaguena (Lucuano arr Holman / Smith) 2. Gaudette (Trad arr Newton) 3. Episodes (Graham) Tenor Horn Solo Lesley Howie 4. Spain (Corea arr Peter Meechan) 5. Hark the Herald Angels Sing 6. Armenian Fire Dance (Goff Richards) 7. Xylomania (Peter Graham) Xylophone Solo Mark Landon 8. A Kenton Christmas (Stan Kenton arr Poole) INTERVAL 1. A Midnight Sleighride (Prokofiev arr Ray Farr) 2. A Christmas Festival Overture (Anderson arr Wood) 3. O Holy Night (Trad) Solo Euphonium Mark Bousie. 4. O Come all ye Faithful (Trad) 5. Christmas Song (Mel Torme and Wells arr Philip Sparke) 6. Merry Christmas Everybody (Noddy Holder arr Broadbent) 7. Away in a Manger (Trad arr Graham) Flugel Solo Helen Williams 8. Christmas Fantasy (Gordon Langford) 9 (Extra) Sleigh Ride

Tenor Horn Soloist Lesley Howie and Richard Poole (Cornet) announced their engagement at the concert. ___________________________________________________________________________________ 2011 BAND MEMBERS INSTRUMENT PLAYER Conductor Bramwell Tovey (Musical Director) Conductor Michael Fowles (Associate Conductor) Principal Cornet Mark Wilkinson Ass Principal Cornet Nick Jackson Solo Cornet Paul McDonald Solo Cornet Ian Raisbeck 2nd Cornet Andy Rolfe 2nd Cornet Fumika Kimura 3rd Cornet Nicky Lees 3rd Cornet Tim Hewitt Repriano Cornet Melanie Whyle Soprano Cornet Richard Poole Solo Flugel Helen Williams Solo Tenor Horn Lesley Howie 1st Tenor Horn Chris Haigh 2nd Tenor Horn Andy Howard- Smith Solo Baritone Natsumi Inaba 2nd Baritone Mike Warriner Solo Trombone John Barber 2nd Trombone Ben Knowles Bass Trombone Shaun Farrington (NEW) Solo Euphonium Glyn Williams 2nd Euphonium Mark Bousie E Flat Bass Stewart Baglin 2nd E Flat Bass Matthew Hindle Principal BbTuba Alan Hodgkinson (NEW) 2nd Bb Tuba Chris Reedy Percussion Mark Landon Percussion Jenny Moore Percussion Anthony Mann Percussion Eve Moulsdale Percussion Chris Bastock ___________________________________________________________________________________

ALAN HODGKINSON Biography. Alan started playing at the age of 9 having lived in Jordan, Hong Kong and by this time the Philippines. Alan’s father was at one time a guitarist with “Billy J Kramer and the Dakotas” with this being the only link in the family to a musical background. When they left the Philippines Alan was asked by his father if he would like a present and he asked for a Trombone with his brother asking for a guitar like his father. His father however produced two guitars. Returning to the UK and school at Saddleworth alan asked if there was a spare trombone available to learn to play. However the music department only had a BBb Bass. Lugging this instrument around became difficult so when Alan found out about the “Dubcross Youth Band” wanted a bass player he decide to join them. Alan’s normal job is woking in the stores at a Chemical Research and Development Company based in the High Peak (Chapel-en-le-Frith) joining them in 1997. By 2012 Alan became engaged and married his fiancé on the 24 August 2013. ___________________________________________________________________________________

MELANIE WHYLE Biography. Melanie started playing in the school band when she was at the Abraham Darby School in Ironbridge, Shropshire. On leaving school Melanie went to the Royal Northern Collage of Music (RNCM) in Manchester. In 2009 Melanie played with the Wingates Band where she stayed for two years before joining Fodens in 2011. Having had lessons from Mark Wilkinson at Music Collage he asked Melanie if she would like to join Fodens and from 2011 she has played Repriano Cornet with the band.

During her daytimes Melanie is a dispenser with Boots Pharmacy in Oswestry, North Shropshire. (adapted from an article in the Patron’s Magazine August 2013) ___________________________________________________________________________________

Eve Moulsdale / Eve Knowles Sometime between January and August 2012, Eve married Ben Knowles. ___________________________________________________________________________________ ###################################################################################

2012

FODEN’S BAND PRESIDENT Vice PRESIDENTS

Mr Mark Greaves MIOD Mr Peter Foden OBE (.d. 3 July 2012), Mr Stephen Sebire MBE (Retired Jan 2013), Mr Ivor Stevenson (see 17 June 2012), Mrs Elizabeth Sweeney (see 22 Feb 2011), Professor John Wallace CBE Professor Jens Lindemann Chris Finnegan (2012 was her first full year as a Vice President) (Christine), Mr Malcolm Fletcher. CHAIRMAN John Barber (Trombone) TREASURER Mark Wilkinson (Cornet) SECRETARY Andy Rolfe (Cornet) COMMITTEE / Fodens and Youth Fodens – Glyn Williams, Andrew Howard-Smith, Helen Williams, Richard Poole, Ian Raisbeck. SPONSORS Sandbach Town Council Cheshire East Council Flowcrete (Rehearsal rooms) Besson Wright’s Printers. Goldy Solutions. CONDUCTOR Bramwell Tovey Allan Withington ASSOCIATE CONDUCTOR Michael Fowles. ################################################################################### January 2012

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FANFARE MAGAZINE (For Patron’s) This issue includes the usual reviews of the competitions and concerts. The Sandbach Concert with “The Story of Maria Von Trapp” (see 11 Mar 2012) was also promoted. Joe Wilson (Band Patron and Foden Works Historian) produced a feature on Edwin Foden one of the pioneering men behind the band. Patron Peter Crabtree sadly passed away on the 30 July 2011 aged 89. WORKSHOP - Coaching Day with Lions Youth Band. CONCERT RNCM Festival of Brass, Oxford Road, Manchester. 1. Pittsburgh Overture (Philip Sparks) (Conducted by Howard Snell) 2. Rextreme (Jim Stephenson – USA Composer who wrote this for Rex Richardson) (Guest Soloist Rex Richardson – Trumpet, Piccalo Trumpet, French Horn) 3. Spirit of Mingus (Andy Scott, Premiere, in tribute to jazz player Charles Mingus) (Conductor Michael Fowles) (Solo’s from Helen Williamson, Lesley Howie, Natsumi Inaba-McDonald and Shaun Farrington) 4. Improvisation duel () Solo Trombones John Barber and Rex Richardson INTERVAL

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1. Comedy Overture (John Ireland) (Conductor Howard Snell) 2. Partita (Wilfred Heaton) Solo’s Mark Wilkinson and Glyn Williams CD RECORDING - “Masquerade” (To be released in September) with Howard Snell. (see 10 March 2012) TOUR Armagh, Northern Ireland. (12th Year) As the guests of the Armagh Old Boys Brass Band and Ivor Stephenson. FRIDAY CONCERT First Half by the Armagh Old Boys Brass Band. INTERVAL by Local Children’s School Choir. 2nd HALF Foden’s Band (Conductor Michael Fowles) 1. Pittsburgh Overture (Sparke) 2. La Virgen de la Macarena (Mendez arr Freech) Solo Soprano Cornet Pichard Poole 3. Moon River (Henry Mancini arr Fernie) 4. To the Ancient Crosses (Andy Scott) 5. Film (Andy Scott) Solo Baritone Natsumi McDonald 6. Armenian Fire Dance (Goff Richards) 7. The Summer Knows (Michel Legrand arr Barry) Solo Trombone John Barber 8. Gaelforce (arr Graham) Massed Bands with Armagh Old Boys Brass Band 9. Radetsky March Fodens Band (As Choir enters stage) 10. Berliner Luft SATURDAY CONCERT Morning and afternoon the Foden Band accompanied 16 youngsters between 10 and 19. EVENING Foden’s Band A Selection from “Patron’s Choice 5” along with Andy Scott’s “Spirit of Mingus” with a Saxophone Solo by Andy Scott himself. 1. Washington Grays (Grafulla) 2. Ruler of the Spirits (Carl Maria von Weber arr Gay) 3. Miss Blue Bonnet (Simon) Solo Cornet Mark Wilkinson 4. Galop (Shostakovich arr Howard Snell) 5. Arioso (Bach arr Howard Snell) 6. Finale – Violin Concerto (Mendelssohn arr Hoplinson) Solo Tenor Horn Lesley Howie 7. Spirit of Mingus (Andy Scott) INTERVAL 1. Malaguena (Lecuona arr Smith) 2. Eyes of a Child (Jalkeus arr Larsen) Solo Flugel Helen Williams 3. Marsch oder Die Versuchung (Marcel Wengler arr Michael Fowles) 4. Tumbalalaika (Philip Sparke) 5. Weber’s Last Waltz (William Rimmer) Solo Euphonium Glyn Williams 6. Love Unknown (Ireland arr Robson) 7. Xylomania (Graham) Solo Xylophone Mark Landon 8. Dundonnell (Philip Sparke) ENCORE Salt of the Earth CONCERT Lancaster University WORKSHOP Bolton and Astley Youth Bands. PATRON’S CONCERT Sandbach School Sports Hall Conductor Michael Fowles

1. Washington Grays (Claudio Grafulla) 2. Ruler of the Spirits (Carl Maria von Weber arr Gay) 3. Londonderry Air (Trad) Cornet Solo Mark Wilkinson (originally advertised as Tico Tico but Mark Wilkinson decided to play the above as it was his late Grandmothers favourite.) It was also the anniversary of her birthday) 4. Galop (Dmitri Shostakovich arr H Snell) 5. Moon River (Henry Mancini arr Alan Fernie) 6. Finale Violin Concerto (Felix Mendelssohn arr Hopkinson) Solo Tenor Horn Lesley Howie 7. O Magnum Mysterium (Morten Lauridsen arr Littlemore) 8. Finale Symphony No 7 (Beethoven arr H Snell) INTERVAL 1. Malaguena (Lecuona arr Smith) 2. Weber’s Last Waltz (William Rimmer) Solo Euphonium Glyn Williams 3. Armenian Fire Dance (Goff Richards) 4. To the Ancient Crosses (Andy Scott) (written for Sandbach Town Council) 5. Xylomania (Peter Graham) Xylophone Solo Mark Landon 6. Dundonnell (Philip Sparke) The evening presented various awards to the band – Players Player of the Year Lesley Howie Bandsman of the Year Mark Wilkinson (see below) Mark Wilkinson was also presented with a copy of Harry Mortimer playing “Alpine Echos” signed by Harry (Copy signed before his death not for Mark) in honour of Mark’s 20 years as Principal Cornet. It was also the last official occasion to involve Val and Alan Bourne who have been helping behind the scenes for many years with the band. The couple are moving out of the area to be nearer their daughter. 19 Feb 2012 BROADCAST on BBCTV 4 BBC4 television presented a programme on Barbara Thompson’s struggle with Parkinson’s disease. Barbara is a friend of Andy Scott the band’s composer in residence who along with Fodens band recorded a CD of Barbara’s music called Double Trouble and the programme included rehearsals for some of the music. Shown as part of BBC4’s Jazz Weekend. 23 Feb 2012 OPEN REHEARSAL at the Maxwell Davies Centre at the School. 26 Feb 2012 COMPETITION – “North West Regional” Competition, Blackpool. Test Piece “Devil in the Deep Blue Sea” by Derek Bourgeois. Conductor for Fodens Allan Withington FIRST Leyland Band SECOND Fairey Band THIRD Foden’s Band 4 Mar 2012 WORKSHOP Coaching Day with Blue Coats School Brass Band, Oldham. 10 Mar 2012 CD RECORDING – “Masqerade” CD with Allan Withington recording two test pieces for the CD. 11 Mar 2012 CONCERT Sandbach Boys School “The Story of Maria and the Von Trapp” featuring music from the Sound of Music and new pieces written for the show. It was conceived by the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra of Norway and presented by the real life Princess Martha Louise of the Norwegian Royal Family. The performance includes 200 Children from Schools around Sandbach, The Lions Youth Band and seven solo children playing the Von Trapp family. Norwegian Actress Camilla Belsvik plays the part of Maria and narrates the story. 17 Mar 2012 CONCERT – Victoria Hall, Hanley (Tbc) 18 Mar 2012 WORKSHOP - Coaching Day with Lions Youth Band 23 Mar 2012 CD RECORDING – 22-24 Apr 2012 TOUR – Switzerland CANCELLED (see Below)

22 Apr 2012 11am SERVICE OF THANKSGIVING FOR THE DIAMOND JUBILEE OF HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN At St Michael and All Angels Church, Market Place, Macclesfield. Organised by Cheshire East Borough Council. The Band was only a 10 Piece Band and were paid £500. HYMNS 1. Lord for the Years, Your Love has kept and guided. 2. Great is thy Faithfulness, O God my Father. 3. To God by the Glory! Great things he hath done. 4. National Anthem The band played while the Lord Lieutenant, the Bishop and guests left the church. 22 Apr 2012 SANDBACH TRANSPORT FESTIVAL Parade. A reduced band of 20 with deputies were playing at the Parade with Glyn Williams in charge of conducting the pre Parade Concert and an after parade show at the Old Hall. 26 Apr 2012 CD RECORDING 29 Apr 2012 CONCERT Alsager School. 2pm. With Winning ensembles from Cheshire East Schools. PROGRAMME Foden’s Band 1. Malaguena (Lecuona arr Freeh) 2. Amazing Grace (John Newton arr Scott / Barber) (Written in 1779 by English Clergyman John Newton .b. 1725 .D. 1807) 3. Galop (Shostakovich arr H Snell) 4. Basso Continuo (Reader) 5. Moon River (Henry Mancini arr Freeh) 6. Armenian Fire Dance (Goff Richards) Sandbach School Big Band a. Avenues and Alleyways (Henry Mancini) b. Mad World (Tears for Fears) c. Fat Bottomed Girls (Queen) INTERVAL Lacey Green Primary Senior Steel Band a. Soca Party b. The Banks of the Ohio c. James Bond Theme (Norman) d. Tequila e. El Bimbo (Jean Marc Dompierre) Alsager High School Choir a. Adiemus (Karl Jenkins) b. Somebody to Love (Freddie Mercury) c. Bring Him Home (C M Schonberg) d. Bella Mamma (Anonymous) Foden’s Band 1. Toccata in D Minor (Bach) 2. Love Unknown (John Ireland) 3. Xylomania (Peter Graham) Solo Xylophone Mark Landon 4. John Williams Epic Themes (J Williams arr Sykes) 11 May 2012 CONCERT Tatton Park, Knutsford, Cheshire. 12 May 2012 CONCERT Victoria Hall, Hanley. 13 May 2012 CONCERT Bridgewater Hall, Manchester. 25 May 2012 CONCERT Congleton Town Hall. With the Lions Youth Brass Band. ___________________________________________________________________________________

ANDREW STEVENSON Biography. (Solo Cornet) Born in Nottinghamshire, Andrew began playing at the age of 8. He has played with the Newstead Brass, Yorkshire Youth Band and the National Youth Band of Great Britain. Andrew studied music at the Royal Northern Collage of Music in Manchester.

Wardle Anderson Brass appointed Andrew Principal Cornet before joining Fodens in 2012. Andrew left the band in July 2015. (Adapted from an article in the Foden Fanfare Magazine July 2012) ___________________________________________________________________________________

JOE MURTAGH Biography. (Cornet) Joe grew up in North Wales where he joined the Conwy Town Band, moving through the section until he arrived at the Principal Cornet chair in 2006. Joe joined the Royal Northern Collage of Music in 2006 along with the Grimethorpe Colliery Band. Later Joe joined the Back Dyke Band who won the British and English National Titles while he was with them. (Adapted from an article in the Foden Fanfare Magazine July 2012) ___________________________________________________________________________________

DAVID MCGLYNN Biography. (Bb Bass) David enjoyed his Primary School days in Liverpool, learning to play alongside his teacher Bob Dean a former Foden band member. David played with the Formby Band and Greenalls Brewery band before joining the Championship Section Pemberton Old Band in 2005 where he played for six and a half years before joining Fodens in 2012. Dave’s day time job is as a Funeral Director. (Adapted from an article in the Foden Fanfare Magazine July 2012) ___________________________________________________________________________________ ################################################################################### FODEN’S YOUTH BAND – Applications were sort for the new band of 60 members. Applications came from Cheshire, South Yorkshire, Lancashire, North Wales and the Midlands. Iam Raisbeck (2nd Cornet with Foden’s Band) was appointed Youth band Co-ordinator with Mark Bousie as Conductor. June 2012 FANFARE MAGAZINE (For Patron’s) The second of the years magazines was released early (Usually September) due to a need to promote a concert at Gawsworth Hall. In Mark Wilkingson’s welcome page it was announced that Stewart Green (Sound Engineer at the Patron’s Concert) was producing a history of the band (Details to follow in a later issue – This file). 1 June 2012 COMPETITION Whit Friday March Contest, Tameside. Test Piece “The President”. Conductor for Fodens Michael Fowles. The band have won the title for the 10th time in 11 years winning £7,720. TAMESIDE COMPETITION PLACINGS FIRST Foden’s Band SECOND Fairey’s (Conductor Garry Cutt) THIRD Leyland (Conductor Leigh Baker) TAMESIDE COUNCIL. VENUE POSITION Audenshaw Rugby Club (Aldwinians) First (£700 prize) Aldwinians RUFC (as above) First to Play (£75) Broadoak Hotel First (£500 prize) Carrbrook First (£600 prize) Denton First (£250 prize) Droylsden - The Bush Inn 2nd (£500 prize) Heyrod- John Street 2nd (£250 prize) Hurst Village / Hurst Cross (Ashton United) 2nd (£150 prize) Micklehurst n/a Millbrook n/a Stalybridge - Labour Club First (£400 prize) Stalybridge - Celtic FC First (£400 prize) Tameside n/a Tame Valley Hotel - Duckinfield No Placing Upper Mossley - Mountain Street First (£500 prize) SADDLEWORTH AND OLDHAM DISTRICT. June 2012

Delph x Denshaw x Diggle x Dobcross x Friezland x Greenfield x Grotton x Lees and Sprinhead x Lydgate x Mossley (Main Town) x Southhead and Austerlands x Uppermill First (£1,000 prize) (Plus Soloist) (x = Didn’t play at venue / n/a = No contest that year at venue) FIRST PRIZE @ Uppermill (1st Place £1,000 prize) Andenshaw (1st Place £700) Broadoak Hotel (1st Place £500) Carrbrook (1st Place £600) Denton (1st Place £250) Stalybridge Labour Club (1st Place £400) Stalybridge Celtic (1st Place £400) Upper Mossley (1st Place £500) SECOND PRIZE @ Droylsden (2nd Place £500) Heyrod (2nd Place £250) Hurst Cross (2nd Place £150) NO PLACING @ Tame Valley (No Placing) WITH Best Euphonium Prize. www.youtube.com/watch?v=y63XtBwJ-fM 2 June 2012 CONCERT Richmond Village, Nantwich. A Private CONCERT for Peter Foden (and other residents at the Home). Peter was at the time not in great health and a number of the band were invited to the Home he was in at the time to play for him. Times of the concert 3- 3.40pm then after a meal 4.15pm to 5pm. (see 3 July 2012) 5 June 2012 CONCERT – Sandbach Park – “PARTY IN THE PARK” (Queen’s Diamond Jubilee) Playing in Sandbach Park to Celebrate the Diamond Jubilee. The event was attended by about 1,000 people who braved the rain and the cold to listen to the band who played in the dip of the park on a specially constructed stage. When the finale came a volley of fireworks accompanied the “Pomp and Circumstance March No1”. PROGRAMME 1. Malaguena (Lecuona) 2. Listen (Krieger / Cutler / Preven and Knowles) Solo Soprano Cornet Richard Poole 3. Galop (Shostakovich) 4. Avenues and Alleyways (Murray and Callender) (Persusaders Theme) 5. Tico Tico (Zequinha de Abreu) Solo Cornet Mark Wilkinson 6. Let’s face the Music and Dance (Irving Berlin) 7. Moon River (Henry Mancini) 8. Armenian Fire Dance (Goff Richards) 9. The Closest Thing to Crazy (Mike Batt) 10. Tara’s Theme (Steiner) 11. Deep inside the Sacred Temple (Bizet) Solo Euphoniums Glyn Williams and Mark Bousie 12. It’s Not Unusual (Reed and Mills arr Broadbent) 13. Xylomania (Peter Graham)

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Solo Xylophone Mark Landon 14. Crown Imperial (William Walton) INTERVAL HAPPY BIRTHDAY JOHN WILLIAMS 1. Olympic Fanfare and Theme (John Williams) 2. Superman Theme (John Williams) 3. Schindler’s List (John Williams) 4. Scherzo for Motorcycle – from Indiana Jones (John Williams) 5. Hymn to the Fallen – From Saving Private Ryan (John Williams) 6. Fanfare and Flying Theme from ET (John Williams) 7. Duel of the Fates (Star Wars Ep 1 The Phantom Menace) (John Williams) 8. Love theme from Attack of the Clones (Star Wars Ep 2) (John Williams) 9. Imperial March (Star Wars) (John Williams) 10. Luke and Leia (Star Wars Ep 4) (John Williams) 11. Star Wars Theme (John Williams) LAST NIGHT OF THE PROMS 12. Fantasia on British Sea Songs (Henry Wood) 13. Jerusalem (Hubert Parry) 14. Pomp and Circumstance March No 1 (Edward Elgar) 15. Fanfare and National Anthem (Jacob) CONCERT St Laurences Church, Frodsham. Foden’s Band Vice President Ivor Stevenson has been awarded an MBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours. Ivor Stevenson is the Chairperson of the Armagh Old Boys Silver Band and was given the MBE for his services to Music and the Community in Northern Ireland (Armagh). Foden’s association with Ivor started when they went on a tour to Northern Ireland some 12 years ago and have since held Summer Schools for Brass and Percussion. The Royal Northern Collage of Music and Foden’s band have announced a “Partnership” to work together on various projects. Announcing the project John Barber of Fodens and Professor John Miller of the RNCM, said the three year agreement would include a “Festival of Brass” among the projects both organisations would be involved in. COMPETITION – “English Nationals”, Preston Guild Hall, Preston. For the European Brass Band Championships. Test Piece “Masquerade” by Philip Wilby (Own Choice in the Afternoon Foden’s played “Rococo Variations” by Edward Gregson) Conductor for Fodens Allan Withington Fodens were placed second for the test piece and fifth for their own choice. FIRST Black Dyke SECOND Leyland THIRD Foden’s Band CD Recording PETER FODEN Passed away at the age of 82 (.b. 24 Feb 1930 .D. 3 July 2012). FUNERAL OF PETER FODEN 12 noon. On the day of the funeral the body of Peter Foden was taken through the town with a convoy of ERF Trucks following. This event was not publicised and so it was a very low key event as the hearse made its way to Crewe Crematorium where the body was cremated in a private ceremony attended by family and close friends only. The funeral cortege of ERF vehicles carried the body of Peter on the back of a flatbed truck through the town centre, past the former ERF site on Middlewich Road, and then passed the Sandbach Golf Club where he was President on its way to Crewe Cemetery for a private family service of commitment. At 12 O Clock the family went to St Mary’s Church in Sandbach for a more public service of remembrance, however unlike E R Foden his father the service was not that well attended. According to the newspaper about 400 attended the service however Stewart Green was outside the church from 11.45am and failed to see anyone attending the service with someone who had looked into the church saying that the church was by no way full.

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Foden’s Band played at the funeral in tribute to the son of one of its own founders. Mourners were invited to the Chimney House Hotel for the wake. Peter Foden had for many years been living in Sandbach Heath with his wife Judith (who preceeded him) and his three sons, Simon, Richard and Paul. He had been the Overseas Rep-resentative for ERF’s when he left school giving him the chance to prove himself before at the age of 30 he was given the job of Managing Director of the company due to the premature death of his stepbrother Dennis in 1960 (.b. 1900). In the 1990’s the ERF company was sold to the Western Star group a Canadian Company, who eventually sold the name to German Company MAN. In 1993 Peter was awarded the CBE for services to the Truck industry. MUSIC FOR THE FUNERAL + Before and after Music. 1. The Lord is my Shepherd 2. Abide with me 3. Love Divine 4. And Did Those Feet in Ancient Time CONCERT Little Lever High School. CONCERT Sandbach Boys School. With Sandbach School Bands. Played 2nd half only. WIND BAND 1. Appalachian Folk Song Mountain Suite (2 Movements) CHOIR 2. When I’m 64 (Lennon and McCartney) 3. Simple Melody (Traditional) 4. I’m a Small Part of the World (Jenkins) SAX ENSEMBLE 5. 3 Movements from Petite Suite (Arnold) 6. Strawberry Valvet 7. Benoffee Pie 8. Tangerine Dream PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE 9. Low Life (Wiltshire) 10. Overture for Hands and Feat (Hans) 11. Oye Como Va (Tito Puente) TROMBONE ENSEMBLE 12. Summer Groove (Harrop) JUNIOR BIG BAND 13. Tough Talk (Schifrin) 14. I Will Survive (Sung by Gloria Gaynor) INTERVAL SCHOOL BIG BAND 1. Under my Skin (Featuring Lucas Bailey) 2. Summer of 69 (Featuring Silas Elliot) 3. Against all Odds (Featuring Jamie Sharp) 4. Sweet Caroline (Featuring Nathan Leigh) 5. New York New York SANDBACH COLLECTIVE 6. Lost Mail 7. That’s Life 8. Birth of the Blues 9. Here Come the Girls INTERVAL FODEN’S BAND 1. Malaguena (Lecuona) 2. And Everything is Still (Andy Scott) Featuring Jamie Sharp 3. Armenian Fire Dance (Goff Richards) 4. Stardust (H Carmichael) Featuring Matthew Greasby

5. Moon River (Henry Mancini) 6. Another Star (Stevie Wonder) Featuring Danny Powell, James Townsend, Josh Savage and Stan Scott 7. Epic Themes (John Williams) July 2012 STREET NAMES Cheshire East has given Fodens Band the opportunity to name the streets in a new housing development by Barratt Housing in Elworth. The development is on one of the former sites of the Fodens Motor Works off Moss Lane and next to the Edwin Foden Business Centre. In July the following names were accepted by the Council. 1) Rimmer Close – Named after Conductor William Rimmer. 2) Cossack Walk – Named after the band’s Signature Tune. 3) Halliwell Court – After Conductor William Halliwell. 4) Teddy Gray Avenue – Named after the solo cornet player. 5) Webb Close – Names after Arthur Webb Snr who played with the band for 40 years. 6) Shergold Close – Named after Herbert Shergold who played with the band for 40 years 7) Peter Fletcher Crescent – Named after the President of the Band who died recently died. 8) Patron’s Drive – Named after the supporters of the Band. 9) Harry Mortimer Way – Named after the Legendary Cornet Player and Conductor. 6 -12 Aug 2012 ANNUAL ARMAGH OLD BOYS “SUMMER SCHOOL” Nine tutors from Foden’s Band went over to Armagh for this annual event. Richard Poole, Ian Raisbeck, Lesley Howie, Natsumi McDonald, Mark Bousie, Shaun Farrington, Stewart Baglin, Anthony Mann and conductor Michael Fowles took part in the course. This year due to the enormous amount of interest the groups were separated into two bands with “The Sterling Band” consisting of Grade 5 and below players (Conducted by Mark Bousie) while “The Sovereign band” of Grade 6 and above players were led by Michael Fowles. Music at the evening concert featured Richard Poole playing “Live and Let Die” and Natsumi McDonald with “Rule Britannia”. 12 Aug 2012 The “Four Bars Rest” website announced that Foden’s band member Mark Bousie is to be presented with this years Mortimer Medal at the British Open. 15 Aug 2012 CONCERT Gawsworth Hall, Cheshire. 22 Aug 2012 It was announced that the new FODENS YOUTH BAND will be making an appearance at the forthcoming Manchester Cathedral Concert on the 11 November, celebrating its launch. 1 Sept 2012 COMPETITION - British Open, Symphony Hall, Birmingham. Test Piece “Electra” by Dr Martin Ellerby Conductor for Fodens Allan Withington FIRST Fodens Band SECOND Black Dyke (Conductor Dr Nicholas J Childs) THIRD Cory (Conductor Philip Harper) The Winning performance was put on the BBC website after the competition was featured on BBC Radio 2’s “Listen to the Band” with Frank Renton. Feature Page 29, 6 Sept Sandbach Chronicle. Pic and Feature Page 33, 19 Sept Crewe Chronicle. Sept 2012 CD “Masquerade” released at the British Open Competition with Howard Snell and Allan Withington conducting. (see 29 Jan 2012 / 10 March 2012) 8 Sept 2012 CONCERT Bridgewater Hall, Manchester. 8 Sept 2012 CD Recording 15 Sept 2012 CONCERT Dolgellau, Wales. (Cancelled?) 16 Sept 2012 CONCERT Buxton Opera House. 29 Sept 2012 CONCERT St Thomas Church, Garstang, Preston. 30 Sept 2012 CONCERT Cranage Hall, Nr Holmes Chapel.

In Aid of Holmes Chapel Rotary Club. Possible Programme. 1. La Lorza del destino (Verdi arr Wright) 2. Live and Let Die (McCartney arr Ray Farr) Solo cornet Richard Poole 3. Unknown () Solo Lesley Poole 4. Film (Andy Scott) Solo Baritone Natsumi McDonald 5. Big (Andy Scott) 6. Starlight (Peter Meechan) 7. Madiba (Andy Scott) 8. Charge of the Light Brigade (Stevenson) INTERVAL 1. A Psalm of Praise (Curnow) 2. Domen (Forde) Solo Flugel Helen Willimson 3. ‘Ol Man River (Jerome Kern arr Freech) 4. Maphisto’s Dance (Franz Liszt arr Howard Snell) 5. Pantomime (Sparke) Solo Euphonium Glyn Williams 6. Love Divine (Howard Goodall arr Wainwright) 7. Liszteria (Smith) Duet Mark Landon and Anthony Mann 8. March from Pines of Rome (Respighi arr Snell) ___________________________________________________________________________________ 28 September 2012 The first rehearsal of the “Foden Youth Band” took place. ___________________________________________________________________________________ 6 Oct 2012 CONCERT at Elworth Gardens. This new estate by Barrett Homes has its streets named after people connected with the Foden Band. Various relatives of those named on the streets turned up to listen to the band and to talk about their memories of their families. Pic and Feature Page 38, 26 Sept Crewe Chronicle. 7 Oct 2012 Training Day by principal members of the band in Norwich. 20 Oct 2012 COMPETITION – “National Championships”, Royal Albert Hall, London Test Piece “Daphnis and Chloe” by Maurice Ravel Arranged by Howard Snell. Conductor for Fodens Allan Withington. RESULTS FIRST FODENS BAND SECOND Brighouse and Rastrick THIRD Cory BEST INSTRUMENTALIST Richard Poole (Soprano Cornet) DOUBLE WIN FOR FODEN’S BAND (Double Champions) By winning the National Championship to go with the British Open Shield (see 1 Sept 2012) Fodens band have won the Double for the first time since 1910 when William Halliwell conducted “Acis and Galatea” by Handel arranged by C Godfrey (British Open on the 5 Sept 1910) and “Gems of Schubert” arranged by William Rimmer (National Championship) on the 1Oct 1910. In 2012 Dr Martin Ellerby composed the “Open” composition “Electra” (see 1 Sept 2012) with Allan Withington conducting Fodens for both the “Open” and the “Nationals”. BRITISH OPEN BRASS BAND CHAMPIONSHIPS 1909 / 1910 / 1912 / 1913 / 1915 / 1926 / 1927 / 1928 / 1964 / 2004 / 2008 / 2012. “NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS” OF GREAT BRITAIN 1910 / 1930 / 1932 / 1933 / 1934 / (Barred 1935) / 1936 / 1937 / 1938 / 1950 / 1953 / 1958 / 1999 / 2012 Pic and Feature Page 1 and Back, 25 Oct Sandbach Chronicle. 2012 Update 15 Dec BAND MEMBERS INSTRUMENT PLAYER Conductor Bramwell Tovey (Musical Director) Conductor Michael Fowles (Associate Conductor) Principal Cornet Mark Wilkinson Ass Principal Cornet (LEFT Nick Jackson) Solo Cornet Paul McDonald

Andrew Stevenson (Ian Raisbeck to 2nd Cornet) Andy Rolfe Ian Raisbeck (Moved from Solo Cornet) (LEFT before Championships - Fumika Kimura) 3rd Cornet Nicky Lees 3rd Cornet (NEW) Joe Murtagh (LEFT Tim Hewitt) Repriano Cornet Melanie Whyle Soprano Cornet Richard Poole Solo Flugel Helen Williams Solo Tenor Horn Lesley Howie 1st Tenor Horn Chris Haigh 2nd Tenor Horn Andy Howard- Smith Solo Baritone Natsumi McDonald 2nd Baritone Mike Warriner Solo Trombone John Barber 2nd Trombone Ben Knowles Bass Trombone Shaun Farrington Solo Euphonium Glyn Williams 2nd Euphonium Mark Bousie E Flat Bass (LEFT? Stewart Baglin) 2nd E Flat Bass (RETURN) Phil Green (LEFT Matthew Hindle) Principal BbTuba (NEW) David McGlynn (Alan Hodgkinson Moved to 2nd Bb Tuba) nd 2 Bb Tuba Alan Hodgkinson (LEFT Chris Reedy) Percussion Mark Landon Percussion (LEFT Jenny Moore) Percussion Anthony Mann Percussion Eve Moulsdale Percussion Chris Bastock TELEVISION – 20 members of the band appeared on the BBC programme “Northwest Tonight” in celebration of their double win. John Barber and Helen Williams were interviewed by the presenters of the programme with the band members playing “The Champions” at the end of the show. CD RECORDING The Second FODENS BAND SOLO COMPETITION AND CONCERT Judges for the competition included Les Neish and Herman Vanhoorne. CONCERT by FODEN’S YOUTH BAND (1st Concert by the Band). 1. Fanfare for the Future (Andrew Stevenson) 2. Amazing Grace (John Newton arr William Himes) Solo Richard Poole 3. Lament to the Unknown (Andrew Stevenson) 4. Jubiloso (Philip Sparke) 5. He Wipes the Tear from Every Eye (Don Morrison ed. Steve Sykes) Solo Les Neish (Ex Fodens) 6. Hora Staccato (Dinicu arr Andrew Wainwright) Solo Les Neish 7. Saying Goodbye (Philip Sparke) 8. Valero (James Swearingen arr Sandy Smith) The Concert featured music by the Youth Band’s composer in residence Andrew Stevenson. CONCERT William Aston Hall, Wrexham. With Fron Choir CONCERT Manchester Cathedral. The Concert starting at 7.30pm featured a first half performance from guest Trumpeter Jens Lindermann and a second half premier of a new arrangement of “Faures Requiem” by Peter Meechan (Fodens Musical Associate). The concert performance will also feature 120 voices from “Sandbach Voices” and the “Uttoxeter Choral Society”. The concert featured the FODEN YOUTH BAND which was officially launched at the concert. Solo Cornet 2nd Cornet 2nd Cornet

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The concert was recorded for DVD release. FODEN’S BAND 1. Prelude: In Three is Joy (Bach arr Howard Snell) 2. Overture Ray Blas (Mendelssohn) 3. Dreaming of the Masters III (Gilliand) Solo Trumpet Jens Lindemann 4. Epitaph for Hillsborough (Peter Meechan) 5. Starlight (Peter Meechan) Solo Trumpet Jens Lindemann 6. The Great Gate of Kiev (Mussorgsky arr Elgar Howarth) INTERVAL FODEN’S YOUTH BAND 1. Fanfare for the Future (Stevenson) 2. Lament – Into the Unknown (Stevenson) 3. Amazing Grace (John Newton arr William Himes) Solo Trumpet Jens Lindemann 4. Valero (Swearingen arr Smith) FODEN’S BAND with MASSED CHOIRS “Sandbach Voices” and “Uttoxeter Choral Society”. 5. Requiem in D Minor Op 48 (Faure arr Peter Meecham) 1. Introit et Kyrie 2. Offertoire 3. Sanctus 4. Pie Jesu 5. Agnus Dei et Lux Aeterna 6. Libera me 7. In Paradisum FODEN’S BAND 6. Procession to the Minster (Wagner arr Howard Snell) CONCERT Lighthouse Theatre, Kettering. The Concert also included the brass band “Boobs and Brass” made up of ladies from all round the country who raise money for Cancer Research. SANDBACH CONCERT SERIES at St Mary’s Church CW11 1HD. FODENS BAND featuring Mark Wilkinson and Glyn Williams. Also a 30 Minute spotlight of Local Young Musicians and an Art Exhibition. CD Recording (Cancelled?) BROADCAST on BBC Radio 3. A number of members of the band were featured on the BBC Radio 3 Programme “In Tune” between 5.15pm and 5.45pm. The programme also featured an interview with Michael Fowles (Conductor) about the “Double Win” in 2012 and Andy Scott on his nomination for the British Composer Award for his composition “Spirit of Mingus”. The CD “Masquerade” was awarded the “British Bandsman Magazine CD of the Year”. The CD “Masquerade” was also awarded the “Brass Band World Magazine” CD of the year. Foden’s Band were asked to appear in a new BBC1 TV Programme with Frank Skinner, David Williams and Gabby Logan, however the programme was cancelled due to the presenter (Frank Skinner) pulling out of the programme. CD RECORDING of “Patron’s Choice 6”. CONCERT Ashton Hall, Lancaster Town Hall, Lancaster. Supported by “Morecambe Band” Soloists Mark Wilkinson (Principal Cornet) Glyn Williams (Principal Euphonium) CONCERT Yeadon Town Hall, Yeadon CONCERT Sandbach School. Christmas Concert. 1. The Champions (Willcocks) The Grandchildren of the Composer (Willcocks) attended the concert. 2. Miss Blue Bonnet (Simon arr Smith)

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Solo by Mark Wilkinson A presentation was made to the band of the Sheet Music from the two Competition wins in 2012 by Nigel Birch (Lions Club band) and Dr Martin Ellerby the composer of “Electra” the “Open Championship” test piece. Both Copies were signed by the composers / arrangers and will be kept at the band room. 3. Wild Bears (Elgar arr Howard Snell) 4. Let there be Peace (Andy Scott) Solo Aaron Rivkin (Winner of the 2011 Solo Competition. The tune was specially written by Andy Scott for Aaron as part of his prize) 5. Armenian Fire Dance (Goff Richards) 6. Deep inside the Sacred Temple (Bizet arr K Wilkinson) Duet by Glyn Williams and Aaron Rivkin 7. O Magnum Mysterium (Lauridsen arr Littlemore) 8. Bacchanale from Daphnis and Chloe (Ravel arr H Snell) INTERVAL 1. Hark the Herald Angels Sing (Audience Singalong) 2. A Kenton Christmas (Arr Richard Poole) 3. I Wonder as I Wander (Trad arr Collinson) 4. Santa Claus-trophobia (arr Smith) 5. White Christmas (Berlin arr Sparke) 6. Liszteria (Sandy Smith) Duet Mark Landon and Anthony Mann (Xylophone) 7. O Come All Ye Faithful (Audience Singalong) 8. Dance of the Buffoons (Tchaikovsky arr Timmins) 9. (Extra) Merry Christmas Everybody (Noddy Holder – Slade) Members of the Band took the two tropies from the National and Open Wins to the Sandbach Institute for members of the Town Council and specially invited members of the public to view the trophies. Pic and Feature Page 26, 10 Jan 2013 Sandbach Chronicle. BBC NORTHWEST TONIGHT – Christmas Special. The band made an appearance on the Local News programme from 6.30pm to 7pm. The programme went out live from the BBC’s new studios at Salford. Richard Poole and Lesley Howie married. Members of the band played at the service. Geoff Poole a trombone player with the band in the 1950’s died at the age of 82. According to Mark Wilkinson in the “Fanfare” Magazine (For Patron’s) the band Had 99 rehearsals, 38 Concerts / recordings, 6 Coaching days plus the bands involvement with the new “Foden Youth Band”. Patron’s Subscription was raised from £16 to £18 due to increased costs of posting the magazine.

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2013

FODEN’S BAND (Check info for 2013) PRESIDENT Vice PRESIDENTS

Mr Mark Greaves MIOD Mr Stephen Sebire MBE (Retired Jan 2013), Mr Ivor Stevenson, Mrs Elizabeth Sweeney, Professor John Wallace CBE Professor Jens Lindemann Chris Finnegan (Christine), Mr Malcolm Fletcher. CHAIRMAN John Barber (Trombone) TREASURER Mark Wilkinson (Cornet) SECRETARY Andy Rolfe (Cornet) COMMITTEE / Fodens and Youth Fodens – Glyn Williams, Andrew Howard-Smith, Helen Williams, Richard Poole, Ian Raisbeck

BAND MANAGER SPONSORS

Mark Wilkinson (see 2 Feb 2013) Sandbach Town Council Cheshire East Council Flowcrete (Rehearsal rooms) (formed in 1982 by Peter and his daughter Dawn Gibbons MBE) Besson Wright’s Printers. Goldy Solutions. CONDUCTOR Bramwell Tovey Allan Withington (Musical Director) ASSOCIATE CONDUCTOR Michael Fowles. COMPOSER IN RESIDENCE Andy Scott FODENS MUSICAL ASSOCIATE Peter Meechan YOUTH BAND Ian Raisbeck (Project co-opdinator) ################################################################################### 26 Jan 2013

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CONCERT at the R.N.C.M. Manchester “Festival of Brass”. Recorded by BBC Radio 3 for Broadcast between the 17 and Track listing not in order. 1. Daphnis and Chloe Suite No 2 (Maurice Ravel arr Howard Snell) Conductor Michael Fowles (Broadcast 17 June 2013) 2. Flowers of the Forest (Richard Rodney Bennett) Conductor Russell Gray (Broadcast 19 June 2013) 3. Occasional Overture (Benjamin Britten arr Paul Hindmarsh) Conductor Russell Gray (Broadcast 20 June 2013) CONCERT – Birmingham Conservatoire It was announced that the band had reorganised the management structure of the band and reinstated the role of “Band Manager”. Mark Wilkinson has been appointed to the role and would be the focal point to interact between the committee, trustees and a new Supervisory board and Liaison committee. SIGNPOSTS FOR SANDBACH The Sandbach Town Council discussed the proposal to honour the Foden Band by adding their name to the signs at the boundaries of Sandbach. The Assets and Services Committee who met at the Literary Institute on the 7th February did not include the signs in the budget. Cllr Andrew Wood said that although we have signs at the moment they are not distinguished, “If you see the Congleton town entry signs, they give you an idea of the quality of work which we would aspire to.” Feature Sandbach Chronicle 21 Feb 2013 Page 31. TOUR – Armagh, Northern Ireland CONCERT – Armagh. 1. The Black Knight (William Rimmer) 2. La Forza del Destino (Verdi arr Wright) 3. Flowerdale (Sparke) Solo Soprano Cornet Richard Poole 4. The Piper of Dundee (Downie) Tenor Horn Solo Lesley Poole 5. Charge of the Light Brigade (Stevenson) 6. The Dirty River (Andy Scott) a. Forgotten Place b. Gillis and Vision INTERVAL 1. Earth Rites (Robin Dewhurst) Featuring John Barber, Paul Taylor and Shaun Farrington 2. Ellis Island Lament (Dewhurst) Featuring Lesley Poole, Mark Wilkinson, Helen Williams 3. Ol’ Man River (Kern arr Freeh) 4. You Needed Me (Goodrum arr Brevik) Flugel Solo Helen Williams

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5, Believe me if those Endearing Young Chalms 6. Calon Lan (Hughes arr Ball) Duet Glyn Williams and Mark Bousie 7. Liszteria (Smith) Percussion Duet Mark Landon and Anthony Mann 8. Independence Day Suite (David Arnold arr Smith) ENCORES The Melody Shop Radetsky March CONCERT – Dolgellau, Wales PATRON’S CONCERT at Sandbach School Sports Hall. 1. The Champions (Willcocks) 2. Overture; Ray Blas (Mendelssohn) 3. Live and Let Die (McCartney arr Ray Farr) Solo Soprano Cornet Richard Poole 4. Wild Bears (Elgar arr Howard Snell) 5. Starlight From The Legend of King Arthur (Peter Meechan) 6. Victory for Me (Heaton) 7. Bel Canto (Downie) Tenor Horn Solo Lesley Poole 8. Bacchanale from Daphnis and Chloe (Ravel arr Snell) INTERVAL 1. Spain (Corea arr Peter Meechan) 2. Domen (Forde) Solo Flugel Helen Williams 3. Liszteria (Sandy Smith) Percussion Duet Mark Landon and Anthony Mann 4. Pantomime (Sparke) Solo Euphonium Glyn Williams 5. A Little Prayer (Evelyn Glennie arr Childs) 6. The Pines of the Appian Way (Respighi arr Snell) 7. Radetzky March (Johann Strauss) Before the concert Stephen Sebire (Vice President) gave each of the band members a bottle of Champagne with “Double Champions” written on the label. During the first half of the concert Andy Rolfe presented Peter Foden with a copy of the PATRON’S CD which is dedicated to him. Andy then went on to explain the new structure of management at the band and the appointment of Mark Wilkinson as Band Manager. ANNUAL BAND AWARDS (Awarded at the Patron’s Concert by the band) Foden’s Bandsman of the Year Ian Raisbeck Foden’s Player of the Year Richard Poole Just before the tune “A Little Prayer” Michael Fowles announced the death of Bob Dean (Solo Cornet 1970’s) (.D. 16 Feb 2013) with the tune being dedicated to him. Feature Page 33, 28 Feb 2013 Sandbach Chronicle. CD RECORDING YOUTH BAND After their first concert at the Royal Northern Collage of Music “Festival of Brass” event the Youth Band have announced a number of new supporters. Ian Clowes at Goldy Solutions who provide Photographs of Fodens and now the Youth Band. Paul Riggott of Sterling Instruments presented a cheque for £500 towards new pieces from aspiring young composers. Pic and Feature Sandbach Chronicle 21 Feb 2013 Page 31. COMPETITION – “North West Area Finals”, Winter Gardens, Blackpool. Test Piece “Harmony Music” by Philip Sparke. Conductor for Fodens Allan Withington. RESULTS FIRST Leyland (Michael Bach) SECOND Fodens Band (Allan Withington) THIRD Minrow (Russell Gray)

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4. Fairey (Garry Cutt) 5. Rainford (Gareth Brindle) 6. Wingates (Andrew Berryman) 7. Ashton-under-Lyne (Simon Stonehouse) 8. Bollington Brass (Peter Christian) 9. Co-operative Funeral care North West (Jef Sparkes) 10. Blackburn and Darwen (Nick Sheppard) 11. Pemberton Old Wigan DW (Stig Maesk) 12. Roberts Bakery (Colin Cranson) CD RECORDING – “Spirit of Fodens” SANDBACH TRANSPORT FESTIVAL Parade. CONCERT – Little Lever High School. Music includes Toccata in D Minor CONCERT – Uppermill Civic Hall, Uppermill. It was also a coaching day for members of the Dobcross Youth band by members of Fodens, Helen Williams, Chris Haigh, Glyn Williams, John Barber and Stewart Baglin. CONCERT – St Andrews Hall, Norwich (Norwich Cathedral). It was announced that Anna Hughes-Williams was returning to the band on Solo Cornet. Anna had been with the band in 1989 under Howard Snell and stayed until 1992 when she went to the Wingates Band and Ybs (Yorkshire Building Society) before returning to Fodens in 2004. In 2008 she again left to work with Bolton Music Services and now returns to Fodens in 2013. CONCERT – Turner Sims Concert Hall, Southampton. (University of Southampton) 1. The President (William German) 2. Le Carnaval Romain (Hector Berlioz arr Wright) 3. Song (Peter Meechan) Solo Cornet Mark Wilkinson 4. Wild Bears (Elgar arr Snell) 5. Hymn to Diana (Turrin) 6. Victory for Me (Heaton) 7. Film (AndyScott) Solo Baritone Natsumi McDonald 8. Bacchanale from Daphnis and Chloe (Ravel arr Snell) INTERVAL 1. To the Ancient Crosses (Andy Scott) 2. Spain (Corea arr Peter Meechan) 3. Domen (Forde) Solo Flugel Helen Williams 4. Armenian Fire Dance (Goff Richards) 5. Starlight (Peter Meechan) 6. Pantomime (Sparke) Solo Euphonium Glyn Williams 7. Love Unknown (Ireland arr Robson) 8. March from The Pines of Rome (Respighi arr Howard Snell) ENCORES The Champions Toccata in D Minor CONCERT – “Sterling Celebration Concert” Bedford Corn Exchange, Bedford. 1. The President (William German) 2. Le Carnaval Romain (Hector Berlioz arr Wright) 3. Bel Canto (Downie) Tenor Horn Solo Lesley Poole 4. Live and Let Die (Martin and McCartney) Solo Cornet Richard Poole 5. Film (AndyScott) Solo Baritone Natsumi McDonald 6. Pantomime (Sparke) Solo Euphonium Glyn Williams

7. Hymn for Diana (Turrin) 8. Bacchanale from Daphnis and Chloe (Ravel arr Snell) INTERVAL 1. To the Ancient Crosses (Andy Scott) 2. Spain (Corea arr Peter Meechan) 3. Secret Hymn (Lucy Pankhurst) Solo Stijn Berbe 4. Glorious Liberation (Bassanko) Solo Patrick Randefalk 5. Deep inside the Sacred Temple (Bizet arr K Wilkinson) Duet Lyndon Baglin and Trevor Groom 6. The New Carnival of Venice (Stevens arr Robertson) Quartet – Nick Ost, Robert Voss, Kevin van Giel and Mark Bousie 7. Love Unknown (Ireland arr Robson) 8. March from The Pines of Rome (Respighi arr Howard Snell) ENCORES The Champions Toccata in D Minor 24 May 2013 CONTEST – “Whit Friday March”, Tameside. Test Piece “The President”. Conductor for Fodens Michael Fowles. The band have won the title for the 11th time in 12 years winning £7,600. TAMESIDE COMPETITION PLACINGS FIRST Foden’s Band SECOND Rothwell Temperance THIRD Ashton Under Lyne TAMESIDE COUNCIL. VENUE POSITION Audenshaw Rugby Club (Aldwinians) First Broadoak Hotel First Carrbrook First Denton 2nd Droylsden - The Bush Inn First Duckenfield (NEW) 2nd Heyrod- John Street 2nd Hurst Village / Hurst Cross (Ashton United) First Micklehurst n/a Millbrook n/a Stalybridge - Labour Club First Stalybridge - Celtic FC First Tameside n/a Tame Valley Hotel - Duckinfield x Upper Mossley - Mountain Street First SADDLEWORTH AND OLDHAM DISTRICT. (No venues) Delph x Denshaw x Diggle x Dobcross x Friezland x Greenfield x Grotton x Lees and Sprinhead x Lydgate x Mossley (Main Town) x Southhead and Austerlands x Uppermill x (x = Didn’t play at venue / n/a = No contest that year at venue) FIRST PRIZE @ 8 venues Audenshaw / Broadoak Hotel / Carrbrook / Droylsdon /

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Hurst Cross / Stalybridge / Stalybridge Celtic / Upper Mossley SECOND @ 3 venues Denton / Duckinfield / Heyrod Feature 30 May Sandbach Chronicle Page 18. CONCERT- Fallibroome Academy Theatre, Priory Lane, Macclesfield. With the Foden Youth Band and Fallibroome Academy “Brassed Off Band” Conductor Louise Renshaw. BRASSED OFF BAND a. Ceremonial Fanfare No 1 for Brass Band (James Curnow) b. The Acrobat (J. A. Greenwood) Solo Vicki Shreeve c. Skyfall (Adelle Adkins and Paul Epsworth arr Rebecca Devine) FODEN’S YOUTH BAND a. Jubiloso (Philip Sparke) b. Charge of the Light Brigade (Andrew Stevenson) c. Saying Goodbye (Philip Sparke) d. Variations on Laudate Dominum (Edward Gregson) INTERVAL FODEN’S BAND (Conductor Mike Fowles) 1. Due of the Fates (John Williams arr Duncan) 2. Song (Peter Meechan) Solo Cornet Mark Wilkinson 3. Wild Bears (Edward Elgar arr Howard Snell) 4. I’ve Got you Under my Skin (Cole Porter arr Mark Freeh) Guest Solo Barnard Mort 5. New York New York (Kander and Ebb arr Mark Freeh) Guest Solo Barnard Mort 6. Spain (Chuck Corea arr Peter Meechan) 7. Film (Andy Scott) Solo Natsumi McDonald 8. March The Pines of Rome (Respighi arr Howard Snell) At a recent concert in May van drivers Tom Foster (Joined in 1979) , Jack Foster and Walter Robinson retired from their long serving positions as van drivers for the band. They received framed photographs of the band in appreciation of their hard work over the years driving the band’s equipment up and down the country. CONCERT – Richmond Village, Nantwich. The concert was accompanied by Susan Walker (Clarinet and Saxophone) 1. Let’s Face the Music and Dance (Berlin arr Richards) 2. I Dreamed a Dream (Schoenberg arr Wyss) 3. Armenian Fire Dance (Goff Richards) 4. The Shepherds Song (Trad arr Richards) 5. It’s Not Unusual (Reed and Mills arr Broadbent) 6. Over the Rainbow (Harold Arlen arr Richards) Solo Lesley Poole 7. I Got Rhythm (George Gershwin arr Alan Fernie) 8. Moon River (Henry Mancini arr Alan Fernie) 9. Hootenanny (Walters) INTERVAL 10. Valero (Swearingen arr Smith) 11. Concerto De Aranjuez (Joaquin Rodrigo arr Bolton) Solo Helen Williams (Flugel Horn) 12. The Lincolnshire Poacher (Trad arr Broadbent) 13. Cavatina (Myers arr Broadbent) 14. My Grandfather’s Clock (George Doughty) Solo Euphonium Glyn Williams PROMS SELECTION 15. Fantasia on British Sea Songs (Henry Wood arr Wright) 16. Jerusalem (Hubert Parry) 17. Pomp and Circumstance March No1 (Edward Elgar arr Wright) Followed by Fireworks BROADCAST – Fodens featured alongside Black Dyke on BBC Radio 3 during the following week.

Recorded at the “Royal Northern Festival of Brass” by the BBC in January. 1. Daphnis and Chloe Suite No 2 (Maurice Ravel arr Howard Snell) Conductor Michael Fowles (Broadcast 17 June 2013) 2. Flowers of the Forest (Richard Rodney Bennett) Conductor Russell Gray (Broadcast 19 June 2013) 3. Occasional Overture (Benjamin Britten arr Paul Hindmarsh) Conductor Russell Gray (Broadcast 20 June 2013) 29 June 2013 CONCERT – Huddersfield Town Hall. 30 June 2013 CONCERT – The Beaches, Great Warford. 2 July 2013 CONCERT – TBA ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 6 July 2013 ALPINE ECHOES RETURNS TO ELWORTH PARK Two local benefactors donated land and facilities for a park in Elworth including a children’s playground. It was presented to the people of the village with Fodens Motor Works band being asked to play at the opening ceremony on the 8 May 1937. At the original opening the band played “Alpine Echoes” with the echo in the arrangement being provided by a soprano cornet player hiding in the shrubbery almost one hundred yards away from the band. This story of Elworth Park has gone down in the history of the band and now is immortalised in Elworth Park’s reopening with a set of gates designed by Christine Wilcox-Baker who met up with Stewart Green in Sandbach library when she was researching the history of Elworth to put into the design of the gates to the new look park. Seeing her reading a book on Fodens Band, Stewart enquired further and on discovering she was designing gates for Elworth he told her the story of Alpine Echoes which now appears on the final design in the form of the actual musical notes of the piece. Reopened on the 6 July 2013 the gates can be seen opened or closed on the main road side of the park by the bus stop. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 6 July 2013 CONCERT – Concert Hall for Cornwall,Truro. 1. The Champions (Willcocks) 2. La Forza Del Destino (G Verdi arr Wright) 3. Traumerei (Schumann arr Howard Snell) Solo Cornet Mark Wilkinson 4. Wild Bears (Edward Elgar arr Howard Snell) 5, In Memoriam from Royal Parks (Lloyd) 6. Victory for Me (Wilfred Heaton) 7. Bel Canto (Downie) Solo Tenor Horn Lesley Poole 8. Bacchanale from Daphnis and Chloe (Ravel arr Howard Snell) INTERVAL 1. To the Ancient Crosses (Andy Scott) 2. Domen (Forde) Flugel Solo Helen Williams 3. Spain (Corea arr Peter Meechan) 4. Starlight (Peter Meechan) 5. Armenian Fire Dance (Goff Richards) 6. Pantomime (Philip Sparke) Solo Euphonium Glyn Williams 7. Liszteria (Smith) Xylophone Duet Mark Landon and Anthony Mann 8. March from the Pines of Rome (Respighi arr Howard Snell) ENCORES Radetsky March Toccata in D Minor (Bach) 7 July 2013 CONCERT – The ForestTheatre, Five Acres, Forest of Dean. 11 July 2013 CONCERT – Sandbach School. With Sandbach School Bands. JUNIOR BIG BAND a. Soul Bossa Nova (Quincy Jones) b. Summer of 69 (B Adams) CHOIR a. Music of the Night (Andrew Lloyd Webber)

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b. Oliver (Lionel Bart) SAX ATTACK a. Take a Chance (L Niehaus) STRING GROUP a. The Mason’s Apron (Trad) MATTHEW BRETT (Solo) a. Czardas (Monti) CROSS THE SAX a. Groovy Kind of Love (arr K Street) WIND BAND a. Flintstones (W Hanna) b. Lady Marmalade (arr R Saucedo) BIG BAND a. Brown Sugar (arr John Barber) b. Cecilia (arr John Barber) c. A Little Less Conversation (arr John Barber) d. New York, New York (arr John Barber) INTERVAL FODEN’S BAND 1. Indianna Jones and the Temple of Doom (John Williams) 2. The Holy Well (Peter Graham) Feature Duncan Geer (Sandbach School) 3. Big (Andy Scott) 4. Caruso (arr Ian Raisbeck) Feature Harry Mace and Jacob Leech (Sandbach School) 5. Armenian Fire Dance (Goff Richards) 6. And Everything is Still (Andy Scott) Feature Joe Watts (Sandbach School) 7. Liszteria (Sandy Smith) Xylophone Duet Mark Landon and Anthony Mann 8. Ole Man River (Jerome Kern) Featuring Joshua Savage (Sandbach School) 9. March from The Pines of Rome (O Respeghi) CONCERT – Villa Marina Royal Hall, Isle of Man Celebrating the venues 100th anniversary since the doors were opened to the public. 1. Centenary March – Villa Marina (Derek Broadbent) 2. La Forza del Destino (Vardi arr Wright) Solo Spotlight 3. Traumerei (Schumann arr Howard Snell) Solo Cornet Mark Wilkinson 4. Violin Concerto Finale (Mendelssohn arr Hopkinson) Solo Tenor Horn Lesley Poole 5. Pantomime (Philip Sparke) Solo Euphonium Glyn Williams 1913 Music 6. In Memorandum from Royal Parks (Lloyd) 7. Labour and Love (Fletcher) INTERVAL 2013 Music 1. Big (Andy Scott) 2. Forgotten Place (Andy Scott) 3. Madiba (Andy Scott) 4. Starlight From The Legend of King Arthur (Peter Meechan) Brass Lollopops 5. Armenian Fire Dance (Goff Richards) 6. Moon River (Henry Mancini arr Alan Fernie) 7. Liszteria (Sandy Smith) Xylophone Duet Mark Landon and Anthony Mann 8. Procession to the Minster (Wagner arr Snell) ENCORES

a. The Champions b. Ellan Vannin (Arr Howard Snell) 23 – 28 July 2013 BOLSOVER BRASS Summer School Residential. At Heritage High School, Crowne Members of the band gave lessons during the week. Mark Wilkinson, Glyn Williams, David Hirst, Helen Williams, John Barber and Gavin Sayers. CONCERT 28 July 2013 Conductor Glyn Williams 1. Fest Musik der Wien (Strauss arr Banks) 2. Milestone – 2nd Movement (Peter Meechan) Solo Cornet Mark Wilkinson 3. Victory for Me (Wilfred Heaton) 4. Soulfull (Paul Sharman) Solo Flugel Helen Williams Conductor Mark Wilkinson 5. Praise (Wilfred Heaton) 6. Rule Britannia (Thomas Arne arr John Hartmann) Solo Euphonium Glyn Williams 7. Synergy – WORLD PREMIER (Paul Sharman) INTERVAL Conductor Mark Wilkinson 1. Valero (Swearingen arr Sandy Smith) 2. Myfanwy (Joseph Parry arr Stephens) Euphonium Solo Glyn Williams 3. Amazed (Paul Sharman) 4. Closest Thing To Crazy (Katie Melua arr Rydland) Flugel Solo Helen Williams Conductor Glyn Williams 5. Labour of Love (Percy Fletcher) 6. Wonderful Worlds (Wilfred Heaton) Cornet Duet Mark Wilkinson and David Hirst 7. Music (John Miles arr Derek Broadbent) 31 July 2013 WRIGHT’S PRINTERS fold after 117 years. In 1896 Wrights Printers in Sandbach have been producing leaflets and publications for the town as well as national companies like Bentley. In 2009 the company became sponsors of the band and produced leaflets and programmes for concerts and the Patron’s Magazine. In June 2012 the company went into administration but was rescued by Andrew Schne the managing director who bought out the company. However on the 31 July 2013 the company went into liquidation and closed its doors for the last time. By the time of the August 2013 Patron’s Magazine, Wrights had decided not to renew its sponsorship of the band leaving a gap in the bands finances and publishing. August 2013 BAND MEMBERS INSTRUMENT PLAYER Conductor Bramwell Tovey (Musical Director) Conductor Michael Fowles (Associate Conductor) Principal Cornet Mark Wilkinson Ass Principal Cornet Solo Cornet Paul McDonald Solo Cornet Andrew Stevenson Solo Cornet Anna Hughes–Williams 2nd Cornet Andy Rolfe 2nd Cornet Ian Raisbeck 3rd Cornet Nicky Lees 3rd Cornet Joe Murtagh Repriano Cornet Melanie Whyle Soprano Cornet Richard Poole Solo Flugel Helen Williams

Solo Tenor Horn Lesley Howie / Lesley Poole 1st Tenor Horn Chris Haigh 2nd Tenor Horn Andy Howard- Smith Solo Baritone Natsumi Inaba – McDonald 2nd Baritone Mike Warriner Solo Trombone John Barber 2nd Trombone Paul Taylor (NEW – Returned. Joined 2000) Bass Trombone Shaun Farrington Solo Euphonium Glyn Williams 2nd Euphonium Mark Bousie E Flat Bass Stewart Baglin 2nd E Flat Bass Phil Green Principal BbTuba David McGlynn 2nd Bb Tuba Alan Hodgkinson Percussion Mark Landon Percussion Anthony Mann Percussion Eve Knowles ___________________________________________________________________________________

PAUL TAYLOR Biography. (2nd Trombone) Born in Warrington Paul became involved with the Warrington Youth Band. In 1983 Paul graduated from Sheffield University and studied trombone under Roger Harvey and Philip Harrison. In 1984 Paul gained a PGCE at Birmingham University. Paul teaches at secondary schools from Carlisle to Warrington and Sandbach. Paul played with the Roberts Bakery Band before moving to Leyland Vehicles Band in 1984. In 2000 Paul decided to give up playing with bands but was surprised to receive a request to join the Fodens Band. Paul has had a few gaps in his association with the band but continues with the Foden band on 2 nd Trombone. Paul is married to Hayley and has a son called Matthew and a daughter called Emma. (adapted from an article in the Patron’s Magazine August 2013) ___________________________________________________________________________________ 18 Aug 2013

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CONCERT – Gawsworth Hall, Cheshire. 1. The Champions (Willcocks) 2. Overture Ruy Blas (Mendelssohn) 3. Live and Let Die (McCartney arr Ray Farr) Solo Cornet Richard Poole 4. The Piper of Dundee (Downie) Solo Tenor Horn Lesley Poole 5. Film (Andy Scott) Solo Baritone Natsumi McDonald 6. Wild Bears (Elgar arr Snell) 7. Hymn for Diana (Turrin) 8. Indiana Jones (John Williams arr Ray Farr) INTERVAL 1. Big (Andy Scott) 2. Forgotten Place (Andy Scott) 3. Madiba (Andy Scott) 4. Starlight From The Legend of King Arthur (Peter Meechan) 5. Concert Etude (Goedicke) Solo Lizzie Tongue 6. Deep Inside The Sacred Temple (Bizet arr K Wilkinson) Duet Glyn Williams and Hal Walker 7. Love Unknown (Ireland arr Robson) 8. March from “The Pines of Rome” (Respighi arr Howard Snell) ENCORE a. Armenian Fire Dance (Goff Richards) Picture and Feature Page 19, 29 Aug 2013 Sandbach Chronicle. CONCERT – “Party in the Park” Sandbach Park. The Concert included “Out of the Blues” a local Band.

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1. Old Man River (Kern arr Woodfield) 2. Live and Let Die (Martin and McCartney) Solo Cornet Richard Poole 3. Skyfall (Adelle Adkins and Paul Epsworth arr Philip Sparke) 4. I Dreamed a Dream (Schoenberg arr Wyss) Solo Cornet Mark Wilkinson 5. It’s Not Unusual (Reed and Mills arr Broadbent) 6. Film (Andy Scott) Solo Baritone Natsumi McDonald 7. I Got Rhythm (Gershwin arr Fernie) 8. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (John Williams arr Ray Farr) INTERVAL 1. To the Ancient Crosses (Andy Scott) 2. The Best of Lady Ga Ga (arr Chesaux) 3. Concerto De Aranjues (Joaquin Rodrigo arr Bolton) Solo Flugel Horn Helen Williams 4. Big (Andy Scott) 5. Starlight From The Legend of King Arthur (Peter Meechan) 6. Pantomime (Philip Sparke) Solo Euphonium Glyn Williams 7. Blue Rondo a la Turk (Dave Brubeck) 8. Big Band Explosion (Fernie) LAST NIGHT OF THE PROMS 9. Fantasia on British Sea Songs (Henry Wood) 10. Fantasy on British Sea Songs (Conducted by Ally from the audience) 11. Jerusalem (Hubert Parry) 12. Pomp and Circumstance March No 1 (Edward Elgar) ENCORES (Not Used – repeate of Pomp and Circumstance) Armenian Fire Dance (Goff Richards) Madiba (Andy Scott) Picture and Feature Page 22-23, 29 Aug 2013 Sandbach Chronicle. Alan Hodgkinson’s Wedding at Leek (2nd Bb Tuba) COMPETITION - British Open, Symphony Hall, Birmingham. Test Piece “Arabian Nights – Fantasy on Rimsky Korsakov’s Scheherazade for Brass Band” by Stephen Roberts. Conductor for Fodens Allan Withington FIRST Tredegar (Conductor Ian Porthouse) SECOND Cory (Conductor Philip Harper) THIRD Co-operative Funeralcare (Conductor Allan Ramsay) FOURTH Fodens (Conductor Allan Withington) CONCERT – Symphony Hall, Birmingham The Concert was also recorded for BBC Radio 2’s “Listen to the Band”. (Broadcast 18 Sept and 25 Sept 2013 at 9.30 to 10pm) Incl; La Fiesta (Chick Corea) (Cory Band with Philip Harper) James Brown in Twilight Zone (Christopher Brubeck) (Cory Band with Philip Harper – Trombone Solo Josiah Walters) Hymn for Diana (Joseph Turrin) FODENS BAND with Allan Withington Stabat Mater a) Cantus Lacrimosus (Karl Jenkins) b) Paradisi Gloria (Karl Jenkins) (Black Dyke Mills with Robert Childs) CONCERT – “Bridgewater Hall”, Manchester. With Black Dyke Conductor’s Michael Fowles and Dr Robert Childs FODEN’S BAND (Conductor Michael Fowles) 1. Le Carmival Romain (Hector Berlioz arr Wright) Solo Euphonium Glyn Williams (Birthday today) 2. Love Divine (Music by Howard Goodall arr Wainwright) 3. Big (Andy Scott) 4. And Everything is Still (Andy Scott)

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Solo Tenor Horn Lesley Poole 5. Soul and Feel from Molecular Cocktail Party (Andy Scott) Solo Trombone John Barber 6. Madiba (Andy Scott) 7. Stardust (Originally written for Jens Lindermann by Dr Peter Meechan and re-scored for Brass Band) 8. Mephisto’s Dance (Liszt arr Howard Snell) 9. Liszteria (Sandy Smith) Xylophone Duet Mark Landon and Anthony Mann 10. Bacchanale from Daphnes et Chloe INTERVAL BLACK DYKE (Conductor Dr Robert Childs) 1. Prelude on Tallis 2. Ruy Blas Overture (Mendelssohn) 3. Tico Tico (Zequinha de Abreu) 4. Poem (Fibich) 5. Sing Sing Sing (Music Joe Bishop and Woody Herman Words by Louis Prima 1935 arr Freeh) 6. Three Movements from Stabat Mater Suite (Karl Kenkins) Solo Gary Curtin, Zoe Hancock, James McCabe and Sheona White. 7. Pines of Rome – March (Repighi arr H Snell) CONCERT – Congleton Town Hall. Supported by the “Love Music Trust Big Band” Love Music Trust Big Band a. The Increadibles (Michael Giacchino) b. Talk is Cheap (Kris Berg) c. Love (Vocal Jodie Buckland) d. Don’t know Why (Vocal Jodie Buckland) e. Sway (Vocal Jodie Buckland) f. Spain (Chick Corea) g. Sandunga (Arturo Sandoval) h. The Chicken (Jaco Pastorius) INTERVAL Foden’s Band 1. Psalm of Praise (Curnow) 2. Song (Peter Meechan) Solo Cornet Mark Wilkinson 3. Madiba (Andy Scott) 4. Can you Read My Mind – Solo Euphonium Glyn Williams 5. Mephisto’s Dance (Liszt arr Snell) 6. Love Divine (Howard Goddall arr Wainwright) 7. Liszteria (Sandy Smith) Xylophone Duet Mark Landon and Anthony Mann 8. Charge of the Light Brigade (Andrew Stevenson – Youth Band Member) 9. Armenian Fire Dance (Goff Richards) COMPETITION – “National Championship” Royal Albert Hall, London. Test Piece “Of Distant Memories (Music in an Olden Style)” by Professor Edward Gregson Conductor for Fodens Allan Withington FIRST Cory (Conductor Philip Harper) SECOND Tredegar (Conductor Ian Porthouse) THIRD Carlton Main Frickley Colliery (Philip McCann) 11th Fodens (Conductor Allan Withington) Mark Wilkingson (Solo Cornet) was unable to take part in the competition due to a Severe lip problem which flared up in the days before the contest. After getting advice from doctors he was advised to rest his lip for 2 to 3 weeks which ment that he was unable to lead the band in its defence of the title. Mark has appeared in every major contest with Fodens over the last 20 years and this forced break means his record will stand, up to the Open Chamionship earlier in the year. RULE 9A of the Competition says that a Band cannot bring in a new player

at short notice other than those registered at the time of application, up to 7 days before the Friday of the Competition. With this ruling it meant that Foden’s were one man down when it came to their performance at the Albert Hall. 13 Oct 2013 CONCERT – Victoria Hall, Hanley. With Audley Choir (Audley Male Voice Choir). 17 Oct 2013 BROADCAST – “BBC Radio 2 Listen to the Band” Recording of the performance at the National Championship Concert (12 Oct 2013) 1. Of Distant Memories (Edward Gregson) 25- 27 Oct 2013 CD RECORDING at William Hulme’s Grammer School, Manchester. With Howard Snell (Composer, Arranger and Conductor) CD was to have been called “OF GREAT IMPORTANCE” but was retitled “WE MEET AGAIN” on its release in May 2014. EXTRA PLAYERS FOR THE CD. Solo Baritone Mike Cavanagh (Missing Natsumi McDonald) Solo Trombone Peter Moore (Missing John Barber) Brett Baker 2 Nov 2013 FODENS BAND 3rd SOLO COMPETITION at Sandbach School. 3 Nov 2013 CONCERT – Victoria Hall, Hanley Self-promotional concert along with Foden’s Youth Band and the combined “Can’t Sing Choirs” of Sandbach, Alsager and Congleton. FODENS BAND 1. Hungarian March (Hector Berlioz arr Snell) 2. Starlight From The Legend of King Arthur (Peter Meechan) 3. Madiba (Andy Scott) FODENS YOUTH BAND 4. Three Minute Warning (Lucy Pankhurst) UK Premier 5. Sunrise Over Blue Ridge (Price) 6. All Night Long (Lionel Ritchie arr Baker) FODENS BAND AND FODENS YOUTH BAND 7. Independence Day Suite (David Arnold arr Smith) INTERVAL FODENS BAND 1. Suite from Celtic Fusions (Robin Dewhurst) a. Earth Rites – Featuring John Barber, Paul Taylor, Shaun Farrington. b. The Ellis Island Lament – Featuring Lesley Poole, Mark Wilkinson, Helen Williams c. Flight of the Wild Geese – Featuring Glyn Williams CAN’T SING CHOIR (Conductor Jack Tavener) a. The Rivers of Babylon b. Do You Hear the People Sing? (From Les Miserables) c. The Rose d. I like to be in America (From West Side Story) e. Adiemus f. Hallelujlah – Solo Janet Addenbrooke g. Chattanooga Choo Choo h. One day Like this 1. The Hallelujah Chorus FODENS BAND AND CAN’T SING CHOIR 2. Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves (Verdi) 3. You’ll Never Walk Alone (Richard Rogers and Oscar Hammerstein II from Carousel) ################################################################################### November 2013 STREET NAMES Another 3 names were added to the site in plans drawn up in October / November 2013. 1) Alpine Echoes Close 2) Foden Place 3) Men O’ Brass Square

Cheshire East has given Fodens Band the opportunity to name the streets in a new housing development in Elworth. The development is on one of the former sites of the Fodens Motor Works. In July 2012 the Council formally adopted nine names including Teddy Gray Avenue and Harry Mortimer Way, both named after solo cornet players and well known conductors in the brass band world. With the expansion of the site the builders have again granted the band an opportunity to name three more streets. After much debate the following names have been submitted and have been accepted under the usual rules for naming streets in Cheshire. ‘Foden Place’ has been named after the family who built up the manufacturing business in Sandbach and who backed the original band when the original Elworth Band was about to be disbanded due to internal disputes. Family member Edwin Foden Jnr was a cornet player and William Foden played the Euphonium in the original band however after an internal dispute as to who should play for the King’s Coronation in 1902 the band started to break up and Edwin Foden decided to fund a new band under his factories name. He also decided to furnish them with instruments and uniforms and to use them to promote the works alongside providing a local band for events in the area for his employees to enjoy. It is with grateful thanks from the band that the family name has been included in the estates street names. ‘Men O Brass Square’ is named after an ensemble of musicians from the Fodens Band, Fairey Aviation Band and Morris Motors Band. Harry Mortimer had joined the BBC and was put in charge of the Brass Band output of the radio stations run by the Corporation. As part of his job he was in charge of organising concerts to be recorded. Originally Harry put together an ‘All Star Concert Brass Band’ which was made up of the best players from various bands he was associated with. This proved to be difficult to organise and so he decided that it would be easier to have a Massed band made up of the three bands Harry had worked closely with over the years. The Men O’ Brass made their debut in concert on the 30 November 1958 at the Civic Hall, Wolverhampton. The name “Men O’ Brass” came from a newspaper columnist called Hannen Swaffer who had once described Harry Mortimer as “That Man of Brass” in the Daily Herald. The last name on the list has a special significance to Elworth. It is ‘Alpine Echoes Close’ named after a tune written for Harry Mortimer by Basil Windsor in 1927 and played at the opening of the original Elworth Park on the 8 May 1937. Foden’s Band were asked to play at the ceremony and included the tune ‘Alpine Echoes’ with the echo in the arrangement being provided by a soprano cornet player hiding in the shrubbery almost one hundred yards away from the band. This story of Elworth Park has gone down in the history of the band and now is immortalised after Elworth Park’s reopening when a new set of gates were designed by Christine Wilcox-Baker and include the tune in reference. Christine met up with Foden’s Band Archivist Stewart Green in Sandbach library when she was researching the history of Elworth to put various aspects of is past into her design. Seeing her reading a book on Fodens Band, Stewart enquired further and on discovering she was designing the new gates for Elworth he told her the story of Alpine Echoes which now appears on the final design in the form of the actual musical notes of the piece. Reopened on the 6 July 2013 the gates are now part of the history of Elworth as well as the new street names. Fodens Band are very pleased to be associated with Sandbach and Elworth and the new street names are a great reminder of the home of the double, Double Champions (First in the 1910 and 2012 British Open and National Championships) as well as a reminder that the band will always have a future in the town. ################################################################################### 7 Nov 2013 CONCERT – Darby Assembly Rooms. 9 Nov 2013 CONCERT – Peterborough Cathedral. 16 Nov 2013 CONCERT – Sage Theatre, Gateshead. With Foden’s Band, Black Dyke and Cory. 17 Nov 2013 COMPETITION – “Brass in Concert” Championships, Sage Gateshead. 11 bands competed for the prize. Conductor for Foden’s Allan Withington FIRST Cory SECOND Tredegar THIRD Foden’s Band Lesley Poole was awarded “Best Horn of the Day”. Concert included “Bach and Beyond”. 27 Nov 2013 PETER MITCHELL joined the band on percussion alongside Mark Landon, Anthony Mann and Eve Knowles.

Peter is a 3rd year student at the RNCM and hails from the Isle of Man. He joins the band from Black Dyke. 30 Nov 2013 CD RECORDING – Patron 7 6 Dec 2013 CONCERT – Barrett Homes, Silverlea Road, Northwich 12 Members of the band took part in a carol service along with a Choir from Lostock Gralam Primary School. 1. Christmas Medley 2. White Christmas. Lostock Choir a) Kuyimba (a song from Malawi) 3. We Wish you a Merry Christmas. 4. Walking in a Winter Wonderland 5. Jingle Bells (James S Pierpoint 1857 arr Derek Ashmore) 8 Dec 2013 CONCERT – Corn Exchange, Cambridge. Guest Conductor Richard Evans. Compere Janine Machin (BBC Look East News Presenter / Ex BBC Radio Stoke) (Her father played Principal Trombone with Fodens for many years and taught her to play the cornet at the age of 6 / Norman Machin 31 Jan 1950 to 26 June 1952) 1. Christmas Festival Overture (Leroy Anderson) WITH SUSANNE DYMOTT (Messo Soprano). 2. White Christmas / It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year / O Holy Night. WITH SHOUT ALOUD (27 Children) a. Sheep Sheep b. Away in a Manger WITH ORPHEUS SINGERS (MD David Clark) a. Angels from the Realms of Glory b. Deo Gracias c. He Smiles within his Cradle FODENS BAND 3. The Rocking Song ( ) Solo Cornet Mark Wilkinson 4. Pop looks Bach (Ski Sunday Theme) 5. Santaclaustrophobia (Sandy Smith) INTERVAL 1. Midnight Sleighride 2. The Snow Waltz 3. Sleigh Ride WITH ORPHEUS SINGERS (MD David Clark) a. Ding Dong Merrily on High b. How Far is it to Bethlehem c. Nativity Carol d. Tomorrow will be my Dancing Day WITH SHOUT ALOUD (27 Children and MD Hannah Adam) a. Winter Wonderland b. Jingle Bell Rock c. Rocking around the Christmas Tree WITH SUSANNE DYMOTT (Messo Soprano) and accompanist Pippa Hamilton. a. The Little Road to Bethlehem b. Sleep Holy Child WITH FODENS BAND (Susanne Dymott) 4. The Christmas Song 5. Have yourself a Merry Little Christmas. FODENS BAND 6. When a Child is Born (Johnny Mathis) Solo Trombone John Barber 7. A Christmas Fantasy ___________________________________________________________________________________ JANINE MACHIN .b. 24 Feb 1978 The daughter of Norman Machin (Fodens Trombone Player 31 Jan 1950 to 26 June 1952) she was born in Stoke on Trent and went to Oxford University before returning to her hone hown to serve teas at

BBC Radio Stoke and answer the telephone in 1999. In 2002 she was promoted to co-presenter of the Breakfast Show with Kevin Fernihough. When he left in 2004 to join BBC Radio Northampton she became the Radio Stoke sole breakfast presenter. In 2007 Janine joined BBC Look East based in Cambridge and became a presenter and reporter with the station while at the same time continuing with Radio Stoke until 2009 when she moved permantly into television. ___________________________________________________________________________________ 10 Dec 2013 CONCERT Little Lever 1. Midnight Sleighride 2. Rocking Carol (tr. from Czech by Percy Dearmer arr Alan Fernie) Solo Cornet Mark Wilkinson 3. Skyfall (Adelle Adkins and Paul Epsworth arr Philip Sparke) 4. Viva La Vida 5. Santa Claustraphobia (arr Smith) 6. Magnum Mysterium (Morten Lauridsen arr Littlemore) 8. Schneewaltzer (arr Goff Richards) 9. Liszteria Liszteria (Sandy Smith) Xylophone Duet Mark Landon and Anthony Mann 10. Christmas Fantasy (arr Langford) 11. Jingle Bells (James S Pierpoint 1857 arr Derek Ashmore) 15 Dec 2013 CONCERT – Sandbach School, Christmas Concert. With the Love Music Trust Junior Choir FODEN’S BAND 1. Christmas Festival Overture (Anderson arr Wood) 2. Rocking Song (tr. from Czech by Percy Dearmer arr Alan Fernie) (also known as the Rocking Carol) Solo Cornet Mark Wilkinson 3. Hark the Herald Angels Sing (Trad arr Willcocks) LOVE MUSIC TRUST JUNIOR CHOIR a. Lanterns and Stars (Jay Stannard) b. Away in a Manger (Trad arr Alan Woods) c. Somewhere Out There (James Horner, Barry Mann and Cynthia West) d. Santa Claus is Coming to Town (Haven Gillespie and Fred J Coots arr Lin Marsh) FODEN’S BAND 4. Pop Looks Bach – Ski Sunday Theme (Fonteyn arr K Wilkinson) 5. Santa Claustrophobia (arr Smith) INTERVAL FODEN’S BAND 1. Midnight Sleigh Ride (Sauter / Finnegan arr Ray Farr) 2. When a Child is Born – Soleado (Zacar / F Jay) (Johnny Mathis Song) Trombone Solo John Barber 3. O Come All Ye Faithful (Willcocks) LOVE MUSIC TRUST JUNIOR CHOIR a. Beauty and the Beast (Howard Ashman, Alan Menken arr Lin Marsh) b. Its Snowing (Jay Stannard) c. When Christmas Comes to Town (Glen Ballard and Alan Silvestri) d. When Children Rule the World Tonight (Jim Steinman and Andrew Lloyd Webber) FODEN’S BAND 4. Sleigh Ride (Anderson arr Tomlinson) 5. A Christmas Fantasy (arr Langford) ENCORE 6. Merry Christmas Everybody (Holder) 16 Dec 2013 SANDBACH LITERARY INSTITUTE Private Concert by some members of the band for Sandbach Town Council and invited guests. Various Carols played by Mark Wilkinson (Cornet) Andy Rolfe (Cornet) Alan Hodgkinson (B Flat Bass) Natsumi McDonald (Baritone)

Paul Taylor (Trombone) And Sung by the Town Council and Guests. ################################################################################### 2013 BAND MEMBERS INSTRUMENT PLAYER Conductor Bramwell Tovey (Musical Director) Conductor Michael Fowles (Associate Conductor) Soprano Cornet Richard Poole Principal Cornet Mark Wilkinson Solo Cornet Paul McDonald Solo Cornet Anna Hughes-Williams Solo Cornet Andrew Stevenson 2nd Cornet Ian Raisbeck 2nd Cornet Joe Murtagh (Moved from 3rd Cornet) rd 3 Cornet Andy Rolfe (Moved from 2nd Cornet) rd 3 Cornet Nicky Lees Repriano Cornet Melanie Whyle Solo Flugel Helen Williams Solo Tenor Horn Lesley Howie 1st Tenor Horn Chris Haigh 2nd Tenor Horn Andy Howard- Smith Solo Baritone Natsumi McDonald Mike Cavanagh (On We Meet Again CD) 2nd Baritone Mike Warriner Solo Trombone John Barber Peter Moore (On We Meet Again CD) Brett Baker (On We Meet Again CD) 2nd Trombone Paul Taylor (Returned) Bass Trombone Shaun Farrington Solo Euphonium Glyn Williams 2nd Euphonium Mark Bousie E Flat Bass Stewart Baglin 2nd E Flat Bass Sam Minshall (2013) 2nd E Flat Bass Phil Green (LEFT) Principal BbTuba David McGlynn 2nd Bb Tuba Alan Hodgkinson Percussion Mark Landon Percussion Anthony Mann Percussion Eve Knowles Percussion Peter Mitchell (2013) ###################################################################################

2014

FODEN’S BAND PRESIDENT Vice PRESIDENTS

Mr Mark Greaves MIOD Mr Ivor Stevenson, Mrs Elizabeth Sweeney (MEP), Professor John Wallace CBE Professor Jens Lindemann Chris Finnegan (Christine), Mr Malcolm Fletcher. CHAIRMAN John Barber (Trombone) TREASURER Mark Wilkinson (Cornet) SECRETARY Andy Rolfe (Cornet) COMMITTEE / Foden’s and Foden’s Youth Band – Andrew Howard-Smith, Richard Poole, Ian Raisbeck Glyn Williams,

Helen Williams (Replaced See June 2014), BAND MANAGER Mark Wilkinson (Cornet) SPONSORS / PARTNERS ABC Managed Solutions Audi Cars (Macclesfield) Besson Bullocks Coaches Cheshire East Council Flowcrete (Rehearsal rooms) Goldy Solutions. HPS / Hanley Print Services Hercules Stands RNCM / Royal Northern College of Music (Manchester) Sandbach Town Council SKB Orange CA Sshhmute.com Sterling Musical Instruments / Glyn Williams Music CONDUCTOR Bramwell Tovey Allan Withington (Musical Director) ASSOCIATE CONDUCTOR Michael Fowles. COMPOSER IN RESIDENCE Andy Scott YOUTH BAND PATRON’S SECRETARY Peter Sharp @ Fodens Band c/o Flowcrete Uk Ltd. Booth Lane, Moston, Sandbach CW11 3QF ################################################################################### 9 Jan 2014

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ROBERTS BAKERY BAND PARNERSHIP. The band has announced that it is entering into a partnership with the Roberts Bakery Band to continue its work with the community. The agreement will provide free tuition for band members as well as a Joint Massed Band Concert Each Year. The Band will also provide a guest soloist for a Roberts Bakery Band Concert each year. Simon Stonehouse from Roberts’ said the band were looking forward to this joint venture in 2014. Crewe Chronicle Pg 3, 8 Jan 2014. Sandbach Chronicle Pg 49, 9 Jan 2014. COMPOSER COMPETITITION AND WORKSHOP Announcement. The band have announced a new competition for composers. SECTION 1 – Aged under 23 the section will be judged by Peter Meecahan, Philip Sparke and Michael Fowles with a masterclass at the RNCM Opera Theatre at 19.15 on the 15 June 2014. The Winning entry will have their music published by Prima Arts and performed by the Foden’s Youth Orchestra as well as on the Allan Withington Conductor School. SECTION 2 – Open to all ages without a connected workshop. The section will be judged by Peter Meecahan, Paul Hindmarsh Philip Sparke and Michael Fowles. The Winning entry will have their music published by Prima Arts along with £500 cash from the Wilfred Heaton Trust. The winning entry will be performed by the Foden’s Band at a High Profile concert. The music will also appeat on a Patron’s CD and will be performed at the 2015 Festival of Brass at the RNCM. 2nd and 3rd places will also receive a cash prize. BROADCAST – “BBC Radio 2 Listen to the Band” Recording of the performance at the Brass in Concert The programme failed to start properly the second time in the new slot it had failed to be broadcast in full The show started after 8’22” with Fodens band having missed out the Leyland Band (Richard Evans) playing Because Lady Madonna Got Back and the Whitburn Band (Annie Crookston) All the Things you are. 1. Chorale and Variations – St Matthews Passion

2. A Whiter Shade of Pale 3. Battle Hymn of the Republic Leyland Band (Richard Evans) She Loves You The Show was re-sheduled for broadcast on the 6 March 2014 when it was broadcast in full. 18 Jan 2014 BBC BROADCAST RECORDING for “Listen to the Band” BBC Salford. The recording included – 1. The Black Knight (William Rimmer) 2. Starlight From The Legend of King Arthur (Peter Meechan) 3. Armedian Fire Dance (Richards) 4. Variations on Laudate Dominum (Edward Gregson) (BBC Request) 19 Jan 2014 CONCERT – Hawth, Crawley. Afternoon Concert 3pm. 1. The Black Knight (William Rimmer) 2. La Forza del Destino (Verdi arr Wright) 3. Live and Let Die (McCartney / Martin arr Ray Farr) Solo Soprano Cornet Richard Poole 4. Song from Milestone (Peter Meechan) Solo Cornet Mark Wilkinson 5. The Piper O’Dundee (Downie) Solo Tenor Horn Lesley Poole 6. Love Divine (Goodall arr Wainwright) 7. Variations on Laudate Dominium (Edward Gregson) INTERVAL 1. Ol’ Man River (Kern arr Freeh) 2. Domen (Forde) Solo Flugel Helen Williams 3. Can you Read my Mind (John Williams arr Rydland) Solo Trombone John Barber 4. Madiba (Andy Scott) 5. Starlight From The Legend of King Arthur (Peter Meechan) 6. Armenian Fire Dance (Goff Richards) 7. Liszteria (Sandy Smith) Percussion Duet Mark Landon and Anthony Mann 8. March from Pines of Rome (Respighi arr Howard Snell) ENCORE Radetsky March (Strauss) 25 Jan 2014 BROADCAST RECORDING for “Listen to the Band” At BBC Salford. Eight performers in the “Young Brass Award” will record a 10 minute piece on the 25 January 2014 with Foden’s Band conducted by Michael Fowles. These unedited recordings will be judged as the Semi-final and the final four players will go through to a Final concert with the “Grimethorpe Colliery band” to be recorded for BBC Radio 2 with Ken Bruce and Frank Renton which will decide the winner of the competition. 26 Jan 2014 CONCERT - BRIDGEWATER HALL, Manchester. Conductor Howard Snell Guest Soloist David Childs 31 Jan – 2 Feb 2014 TOUR – Ireland CONCERT – Armagh 1. The Black Knight (William Rimmer) 2. La Forza del Destino (Verdi arr Wright) 3. Flowedale (Sparke) Solo Soprano Cornet Richard Poole 4. The Piper O’Dundee (Downie) Solo Tenor Horn Lesley Poole 5. Charge of the Light Brigade (Stevenson) 6. The Dirty River (Andy Scott) a. Forgotten Place

b. Gillis and Vision INTERVAL 1. Earth Rites (Robin Dewhurst) Features – John Barber, Paul Taylor and Shaun Farrington 2. Ellis Island Lament (Robin Dewhurst) Features Lesley Poole, Mark Wilkinson and Helen Williams 3. Ol’ Man River (Kern arr Freeh) 4. You Need Me (Goodrum arr Brevik) 5. Believe Me if These Endearing Young Charms (Boddington) Solo Euphonium Glyn Williams 6. Calon Lan (Hughes arr Ball) Duet Glyn Williams and Mark Bousie 7. Liszteria (Smith) Duet Mark Landon and Anthony Mann 8. Independence Day Suite (David Arnold arr Smith) ENCORES The Melody Shop Radetsky March February 2014 FANFARE MAGAZINE (For Patron’s) Included a feature on the bands association with Hanley by Stewart Green, various members of the band reviewing the year, a feature on Patron’s Secretary Peter Sharp and also new Partners BULLOCKS COACHES. ___________________________________________________________________________________ BULLOCKS COACHES Founded in 1928 by Ralph Bullock (Aged 28) as a Milk collecting company (Before the Milk Marketing Board) with collection points from farmers in North Cheshire. In the 1930’s they moved into the haulage business until it was nationalised by the Government in the Second World War. Also in the 1930’s Ralph Bullock toyed with the idea of coaches and after the Nationalisation of the haulage business Ralph’s sons Ralph Jnr and Geoffrey developed the coach business. Ralph had a passion for Foden vehicles and in the 1950’s he had a fleet of around 11 Foden Coaches. Two of the 1940’s coaches owned by Bullocks still exist with one in the Manchester Transport Museum and is sometimes taken out for displays while the 2nd vehicle is at the companies Cheadle depot awaiting preservation. Now using Scania 6 wheel exclusive coaches the company gives its passengers a very comfortable ride. Over the years the company has transported the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra (1953 to date), The Halle Orchestra (1993 to date), and has transported bands round the “Whit Friday Marches Contest”, Tameside for many years. The companies association started in 2010 with driver Keith volunteering for the job of transporting the band to various concerts and contests. ___________________________________________________________________________________ February 2014 CD RELEASE of Patron’s Choice 7. Dedicated to Stephen Sebire MBE 1. The Black Knight (William Rimmer) 2. La Forza del Destino (Verdi arr Wright) 3. Flowerdale the Hymn of the Hylands (Philip Sparke) Solo Soprano Cornet Richard Poole 4. Charge of the Light Brigade (Andrew Stevenson) 5. The Piper O’Dundee (Kenneth Downie) Solo Tenor Horn Lesley Poole 6. Love Divine (Howard Goodall arr Andrew Wainwright) 7. Dansa Brasileira (Guanieri arr Howard Snell) 8. You Needed Me (Randy Goodrum arr Tom Brevik) Solo Flugel Horn Helen Williams 9. Independence Day Suite (David Arnold arr Smith) 10. Believe Me If Those Endearing Young Charms (arr Stanley Boddington) Solo Euphonium Glyn Williams 11. Starlight (Peter Meechan) 12 - 14. Suite from Celtic Fusions (Robin Dewhurst) a. Earth Rites b. The Ellis Island Lament c. The Flight of the Wild Geese

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100 YEARS AGO The South Cheshire Independent featured an article on the 100 th Anniversary Celebrations of the opening of Congleton Park’s Bandstand. Unfortunately the Fodens Band were unable to take part due to other commitments but sent best wishes and pictures from the archve to help with their celebrations. BROADCAST “Listen to the Band” Radio 2. Hour long special broadcast of the “Young Brass Award” recorded on the 18 and 25 January 2014 with Foden’s Band conducted by Michael Fowles. PLAYERS in the Broadcast ;1. The Black Knight (William Rimmer) 2. Hyden Trumpet Concerto Final Movement Matilda Lloyd (Trumpet) 3. Molecular Cocktail Party - (Andy Scott) Ryan Watkins (Trombone) 4. Sun (Bruce Fraiser) Michael Cavanagh (Baritone Horn) 5. Dance Sequence () Riannan Simmons (Tenor Trombone) 6. Capriccio Brillante () Hannah Drage (Tenor Horn) 7. 4th Movement – A Troika? Tidy from the Euphonium Concerto (Carl Jenkins) Grant Jameson (Euphonium) 8. Slavische Fantasie – Final Part () Dave Gilsson (Cornet) PIECES TAKEN TO THE RECORDING BROADCAST 12 June 2014. 1. Starlight From The Legend of King Arthur (Peter Meechan) 2. Armedian Fire Dance (Goff Richards) 3. Variations on Laudate Dominum (Edward Gregson) (BBC Request) PATRON’S CONCERT – Sandbach School Sports Hall. 7.30pm 1. The Black Knight (William Rimmer) 2. La Forza del Destino (Verdi arr Wright) 3. Can you read my Mind – from Superman 1 (John Williams arr Rydland) 4. Dansa Brasileira (Guanieri arr Howard Snell) 5. The Piper O’Dundee (Downie) Solo Tenor Horn Lesley Poole 6. Charge of the Light Brigade (Stevenson) INTERVAL 1. Earth Rites (Robin Dewhurst) 2. You Needed Me (Goodrum arr Brevik) Solo Flugel Helen Williams 3. Love Divine (Goodall arr Wainwright) 4. Believe Me If Those Endearing Young Charms (Boddington) Solo Euphonium Glyn Williams 5. Independence Day Suite (David Arnold arr Smith) ENCORE The Melody Shop ANNUAL BAND AWARDS (Awarded at the Patron’s Concert by the band) Foden’s Bandsman of the Year Joe Murtagh (3rd Cornet) Foden’s Player of the Year Lesley Poole (Tenor Horn) BROADCAST – “BBC Radio 2 Listen to the Band” Recording of the performance at the Brass in Concert The programme had been re-sheduled after it had failed to be broadcast in full On the 16 January 2014. 1. Chorale and Variations – St Matthews Passion 2. A Whiter Shade of Pale 3. Battle Hymn of the Republic COMPETITION – North West Area, Opera House, Blackpool. Test Piece “St Magnus” by Kenneth Downie FIRST Fairey (Garry Cutt) SECOND Foden’s (Allan Withington) THIRD Co-operative Funeralcare North West (Jef Sparkes) Fourth Milnrow (Mareika Gray) Fifth Blackburn and Darwen (Huw Thomas) Sixth Leyland (Michael Bach) Seventh Pemberton Old Wigan DW (Stig Maersk) Eighth Rainford (Gareth Brindle) Nineth Wingates (Paul Andrews)

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Tenth Wardle Anderson Brass (Steven Walsh) The Band has terminated its sponsorship deal with “Bergerault Percussion” with immediate effect after the band had trouble communicating with the company and they failed to live up to promised deals in instruments. CONCERT - FODEN’S BAND “Ensemble” at SANDBACH TOWN HALL 1. Let’s Face the Music and Dance (Irving Berlin arr Richards) 2. I Dreamed a Dream (Schoenberg arr Wyss) Solo Cornet Mark Wilkinson 3. It’s Not Unusual (Reed and Mills arr Broadbent) 4. The Shepherds Song (Richards) 5. Largo from the New World Symphony (Dvorak arr) TRIBUTE to Alan Cooper (Ex Player with the Band) who died 3 weeks ago. (5. Advertised as Sweet Gingerbread Man) 6. Concerto De Aranjues (Joaquin Rodrigo arr Boulton) Solo Flugel Horn Helen Williamson 7. Batman (Elfman arr Catherall) INTERVAL 1. Valero (Swearinggen arr Smith) 2. Be My Love (Sammy Cahn / Nicholas Brodszky arr Ray Farr) Solo Euphonium Glyn Williams 3. Lincolnshire Poacher (Trad arr Broadbent) 4. Cavatina (Myers arr Broadbent) 5. I Got Rhythm (Gershwin arr Fernie) 6. Moon River (Mancini arr Fernie) 7. Helter Skelter (W.G. Lemmon arr Woodfield) Solo Xylophone Mark Landon 8. Hootenanny (Walters) ENCORE Entry of the Gladiators (Fucik) Feature Page 6, 13 Mar 2014 Sandbach Chronicle. CONCERT – Cranage Hall, Holmes Chapel. In Aid of Holmes Chapel Rotary Club. 1. Ol’ Man River (Kern arr Freech) 2. Live and Let Die (McCartney arr Ray Farr) Solo Cornet Richard Poole 3. Skyfall (Adelle Adkins and Paul Epsworth arr Philip Sparke) 4. Spain (Corea arr Meechan) 5. I Dreamed a Dream (Schoenberg arr Wyss) Solo Cornet Mark Wilkinson 6. It’s Not Unusual (Reed and Mills arr Broadbent) 7. For the Love of a Princess from Braveheart (Horner arr Duncan) 8. Independence Day Suite (David Arnold arr Smith) INTERVAL 1. Let’s Face the Music and Dance (Irving Berlin arr Richards) 2. You Needed Me (Goodrum arr Brevik) Solo Flugel Helen Williams 3. I Got Rhythm (Gershwin arr Fernie) 4. Starlight From The Legend of King Arthur (Peter Meechan) 5. Blue Rondo a la Turk (Dave Brubeck arr Edwards) 6. Be my Love (Sammy Cahn / Nicholas Brodszky arr Ray Farr) Solo Euphonium Glyn Williams 7. Liszteria (Sandy Smith) Xylophone Duet Mark Landon and Anthony Mann 8. Big Band Explosion (Fernie) ENCORES 1. Toccata in D Minor (Bach) The new van was unveiled at the venue when www.auriccarleasing.co.uk took over the job of moving the equipment for the band. Based in Little Leigh, Cheshire, “Auric Car Leasing” Director Richard Blake said the company were pleased to step in when he heard that the band’s old van and drivers were about to retire.

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SANDBACH TRANSPORT FESTIVAL – Parade. 12.30pm. Concert in the Car Park of the Old Hall. Pic and Feature Page 23, 1May 2014 Sandbach Chronicle. RNCM (Royal Northern Collage of Music) Manchester. 1. A World Within (Andy Scott) 2. My Mountain Top (Andy Scott) Solo Glyn Williams and Foden’s Quartet 3. And Everything is Still (Andy Scott) Solo Anna-Clare Monk and Lauren Scott (Soprano and Harp) 4. A Child Like You (Andy Scott) WORLD PREMIER Solo Anna-Clare Monk and Lauren Scott with Foden’s Band 5. Soul and Feel (Andy Scott) Solo Anna-Clare Monk and Lauren Scott with Foden’s Band INTERVAL 1. Hungarian March (Hector Berlioz arr Howard Snell) 2. Hymn for Diana (Turrin) 3. Celestial Morn (Condon) Guest Solo Les Neish 4. Hora Staccato (Dinicu arr Wainwright) Guest Solo Les Neish 5. Suite from Celtic Fusions (Robin Dewhurst) a. Earth Rites (Robin Dewhurst) b. Ellis Island Lament (Robin Dewhurst) c. Flight of the Wild Geese (Robin Dewhurst) FODEN’S THANK MUSICAL YOUTH Fodens Youth band has congratulated all the young musicians who performed at the recent National Youth Brass Band Championships in Salford. The band has agreed to help two local bands with their National Championship performances by sending Mark Bousie to help out the Macclesfield Youth band securing them a Gold award and fourth Place fortheir Youth band and a bronze for the junior section band. Mark Wilkinson was enlisted to help prepare the Lions Youth Brass and in particular principal Cornet player Wilson Taylor for their performance. Lions also won a gold award and were placed second in their Championship secion. Later in the year Baritone player Natsumi McDonald will visit Stockport Schools Brass Band to give them a similar experience. Pic and Feature Page 56, 8May 2014 Sandbach Chronicle. CD Release of Howard Snell CD (see 25-27 Oct 2013) “OF GREAT IMPORTANCE” Retitled “WE MEET AGAIN” 1. In Thee is Joy (J.S. Bach arr Howard Snell) 2. Andante (J.S. Bach arr Howard Snell) 3. Czardas (Johann Strauss II arr Howard Snell) 4. The Hungarian March (Hector Berlioz arr Howard Snell) 5. 18th Variation from Paganini Variations (Rachmaninov arr Howard Snell) Soprano Solo Richard Poole 6. You’ll Never Walk Alone (Richard Rodgers arr Howard Snell) 7. Postcard From Mexico (Howard Snell) 8. Oration (Howard Snell) Solo Euphonium Glyn Williams 9. Lullaby (Howard Snell) Solo Flugel Horn Helen Williams 10. The Old Chalet (Trad arr Howard Snell) 11. Suite from Images of the Millennium (Howard Snell) Scherzo; The Crystal Palace Dream Nocturne Odyssey 12. Anyone Can Whistle (S. Sondheim arr Howard Snell) 13. The Way We Were (Marvin Hamlish arr Howard Snell) 14. Cavanquinho (Ernesto Nazareth arr Howard Snell) 15. Procession to the Minster (Wagner arr Howard Snell)

CONCERT – St Mary’s Church, Ashwell. 1. The Cossack (William Rimmer) 2. La Forza del Destino (Verdi arr Wright) 3. Song (Peter Meechan) Solo Cornet Mark Wilkinson (From Milestone CD) 4. Paquito (Andy Scott) 5. Anyone Can Whistle (Sondheim arr Snell) 6. Film (Andy Scott) Solo Baritone Natsumi McDonald 7. Hymn for Diana (Turrin) 8. Toccata from Suite Gothique (Boellmann arr Ball) INTERVAL 1. Earth Rites (Robin Dewhurst) 2. Can You Read My Mind (John Williams arr Rydland) Solo Trombone John Barber 3. Postcard from Mexico (Snell) 4. Starlight from King Arthur (Peter Meechan) 5. Dansa Brasileira (Guanieri arr Snell) 6. For the Love of a Princess from Braveheart (Horner arr Duncan) 7. Liszteria (Sandy Smith) Xylophone Duet Mark Landon and Anthony Mann 8. Procession to the Minster (Wagner arr Howard Snell) ENCORE Czardas (Johann Strauss II arr Howard Snell) 24 May 2014 CONCERT – Bury St Edmunds Cathedral. As part of the Bury St Edmunds Festival. 1. In Thee Is Joy (Bach arr Snell) 2. Cantata (Andrew Duncan) World Premier. 3. Trombone Concerto (Duncan) Solo Trombone John Barber 4. Daphnis and Chloe – The Second Suite (Ravel arr Snell) INTERVAL 1. Hungarian March (Hector Berlioz arr Howard Snell) 2. Peace (Golland) Solo Euphonium Glyn Williams 3. Cavanquino (Ernesto Nazareth arr Howard Snell) 4. The Old Chalet (Trad arr Snell) 5. Liszteria (Sandy Smith) Xylophone Duet Mark Landon and Anthony Mann 6. Procession to the Minster (Wagner arr Howard Snell) ENCORE Czardas (Johann Strauss II arr Howard Snell) Cantata (Andrew Duncan) will be used as a test piece for the Scottish Open this year. ___________________________________________________________________________________ MUSIC HISTORY PEACE (John Golland) Peace was written by John Golland, originally for organ, in memory of his niece who sadly died as a very young child. It was played on organ at her funeral by the composer, who later reworked it as a euphonium solo. ___________________________________________________________________________________ MUSIC HISTORY TROMBONE CONCERTO (Andrew Duncan) The Trombone Concerto is a much earlier work from Duncan, written in 1995. It was composed for the Halle Orchestra and their principal trombone, the composer’s friend and colleague, Andrew Berryman. It was later scored and revised by the composer for brass band. In a very different language to Cantata the concerto is in three movements : Allegro, Lullaby and Rondo. ___________________________________________________________________________________ CHANGE OF COMMITTEE by June 2014. CHAIRMAN John Barber (Trombone) TREASURER Mark Wilkinson (Cornet) 17 May 2014

SECRETARY Andy Rolfe (Cornet) COMMITTEE / Foden’s and Foden’s Youth Band – Chris Bastock (New June 2014) (Percussion) Lucy Chivers (New June 2014) (3rd Cornet) Liz Haygarth (New June 2014) (Percussion) Andrew Howard-Smith, Richard Poole, (Youth Band) Ian Raisbeck (Youth Band) Glyn Williams, BAND MANAGER Mark Wilkinson (Cornet) ___________________________________________________________________________________ 31 May 2014 1 June 2014

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CD RECORDING John Barber Solo CD CD RECORDING John Barber Solo CD Tracks to be recorded – 1. Andy Duncan Concerto 2. Larsson Concerto 3. Proctor Concertino 4. Can You Read my Mind (From Superman) (John Williams arr Rydland) 5. Amazing Grace (John Newton arr Andy Scott and John Barber) 6. All in Love is Fair (Andy Scott) 7. Autumn Leaves (Already on Patrons 3) CONCERT – Little Lever School, Bolton with FODEN’S YOUTH BAND 1. Earth Rites (Robin Dewhurst) 2. Flowerdale (Sparke) Solo Soprano Cornet Richard Poole 3. Paquito (Andy Scott) 4. Liszteria (Sandy Smith) Xylophone Duet Mark Landon and Anthony Mann 5. The Flight of the Wild Geese (Robin Dewhurst) MASSED BANDS WITH FODENS YOUTH BAND 1. Independence Day Suite (David Arnold arr Smith) 2. Images of the Millennium (Howard Snell) Complete version 3. Fantasia on British Sea Songs (Sir Henry Wood arr Wright) 4. Jerusalem (Hubert Parry) 5. Pomp and Circumstance March No 1 (Edward Elgar arr Wright) BROADCAST - “Listen to the Band” featured music from Fodens Band. BBC Radio 2. (Recorded on 25 January 2014) 1. Armenian Fire Dance (Goff Richards) 2. Starlight (Peter Meechan) 3. The Black Knight (William Rimmer) 4. Traumerei (Robert Schumann arr Howard Snell) Cornet Solo Mark Wilkinson (Recording from Milestone CD) 5. Variations on Laudate Dominum (“Oh Worship the King” basis of tune) (Edward Gregson – Written in 1976 for his brother Bramwell) COMPETITION – “Whit Friday Marches”, Tameside. 4pm Organised by the Saddleworth and Oldham District and Tameside Council. The Band played “The President” at the Tameside competition. Awards for the Most Consistent overall performance within Tameside. TAMESIDE COMPETITION PLACINGS FIRST Fodens (Winning 11 out of 11) (13th year out of 14) Winning £5,750 (Podium Prizes) with £2,500 overall Champion prize £8250) (£7460 according to the announced prizes + overall winner prize) SECOND Rothwell (4 x 2nd and 2 x 4th place) THIRD Ashton under Lyne (2x 2nd and 3 x 3rd and 1 x 4th)

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VENUE POSITION Audenshaw Rugby Club (Aldwinians) First Broadoak Hotel First Carrbrook First Denton First Droylsden - The Bush Inn First Heyrod- John Street First Hurst Village / Hurst Cross (Ashton United) First Micklehurst n/a Millbrook n/a Stalybridge - Labour Club First Stalybridge - Celtic FC First Tameside n/a Tame Valley Hotel - Duckinfield First Upper Mossley - Mountain Street First SADDLEWORTH AND OLDHAM DISTRICT. Delph Denshaw Diggle Dobcross Friezland Greenfield Grotton Lees and Sprinhead Lydgate Mossley (Main Town) Southhead and Austerlands Uppermill (x = Didn’t play at venue / n/a = No contest that year at venue) VENUE POSITION PRIZE AUDENSHAW Rugby Club (Aldwinians) 1st £600 / Rothwell 2nd £Tba / Ashton Under Lyne 3rd £Tba st BROADOAK Hotel 1 £500 / Rothwell 2nd £Tba / 3rd £Tba CARRBROOK 1st £600 / 2nd £Tba / 3rd £Tba Ashton Under Lyne 4th DENTON 1st Ashton Under Lyne 2nd 3rd 4th DROYLSDEN The Bush Inn 1st £500 / Rothwell 2nd £Tba / 3rd £Tba DUCKINFIELD Tame Valley Hotel 1st £400 / 2nd £Tba / 3rd £Tba HEYROD John Street Fodens 197 points 1st £600 / Ashton Under Lyne 2nd £250 / Blackburn and Darwin 195 3rd £200 th Rothwell 194 points 4 HUNTS CROSS 1st 2nd Ashton Under Lyne 3rd HURST VILLAGE 1st £300 / 2nd £Tba /

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3rd £Tba 1st £1,000 / 2nd £Tba / 3rd £Tba 4th 1st £400 / 2nd £Tba / 3rd £Tba 1st £2,500 / 2nd £1,000 / 3rd £750 1st £600 / 2nd £Tba / 3rd £Tba

SADDLEWORTH AND OLDHAM DISTRICT DELPH Brighouse 1st £1,000 / Fairey 2nd £Tba / Black Dyke 3rd £Tba DENSHAW Fairey 1st £1,000 / Black Dyke 2nd £Tba / Hammonds 3rd £Tba DIGGLE Black Dyke 1st £1,000 / Wardle 2nd £Tba / Milnrow 3rd £Tba DUBCROSS Black Dyke 1st £750 / Fairey 2nd £Tba / Hammonds 3rd £Tba FRIEZLAND Youth only GREENFIELD Brighouse 1st £1,000 / Fairey 2nd £Tba / Kings Division 3rd £Tba GROTTON Black Dyke 1st £600 / Brighouse 2nd £Tba / Leyland 3rd £Tba LEES AND SPRINHEAD Brighouse 1st £500 / Black Dyke 2nd £Tba / Marsden 3rd £Tba LYDGATE Black Dyke 1st £800 / Hepworth 2nd £Tba / Fairey 3rd £Tba SOUTHHEAD AND AUSTERLANDS Fairey 1st £800 / Brighouse 2nd £Tba / Oldham (Lees) 3rd £Tba UPPERMILL Leyland 1st £1,000 / Marsden 2nd £Tba / Co Bradford 3rd £Tba The Foden band included Andrew Stevenson, Joseph Murtagh, Richard Poole, Mark Wilkinson, Andy Rolfe, Melanie Whyle, Anthony Mannn, Sam Marshall, Dave McGlynn, Simon Marshall and Mike Warriner. 15 June 2014 CONCERT / CONTEST - RNCM (Royal Northern Collage of Music) Manchester. The Final of the “Foden’s Composer Contest” (see 15 Jan 2014) 1. The President (William German) 2. Planets Rising (Nic Mills) Entry 3. Aurora Borealis (Dave Hanson) Entry / WINNER 4. Sambonia (Matthew Brett) Entry 5. The Journey of St Cuthbert (Aaron Wolfe) Entry INTERVAL 6. Earth Rites (Robin Dewhurst) 7. Spring Song (Matthew Eden) Entry

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8. Heaven’s Shower (Daniel Hall) Entry 9. Cavanquino (Nazareth arr Howard Snell) 10. Anyone can Whistle (Sondheim arr Howard Snell) 11. Hungarian March (Hector Berlioz arr Howard Snell) OVERALL WINNER Aurora Borealis by Dave Hanson which will now be recorded on the next Patrons’s Choice CD and will also be played at the RNCM Festival of Brass in January as well as being published by Prima Arts and a £500 prize donated by the Wilfred Heaton Trust. WINNERS OF SECTION 2 First Atrium Phase by Andrew Baker 2nd Land of Prince Bishops by Ian Mcellogott 3rd Fantasy for Double Bass by Rob Foster Natsumi McDonald has decided to take a few months off from the band in order to have a baby which was due in September. Katie Raisbeck joined the band for a rehersal. The band announced the appointment of three new players. 1. Dan Powell (Solo Tenor Horn) 2. Neil Raisbeck (1st Tenor Horn) from Marsden 3. Sarah Lenton (Solo Baritone) from the Fairey Band. (1st Rehersal 24 June 2014) These are to replace the following who are leaving the band. 1. Lesley Howie (Solo Tenor Horn) (Left in July as she is expecting a baby in October) 2. Chris Haig (1st Tenor Horn) 3. Natsumi McDonald (Solo Baritone) (Left in June as she is expecting a baby in September) IMPROVISATION MASTERCLASS at Band Room. John Barber (Trombone) and Andy Scott (Composer and Saxophone Player) held a Jazz Improvisation Class. Open rehearsal of “A Child Like You” by Andy Scott featuring 4 members of Foden Youth Band narrating, a harpist (Lauren Scott) and a Singer (Anna-Clare Monk) before it is performed at the South Bank in London on the 6th July and Glasgow on the 2 August. The rehersal was at Sandbach School’s Theatre. CONCERT – Prescott Parish Church / Prescott Festival. 1. The Cossack (William Rimmer) 2. La Forza del Destino (G Verdi arr Wright) 3. Flowerdale (Sparke) Solo Soprano Cornet Richard Poole 4. Song - from Milestone (Peter Meechan) Solo Cornet Mark Wilkinson 5. Paquito (Andy Scott – A World Within) 6. Anyone can Whistle (Sondheim arr Howard Snell) 7. Hymn for Diana (Turrin) 8. Toccata from Suite Gothique (Boellmann arr Ball) INTERVAL Fodens do Brassed Off. 1. Death or Glory (Hall) 2. Concerto De Aranjuez (Joaquin Rodrigo arr Bolton) Solo Flugel Helen Williams 3. Clog Dance (Marcangelo arr Charleson) 4. Irish Tune from County Derry (Grainger arr Wright) 5. Finale William Tell Overture (Gioachino Rossini arr Hawkins) Other tunes. 6. Starlight from Arthur (Peter Meechan) 7. Liszteria (Smith) Xylophone Duet Mark Landon arr Anthony Mann 8. Procession to the Minster (Wagner arr Howard Snell) ENCORE

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Czardas (Johann Strauss II arr Howard Snell) NEW PLAYERS In April Alan Hodgkinson (B Flat Bass) decided to take a break from banding. His replacement with the band is Danny Sinclair (Ex Black Dyke). In May Nicky Lees (3rd Cornet) left the band after 4 years to join Grimethorpe. Her replacement is Robin Basu (Scottish Co-operative Funeralcare Band – 20 Years) Chris Haig (1st Horn) has also decided to leave due to commitments with the “Jager Maestros Oompah Band” which he playes in. (see 21 June 2014) His replacement is Neil Raisbeck (Solo Horn at Marsden).

################################################################################### July 2014 BAND MEMBERS INSTRUMENT PLAYER (Joined Year) Conductor Bramwell Tovey (Musical Director) (2000 rejoined 2010+) Conductor Michael Fowles (Associate Conductor) (1990 rejoined 1995+) Soprano Cornet Richard Poole (2002) Principal Cornet Mark Wilkinson (1992) Solo Cornet Paul McDonald (2005) Solo Cornet Anna Hughes-Williams (2008 / rejoined May 2013) Solo Cornet Andrew Stevenson (2012) 2nd Cornet Ian Raisbeck (2010) 2nd Cornet Joe Murtagh (2012) 3rd Cornet Andy Rolfe (2007) 3rd Cornet Robin Basu (July 2014) Repriano Cornet Melanie Whyle (2011) Solo Flugel Helen Williams (1999) Solo Tenor Horn Dan Powell (June 2014) 1st Tenor Horn Neil Raisbeck (June 2014) 2nd Tenor Horn Andy Howard- Smith (1997) Solo Baritone Sarah Lenton (June 2014) Mike Cavanagh (On We Meet Again CD) 2nd Baritone Mike Warriner (2005) Solo Trombone John Barber (1996) Peter Moore (On We Meet Again CD) Brett Baker (On We Meet Again CD) 2nd Trombone Paul Taylor (2000) Bass Trombone Shaun Farrington (2011) Solo Euphonium Glyn Williams (1995) 2nd Euphonium Mark Bousie (2009) E Flat Bass Stewart Baglin (2006) 2nd E Flat Bass Sam Minshall (2013) Principal BbTuba David McGlynn (2012) 2nd Bb Tuba Danny Sinclair (July 2014) Percussion Mark Landon (1999) Percussion Anthony Mann (Oct 2010) Percussion Eve Knowles (2011) Percussion Peter Mitchell (2013) ################################################################################### 3 July 2014 CONCERT – Sandbach School 7pm Allan Withington was hosting his annual “International Conductors School” in Sandbach and the culmination being this concert. On Tuesday at 12noon the Conductors held a free open air concert with Roberts Bakery Band on the Market Square in Sandbach. The concert will feature various delegates conducting the band. Music for Concert / Classes 1. Le Tricot Rouge (Wilfred Heaton) Conductor Jacques Rossier

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2. Henry V (Vaughan Williams) Conductor David Johnson 3. Song (Andy Scott) - Cornet Solo Mark Wilkinson Conductor Craig Mann 4. The Little Suite for Brass (Malcolm Arnold) Conductor Jessica Tredrea (1st and 3rd Movements) and Peter Langmead (2nd Movement) 5. Aurora Borealis (Dave Hanson – Also in the Audience) Conductor Henrik Naeser Christiansen 6. Fantasy on British Sea Songs (Henry Wood) Conductor Martin Schaedlich INTERVAL 1. Madiba (Andy Scott) Conductor Henrik Juul-Pedersen 2. Rule Britannia (Thomas Arne arr John Hartmann) Euphonium Solo Glyn Williams Conductor Per Erik Petersen 3. James Bond Collection (Arr Goff Richards) Conductor Boris Pinto 4. Nimrod (Edward Elgar) Conductor Boris Oppliger 5. Riverdance (Bill Whelan arr Ray Farr) With DANCERS from Catherine Frasers School of Irish Dance (Crewe) Conductor Heidi Hagerup Uddu Other Pieces on the Course but not used in the concert. 1. The Lost Chord (Arthur Sullivan) 2. Gaelforce (Peter Graham) CONCERT at Sandbach Park (8pm to 10pm) Organised by Sandbach Town Council. With Out of the Blues (Local Band) 1. Let’s Face the Music and Dance (Irving Berlin arr Goff Richards) 2. Flowerdale (Sparke) Solo Soprano Cornet Richard Poole 3. The Piper in the Meadow (arr Siebert) 4. Tico Tico (Zequinha de Abreu arr Iveson) Solo Cornet Mark Wilkinson 5. Moon River (Henry Mancini arr Alan Fernie) 6. Can you read my Mind – From Superman (John Williams arr Rydale) Solo Trombone John Barber 7. For the Love of a Princess (James Horner arr Duncan) 8. James Bond Collection (John Barry + Various arr Goff Richards) INTERVAL 1. Earth Rites (Robin Dewhurst) 2. You Needed Me (Goodrum arr Brevik) Solo Flugelhorn Helen Williams 3. John Peel (Trad arr Fred Mortimer) (The arrangement was actually made by Johnny Greenwood) 4. Pastorale (Goff Richards) 5. Paquito (Andy Scott) 6. Be my Love (Sammy Cahn / Nicholas Brodszky arr Ray Farr) Solo Euphonium Glyn Williams 7. Anyone can Whistle (Sondheim arr Howard Snell) 8. Independence Day Suite (David Arnold arr Smith) 9. Fantasia on British Sea Songs (Sir Henry Wood) 10. Jerusalem (Hubert Parry) 11. Pomp and Circumstance March No1 (Edward Elgar) ENCORES Czardas (Johann Strauss II arr Howard Snell) Cavanquino (Ernesto Nazareth arr Howard Snell) “We Meet Again” CD

Toccata in D (J S Bach) CONCERT – (Southbank) Queen Elizabeth Hall, London As part of the PRS Foundation Commonwealth Biennial. A Performance of “A Child Like You” by Andy Scott (recorded for Radio 3) Broadcast 12 July 2014. Feature on Andy Scott on BBC Radio 3 17 July Sandbach Chronicle Page 64 10 July 2014 CONCERT – Sandbach School Concert. The second half of the concert with the First half being the School Band and Soloists. SANDBACH SCHOOL WIND BAND a. John Williams in Concert (arr M Lavender) b. Earth Wind and Fire in Concert (arr Saucedo) JUNIOR SAX QUARTET c. Cantalouoe Island (Herbie Hancock) JUNIOR BIG BAND d. Bessie’s Blues (John Coltrane) e. My Funny Valentine (Rogers and Heart) VOX 84 f. Rhythm of Life (Cy Coleman) FLUTE QUARTET g. Let’s Call the Whole Thing off (George Gershwin) h. Fascinating Rhythm (George Gershwin) BRASS BOYS i. I Wish (Stevie Wonder) J. Can’t Take My Eyes off You (Andy Williams Song) k. Blueberry Hill (Fats Domino) BIG BAND l. Avenues and Alleyways (Tony Cristie Song) Singer Danny Powell m. At Last (Etta James Song) Singer Rhianna Davies n. For Once in my Life (Andy Williams Song) o. That’s Life (Frank Sinatra Song) Singers Will Dakin and Harry Myers INTERVAL FODEN’S BAND 1. Earth Rites (Robin Dewhurst) 2. Air and Rondo (A Harold) Featuring Rhys Kerry 3. Anyone Can Whistle (Sondheim arr Howard Snell) 4. Bugler’s Holiday (Leroy Anderson) Featuring Harry Mace, Jacob Leech, Will Dakin. 5. Sambonia (Matthew Brett) 6. Have you Met Miss Jones (Rodgers and Hart) Featuring Lucas Bailey 7. Midnight in Moscow Featuring Chris Parker, Michael Parker, Ewan Kelly, Oliver Smedley. 7. Independence Day Suite (David Arnold arr Smith) ___________________________________________________________________________________ ALTERNATE BAND LISTING – for above concert (Music put out for the concert – the list above was in the programme). FODEN’S BAND 1. Earth Rites (Robin Dewhurst) 2. Have you Met Miss Jones (Rodgers and Hart) Featuring Lucas Bailey 3. Midnight in Moscow Featuring Chris Parker, Michael Parker, Ewan Kelly, Rhys Kerry. 4. Anyone Can Whistle (Sondheim arr Howard Snell) 5. Sambonia (Matthew Brett) 6 July 2014

6. Bugler’s Holiday (Leroy Anderson) Featuring Harry Mace, Jacob Leech, Will Dakin, Dale Barton, Sam Pearson. 7. Independence Day Suite (David Arnold arr Smith) ENCORE Toccata in D Minor (Bach) EXTRA? Blue John (P Kngale) Featuring Peter Savvides ___________________________________________________________________________________ 12 July 2014 12 July 2014 18 July 2014

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BROADCAST on BBC Radio 3 of “A Child like You” recorded at the Southbank on 6 July 2014. FODEN’S YOUTH BAND CONCERT – Gawsworth Hall. Organised by the “Love Music Trust” Cheshire. CONCERT – Bridgewater Hall, Manchester. “Love Music Trust School Concert” 1. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (John Williams arr Ray Farr) 2. Celtic Fusions (Robin Dewhurst) a) Earth Rites, b) Ellis Island Lament c) Flight of the Wild Geese 3. Cavanquino (Nazareth / Snell) 4. Anyone Can Whistle (Sondheim arr Snell) 5. Independence Day Suite (David Arnold arr Ray Farr) 6. Toccata in D Minor (Bach arr Ray Farr) CONCERT – Glasgow 5pm. As part of the Commonwealth Games Celebrations. CONCERT – Gawsworth Hall, Cheshire. “Best of British” 1. The Standard of St George (Kenneth J Alford) 2. Overture – Rule Britannia (Thomas Arne arr William Rimmer) 3. Flowerdale (Sparke) Soprano Solo Richard Poole 4. Song (Peter Meehan) Solo Cornet Mark Wilkinson 5. James Bond Collection (Goff Richards) 6. Paquito (Andy Scott) 7. All through the Night (Trad arr Gordon Langford) 8. Crown Imperial (William Walton arr Wright) INTERVAL 1. Riverdance (Bill Whelan arr Ray Farr) (Southern Ireland Tune) 2. Concerto d’Aranjuez (Rodrigo arr Bolton) (Spanish Tune) Solo Helen Williams 3. Peace (Golland) Solo Glyn Williams 4. Dundonnell from Hymn of the Highlands (Sparke) (Scotland Tune) 5. I Vow to Thee my Country (Gustav Holst / Geoff Knorr arr Phillip Littlemore) 6. Fantasia on British Sea Songs (Henry Wood arr Wright) (England Tune) 7. Jerusalem (Hubert Parry) (British Tune) 8. Pomp and Circumstance March No 1 (Edward Elgar arr Wright) (British) ENCORE Czardas (Strauss arr Howard Snell) CONCERT – Tatton Park, Knutsford. 3pm FODENS SMALL GROUP 1. 1914 2. Oh God our Ages Past 3. I Vow to thee my Country (Gustav Holst / Geoff Knorr arr Phillip Littlemore)

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4. Lord for the years your love has kept me guided FODEN’S BAND 5. Famous British Marches (Langford) 6. The Sunshine of your Smile (Cooke and Ray) Solo Cornet Mark Wilkinson 7. Nightfall in Camp 8. Oh! What a Lovely War (Siebert) 9. Let’s face the Music and Dance (Irving Berlin arr Richards) 10. Concerto D’Aranjuez (Rodrigo arr Bolton) Solo Flugel Helen Williams 11. James Bond Collection (Various arrr Goff Richards) 12. Moon River (Henry Mancini arr Fernie) 13. Paquito (Andy Scott) 14. Be my love (Sammy Cahn / Nicholas Brodszky arr Ray Farr) Solo Euphonium Glyn Williams 15. For the Love of a Princess (James Horner arr Duncan) 16. Crown Imperial (William Walton arr Wright) 17. The Queen – National Anthem (2 Verses) ENCORES The Melody Shop Toccata in D Minor COMPETITION – “British Open Contest” at the Symphony Hall, Birmingham. Test Piece “Vita Aeterna Variations” by Alexander Comitas FIRST Black Dyke SECOND Cory THIRD Flowers Fourth Foden’s Band 5. Desford Colliery 6. Hammonds Saltaire 7. Brighouse and Rastrick 8. Grimethorpe Colliery 9. Fairey 10. Tredegar 11. Leyland 12. Milnrow 13. Virtuosi GUS 14. Hepworth 15. Co-operative Funeralcare 16. Carlton Main Frickley Colliery 17. Kirkintilloch CONCERT – Symphony Hall. With Cory and Black Dyke Band. 1. Henry V (Vaughan Williams) 2. Aurora Borealis (Dave Hanson) Winner of the Composers Contest at RNCM 3. Can you Read my Mind (John Williams arr F Rydland) Trombone Solo John Barber 4. Paquito (Andy Scott) 5. Hungarian March (Hector Berlioz arr Howard Snell) EXTRA The Lost Chord (Arthur Sullivan arr Gordon Langford) MASSED BAND WITH CORY 1. Le Tricot Rouge (Wilfred Heaton) 2. Hymn to the Fallen (Williams) 3. Baba Tada and Great Gate of Kiev from Pictures Jonny Shaw joined the band on Bb Bass. Jonny joined the band from the Milnrow Band where he had been a member for the past 3 years. Jonny had previously been with Fairey’s and Brighouse and Rastrick with whome he was a member of when they won the Nationals in 2010.

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He had also been a member of the National Youth Brass Band and the European Youth Band. Mark Wilkinson also thanked Danny Sinclair who had covered the vacant space for the last couple of months and helped with the Open Championship when they came 4th. CONCERT – Bridgewater Hall, Manchester. 1. The Cossack (William Rimmer) 2. Jubilee Overture (Philip Sparke) 3. Spring Song (Matthew Eden) Cornet Solo Mark Wilkinson 4. Postcard from Mexico (Howard Snell) 5. Elaine from Tintagel (Wright) 6. The Flight of the Wild Geese (Dewhurst) MEN O BRASS with Faireys (Venue TBA) Cancelled With Guest Conductor Paul and Natsumi Mc Donald had a baby boy and called their child Henry. CONCERT – Terra Nova School, Goostrey 8pm Part of Goosefest. TRADITIONALLY FODENS 1. the Cossack (William Rimmer) 2. La Forza Del Destino (Verdi arr Wright) GEORGE MEETS DOMENICO 3. Lascia Ch’io Panga (Handel arr Dewhurst) Solo Cornet Mark Wilkinson 4. Sonata K455 (Scarlatti arr Dewhurst) 5. Let the Bright Seraphim (Handel arr Dewhurst) MYTHS AND LEGENDS 6. The Legend of King Arthur (Peter Meehan) INTERVAL TYPICALLY FODENS 1. Earth Rites (Dewhurst) 2. Can You Read My Mind (John Williams arr Rydland) Solo Trombone John Barber 3. La Belle Americaine (Hartman) Solo Euphonium Glyn Williams 4. Paquito (Andy Scott) 5. For the Love of a Princess (James Horner arr Duncan) 6. Liszteria (Smith) Xylophone Duet Mark Landon and Anthony Mann 7. The Lost Chord (Arthur Sullivan arr Gordon Langford) 8. Procession to the Minster (Wagner arr Howard Snell) ENCORE Czardas (Strauss arr Howard Snell) COMPETITION – National Brass Band Championships Finals, Albert Hall, London. Contest Piece “Legend of King Arthur” by Peter Meehan. FIRST Black Dyke (Prof Nicholas Childs) (DOUBLE CHAMPIONS the Last time they did this was back in 1995) SECOND Cory (Last Years Champions) (Philip Harper) THIRD Brighouse and Rastrick (Prof David King) Fourth Tredegar (Ian Porthouse) 5. Fairey (Garry Cutt) 6. Flowers (Paul Holland) 7. Foden’s Band (Allan Withington) 8. Reg Vardy Band (Russell Gray) 9. Grimethorpe Colliery (Dr Robert Childs) 10. Wantage Silver A (Philip Bailey) 11. Woodfalls (Ray Farr) 12. Co-op Funeralcare (Allan Ramsay) 13. Virtuosi GUS (Adam Cooke) 14. Burry Port Town (Michael Thorne)

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15. Whitburn (Erik Janssen) 16. Friary Guildford (Chris King) 17. Tongwynlais Temperance (Brett Baker) 18. Carlton Main Frickley Colliery (Philip McCann) 19. Desford Colliery (Tom Davorsen) 20. East Yorkshire Motor Services (EYMS) (Alan Morrison) Best Instrumentalist Zoe Hancock (Flugel Black Dyke) Youngest Player Rhodri Thomas (Burry Port Town) RECORDING CD – GLYN WILLIAMS SOLO CD 3 RECORDING CD – GLYN WILLIAMS SOLO CD 3 RECORDING CD – GLYN WILLIAMS SOLO CD 3 CONCERT – Sandbach School (With Fodens Youth Band) The day included filming for the “Brass in the Blood” Production. FODENS BAND 1. Overture Lawrence of Arabia (Jarre arr Duncan) 2. I Dreamed a Dream (Schoenberg arr Wyss) Solo Cornet Mark Wilkinson 3. The Road to Elworth (Adam Shilton – “Brass in the Blood”) 4. Parade of the Charioteers (Roszla arr Sykes) 5. Through the Pink Mist (Adam Shilton – “Brass in the Blood”) 6. Live and Let Die (Paul and Linda McCartney / George Martin arr Ray Farr) Solo Soprano Cornet Richard Poole 7. Independence Day Suite (David Arnold arr Sandy Smith) INTERVAL FODENS YOUTH BAND 1. Gonna Fly Now (Bill Conti arr Fernie) 2. Where the Fallen Live Forever (Adam Shilton – “Brass in the Blood”) Filming of a Scene for “Brass in the Blood”. 3. The Circle of Life – From “The Lion King” (Elton John arr Gilje) 4. Batman The Movie (Elfman arr Catherall) MASSED BANDS 1. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (John Williams arr Ray Farr) 2. Irish Tune from County Derry (Grainger arr Wright) 3. Finale from the William Tell Overture (Gioachino Rossini arr Grant) ENCORE Happy (Pharrell Williams arr Richard Poole) BROADCAST “Listen to the Band” BBC Radio 2 at 11.30pm John Barber of Fodens talking about his new CD. SOLO BAND COMPETITION at Sandbach School WINNERS Open Slow Melody: Adjudicator: Anthony Galinier 1. Veerle Vermeulen 2. Lode Violet 3. Chris Robertson Open Tuned Percussion: Adjudicator: Chris Bastock 1. Julia Bromiley 2. Connor Chambers Open Un-Tuned Percussion: Adjudicator: Chris Bastock 1. Connor Chambers 2. Julia Bromiley Slow Melody: Age 17-19 Adjudicator: Glyn Williams 1. Daniel Thomas 2. Olivia Appleton 3. John-Luke Harris Slow Melody: Age 14-16: Adjudicator: Glenn Van Looy 1. James Atkins 2. Lewis Topping 3. Jack Lythaby Slow Melody: Age 12-13 years Adjudicator: Glenn Van Looy

8 Nov 2014

1. Jamie Read 2. Martijn Binon 3. Abby Kilpatrick Slow Melody: Age 11 and Under Adjudicator: Glyn Williams 1. Simon Binon 2. Tom Fox 3. Kimberley Harrison Open Air Varie: Adjudicator: Glenn Van Looy 1. Paul Bennettt 2. Lode Violet 3. Boonyarit Kittaweepitak Air Varie: Age 16-21 Adjudicator: Anthony Galinier 1. Chris Robertson 2. Marija Novicane 3. Jonas Violet Air Varie: Under 16 Adjudicator: Glyn Williams 1. Bethan Brown 2. Lina Van Lint 3. Simon Binon Open Duets Adjudicator: Glyn Williams 1. Boonyarit Kittaweepitak and Daniel Thomas 2. Patricia Woodings and Sheila Dixon 3. Owen and Marianne Garbutt Duets: Age 12-16 Adjudicator: Glyn Williams 1. Leah Forsythe and Sam Brodison 2. Kathleen Woods and Robert Lambert 3. Margot and Matyn Binon Duets: Under 11 Adjudicator: Glenn Van Looy 1. Taylor Roberts and Rowan Tjepkema 2. Thomas Lambert & Rowan Tjepkema 3. Holly Brook & Toby Brook Open Quartet: Adjudicator: Glyn Williams 1. EQ 2. 4 Part Harmony Quartet: Age 12-16 Adjudicator: Anthony Galinier 1. Over Wyre Brass Quartet: Age Under 11 Adjudicator: Anthony Galinier 1. Over Wyre Brass Awards: Besson International Award: Paul Bennett Specially commissioned solo for winner of Slow Melody 11 and Under composed by Andrew Stevenson: Simon Binon Most promising player, 16-21: Seth Livingstone Most promising player, 16 and Under: Joe Heartfield Most promising player, 11 and Under: Ruby Hawker Youngest Player: Simon Binon Most Outstanding Performance of the Day: EQ Most Promising Local Player: Alex Flanders CONCERT – British Sea Power at Kendal 7.30pm 1. Heavenly (P J M Wraight) 2. Woodern Horse (P J M Wraight) 3. Albert’s Eyes (P J M Wraight) 4. Atom (P J M Wraight) 5. Land Beyond (P J M Wraight) 6. No Need to Cry (P J M Wraight) 7. Once More Now (P J M Wraight) 8. The Smallest Church (P J M Wraight) 9. Machineries of Joy (P J M Wraight) 10. Light Above Ascending (P J M Wraight) 11. Lately (P J M Wraight)

9 Nov 2014

15 Nov 2014

16 Nov 2014

12. Lights Out (P J M Wraight) ENCORES a. Waving Flags (P J M Wraight) b. Great Skua (P J M Wraight) c. Warm Wind (P J M Wraight) CONCERT – Victoria Hall, Hanley 7.30pm. With the Daleian Singers 1. La Forza del Destino (Verdi arr Wright) 2. Lascia Chio’ Panga 3. Sonata K455 4. Let the Bright Seraphim 5. Get Happy (Harold Arlen arr Robin Dewhurst) 6. The Caliph Meets Trevor 7. Goodnight Dear Guests 8. Old Comrades (Teike) 9. Lawrence of Arabia (J M Jarre arr Duncan) 10. I Vow to Thee My Country (Gustav Holst / Geoff Knorr arr Phillip Littlemore) 11. Nightfall in Camp 12. Jerusalem (Hubert Parry) 13. WW1 Medley (Woodfield) with Choir CONCERT – With Stanhope Band YOUTH BAND PERFORMANCE a. INTERVAL FODENS BAND 1. Cossack (William Rimmer) 2. Can You Read My Mind (From Superman – John Williams) 3. Paquito (Andy Scott) 4. Lost Chord (Arthur Sullivan) 5. Hungarian March (Hector Berlioz arr Howard Snell) ENCORE Toccata in D Minor (Bach) COMPETITION – “Brass in Concert Entertainment Contest” Sage, Gateshead. Drawn 4th RESULTS FIRST Grimethorpe Colliery (Dr Robert Childs) 190 Points SECOND Cory (Philip Harper) 179 Points THIRD Tredegar (Ian Porthouse) 169 Points Fourth Fairey (Garry Cutt) 165 Points 5. Flowers (Paul Holland) 156 Points 6. Foden’s Band (Allan Withington) 154 Points 7. Brass Band Schoonhoven (Erik Janssen) 146 Points 8. Leyland (Richard Evans) 139 Points 9. Carlton Main Frickley Colliery (Leigh Baker) 127 Points 10. Brass Band of Central Florida (Chad Shoopman) 112 Points 11. Woodfalls (Ray Farr) 108 Points 12. Virtuosi GUS (Adam Cooke) 93 Points BEST EUPHONIUM SOLO – Glyn Williams (Fodens) PROGRAMME (Fodens) 1. Zadok the Priest (GF Handel arr Robin Dewhurst) 2. Get Happy (Harold Arlen arr Robin Dewhurst) 3. Lascoao Ch’io Panga (GF Handel arr Robin Dewhurst) Cornet Solo Mark Wilkinson 4. The Caliph Visits Trevor (Andy Scott) 5. Let the Bright Seraphim (GF Handel arr Robin Dewhurst) Solo Soprano Cornet Richard Poole / Tenor Horn Solo Daniel Powell 6. Scarlatti (arr Robin Dewhurst)

23 Nov 2014 26 Nov 2014

29 Nov 2014

7. Finale: Good Night Dear Guests (arr Robin Dewhurst / Peter Meehan / Allan Withington) CONCERT with FODEN’S YOUTH BAND (Moved to 25 Oct 2014) Self Promotional Concert. CONCERT – 10 Piece at Sandbach Concert Series. St Mary’s Hall Sandbach. 1. Mac and Mabel (Herman arr K Wilkinson) 2. Shepherds Song (Trad arr Gordon Langford) 3. Live and Let Die (Paul and Linda McCartney / George Martin) Soprano Solo Richard Poole 4. Folk Festival (Shostakovich arr Howard Snell) 5. 1914 (Various arr Mackenzie) 6. Sunshine of your Smile (Lilian Ray) Solo Cornet Mark Wilkinson 7. Keep Smiling Through (WW2 Songs arr D Barry) 8. Harry’s Song (Peter Meehan – Named after Mark Bousie’s Son who had just been born when the tune was written) Euphonium Solo Mark Bousie 9. It’s Not Unusual (Reed and Mills arr Broadbent – Tom Jones Hit) 10. Flight of the Bumble Bee Xylophone Solo Mark Landon 11. Toccata in D Minor (J S Bach) ENCORE Happy (Pharrell Williams arr Richard Poole) BAND Soprano Richard Poole Solo Cornet 1 Mark Wilkinson Solo Cornet 2 Paul McDonald 2nd Cornet Ian Raisbeck Solo Horn Solo Baritone Solo Euphonium Mark Bousie Solo Trombone E Flat Bass Percussion Mark Landon CONCERT – Manchester Cathedral 7.30pm Self-promotional concert with the Fodens Youth Band, Halifax Choral Society and Special Guest Jens Linderman (Trumpet) FODENS BAND 1. King’s Herald (Howells arr Littlemore) 2. Overture Der Freischutz (Carl Maria von Weber arr Halliwell) 3. Orpheus (Concerto for Trumpet) (Meehan) Soloist Jens Linderman (Trumpet) FODENS YOUTH BAND 1. Momentum (Hollings) 2. Canterbury Chorale (Van der Roost) 3. The Children of Sanchez (Mangione arr Gilje) Soloist Jens Linderman (Trumpet) and Alex Flanders (Fodens Youth Band) 4. The Circle of Life – From the Lion King (Elton John arr Gilje) 5. Batman the Movie (Elfman arr Catherall) INTERVAL FODENS BAND 1. Les Soirees Musicales (Gioachino Rossini arr Snell) a. Fanfare b. Canzonetta c. Tarantella FODENS BAND AND HALIFAX CHORAL SOCIETY 1. Zadok The Priest (Handel) 2. Gloria (John Rutter)

a. Allegro Vivace b. Andante c. Vivace e Ritmico ENCORE (Not for Programme) You’ll Never Walk Alone (Richard Rodgers arr Snell) ___________________________________________________________________________________ CHANGE OF PROGRAMME from Programme. FODENS YOUTH BAND 1. Momentum (Hollings) 2. The Circle of Life – From the Lion King (Elton John arr Gilje) 3. The Children of Sanchez (Mangione arr Gilje) Soloist Jens Linderman (Trumpet) 4. Canterbury Chorale (Van der Roost) 5. Batman the Movie (Elfman arr Catherall) ___________________________________________________________________________________ 4 Dec 2014 BROADCAST on BBC Radio 2 at 11.30pm “Listen to the Band” Frank Renton introduces the Brass on Sunday Concert featuring Cory and Foden’s Band recorded at the Symphony Hall, Birmingham. Bram Gay looks back at the Harry Mortimer years. 1. Foden’s Band – Hungarian March from “The Damnation of Faust” (arr Howard Snell) 2. Black Dyke Band – Crimond (arr Peter Graham) 3. Foden’s Band – Aurora Borealis from Arctic Scenes (Dave Henson) 4. Cory Band – Finale from Piano Concerto No 3. (Rachmaninov arr Philip Harper) 6 -7 Dec 2014 CD RECORDING – Patron’s Choice 11 Dec 2014 CONCERT Little Lever School. (2nd Half) 1. Midnight Sleighride (Sauter / Finnegan arr Ray Farr) 2. Christmas Festival Overture (Anderson arr Wood) 3. Away in a Manager (arr Graham) Solo Flugel Helen Williams 4. Pop looks Bach (Fonteyn arr K Wilkinson) 5. The Christmas Song (Mel Torme and Wells arr Sparke) 6. A Kenton Christmas (arr Poole) 7. White Christmas (Irving Berlin arr Sparke) 8. Santa Claustrophobia (arr Smith) ENCORE Merry Christmas Everybody (Noddy Holder arr Broadbent) 14 Dec 2014 CONCERT – “Christmas Concert” at Sandbach School. 7.30pm. FODEN’S BAND 1. Midnight Sleighride (Sauter / Finnegan arr Ray Farr) 2. Away in a Manager (arr Graham) Solo Flugel Helen Williams 3. Hark the Herald Angels Sing (Willcocks) CHOIR FODEN’S BAND 4. O Magnum Mysterium (Lauridsen arr Littlemore) 5. Christmas Festival Overture (Anderson arr Wood) INTERVAL FODEN’S BAND 1. A Kenton Christmas (arr Poole) 2. The Christmas Song (Mel Torme and Wells arr Sparke) 3. O Come All Ye Faithful (arr Willcocks) CHOIR FODEN’S BAND 4. White Christmas (Irving Berlin arr Sparke)

18 Dec 2014

5. A Christmas Fantasy (arr Langford) ENCORES Santa Claustrophobia (arr Smith) Merry Christmas Everybody (Noddy Holder arr Broadbent) Private Concert – Carols for Sandbach Town Council 5 Members of the band play for members of the Council.

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2015

FODEN’S BAND (Subject to Change) PRESIDENT Vice PRESIDENTS

Mr Mark Greaves MIOD Mr Ivor Stevenson, Mrs Elizabeth Sweeney, Professor John Wallace CBE Professor Jens Lindemann Chris Finnegan (Christine), Mr Malcolm Fletcher.

CHAIRMAN John Barber (Trombone) TREASURER Mark Wilkinson (Cornet) SECRETARY Andy Rolfe (Cornet) COMMITTEE / Foden’s and Foden’s Youth Band – Chris Bastock (New June 2014) (Percussion) Lucy Chivers (New June 2014) (3rd Cornet) Liz Haygarth (New June 2014) (Percussion) Andrew Howard-Smith, Richard Poole, (Youth Band) Ian Raisbeck (Youth Band) Glyn Williams, BAND MANAGER Mark Wilkinson (Cornet) SPONSORS / PARTNERS Andy Scott (Composer) Audi Cars (Macclesfield) (Solo Competition) Auric Total (Vehicle Solutions) Besson Bullocks Coaches Cheshire East Council DEV MAC Flowcrete (Rehearsal rooms) Goldy Solutions (Photography) Hercules Stands HPS / Hanley Print Services Peter Meechan (Composer and Arranger) RNCM / Royal Northern College of Music (Manchester) Sandbach Town Council Sshhmute.com Sterling Musical Instruments / Glyn Williams Music CONDUCTOR Bramwell Tovey Allan Withington (Musical Director) ASSOCIATE CONDUCTOR Michael Fowles. COMPOSER IN RESIDENCE Andy Scott YOUTH BAND PATRON’S SECRETARY Peter Sharp @ Fodens Band c/o Flowcrete Uk Ltd. Booth Lane, Moston, Sandbach CW11 3QF ################################################################################### 17 Jan 2015

CONCERT – Festival at Drayton Centre, Frogmore Road, Market Drayton, Shropshire 7.30pm 1. The Cossack (William Rimmer) 2. La Forza del Destino (Verdi arr Wright) 3. Spring Song (Matthew Eden) Solo Cornet Mark Wilkinson 4. Paquito (Andy Scott) 5. Moon River (Henry Mancini arr Alan Fernie) 6. La Belle Americaine (Hartmann) Solo Glyn Williams 7. Deep inside the Sacret Temple (Bizet arr K Wilkinson) Duet Glyn Williams and Mark Bousie 8. Hungarian March (Berlioz arr Howard Snell) INTERVAL 1. Cavanquino (Nazareth arr Howard Snell) 2. You Needed Me (Goodrum arr Brevik) Solo Flugel Helen Williams 3. Let’s Face the Music and Dance (Irving Berlin arr Goff Richards) 4. Czardas (Strauss arr Howard Snell) 5. Can you Read my Mind – From Superman (John Williams arr Rydland / John Barber) Solo Trombone John Barber

6. The Lost Chord (Arthur Sullivan arr Gordon Langford) 7. Hittin’ ‘em Up (Hackford arr Wright) Xylophone Duet Mark Landon 8. Procession to the Minster (Richard Wagner arr Howard Snell) ENCORE Toccata in D Minor (J S Bach arr Ray Farr) 24 Jan 2015 CONCERT – Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM) Conductors Bram Tovey and Michael Fowles 1. Deo Gloria (Bramwell Tovey) 2. Connotations (Edward Gregson) 3. Atrium Phase (World Premier) (Andrew Baker) 4. Songs of the Paradise Saloon – Concerto for Trumpet (Bramwell Tovey) (World Premier) INTERVAL 1. Song of Courage (Eric Ball) 2. Variations on a Theme of Michael Tippett (Various) 3. Forgotten Place (Andy Scott) 4. The Night to Sing (Bramwell Tovey) 25 Jan 2015 CD RECORDING Conductor Bram Tovey Songs of the Paradise Saloon – Concerto for Trumpet 25 Jan 2015 (Eve) SANDBACH CONCERT SERIES After the recording session Bramwell Tovey was interviewed by Foden’s Trombone player John Barber at an event for the Sandbach Concert Series at the Maxwell Davies Centre at Sandbach School. 30 Jan 2015 Steve Ridler joined the band on Solo Horn taking over from Dan Powell who has moved out of the area. __________________________________________________________________________________

STEVE RIDLER Biography Steve joined the band on Solo Horn initially to cover up until the RNCM Concert on the 24 january 2015 but after the concert it was decided to offer him a more permanent post with the band. Steve had previously been Principal Cornet with Carlton Main, Leyland and the JSVB Bands in the 1980’s before joining Brighouse and Rastrict between 1991 and 1997 on Cornet and then Flugel Horn. In 2000 Steve emigrated to Australia where he joined the Brisbane XLCR Band on Horn helping them win 10 National Championships. Steve has won a number of awards including the Queensland Champion of Champions. He has also been in the Solo Horn Chair with the National Band of Australia for Four Years. His first official job with the band was the annual trip to Armagh on the 6 to the 8 Feb 2015. __________________________________________________________________________________ 5 Feb 2015

BROADCAST on BBC Radio 2 at 11.30pm “Listen to the Band” Frank Renton introduces music from the Brass in Concert, at the Sage last November. The Foden programme was advertised as “Music which might have been played at the Court of Trevor the Fourth” (Alan Withington Conducting) 1. Get Happy (Harold Arlen arr Robin Dewhurst) Foden’s Band 2. 3rd Movement ‘Stratos’ Euphonium Concerto (Johnathan Bates) Euphonium Solo David Childs - Flowers Band 3. Lascoao Ch’io Panga (GF Handel arr Robin Dewhurst) / (Alternate Spelling - Lascia Ch’lo Panga) Foden’s Band - Cornet Solo Mark Wilkinson 4. Let the Bright Seraphim (GF Handel arr Robin Dewhurst) Foden’s Band Solo Soprano Cornet Richard Poole / Tenor Horn Solo Daniel Powell 5. Blue Skies (Irving Berlin) Virtuosi GUS Band Duet - James and Thomas Fountain 6. Upon the Celtic Cross (Jonathan Bates) Flowers Band

6 – 8 Feb 2015

14 Feb 2015

17 Feb 2015

7. March – Blue Sky (Takagi Tohko) Leyland Band BBC PRODUCER Terry Carter. TOUR Ireland 1. The Victor’s Return (William Rimmer) 2. Overture Der Freischutz (Weber arr William Halliwell) 3. Summertine (George Gershwin arr Howard Snell) Solo Richard Poole 4. Czardas (Strauss arr Howard Snell) 5. Anyone Can Whistle (S Sondheim arr Howard Snell) 6. La Belle Americaine (Hartmann) Solo Euphonium Glyn Williams 7. Deep Inside the Sacred Temple (Bizet arr Keith Wilkinson) 8. Hungarian March (H Berlioz arr Howard Snell) INTERVAL 1. Cavanquinho (Nazareth arr Howard Snell) 2. Tarantella (Himes) Solo Flugel Horn Helen Williams 3. The Runaway Train (Stevenson) 4. The Golden Horn (Andy Scott) 5. You’ll Never Walk Alone (Richard Rogers arr Howard Snell) 6. Love Unknown (Ireland arr Robson) 7. Helter Skelter (Lemon arr Woodfield) Solo Xylophone Mark Landon 8. Procession to the Minster (Wagner arr Howard Snell) ENCORES Toccata in D Minor Happy WEDDING John Barber to Grace (Private Concert) 1. Amazing Grace (Himes) 2. O Magnum Mysterium 3. Be my Love (Sammy Cahn / Nicholas Brodszky arr Ray Farr) Euphonium Solo Glyn Williams 4. Thaxted – I Vow to Thee (arr Philip Littlemore) 5. Kingdon Triumphant (Ball) EXTRAS Nimrod For the Love of a Princess CONCERT – Patrons Concert at Sandbach School 7.30pm 1. The Victor’s Return (William Rimmer) 2. Overture Der Freischutz (Weber arr William Halliwell) 3. Summertine (George Gershwin arr Howard Snell) Solo Richard Poole 4. Glorious Ventures (Peter Graham) Solo Mark Wilkinson 5. Canzonetta (Rossini arr Howard Snell) 6. La Belle Americaine (Hartmann) Solo Euphonium Glyn Williams 7. Ave Verum (W A Mozart arr Philip Sparke) Soloists Glyn Williams, Mark Bousie, Lyndon Baglin and Trevor Groom (Guests). 8. Hungarian March (H Berlioz arr Howard Snell) INTERVAL 1. Cavanquinho (Nazareth arr Howard Snell) 2. Tarantella (Himes) Solo Flugel Horn Helen Williams 3. Tarantella (Rossini arr Howard Snell) AWARDS and Presentations (see below) 4. The Golden Horn (Andy Scott) 5. Chaplin (John Barry arr Richards) Solo Xylophone Mark Landon

22 Feb 2015

1 Mar 2015

10 Mar 2015

17 Mar 2015

8. Procession to the Minster (Wagner arr Howard Snell) ENCORES Czardas (Strauss arr Howard Snell) ANNUAL BAND AWARDS (Awarded at the Patron’s Concert by the band) Foden’s Bandsman of the Year Paul McDonald (Solo Cornet) Foden’s Player of the Year Glyn William (Euphonium) PATRON’S CHOICE CD Tom Foster (Coach Driver for the band) COMPETITION PREVIEW – Area Preview Concert at Sandbach School. Local bands taking part in the Northwest Area Final at Blackpool preview their performances. Adjudicator Dr Brett Baker 1. Roberts Bakery Band – King Cotton (Sousa) 2. Test Piece – London Overture (Philip Sparke) 3. Hawk Green Band (Ex Marple Band) – Goldcrest (James Anderson) 4. Test Piece – Evolution (Philip Sparke) 5. Silk Brass – All Night Long (Lionel Richie arr Lee Baker) 6. Test Piece – Variations on Maccabeus ( Kevin Norbury) INTERVAL 1. Rode Hall Band 2. Test Piece – An English Pastorale (Dean Jones) 3. Foden’s Band – The Cossack (William Rimmer) 4. Test Piece – Torchbearer (Peter Graham) COMPETITION - Area Final at the Winter Gardens, Blackpool Test Piece “Torchbearer” by Peter Graham Conductor for Foden’s Band Alan Withington FIRST Fairey Band (Gary Cutt) SECOND Foden’s Band (Alan Withington) 3rd Wingates (Paul Andrews) 4th Ashton Under Lyne (Phil Chalk) 5th Morecambe (Andrew Warriner) 6th Leyland (Michael Bach) 7th Blackburn and Darwen (Huw Thomas) 8th Oldham Lees (John Collins) 9th Milnrow (Mark Bentham) 10th Co-operative Funeralcare North West (Jef Sparkes) 11th Pemberton Old Wigan DW (Srig Maersk) 12th Rainford (Gareth Brindle) Other positions for band who performed at Sandbach School on the 22 Fen 2015. FIRST SECTION 1st Roberts Bakery (Simon Stonehouse) SECOND SECTION 4th Silk Brass (Tony Wyatt) THIRD SECTION 10th Hawk Green – Marple (Neil Hewson) FOURTH SECTION 6th Rode Hall Band (Adrian Howgate) Gordon Hindle (Flugel Horn) died aged 70. Born in Lancashire in 1945 he came to the band in 1963 and stayed with Foden’s until 1966 when he left to join GUS. CONCERT – Congleton Town Hall. With the “Love Music Trust Ensembles” 1. Cavanquinho (Nazareth arr Howard Snell) 2. Can You Read my Mind (John Williams arr Rydland) Solo Trombone John Barber 3. Canzonetta (Rossini arr Howard Snell) 4. Tarantella (Rossini arr Howard Snell) 5. You’ll Never walk alone (Richard Rodgers arr Howard Snell) 6. La Belle Americaine (Hartmann) Solo Euphonium Glynn Williams 7. Chaplin (John Barry arr Richards) Solo Xylophone Mark Landon 7b (Not in Programme) Flight of the Bumble bee Solo Xylophone Mark Landon

8. Procession to the Minster (Wagner arr Snell) ENCORE Czardas (Strauss arr Snell) 19 Mar 2015 BROADCAST “Listen to the Band” BBC Radio 2 at 11.30pm Glyn Williams talks about his new CD and 25 years with Fodens. 26 Mar 2015 Frank Hughes (Cornet) died aged 84. Frank was born in 1931 in Lancashire and played on the second row of Cornets. He was also a great composer and wrote many pieces for Foden’s. 14 Apr 2015 BBC RECORDING – The Daily Politics Show filmed the band as part of the live Broadcast they were to make the following day. 15 Apr 2015 BBC BROADCAST – BBC 2 “Daily Politics Show” Ian Raisbeck (2nd Cornet), Dave McGlynn (Principal BbTuba) and Stewart Green (Archivist) took part in a live Broadcast from the Bandroom as part of the Election Coverage of the BBC’s “Daily Politics Show”. ################################################################################## BBC DAILY POLITICS COMES TO SANDBACH The BBC’s Flagship daytime Politics Show came to Sandbach on the 14 th and 15th of April to film and produce a live programme insert as part of a series of articles. Giles Dilnot a reporter for the programme, goes round the country talking to ordinary people at work or doing their hobbies and on this occasion he visited the Foden’s Band members during a rehearsal and the following day the BBC broadcast live to the studio from Sandbach. The day picked for the broadcast turned out to be a significant one as the latest policy release was to do with schools and in particular the impact it would have on the teaching of music within the education system a subject that is close to the heart of many members of the band including Ian Raisbeck (Cornet) who took part in the programme. Ian was joined by Dave McGlynn (Bb Bass) and Stewart Green (Band Archivist) to discuss the issues of the day for three minutes on BBC2 and then a repeat performance live on the BBC News Channel. On the Tuesday the BBC crew turned up to film the band perform its signature tune “The Cossack” which was recorded three times along with bits of the rehearsal which were then used to great effect when Giles added a narration to the introduction for the live broadcast on Wednesday when the three people connected to the band were asked their opinions as part of the Daily Politics look at what normal people think of the 2015 election. During the 2005 election coverage the Daily Politics programme decided to find out what the electorate in the marginal constituency’s really thought of the coverage of the election and what their views were. The format of going out to meet people in their place of work or play worked and the programme repeated the format in 2010 and again this year. Giles said that this election is a very different one as the voter really does have the chance to make a difference as it is going to be a very close run election with the public having more choice of candidates as different parties have joined in the mix. The new dynamic of the race has changed the view of the traditional voter who was brought up in a one party society to them having more choice than ever before. The programme put a list of policies on a board and asked voters to decide how they would make their choice based on the policy only and surprisingly no one party came out on top but a mixture of all the different parties. This year Giles Dilnot and the BBC team have spoken to Aquarium workers in Plymouth, Cheese makers in Cornwall, Film Prop makers in Bristol, Stone masons in Somerset, Iron workers in North Yorkshire and after the broadcast from Foden’s Bands rehearsal room at Flowcrete in Elworth they went Water rafting in North Wales. ################################################################################### 19 Apr 2015 SANDBACH TRANSPORT FESTIVAL Playing in the Parade and at the Old Hall. 23 Apr 2015 CONCERT – Sandbach Town Hall (Originally advertised as Congleton Town Hall) This was advertised as a St George’s Day Concert and it certainly lived up to its promise with tunes ranging from The Standard of St George by Kenneth J Alford to a selection from the last night of the proms. The band also played two tunes from the supposed pen of King Henry VIII, ‘Greensleaves’ and ‘Pastime with Good Company’. There were also two birthday celebrations of people of a mature age, one of a lady called Rose and the bands ex driver Tom who both attended the concert with their respective family members. The last time the full band played at the Town Hall was the Inaugural Concert of the Patrons Association back on the 26 November 1987 with an ensemble version of the

25 Apr 2015

2 May 2015

band appearing on the 15 March 2014. About One hundred and forty people turned up to the concert at the Town Hall with flags on hand for the Pomp and Circumstance March No 1. The audience enjoyed this celebration of our Patron Saint’s day and hoped that the event would be repeated next year. The audience enjoyed the solos from Helen Williams and Stephen Ridler and a solo by Glynn Williams who played ‘Brillante’ even though he included a bit of ‘Men of Harlech’ in the arrangement, a Welsh tune from his native country. The band’s next appearances in the town will be at Sandbach Girl’s School on the 23 May, and the 2 July at Sandbach School with the ‘Party in Sandbach Park’ on the 4 July 2015. PROGRAMME 1. The Standard of St George (Kenneth J Alford) 2. Overture Rule Britannia (William Rimmer) 3. I Hear You Calling Me (Marshall) Solo Cornet Mark Wilkinson 4. Rondo from Little Suite No 1 (Thomas Arnold) 5. Greensleeves (Henry VIII arr Howard Snell) Featuring Steven Ridler 6. Pastime with Good Company (Henry VIII arr Goff Richards) 7. Little Serenade (Tomlinson) 8. Crown Imperial (William Walton arr Wright) INTERVAL 1. West Country Fantasy (Gordon Langford) 2. The Sunshine of Your Smile (Lilian Ray) Solo Flugel Helen Williams 3. Brillante (Peter Graham) Solo Euphonium Glyn Williams 4. Dance ti Thi’ Daddy (Barry) 5. I Vow to Thee My Country (Gustav Holst / Knorr arr Philip Littlemore) 6. Fantasia on British Sea Songs (Sir Henry Wood arr Wright) 7. Jerusalem (Hubert Parry) 8. Pomp and Circumstance March No 1 (Edward Elgar arr Wright) CONCERT – Morley Town Hall 1. The Victors Return (William Rimmer) 2. Overture Der Freischütz (Weber arr William Halliwell) 3. Summertime (George Gershwin arr Howard Snell) Solo Soprano Cornet Richard Poole 4. Autumn Leaves (Kosma arr Geldard) Solo Trumbone John Barber 5. Brillante (Peter Graham) Solo Euphonium Glyn Williams 6. Postcard from Mexico (Howard Snell) 7. Canzonetta (Rossini arr Howard Snell) 8. Hungarian March (Berlioz arr Howard Snell) INTERVAL 1. It Had Better Be Tonight (Henry Mancini arr Smith) 2. Wild Mountain Thyme (McPeake arr Baker) Solo Flugel Horn Helen Williams 3. Get Happy! (Harold Arlen arr Dewhurst) 4. Chaplin (John Barry arr Richards) Solo Cornet Mark Landon 5. La Perla Negra (Skinner arr McKenzie) 6. Suite from West Side Story (Leonard Bernstein arr Crees) ENCORE (Not for programme ) The Melody Shop (King) CONCERT – Keele University (originally advertised as Manchester Cathedral ) With Fodens Youth Band FODENS YOUTH 1. Momentun (Hollings)

2. Canterbury Chorale (Vander Roost) 3. Galop (Shostakovich arr Antrobus) 4. The Runaway Train (Stevenson) FODEN’S BAND 5. It had better be Tonight (Henry Mancini arr Smith) 6. When Sparks Fly (Davoren) Solo Baritone Sarah Lenton 7. Chaplin (John Barry arr Goff Richards) Solo Mark Landon 8. West Side Story (Leonard Bernstein arr Cress) INTERVAL MASSED BANDS 1. Tales of Myths and Legends (Stevenson) WORLD PREMIER ENCORE NOT FOR PROGRAMME The Cossack (William Rimmer) 16 May 2015 CD Recording (Cancelled) 23 May 2015 CONCERT – Sandbach Girls School, Middlewich Road, Sandbach. 1. The President (German) 2. Summertime (George Gershwin arr Howard Snell) Solo Soprano Cornet Richard Poole 3. Glorious Ventures (Graham) Solo Cornet Mark Wilkinson 4. Tarantella (Rossini arr Howard Snell) INTERVAL 1. It had better be Tonight (Henry Mancini arr Smith) 2. Send in the Clowns (Stephen Sondheim arr Taylor) 3. Sing Sing Sing (Music Joe Bishop and Woody Herman Words by Louis Prima 1935 arr Freeh) Drum Solo Anthony Mann 4. Chaplin (John Barry arr Smith) Xylophone Solo Mark Landon 5. West Side Story (Leonard Bernstein arr Cress) ENCORE The Melody Shop Feature Page 23, 21 May 2015 Sandbach Chronicle. 29 May 2015 CONTEST – “Whit Friday Marches”, Tameside. Organised by the Saddleworth and Oldham District and Tameside Council. TAMESIDE COMPETITION PLACINGS FIRST Foden’s Band SECOND Ashton Under Lyne THIRD Rothwell Temperance TAMESIDE COUNCIL. VENUE POSITION Audenshaw Rugby Club (Aldwinians) 1 Broadoak Hotel X Carrbrook 2 Denton 1 Droylsden - The Bush Inn X Heyrod- John Street X Hurst Village / Hurst Cross (Ashton United) n/a Micklehurst n/a Millbrook n/a Stalybridge - Labour Club 1 Stalybridge - Celtic FC 1 Tameside X Tame Valley Hotel - Duckinfield n/a Upper Mossley - Mountain Street 1 SADDLEWORTH AND OLDHAM DISTRICT (Did Not take Part this Year). Delph Denshaw

Diggle Dobcross Friezland Greenfield Grotton Lees and Sprinhead Lydgate Mossley (Main Town) Southhead and Austerlands Uppermill (x = Didn’t play at venue / n/a = No contest that year at venue) 4 June 2015 CONCERT – Congleton Town Hall. (CANCELLED) 5 June 2015 Announcement that Glyn and Helen Williams will be leaving the band on the 4 July 2015 20 June 2015 CONCERT – Wilmslow Leisure Centre 7pm (CANCELLED) The Wimslow concert was arranged by Cheshire East Council who in May decided to change the venue to Congleton Park. CONCERT – Congleton Park 7pm (Date added May 2015) Conducted by Tom Wyss 0. Reveille 1. Standard of St George (Kenneth J Alford) 2. Rule Britannia 3. Hymn to the Fallen 4. Dambusters March 5. Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines 6. Earle of Oxfords March 7. Pastime with Good Company 8. Gladiator INTERVAL 1. Crown Imperial 2. Sunshine of Your Smile Solo Flugel Helen Williams 3. We’ll Meet Again 4. I Vow to Thee My Country (Gustav Holst – Jupiter “The Planet Suite”) 5. Fantasia on British Sea Songs (Henry Wood) 6. Jerusalem (Hubert Parry) 7. Pomp and Circumstance (Edward Elgar) 8. Day though Gavest 9. Sunset Pic and Feature Page 23, 21 May 2015 Sandbach Chronicle. Pic and Feature Page 41, 25 June 2015 Congleton Chronicle (Only). 21 June 2015 CONCERT – Lyceum Theatre, Crewe 7.30pm 0. Westwood Ho (Edwin Firth) TRIBUTE to Edwin Firth as his last appearance with the band was at the Lyceum Theatre. (See Edwin Firth Biography) 1. The Victor’s Return (William Rimmer) 2. Overture Der Frieschutz (Weber arr William Halliwell) 3. Glorious Ventures (Peter Graham) Cornet Solo Mark Wilkinson 4. Autumn Leaves (Kosma arr Catherall) Solo Trombone John Barber 5. Brillante (Graham) Euphonium Solo Glyn Williams 6. Resurgam (Ball) INTERVAL BRASSED OFF 1. Death or Glory (Hall) 2. Concerto De Aranjuez (Joaquin Rodrigo arr Bolton) Solo Flugel Helen Williams 3. Clog Dance (Marcangelo arr Charleson)

4. Irish Tune from County Derry (Grainger arr Wright) 5. Finale William Tell Overture (Gioachino Rossini arr Hawkins) BRASS ON BROADWAY 6. West Side Story (Leonard Bernstein arr Crees) ENCORE NOT FOR PROGRAMME Sing Sing Sing (Music Joe Bishop and Woody Herman Words by Louis Prima 1935 arr Freeh) Drum Solo Anthony Mann 26 June 2015 FODEN’S YOUTH BAND The band received its new banners for the music stands today. 26 June 2015 New Flugel Horn Soloist named by band to replace Helen Williams. David Gillson will take up the role on the 7 July 2015. ___________________________________________________________________________________

DAVID GILLSON Biography David Gillson became the Solo Flugel Horn player with the band after the departure of Helen Williams in 2015. David was previously with the Grimethorpe Band where he played Solo Cornet and later the Fairey Band (Also on Solo Cornet). He was also a finalist on the BBC Radio Young Brass Award for two years (2014-15?) ___________________________________________________________________________________ 27 June 2015 CONCERT – Prescott 7pm 1. The Victor’s Return (William Rimmer) 2. Overture Der Frieschutz (Weber arr William Halliwell) 3. Summertime (George Gershwin arr Howard Snell) Soprano Solo Richard Poole 4. Glorious Ventures (Graham) Cornet Solo Mark Wilkinson 5. Brillante (Graham) Euphonium Solo Glyn Williams 6. Resurgam (Ball) INTERVAL BRASSED OFF 1. Death or Glory (Hall) 2. Concerto De Aranjuez (Joaquin Rodrigo arr Bolton) Solo Flugel Helen Williams 3. Clog Dance (Marcangelo arr Charleson) 4. Irish Tune from County Derry (Grainger arr Wright) 5. Finale William Tell Overture (Gioachino Rossini arr Hawkins) BRASS ON BROADWAY 6. West Side Story (Leonard Bernstein arr Crees) ENCORE NOT FOR PROGRAMME Sing Sing Sing (Music Joe Bishop and Woody Herman Words by Louis Prima 1935 arr Freeh) Drum Solo Anthony Mann 1 July 2015 CONCERT – Bridgewater Hall, Manchester With the Halle Orchestra (Conductor Stephen Bell) 1. Overture, Peterloo op 97 (Arnold 1967) 2. Henry V Suite (William Walton) 3. A Tale of Two Empires – A Manchester Fantasy – Cottonopolis (Andrew Duncan) 4. The History of the English Speaking People (William Walton) 5. Resurgam (Eric Ball) 6. Pines of Rome (Respighi arr Howard Snell) 2 July 2015 CONCERT – Sandbach School 2nd Half. 1. OB1 Fanfare (Watson) 2. Teddy Bear’s Picnic (Bratton arr Roberts) Solo Michael Parker 3. And Everything is Still (Andy Scott) Solo Peter Saviides 4. Sing Sing Sing (Music Joe Bishop and Woody Herman

3 July 2015 3 July 2015

4 July 2015

Words by Louis Prima 1935 arr Freeh) Drum Solo Anthony Mann 5. I Will Follow Him (Stole / Roma / Plante arr Richards) Featuring School and Foden’s Tombone Sections 6. Don’t Want to Miss a Thing (Warren) Featuring School Saxophones 7. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (John Williams arr Ray Farr) ENCORE Toccata in D Solo Cornet Player Andrew Stevenson has left Foden’s Band to take up a position in the RAF. It was announced that Kathleen Gaspoz would be joining the band on Solo Cornet. A former principal cornet player with the European Youth Band and National Youth Band of Switzerland she is studying for her Masters in Performance at the RNCM (Manchester) and will take over from Andrew Stevenson. CONCERT – Sandbach Park 8pm FODENS BAND CONCERT IN SANDBACH PARK Organised by Sandbach Town Council. TIME 6.30pm Support band / 8pm Fodens (Gates open at 5.30pm) TICKETS £8 in Advance / £10 on the Gate (TBC) Do not bring Gazebos or Barbecues as they will not be allowed on the site. CONTACT Sandbach Town Council for more details. PHONE 01270-600800 WEBSITE www.sandbach.gov.uk

SAD FAREWELL This Concert will be the last with Glyn Williams and Helen Williams as they are relocating to South Wales to take up band positions with the Cory Band. Glyn has been with the band for 20 years while Helen has been with Foden’s for 15 years. The have both brought a unique talent to the band, both in front of an audience and behind the scenes with positions on the management committee and at concerts helping with the day to day running of the band. PROGRAMME 1. Star’s and Stripes Forever (John P Sousa) 2. America (Neil Diamond arr Sparke) 3. Spring Song (Matthew Eden) Solo Cornet Mark Wilkinson 4. Live and Let Die (Paul and Linda McCartney arr Farr) Soprano Solo Richard Poole 5. Greensleeves (Henry VIII arr Howard Snell) 6. Pastime with Good Company (Henry VIII arr Roberts) 7. All in Love is Fair (Stevie Wonder arr Scott) Trombone Solo John Barber 8. Little Serenade (Tomlinson) 9. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (John Williams arr Ray Farr) INTERVAL 1. OB1 Fanfare (Watson) 2. Lady in Red (Chris De Burgh arr Barry) Flugel Solo Helen Williams 3. Let’s Face the Music and Dance (Irving Berlin arr Richards) 4. Moon River (Henry Mancini arr Fernie) 5. Sing Sing Sing (Music Joe Bishop and Woody Herman Words by Louis Prima 1935 arr Freeh) Drum Solo Anthony Mann 6. La Belle Americaine (Hartmann) Solo Euphonium Glyn Williams 7. I Got Rhythm (George Gershwin arr Fernie)

8. Independence Day Suite (David Arnold arr Smith) LAST NIGHT OF THE PROMS 9. Fantasia on British Sea Songs (Henry Wood) 10. Jerusalem (Hubert Parry) 11. Pomp and Circumstance March No 1 (Edward Elgar) 7 July 2015 David Thornton has been appointed Solo Euphonium with the band. ___________________________________________________________________________________

DAVID THORNTON Biography With the loss of Glyn Williams to Cory Band the Foden’s Band appointed David Thornton as it principal Euphonium Player in June 2015. On the 7 July he took up the post of Solo Euphonium after three years in the role at Fairey Band and before that 10 years with Black Dyke. Before Foden’s he spent four years with the Brighouse and Rastrick Band winning the 2011 Nationals during his term with the band. David has recorded four solo CD’s and won the best soloist at the 2013 National Finals. His first concert outing with Foden’s will be at the Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham on the 23 August 2015. ___________________________________________________________________________________ 11 July 2015 YOUTH CONCERT – Foden’s Youth Band Concert at Winsford Lifestyle Centre 18 July 2015 Glyn and Helen leaving party to say a sad farewell to the players before they go to Wales. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ August 2015 BAND MEMBERS INSTRUMENT PLAYER (Joined Year) Conductor Bramwell Tovey (Musical Director) (2000 rejoined 2010+) Conductor Michael Fowles (Associate Conductor) (1990 rejoined 1995+) Soprano Cornet Richard Poole (2002) Principal Cornet Mark Wilkinson (1992) Solo Cornet Paul McDonald (2005) Solo Cornet Anna Hughes-Williams (2008 / rejoined May 2013) Solo Cornet Kathleen Gaspoz (2015) 2nd Cornet Ian Raisbeck (2010) 2nd Cornet Joe Murtagh (2012) 3rd Cornet Andy Rolfe (2007) 3rd Cornet Robin Basu (July 2014) Repriano Cornet Melanie Whyle (2009) Solo Flugel David Gillson (2015) Solo Tenor Horn Steve Ridler (Jan 2015) 1st Tenor Horn Neil Raisbeck (June 2014) 2nd Tenor Horn Andy Howard- Smith (1997) Solo Baritone Sarah Lenton (June 2014) Mike Cavanagh (On We Meet Again CD) 2nd Baritone Mike Warriner (2005) Solo Trombone John Barber (1996) 2nd Trombone Robert Wilshaw (2015) Bass Trombone Shaun Farrington (2009) Solo Euphonium David Thornton (2015) 2nd Euphonium Mark Bousie (2009) E Flat Bass Stewart Baglin (2006) 2nd E Flat Bass Sam Minshall (2013) Principal BbTuba David McGlynn (2012) 2nd Bb Tuba Jonny Shaw (11 Sept 2014) Percussion Mark Landon (1999) Percussion Anthony Mann (Oct 2010) Percussion Eve Knowles (2009) Percussion Chris Bastock (1995 to 2012 and 2015) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

16 Aug 2015

23 Aug 2015

1 Sept 2015 5 Sept 2015

CONCERT – Gawsworth Hall 7pm 1. The Cossack (William Rimmer) 2. Festive Overture (Shostakovich arr Kitson) 3. Live and Let Die (Paul and Linda McCartney arr Ray Farr) Soprano Solo Richard Poole 4. Spring Song (Matthew Eden) Cornet Solo Mark Wilkinson 5. Autumn Leaves (Kosma arr Geldard) Trombone Solo John Barber 6. Sing Sing Sing (Music Joe Bishop and Woody Herman Words by Louis Prima 1935 arr Freeh) Drum Solo Anthony Mann 7. Greensleeves (Henry VII arr Howard Snell) 8. Hungarian March (Hector Berlioz) INTERVAL BRASSED OFF 1. Death or Glory (Hall) 2. Concerto De Aranjuez (Joaquin Rodrigo arr Bolton) Solo Flugel David Gillson 3. Clog Dance (Marcangelo arr Charleson) 4. Irish Tune from County Derry (Grainger arr Wright) 5. Finale William Tell Overture (Gioachino Rossini arr Hawkins) LAST NIGHT OF THE PROMS 6. Fantasia on British Sea Songs (Henry Wood) Solo Singer Anna Clare Monk 7. Jerusalem (Hubert Parry) Solo Singer Anna Clare Monk 8. Pomp and Circumstance March No 1 (Edward Elgar) CONCERT – Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham 3pm 1. The Cossack (William Rimmer) 2. Festive Overture (Shostakovich arr Kitson) 3. Live and Let Die (Paul and Linda McCartney arr Farr) Soprano Solo Richard Poole 4. Autumn Leaves (Kosma arr Geldard) Trombone Solo John Barber 5. Believe Me If All Those Endearing Young Charms (Trad). Euphonium Solo David Thornton 6. Cavanquinho (Nazareth arr Snell) 7. Little Serenade (Tomlinson) 8. Hungarian March (Berlioz arr Snell) INTERVAL 1. It Had Better Be Tonight (Henry Mancini arr Smith) 2. Where Sparks Fly (Davoren) Baritone Solo Sarah Lenton 3. Chaplin (John Barry arr Smith) Xylophone Solo Mark Landon 4. West Side Story (Leonard Bernstein arr Crees) ENCORE (Not for programme ) Sing Sing Sing (Music Joe Bishop and Woody Herman Words by Louis Prima 1935 arr Freeh) Drum Solo Anthony Mann OPEN REHEARSAL at Sandbach School before the British Open 7.30pm All welcome to help give the band some reaction to the piece they are playing. COMPETITION – “British Open” at the Symphony Hall, Birmingham. Test Piece “Reflections on Swan Lake” by Stephen Roberts FIRST Grimethorpe Colliery (Dr Robert Childs) SECOND Brighouse and Rastrick (Prof. David King) THIRD Cory (Philip Harper) FOURTH Leyland (Thomas Wyss)

FIFTH SIXTH SEVENTH Eighth Ninth Tenth Eleventh Twelfth Thirteenth Fourteenth Fifteenth Sixteenth Seventeen Eighteenth

FODENS (Allan Withington) Black Dyke (Prof. Nicholas Childs) Tredegar (Ian Porthouse) Brass Band Burgermusik Luzern (Michael Bach) Co-operative Funeralcare (Allan Ramsay) Flowers (Paul Holland) Fairey (Garry Cutt) Rothwell Temperance (David Roberts) Milnrow (Mark Bentham) Desford Colliery (Tom Davoren) Hammonds Saltaire (Morgan Griffiths) Woodfalls (Erik Janssen) Carlton Main Frickley Colliery (Phillip McCann) Kirkintilloch (Russell Gray)

Best Euphonium Glyn Williams (Cory) Best Soprano Kevin Crockford (Grimethorpe) Best Soloist Dr Roger Webster (Grimethorpe)

6 Sept 2015

12 Sept 2015

12 Sept 2015 17 Sept 2015

DRAW POSITIONS 1. Fairey (Garry Cutt) 2. Flowers (Paul Holland) 3. Carlton Main Frickley Colliery (Phillip McCann) 4. Cory (Philip Harper) 5. Rothwell Temperance (David Roberts) 6. Kirkintilloch (Russell Gray) 7. Tredegar (Ian Porthouse) 8. Black Dyke (Prof. Nicholas Childs) 9. Co-operative Funeralcare (Allan Ramsay) 10. Woodfalls (Erik Janssen) 11. Leyland (Thomas Wyss) 12. Hammonds Saltaire (Morgan Griffiths) 13. Desford Colliery (Tom Davoren) 14. Milnrow (Mark Bentham) 15. Grimethorpe Colliery (Dr Robert Childs) 16. Brighouse and Rastrick (Prof. David King) 17. Fodens (Allan Withington) 18. Brass Band Burgermusik Luzern (Michael Bach) CONCERT – Symphony Hall, Birmingham 1. Get Happy (Harold Arlen arr Robin Dewhurst) 2. The Unanswered Question (Charles Ives arr Peter Garison) 3. Brilliante (Peter Graham) Soloist Grant Jameson 4. West Side Story (Leonard Bernstein arr Crees) CONCERT – Bridgewater Hall 1. Festive Overture (Shostakovich arr Kitson) 2. Just as I Am (Wilfred Heaton) 3. Trombone Concerto No 3 (Proctor) 1 st Live Performance Trombone Solo John Barber 4. La Boda de Luis Alonso (Gimenez arr Gourlay) 5. Little Serenade (Tomlinson) 6. West Side Story (Leonard Bernstein arr Crees) ENCORE Not for programme Sing Sing Sing (Music Joe Bishop and Woody Herman Words by Louis Prima 1935 arr Freeh) Drum Solo Anthony Mann Robert Wilshaw (2015) who had only joined the band recently left the band due to other commitments. CONCERT – Sandbach Town Hall 7.30pm 1. South Pacific (Rodgers and Hammerstein arr Smith)

17 Sept 2015

19 Sept 2015

2. I Dreamed a Dream (Schoenberg arr Wyss) Solo Cornet Mark Wilkinson 3. Live and Let Die (McCartney / Martin arr Farr) 4. We have all the Time in the World (John Barry arr Holdgate) Tenor Horn Solo Steve Ridler 5. I got Rhythm (George Gershwin arr Fernie) 6. Moon River (Henry Manchini arr Fernie) 7. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (John Williams arr Farr) INTERVAL 1. Let’s face the music and dance (Irving Berlin arr Richards) 2. Concerto d’Aranjuez (Rodrigo arr Bolton) Flugel Solo David Gillson 3. Variations (Andrew Lloyd Webber arr Graham) Euphonium Solo David Thornton 4. Chaplin (John Barry arr Richards) Solo Xylophone Mark Landon 5. West Side Story (Leonard Bernstein arr Cress) ENCORE Sing Sing Sing (Music Joe Bishop and Woody Herman Words by Louis Prima 1935 arr Freeh) Drum Solo Anthony Mann BROADCAST “Listen to the Band” BBC Radio 2 11.30pm – Grant Jameson in Concert with Foden’s Band. Recorded at the Sunday Gala in Symphony Hall, Birmingham with Conductor Allan Withington The current Young Brass Award Winner Grant Jameson takes to the stage. 1. Let’s Face the Music and Dance (arr Goff Richards) Black Dyke and Nicholas Childs (Conductor) 2. Brillante (Peter Graham) Foden’s Band with Allan Withington (Conductor) and Grant Jameson (Euphonium) 3. Get Happy (Harold Arlen (.b. 15 Feb 1905 .D. 23 Apr 1986) with lyrics by Ted Koehler (Composed 1929) arr Robin Dewhurst) Foden’s Band with Allan Withington (Conductor) 4. Overture to Poet and Peasant (written 1845) Cory Band and Philip Harper (Conductor) CONCERT – Chester Cathedral 7.30pm Conductor Richard Evans 1. The Cossack (William Rimmer) 2. Festive Overture (Shostakovich arr Kitson) 3. Spring Song (Matthew Eden) Cornet Solo Mark Wilkinson 4. Sing Sing Sing (Music Joe Bishop and Woody Herman Words by Louis Prima 1935 arr Freeh) Drum Solo Anthony Mann 5. Little Serenade (Tomlinson) 6. Hungarian Dance (Berlioz arr Snell) INTERVAL 1. It had better be tonight (Henry Mancini arr Smith) 2. Carnival Cocktail (Sykes) Euphonium Solo David Thornton 3. Let’s face the music and dance (Irving Berlin arr Richards) 4. Moon River (Henry Mancini arr Fernie) 5. Helter Skelter (Lemon) Xylophone Solo Mark Landon 6. Pines of Rome (Respighi arr Howard Snell) ENCORE not for programme, if needed Toccata in D minor JOINT ITEMS Soldiers Chorus from Faust Speed your Journey

20 Sept 2015

6 Oct 2015

10 Oct 2015

17 Oct 2015

CONCERT – Wigan Youth Zone 1pm to 5pm 1. The Cossack (Rimmer) 2. Festive Overture (Shostakovich arr Kitson) 3. Spring Song (Eden) Cornet Solo Mark Wilkinson 4. Live and Let Die (McCarthy arr Farr) Soprano Soloist Richard Poole 5. Sing Sing Sing (Music Joe Bishop and Woody Herman Words by Louis Prima 1935 arr Freeh) Drum Solo Anthony Mann 6. Folk Festival (Shostakovich ) 7. Little Serenade (Tomlinson) 8. Hungarian Dance (H Berlioz arr Howard Snell) INTERVAL 1. It had better be tonight (Henry Mancini arr Smith) 2. Believe Me if All Those Endearing Young Charms (arr Boddington) Euphoniun Solo David Thormton 3. Lets face the music and dance (Irving Berlin arr Goff Richards) 4. Moon River (Henry Mancini arr Fernie) 5. Ive Got Rhythm (George Gershwin arr Fernie) 6. Helter Skelter (Lemon) Xylophone Solo Mark Landon 7. Pines of Rome (Respighi arr Snell) ENCORE not for Programme Toccata in D minor BOTH BANDS 1. Fantasia on British Sea Songs (Sir Henry Wood) 2. Jerusalem (Hubert Parry) 3. Pomp and Circumstance March No.1 (Edward Elgar) Nick Birch Joins Foden’s band on Trombone officially prior to the National Finals but has played occasionally with the band for many years having been a student at Sandbach School. Kathleen Gaspoz (Solo Cornet) left the band sometime in Sept / Oct 2015 to join the Black Dyke Band (After British Open on the 8 Sept 2015). COMPETITION – “National Finals” at the Albert Hall, London. Test Piece “Spiriti” (Thomas Doss) FIRST Cory (Philip Harper) SECOND Brighouse and Rastrick (Prof. David King) THIRD Fairey (Prof. Garry Cutt) FOURTH Flowers (Paul Holland) 5. Tredegar (Ian Porthouse) 6. Camborne (Kevin Mackenzie) 7. Zone One Brass (Richard Ward) 8. Reg Vardy (Russell Gray) 9. Co-operative Funeralcare (Allan Ramsay) 10. Grimethorpe Colliery (Dr Robert Childs) 11. Black Dyke (Prof. Nicholas Childs) 12. Whitburn (Michael Fowles) 13. Foden's (Allan Withington) 14. Carlton Main Frickley Colliery (Phillip McCann) 15. Virtuosi GUS (Adam Cooke) 16. Northop Silver (Thomas Wyss) 17. Tongwynlais Temperance (John Berryman) 18. NASUWT Riverside (Stephen Malcolm) 19. Desford Colliery (LCIWTF) (Tom Davoren) 20. Friary Guildford (Chris King) CONCERT – Brindley Theatre, Runcorn 7.30pm THE HIGHFIELD / CHOIR a. Gary Hill – Good evening b. Non Bobis Domine (Rudyard Kipling and Roger Quilter)

25 Oct 2015

31 Oct 2015

c. The Water is Wide (Trad arr Miles Ramsay) d. My Lord What a Morning (Spiritual arr Hugh S Robertson) e. Give me a Choral Medley (Andy Beck) f. Anthem from Chess (Anderson, Ulvaeus and Tim Rice arr Haydn James) FODEN’S BAND 1. Festival Overture (Shostakovich arr Kitson) 2. Spring Song (Eden) Solo Cornet Mark Wilkinson 3. Believe me If those Endearing Young Charms (Mantia arr Childs) Solo Euphonium David Thornton 4. Little Serenade (Tomlinson) 5. La Boda de Luis Alonso (Gimenez arr Gourlay) INTERVAL THE HIGHFIELD / CHOIR a. Bobby Shaftor (Sea Shanty arr Edmund Walters) b. Bring him Home / Do you Hear – from Les Misterables (Schonberg, Kretzmer and Boubil arr John Leavitt) c. An Eriskay Love Lilt (kennedy-Fraser arr Hugh S Roberton) FODEN’S BAND 1. It had better be tonight (Henry Mancini arr Smith) 2. Autumn Leaves (Kosma / Prevert arr Geldard) Solo Trombone John Barber 3. West Side Story (Leonard Bernstein arr Cress) FODEN’S BAND and CHOIR 4. Fantasia on British Sea Songs (Sir Henry Wood arr Wright) 5. Jerusalem (Hubert Parry) 6. Pomp and Circumstance March No1 (Edward Elgar arr Wright) CONCERT – The Forum, Barrow 2pm 1. The Cossack (William Rimmer) 2. Festive Overture (Shostakovich arr Kitson) 3. Live and Let Die (McCartney arr Farr) Solo Soprano Richard Poole 4. Pokarekare Ana (Trad. arr Stevenson) Solo Tenor Horn Steve Ridler 5. Believe Me If All Those Endearing Young Charms (Mantia arr Childs) Solo Euphonium David Thornton 6. War Dance (Respighi arr Newton) 7. Little Serenade (Tomlinson) 8. La Boda de Luis Alonson (Gimenez arr Gourlay) INTERVAL 1. It Had Better Be Tonight (Henry Mancini arr Smith) 2. Where Sparks Fly (Davoren) Solo Baritone Sarah Lenton 3. Chaplin (John Barry arr Smith) Xylophone Solo Mark Landon 4. West Side Story (Leonard Bernstein arr Crees) ENCORE Not for programme Sing Sing Sing (Music Joe Bishop and Woody Herman Words by Louis Prima 1935 arr Freeh) Drum Solo Anthony Mann FODEN BAND SOLO COMPETITION at Sandbach School. RESULTS Class 1 – 11 and Under Slow Melody (Helen Stewart Memorial Quaich) 1st Hannah Taylor 2nd Simon Binon 3rd Joe Heartfield Class 2 – 12 and 13 Slow Melody (Diamond Jubilee Trophy). 1st Jamie Reid 2nd Martijn Binon

3rd Lewis Frost Class 3 – 14 to 16 Slow Melody (B and G J Birch Memorial Cup). 1st Lina Van Lint 2nd Margot Binon 3rd Robbie Richardson Class 4 – 17 to 19 Slow Melody (Bryan Tait Trophy). 1st Benjamin Bourgeois 2nd Siobhan Bates 3rd Nick Elsen Class 5 – Vintage Slow Melody (Lyndon Baglin Trophy). 1st Jackie Greensted 2nd Patricia Woodings 3rd Ilse Degeest Class 6 – Open Slow Melody (Mark Wilkinson Trophy). 1st Adam Bokaris 2nd Siobhan Bates 3rd Gaelle Lefevre Class 7 – Under 16 Air Varie (Granville Jennings Trophy). 1st Jamie Reid 2nd Simon Binon 3rd Joe Heartfield Class 8 – 16 to 21 Air Varie (Louise Charles Memorial Trophy). 1st Siobhan Bates 2nd Daniel Thomas 3rd Jack Lythaby Class 9 – Open Air Varie (Peter Fletcher President’s Trophy). 1st Gaelle Lefevre 2nd Paul Bennett 3rd Stephen Lomas Class 10 – 11 and Under Duet. 1st Ruby and Kitty Hawker 2nd Hannah Taylor and Bethany Harby Class 11 – 12 to 16 Duet. 1st Simon and Martijn Binon 2nd Oliver and Toby Marshall 3rd Rosie Darracott-Gray and Suzanna Hudson Class 12 – Open Duet. 1st Duo Gaileam (Gaelle Lefevre and William Thebaudeau-Muller) 2nd Margot Binon and Ilse Degeest 3rd James Atkins and Jess Wilson Class 13 – Not Run. Class 14 – Not Run. Class 15 – Open Quartet. 1st Euph4niums (Birmingham Conservatoire) 2nd The Mighty Imps (Yorkshire Imperial) 3rd Haz Brass

Class 16 – Under 16 Tuned Percussion. 1st Lewis Barton 2nd Catherine Flanders 3rd Alex Walton Class 17 – Not Run. Class 18 – Under 16 Un-Tuned Percussion. 1st Dom Ritchie 2nd Alex Walton 3rd Lewis Barton

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10 Nov 2015

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Best Local Player (Sponsored by Sandbach Town Council) – Hannah Taylor Besson International Award – Gaelle Lefevre Outstanding Performance of the Day (Sponsored by Flowcrete) – Adam Bokaris Most Promising Local Player 11 and Under (Sponsored by Lions Youth Band and includes a lesson with a Foden’s Principal Player) – Lewis Barton Most Promising Player 12-15 Audi Bursary – Adam Warburton Most Promising Player 16-21 Besson Bursary – Jack Lythaby Most Outstanding Euphonium Player (Sponsored by Glyn Williams) – Adam Bokaris Youngest Player in the Competition – Kitty Hawker (Aged 8) Best name in the Open Quartet Section – The Mighty Imps CONCERT – Glossopdale School (2nd Half only) 1. The Dambusters March (Eric Coates arr Wright) 2. Nimrod (Edward Elgar arr Wright) 3. Brillante (Graham) Duet David Thornton (Euphonium) and Mark Bousie (Euphonium) 4. It had better be Tonight (Henry Mancini arr Fernie) 5. Moon River (Henry Mancini arr Fernie) 6. Sing Sing Sing (Music Joe Bishop and Woody Herman Words by Louis Prima 1935 arr Freeh) 7. Sunset 8. Jerusalem (Hubert Parry) 9. Pomp and Circumstance March No 1 (Edward Elgar arr Wright) CONCERT – Royal Leamington Spa (CANCELLD) COMPETITION “Brass in Concert” ? CONCERT Newton Stewart, Scotland 6pm. Conductor David Hirst 1. The Cossack (William Rimmer) 2. Festive Overture (Shostakovich arr Kitson) 3. Spring Song (Eden) Solo Cornet Mark Wilkinson 4. Live and Let Die (Linda and Paul McCartney and George Martin arr Farr) Solo Soprano Richard Poole 5. All in Love is Fair (Stevie Wonder arr Andy Scott) Solo Trombone John Barber 6. La Boda de Luis Alonson (Gimenez arr Gourlay) 7. The Passing Years (Ball) 8. Toccata in D Monor (J S Bach arr Ray Farr) INTERVAL 1. It had better be tonight (Henry Mancini arr Smith) 2. Concerto d’Aranjuez (Rodrigo arr Bolton) Solo Flugel David Gillson 3. Let’s Face the Music and Dance (Irving Berlin arr Goff Richards) 4. Sing Sing Sing (Music Joe Bishop and Woody Herman Words by Louis Prima 1935 arr Freeh) Drum Solo Anthony Mann 5. Helter Skelter (Lemon) Xylophone Solo Mark Landon

22 Nov 2015 5 Dec 2015 6 Dec 2015 10 Dec 2015

12 Dec 2015 13 Dec 2015

6. 2nd Movements from Suite Gothique (Boellmann arr Ball) ENCORE Not for programme. Death or Glory CD RECORDING – 80 Hertz Studio, Manchester For Andy Duncan CD CD RECORDING – Patron’s Choice CD RECORDING – Patron’s Choice (Youth Band Recording) CONCERT – Little Lever High School 2nd half 1. A Christmas Parade (Richard Poole) 2. Blessed Assurance (Knapp arr Bulla) Solo Soprano Richard Poole 3. Dance of the Tumblers (Rimsky-Korsakov arr Ashmore) 4. Variations on Auld Lang Syne (Mantia arr arr Peter Meechan) Solo Euphonium David Thornton 5. Troika (Prokofiev arr Ray Farr) 6. The Christmas Song (Mel Torme and Wells arr Sparke) 7. Helter Shelter (Lemon) Xylophone Solo Mark Landon 8. A Christmas Fantasy (Langford) ENCORE Merry Christmas Everybody (Noddy Holder) Jingle Bells (Ashmore) CONCERT – Market Drayton 7.30pm CONCERT – Sandbach School Christmas Concert. 7.30pm 1. A Kenton Christmas (Richard Poole) 2. The Rocking Carol (Trad arr Fernie) Solo Cornet Mark Wilkinson 3. Dance of the Tumblers (Rimsky-Korsakov arr Ashmore) 4. Hark the Herald Angels Sing (arr Wilcocks) 5. Troika (Prokofiev arr Farr) 6. The Lord Bless you and Keep You (Rutter arr Wormald) Solo Tenor Horn Steve Ridler 7. The Christmas Song (Mel Torme and Wells arr Sparke) 8. Dance of the Bafoons (Tchaikovsky arr Timmins) INTERVAL 1. A Christmas Parade (Poole) 2. Can you Read My Mind – From Superman (John Williams arr Rydland) Solo Trombone John Barber 3. Two dances from the Nutcracker (Tchaikovsky arr Wright) 4. O Come All Ye Faithful (Trad arr Wilcocks) 5. Santa-Claustrophobia (arr Smith) 6. Variations on Auld Lang Syne (Mantia arr Peter Meechan) Solo Euphonium David Thornton 7. A Christmas Fantasy (Langford)

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2016

FODEN’S BAND (Subject to Change) PRESIDENT Vice PRESIDENTS

Mr Mark Greaves MIOD (see March 2016) Mr Ivor Stevenson, Professor John Wallace CBE Professor Jens Lindemann Chris Finnegan (Christine). CHAIRMAN John Barber (Trombone) TREASURER Mark Wilkinson (Cornet) SECRETARY Andy Rolfe (Cornet) COMMITTEE / Foden’s and Foden’s Youth Band –

Chris Bastock (New June 2014) (Percussion) Lucy Chivers (New June 2014) (3rd Cornet) Liz Haygarth (New June 2014) (Percussion) Andrew Howard-Smith, Richard Poole, (Youth Band) Ian Raisbeck (Youth Band) Glyn Williams, BAND MANAGER Mark Wilkinson (Cornet) SPONSORS / PARTNERS ABC Managed Solutions Audi Cars (Macclesfield) Besson Bullocks Coaches Cheshire East Council Flowcrete (Rehearsal rooms) Goldy Solutions. HPS / Hanley Print Services Hercules Stands RNCM / Royal Northern College of Music (Manchester) Sandbach Town Council SKB Orange CA Sshhmute.com Sterling Musical Instruments / Glyn Williams Music CONDUCTOR Bramwell Tovey Allan Withington (Musical Director) ASSOCIATE CONDUCTOR Michael Fowles. COMPOSER IN RESIDENCE Andy Scott YOUTH BAND PATRON’S SECRETARY Peter Sharp at Fodens Band c/o Flowcrete Uk Ltd. Booth Lane, Moston, Sandbach CW11 3QF ################################################################################### 17 Jan 2016

23 Jan 2016

30 Jan 2016

Changes to the lineup of the band include the introduction of Leon Renilson who joins the band on Repriano Cornet and the movement of Melanie Whyle to the Flugel role (replacing David Gillson). CONCERT – Bedworth Civic Hall 1. The Cossack (William Rimmer) 2. Candide Overture (Leonard Bernstein arr Howard Snell) 3. Blessed Assurance (Knapp arr Bulla) Solo Soprano Richard Poole 4. Spring Song (Eden) Solo Cornet Mark Wilkinson 5. The Lord Bless You and Keep You (Rutter arr Wormald) Solo Tenor Horn Steve Ridler 6. King Arthur –Scenes from a radio play (Benjamin Britten arr Hindmarsh) INTERVAL 1. It Had Better be Tonight (Menry Mancini arr Smith) 2. Autumn Leaves (Kosma arr Geldard) Solo Trombone John Barber 3. Little Star (John Barber arr Andy Scott) 4. Pixie Dust (Rock) Solo Euphonium David Thornton 5. West Side Story (Leonard Bernstein arr Crees) ENCORE Sing Sing Sing (Music Joe Bishop and Woody Herman Words by Louis Prima 1935 arr Freeh) CONCERT – RNCM Manchester Conductor for Foden’s band James Gourlay Incl

5 – 7 Feb 2016

16 Feb 2016

28 Feb 2016

Asphalt (John MacKay arr Jim Gray) Odin TOUR – Ireland / Armagh 1. Candide Overture (Leonard Bernstein arr Howard Snell) 2. Blessed Assurance (Knapp arr Bulla) Solo Soprano Richard Poole 3. Spring Song (Eden) Solo Cornet Mark Wilkinson 4. The Swan (Saint Seans arr Snell) Solo Baritone Sarah Lenton 5. Prismatic Light (Fernie) 6. The Path to Peace (Harper) 7. La Boda de Luis Alonso (Gimenez arr Gourlay) INTERVAL 1. It Had Better be Tonight (Menry Mancini arr Smith) 2. The Lord Bless You and Keep You (Rutter arr Wormald) Solo Tenor Horn Steve Ridler 3. Pixie Dust (Rock) Solo Euphonium David Thornton 4. Autumn Leaves (Kosma arr Geldard) Solo Trombone John Barber 5. Little Star (John Barber arr Andy Scott) 5. West Side Story (Leonard Bernstein arr Crees) ENCORE The Cossack (Rimmer) Sing Sing Sing (Music Joe Bishop and Woody Herman Words by Louis Prima 1935 arr Freeh) PATRON’S CONCERT Sandbach 1. Candide Overture (Leonard Bernstein arr Howard Snell) 2. Cambridge Variations (Sparke) Conductor Professor Nicholas Childs (In programme it was No 6) 3. Blessed Assurance (Knapp arr Bulla) Solo Soprano Richard Poole 4. Spring Song (Eden) Solo Cornet Mark Wilkinson 5. The Swan (Saint Seans arr Snell) Solo Baritone Sarah Lenton 6. Tbc INTERVAL 1. It Had Better be Tonight (Menry Mancini arr Smith) 2. Eyes of a Child (Jalkeus arr Larssen) Solo Flugel Melanie Whyle 3. Pixie Dust (Rock) Solo Euphonium David Thornton 4. West Side Story (Leonard Bernstein arr Crees) ENCORE Sing Sing Sing (Music Joe Bishop and Woody Herman Words by Louis Prima 1935 arr Freeh) ANNUAL BAND AWARDS (Awarded at the Patron’s Concert by the band) Foden’s Bandsman of the Year Richard Poole (Solo Soprano) Foden’s Player of the Year Sarah Lenton (Baritone) PATRON’S CHOICE CD CONTEST – Northwest Area - Regional Final at Blackpool Winter Gardens. Test Piece - Cambridge Variations (Sparke) FIRST Foden’s Band (Professor Nicholas Childs) SECOND Wingates (Paul Andrews) THIRD Fairey Band (Garry Cutt) FOURTH Ashton-Under-Lyne (Philip Chalk) FIFTH Leyland (Thomas Wyss) SIXTH Milnrow (Mark Bentham)

SEVENTH Eighth

5 Mar 2016

21 Mar 2016

26 Mar 2016 6 Apr 2016

16 Apr 2016

Blackburn and Darwen (Huw Thomas) Co-operative Funeralcare North West (Jef Sparkes) Ninth Diggle (Alan Wycherley) Tenth Roberts Bakery Band (Simon Stonehouse) Eleventh Freckleton (Paul Dalton) Twelfth Oldham (Lees) (John Collins) CONCERT – Codsall Festival, South Staffordshire. 1. Candie Overture (Leonard Bernstein arr Howard Snell) 2. Blessed Assurance (Knapp arr Bulla) Soprano Solo Richard Poole 3. Spring Song (Eden) Solo Cornet Mark Wilkinson 4. The Swan (Saint Seans arr Snell) Solo Baritone Sarah Lenton 5. Prismatic Light (Fernie) 6. The Path to Peace (Harper) 7. La Boda de Luis Alonso (Gimenez arr Gourley) INTERVAL 1. It Had Better be Tonight (Menry Mancini arr Smith) 2. Eyes of a Child (Jalkeus arr Larssen) Solo Flugel Melanie Whyle 3. Pixie Dust (Rock) Solo Euphonium David Thornton 4. Little Star (John Barber arr Andy Scott) 5. West Side Story (Leonard Bernstein arr Crees) ENCORE Sing Sing Sing (Music Joe Bishop and Woody Herman Words by Louis Prima 1935 arr Freeh) Leon Renilson (Cornet) left the band. Mr Mark Greaves MIOD has stepped down as BAND PRESIDENT. His place will be taken by Bram Neil and Sam Wedding Worsley New Member Richard Cowan takes over from Leon Renilson on (Repriano) Cornet and takes the 3rd Man position (to replace Anna) on the 12 April 2016. Anna Hughes-Williams moved onto Repriano Cornet. CONCERT St Michael’s Church Macclesfield With the Chanterelles Choir, Musical Director Shirley Court (with Mike Fowles wife’s in the Choir) FODEN’S BAND 1. Candide Overture (Leonard Bernstein arr Snell) 2. Blessed assurance (Knapp arr Bulla) 3. Prismatic Light (Fernie) CHANTERELLES CHOIR a. Laudamus Te (Robert Latham) b. Hymn to the Travellers (Gustav Holst) c. Remember Me (Bob Chilcott) d. Oh Soldier Soldier (arr Robert Latham) e. Salmo 150 (Ernani Aguiar) FODEN’S BAND 4. West Side Story (Leonard Bernstein arr Cress) INTERVAL 1. It Had Better be Tonight (Menry Mancini arr Smith) 2. Autumn Leaves (Kosma arr Geldard) 3. Little Star (John Barber arr Andy Scott) CHANTERELLES CHOIR a. Musetta’s Waltz Song (Giacomo Puccini) b. Vilia (Franz Lehar) c. Over the Rainbow (Harold Arlen arr Russ Robinson) d. Both Sides Now (Joni Mitchell arr John Coates Jnr)

17 Apr 2016

e. The wedding Ring (Geoffry Russell-Smith) FODEN’S BAND 4. Entry of the Gods into Valhalla (Wagner arr Snell) ENCORE Sing Sing Sing (Music Joe Bishop and Woody Herman Words by Louis Prima 1935 arr Freeh) SANDBACH TRANSPORT FESTIVAL 12.15pm Music at the Old Hall, Town Centre and Procession. Conductor David Hirst

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17 April 2016

FIRE AT FODEN BANDROOM

On what turned out to be a sunny day in the middle of Sandbach Foden’s Band played for the crowds of people in the town for the Sandbach Transport Festival. The band then marched proudly through the town to the Old Hall and from 1.30pm to about 2.24pm played in their current red uniforms for what turned out to be the last time. With Foden Steam engines and models pouring out smoke over the crowds and the band, little did they think that later that day they would fall victim to the cruellest of fates in their 116 year history, a fire in their band-room at “Flowcrete” in Moston on the Middlewich Road. The band took their instruments and music back to the band-room at about 3pm in the afternoon and nothing out of the ordinary was detected at the time but at just after 5.45pm an automatic fire alarm was set off and alerted the fire brigade to smoke and flames in the building. A fire crew from Sandbach was despatched to attend the incident and soon realised that more pumps were needed as flames were seen coming out of the building to a height of about 30 feet in what turned out to be the band-room / rehearsal room of Foden’s Band. At about 6.15pm crews from the surrounding area arrived at the scene and started work to extinguish the flames. In all eight pumps attended the incident as well as a hydraulic platform. Two pumps were used to bring water from the nearby canal to the scene with three or four being deployed round the back of the site and the others were used to tackle the fire from the main entrance to the Flowcrete site. At first the hydraulic platform was deployed at the back of the building to tackle the fire from above but by 9pm was moved to the front to mop up small outbreaks in the adjoining roof space. Crews did a brilliant job of setting up fire breaks to stop the fire from spreading into the reception area of Flowcrete and the rehearsal room below but the upper floor which stored the main bulk of the bands music was so badly damaged that it collapsed into the space below destroying some of the instruments and possibly a number of trophies the band had been awarded over the years. By 8.15pm the fire was under control and the number of engines was reduced to six. By 9.50pm the amount of crews was again reduced as it was a dampening down exorcise and salvage operation with fire personnel retrieving as much as they could from the Rehearsal room. I personally had a call about 6.30pm to say the building was on fire and rushed to the scene to see what the damage was and as it turned out to offer assistance with knowledge of what was in the spaces and lending the fire brigade a key to get in through the doors to the premises. I also provided the fire investigator of the timeline of the days events in the town and the return of the band to drop off the instruments and music. Also on the scene were the local police who set up a road block initially near the Fox and Railway station but then moved it to Mill Lane much to my annoyance as I had to walk the extra distance to get back to my car. However they did a great job of keeping the public away from the site to allow fire crews, ambulance and others to do their job. At one point the ambulance support vehicle turned up with the possibility of drinks for the emergence services but I was informed they were unable to do this as they had no water. I am sure had the services needed refreshments some water could be found from the nearby garage and houses which thankfully were not affected as it could have been a far worse incident than it was. As I left just before 9pm the Hydraulic platform was being positioned in the front of the building and Committee Members of Foden’s Band’s had arrived to assess the situation. Like me they were shocked at the destruction the fire had caused. “It was thankful that there was no one inside” and that it was only material things that had been lost. These possibly include many trophies and certainly a large number of musical scores that cannot be replaced with some of them written especially for Foden’s Band about 100 years ago. Until the band can assess the situation there is the possibility of the loss of a straw hat from the original Elworth Band and portraits of the Foden family that had been salvaged from the old works and kept in pride of place in the band-room.

The band played at Sandbach Town Hall on the following Thursday in black “Walking out” Jackets with a few changes to the original programme. The fate of the band-room was unsure at the time with the roof having collapsed I am sure the band will make a decision soon as to what will take place in the future. Certainly after the great performance they made at Sandbach Town Hall the future will continue to be a good one. After such a nice day it is sad it ended on this note. The band has faced similar problems before and come through in the end and I am sure they will be back as soon as possible. The cause of the fire was later revealed as an electrical fault. STEWART GREEN (Foden’s Band Archive) EXTRA INFORMATION Much of the Library was destroyed with about 20 pieces in tact and about 50 were water damaged and salvageable. The pictures on the wall and those of the Foden Family were unfortunately destroyed by the fire when the roof collapsed into the main rehearsal area of the building. Many of the Cups were salvaged including the Jenson Trophy which has survived many attempts to get rid of it but was saved by Jimmy Charles. The bust of William Foden was also saved but was covered in soot needing a lot of attention. ################################################################################## 21 Apr 2016

CONCERT Sandbach Town Hall. 7.30pm 1. National Anthem – TO CELEBRATE THE BIRTHDAY OF H.M. QUEEN ELIZABETH (90) 2. The President (German) 3. English Folk Song Suite (Vaughan-Williams) 4. Spring Song (Eden) Solo Cornet Mark Wilkinson 5. Let’s Face the Music and Dance (Irving Berlin) 6. Song of Hope (Barry Gott – Australian Composer) Solo Tenor Horn Steve Ridler 7. When I’m 64 (John Lennon and Paul McCartney arr Fernie) 8. Crown Imperial (Walton arr Wright) INTERVAL 1. Standard of St George (Kenneth J Alford) 2. In Christ Alone (Phillips) Solo Euphonium David Thornton 3. Little Star (John Barber arr Andy Scott) 4. Ruby Tuesday (Mick Jagger arr Catherall) 5. I Vow to thee my Country (Gustav Holst / Knorr arr Philip Littlemore) 6. Fantasia on British Sea Songs (Sir Henry Wood arr Wright) 7. Jerusalem (Hubert Parry) 8. Pomp and Circumstance March No 1 (Edward Elgar arr Wright)

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CHANGES TO THE CONCERT DUE TO THE FIRE With the Music Library at this time unavailable it was only possible to do the concert with the help of Robert’s Bakery Band and Crewe Co-op among others providing music from their library. The original programme included “Two Cornish Dances” (Arnold arr Farr) but was substituted by “Let’s face the Music and Dance”. Steve Ridler substituted his solo from “The Lord Bless You and Keep You” (Rutter arr Wormald) for “Song of Hope” a harder piece but more appropriate for the concert. “Pastorale” (Richards) was deleted from 7th tune. Part 2 started with “Standard of St George” instead of “A Sullivan Fantasy” (Langford) and “Blow the Wind Southerly” was deleted from the fourth tune. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 22 Apr 2016 Fire Investigators, Cheshire Fire, The Police and the Band’s Insurers got together to find out the results of the investigation into the Fire at the Bandroom. 23 Apr 2016 CONCERT Keele University 7.30pm Guest Conductor Richard Evans

24 Apr 2016 30 Apr 2016

FODEN’S BAND 1. Standard of St George (Alford) 2. Prismatic Light (Fernie) 3. Concerto de Aranjuez (Rodrigo arr Bolton) Keele University Soloist Hugo Boucheny 4. Buster Strikes Back (Alan Morrison) Keele University Soloist Jordan Edge 5. Swedish Hymn (Peter Graham) Keele University Soloist Oliver Sargeant 6. Tromboogie (Woodfield) Keele University Soloists David Foulger and Andrew Hartnell 7. Crown Imperial (William Walton) WORKSHOP BAND Unknown music INTERVAL KEELE UNIVERSITY BAND Conductor Amy Stringer a. Trailblaze (Goff Richards) b. The Long Day Closes (Arthur Sullivan) c. Bandology (Eric Osterling) d. Jeruselem (arr Stdney Herbert) e. Breezin’ Down Browdway (Goff Richards) FODEN’S BAND 1. 2 Cornish Dances (Malcolm Arnold arr Ray Farr) 2. Brillante (Peter Graham) Solo Euphonium David Thornton 3. Fantasia on British Sea Songs (Henry Wood arr Wright) ENCORE Pomp and Circumstance March No 1 (Edward Elgar arr Wright) Pic and Feature Page 47, 13 Apr Crewe Chronicle. CONCERT Glossop Parish Church 7.30pm Guest Conductor Richard Evans BROADCAST RECORDING for “Songs of Praise” in Leeds. Some of the band will be taking part in a recording for the BBC programme to be broadcast at a later date. 30 July 2016 “Abide with me” broadcast on BBC 1.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ May 2016 BAND MEMBERS INSTRUMENT PLAYER (Joined Year) Conductor Bramwell Tovey (Musical Director) (2000 rejoined 2010+) Conductor Michael Fowles (Associate Conductor) (1990 rejoined 1995+) Soprano Cornet Richard Poole (2002) Principal Cornet Mark Wilkinson (1992) Solo Cornet Paul McDonald (2005) Solo Cornet Richard Cowan (6 Apr 2016) Solo Cornet 2nd Cornet Ian Raisbeck (2010) 2nd Cornet Joe Murtagh (2012) 3rd Cornet Andy Rolfe (2007) 3rd Cornet Robin Basu (July 2014) Repriano Cornet Anna Hughes-Williams MOVED 6 April 2016 (2008 / rejoined May 2013) Solo Flugel Melanie Whyle (2009) MOVED 17 Jan 2016 Solo Tenor Horn Steve Ridler (Jan 2015) 1st Tenor Horn Neil Raisbeck (June 2014) 2nd Tenor Horn Andy Howard- Smith (1997) Solo Baritone Sarah Lenton (June 2014) Mike Cavanagh (On We Meet Again CD)

2nd Baritone Mike Warriner (2005) Solo Trombone John Barber (1996) 2nd Trombone Robert Wilshaw (2015) Bass Trombone Shaun Farrington (2009) Solo Euphonium David Thornton (2015) 2nd Euphonium Mark Bousie (2009) E Flat Bass Stewart Baglin (2006) 2nd E Flat Bass Sam Minshall (2013) Principal BbTuba David McGlynn (2012) 2nd Bb Tuba Jonny Shaw (11 Sept 2014) Percussion Mark Landon (1999) Percussion Anthony Mann (Oct 2010) Percussion Eve Knowles (2009) Percussion Chris Bastock (1995 to 2012 and 2015) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1 May 2016 RECORDING CD recording for Library archive. 7 May 2016 CD RECORDING – Anthony Galinier Solo CD Tenor Horn Player with the Paris Brass Band 8 May 2016 CD RECORDING – Anthony Galinier Solo CD 20 May 2016 COMPETITION – Whit Friday March 4pm, Tameside. Organised by the Saddleworth and Oldham District and Tameside Council. TAMESIDE COMPETITION PLACINGS FIRST Foden’s Band (£2,500) SECOND Rothwell Temperance (£1,000) THIRD Ashton Under Lyne (£750) TAMESIDE COUNCIL. VENUE POSITION Audenshaw Rugby Club (Aldwinians) 1. (£500) (+£75 as First to Play) Broadoak Hotel 3. (£150) Carrbrook 1. (£600) Denton Not Placed Droylsden - The Bush Inn Not Placed Duckenfield Not Placed Heyrod- John Street Not Placed Hurst Village / Hurst Cross (Ashton United) 1. (£300) Micklehurst n/a Millbrook n/a Stalybridge - Labour Club Not Placed Stalybridge - Celtic FC 1. (£400) Tameside n/a Tame Valley Hotel - Duckinfield n/a Upper Mossley - Mountain Street 1. (£600) (+ £50 for Deportment) SADDLEWORTH AND OLDHAM DISTRICT (Did Not take Part this Year). Delph Denshaw Diggle Dobcross Friezland Greenfield Grotton Lees and Sprinhead Lydgate Mossley (Main Town) Southhead and Austerlands Uppermill (x = Didn’t play at venue / n/a = No contest that year at venue) ######################################################################### ORDER DUE TO PLAY (Start Time 4pm) Audenshaw Rugby Club (Aldwinians) 1. (£500) (+£75 as First to Play) Duckenfield Not Placed

Hurst Village / Hurst Cross (Ashton United) 1. (£300) Broadoak Hotel 3. (£150) Denton Not Placed Stalybridge - Labour Club Not Placed Stalybridge - Celtic FC 1. (£400) Carrbrook 1. (£600) Upper Mossley - Mountain Street 1. (£600) (+ £50 for Deportment) Heyrod- John Street Not Placed Droylsden - The Bush Inn Not Placed ######################################################################### 21 May 2016 CONCERT – Bury St Edmunds 1. Gran Fanfaria (Castro D’Addona) 2. Symphonic Variants (Curnow transcribed by Bryant) Solo Euphonium David Thornton 3. Antiphonary (Lane) 4. West Side Story (Leonard Bernstein arr Cress) INTERVAL 1. A Psalm of Praise (Curnow) 2. Just as I Am (Heaton) 3. Czardas (Strauss arr Howard Snell) 4. Steal Away (Trad arr Howard Snell) 5. Molly on the Shore (Percy Granger arr Howard Snell) 6. Entry of the Gods into Valhalla (Richard Wagner arr Howard Snell) ENCORE (Not in Programme) Folk Festival (Shostakovitch arr Howard Snell) 22 May 2016 CONCERT – Foden’s Band and Foden’s Youth Band. (CANCELLED) (Moved to 5 June 2016) 27 May 2016 Andy Cattenach has been signed up as a new Bflat Bass player. Andy first joined the band in 1991 from Kennedy’s Swinton (to 1991) and when he left Foden’s in 1993 he joined Besses O’th Barn and then spent 13 years with Freckleton as player and Chairmen. Andy has also played for Faireys and recently with Brighouse and Rastrick. 27 – 30 May 2016 TOUR of Holland 1. Gran Fanfaria (Castro D’Addona) 2. Symphonic Variants (Curnow Trans Bryant) Solo Euphonium David Thornton 3. West Side Story (Leonard Bernstein arr Crees) INTERVAL 1. It had Better be Tonight (Henry Mancini arr Smith) 2 (Saturday only). Blessed Assurance (Knapp arr Bulla) Soprano Solo Richard Poole 2 (Sunday only). Eyes of a Child (Jalkeus arr Larsson) Flugel Solo Melanie Whyle 3 (Saturday only). When Sparks Fly (Davoren) Solo Baritone Sarah Lenton 3 (Sunday only) Helter Skelter (Lemon arr Woodfield) Solo Cornet Mark Wilkinson 5. Little Star (John Barber arr Andy Scott) 6. Steal Away (Trad arr Howard Snell) 7. Entry of the Gods into Valhalla (Richard Wagner arr Howard Snell) ENCORE Sing Sing Sing (Music Joe Bishop and Woody Herman Words by Louis Prima 1935 arr Freeh) Toccata in D Minor 5 June 2016 CONCERT – Parr Hall, Warrington / Foden’s Band and Foden’s Youth Band 1. Sing Sing Sing (Music Joe Bishop and Woody Herman Words by Louis Prima 1935 arr Freeh) 2. Blessed Assurance (Knapp arr Bulla) Soprano Solo Richard Poole 3. Eyes of a Child (Jalkeus arr Larsson)

11 June 2016

12 June 2016

13 June 2016 14 June 2016

Flugel Solo Melanie Whyle 4. Czardas (Monti arr Wilson) Solo Euphonium David Thornton 5. Folk Festival (Shostakivich arr Howard Snell) 6. Steal Away (Trad arr Howard Snell) 7. Little Star (John Barber arr Andy Scott) 8. Entrance of the Gods into Valhalla (Wagner arr Howard Snell) INTERVAL FODEN’S YOUTH BAND A. MASSED BANDS 1. African Funk CONCERT – Winchester Cathedral 7.30pm / 8pm (Programme time) Soloists included Andrew De Silva, Lay Clerk, Winchester Cathedral Choir. Hosted by the Dean James and Lorna Atwell who were leaving the Cathedral after 10 years. The Concert also celebrated the 90th Birthday of HM The Queen Elizabeth II 1. National Anthem (arr Jacob) 2. King’s Herald (Howells arr Littlemore) 3. Overture Royal Fireworks (Handel) 4. Vivar Regina (Mathias) 5. Vivat! (Davoren) 6. Crown Imperial (William Walton arr Littlemore) INTERVAL 1. Prismatic Light (Fernie) 2. The Path of Peace (Harper) 3. Entry of the Gods into Valhalla (Wagner arr Howard Snell) LAST NIGHT OF THE PROMS 4. I Vow to Thee My Country (Gustav Holst / Knorr arr Philip Littlemore) 5. Fantasia on British Sea Songs / Rule Britannia (Henry Wood arr Wright) 6. Jerusalem (Hubert Parry) 7. Pomp and Circumstance March No 1 (Edward Elgar) CONCERT Coleshill Town Hall, Birmingham with Coleshill Band. 2pm 1. Candide Overture (Leonard Bernstein arr Howard Snell) 2. Spring Song (Eden) Solo Cornet Mark Wilkinson 3. Blessed Assurance (Knapp arr Bulla) Soprano Solo Richard Poole 4. Czardas (Strauss arr Howard Snell) 5. Moon River (Henry Mancini arr Fernie) 6. West Side Story (Leonard Bernstein arr Cress) INTERVAL 1. It had Better be Tonight (Henry Mancini arr Smith) 2. Eyes of a Child (Jalkeus arr Larsson) Flugel Solo Melanie Whyle 3. When Sparks Fly (Davoren) Solo Baritone Sarah Lenton 4. Pokarekare Ana (Trad arr Stevenson) 5. Molly on the Shore (Percy Granger arr Howard Snell) 6. Steal Away (Trad arr Howard Snell) 7. Entry of the Gods into Valhalla (Richard Wagner arr Howard Snell) ENCORE Sing Sing Sing (Music Joe Bishop and Woody Herman Words by Louis Prima 1935 arr Freeh) Travel to London for Concert at the Houses of Parliament. CONCERT “PRAYER BREAKFAST” at the Houses of Parliament As special guests of Congleton / Sandbach MP Fiona Bruce The band produced a new Foden’s Band Programme with information about the band and a special CD of tracks which were included in a bag given to members of Parliament who attended the Prayer Breakfast.

17 June 2016 28 June 2016

30 June 2016 2 July 2016

5 July 2016

CD TRACKS 1. The Champions 2. Chipaneacas 3. Eyes of a Child 4. Galop 5. Comedy Tonight 6. Earth Walk (From Windows of the World) 7. Hine e Hine 8. Robbin Harry 9. Crimond 10. The Kingdom Triumphant Feature Page 23, 9 June Sandbach Chronicle. CONCERT Sandbach Town Hall. 7.30pm (CANCELLED) Fundraiser for band after the fire. BROADCAST “Listen to the Band” BBC Radio 2 Solo Euphonium player David Thornton talked to Frank Renton about his new Solo CD (Not with Fodens) and his appointment to the RNCM (Manchester) CD RECORDING Manchester 7pm to 10pm CONCERT - Sandbach Park for “Party in the Park” with Sandbach School Big Band (Conductor John Barber) SANDBACH SCHOOL BIG BAND Included Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, Cry me a River, Sesame Street and YMCA FODEN’S BAND 1. It Had Better be Tonight (HenryMancini arr Smith) 2. Blessed Assurance (Knapp arr Bulla) Solo Soprano Richard Poole 3. Czardas (Strauss arr Howard Snell) 4. I Dreamed a Dream (Schoenberg arr Wyss) Solo Cornet Mark Wilkinson 5. Dambusters March (Eric Coates arr Wright) 6. Someone Like You (Leslie Bricusse arr John Barber) 7. West Side Story (Leonard Bernstein arr Cress) INTERVAL 1. Let’s Face the Music and Dance (Irving Berlin arr Richards) 2. Eyes of a Child (Jalkeus arr Larssen) Solo Flugel Melanie Whyle 3. Folk Festival (Shostakovich arr Howard Snell) 4. The Shepherd Song (Trad arr Goff Richards) 5. Czardas (Monti arr Wilson) Solo Euphonium David Thornton 6. Sing Sing Sing (Music Joe Bishop and Woody Herman Words by Louis Prima 1935 arr Freeh) Drum Solo Mark Landon (Usually Anthony who wasn’t at the concert) 7. Helter Skelter (Lemon arr Woodfield) Drum Solo Mark Landon 8. Fanfare and Flying from ET (John Williams arr Sykes) LAST NIGHT OF THE PROMS 9. Fantasia on British Sea Songs (Sir Henry Wood arr Wright) 10. Jerusalem (Hubert Parry) 11. Pomp and Circumstance March No 1 (Sir Edward Elgar) Pic and Feature Page 35, 7 July Sandbach Chronicle. CONCERT Sandbach School Concert (moved from 7 July 2016) Junior Big Band a. Samba Lunch b. Is You Is or Is You Ain’t my Baby Flute Group c. Spring from the Four Seasons Year 7 Band d. Under the Bridge

7 July 2016 9 July 2016

Year 8 Band e. Sweet Child of Mine String Ensemble f. Hundarian Dance Choir g. Mamma Mia Clarinet Quartet h. Allegro from Serenade “Eine Kleine Nachtmusik” Trumpet Group i. La Cumparsita Cross the Sax j. Liberty Bell Wind Band k. Washington Bell l. Ain’t No Mountain High Enough m. Stevie Wonder in Concert (selection) Big Band n. Seasame Street o. Cry me a River p. YMCA INTERVAL FODEN’S BAND 1. Sing Sing Sing (Music Joe Bishop and Woody Herman Words by Louis Prima 1935 arr Freeh) 2. Demeiza (Nash) Solo Rhys Kerry (Sandbach School) Sandbach Now and Then Feature 3. Goodbye (Tosti arr Ord Hume) (Tribute to Edwin Firth) Solo Cornet Mark Wilkinson 4. March 1914 (Makenzie) Concert 5. Minni the Moocher (Cab Calloway / Mills arr Casey) Solo Oliver Smedley (Sandbach School) 6. Flowerdale (Philip Sparke) Solo Will Dakin (Sandbach School) 7. Fanfare and Flying Theme from “ET”(John Williams arr Sykes) ENCORE Toccata (Bach) CONCERT Shirebrook 7.30pm (Moved to 2 July then the 9 July 2016) CONCERT Shirebrook 7.30pm 1. Candide Overture (Leonard Bernstein arr Howard Snell) 2. Blessed Assurance (Knapp arr Bulla) 3. Spring Song (Eden) Solo Cornet Mark Wilkinson 4. Czardas (Monti arr Wilson) Solo Euphonium David Thornton 5. Moon River (Henry Mancini arr Fernie) 6. Folk Festival (Shostakivich arr Howard Snell) 7. The Path of Peace (Harper) 8. Fanfare and Flying Themes from ET (John Williams arr Sykes) INTERVAL 1. Sing Sing Sing (Music Joe Bishop and Woody Herman Words by Louis Prima 1935 arr Freeh) 2. Autumn Leaves (Kosma arr Geldard) Solo Trombone John Barber 3. When Sparks Fly (Davoren) Solo Baritone Sarah Lenton 4. Helter Skelter (Lemon arr Woodfield) Percussion Solo Mark Landon 5. Molly on the Shore (Percy Granger arr Howard Snell)

10 July 2016

16 July 2016

17 July 2016 30 July 2016 4 Aug 2016

6. Entrance of the Gods into Valhalla (Richard Wagner arr Howard Snell) ENCORE Toccata in D Minor (J S Bach) CONCERT Gawsworth Hall 7pm Stage and Screen Spectacular 1. Dambusters March (Eric Coates arr Wright) 2. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (John Williams arr Ray Farr) 3. I Dreamed a Dream (Schoenberg arr Wyss) Solo Cornet Mark Wilkinson 4. Live and Let Die (Paul and Linda McCartney arr Ray Farr) Soprano Solo Richard Poole 5. Fanfare and Flying Themes from ET (John Williams arr Sykes) 6. Tara’s Theme (Steiner arr Catherall) 7. Moon River (Henry Mancini arr Fernie) 8. John Williams Epic Themes (John Williams arr Sykes) INTERVAL Foden’s in Concert 1. Prismatic Light (Fernie) 2. The Swan (Saint-Seans arr Howard Snell) Solo Baritone Sarah Lenton 3. Czardas (Monti arr Wilson) Solo Euphonium David Thornton 4. Entrance of the Gods into Valhalla (R Wagner arr Howard Snell) LAST NIGHT OF THE PROMS 5. I Vow to Thee my Country (Gustav Holst / Knorr arr Philip Littlemore) 6. Fantasia on British Sea Songs (Sir Henry Wood arr Wright) 7. Jerusalem (Hubert Parry) 8. Pomp and Circumstance March No 1 (Sir Edward Elgar) CONCERT Uttoxeter 1. Candide Overture (Leonard Bernstein arr Howard Snell) 2. Blessed Assurance (Knapp arr Bulla) 3. Spring Song (Eden) Solo Cornet Mark Wilkinson 4. Czardas (Monti arr Wilson) Solo Euphonium David Thornton 5. Moon River (Henry Mancini arr Fernie) 6. Folk Festival (Shostakivich arr Howard Snell) 7. The Path of Peace (Harper) 8. Fanfare and Flying Themes from ET (John Williams arr Sykes) INTERVAL 1. Sing Sing Sing (Music Joe Bishop and Woody Herman Words by Louis Prima 1935 arr Freeh) 2. Autumn Leaves (Kosma arr Geldard) Solo Trombone John Barber 3. When Sparks Fly (Davoren) Solo Baritone Sarah Lenton 4. Helter Skelter (Lemon arr Woodfield) Percussion Solo Mark Landon 5. Deep Harmony (Unkn arr Specially for this concert) 6. Molly on the Shore (Percy Granger arr Howard Snell) 7. Entrance of the Gods into Valhalla (Richard Wagner arr Howard Snell) ENCORE Toccata in D Minor (J S Bach) CD RECORDING Manchester 11am to 2pm and 3pm to 6pm BROADCAST OF Songs of Praise tune (Recorded on the 30 Apr 2016 at Leeds). “Abide with me” broadcast on BBC 1. GATEWAY TO RAISE CASH FOR CHARITIES Godfrey Williams and Son (Delicatessen) on the Market Square has started a fundraising charity in the shop to raise funds for two local good causes the Sandbach and District Cancer Research UK and Foden’s Band.

28 Aug 2016

3 Sept 2016

10 Sept 2016

11 Sept 2016

Money will be raised by the sale of two locally produced cheeses the Llandyrnog Mature Cheddar and Bilton Farms White Chedder with profits from the sale of both cheeses being divided equally between the two charities. Pic and Feature 4 Aug 2016 Sandbach Chonicle Page 32 CONCERT Lyceum Theatre Crewe 2.30pm 1. Dambusters March (Eric Coates arr Wright) 2. Indianna Jones and the Temple of Doom (John Williams arr Ray Farr) 3. I Dreamed a Dream (Schoenberg arr Wyss) Solo Cornet Mark Wilkinson 4. Live and Let Die (Linda and Paul McCartney with George Martin arr Ray Farr) Soprano Solo Richard Poole 5. Fanfare and Flying Theme from ET (John Williams arr Sykes) 6. Tara’s Theme (Steiner arr Catherall) 7. Moon River (Henry Manchini arr Fernie) 8. John Williams Epic Themes (John Williams arr Sykes) INTERVAL 1. Prismatic Light (Fernie) 2. The Swan (Saint-Seans arr Howard Snell) Solo Baritone Sarah Lenton 3. Czardas (Monti arr Wilson) Solo Euphonium David Thornton 4. Entrance of the Gods into Valhalla (Richard Wagner arr Howard Snell) LAST NIGHT OF THE PROMS 5. I Vow to thee my Country (Gustav Holst / Knorr arr Philip Littlemore) 6. Fantasia on British Sea Songs (Sir Henry Wood arr Wright) 7. Jerusalem (Hubert Parry) 8. Pomp and Circumstance March No 1 (Sir Edward Elgar) FIRST REHEARSAL AT THE NEW BANDROOM at Bradwall Village Hall. Bramwell Tovey took the rehearsal ahead of the British Open with his usual opening of a number of hymns to get the band ready for attempting the championship music. COMPETITION – British Open at the Symphony Hall, Birmingham. Test Piece “Triumph of Time” by Peter Graham Conductor for Fodens Bramwell Tovey FIRST Cory (Philip Harper) SECOND Brighouse and Rasterick (Prof David King) THIRD Black Dyke (Prof Nicholas Childs) FOURTH Brass Band Willebroek (Frans Violet) FIFTH Grimethorpe Colliery (Dr Robert Childs) SIXTH Desford Colliery / (Leicestershire Miners Trust Fund) (Michael Fowles) SEVENTH Leyland (Thomas Wyss) Eighth Co-operative Funeralcare (Allan Ramsay) Ninth Fairey (Garry Cutt) Tenth Rothwell Temperance (David Roberts) Eleventh Flowers (Paul Holland) Twelfth Milnrow (Mark Bentham) Thirteenth Woodfalls (Howard Evans) Fourteenth Carlton Main Frickley Colliery (Erik Jannsen) Fifteenth Tredegar (Ian Porthouse) Sixteenth Wellington Brass (David Bremner) Seventeen FODEN’S (Bramwell Tovey) Eighteenth Hammonds Saltaire (Morgan Griffiths) Nineteenth Jaguar Land Rover (David Lea) Stanley Wainwright Memorial Trophy Helen Williams (Flugel with Cory) Brian Evans Memorial Trophy Steve Stewart (Cory) Geoffrey Whitham Memorial Trophy Glyn Williams (Cory) CONCERT – Symphony Hall, (Birmingham)

18 Sept 2016

27 Sept 2016 7 Oct 2016

CONCERT Sandbach Town Hall “Brass and Buffet” with Food organised by Daniel Williams of Godfrey C Williams and Son on the Square, Sandbach. Conductor David Hirst 1. The Cossack (William Rimmer) 2. Let’s Face the Music and Dance (Irving Berlin arr Goff Richards) 3. Live and Let Die (Paul and Linda McCartney and George Martin arr Ray Farr) Soprano Solo Richard Poole 4. Shepherds Song (Trad arr Goff Richards) 5. Folk Festival (Shostakovich arr Howard Snell) 6. Little Star (John Baber arr Andy Scott) Writen for John’s Wedding to Grace. In the audience to hear the song was their 4 week old son. 7. These Foolish Things (Strachey arr Philip Broadbent) Solo Cornet Mark Wilkinson 8. Kingdom Triumphant (Eric Ball) INTERVAL and Food. 1. Prismatic Light (Fernie) 2. Sing Sing Sing (Music Joe Bishop and Woody Herman Words by Louis Prima 1935 arr Freeh) 3. Someone Like You (Leslie Bricusse arr John Barber) Solo Trombone John Barber 4. Praise (Wilfred Heaton) 5. Czardas (Strauss arr Howard Snell) 6. Love Unknown (John Ireland arr Robson) 7. Helter Skelter (Lemon) Solo Xylophone Mark Landon 8. Toccata in D Minor (J S Bach arr Ray Farr) ENCORE Don’t Stop Me Now (Queen arr Richard Poole) 1st Performance. BROADCAST BBC Radio 2 “Listen to the Band” 11.30pm – Sunday Brass Gala With Black Dyke, Foden’s and Cory Band’s in Concert CONCERT – Regent Hall, London Conductor Bram Tovey 1. The Cossack (William Rimmer) 2. Candide (Leonard Bernstein) 3. La Boda de Luis Alonso (Gimenez arr Gorlay) (Written on the band sheet as La Ablonson) 4. These Foolish Things (Strachey arr Broadbent) Cornet Solo Mark Wilkinson 5. Helter Skelter (Lemon) Solo Xylophone Mark Landon 6. Someone Like You (Leslie Bricusse arr John Barber) Trombone Solo John Barber 7. Crimond (Irvine arr Bram Tovey) 8. Folk Festival (Shostakovitch arr Howard Snell) INTERVAL 1. Deo Gloria (Bram Tovey) 2. Some Glad Sweet Day (Bernard Tovey realized by Bram Tovey) Euphonium Solo David Thornton 3 Just as I Am (Wilfred Heaton) 4. The Kingdom Triumphant (Ball) ENCORES Praise (Wilfred Heaton) St Clements IN RESERVE The Swan (Saint-Seans arr Howard Snell) Solo Baritone

8 Oct 2016

29 Oct 2016

Shepherd’s Song (arr Goff Richards) Solvig’s Song (Edvard Grieg) COMPETITION – Nationals Test Piece “Reflections on Swan Lake” by Stephen Roberts Conductor for Fodens Bram Tovey FIRST Cory (Philip Harper) SECOND Fairey (Garry Cutt) THIRD Brighouse and Rastrick (Prof David King) FOURTH Black Dyke (Prof Nicholas Childs) FIFTH FODEN’S (Bramwell Tovey) SIXTH Flowers (Paul Holland) SEVENTH Virtuosi GUS (Adam Cooke) Eighth Woodfalls (Dr Robert Childs) Ninth Aldbourne (David Johnson) Tenth Tredegar (Ian Porthuse) Eleventh Carlton Main Frickley Colliery (Erik Janssen) Twelfth Friary Guildford (Chris King) Thirteenth Reg Vardy (Russell Gray) Fourteenth Whitburn (Michael Fowles) Fifteenth Thoresby Colliery (Ian McElligott) Sixteenth Co-operative Funeralcare (Thomas Wyss) Seventeen Tongwynlais Temperance (David Roberts) Eighteenth Wantage Silver (Craig Patterson) Nineteenth East Yorkshire Motor Services (Sig Maersk) Twentyth Wingates (Paul Andrews) Best Instrumentalist Helen Williams (Flugel with Cory Band) Best Youngest Player Rose Hancock (Baritone with Wantage Silver) FODEN BAND SOLO COMPETITION at Sandbach School. RESULTS Class 1 – 11 and Under Slow Melody (Helen Stewart Memorial Quaich) 1st Amelia Stuart 2nd Lewis Barton 3rd Simon Binon Class 2 – 12 and 13 Slow Melody (Diamond Jubilee Trophy). 1st Adam Warburton 2nd Hannah Taylor 3rd Rory MacLeod Class 3 – 14 to 16 Slow Melody (B and G J Birch Memorial Cup). 1st Owain Llestyn 2nd Archie McVicar 3rd Lewis Topping Class 4 – 17 to 19 Slow Melody (Bryan Tait Trophy). 1st Gemma Riley 2nd Zoe Wright 3rd Kirsten MacDonald Class 5 – Vintage Slow Melody (Lyndon Baglin Trophy). 1st Paul Bennett 2nd Murray Borthwick 3rd Patricia Woodings Class 6 – Open Slow Melody (Mark Wilkinson Trophy). 1st Lode Violet 2nd Paul Bennett 3rd Kevin Van Giel

Class 7 – Under 16 Air Varie (Granville Jennings Trophy). 1st Owain Llestyn 2nd Archie McVicar 3rd Lewis Barton Class 8 – 16 to 21 Air Varie (Louise Charles Memorial Trophy). 1st Isobel Daws 2nd Liv Appleton 3rd Seth Livingstone Class 9 – Vintage Air Varie (?). 1st Paul Bennett 2nd Murray Borthwick 3rd Patricia Wildings Class 10 – Open Air Varie (Peter Fletcher President’s Trophy). 1st Lode Violet 2nd Kevin Van Giel 3rd Isobel Daws Class 11 – 11 and Under Duet. 1st Annie and Amelia Stuart 2nd Emil and Florien Rogsaeter 3rd Ruby and Kitty Hawker Class 12 – 12 to 16 Duet. 1st Simon and Martijn Binon 2nd Hannah Taylor and Bethany Harby 3rd Music Girls Class 13 – Open Duet. 1st Stephen Lomas and Daniel Brooks 2nd Trombonium 3rd Vincent Tan and Adam Bokaris Class 14 – Not Run. Class 15 – 12- 16 Quartet. 1st The Purple Ladies 2nd Llantastic Four 3rd Nordly’s Kvartet (Northern Lights) Class 16 – Open Quartet (Foden Band Trophy). 1st Lutece (PBB) 2nd In Slide Out 3rd Bury Brass Class 17 – Under 16 Tuned Percussion. Not Run Class 18 – Under 16 Un-Tuned Percussion. Not Run

SPECIAL TROPHIES Best Local Player (Sponsored by Sandbach Town Council) – Amelia Stuart Besson International Award – Not Held Outstanding Performance of the Day (Sponsored by Flowcrete) – Lode Violet Most Promising Local Player 11 and Under (Sponsored by Lions Youth Band and includes a lesson with a Foden’s Principal Player) – Not Held Most Promising Player 12-15 Audi Bursary – Christie Smith

12 Nov 2016

20 Nov 2016

21 Nov 2016 22 Nov 2016 23 Nov 2016 24 Nov 2016 25 Nov 2016 26 Nov 2016 27 Nov 2016 28 Nov 2016 29 Nov 2016 30 Nov 2016 1 Dec 2016 2 Dec 2016 3 – 4 Dec 2016 4 Dec 2016 5 Dec 2016 6 Dec 2016 7 Dec 2016 8 Dec 2016 9 Dec 2016 10 Dec 2016 11 Dec 2016

Most Promising Player 16-21 Besson Bursary – Not Held Most Promising Cornet Player (New 2016) – Lewis Barton Most Promising Horn Player (New 2016) – Kirsten McDonald Most Promising Euphonium Player (Sponsored by Glyn Williams) – Kevin Van Geil Most Promising Trombone Player (New 2016) – Adam Warburton Most Promising Bass Player (New 2016) – Archie McVicar Youngest Player in the Competition – Florien Krogseaeter (Aged 8) Best name in the Open Quartet Section – Not Held CONCERT Sandbach School (Fire Fundraising Event) With Foden’s Youth Band at 7.30pm 1. Supremacy (Muse arr Kerwin) 2. Theme from Ice Castles (Marvin Hamlish arr Richard Poole and John Barber) Solo Soprano Cornet Riichard Poole 3. Hushabye Mountain (Sherman & Sherman arr SmithFrom Chitty Chitty Bang Bang) Flugel Solo Melanie Whyle 4. All Night Long (Lionel Richie arr Baker) 5. The Windmills of My Mind – Thomas Crown Affair (Michelle Legrand arr Smith) 6. Gypsy Earings (Farah arr Hall) Euphonium Duet David Thornton and Mark Bousie 7. A Farewell to Arms (Janssen) INTERVAL Fodens Youth Band 1. March Praise (Wilfred Heaton) 2. In Love for Me (Harper) 3. Charged (Faroq Smith) 4. Renaissance (Graham) Massed Bands 5. Tales of Myths and Legands (Stevenson) Short Arrangement. ENCORE Toccata (J B Bach) COMPETITION – Brass in Concert CANCELLED Foden’s Band decided to return to the “Brass in Concert” competition this year before the bandroom fire. However with everything else going on and trying to arrange a programme for the Competition it was decided not to do the event this year and concentrate on putting the band back on track.

CD RECORDING Patron’s Choice

CONCERT Keele University 7.30pm (CANCELLED)

CONCERT - Sandbach Christmas Concert 1. A Christmas Overture (Hess arr Hindmarsh)

2. Candlelight Carol (John Rutter arr Wainwright) Solo Cornet Mark Wilkinson 3. Carol of the Bells (Trad arr Wainwright) 4. Theme from Ice Castles (Marvin Hamlish arr Richard Poole and John Barber) Solo Soprano Cornet Riichard Poole 5. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (Trad arr Willcocks) 6. Troika (Slaughter / Finnegan arr Farr) 7. Away in a Manger (Trad arr Graham) Flugel Solo Melanie Whyle 8. Dance of the Tumblers (Rimsky-Korsakov arr Ashmore) INTERVAL 1. A Kenton Christmas (Arr Richard Poole) 2. Silent Night (Trad arr John Barber) Euphonium Solo David Thornton 3. Stop the Cavalry (Jona Lewie arr Derek Broadbent) 4. O Come all ye Faithful (Trad arr Wilcocks) 5. Sleighride (Anderson arr Wright) 6. The Huron Carol (Trad arr Wainwright) 7. The Kingdom Triumphant (Ball) ENCORE White Christmas (Irving Berlin arr Philip Sparke) Christmas Overture (Hess arr Hindmarsh) Reprise 12 Dec 2016 13 Dec 2016 14 Dec 2016 15 Dec 2016 16 Dec 2016

CONCERT Little Lever High School 7.30pm

CONCERT at Clonter Opera Theatre between Congleton and Macclesfield With Matt Ford (Singer) 7.30pm

17 Dec 2016 18 Dec 2016 19 Dec 2016 20 Dec 2016 21 Dec 2016 22 Dec 2016 23 Dec 2016 24 Dec 2016 25 Dec 2016 26 Dec 2016 27 Dec 2016 28 Dec 2016 29 Dec 2016 30 Dec 2016 31 Dec 2016 ###################################################################################

2017

FODEN’S BAND - tbc (Subject to Change) PRESIDENT Vice PRESIDENTS

Mr Mark Greaves MIOD Mr Ivor Stevenson, Mrs Elizabeth Sweeney, Professor John Wallace CBE Professor Jens Lindemann Chris Finnegan (Christine), Mr Malcolm Fletcher. CHAIRMAN John Barber (Trombone) TREASURER Mark Wilkinson (Cornet) SECRETARY Andy Rolfe (Cornet) COMMITTEE / Foden’s and Foden’s Youth Band –

Chris Bastock (New June 2014) (Percussion) Lucy Chivers (New June 2014) (3rd Cornet) Liz Haygarth (New June 2014) (Percussion) Andrew Howard-Smith, Richard Poole, (Youth Band) Ian Raisbeck (Youth Band) Glyn Williams, BAND MANAGER Mark Wilkinson (Cornet) SPONSORS / PARTNERS ABC Managed Solutions Audi Cars (Macclesfield) Besson Bullocks Coaches Cheshire East Council Flowcrete (Rehearsal rooms) Goldy Solutions. HPS / Hanley Print Services Hercules Stands RNCM / Royal Northern College of Music (Manchester) Sandbach Town Council SKB Orange CA Sshhmute.com Sterling Musical Instruments / Glyn Williams Music CONDUCTOR Bramwell Tovey Allan Withington (Musical Director) ASSOCIATE CONDUCTOR Michael Fowles. COMPOSER IN RESIDENCE Andy Scott YOUTH BAND PATRON’S SECRETARY Peter Sharp at Fodens Band c/o Flowcrete Uk Ltd. Booth Lane, Moston, Sandbach CW11 3QF ################################################################################### 1 Jan 2017 2 Jan 2017 3 Jan 2017 4 Jan 2017 5 Jan 2017 6 Jan 2017 7 Jan 2017 8 Jan 2017 9 Jan 2017 10 Jan 2017 11 Jan 2017 12 Jan 2017 13 Jan 2017 14 Jan 2017 15 Jan 2017 16 Jan 2017 17 Jan 2017 18 Jan 2017 19 Jan 2017 20 Jan 2017 21 Jan 2017 22 Jan 2017 23 Jan 2017 24 Jan 2017 25 Jan 2017 26 Jan 2017 27 Jan 2017

28 Jan 2017 29 Jan 2017 30 Jan 2017 31 Jan 2017 1 Feb 2017 2 Feb 2017 3- 5 Feb 2017 6 Feb 2017 7 Feb 2017 8 Feb 2017 9 Feb 2017 10 Feb 2017 11 Feb 2017 12 Feb 2017 13 Feb 2017 14 Feb 2017 15 Feb 2017 16 Feb 2017 17 Feb 2017 18 Feb 2017 19 Feb 2017 20 Feb 2017 21 Feb 2017 22 Feb 2017 23 Feb 2017 24 Feb 2017 25 Feb 2017 26 Feb 2017 27 Feb 2017 28 Feb 2017 1 Mar 2017 2 Mar 2017 3 Mar 2017 4 Mar 2017 5 Mar 2017 6 Mar 2017 7 Mar 2017 8 Mar 2017 9 Mar 2017 10 Mar 2017 11 Mar 2017 12 Mar 2017 13 Mar 2017 14 Mar 2017 15 Mar 2017 16 Mar 2017 17 Mar 2017 18 Mar 2017 19 Mar 2017 20 Mar 2017 21 Mar 2017 22 Mar 2017 23 Mar 2017 24 Mar 2017 25 Mar 2017 26 Mar 2017 27 Mar 2017 28 Mar 2017 29 Mar 2017

CONCERT R.N.C.M. Manchester 7.30pm

TOUR of Ireland

BROADCAST RECORDING BBC Radio 2 at Salford Semi Final of the BBC Young Brass Awards 11am to 6pm

CONCERT – Patrons Concert at Sandbach School 7.30pm

COMPETITION – North West Area Final at Blackpool

CONCERT – Brindley, Runcorn 7.30pm

30 Mar 2017 31 Mar 2017 1 Apr 2017 2 Apr 2017 3 Apr 2017 4 Apr 2017 5 Apr 2017 6 Apr 2017 7 Apr 2017 8 Apr 2017 9 Apr 2017 10 Apr 2017 11 Apr 2017 12 Apr 2017 13 Apr 2017 14 Apr 2017 15 Apr 2017 16 Apr 2017 17 Apr 2017 18 Apr 2017 19 Apr 2017 20 Apr 2017 21 Apr 2017

22 Apr 2017 23 Apr 2017 24 Apr 2017 25 Apr 2017 26 Apr 2017 27 Apr 2017 28 Apr 2017 29 Apr 2017

BROADCAST Rehearsal at the RNCM Manchester BBC Young Brass Award Final (BBC Radio 2) 7.30pm to 9.30pm BROADCAST Rehearsal at the RNCM Manchester BBC Young Brass Award Final (BBC Radio 2) 8pm Rehersal 4.30pm to 6.45pm

CONCERT RNCM Manchester With the Wallace Collection

30 Apr 2017 1 May 2017 2 May 2017 3 May 2017 4 May 2017 5 May 2017 6 May 2017 7 May 2017 8 May 2017 9 May 2017 10 May 2017 11 May 2017 12 May 2017 13 -14 May 2017 TOUR Denmark Moved to 20-21 May. 15 May 2017 16 May 2017 17 May 2017 18 May 2017 19 May 2017 20 – 21 May 2017 TOUR Denmark Tbc 21 May 2017 22 May 2017 23 May 2017 24 May 2017 25 May 2017

26 May 2017 27 May 2017 28 May 2017 29 May 2017 30 May 2017 31 May 2017 1 June 2017 2 June 2017 3 June 2017 4 June 2017 5 June 2017 6 June 2017 7 June 2017 8 June 2017 9 June 2017 10 June 2017 11 June 2017 12 June 2017 13 June 2017 14 June 2017 15 June 2017 16 June 2017 17 June 2017 18 June 2017 19 June 2017 20 June 2017 21 June 2017 22 June 2017 23 June 2017 24 June 2017 25 June 2017 26 June 2017 27 June 2017 28 June 2017 29 June 2017 30 June 2017 1 July 2017 2 July 2017 3 July 2017 4 July 2017 5 July 2017 6 July 2017 7 July 2017 8 July 2017 9 July 2017 10 July 2017 11 July 2017 12 July 2017 13 July 2017 14 July 2017 15 July 2017 16 July 2017 17 July 2017 18 July 2017 19 July 2017 20 July 2017 21 July 2017 22 July 2017 23 July 2017

CONCERT – St Mary’s Church, Ashwell 8pm

COMPETITION Whit Friday Marches

CONCERT Party in the Park at Sandbach 8pm

CONCERT – Sandbach School 7.45pm 2nd Half only

CONCERT Isle of Man

24 July 2017 25 July 2017 26 July 2017 27 July 2017 28 July 2017 29 July 2017 30 July 2017 31 July 2017 1 Aug 2017 2 Aug 2017 3 Aug 2017 4 Aug 2017 5 Aug 2017 6 Aug 2017 7 Aug 2017 8 Aug 2017 9 Aug 2017 10 Aug 2017 11 Aug 2017 12 Aug 2017 13 Aug 2017 14 Aug 2017 15 Aug 2017 16 Aug 2017 17 Aug 2017 18 Aug 2017 19 Aug 2017 20 Aug 2017 21 Aug 2017 22 Aug 2017 23 Aug 2017 24 Aug 2017 25 Aug 2017 26 Aug 2017 27 Aug 2017 28 Aug 2017 29 Aug 2017 30 Aug 2017 31 Aug 2017 1 Sept 2017 2 Sept 2017 3 Sept 2017 4 Sept 2017 5 Sept 2017 6 Sept 2017 7 Sept 2017 8 Sept 2017 9 Sept 2017 10 Sept 2017 11 Sept 2017 12 Sept 2017 13 Sept 2017 14 Sept 2017 15 Sept 2017 16 Sept 2017 17 Sept 2017 18 Sept 2017 19 Sept 2017 20 Sept 2017 21 Sept 2017

CONTEST British Open

22 Sept 2017 23 Sept 2017 24 Sept 2017 25 Sept 2017 26 Sept 2017 27 Sept 2017 28 Sept 2017 29 Sept 2017 30 Sept 2017 1 Oct 2017 2 Oct 2017 3 Oct 2017 4 Oct 2017 5 Oct 2017 6 Oct 2017 7 Oct 2017 8 Oct 2017 9 Oct 2017 10 Oct 2017 11 Oct 2017 12 Oct 2017 13 Oct 2017 14 Oct 2017 15 Oct 2017 16 Oct 2017 17 Oct 2017 18 Oct 2017 19 Oct 2017 20 Oct 2017 21 Oct 2017 22 Oct 2017 23 Oct 2017 24 Oct 2017 25 Oct 2017 26 Oct 2017 27 Oct 2017 28 Oct 2017 29 Oct 2017 30 Oct 2017 31 Oct 2017 1 Nov 2017 2 Nov 2017 3 Nov 2017 4 Nov 2017 5 Nov 2017 6 Nov 2017 7 Nov 2017 8 Nov 2017 9 Nov 2017 10 Nov 2017 11 Nov 2017 12 Nov 2017 13 Nov 2017 14 Nov 2017 15 Nov 2017 16 Nov 2017 17 Nov 2017 18 Nov 2017 19 Nov 2017

COMPETITION – Nationals (Tbc)

CONCERT – Huddersfield Town Hall with BRIGHOUSE AND RASTRICK BAND

20 Nov 2017 21 Nov 2017 22 Nov 2017 23 Nov 2017 24 Nov 2017 25 Nov 2017 26 Nov 2017 27 Nov 2017 28 Nov 2017 29 Nov 2017 30 Nov 2017 1 Dec 2017 2 Dec 2017 3 Dec 2017 4 Dec 2017 5 Dec 2017 6 Dec 2017 7 Dec 2017 8 Dec 2017 9 Dec 2017 10 Dec 2017

CONCERT – Sandbach School 7.30pm “Christmas Concert”.

11 Dec 2017 12 Dec 2017 13 Dec 2017 14 Dec 2017 15 Dec 2017 16 Dec 2017 17 Dec 2017 18 Dec 2017 19 Dec 2017 20 Dec 2017 21 Dec 2017 22 Dec 2017 23 Dec 2017 24 Dec 2017 25 Dec 2017 26 Dec 2017 27 Dec 2017 28 Dec 2017 29 Dec 2017 30 Dec 2017 31 Dec 2017 ################################################################################### 25 May 2018

NORTH WEST AREA FINAL.

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RECORDS AND CD’S FODEN MOTOR WORKS BAND

Recording information with help from Frank Andrews (78’s) / Tim Mutum (LP’s) ###################################################################################

DATE RECORDING (ID No) LABEL NUMBER ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CONDUCTOR Tom Hynes 10” and 12” 78 recordings Jan 1914 (FODEN’S BRASS QUARTETTE) Edison Bell 1357 1. THE PILGRIM (Selection) Quartet 1. = Jack Hodgkinson (Cornet) Charlie Dawson (Cornet) George Hinkinson (Trombone) Ernest Evans (Trombone) 2. IN THIS HOUR OF SOFTENED SPLENDOUR Quartet 2. = Edwin Firth (Cornet) Jim Thorpe (Cornet) Fred Sowood (Horn) Percy Shaw (Euphonium) (Other Numbers on label A Side 3928 / B side 3927) 2/1914 78 Also Available on VELVET-VF-FACE – GENUINE BRITISH GRAMOPHONE RECORD – EDISON BELL 1357 3/1920 78 Also Available on WINNER Winner 3382 ___________________________________________________________________________________

10” 78’s on the EDISON BELL VELVET FACE RECORD CONDUCTOR Tom Hynes / Thomas Hynes. ___________________________________________________________________________________ Feb 1914 The Village Blacksmith (Part 1) (3924) Edison Bell 1355 The Village Blacksmith (Part 2) (3925) 1355 b (Gaetas) Feb 1914

The Victor’s Return (William Rimmer) The Harlequin March (William Rimmer)

(3915) Edison Bell (3919)

1356 1356 b

Mar 1914

Eventide – Air Varie (Abide with me) (Arr William Rimmer) Aberystwyth (Jesu Lover of my soul) (J Parry)

(39..)

1371

(3935)

Edison Bell

1371 b

Mar 1914

Cavallaria Rusticama (Mascagni) (3922) Edison Bell 1372 Soprano Solo Joe Brookes The Trumpeter (J.A. Dix) (39..) 1372 b Trombone Solo George Hinkinson (Intermezzo from Cavalleria Rusticama Available on Century Brass CD –Doyen DOYCD100)

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10” 78’s on “THE WINNER” Lable. CONDUCTOR Tom Hynes / Thomas Hynes. ___________________________________________________________________________________ Mar 1914 Honest Toil (William Rimmer) (3911) Winner (1060) 2547 Mephistopheles March (Shipley Douglas) (39..) (1061) 2547 b Mar 1914

Sandon (Lead Kindly Light) (C H Purdy) (Hursley) Sun of my Soul (Hymn)

(3917) Winner (1062) 2548 (39..) (1063) 2548 b

Mar 1914

Pat in America(Hiram Eden) (39..) Winner (1064) 2549 Dreadnought (Hux) (1065) 2549 b (“Pat in America / Dreadnought” also available on the STARR GENNETT Label number 4567 in the USA released between 1919 and 1922 under the “Fodens Prize Brass Band” name.)

Mar 1914

Raymond (Part 1) (A Thomas) Raymond (Part 2) (A Thomas)

(39..)

Winner (1066) 2550 (1067) 2550 b

Mar 1914

Cleopatra Polka (Damare) (3916) Winner (1103) 2571 Cornet Solo Edwin Firth Pandora (Damere) (3926) (1104) 2571 b Cornet Solo Edwin Firth (“Cleopatra” available on Century Brass CD –Doyen DOYCD100) Also available on “Starr Co of Canada – Gennett” labelnumber 4614 (78rpm)

Mar 1914

Cleopatra Polka (Cornet Solo Edwin Firth) Gennett 4614 - a Pandora (Cornet Solo Edwin Firth) 4614 – b (Same version as above RELEASED UNDER THE NAME Edwin Firth)

Mar 1914

Nearer My God to Thee (Rev Dykes) (3918) Winner (1105) 2572 Fierce Raged the Tempest (Rev Dykes) (3920) (1106) 2572 b (“Nearer my God to thee (1914) / Son of my Soul (Mar 1914 –Winner 2548 b)” also available on the STARR GENNETT Label number 4727 in Richmond Indianna, USA released between 1919 and 1922 under the “Fodens Band” name.) (78 ALSO on “Curry” Gramophone Records 249)

Unknown (see above) USA? Sun of my Soul Nearer My God to Thee (Rev Dykes) (Released under “Foden’s Prize Brass Band”) Apr 1914

Gennett Records 4727

To Thee My Heart (3934) Winner (1149) 2594 Aberystwyth (Re Recording See Mar 1914) (3935) (1150) 2594 b (Jesu Lover of Mankind) (Joseph Parry)

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10” 78’s on the “EDISON BELL” Lable. CONDUCTOR Tom Hynes / Thomas Hynes. (Quartet) ___________________________________________________________________________________ May 1914 1. LA DONNE E MOBILE (FODENS QUARTET) Edison Bell 1383 (from Rigoletto) 2. MARITANA Quartet 2. = Edwin Firth (Cornet) Jim Thorpe (Cornet) Fred Sowood (Horn) Percy Shaw (Euphonium) 5/1914 78 Also Available on VELVET-VF-FACE – GENUINE BRITISH GRAMOPHONE RECORD – EDISON BELL 1383 May 1914

5/1914 78

June 1914

1. RIGOLETTO (FODENS QUARTET) Edison Bell 637 2. THE FLYING DUTCHMAN Quartet 2. = Edwin Firth (Cornet) Jim Thorpe (Cornet) Fred Sowood (Horn) Percy Shaw (Euphonium) Also Available on VELVET-VF-FACE – GENUINE BRITISH GRAMOPHONE RECORD – EDISON BELL 637 1. THE ASH GROVE (FODENS QUARTET) Quartet 1. = Jack Hodgkinson (Cornet) Charlie Dawson (Cornet) George Hinkinson (Trombone) Ernest Evans (Trombone) 2. AULD ROBIN GRAY Quartet 2. = Edwin Firth (Cornet) Jim Thorpe (Cornet)

Edison Bell

1387

6/1914 78

July 1914

7/1914 78

Aug 1914

8/1914 78 10/1921 -78

Fred Sowood (Horn) Percy Shaw (Euphonium) Also Available on VELVET-VF-FACE – GENUINE BRITISH GRAMOPHONE RECORD – EDISON BELL 1387 1. IF, WITH ALL YOUR HART (FODENS QUARTET) Edison Bell 1394 (From Elijah Op 70) 2. SLEEP, GENTLE LADY Quartet 2. = Edwin Firth (Cornet) Jim Thorpe (Cornet) Fred Sowood (Horn) Percy Shaw (Euphonium) Also Available on VELVET-VF-FACE – GENUINE BRITISH GRAMOPHONE RECORD – EDISON BELL 1384 1. SWEET AND LOW (FODENS QUARTET) Edison Bell 1401 (arr Barnby) Quartet 2. = Edwin Firth (Cornet) Jim Thorpe (Cornet) Fred Sowood (Horn) Percy Shaw (Euphonium) 2. MOUNTAIN BREEZES (William Rimmer) Quartet 1. = Jack Hodgkinson (Cornet) Charlie Dawson (Cornet) George Hinkinson (Trombone) Ernest Evans (Trombone) (Other Numbers on labelA Side 4063 / B side 4067) Also Available on VELVET-VF-FACE – GENUINE BRITISH GRAMOPHONE RECORD – EDISON BELL 1401 Also Available on WINNER Winner 3585

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10” 78’s on “THE WINNER” Lable. CONDUCTOR Tom Hynes / Thomas Hynes. ___________________________________________________________________________________ Sept 1914 Dreadnought (Hux) (Re Recording See Mar 1914) Winner (1065) 2693 The Victor’s Return (William Rimmer) (3915) (1340) 2693 b Nov 1919

The Village Blacksmith (Part 1) (Gaetas) (3924-2) Winner (?) 3354 The Village Blacksmith (Part 2) (Gaetas) (3925) (?) 3354 b (This 78 was available with a Black or Red Winner Label – Same Number)

Mar 1920

(FODEN’S BRASS QUARTETTE) Winner 3382 1. THE PRILGRIM (Re-issue of Edison Bell 1357) Quartet 1. = Jack Hodgkinson (Cornet) Charlie Dawson (Cornet) George Hinkinson (Trombone) Ernest Evans (Trombone) 2. IN THIS HOUR OF SOFTENED SPLENDOUR Quartet 2. = Edwin Firth (Cornet) Jim Thorpe (Cornet) Fred Sowood (Horn) Percy Shaw (Euphonium)

Oct 1921

(FODEN’S BRASS QUARTETTE) 1. SWEET AND LOW Quartet 2. = Edwin Firth (Cornet) Jim Thorpe (Cornet) Fred Sowood (Horn) Percy Shaw (Euphonium)

Winner

3585

2. MOUNTAIN BREEZES Quartet 1. = Jack Hodgkinson (Cornet) Charlie Dawson (Cornet) George Hinkinson (Trombone) Ernest Evans (Trombone) Nov 1921

Life Divine (Part 1) (Cyril Jenkins) Life Divine (Part 2) (Cyril Jenkins) (Test Piece 1921 abridged)

(6992) Winner (6993)

3588 3588 b

Dec 1921

A Military Church Parade (Part 1) A Military Church Parade (Part 2) (J Ord Hume)

(6994) Winner (6995)

3608 3608 b

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10” 78’s on the “WINNER” Lable. CONDUCTOR Tom Hynes / Thomas Hynes. ___________________________________________________________________________________ Jan 1922 The Black Knight (William Rimmer) (6996) Winner 3616 The Association (C Anderson) (6997) 3616 b (The Association - A copy of the Demo disc for this recording was put on E Bay in June 2012 – Now in the collection of Stewart Green) Nov 1922

Freedom (Part 1) (Hubert Bath) Freedom (Part 2) (Hubert Bath)

(74..42) Winner (74..43)

3723 3723 b

Dec 1922

A Sunday Parade (Part 1) (Hawkins) A Sunday Parade (Part 2) (Hawkins)

(7446-1) Winner (7447-1)

3745 3745 b

April 1923 (or 1922)

Knight of the Road (William Rimmer) (7444) Winner 3792 BB and CF (J Ord Hume) (7445) 3792 b (The 78 has two different pressings one a Red Label “Edison Bell Winner” label and the other the standard “Winner” label with horse motif.)

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10” 78’s on the “REGAL” Lable. CONDUCTOR Tom Hynes / Thomas Hynes. ___________________________________________________________________________________ Nov 1923 Oliver Cromwell (Part 1) (Henry Geehl) (A334) Regal G8056 Oliver Cromwell (Part 2) (Henry Geehl) (A335) G8056 b (1923 Test Piece Abridged) Dec 1923

A Sunday Parade (Part 1) (George Hawkins) (A336) Regal A Sunday Parade (Part 2) (George Hawkins) (A337) (Re Recording See Dec ‘22)

G8061 G8061 b

Feb 1924

Tit larks (J Ord Hume) Idyll (William Rimmer)

G8105 G8105 b

(A329) Regal (A331)

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10” 78’s on the “REGAL ZONOPHONE” Lable. CONDUCTOR Tom Hynes / Thomas Hynes. ___________________________________________________________________________________ Mar 1924 The Village Blacksmith (Part 1) (A332) Regal Zonophone G8123 The Village Blacksmith (Part 2) (Gaeteas) (A333) G8123 b (Re Recording See Nov 1919) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ EXTRA INFO

Between 1923 and 1949 Harry Mortimer produced another 12 recordings, two of which were under the name Mark Foden. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CONDUCTOR J. Ord Hume 10” and 12” 78 recordings Apr 1924 Lorelei (or Loreley) (Nasvadba arr J Ord Hume) (A330) Regal G8134 Fearless (J Ord-Hume) (A338) G8134 b ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ___________________________________________________________________________________

10” 78’s on the “WINNER” Lable. ___________________________________________________________________________________ CONDUCTOR Fred Mortimer 10” and 12” 78 recordings Nov 1926 An Epic Symphony (Part 1) (10345) Winner 4505 An Epic Symphony (Part 2) (P E Fletcher) (10346) 4505 b (1926 Test Piece by Percy E Fletcher) Nov 1926

An Epic Symphony (Part 3) (P E Fletcher) (10347) Winner (Heroic March Abridged) A Commonwealth March (William Rimmer)

4506

Nov 1926

A Midsummer Nights Dream (Part 1) A Midsummer Nights Dream (Part 2) (Thomas Keighley)

4507 4507 b

May 1927

(FODEN’S BRASS QUARTETTE) Winner 1. LE PROPHETE (Meyerbeer arr William Rimmer) 2. OBERON (Carl Maria von Weber arr J Ord Hume) Quartet 3. = Harry Mortimer (Cornet) Bob Shepley (Cornet) Arthur Webb Snr (Horn) Alex Mortimer (Euphonium) (Other Numbers on labelA Side 10532 / B side 10533)

4617

Oct 1927

(FODEN’S BRASS QUARTETTE) Winner 1. HYMN TO MUSIC (Dudley Buck) 2. BEETHOVEN Quartet 3. = Harry Mortimer (Cornet) Bob Shepley (Cornet) Arthur Webb Snr (Horn) Alex Mortimer (Euphonium) (Other Numbers on labelA Side 10534-1 / B side 10535-1)

4660

(10348) Winner (10349)

4506 b

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10” 78’s on the “EDISON BELL WINNER RECORD” Lable. CONDUCTOR Fred Mortimer ___________________________________________________________________________________ Feb 1930 Alpine Echoes (B Windsor) (12571) Edison Bell / Winner 4981 Cornet Solo Harry Mortimer Cleopatra (E Damare) (12572) 4981 b Cornet Solo Harry Mortimer (Re Recording See Mar 1914) ___________________________________________________________________________________

8” 78’s on the “EDISON BELL RADIO” Lable. CONDUCTOR Fred Mortimer ___________________________________________________________________________________ May 1930 In a Clock Store (Orth) (89615) Edison Bell / EB Radio 1323 “Rustic Scenes” No 3- Mill in the Dale (S Cope) (81616) 1323 b ___________________________________________________________________________________

10” 78’s on the “REGAL” Lable.

CONDUCTOR Fred Mortimer EXTRA INFORMATION from the 1 January 1933 MR189 / MR 190 and all “Zonophones” records were re-issued as “REGAL ZONOPHONES”. ___________________________________________________________________________________ Nov 1930 Severn Suite Op 87 (Part 1) (Elgar) (WAR341-1) Regal MR189 Severn Suite Op 87 (Part 2) (Elgar) (WAR342-1) MR189 b (Recorded at Columbia Studios 28 Sept 1930) (Test Piece 1930 abridged) Shylock – Polka Brilliante (Lear) Regal MR190 Cornet Solo Harry Mortimer Cossack (William Rimmer) MR190 (FODENS SIGNATURE TUNE) (Other Numbers on labelA Side WAR341-1 / B side WAR344-1) (Recorded at Columbia Studios 28 Sept 1930) 4/1931 78 Also Available on REGAL ZONOPHONE in Australia G.20893 (“Cossack” Available on Century Brass CD –Doyen DOYCD100) (“Cossack” Available on Fabulous Fodens CD –Choice CD2BM2) (“Shylock”Available on Fabulous Fodens CD –Choice CD2BM2) ___________________________________________________________________________________ Nov 1930

UN-RELEASED 10” 78’s

“Massed bands”

CONDUCTOR Harry Mortimer with the Massed Bands. ___________________________________________________________________________________ Unreleased Samson – Minuet (Handel) 2BR173-1 (Recording Number) 12” (Recorded 1 Oct 1932) Unreleased Prelude Op 28 No 20 (Chopin) 2BR174-1 (Recording Number) 12” (Recorded 1 Oct 1932) Unreleased Abide with Me (Monk) 2BR177-1 (Recording Number) 12” (Recorded 1 Oct 1932) Unreleased 10” Unreleased 10” Unreleased 12” Unreleased 12” Unreleased 10” Unreleased 10” Unreleased 10”

Fanfare and National Anthem (Recorded 30 Sept 1933) Destival March (Mendelssohn) (Recorded 30 Sept 1933) Largo from Serse (Handel) (Recorded 30 Sept 1933) At Call of Dawn (A Pryer) (Recorded 30 Sept 1933) St Anne – Fugue Part 1 (Bach) (Recorded 30 Sept 1933) St Anne – Fugue Part 2 (Bach) (Recorded 30 Sept 1933) Abide With Me (Recorded 30 Sept 1933)

OBR277-1 (Recording Number)

Unreleased 10” Unreleased 10” Unreleased 10” Unreleased 10” Unreleased 12”

Peter, Go Ring dem Bells (arr Bantock) (Recorded 27 Sept 1934) A Hymn Tune (Recorded 27 Sept 1934) Sunset (Handel arr Parker) (Recorded 27 Sept 1934) Pax Dei (Rev J.B. Dykes) (Recorded 27 Sept 1934) Messiah – Lift up your Heads (Handel) (Recorded 27 Sept 1934)

OER15-1 (Recording Number)

Unreleased 12” Unreleased 12”

Champion Medley No 3 (J Iles) (Recorded 23 Sept 1935) Messiah – Amen Chorus (Handel) (Recorded 23 Sept 1935)

2ER1120-1 (Recording Number)

OBR279-1 (Recording Number) 2BR280-1 (Recording Number) 2BR283-1 (Recording Number) OBR284-1 (Recording Number) OBR285-1 (Recording Number) OBR288-1 (Recording Number)

OER16-1 (Recording Number) OER17-1 (Recording Number) OER18-1 (Recording Number) 2BR15-1 (Recording Number)

2ER112-1 (Recording Number)

Unreleased 10” Unreleased 12” Unreleased 12” Unreleased 12”

Harvest Home OER114-1 (Recording Number) (Recorded 23 Sept 1935) Tannhauser – The Pilgrims Chorus (Wagner) 2ER115-1 (Recording Number) (Recorded 23 Sept 1935) A Sailor’s Life - Part 1 (S Cope) 2ER116-1 (Recording Number) (Recorded 23 Sept 1935) A Sailor’s Life - Part 2 (S Cope) 2ER117-1 (Recording Number) (Recorded 23 Sept 1935)

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10” 78’s on the “ZONOPHONES” Lable. CONDUCTOR Fred Mortimer EXTRA INFORMATION from the 1 January 1933 all “Zonophones” records were re-issued as “REGAL ZONOPHONES”. ___________________________________________________________________________________ Nov 1932 Post Horn Polka (J Strauss arr Seymour) Regal Zono T6198 Cornet Solo Harry Mortimer The Warrior T6198b Cornet Solo Harry Mortimer (Other Numbers on labelA Side 30-9218 OY4007-2 / B side 30-9217 OY4005-1) (Recorded 22 May 1932) 1/1933 78 Also Available on THE TWIN in INDIA FT.1470 4/1933 78 Also Available on LA VOCE DEL PADRONE in ITALY GW.59 (“The Warrior” Available on Century Brass CD –Doyen DOYCD100) (“The Warrior”Available on Fabulous Fodens CD –Choice CD2BM2) Nov 1932

2/1933 78

Poppies for Remembrance (Part 1) Regal Zono T6226 (With Choir) Intro; There’s a Long Long trail, It’s a long way to Tipperary, Pack up your troubles, Keep the home fires burning. Poppies for Remembrance (Part 2) (with Choir) T6226 b (With Choir) Intro; Till the Boys Come Home, Abide with me (Part 2), Lead Kindly Light O God our Help. (Other Numbers on labelA Side 30-9346 OY4046-3 / B side 30-9346 OY4047-12) (Available on Red labelRegal Zono T6226 and Green Zonophone labelalso number 6226) Choir possibly the “Talk O’ Th’ Hill and District Choir” (Recorded 2 Oct 1932) Also Available on THE TWIN in INDIA FT.1483

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10” 78’s on the “HIS MASTERS VOICE - ZONOPHONES” Lable. CONDUCTOR Fred Mortimer ___________________________________________________________________________________ 11/1932 78 ABOVE Also Available on HIS MASTERS VOICE “ZONOPHONE” – “Sampler record” HZ.9 A SIDE Poppies for Remembrance (Part 1) (With Choir) Intro; There’s a Long Long trail, It’s a long way to Tipperary, Pack up your troubles, Keep the home fires burning. B SIDE

GEORGE ALLISON – Commentary on England V Scotland Soccer Match. (Other Numbers on labelA Side 30-9346 OY4046-3 / B side 30-9380 OY3942-5) ___________________________________________________________________________________

10” 78’s on the “ZONOPHONES” Lable. CONDUCTOR Fred Mortimer ___________________________________________________________________________________ Nov 1932 Downland Suite (Part 1) (John Ireland) Regal Zono T6228 Downland Suite (Part 2) (John Ireland) T6228 b (Test Piece 1932 - Recorded 2 Oct 1932) (Other Numbers on labelA Side 30-9316 OY4049-2 / B side 30-9317 OY4050-2) Nov 1932

Downland Suite (Part 3) (John Ireland) Regal Zono T6229 Downland Suite (Part 4) (John Ireland) T6229 b (Test Piece 1932 - Recorded 2 Oct 1932) (Other Numbers on labelA Side 30-9318 OY4051-2 / B side 30-9319 OY4052-2) (“Downland Suite” Available on Crystal Palace Champions CD – Beulah Label 1PD 2) (“Downland Suite”Available on Fabulous Fodens CD –Choice CD2BM2)

Unissued

March - O.R.B. Regal Zono Unissued. March - By the Left (Other Numbers on labelA Side OY4053-1 / B side 30-9546 OY4054-1) (Recorded 2 Oct 1932)

Dec 1932

Drink to me only with thine eyes (Caldicott) Regal Zono T6260 with the Northern Singers Sweet and Low (Barnaby) T6260 b with the Northern Singers (Other Numbers on labelA Side 30-9545 OY4048-2 / B side 30-9546 OY4045-2) (Recorded 2 Oct 1932)

Dec 1932

Bradford (A Owen) Regal Zono T6261 Rimington – Jesus Shall Reign (Duckworth) T6261 b (Other Numbers on labelA Side 30-9888 OY4055-2 / B side 30-9887 OY4056-2) (Recorded 2 Oct 1932)

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10” 78’s on the “REGAL ZONOPHONE” Lable. CONDUCTOR Fred Mortimer ___________________________________________________________________________________ Jan 1933 Tom and Kitty (or Tim and Kitty) (A Banks) Regal Zono MR751 A Day in the Alps (Hawkins) MR751 b Cornet Solo Harry Mortimer (Other Numbers on labelA Side OY4004-1 / B side OY4006-2) (Recorded 22 May 1932) 12/1933 78 Also Available on LA VOCE DEL PADRONE in ITALY GW.156 Sept 1933

Mack and Mort Regal Zono Dot and Carrie Cornet Duet Harry Mortimer and Jack Mackintosh (Other Numbers on labelA Side CAR 1998/ B side CAR1999)

MR980 MR980 b

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10” 78’s on the “DECCA” Lable. CONDUCTOR Fred Mortimer ___________________________________________________________________________________ Nov 1933 Prometheus Unbound (Part 1) (Granville Bantock) Decca F3681 Prometheus Unbound (Part 2) (Granville Bantock) F3681 b (Other Numbers on labelA Side CAR 1998/ B side CAR1999)

Re Issue(Other Numbers on labelA Side TB1079 / B side TB1080) (Available on Fabulous Fodens CD –Choice CD2BM2) ___________________________________________________________________________________

10” 78’s on the “PANACHORD” Lable. CONDUCTOR Fred Mortimer ___________________________________________________________________________________ Nov 1933 Tyroleinne (A Banks) Panachord 25584 Silver Threads among the Gold (H Danks arr J Greenwood) 25584 b (Other Numbers on labelA Side GB6097 / B side GB6099-1) (Recorded Sept 1933) Nov 1933

Valse Brillante (B Windsor) Panchord Cornet Solo Harry Mortimer Love’s Old Sweet Song (Molloy) Cornet Solo Harry Mortimer (Other Numbers on labelA Side GB6098 / B side GB6100) (Recorded Sept 1933)

25588 25588 b

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10” 78’s on the “DECCA” Lable. CONDUCTOR Fred Mortimer ___________________________________________________________________________________ Dec 1933 A Medley of Carols (Part 1) Decca F3753 1. Christmas Awake 2. The First Noel 3. O Come All Ye Faithful A Medley of Carols (Part 2) F3753 b 1. Good King Wenceslas 2. While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks 3. Hark The Herald Angels Sing (Other Numbers on labelA Side TB1099 / B side TB1100) (Recorded Oct 1933) ___________________________________________________________________________________

10” 78’s on the “REGAL ZONOPHONE” Lable. CONDUCTOR Fred Mortimer ___________________________________________________________________________________ Dec 1933 Jack and Jill Regal Zono MR1149 Merry Mountaineers MR1149 b Cornet Duet Harry Mortimer and Jack Mackintosh (Other Numbers on labelA Side CAR 2001/ B side CAR2002) Dec 1933

The Swallow’s Serenade Regal Zono Gentle Zephyrs Cornet Duet Harry Mortimer and Jack Mackintosh (Both available on Fabulous Fodens CD –Choice CD2BM2)

MR1176 MR1176 b

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10” 78’s on the “DECCA” Lable. CONDUCTOR Fred Mortimer ___________________________________________________________________________________ Dec 1933 Harry Lauder Medley Decca F3754 1. Tobermoray 2. I Love a Lassie 3. Saftest in the Family 4. Inverary 5. Bonnie Scotland 6. Stop Your Tickling Jock

Mar 1934

Plantation Medley 1. Wake Nicodemus 2. My Old Kentucky Home 3. Poor Old Joe 4. Tramp Tramp Tramp (Other Numbers on labelA Side TB1101 / B side TB1102) (Recorded Oct 1933)

F3754 b

March of the Herald (H Nicholls) Decca Pageantry March (B Windsor) (Other Numbers on labelA Side TB1103 / B side TB1104) (Recorded Oct 1933)

F3855 F3855 b

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10” 78’s on the “REX” Lable. CONDUCTOR Fred Mortimer ___________________________________________________________________________________ May 1934 Old Panama March (K J Alford) Rex 8160 Post Horn Gallop (Keonig arr Mortimer) 8160 b Post Horn Solo Harry Mortimer (Other Numbers on labelA Side F656-2 / B side 657-2) July 1934

Marital Moments (Part 1) (arr Winter) Rex Marital Moments (Part 2) (arr Winter) (See 1937) (Other Numbers on labelA Side F654 / B side F655) (Recorded Sept 1933 at Alexandra Palace)

8190 8190 b

1934

MASSED BRASS BANDS - FODEN’S MOTOR WORKS BAND, WOOD GREEN EXCELSIOR SILVER PRIZE, EDMONTON SILVER AND FRIARY BREWERY BANDS Rex 8203 1. Old Comrades (Teike) 2. On Parade (Gatty)

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10” 78’s on the “IMPERIAL” Lable. CONDUCTOR Fred Mortimer ___________________________________________________________________________________ Unknown MASSED BRASS BANDS - FODEN’S MOTOR WORKS BAND, (Poss 1934) WOOD GREEN EXCELSIOR SILVER PRIZE, EDMONTON SILVER AND FRIARY BREWERY BANDS Imperial 2952 1. Evergreen Melodies Part 1 2. Evergreen Melodies Part 2 ___________________________________________________________________________________

10” 78’s on the “REX” Lable. CONDUCTOR Fred Mortimer ___________________________________________________________________________________ Aug 1934 Passing of the Regiments – March Medley (Part 1) Rex 8225 Passing of the Regiments – March Medley (Part 2) 8225 b (Recorded Sept 1933 at Alexandra Palace) ___________________________________________________________________________________

10” 78’s on the “KRISTALL” Lable. CONDUCTOR Fred Mortimer ___________________________________________________________________________________ Aug 1934 Passing of the Regiments (Part 1) Kristall 21667 Passing of the Regiments (Part 2) (Different label/ Export) 21667b

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ POSSIBLE RECORDING 1934 Massed bands – Crystal Palace 1934 Gramophone B8245 1. William Tell Overture (Gioachino Rossini) 2. Tannhauser (Wagner) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ___________________________________________________________________________________

10” 78’s on the “DECCA” Lable. CONDUCTOR Fred Mortimer ___________________________________________________________________________________ Dec 1934 Tyroleinne (A. Banks) Decca F5290 Valse Brillante (B Windsor) F5290 b Cornet Solo Harry Mortimer (Other Numbers on labelA Side GB6097 / B side GB6098) (Recorded Sept 1933) ___________________________________________________________________________________

10” 78’s on the “REGAL ZONOPHONE” Lable. CONDUCTOR Fred Mortimer ___________________________________________________________________________________ Nov 1935 Hunting Medley – Post Horn Galop (Konig) Regal Zono MR1849 Post Horn Solo Harry Mortimer The Whistler and his Dog (A Prior) MR1849 b (Other Numbers on labelA Side CAR 3609-1/ B side CAR3610-1) (Recorded 27 Sept 1936) 2/1936 78 Also Available on THE TWIN in INDIA FT.1947 3/1936 78 Also Available on REGAL ZONOPHONE in Australia G.22637 /1937 78 Also Available on GLORIA in HOLLAND GZ.3102 (Both Available on Century Brass CD –Doyen DOYCD100) RECORDINGS MADE IN 1935 included a Massed Band recording at the Crystal Palace Championships 1935. Tracks included – “Grand March Le Prophete” by Giacomo Meyerbeer “Sing A Song” by John Henry Iles “Champion Medley No 3” “Amen (Messiah)” by F G Handel. Feb 1936

10/1936 - 78

Rustic Scenes - The Mill in the Dale (S Cope) Regal Zono (Members of Fodens’s Band sang on this recording) Il Bacio (Arditi) Cornet Solo Harry Mortimer (Other Numbers on labelA Side CAR 3607-1/ B side CAR3608-1) (Recorded 27 Sept 1936) Also Available on REGAL ZONOPHONE in Australia (“Il Bacio”Available on Fabulous Fodens CD –Choice CD2BM2)

MR1953 MR1953 b

G.22762

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10” 78’s on the “COLUMBIA” Lable. CONDUCTOR Fred Mortimer ___________________________________________________________________________________ 1936? The Mill in the Dale Columbia 325- M (USA Issue of the tune from 1930 or 1936) (CAR 3607) ___________________________________________________________________________________

10” 78’s on the “REGAL ZONOPHONE” Lable. CONDUCTOR Fred Mortimer ___________________________________________________________________________________ Apr 1936 A Midsummer Night’s Dream - Wedding March Regal Zono MR2030

0/0000 78 7/1936 - 78 May 1936

0/0000 0/0000 7/1936 1/1937

78 78 78 78

(Mendelssohn arr Hartmann) Lohengrin – The Bridal March (Wagner arr Morelli) (Other Numbers on labelA Side CAR 3922-1/ B side CAR3925-1) (Recorded 22 Feb 1936) Also Available on REGAL ZONOPHONE in EIRE Also Available on REGAL ZONOPHONE in Australia Poet and Peasant (Part 1) (Suppe arr Riviere) Regal Zono Poet and Peasant (Part 2) (Von Suppe arr Riviere) Tenor Horn Solo Arthur Webb (Other Numbers on labelA Side CAR 3923-1/ B side CAR3924-1) (Recorded 22 Feb 1936) Also Available on REGAL ZONOPHONE in EIRE Also Available on COLUMBIA in EUROPE Also Available on THE TWIN in INDIA Also Available on REGAL ZONOPHONE in Australia (Available on Century Brass CD –Doyen DOYCD100) (Available on Fabulous Fodens CD –Choice CD2BM2)

MR2030 b

IZ419 G.22810 MR2057 MR2057 b

IZ424 DC.292 FT.8047 G.22836

RECORDINGS MADE IN 1936 included a Massed Band recording at the Crystal Palace Championships 1936. Tracks included – “Homeland Melodies” (Arr John Henry Iles) 1936

Dec 1936

6/1937 78

Jan 1937

7/1937 78

(MASSED BANDS – FODENS, MUNN AND FELTON) 1. War March of the Priests (Felix Mendelssohn) Zonophone 2. Abide with Me (Eventide)

MR2243 MR2243b

Kenilworth (Part 1) (A Bliss) Regal Zono At the Castle Gate / Serenade on the Lake Kenilworth (Part 2) (A Bliss) March Kenilworth (Homage to Queen Elizabeth) (Other Numbers on labelA Side CAR4223-1/ B side CAR4224-1) (Recorded 14 Oct 1936) (Test Piece 1936 abridged) Also Available on REGAL ZONOPHONE in Australia (Both available on Century Brass CD –Doyen DOYCD100) (Available on Fabulous Fodens CD –Choice CD2BM2)

MR2244

The Swing o’ the Kilt – Highland Patrol (M Ewing) Regal Zono Teddy Bear’s Picnic (Bratton) (Other Numbers on labelA Side CAR4225-1/ B side CAR4226-1) (Recorded 14 Oct 1936) Also Available on REGAL ZONOPHONE in Australia

MR2290 MR2290 b

MR2244 b

G.23022

G.23066

Nov 1937

Baa Baa Black Sheep (Ewan Campbell) Regal Zono MR2543 Down the Mall - March (J Belton) MR2543 b (Other Numbers on labelA Side CAR4680-1/ B side CAR4681-1) (Recorded 27 Sept 1937) 0/1938 78 Also Available on REGAL ZONOPHONE in Australia G.23293 2/1938 78 Also Available on THE TWIN in INDIA FT.8412 (Down the Mall was the theme to the BBC Variety Programme) ___________________________________________________________________________________

10” 78’s on the “REX” Lable. CONDUCTOR Fred Mortimer ___________________________________________________________________________________ 1937 (or 1934) Martial Moments REX 8190 (UK) F655 (REX 15021 USA) (Poss Canadian Issue) Part 1. Medley Intro; Entry of the Gladiators; Folies- Bergeres; Punjaub; Belphegor; Sons of the Brave; Colonel Bodey. Part 2. March Medley (Arr Aubrey Winter)

Intro; Through night to light; To the front old comrades; Under the Double Eagle; Sylvia; Namur; With Sword and Lance Recorded at Alexandra Palace, London. (78 Sold on E Bay March 2012 in Canada) ___________________________________________________________________________________

10” 78’s on the “REGAL ZONOPHONE” Lable. CONDUCTOR Fred Mortimer ___________________________________________________________________________________ Dec 1937 Humoresque- Lightning Switch (Part 1) Regal Zono MR2583 Humoresque- Lightning Switch (Part 2) MR2583 b 39 Favourite Melodies (K J Alford Chapman) (Other Numbers on labelA Side CAR4678-1/ B side CAR4679-1) (Recorded 27 Sept 1937) 3/1938 78 Also Available on THE TWIN in INDIA FT.8437 Lorenzo – Tone Poem Part 1 Regal Zono Unissued Lorenzo – Tone Poem Part 2 (Other Numbers on labelA Side CAR4780-1/ B side CAR4781-1) (Recorded 6 Dec 1937) ___________________________________________________________________________________ Unissued

10” 78’s on the “PANACHARD” Lable. CONDUCTOR Fred Mortimer ___________________________________________________________________________________ May 1938 Flight from Moscow Panachard 25969 Teddy Bear’s Picnic (Bratton) (Re Recording See Jan 1937) 25969 b (Other Numbers on labelA Side TB1078 / B side TB1081) (Recorded Sept 1933) ___________________________________________________________________________________

10” 78’s on the “REGAL ZONOPHONE” Lable. CONDUCTOR Fred Mortimer ___________________________________________________________________________________ 1938 ? (MASSED BANDS – FODENS, WINGATES, BAXENDALES) 1. Largo in G (Handal) Regal Zonophone MR2631 2. Trumpet Voluntary (Purcell arr Sir Henry Wood) with Henry Croudson at the Organ (Live Recordings at the Paramount Theatre in Manchester) 1938

Nov 1938

(MASSED BANDS – FODENS, WINGATES, BAXENDALES) 1. Finlandia Part 1 Regal Zonophone 2. Finlandia Part 2

MR2698

Old Timers Selection (Part 1) Regal Zono MR2865 Old Timers Selection (Part 2) MR2865 b OLD TIMERS PART 1 1. Intro, 2. Won’t You Come Home Bill Bailey?; 3. Champaign Charlie; 4. After the Ball; 5. Git Your ‘Air Cut (Arr Mackenzie) OLD TIMERS PART 2 1. Ta-ra-ra-boom-de-ay, 2. In the Good Old Summertime, 3. My Girl is a High Born Lady, 4. I Can’t tell why I love you, 5. Goodbye Dolly Gray. Winners of the World’s Brass Band Contest, Alexandra Palace 1938

2/1939 78 3/1939 78

Conducted by Fred Mortimer (Other Numbers on labelA Side CAR5106-1/ B side CAR5107-1) (Recorded 26 Sept 1938) Also Available on THE TWIN in INDIA Also Available on REGAL ZONOPHONE in Australia

FT.8632 G.23589

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10” 78’s on the “COLUMBIA” Lable. CONDUCTOR Fred Mortimer ___________________________________________________________________________________ 11 Nov 1939 TEST RECORD (Not for Sale) Columbia CAR5554-1 Current Hits Medley Part 2 (Fodens Motor Works Band with Community Singers) (One of two Sessions recorded at theBandroom 11 and 12 Nov 1939 See The Soldiers are Singing – Jan 1940 Regal Zonophone) ___________________________________________________________________________________

10” 78’s on the “REGAL ZONOPHONE” Lable. CONDUCTOR Fred Mortimer ___________________________________________________________________________________ Jan 1939 Three Bear’s Suite (Part 1) Regal Zono MR2932 (Eric Coates arr Mortimer) Three Bear’s Suite (Part 2) (Eric Coates arr Mortimer) MR2932 b (Other Numbers on labelA Side CAR5108-1/ B side CAR5109-1) (Recorded 6 Dec 1937) 6/1939 78 Also Available on REGAL ZONOPHONE in Australia G.23650 (Available on Fabulous Fodens CD –Choice CD2BM2) ___________________________________________________________________________________

10” 78’s on the “REGAL ZONOPHONE” Lable. CONDUCTOR Fred Mortimer ___________________________________________________________________________________ Jan 1940 The Soldiers are Singing (Part 1) Regal Zono MR3172 The Soldiers are Singing (Part 2) MR3172 b With a Choir made up of staff at the Foden Motor Works. PART 1. Intro; Run Rabbet Run, We’re Gonna Hang out the Washing on the Siegfried Line, Win it all Navy. PART 2. Wings over the Navy, There’ll always be an England, The Beer Barrel Polka, Wish me luck as you wave me goodbye. (Other Numbers on labelA Side CAR5553-1/ B side CAR5554-1) (Recorded 11 Nov 1939) Feb 1940

5/1940 78

The Village Blacksmith (Gaetas) Regal Zono MR3194 Alpine Echoes (B Windsor) MR3194 b Cornet Solo Harry Mortimer (Other Numbers on labelA Side CAR5580-1/ B side CAR5581-1) (Recorded 12 Nov 1939) Also Available on THE TWIN in INDIA FT.8816 (“Alpine Echoes”Available on Fabulous Fodens CD –Choice CD2BM2)

Mar 1940

Zampa (Part 1) (Herold arr William Rimmer) Regal Zono Zampa (Part 2) (Herold arr William Rimmer) (Other Numbers on label A Side CAR5582-1/ B Side CAR5583-1) (Recorded 12 Nov 1939) (Available on Century Brass CD –Doyen DOYCD100) (Available on Fabulous Fodens CD –Choice CD2BM2)

MR3241 MR3241 b

Apr 1940

Sousa March Review (Sousa arr Alex Mortimer) Three Marches

MR3254 MR3254 b

Regal Zono

3/1942 78 3/1943 78

1. Quand Madelon Marche (Camille Robert) 2. It’s a Long way to Tipperary (Judge, Williams) 3. Colonel Bogey March (K J Alford) (Other Numbers on labelA Side CAR5578-1/ B side CAR5579-1) (Recorded 11 Nov 1939) Also Available on REGAL ZONOPHONE in Australia (ONLY Sousa March Review / Also Cock O the North) Also Available on REGAL ZONOPHONE in INDIA

G.24485 MR.20007

Tally Ho! – Descriptive recorded 11-11-39 (Other Numbers on labelA Side CAR5577-1/ B side CAR5577-2) (Recorded 11 Nov 1939) ___________________________________________________________________________________ Unissued

10” 78’s on the “COLUMBIA” Lable. CONDUCTOR Fred Mortimer ___________________________________________________________________________________ Nov 1940 The British Grenadiers (Stanford Robinson arr Wright) Columbia FB2499 The Cock o’ the North – Highland Patrol (D Carrie) FB2499 b (Other Numbers on labelA Side CA18095-1 / B side CA18096-1) (Recorded 9 Aug 1940 for the Regal Zonophone catalogue but released on Columbia) 0/0000 78 Also Available on THE TWIN (Lable) in INDIA FT.9815 3/1942 78 Also Available on REGAL ZONOPHONE in Australia G.24485 (ONLY The Cock O The North / with Sousa Marches) Dec 1940

Portrait of a Toy Soldier (M Ewing arr Wright) Columbia FB2519 March of the Toys (From Babes in Toyland) FB2519 b (V Herbert arr Mackenzie) (Other Numbers on labelA Side CA18097-1 / B side CA18098-1) (Recorded 9 Aug 1940 for the Regal Zonophone catalogue but released on Columbia) (“March of the Toys” available on Century Brass CD –Doyen DOYCD100) (“March of the Toys”Available on Fabulous Fodens CD –Choice CD2BM2)

Jan 1941

John Peel (Trad arr Mortimer) Columbia Minstrel Memories 1. Massa’s in de Cold, Cold Ground. 2. Oft in the Twilight 3. Camptown Races 4. Dixieland (Other Numbers on labelA Side CA18099-1 / B side CA18100-1) (Recorded 9 Aug 1940) Also Available on REGAL ZONOPHONE in Australia (ONLY John Peel / with Second Serenade)

1/1945 78

Sept 1941

FB2541 FB2541 b

G.248882

Hands Across the Sea (Part 1) (arr Mackenzie) Columbia FB2678 1. The Sea is England’s Glory 2. Rule Britannia 3. The Lads in Navy Blue 4. A Wee Doch and Doris 5. The Minstrel Boy Hands Across the Sea (Part 2) FB2678 b 1. O Canada 2. The Mapel Leaf for Ever 3. Till the Lights of London Shine Again 4. Star Spangled Banner 5. Hearts of Oak (Other Numbers on labelA Side CA18514-1 / B side CA18515-1) (Catalogue puts the numbers as 18614 / 18615 – 78 has the above numbers) (Recorded 5 Aug 1941) (Recording Session 3- 9 Aug 1941)

Oct 1941

10/1941 - 78 12/1942 - 78 Nov 1941

Dec 1941

11/1942 - 78

On the Barrack Square (Saker) Columbia Under Allied Banners (Olernenshaw) (Other Numbers on labelA Side CA18629-1 / B side CA18631-2) (Recorded 6 Aug 1941) (Recording Session 3- 9 Aug 1941) Also Available on COLUMBIA (Lable) in EIRE Also Available on REGAL ZONOPHONE in Australia

FB2689 FB2689 b

Drinking (Trad arr Mortimer) Columbia Solo Euphonium Alex Mortimer Phil the Fluter’s Ball (P French arr A Wood) (Other Numbers on labelA Side CA18619-1 / B side CA18621-1) (Recorded 5 Aug 1941) (Recording Session 3- 9 Aug 1941) (“Drinking” available on Century Brass CD –Doyen DOYCD100)

FB2703

Britain on Parade – Patrol (Stewart arr Wright) Columbia Flying Squad (J Ord Hume) (Other Numbers on labelA Side CA18626-1 / B side CA18630-1) (Recorded 6 Aug 1941) (Recording Session 3- 9 Aug 1941) Also Available on REGAL ZONOPHONE in Australia

FB2720 FB2720 b

IM.872 G.24648

FB2703 b

G.24640

Jan 1942

Three Blind Mice (Shipley Douglas) Columbia FB2736 Zelda – Caprice (P Code) FB2736 b Cornet Solo Harry Mortimer (Other Numbers on labelA Side CA18627-1 / B side CA18628-1) (Recorded 6 Aug 1941) (Recording Session 3- 9 Aug 1941) 5/1947 78 Also Available on REGAL ZONOPHONE in Australia G.25090 (See below Jan 1942 G25090 UK) ___________________________________________________________________________________

10” 78’s on the “REGAL ZONOPHONE” Lable. CONDUCTOR Fred Mortimer ___________________________________________________________________________________ Jan 1942 Three Blind Mice Regal Zonophone G25090 Zelda (Cornet Solo Harry Mortimer) (Different label/ Export) G25090 b (Other Numbers on labelA Side ? / B side ?) (Recorded 6 Aug 1941) (Recording Session 3- 9 Aug 1941) (See Above Jan 1942 G25090 Australia / FB2736 UK) ___________________________________________________________________________________

10” 78’s on the “COLUMBIA” Lable. CONDUCTOR Fred Mortimer ___________________________________________________________________________________ Mar 1942 Song of the Fatherland (R Swingler. Dunajevsky) Columbia FB2767 Soviet Airmen’s Song (R Swingler. Dunajevsky) FB2767 b Violinist Martin Lawrence (Other Numbers on labelA Side CA18882-1 / B side CA18883-1) (Recorded 11 Jan 1942)

3/1943 78

Also Available on REGAL ZONOPHONE in Australia

G.24689

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10” 78’s on the “REGAL ZONOPHONE” labelin AUSTRALIA. CONDUCTOR Fred Mortimer (Different tracks from the UK Version see Aug 1940 / Nov 1940 ) ___________________________________________________________________________________ 9 Aug 1942 Sousa March Review (Sousa arr Alex Mortimer) Regal Zono G.24485 (AUSTRALIA) (Other Number on labelA Side CAR5578-1) The Cock o’ the North – Highland Patrol (D Carrie) FB2499 b (Other Numbers on labelA Side CA18095-1 / B side CA18096-1) ___________________________________________________________________________________

10” 78’s on the “COLUMBIA” Lable. CONDUCTOR Fred Mortimer ___________________________________________________________________________________ Sept 1942 The Queen’s Own (Ridewood) Columbia FB2841 The Smithy in the Wood (Michaels arr J Ord Hume) FB2841 b (Other Numbers on labelA Side CA18880-1 / B side CA18881-1) (Recorded 11 Jan 1942) 5/1944 78 Also Available on REGAL ZONOPHONE in Australia G.24821 Nov 1942

8/1946 78 Sept 1943

1/1945 78

Oct 1943

2/1947 78

The Gondoliers (Sullivan) Columbia 1. Chorus of Men 2. A Regular Royal Queen 3. Take a Pair of Sparkling Eyes The Yeoman of the Guard (Sullivan) 1. Introduction to Act 2 2. Purely a Matter of Skill 3. The Tower Song (Other Numbers on labelA Side CA18884-1 / B side CA18885-1) (Recorded 11 Jan 1942) Also Available on REGAL ZONOPHONE in Australia

FB2860

FB2860 b

G.25019

Hailstorm (William Rimmer) Columbia FB2950 Cornet Solo Harry Mortimer Second Serenade (Heykens) FB2950 b (Other Numbers on labelA Side CA18618-1 / B side CA18620-1) (Recorded 5 Aug 1941) (Late Release 1941 to 43) (“Hailstorm”Available on Fabulous Fodens CD –Choice CD2BM2) Also Available on REGAL ZONOPHONE in Australia G.248882 (ONLY Second Serenade / with John Peel) Military Polonaise No 3 in A op 40 (Chopin arr H Mortimer) Columbia FB2956 Prelude to Act III – Lohengrin (Wagner arr Denis Wright) FB2956 b (Other Numbers on labelA Side CA19303-1 / B side CA19304-1) (Recorded 13 Aug 1943) Also Available on REGAL ZONOPHONE in Australia G.25068

NO RELEASES IN 1944 Unissued in UK Raymond – Overture - Part 1 (A Thomas) (Australia) Regal Zonophone G.24911 Raymond – Part 2 (A Thomas) (Other Numbers on labelA Side CA19299-1 / B side CA19300-1) (Recorded 13 Aug 1943 – NOT ISSUED IN UK) Unissued

Le Prophete – Coronation Match (Meyerbeer arr W Reynolds) (Other Numbers on labelA Side CA19573-1 / CA19573-2 = 2nd Take) (Recorded 16 Aug 1944)

Unissued

Poet and Peasant – Part 1 (Von Suppe)

(Other Numbers on labelA Side CA19574-1 / CA19574-2 = 2nd Take) (Recorded 16 Aug 1944) Unissued

Poet and Peasant – Part 2 (Von Suppe) (Other Numbers on labelA Side CA19575-1 / CA19575-2 = 2nd Take) (Recorded 16 Aug 1944)

Unissued

Orpheus in the Underworld – Minuet and Galop (Offenbach) (Other Numbers on labelA Side CA19576-1 / CA19576-2 = 2nd Take) (Recorded 16 Aug 1944)

Unissued

The Larks (J Ord Hume) Cornet duet Harry Mortimer and Charlie Cook (Other Numbers on labelA Side CA19577-1 / CA19577-2 = 2nd Take) (Recorded 16 Aug 1944)

Unissued

Martinique – Intermezzo (Lorraine arr G Mackenzie) (Other Numbers on labelA Side CA19578-1 / CA19578-2 = 2nd Take) (Recorded 16 Aug 1944)

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10” 78’s on the “REGAL ZONOPHONE” labelin AUSTRALIA. CONDUCTOR Fred Mortimer (Different tracks from the UK Version see Aug 1940 / Nov 1940 ) ___________________________________________________________________________________ Jan 1945 John Peel (Trad arr H Mortimer) Regal Zonophone G.24882 (AUSTRALIA) Second Serenade (Heykens) G.24882 b (Other Numbers on labelA Side CA18099-1 / B side CA18620-1) (Recorded 9 Aug / 5 Aug 1941) May 1945 Raymond – Overture - Part 1 (A Thomas) (Australia) Regal Zonophone G.24911 (AUSTRALIA) Raymond – Part 2 (A Thomas) (Other Numbers on labelA Side CA19299-1 / B side CA19300-1) (Recorded 13 Aug 1943 – NOT ISSUED IN UK) ___________________________________________________________________________________

10” 78’s on the “COLUMBIA” Lable. CONDUCTOR Fred Mortimer ___________________________________________________________________________________ June 1945 Die Fledermaus - Part 1(J Strauss) Columbia FB3112 Die Fledermaus - Part 2 (J Strauss) (10”) FB3112 b (Other Numbers on labelA Side CA19301-1 / B side CA19302-1) (Recorded 13 Aug 1943) 8/1947 78 Also Available on REGAL ZONOPHONE in Australia G.25112 ___________________________________________________________________________________

10” 78’s on the “COLUMBIA” Lable.

Harry Mortimer Solo Project. ___________________________________________________________________________________ CONDUCTOR Harry Mortimer 10” and 12” 78 recordings 1949 A TRUMPET VOLUNTARY HARRY MORTIMER Columbia DX1536 (NON FODEN) (With Organ player Reginald Foort (1893-1980) with London Brass Players and conductor George Weldon (1908-1963) and Harry Mortimer on solo trumpet) Recorded on the 19 June 1946 and the 8 November 1948. 1. Trumpet Concerto in E Flat (Joseph Haydn) (Matrix CAX9565) 2. A Trumpet Voluntary (Henry Purcell) (Matrix CAX10357) ___________________________________________________________________________________

10” and 12” 78’s on the “JAMCO” Lable.

(J Grimes of Wigan) CONDUCTOR Fred Mortimer ___________________________________________________________________________________

Apr 1950 (12”) 10/1949 - 78

Morning Rhapsody - Part 1 (Eric Ball) Jamco Morning Rhapsody - Part 2 (Eric Ball) Also Available on GRIMES (J Grimes of Wigan)

FM1101 FM1101 b BB.1003

Apr 1950

BB and CF (J Ord Hume) Jamco (Re Recording See Apr 1923) The Redcap (H Moss) Cornet Solo Teddy Gray (Other Numbers on labelA Side 0 564 / B side 0 565)

FM1102

(10”)

FM1102 b

Apr 1950 (10”)

Cossack (William Rimmer) Jamco FM1104 (FODENS SIGNATURE TUNE) (Numbers out of Release date order) Deep Harmony(Parker Watts) and Crimond (D Grant) FM1104 b

July 1950 (10”)

Knightsbridge March (Eric Coates) Cossack (William Rimmer) (FODENS SIGNATURE TUNE)

Jamco

FM1103 FM1103 b

July 1950 (12”)

Neapolitan Serenade – Cory (G Winkler) Robin Adair (Trad arr Hartmann) Solo Euphonium Harry Mather

Jamco

FM1105 FM1105 b

1950 (12”)

Festival Overture - Part 1 Festival Overture - Part 2

Jamco

FM1106 FM1106 b

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10” and 12” 78’s on the “JAMCO GRIMES SERIES” Lable. CONDUCTOR Fred Mortimer ___________________________________________________________________________________ By Sept 1950 Pagliacci Selection (Part 1) Grimes GM117 (12”) Pagliacci Selection (Part 2) GM117 b By Sept 1950 (12”)

Pagliacci Selection (Part 3) Grimes CRESWELL COLLIERY BAND (B Side) Donauwellen Waltz (Danube Waves - Waltz) (Ivanovici)

GM118

By Sept 1950 (12”)

Tintagel – Symphonic Suite - Part 1 (Denis Wright) Grimes Tintagel – Symphonic Suite - Part 2 (Denis Wright)

GM119 GM119 b

By Sept 1950 (12”)

Tintagel – Symphonic Suite - Part 3 (Denis Wright) Grimes CORY WORKINGMEN’S BAND (B Side) Neapolitan Serenade (G Winkler)

GM120

By Sept 1950 (10”)

Over the Waves - Part 1 (Rosas) Over the Waves – Part 2 (Rosas)

Grimes

GM121 GM121 b

By Sept 1950 (12”)

Zampa - Part 1 (Herold) Zampa - Part 2 (Herold) (Re Recording See Mar 1940)

Grimes

GM122 GM122 b

GM118 b

GM120 b

EXTRA Between 1932 and 1938 the band recorded 28 records on various labels as part of the Massed Bands at the Crystal Palace Gala Concert after the Annual National Championship. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ___________________________________________________________________________________

10” 78’s on the “PAXTON” Lable. – All Star Brass / Foden Quartet. CONDUCTOR Harry Mortimer

___________________________________________________________________________________ Jan 1952 (ALL STAR BRASS BAND) Paxton PR574 1. Into thy Hands (Newman Wolsey arr Edrich Siebert) 2. Introduction and Allegro Spiritoso (J. B Senaille arr Denis Wright) (Other Numbers on labelA Side 12971 / B side 12974A) Jan 1952

(ALL STAR BRASS BAND) Paxton 1. Polished Brass (arr Edrich Siebert) 2. Sousa On (John Philip Sousa arr Palmer-Wright) (Other Numbers on labelA Side 12969 / B side 12970)

PR575

Jan 1952

(ALL STAR BRASS BAND) Paxton 1. Two Grotesques (A Picon arr W.J. Dawson) 2. Prelude to Revelry (Gordon Jacob arr W.J. Dawson) (Other Numbers on labelA Side 12975 / B side 12976)

PR576

Jan 1952

(ALL STAR BRASS BAND) Paxton PR577 1. Introduction to Act 3 Lohengrin (Robert Wagner arr Denis Wright) 2. The Three Jolly Sailormen (Edrich Seibert) Trio for Cornets (Other Numbers on labelA Side 12972 / B side 12973)

June 1952

(FODENS BAND CHAMPION QUARTET) Paxton 1. MERRIMENT 2. SCHERZO FROM STRING QUARTET IN D Quartet 4. = Teddy Gray (Cornet) Des Thomas (Cornet) Arthur Webb Snr (Horn) Dave Morris (Euphonium) (Other Numbers on labelA Side 13100 / B side 13101)

PR578

June 1952

(FODENS BAND CHAMPION QUARTET) Paxton 1. BACH SERIES OF FUGUES NO 3. 2. BEES-A-BUZZIN’ Quartet 4. = Teddy Gray (Cornet) Des Thomas (Cornet) Arthur Webb Snr (Horn) Dave Morris (Euphonium) (Other Numbers on labelA Side 13102 / B side 13103)

PR579

Aug 1953

(ALL STAR BRASS BAND) Paxton 1. The Explorers Part 1 (Peter Yorke) 2. The Explorers Part 2 (Peter Yorke) (Other Numbers on labelA Side 0-3683 / B side 0-3684)

PR597

Aug 1953

(ALL STAR BRASS BAND) Paxton 1. Farandole from the suite I’Arlesienne (G Bizet arr Denis Wright) 2. Minuet from the suite I’Arlesienne (G Bizet arr Denis Wright) (Other Numbers on labelA Side 0-3685 / B side 0-3686)

PR598

Aug 1953

(ALL STAR BRASS BAND) Paxton 1. Valour and Victory (H.T. Scull) 2. Mac and Mort (Harry Mortimer) Duet for Cornets (Other Numbers on labelA Side 0-3687 / B side 0-3688)

PR599

Apr 1953 (or Aug)

(ALL STAR BRASS BAND) Paxton 1. Grand Canyon (Van der Linden) 2. Fantasy on National Airs (arr Denis Wright) (Other Numbers on labelA Side 0-3689 / B side 0-3690)

PR600

1953

(ALL STAR BRASS BAND) Paxton 1. Warriors Three (Edrich Siebert) 2. Hail the Queen (L van Beethoven arr Seymour) (Other Numbers on labelA Side 0-3691 / B side 0-3692)

PR601

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10” 78’s on the “PAXTON” Lable. – Foden’s Motor Works Band. CONDUCTOR Harry Mortimer ___________________________________________________________________________________ Dec 1953 (FODENS MOTOR WORKS BAND) Paxton PR622 1. Diadem of Gold - Part 1 (G Bailey arr Frank Wright) 2. Diadem of Gold - Part 2 (G Bailey arr Frank Wright) (Other Numbers on labelA Side H.225/ B side H.226) (Available on Century Brass CD –Doyen DOYCD100) Dec 1953

(FODENS MOTOR WORKS BAND) Paxton 1. Diadem of Gold - Part 3 (G Bailey arr Frank Wright) 2. Diadem of Gold - Part 4 (G Bailey arr Frank Wright) (Other Numbers on labelA Side H.227/ B side H.228) (Available on Century Brass CD –Doyen DOYCD100)

PR623

Dec 1953

(FODENS MOTOR WORKS BAND) Paxton 1. Brass Band Blues (I Gould) 2. Early One Morning (F Seymour) (Other Numbers on labelA Side H.229/ B side H.230)

PR624

Dec 1954

(ALL STAR BRASS BAND) Paxton 1. Robert le Diable Part 1 (Giacomo Meyerbeer arr H.R. Moreton) 2. Robert le Diable Part 2 (Giacomo Meyerbeer arr H.R. Moreton) (Other Numbers on labelA Side H.247 / B side H.248)

PR633

Dec 1954

(ALL STAR BRASS BAND) Paxton 1. The Tops (T. J. Powell) 2. Romance from the Fair Maid of Perth (G Bizet arr R. Oughton) Trombone Solo Alex English (Other Numbers on labelA Side H.249 / B side H.252)

PR634

Dec 1954

(ALL STAR BRASS BAND) Paxton 1. Cornet Carillon (Ronald Binge) 2. Diabolereo (A Picon) (Other Numbers on labelA Side H.251 / B side H.250)

PR635

Dec 1954

(ALL STAR BRASS BAND) Paxton 1. Slavonic Davce No 8 in G Minor (A Dvorak arr Denis Wright) 2. Gay Cavalier (J Beaver) (Other Numbers on labelA Side H.253 / B side H.254)

PR636

Dec 1954

(ALL STAR BRASS BAND) Paxton 1. Ichabob (PI Tchaikovsky arr J Beaver) 2. a. Crimond (Trad arr E Siebert) b. Blaenwern (Rowland arr E Siebert) (Other Numbers on labelA Side H.255 / B side H.256)

PR637

Oct 1956

(ALL STAR BRASS BAND) Paxton 1. Sleigh Ride (Leroy Anderson) 2. A Welsh Fantasy (arr R M Price) (Other Numbers on labelA Side H.310 / B side H.311)

PR675

Oct 1956

(ALL STAR BRASS BAND) Paxton 1. Bugler’s Holiday (Leroy Anderson) 2. Bolero Brilliante (Henry Geehl) (Other Numbers on labelA Side H.312 / B side H.313)

PR676

Oct 1956

(ALL STAR BRASS BAND) Paxton 1. Trombones to the Fore (H. T. Scull) 2. Watching the Wheat (arr Geehl) (Other Numbers on labelA Side H.314 / B side H.315)

PR677

~~~~~~~~~~~~~#######################################################~~~~~~~~~~~~ CONDUCTOR Harry Mortimer 10” and 12” 33rpm recordings 1957 10” MEN OF BRASS VOLUME ONE Decca LF1262 (Massed Brass Bands of Foden’s Motor Works, Fairey Aviation and Morris Motors) 1. Fanfare 2. Grand March – Queen of Sheba (Gounod) 3. Spanish Gypsy Dance 4. Cornet Trio “Bugler’s Holiday” (Leroy Anderson) Side 2 1. The Mill in the Dale 2. Cornet Carillon 3. Madelon 4. Nightfall in Camp 1957

MEN OF BRASS LONDON PS101 (Stereo) (Fodens, Fairey and Morris Motors) LONDON LL1456 (Mono) Recorded at the Belle Vue Gardens, Manchester. Conducted by Harry Mortimer OBE. 1. Grand March “Queen of Sheba” Gounod arr Rimmer) 2. Spanish Gypsy Dance (Marquina) 3. Cornet Trio – “Bugler’s Holiday” (Leroy Anderson) 4. “The Mill in the Dale” (Cope) 5. “Cornet Carillon” (R Binge) 6. “Madelon” (Allier) 7. Nightfall in Camp (arr Pope) Side 2. 1. Introduction to Act 3; “Lohengrin” (Wagner) 2. The Whistler and his Dog (Pryor) 3. March; Medallion (Moreton) 4. 1812 Overture (Tchaikovsky) (“Madallion”(1954 issue) available on Century Brass CD –Doyen DOYCD100)

1957

10”

MEN OF BRASS VOLUME TWO DECCA LF1263 (Massed Brass Bands of Foden’s Motor Works, Fairey Aviation and Morris Motors) Recorded at Belle Vue Gardens. 1. Introduction to Act 3 Lohengrin (Wagner) 2. The Whistler and his Dog (Pryor) 3. March; Medallion (Moreton) 4. 1812 Overture (Tchaikovsky)

1957

10”

MEN OF BRASS VOLUME THREE DECCA LF1264 (Massed Brass Bands of Foden’s Motor Works, Fairey Aviation and Morris Motors) Recorded at Belle Vue Gardens. 1. Poet and Peasant Overture (Suppe) 2. Military Polonaise (Chopin arr Mortimer) 3. Prelude in C Sharpe Minor (Rachmaninov) 4. Stage Coach (E Winstone)

1957

12”

BRIGHT AS BRASS VOL 1 DECCA Stereo (Foden’s, Morris and Fairey Aviation) (1959 Re-issue) Mono Yeoman of the Guard (From 1959 re-issue cover) Harry Mortimer OBE.

SKL4089 LK4362

1957

12”

BRIGHT AS BRASS VOL 2 DECCA Stereo (Foden’s, Morris and Fairey Aviation) Harry Mortimer OBE. Mono Coronation March Overture Pirates of Penzance Shepherds Hey Alpine Echoes Donkey Serenade Lilac Time Trombones to the Fore Lord Nuffied March Navy Mixture Royal Air Force March past March Slav Tyndean Tango

SKL4019 LK4363

1958

SOUNDING BRASS DECCA (Fodens, Fairey, Morris Motors – Conductor Harry Mortimer)

ST0118

1958?

SOUNDING BRASS WITH VOICES DECCA Stereo SKL4013 (Fodens, Fairey, Morris Motors – Conductor Harry Mortimer) and LK 4279 (mono) SOUNDING BRASS (No With Voices) Also DFE6570 With Voices Fanfare March of the Peers Flanagan’s Mare Slavonic Rhapsody A Trumpet Prece The Holy City The Swashbuckler Trombones on Broadway Chit Chat Soldier’s Chorus Zamora Napoleon Gallop Colonel Bogey William Tell Overture

Pre 1959

SOUNDING BRASS VOL 2 DECCA Stereo (Fodens, Fairey, Morris Motors – Mono Conductor Harry Mortimer) Fantare Pendine Marching Trumpets (The Trumpeter’s Serenade) 2nd Rhapsody on Negro Spirituals Brass Band Blues Czech Polka March from “Tannhauser” Orphius in the Underworld Watching the Wheat Three of a Kind Serenade Spanish Harlequin

SKL4056 LK4278

EXTRA Band members appeared on the Paxton label between 1952 and 1956 as part of the “Harry Mortimer’s All Star (Concert) Brass Band” for 17 recordings (78rpm). Unkn Act 3 Introduction to Act 3 Lohengrin / Three Jolly Sailormen (All Star Brass) PAXTON Unkn Cornet Carillion / Diabolereo (All Star Brass) PAXTON (See below)

EXTRA Band members appeared on the Decca label in 1958 as part of the “Harry Mortimer’s Men O’Brass” for 3 recordings (10” 33rpm). They also made 29 recordings between 1958 and 1981 as part of “Harry Mortimer’s Men O’Brass” on various labels (12” 33rpm) EXTRA Between 1958 and 1964 Band members appeared on various labels as part of the “Harry Mortimer’s All star (Concert) Brass band”, “Cathedral Brass”, “Men O’Brass” and “Grand Massed Bands” for 16 recordings (45rpm). ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~#######################################################~~~~~~~~~~~~ CONDUCTOR Harry Mortimer (All Star Brass Band) EP and 12”recordings Aug 1958 ? (ALL STAR BRASS BAND) MUSIC FOR BRASS (EP) Paxton PEP101 Hora Taigane Nine Busty Fingers (D Woods) Cornet Carillon (R Binge) Diabolereo Aug 1958 ?

(ALL STAR BRASS BAND) MUSIC FOR BRASS (EP) Magic Lantern Pageantry Trombones on the Spree Three Jolly Sailormen

Paxton

PEP102

~~~~~~~~~~~~~#######################################################~~~~~~~~~~~~ CONDUCTOR Rex Mortimer 7” 45rpm recordings 1959 MUSIC FOR BRASS (Music for Brass) (EP) Paxton PEP105 Variations on the Shining River (Rubbra) (Daily Herald Championship Test Piece 1958) Cwm Rhondda The Day Thou Gavest, Lord is Ended 1959

Music for Brass DEVON FANTASY (EP) Paxton (Conductor Rex Mortimer) Moorland Song At the Fair Quiet Village Seafarers Overture Franz Schubert ALTERNATE LISTING From Music for Brass Advert / Paxton And From www.45.car.com (Conductor Harry Mortimer) 1. Devon Fantasy (Part 1 and 2) (Eric Ball) Side 2 1. Devon Fantasy (Part 3) 2. Merry Macdoon (John Foulds arr Eric Ball) Overture Franz Schubert (Suppe- Denis Wright)

PEP106

~~~~~~~~~~~~~#######################################################~~~~~~~~~~~~ CONDUCTOR Harry Mortimer (All Star Brass Band) EP and 12”recordings 1959 (ALL STAR BRASS BAND) MUSIC FOR BRASS (EP) Paxton PEP107 Polished Brass Sousa on Parade Mack and Mort (Duet for Cornets) (Mortimer) Valour and Victory 1959 ?

(ALL STAR BRASS BAND) MUSIC FOR BRASS (EP)

Paxton

PEP108

Egrimont (Overture) (Beethoven) Donnybrook Fair (Lucas) Welsh Fantasy (Price) 1959 ?

(ALL STAR BRASS BAND) MUSIC FOR BRASS (EP) Indian Summer (Suite) (Ball) Indian Summer Hindoo Song (Rimsky-Korsakov) Sleigh Ride (Leroy Anderson)

Paxton

PEP109

~~~~~~~~~~~~~#######################################################~~~~~~~~~~~~ CONDUCTOR Harry Mortimer (Men O’ Brass) EP and 12”recordings 1959 (EP) MASSED BRASS BANDS NO 1. (EP) DECCA (Stereo) SPD127 (Foden’s, Morris Motors and Fairey Aviation) DECCA (Mono) DFE6614 Harry Mortimer OBE. 1. Shepherd’s Hey 2. Perpetuum Mobile Side 2 1. John Peel 2. Trumpet Voluntary 1959

(EP)

MASSED BRASS BANDS NO 2. (EP) (Foden’s, Morris Motors and Fairey Aviation)

DECCA (Stereo) ST0128 DECCA (Mono) DFE6615

1960

(EP)

LISTEN TO THE BAND (EP) DECCA (Stereo) STO145 (Fodens, Fairey Aviation and Morris Motors) DECCA (Mono) DFE6657 1. The Royal Air Force March Past (Walford-Davies) 2. Whispering Brass (Haysom arr Gay) 3. The Donkey Serenade (Friml, Stothart, Wright, Forrest, arr Denham) Side 2 1. Fanfare (Rhodes) 2. Navy Mixture (arr Seymour)

1960

(EP)

CLASSICS FOR BRASS (EP) DECCA (Stereo) ST0146 (Massed Bands of Fodens, Fairey and Morris Motors) DECCA (Mono) DFE6658 A Side. Sibelius – Finlandia B Side. Tchaikovsky – Marche Slave

~~~~~~~~~~~~~#######################################################~~~~~~~~~~~~ CONDUCTOR Rex Mortimer (OBE) 12” 33rpm recordings 1960 (EP) MUSIC FOR BRASS (EP) Paxton PEP114 Side 1. Fodens Motor Works Band 1. Early One Morning 2. Brass Band Blues Side 2. Munn and Feltons Works Band (Conductor Stanley H Boddington) 1. BB and CF (/ b.b and .c.f.) ( J. Ord Hume) 2. Joys of Sport ~~~~~~~~~~~~~#######################################################~~~~~~~~~~~~ CONDUCTOR Harry Mortimer (Harry Mortimer All Star Brass) EP recordings 1962? (ALL STAR BRASS BAND) MUSIC FOR BRASS (EP) Paxton PEP117 Robert le Diable (Giacomo Meyerbeer) Romance from “Fair Maid of Perth” (Bizet) Watching the Wheat (Arr Geehl) 1963

12”

FANTASY IN BRASS EMI STARLINE (Harry Mortimer and his All Star Brass) Produced by Norrie Paramour (Engineer Norman Smith) 1. Sousa on Parade – March Medley (arr Palmer) 2. Sandpaper Ballet (Anderson)

SRS5077

Side 2

1963

(EP)

1964

(EP)

3. Iolanthe – Overture (Sullivan arr Sargent) 4. Stardust – Transcript (Carmichael – Parish) 5. Praise My Soul, The King of Heaven – Hymn (Goss arr Gay) 1. Summit March (Seymour) 2. The Faithful Hussar – Novelty (Frantzen) 3. Slavonic Rhapsody No 1 – (Friedemann) 4. Post Horn Galop (Koenig arr Herbert) (Solo Harry Mortimer) 5. When Johnny Comes Marching Home – Novelty (arr Howe) 6. The Farewell Waltz (Binge)

FANTASY IN BRASS

COLUMBIA (Mono)

SEG8305

MARCHING WITH MASSED BANDS COLUMBIA SEG8390 (Fairey, Fodens and Morris Motors) Aa) Blaze Away Ab) King Cotton Ba) Bb) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~#######################################################~~~~~~~~~~~~ CONDUCTOR Harry Mortimer (Grand Massed Bands) LP recordings 1964 HARRY MORTIMER AND ALL STAR BRASS – (Fodens and B.M.C. Morris Motors) YOUR KIND OF MUSIC (EP) SCD 2221 a. El Abanico (Javaloyes arr J. Ord Hume) SCD 2248 b. El Capitan (Sousa) 1964 12” MARCHING WITH THE GRAND MASSED BANDS EMI SCX 3520 1. Blaze Away 2. El Abanico (Javaloyes) 3. Marching Sergeants 4. King Cotton 5. March of the Slide Trombones 6. Trafalgar 7. The Churchill March Side 2 1. Imperial Echoes 2. Grand March 3. Il Capitan 4. Bright and Early 5. Entry of the Gladiator 6. Out of the Blue 7. Broad Highway (Check Title) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~#######################################################~~~~~~~~~~~~ CONDUCTOR Rex Mortimer 10” and 12” 33rpm recordings 1965 10” CHAMPIONSHIP BRASS Paxton LPT1015 a) 1. From the New World Symphony (Dvorak) The Fairey Band b) 1. Variations on “The Shining River” (Frank Wright) 2. Cum Rhondda (Hughes and arr Rayner) 3. The Day Thou Gavest, Lord, is Ended (Scofield arr Rayner) Foden’s Motor Works Band ~~~~~~~~~~~~~#######################################################~~~~~~~~~~~~ CONDUCTOR Harry Mortimer 10” and 12” 33rpm recordings 1965 10” CHAMPIONSHIP BRASS (Vol 2) Paxton LPT1016 a) 1. Melodies from Massenet (Massenet arr Rayner) The Fairey Band b) 1. Diadem of Gold (G Bailey and Frank Wright) Foden’s Motor Works Band ~~~~~~~~~~~~~#######################################################~~~~~~~~~~~~ CONDUCTOR Sir Malcolm Sargent 12” 33rpm recordings MEN O’ BRASS (Fairey, Fodens and BMC) 1965 12” CLASSICS FOR BRASS EMI Starline (Mono) SRS 5156

(Re Issued on Studio 2 Stereo as “MEN O’ BRASS” –Columbia EMI SMC704107) (Re Issued as “MEN O’ BRASS” –Columbia EMI (Mono) SMC84107) (Re Issued on Studio 2 Stereo as “MEN O’ BRASS” –Columbia EMI New Cover SMC704107) 1. Marche Militaire D733 No 1 (Schubert) 2. Iolanthe Overture (Arthur Sullivan) 3. Chopin’s Polonaise No 4 Op 40 No 2 Side 2 1. Yeomen of the Guard Overture (Arthur Sullivan) 2. Prelude No 15, Op 28 No 15 (Raindrop) (Chopin) 3. Mozart’s Fantasia K608 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~#######################################################~~~~~~~~~~~~ CONDUCTOR Unknown EP Recording 1966 EP MUSIC FOR BRASS – FOUR CONCERT MARCHES Paxton PEP129 (Foden’s Motor Works Band / The Fairey Band) Punchinello (Foden) (William Rimmer) Roll Away, Bet (Foden) Bandstand (Fairey) Mephistopheles (Fairey) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~#######################################################~~~~~~~~~~~~ CONDUCTOR Rex Mortimer 10” and 12” 33rpm recordings 1966 (EP) MUSIC FOR BRASS – FOUR CONTEST MARCHES Paxton PEP129 a side Fodens b side Fairey 1966

10”

1966

10”

1966

12”

CHAMPIONSHIP BRASS a side Fairey Aviation b side Fodens

Paxton

LPT1019

CHAMPIONSHIP BRASS Paxton LPT1020 a side Fodens b side Fairey Aviation ~~~~~~~~~~~~~#######################################################~~~~~~~~~~~~ CONDUCTOR Harry Mortimer (MEN O’ BRASS) 12” 33rpm recordings 1966 12” BRASS ON THE MARCH (Harry Mortimer and his All Star Brass B.M.C., Fairey and Foden’s) EMI (Columbia) SX6121 (Mono) EMI STUDIO 2 - TWO138 (Stereo) 1. Under the Double Eagle (Wagner) 2. La Reve Passe (Helmer – Krier) 3. With Sword and Lance (Starke) 4. The Thin Red Line (Kenneth Alford) 5. Fame and Glory (Matt) 6. El Abanico (Javaloyes) Side 2 1. Old Comrades (Teike) 2. National Emblem (Bagley) 3. The Phantom Brigade (Myddleton) 4. Nibelungen (R Wagner arr Grant) 5. Voice of the Guns (Kenneth Alford) 6. On the Quarter Deck (Kenneth Alford) Kenneth Alford is the pen name of Major F.J. Ricketts The Director of Music for the Royal Marines. SOUSA THE GREAT Massed Bands of B.M.C., Fairey and Foden’s. 1. Stars and Stripes Forever 2. Washington Post 3. The Liberty Bell 4. Manhattan Bridge 5. Crusader

EMI (Studio 2) COLUMBIA

TWO113 SX6004

6. Gladiator 7. Bell of Chicago 8. Invincible Eagle 9. Thunderer 10. Grid Iron Club 11. High School Cadets 12. Semper Fidelis 13. Hands Across the Sea 1966

(EP)

SOUSA THE GREAT Massed Bands of B.M.C., Fairey and Foden’s. 1. Stars and Stripes Forever (Sousa) 2. Washington Post (Sousa arr Hewitt) Side 2 1. Semper Fidelis (Sousa arr Hewitt) 2. Invincible Eagle (Sousa)

COLUMBIA

SEG8523

1967

10”

CHAMPIONSHIP BRASS a side Black Dyke Mills b side Fodens

Paxton

LPT1029

1967

12”

MASSED BRASS SPECTACULAR (Men O’ Brass) EMI Studio 2 TWO185 (Recorded at the Civic Hall, Wolverhampton 8 Oct 1967) SX6202 1. Colonel Bogey on Parade (Kenneth Alford and F.F. Ricketts) 2. Trumpet Voluntary (J Clarke arr Wright) 3. Thunder and Lightning Polka (J Strauss arr Wright) 4. Pomp and Circumstance March No 2 (Edward Elgar arr J. Ord Hume) 5. Praise to the Holiest (Trad arr Edrich Siebert) 6. The Lost Chord (A Sullivan arr Langford) Side 2 1. Men O’ Brass Fanfare (Heiper) 2. Royal Standard (Chesterton arr Mortimer) 3. Wee MacGregor Patrol 4. Onward Christian Soldiers (Arthur Sullivan arr Edrich Siebert) 5. Grand March from Aida (G Verdi arr Wright) 6. Hallelujah Chorus (Handel arr Langford)

~~~~~~~~~~~~~#######################################################~~~~~~~~~~~~ CONDUCTOR Rex Mortimer 12” 33rpm recordings 1967 SOUNDING BRASS EMI CSD3629 Radetsky March (Johann Strauss) HMV CLP 3629 (Mono) Raymond Overture (Thomas) CLD 3629 (Stereo) Cornet Polka Brilliante Cornet Solo E Gray / Ted Gray Two Negro Spirituals Merry Mancunians March of the Bowman Romanza Trombone Solo Alex English The Rovers Return Thoughts and Masaniello Overture (Auber) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~#######################################################~~~~~~~~~~~~ CONDUCTOR Harry Mortimer (MEN O’ BRASS) 12” 33rpm recordings 1968 MEN O’ BRASS: OVERTURES FOR BRASS EMI Studio 2 TWO225 FAVOURITE OVERTURES FOR BRASS (Men O’ Brass) EMI Columbia Studio 2 (Originally advertised as “Five Famous Overtures”) Conductor Harry Mortimer. Incl; 1. The Mikado (Sullivan) 2. Fra Diavolo (Auber) 3. Ruy Blas (Mendelssohn) 4. Morning Noon and Night (Suppe)

5. William Tell (Gioachino Rossini) 1968

THE WORLD OF BIG BRASS BAND – Harry Mortimer 1. March: b.b. and c.f.( J. Ord Hume) 2. Burgler’s Holiday 3. In A Monastery Garden 4. March: Swing Along 5. Puppet on a String 6. March: Passing of the Regiments 7. 1812 Overture 8. Santa Lucia 9. Seventy-Six Trombones 10. Waltz: Espana 11. Abide with Me

DECCA SPA 268

~~~~~~~~~~~~~#######################################################~~~~~~~~~~~~ CONDUCTOR Rex Mortimer 12” 33rpm recordings 1969 MARCHING AND WALTZING HMV CSD3665 (Recorded at the Free Trade Hall, Manchester) (or EMI CSD3665) Colonel Bogey Imperial Echoes Cossack Nights of Gladness Red Letter Day Skaters Waltz And others ~~~~~~~~~~~~~#######################################################~~~~~~~~~~~~ CONDUCTOR Harry Mortimer 12” 33rpm recordings 1969 THE WORLD OF BRASS BANDS DECCA SPA20 (with Foden’s, Fairey Aviation and Morris Motors) (Mono) PA20 1. William Tell Overture 2. Three of a Kind 3. Coronation March 4. The Donkey Serenade 5. Perpetuum Mobile 6. Finlandia Side 2 1. Trumpet Voluntary 2. Serenade 3. Trombones to the fore 4. Whispering brass 5. Spanish Harlequin 6. Grand Selection from Merrie England 1969

Massed brass band festival concert from Belle Vue MASSED BRASS BAND FESTIVAL CONCERT FROM BELLE VUE EMI COLUMBIA (Studio 2) TWO240 Incl; Ian Wallace Rossendale Male Voice Choir BMC, Fairey, Fodens, CWS (Manchester), Grimethorpe Colliery Conductor Harry Mortimer

1969

MEN O’ BRASS AND VOICES EMI CSD3664 Recording released on the LP “MEN O’ BRASS and Voices” (CSD3664 Released 1969) with British Morris Company (BMC), Fairey and Fodens. The recording was made for the Malcolm Sargent Cancer Fund for Children and was conducted by Harry Mortimer along with Guest Conductor Lt Col. Sir Vivian Dunn and the London Philharmonic Choir. 1. Fanfare – Tribute to Malcolm Sargent 2. Barber of Seville Overture

3. The Long Day Closes 4. Fantasy on British Sea Songs 5. The Old Superb 6. Hungarian March from the Damnation of Faust 7. Overture HMS Pinafore 8. 1812 Overture 9. National Anthem ~~~~~~~~~~~~~#######################################################~~~~~~~~~~~~ CONDUCTOR Harry Mortimer (MEN O’ BRASS) 12” 33rpm recordings 1970 THE WORLD OF BRASS BANDS VOL 2 DECCA SPA68 (With Foden’s, Fairey Aviation and Morris Motors Conductor Harry Mortimer) Marching Trumpets Rhapsody on Negro Spirituals Brass Band Blues March from Tennhauser Selection from “Lilac Time” Overture from “Orpheus in the Underworld” Watching the Wheat Flanagan’s Cave Chit Chat Polka Soldiers Chorus from “Faust” The Holy City (Check track listing) 1970

MEN OF BRASS: CATHEDRAL BRASS EMI Studio 2 (With Foden’s, Fairey Aviation and BMC) (Recorded at Worcester Cathedral) With Christopher Robinson (Organist at Worcester Cathedral) Jesu Joy of Man’s Desiring Soleman Melody Krimond Ave Maria Abide with Me All People that on Earth Do Dwell

TWO308

1970

MEN O’ BRASS (TITLE UNKNOWN) with International Piano Star Alberto Semprini (BBC Radio Presenter) and compere Wilfred Pickles. A recording of an event to celebrate the diamond jubilee of Harry Mortimer making music event was made by EMI for release on LP.

1970

MARCHES FOR ANY OCCASION (All Star Brass) KPM Music 1. Sousarama (arr Edrich Siebert) 2. Corner Flag (J H Howe 3. Washington Greys (Graffula) 4. Come Lasses and Lads (arr Edrich Siebert) 5. Battle Hymn of the Republic (arr Edrich Siebert) 6. Battle Hymn of the Republic (Short version) Side 2. 1. Rule Britannia (Thomas Arne arr Edrich Siebert) 2. British Grenadiers (arr Edrich Siebert) 3. Scotland the Brave (arr Edrich Siebert) 4. St Patrick’s day (arr Edrich Siebert) 5. Men of Harlech (arr Edrich Siebert) 6. Le Prophete (arr Edrich Siebert) 7. See the Conquering Hero (arr Edrich Siebert) 8. March Scipio (arr Edrich Siebert) 9. Trumpet Voluntary (arr Edrich Siebert)

KPM 1074

1970

MUSIC IN A SERIOUS VEIN (All Star Brass Band) KPM Music

KPM 1075

Side 2

1. Hallelujah Chorus (arr Edrich Siebert) 2. Finale from the Water Music (arr Edrich Siebert) 3. Air from the Water Music (arr Edrich Siebert) 4. Handel’s Largo (arr Edrich Siebert) 5. Greensleeves (arr Edrich Siebert) 1. Sabre Dance (arr Edrich Siebert) 2. Post Horn Gallop (arr Edrich Siebert) 3. John Peel (arr Edrich Siebert) 4. Strawberry Fair (arr Edrich Siebert) 5. wayside Sanctuary (Gordon McKenzie) 6. To A Wild Rose (arr Edrich Siebert)

~~~~~~~~~~~~~#######################################################~~~~~~~~~~~~ CONDUCTOR Rex Mortimer 12” 33rpm recordings 1970 FESTIVAL BAND SERIES VOL 1. Saga ??? (The above may be volume 4. but has been advertised on the internet as Vol 1) 1970

FESTIVAL BAND SERIES VOL 4. The Buccaneer March (Seymour) Polka Piquante The Three Trumpeters Hail Sousa Blue Sombrero Slavonic Dance Number 8 (Dvorak) La Sorrentia Navy Mixture Lutspiel Overture (Bela) Sousarama (Arr Edrich Siebert) Autumn Song (Hughes)

Saga

1971 BRASS SUPREME Polydor (Recorded 31 Jan 1971) 1. Gay Hussar (Powell) (Fanfare 2. The Cavalier Solo Euphonium Colin Cranson 3. Marche Symponique (Hughes) 4. Grand Selection A life for the Czar (Glinka) Side 2 1. March Bombadier 2. Scene from “Die Fledermaus” –“Duedu” 3. Novelty “Little Lisa” 4. Descriptive March “Lamie’s Patrol” 5. Symphonic Prelude “Automation” (Yorke) 6. Signature Tune “The Cossack” (William Rimmer)

E8148 (EROS8148)

2485 2485 015)

~~~~~~~~~~~~~#######################################################~~~~~~~~~~~~ CONDUCTOR Harry Mortimer / Bandmaster Edward Grey (Ted Gray) 1971 45 The Buccaneer (One Sided Disc) Lyntone LYN2416 (Very Rare Promotional Disc) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~#######################################################~~~~~~~~~~~~ CONDUCTOR Harry Mortimer (MEN O’ BRASS) 12” 33rpm recordings 1971? HARRY MORTIMER DIAMOND JUBILEE CONCERT HMV CSD3691 (Live Recording including Semprini see 1970) 1. Opening Fanfare 2. MEN O’ BRASS 3. Masaniello Overture 4. Three Jolly Sailormen 5. Deep Harmony 6. Sempre Sousa 7. When the Saints 8. Grandfather’s Clock

9. Espana Waltz 10. A Hunting Medley 11. March Brilliant 12. Hymns of Praise 1972

MEN O’ BRASS: SOUSA MARCHES

1972

BRASS BAND CLASSICS EMI STARLINE SRS5105 Various bands including Fodens conducted by Harry Mortimer and Leonard Lamb.

EMI Studio 2

TWO3385 TWO 385

1973

THE WORLD OF BRASS BANDS VOL 3 DECCA SPA306 (With Foden’s, Fairey Aviation and Morris Motors Conductor Harry Mortimer) 1. Overture “Pirates of Panzance” 2. Spanish Rhapsody 3. Napoleon Galop 4. Zamora 5. Grand March “Queen of Sheba” 6. March Slave 7. John Peel 8. A Trumpet Piece (for a Ceremonial Occasion) 9. Military Polonaise 10. Sunset ~~~~~~~~~~~~~#######################################################~~~~~~~~~~~~ CONDUCTOR Unknown 12” 33rpm recordings 1973 THE TOP 25 FROM YOUR HUNDRED BEST TUNES (Compilation 2 LP Set) Decca SCLA 7065/6 (Also EMI Australia Limited) 1. Finlandia – London Proms Symphony Orchestra 2. Turandot Nessun Dorma – London Philharmonic Orchestra 3. Cavalleria Rusticana Intermezzo – Orchestra Di Roma 4. Blue Danube – Mantovani and his Orchestra 5. Largo from Xerxes – London Symphony Orchestra 6. Serenata No 1 – Stuart Burrows and John Constable 7. Enigma Variations Nimrod – London Symphony Orchestra Side 2 1. Widor’s Tocatta – Simon Preston 2. Cantata “Sheep may Safely Graze” – Royal Opera House Orchestra 3. Miserere – Ron Goodwin and Choir of Kings College Cambridge 4. Water Music – London Symphony Orchestra 5. Elizabethan Serenade (Binge) – Massed Bands Conducted by Harry Mortimer) 6. Tales from the Vienna woods – Mantovani and his Orchestra 7. Nun’s Chorus – Joan Sutherland Side 3 1. Fingal’s Cave – London Symphony Orchestra 2. Moonlight sonata – Wilhelm Backhaus 3. Nabucco Chorus of the Hewbrew Slaves – London Symphony Orcheatra 4. Dvorak’ New World Symphony – London Symphony Orchestra 5. 1812 Overture – London Symphony Orchestra and Band of the Grenadier Guards Side 4 1. Schubert Symphony No 8 – Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra 2. Bruch Violin concerto – London Symphony Orchestra 3. Don’t be Cross – Hilde Gueden and Vienna State Orchestra 4. Thais Meditation – New Symphony Orchestra of London 5. Jesu Joy of Man’s Desiring – Coventry Cathedral Boys Choir 6. Beethoven Pastoral Symphony – L’Orchestre De La Suisse Romande ~~~~~~~~~~~~~#######################################################~~~~~~~~~~~~ CONDUCTOR Rex Mortimer 12” 33rpm recordings July 1974 THE FODEN SOUND Pye (Golden Guinea) GSGL10511 (Recorded at the Foden’s Recreation Club)

Side 2

1. A Festival Prelude 2. Waltz from La Chatalaine 3. Where E’er you walkin’ (Trombone Solo Alex English) 4. Overture Zauberflore (The Magic Flute) (Mozart) 1. March Enchantress 2. Arabella Solo Euphonium Colin Cranson 3. Rhythmic Skaters 4. Pixies Parade 5. Ida and Dot (F.H. Losey) Cornet Soloists Alan Brotherston and Tony Goddard 6. Swedish Rhapsody

Nov 1974

A CHRISTMAS OFFERING (with Northwich and District Festival Choir) Pye (Top Brass) GSGL10514 A Christmas Prelude All on a Christmas Morning Christmas Offering Hark the Herald Angels Sing Carol of the Bells Sans Day Carol Jingle Bells Away in a Manger Hail to the Lord's Anointed Ring out wild Bells The Little Drummer Boy Mary had a Baby (Re issued in 1997 as BRASS BAND CHRISTMAS Castle Communications PLS CD260) (Re issued in 2010 as part of a compilation CHRISTMAS WITH THE BANDS)

~~~~~~~~~~~~~#######################################################~~~~~~~~~~~~ CONDUCTOR Harry Mortimer (Massed Bands) 12” 33rpm recordings 1974 MASS BRASS BAND SPECTACULAR Studio 2 (BMC, Fairey and Fodens) 1975

FIREMAN'S GALOP EMI EMS 1058181 (The Grand Massed Bands - Men O’Brass) (Re Issue EMI Studio 2 TWOX1033) FAIREY (Musical Director Kenneth Dennison) CITY OF COVENTRY (Musical Director Albert Chappell) FODEN’S (Musical Director Rex Mortimer) 1. Thunderbirds (March) 2. H.M.S. Pinafore (Overture) 3. Can - Can 4. Colditz March 5. Match of the Day / Who do you think you are Kidding Mr Hitler? 6. Tricky Trombones 7. 633 Squadron Side 2. 1. The Rovers Return 2. Tango Taquin 3. The Three Trumpeters 4. New World Fantasy (Includes Hovis Music) 5. Fireman's Gallop

Nov 1976 CAROLS AT CHRISTMAS (Harry Mortimer’s All Star Brass) (reissued as “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen” on EMI MFP50483) EMI OU 2154 1. Christmas Awake 2. The Little Drummer Boy 3. The Holly and the Ivy 4. Ding Dong Merily on High 5. Good King Wenceslas

Side 2

6. The Coventry Carol 7. Little Jesus, Sweetly Sleep / Away in a Manager 1. Hark the Herald Angels Sing 2. Silent Night / Jingle Bells 3. O Little Town of Bethlehem 4. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen 5. O Come All Ye Faithful 6. Lord of the Dance 7. While Shepherds Watched

~~~~~~~~~~~~~#######################################################~~~~~~~~~~~~ CONDUCTOR James Scott 12” 33rpm recordings 30 Sept 1977 SOUNDS OF BRASS – VOLUME 30 Decca SB330 (Advertised as “Fodens Motor Works Band”) 1. Nibelungen March (Wagner arr Grant) from The Ring. 2. Blow the Wind Southerly (Trad arr G Langford) 3. Silver Threads among the Gold (Boddington) (Solo Cornet Alan Brotherston) 4. Things to Come (Sir Arthur Bliss arr Beresford) a. Ballet for Children b. Reconstruction c. March Side 2 1. Fantasia on British Airs (arr Barsotti) 2. Prelude from Suite for brass "The Talisman" (Hughes) 3. La Sonnambula (Bellini arr Adolphe) (Solo Euphonium Colin Cranson) 4. March Slav (Tchaikovsky arr Davies) Dec 1978

SOUNDS OF BRASS – WINNERS BBC VOL 33 Decca SB333 (Winners of the BBC Champion Brass Series 1978) Soloist Norman Law 1. Prelude and Fugue (Langford) 2. The Sea – Thalassa (Denis Wright) 3. Melody and Caprice (Hespe) (Trombone Solo Norman Law) 4. Bees-a-Buzzin’ (Edrich Siebert) Side 2. 1. Semper Fidelis (Sousa) 2. Overture; Die Fledermaus – The Bat (Strauss) 3. Intermezzo (Patterns in Brass) (Hughes) 4. March Trepak from Casse Noisette Suite 5. La Reine de Saba (Gounod)

~~~~~~~~~~~~~#######################################################~~~~~~~~~~~~ CONDUCTOR Harry Mortimer 12” 33rpm recordings 1978 A LIFETIME OF MUSIC EMI ONE NOTE NTS145 Harry Mortimer and his All Star Brass. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~#######################################################~~~~~~~~~~~~ CONDUCTOR Unknown 12” 33rpm recordings 1979? VINTAGE BRASS Two Ten Records TTV099 Compilation LP of 20’s and 30’s recordings. St Hilda Colliery (Cornet Solo Harry Mortimer) Black Dyke Mills (Cornet Solo Jack Mackintosh) Foden’s Motor Works Band (Euphonium solo Alex Mortimer) Foden’s Motor Works Band (Trombone solo Jack Pinches) 1980

REFLECTIONS IN BRASS (Volume 1) Polyphonic Compilation LP of various bands from “Paxton Recordings”. Titles include Triumphant Rhapsody (Fairey Aviation)

FB101

Bramwyn (Fairey Aviation) Roccoco Variations (Black Dyke Mills) County Palatine (Black Dyke Mills) Over the Sticks (C.W.S (Manchester) Shaggy Dog (C.W.S (Manchester) Dancing Clown (C.W.S (Manchester) Force of Destiny (Crossley Carpets) Punchinello (Foden’s Motor Works Band) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~#######################################################~~~~~~~~~~~~ CONDUCTOR Derek M Garside 12” 33rpm recordings Mar 1980 SOUNDS OF BRASS – VOLUME 41 Decca SB341 1. Intrada and Scherzo (Hughes) 2. Shylock (Thomas Lear) (Cornet Solo Alan Brotherston) 3. Waltz from Eugene Onegin (Tchaikovsky arr Rimmer) 4. Pride of Youth Overture (Gordon Jacob) Side 2 1. Oberon Overture (Carl Maria von Weber arr Greenwood) 2. Threnody (Geehl) 3. Jenny Jones (William Rimmer arr Hawkins) (Euphonium Soli Lindsay Lawrie) 4. Ballet Music from Sylvia (Delibes arr Wright) a. Prelude and Dance of the Huntress b. Procession of Bacchus Oct 1980

THE FODEN MOTOR WORKS BAND Knight of the Road New World Fantasy The Skye Boat Song Finale Tchaikovsky Symphony Number 5 The Girl with the Flaxen Hair Famous British Marches And more

Grosvenor

GRS1087

~~~~~~~~~~~~~#######################################################~~~~~~~~~~~~ CONDUCTOR Harry Mortimer 12” 33rpm recordings 1981 MAN OF BRASS (The Best of Harry Mortimer OBE) EMI (Double Up) DUO130 1. Overture Zampa (Herold arr William Rimmer) (FODENS MOTOR WORKS BAND / Fred Mortimer) Solo Harry Mortimer 2. Mac and Mort (Harry Mortimer) Duet Harry Mortimer and Jack Macintosh (With Brass Band) 3. Richmond Hill (Henry Gheel) Solo Harry Mortimer with Orchestra. 4. Polka Brillante – Shylock (Thomas Lear) (FODENS MOTOR WORKS BAND / Fred Mortimer) Solo Harry Mortimer 5. Alpine Echoes (Basil Windsor, Pseudonym of Eli Smith) (FODENS MOTOR WORKS BAND / Fred Mortimer) Solo Harry Mortimer (with Echo Cornet) 6. IL Bacio (Arditi) (FODENS MOTOR WORKS BAND / Fred Mortimer) Solo Harry Mortimer 7. Champion Medley March No 3 (arr Alfred Mackler) Massed Bands Conducted by John Henry Iles Recorded on the 28 Sept 1935 at the National Brass Band Festival at Crystal Palace. Side 2 1. Trumpet Concerto in E Flat (Haydn) Solo Harry Mortimer with Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by George Weldon

Side 3

Side 4

2. Zelda (Percy Code) Solo Harry Mortimer with Orchestra 3. Hailstorm (William Rimmer) (FODENS MOTOR WORKS BAND / Fred Mortimer) Solo Harry Mortimer 4. The Swallows Serenade (Gordon MacKenzie) (FODENS MOTOR WORKS BAND / Fred Mortimer) Duet Harry Mortimer and Jack Mackintosh 5. A Hunting Medley (arr Harry Mortimer) (FODENS MOTOR WORKS BAND / Fred Mortimer) Solo Harry Mortimer 1. Opening Fanfare (George Hespe) Men O Brass conducted by Harry Mortimer (Foden’s, Fairy and Morris Motors) 1971 Recorded at the Kings Hall, Belle Vue Manchester. 2. The Three Trumpeters (Agostini arr Bainum) Grand Massed Bands / Men O Brass conducted by Harry Mortimer (Foden’s, Fairy and City of Coventry) 1975 Recorded at Belle Vue, Manchester 3. Kenilworth (Sir Arthur Bliss) All Star Brass conducted by Harry Mortimer 1963 recording 4. Jenny Wren (R Davis) The Fairey Band conducted by Harry Mortimer Solo Cornet Philip McCann of Fairey Band – 1969 recording 5. The Shepherd’s Song – Bailero (Canteloub arr Gould) Morris Concert Band conducted by Harry Mortimer Solo - Gwyn Davies of Morris Band -1975 recording 6. The Lost Chord (Sir Arthur Sullivan ar Gordon Langford) Men O Brass with Arnold Richardson organ (Foden’s, BMC and Fairey) Recorded at Civic Hall Wolverhampton 1967 7. The Radetsky March (Johann Strauss) Massed Bands conducted by Harry Mortimer (Grimethorpe Colliery Band, GUS Footwear Band Morris Concert Band, Yorkshire Imperial Metals Band) 1971 recording 1. Blazon (Gilbert Vinter) All Star Brass conducted by Gilbert Vinter (Musical Director Harry Mortimer) 1966 recording 2. Ride of the Valkyries (Richard Wagner arr Thompson) Massed Bands conducted by Harry Mortimer (Grimethorpe Colliery Band, GUS Footwear Band Morris Concert Band, Yorkshire Imperial Metals Band) 1971 recording 3. To a Wild Rose (MacDowell) Massed Bands conducted by Harry Mortimer (Grimethorpe Colliery Band, GUS Footwear Band Morris Concert Band, Yorkshire Imperial Metals Band) 1971 recording 4. Overture - The Barber of Saville (Rossini arr Seymour) Men O Brass conducted by Harry Mortimer (Foden’s Band, BMC, Fairey) 1969 recording 5. Spring (Elegiac Melody No 2) (Edvard Grieg) Massed Bands conducted by Harry Mortimer (Brighouse and Rastrick, Carlton Main Frickley Colliery, The Cory Band, The Fairey Band, The Hanwell Band and Yorkshire Imperial Metals Band.)

With David Bell – Organ 1973 recording at Royal Albert Hall. 6. Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring (From Cantata No 147 by J.S. Bach) Men O Brass conducted by Harry Mortimer With Christopher Robinson 1970 recording at Worcester Cathedral 7. Galop and Finale from William Tell Overture (Gioachino Rossini) Men O Brass conducted by Harry Mortimer 1968 recording ~~~~~~~~~~~~~#######################################################~~~~~~~~~~~~ CONDUCTOR Rex Mortimer 12” 33rpm recordings 1981 REFLECTIONS IN BRASS (Volume 2) Polyphonic FB102 Compilation LP of various bands from “Paxton recordings”. 1. Bandology (E Osterling) - Black Dyke Mills (Roy Newsome) 2. Blackfriars (Cundell arr Wright) - Munn and Felton (Harry Mortimer) 3. Roll away, Bet (Ord-Hume) -Foden’s Motor Works Band (Rex Mortimer) 4. Glastonbury (D Wright) - Black Dyke Mills (Roy Newsome) SIDE 2 1. BB and CF (Ord-Hume) - Munn and Felton (Harry Mortimer) 2. Little Suite No 2 (Malcolm Arnold) - Black Dyke Mills (Roy Newsome) 4. Lorenzo (Dr Thomas Keighley) Foden’s Motor Works Band (Rex Mortimer) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

FODEN OTS BAND ~~~~~~~~~~~~~#######################################################~~~~~~~~~~~~ CONDUCTOR Unknown recordings 1982 No releases? ONE STAR With St John’s School Choir. Rebound label UNK a. One Star b. Star of Bethlehem (Single Record - Cost £1.25 available from the School or the Band) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~#######################################################~~~~~~~~~~~~ CONDUCTOR Howard Snell 12” 33rpm recordings Oct 1984 THE ENGLISH HERITAGE SERIES – VOL 1 Polyphonic EHSS001D SIR EDWARD ELGAR (with Desford Colliery Band) Incl; Robert Child (Solo Euphonium) 1983

Oct 1984

THE ENGLISH HERITAGE SERIES – VOL 2 SIR EDWARD ELGAR (with Desford Colliery Band) Incl; Robert Child (Solo Euphonium)

Polyphonic

EHSS002D

1984

GALA FESTIVAL

Chandos

BBRD1028

May 1986

THE ENGLISH HERITAGE SERIES – VOL 3 SIR EDWARD ELGAR (with Desford Colliery Band)

Polyphonic

EHSS003D

1986

GALA FESTIVAL

Polyphonic

DPRL001D

1987

GALA FESTIVAL

Polyphonic

PRL036D

~~~~~~~~~~~~~#######################################################~~~~~~~~~~~~ 22 Nov 1987 CONCERT – Victoria Hall, Hanley TAPE “Celebrity Concert” In Aid of the North Staffs, Special Schools Holiday Home.

With the Orpheus Male Choir Rhos, Soloists Mr Howard Charles (Baritone) and Mr Gariant Dodd. The Concert was recorded in aid of North Staffs Special School. Copies were available from “Furhove Limited” 378 Shelton New Road, Basford, Stoke on Trent ST4 6EW at £5 each. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~#######################################################~~~~~~~~~~~~ CONDUCTOR Unknown 12” 33rpm recordings 1987 MASSED BAND (Title Unknown) 1988

MASSED BAND (Title Unknown)

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BRITANNIA BUILDING SOCIETY FODEN BAND ~~~~~~~~~~~~~#######################################################~~~~~~~~~~~~ CONDUCTOR Howard Snell CD recordings Aug 1988 BRASS WITH CLASS Polyphonic PRL037D (Recorded at Winsford Civic Hall Jan 1988) PRL037D (LP) 1. Britannia (Sparke) Also on cassette. 2. Love’s Old Sweet Song (Molloy / Arr Snell) Flugel Solo Kirsten Thomas 3. Dansa Brasileira (Guarnieri) 4. To a Wild Rose (McDowell / Ball) Solo Euphonium Stephen Singleton 5. Bank Holiday (Howard Snell) 6. On with the Motley (Leoncavallo arr Ray Far) Soprano Cornet Solo Ian Dickman 7. Cossack Dance (Tchaikovsky arr Howard Snell) 8. Appalachian Folk-Song Suite (Curnow) 9. Freedom (Bath) 10. Dance Sequence (Wood) Trombone Solo Nicholas Hudson 11. Procession to the Minster (Wagner arr Howard Snell) 1988

BAND OF THE YEAR – BRITANNIA Grasmere GRALP 1. Spanish Dance GRCD 33 2. Winter 3. You’ll Never Walk Alone (Richard Rodgers arr Howard Snell) 4. Tea for Two 5. Solvejg’s Song 6. Eighteenth Variation from a Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini 7. American in Paris 8. Postcard from Mexico 9. A Pretty Girl is like a Melody 10. Puttin’ on the Ritz 11. Sweet and Low 12. In the Wood 13. Bolero

~~~~~~~~~~~~~#######################################################~~~~~~~~~~~~ CONDUCTOR Harry Mortimer and Various CD recordings 1989 LISTEN TO THE BANDS EMI Compacts for Pleasure CC 234 1. Cross of Honour (Rimmer) Cory Workingmen’s Band 2. Arabella (Chester) Cory Workingmen’s Band 3. Early One Morning (Trad arr Seymour) GUS Footwear Band 4. Napoleons Galop (Martyn) GUS Footwear Band 5. The Flying Scot (Grant) The Scottish CWS Band 6. The Faithful Hussar (Frantzen)

Harry Mortimer and his All Star Brass 1963 7. The Farewell Waltz (Ronald Binge) Harry Mortimer and his All Star Brass 1963 8. Black Knight (William Rimmer) Wingates Temperance Band 9. Sky Boat Song (Lawson arr William Rimmer) Wingates Temperance Band 10. Symphonic Foxtrot – Samum (Robrecht arr Dawson) GUS Footwear Band 11. Semper Sousa (arr Seymour) Men O Brass 1972 12. Webers Last Waltz (arr William Rimmer) Wingates Temperance Band 13. The Bold Gendarmes (Offencack arr Siebert) The Scottish CWS Band 14. Men of Harlech (German arr Wright) Cory Workingmen’s Club Band 15. Slaidburn (William Rimmer) Wingates Temperance Band 16. Tantalusqualen (Suppe arr William Rimmer) Wingates Temperance Band 17. Stardust (H Carmichael arr Parish) Harry Mortimer and his All Star Brass 1963 18. Trombone Trio –Trombone Galop (Clark arr Howe) Brighouse and Rastrick Band 19. Battle of Britain (Ron Godwin arr Walker) Brighouse and Rastrick Band 20. Beau Ideal (arr Howe) Men O Brass 1972 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

BRITANNIA BUILDING SOCIETY BAND Various / All Star Brass. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~#######################################################~~~~~~~~~~~~ CONDUCTOR Howard Snell (BBSB) + Others CD recordings 1990? BRASS BAND FAVOURITES EMI Compacts for Pleasure CC257 1. The Guns of Navarone (The Cory Band) 2. The Magnificent Seven (The Cory Band) 3. Over the Rainbow (Williams Fairey Engineering Band) 4. The Trouble with the Tuba Is (Williams Fairey Engineering Band) 5. Headless Horseman (Park and Dare Band) 6. Men of Harlech (Park and Dare Band) 7. Marche Millitaire (Harry Mortimers All Star Brass) 8. Death of Glory (Harry Mortimers All Star Brass) 9. Tea for Two (Britannia Building Society) 10. Puttin’ on the Ritz (Britannia Building Society) 11. Coronation Street (GUS Footwear) 12. March of the Cobblers (GUS Footwear) 13. My Way (Hammonds Sauce Works) 14. Ein Schnapps (Hammonds Sauce Works) 15. The Swan (Desford Colliery) 16. Sailing By (Desford Colliery) 17. Tango Taquin (Harry Mortimers Grand Massed Bands) 18. The Can Can (Harry Mortimers Grand Massed Bands) 19. Semper Sousa (Harry Mortimers Grand Massed Bands) 20. Colonel Bogey (Morris Concert Band) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

BRITANNIA BUILDING SOCIETY BAND ~~~~~~~~~~~~~#######################################################~~~~~~~~~~~~ CONDUCTOR Howard Snell CD recordings 1989-90? CHILDS PLAY – Robert and Nicholas J Childs Doyen DOYCD001 With Grimethorpe Colliery Band, Salford College Brass Band, Honley Male Voice Choir

And Britannia Building Society Band. Conductors Major Peter Parkes, Howard Snell, Roy Newsome and Alan Jenkins 1. Carnival of Venice (arr Ray Farr) 2. Deep Inside the Sacred Temple (arr K Wilkinson) 3. Arrival of the Queen of Sheba (arr Wilson) 4. Myfanwy (Joseph Parry arr Jenkins) 5. Rondo Alla Turca (arr Thomas Wyss) 6. Double Brass (Ray Woodfield) 7. Moto Perpetuo (arr Howard Snell) 8. Softly as I Leave You (arr Catherall) 9. Childs Play (John Golland) 10. Perhaps Love (arr Bruce Fraser) 11. Viva Vivaldi (arr Thomas Wyss) 12. Calon Lan (arr Eric Ball) 13. Parade of the Tin Soldiers (arr Robert and Nicholas J Childs) 14. Grand Study No 13 (arr Elgar Howarth) 15. Brilliante (Peter Graham) 1990

EUPHONIUM MUSIC – Robert and Nicholas J Childs (with the Britannia Building Society Band) Doyen DOYCD002 1. Euphonium Music (Brian Bowen) 2. Rhapsody for Euphonium and Brass Band (James Curnow) 3. Romance (John Phillips) 4. Solo Rhapsody for Euphonium (Denzil Stephens) 5. Euphonium Concerto No 1 Opus 64 (John Golland) 6. Cantabile for John Fletcher (Elgar Howarth) 7. Fantasy for Euphonium (Philip Sparke)

1990

RULE BRITANNIA Doyen DOYCD004 1. Entry of the Gladiators (Fucik) 2. Flower Song (Bizet arr H Snell) Solo Euphonium Nicholas J Childs 3. Galop (Shostakovich arr H Snell) 4. Arioso (Bach) 5. Rhapsody in Brass (Dean Goffin) 6. Shepherdess of the Alps (Gioachino Rossini arr H Snell) 7. The Old Chalet (Swiss Folk Song arr H Snell) 8. Pines of Rome (Repighi arr H Snell) 9. Comedians Galop (Kabalevsky arr H Snell) 10. Nessum Dorma (Puccini arr H Snell) Solo Cornet John Hudson 11. Steal Away (Negro Spiritual Arr H Snell) 12. Fantasy Variations (Leslie Pearson) Solo Tenor Horn Robert Fulcher) 13. Black and White Rag (Botsford arr H Snell) Xylophone Duet Mark Oldham and Simone Rebello 14. Partita (Philip Sparke)

1990

MASTER BRASS VOLUME ONE Polyphonic QPRL 046D (1990 All England Masters Champions – Britannia Building Society Band – Conductor Howard Snell, The Massed Bands – Harry Mortimer, Leyland DAF Band – Richard Evans Williams Fairey Engineering Band – Maj Peter Parkes) 1. French Military March (Saint-Seans arr Hargreaves) 2. Light Cavalry Overture (Suppe arr Greenwood) 3. Miss Blue Bonnet (Frank Simon arr Smith) Cornet Solo Philip McCann 4. Elergy from Downland Suite (Ireland) 5. Coriolanus (Jenkins)

6. Marching Through Georgia (arr Richards) 7. Finale from Symphony No 2 (Tchaikovsky arr Gordon) 8. Blitz (Derek Bourgeois) 9. Someone to Watch Over Me (George Gershwin arr Sparke) 10. The Sun has got his Hat On (Butler and Noel Gay arr Sparke) E Flat Bass Solo Shaun Crowther 11. Three Negro Spirituals (arr Seymour) a. Nobody Knows the Trouble I’ve Seen b. Swing Low Sweet Chariot c. Deep River 12. Neapolitan Scenes (Mossenet arr Roy Newsome) 13. Blenham Flourishes (James Curnow) 14. Nightfall in Camp (Pope) 1991

FESTIVAL OF BRASS 1991 Doyen DOYCD008 (Conductors Howard Snell, Peter Parkes, Frank Renton, Richard Evans, David King) 1. The New Jerusalem (Philip Wilby) Britannia Building Society Band – Howard Snell 2. Frontier (Michael Ball) Williams Fairey Engineering Band 3. Sounds (Golland) John Foster Black Dyke Mills Band 4. Cloudcatcher Fells (McCabe) Leyland DAF Band 5. Concerto Grosso (Bourgeois) Grimethorpe Colliery Band

1991

PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION Doyen DOYCD011 1. The Earle of Oxford’s Marche (Byrd) (Cassette Also Available) 2. American Dream (E. Howarth) 3. Embraceable You (George Gershwin arr Elgar Howarth) Trombone Solo Nicholas Hudson 4. The Bandsman’s Tale (E. Howarth) 5. In Memoriam R K (E. Howarth) 6. Pictures at an Exhibition (M Mussorgsky)

1991

MASTER BRASS VOLUME 2 Polyphonic QPRL 048D Highlights of the 1991 All England Masters Brass Band Championship (Check order of Tracks) 1. Harmony Music (Philip Sparke) – Britannia Building Society (Fodens) Band 2. Candide Overture (Leonard Bernstein) – Leyland DAF Band 3. The Jaguar (Richards) – Leyland DAF Band 4. Great Gate of Kiev (Mussorgsky) – Leyland DAF Band 5. Allerseelen (Richard Strauss) – Sun Life Band 6. American Fanfare (Wasson) – Sun Life Band 7. Witches Sabeth (Berloz) – Sun Life Band 8. Morning Noon and Night Overture (Suppe) – Massed Bands 9. Marche Slave (Tchaikovsky) – Massed Bands 10. Robert le Diable – Ballet Music (Meyerbeer) – Massed Bands 11. Cornet Carillon (Ronald Binge) – Massed Bands 12. Bandology (Osterling) – Massed Bands 13. Evening Hymn and Sunset (Green) – Massed Bands

1991 EUROPEAN BRASS BAND CHAMPIONSHIPS 1991 (Recorded 27 Apr 1991) De Doelen Rotterdam FT5001 GALA CONCERT by John Foster Black Dyke Mills Band 1. Fanfare and Flourishes for the Festive Occasion (James Curnow) 2. Overture Figaro’s Hochzeit (W A Mozart) 3. Serenade (Derek Bourgeois) 4. Finale from 1st Horn Concerto (Richard Strauss arr Gordon Langford) Solo Horn Jacob Slagter 5. Intrada (Otto Ketting) Solo Horn Jacob Slagter

6. Czardas (Johannes Strauss II arr Howard Snell) 7. Finale from 8th Symphony – New World (Dvorak arr Weston Nicholl) CONTEST Britannia Building Society Band 8. A London Overture (Philip Sparke) The Test Piece John Foster Black Dyke Mills Band 9. Diversions on a Brass Theme (George Lloyd) Britannia Building Society Band 10. English Heritage ~~~~~~~~~~~~~#######################################################~~~~~~~~~~~~ CONDUCTOR Howard Snell CD recordings 1991-2 THE BEST OF LISTEN TO THE BAND VOLUME 1 Doyen DOYCD016 Grimethorpe, Britannia Building Society Band, Williams Fairey, Hammonds, Yorkshire Imperial GRIMETHORPE COLLIERY BAND Conductor Frank Renton 1. Mephistopheles (Shipley Douglas) 2. Carmen Suite (Bizet arr Dennis Wright) a. Aragonaise b. Habanera c. The March of the Dragoons d. The Entry of the Toreadors 3. Laura (Dave Raskin arr Neil Hefty / Band arr Mark Freech) Flugel Solo Mark Walters 4. Theme from Batman (Danny Elfmann arr Alan Catherall) BRITANNIA BUILDING SOCIETY BAND Conductor Howard Snell 5. Molly on the Shore (Percy Granger arr Howard Snell) 6. Bolero from “Les Soirees Musicales” (Gioachino Rossini arr Howard Snell) Euphonium Solo Nicholas Childs 7. Overture “Tancredi”(Gioachino Rossini arr William Rimmer) 8. Over the Rainbow (Harold Arlen arr Goff Richards) Horn Solo Robert Fulcher 9. Rhythm and Blues (Philip Sparke) DAVID URQUHART TRAVEL YORKSHIRE IMPERIAL BAND Conductor David Hirst 10. Festive Prelude (Stephen Bulla) 11. Pastime with Good Company (Trad arr Stephen Roberts) HAMMONDS SAUCE WORKS BAND Conductor Geoffrey Whitham 12. Music from Ballet Russe (Luigini arr Rodney Martin) 13. March Le Reve Passe (Krier and Helmer) WILLIAMS FAIREY ENGINEERING BAND Conductors Peter Parkes and Derek Broadbent 14. Capriccio Espagnol (Rimsky-Korsakov arr Jim Pearson) 15. Syke Boat Song (Trad arr Bill Geldard) 16. Florentiner March (Julius Fucik arr Roger Barsotti) 17. Soldiers in the Park (Lionel Monckton) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~#######################################################~~~~~~~~~~~~ CONDUCTOR Howard Snell, James Scott and Maj. Peter Parkes CD recordings 1992 HARRY MORTIMER – A TRIBUTE IN MUSIC Polyphonic QPRL 050D Britannia Building Society, John Foster Black Dyke Mills and Williams Fairey. 1. The Cossack (William Rimmer) (Conductor Howard Snell) 2. Overture Yeoman of the Guard (Sullivan / Sergeant) (Conductor Howard Snell) 3. Three Jolly Sailormen (Edrich Siebert) (featuring 9 Cornets) (Conductor Howard Snell) 4. Suite The Shipbuilders (Yorke) (Conductor Howard Snell) 5. Trumpet Voluntary (Clarke / Denis Wright) (Conductor James Scott) 6. Relaxation (From Suite of Youth) (Vinter) (Conductor James Scott)

7. Overture The Force of Destiny (Verdi / Frank Wright) (Conductor James Scott) 8. Medallion (Moreton) (Conductor James Scott) 9. Granfather’s Clock (Doughty) (Conductor James Scott) (Featuring 6 Euphoniums) 10. Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring (Bach / Sparke) (Conductor James Scott) 11. Alla Hornpipe from the Water Music (Handel / Harty tr Holt) (Conductor Major Peter Parkes) 12. All in the April Evening (Tynan / Roberton tr Ball) (Conductor Major Peter Parkes) 13. Life Divine (Jenkins) (Conductor Major Peter Parkes) 14. Praise my Soul (arr Gay) (Conductor Major Peter Parkes) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~#######################################################~~~~~~~~~~~~ CONDUCTOR Rex Mortimer CD recordings 1992 BRASS BAND SPECTACULAR Castle Communications MAT CD 235 1. Jousts from Pageantry Suite (Herbert Howells) Black Dyke Mills Band 2. Elergy from Downland Suite (John Ireland) The Cory Band 3. Snowy Polka (Ridley) The Royal Doulton Band 4. Provence (Bryan George Kelly) The CWS Manchester Band 5. Austria (Derek Ernest Jordan) Wingates Temperance Band 6. Fanfare (Philip Allen Sparke) The GUS Band 7. @Pixies Parade (Saville) Foden’s Motor Works Band (Conductor Rex Mortimer LP “The Foden Sound” July 1974) 8. Eye Level (Tommbey) The Hendon Band 9. Prelude for an Occasion (Gregson) Black Dyke Mills Band 10. El Matador (Zurano arr William Rimmer) The Cambridge Band 11. Slavonic Dance No 8 (Dvorak arr Hanmer) Carlton Main Frickley Colliery Band 12. Waltz from Memories of Schubert (Schubert arr Unknown) The Cambridge Band ~~~~~~~~~~~~~#######################################################~~~~~~~~~~~~ CONDUCTOR Howard Snell CD recordings 1992 EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP 1992 Polyphone QPRL 051D (CD) (Boosey and Hawkes European Brass Band Championship Welsh Challenge and Gala Concert) 1. Praise (Wilfred Heaton) Northrop Silver Band 2. Myfannwy (arr Willcocks) Brass Band Oberland 3. Danses Polovtsiennes (arr Huckridge) Mid Rhondda Band 4. Five Blooms in a Welsh Garden (Gareth Wood) Britannia Building Society Band –Fodens 5. Third Symphony (Khachaturian arr Ray Farr) Eikanger-Bjorsvik Musikklag 6. Blenheim Flourishes (Curnow) West Glamorgan Youth Band 7. Rock Music III (Goff Richards) Brass Band Limburg 8. The Year of the Dragon (Philip Sparke) Britannia Building Society Band –Fodens 9. Speed Your Journey (Verdi arr Relton) The Christie Tyler Cory Band and National Fuel Distributors Band

With The Cardiff Bach Choir and Ardwyn Singers 10. Finale – Enigma Variations (Elgar arr Michael Ball) John Foster Black Dyke Mills Band 1992

MASTER BRASS VOLUME 3 Polyphonic QPRL 052D (1992 All England Masters Champions the BNFL Band, Britannia Building Society Band Williams Fairey Engineering Band) Conductors Howard Snell – 1, 3, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11 Major Peter Parker - 2, 4, 9, 12 1. Midwest (Richards arr Broadchurch) 2. Overture Zampa (Herold arr Richards) 3. Summertime (George Gershwin arr Snell) Soprano Solo Martin Winter 4. Music from the XVI Century (arr Fernie) 5. Cambridge Variations (Philip Sparke) WINNING PERFORMANCE 6. Introduction to Act 3 Lohengrin (Wagner arr D Wright) 7. Pineapple Poll (Sullivan / Mackerras arr Brand) 8. Pantomime (Philip Sparks) Euphonium Solo Nicholas Childs 9. Wedding Procession “Le Coq d’Or” (Rimsky-Korsakov arr Parkes) 10. Pastime with Good Company (Henry VIII arr Roberts) 11. Procession to the Minster (Wagner arr Snell) 12. Finlandia (Sibelius arr D Wright)

1992 /3 FESTIVAL OF BRASS 92 BBC Band of the Year Doyen DOYCD019 (Released 1 Jan 1993) (BBC Radio 3 Recorded for BBC North) (Conductor Howard Snell) 1. Overture “Comedy” (John Ireland) 2 to5 PARTITA (Wilfred Heaton) 2. Prelude 3. Scherzo 4. Romance 5. Rondo 6 to 8 SUITE “PAGEANTRY” (Herbert Howells) 6. King Herald 7. Cortege 8. Jousts 9 to 11 THREE FIGURES – TIPTYCH FOR BRASS BAND (Herbert Howells) 9. Cope’s Challenge 10. Iles’ Interlude 11. Rimmer’s Race 12. Toccata Festiva (Philip Wilby) 1993

YEAR OF THE DRAGON 1. Midwest 2. Midwest (2) 3. I Hear You Calling 4. Blues March 5. Yesterday 6. Devil’s Galop – Dick Barton Theme 7. Greensleeves 8. Entry of the Gods into Valhalla 9. Praise 10. Impresario 11. Softly as I Leave You 12. Galop 13. Badinerie 14. Fantasy on “Moto Perpetuo” 15. The Way we Were

Doyen

DOYCD021

16. Year of the Dragon 1993

EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP 1993 Polyphone QPRL 059D (CD) (Boosey and Hawkes European Brass Band Championship and QPRL 055D Plymouth Pavilions, Devon, May 1993) Highlights of the Concert and Gala Concert. 1. West Country Fantasy (G Langford) Bodwin Town, SWEB Camborne Town and Britannia Building Society Band –Fodens 2. Sounds (John Golland) WINNING PERFORMANCE Brass Band Berner Oberland 3. I Hear You Calling Me (Marshall) Solo Cornet Mark Wilkinson With Britannia Building Society Band –Fodens 4. Variations on an Enigma (Philip Sparke) (Champion Band 1993) Brass Band Willebroek 5. I Got Rhythm (Gershwin) Britannia Building Society Band –Fodens 6. The Old Chalet (Swiss Air arr H Snell) Britannia Building Society Band –Fodens 7. Endearing Young Charms (arr Boddington) (Massed Bands Perform) Solo Euphonium Nicholas J Childs With Bodwin Town, SWEB Camborne Town and Britannia Building Society Band –Fodens 8. Greensleeves (Arr H Snell) (Massed Bands Perform) Bodwin Town, SWEB Camborne Town and Britannia Building Society Band –Fodens 9. Cambridge Variations (Philip Sparke) WINNING PERFORMANCE Williams Fairey Engineering Band

~~~~~~~~~~~~~#######################################################~~~~~~~~~~~~ CONDUCTOR Compilation CD recordings 1993 CRYSTAL PALACE CHAMPIONS Beulah 1PD2 National Brass Band Champions 1928 to 1936 (Copyright Film Archive Management and Entertainment) 1. Downland Suite (John Ireland) (1932) (Foden Motor Works Band) 2. Severn Suite (Edward Elgar) (1933) (Foden Motor Works Band) 3. Kenilworth – Homage to the Queen (Arthur Bliss) (1936) (Foden Motor Works Band) 4. Grand March Le Prophete (Giacomo Meyerbee) (MASSED BAND) (1935) (Conductor John Henry Iles) 5. Moorside Suite (Gustav Holst) (1928) (Black Dyke Mills Band, Conductor William Halliwell) 6. Honour and Glory (Hubert Bath) (1931) (Wyngates Temperance Band, Conductor Harold Moss) 7. Sing a Song (John Henry Iles) (1935) (MASSED BANDS Conductor John Henry Iles) 8. Champion Medley No 3 (1935) (MASSED BANDS Conductor John Henry Iles) 9. Amen (Messiah) (Frederick George Handel) (1935) (MASSED BANDS Conductor John Henry Iles) 10. Homeland Melodies (arr John Henry Iles) (1936) (MASSED BANDS Conductor John Henry Iles) (The Massed bands featured Fodens when they took part in the Competition) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~#######################################################~~~~~~~~~~~~ CONDUCTOR Howard Snell (BBSB) CD recordings 1993 FASCINATING RHYTHM – SIMONE REBELLO Doyen DOYCD024 With Britannia Building Society Band, The Edwards Jazz Quartet, Stewart Death (Piano)

1. Fascinating Rhythm (George Gershwin arr K Edwards) The Edwards Jazz Quartet. 2. Xylophonia (Joe Green arr Howard Snell) Britannia Building Society Band 3. Rhythm Song (Paul Smadbeck) 4. Spinning Song (Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy arr Howard Snell) Britannia Building Society Band 5. Blues for Gilbert (Mark Glentworth) 6. Tico Tico (Zequinha de Abreu arr K Edwards) The Edwards Jazz Quartet, With Andrew Grady, Simon Bentall and Graham Butler (Extra Percussion) 7. Rhapsodic Fantasie (M Edwards) Stewart Death (Piano) 8. Helter Skelter (W.G. Lemmon) Britannia Building Society Band 9-10. Two Mexican Dances for Marimba (Gordon Stout) 11. Happy Hammers (Harry Breuer) The Edwards Jazz Quartet. 12. Our Love is here to Stay (George Gershwin) The Edwards Jazz Quartet. 13. Valse Brilliante (George Hamilton-Green) Stewart Death (Piano) 14. Zimba Zamba (Goff Richards) Britannia Building Society Band 1994

CHAMPION SOUND Obrasso CD840 1. Fanfare for a New Age (Goff Richards) SPIRITUAL SOUNDS (Trad arr Alan Fernie) 2. Joshua Fight the Battle of Jericho 3. Swing Low Sweet Chariot 4. Peter, Go Ring Them bells – Nobody Knows 5. An Die Musik (Schubert arr Wyss) Solo Cornet Mark Wilkinson 6. Galop (Tchaikovsky arr Wyss) FOUR 16th CENTURY DANCES (arr Alan Fernie) 7. Honey Suckle (Holborne) 8. Galliard (Gervaise) 9. Fortune, My Foe (Anon) 10. Ronde (Susato) 11. Trepak (Tchaikovsky arr Wyss) 12. Du bist die Ruh (Schubert arr Wyss) Solo Cornet Mark Wilkinson 13. Pops for Brass (Goff Richards) 14. The Wedding (Prieto arr Woodfield) Solo Robert Fulcher 15. When I’m 64 (Lennon and McCartney arr Alan Fernie) 16. A Piece of Cake – Duet for Euphoniums (Roy Newsome) Euphonium Duet Paul Walton and Jonathon Webster 17. Russian Circus Music (Woodfield) 18. Shuttlecock (Hodel) Solo Simone Rebello (Percussion) 19. Hollywood! (Goff Richards) 20. Contest Day (Fernie)

1994

FANFARE 20 Brass Band Classics Truetax TRT CD 127 (Featuring The GUS Band, Black Dyke Mills Band, Fodens Motor Works band, The Royal Doulton Band, The Cory Band) (Also available on Cassette) 1. Fanfare (GUS Band) 2. Elergy from “A Downland Suite” (Cory Band) 3. Snowy Polka (Royal Doulton Band) 4. Australia (Wingates Temperance Band)

5. Pixies Parade (Foden Motor Works Band) 6. Eye Level (Hendon Band) 7. Prelude for an Occasion (Black Dyke Mills Band) 8. El Matador (The Cambridge Band) 9. Slavonic Dance No 8 (Carlton Main Frickley Colliery Band) 10. Waltz from “Memories of Schubert” (The Cambridge Band) 11. Top O’ the Morning (Wingates Temperance Band) 12. Comedians Galop (Hammond Sauce Works Band) 13. Pineapple Poll (Suite) (Black Dyke Mills Band) 14. Zorba’s Dance (Hammond Sauce Works Band) 15. Promenade (The Cory Band) 16. The Contestor (Black Dyke Mills Band) 17. The Entertainer (The Royal Doulton Band) 18. The Shepherd’s Song (GUS Band) 19. Streets of Paris (CWS Manchester Band) 20. Entry of the Gladiators (The Cambridge Band) (2011 Re issued as MP3 Downloads) 1994

MASTER BRASS VOLUME 5 Polyphonic QPRL067D Highlights of the 1994 All England Masters Brass Band Championship BRIGHOUSE AND RASTRICK BAND 1. 18th variation on a Theme of Paganini (Rachmaninov arr Snell) 2. Folk Festival (Shostakovich arr Snell) 3. Take Your Pick (B Fraser) (Solo Martin Winter) 4. Russian and Ludmilla – Overture (Glinka) 5. Georgia on my Mind (H Carmichael) (Solo Martin Winter) 6. Jerusalem (Hubert Parry) BRITANNIA BUILDING SOCIETY (Fodens) BAND 7. Jubilee Prelude (P Sparke) 8. Someone to Watch over me (G Gershwin arr Alan Fernie) 9. Hailstorm (W Rimmer) (Solo Martin Winter) 10. Montage (P Graham ) Winning performance 11. Pavanne (Faure arr Langford) 12. Entry of the Gods into Valhalla (Wagner arr Snell)

~~~~~~~~~~~~~#######################################################~~~~~~~~~~~~ CONDUCTOR Howard Snell (BBSB)and Timothy Reynish CD recordings 1994-5 SHOWCASE FOR TROMBONE – JACQUES MAUGER Britannia Building Society Band, Doyen DOYCD027 Royal Northern College of Music Wind Ensemble with Stewart Death (Piano) 1. Csardas (Czardas) (Monti) 2. Sonata “Vox Gabrieli” (Sulek) 3-5. Trombone Concerto (Bourgeois) 6. Leibesleid (Love’s Sorrow) (Kreisler) 7. Trombone Concerto (Grafe) 8- 10. L’Homme aux 3 visages (Naulais) 11. Flight of the Bumble Bee (Rimsky-Korsakov) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~#######################################################~~~~~~~~~~~~ CONDUCTOR Howard Snell (BBSB) CD recordings 1995 GOURLAY PLAYS TUBA – JAMES GOURLAY Doyen DOYCD028 With Britannia Building Society Band (Conductor Howard Snell) 1- 3. Tuba Concerto (Edward Gregson) 4. Fantasy (Sir Malcolm Arnold) 5. Capriccio (Rodney Newton) 6. Alarum (Edward Gregson) 7-9. Tuba Concerto (Joseph Horovitz) 10. Capriccio (Krzysztof Penderecki)

1 May 1995

MUSIC OF JOHN MCCABE Doyen DOYCD030 1. Salamander 2. Cloudcatcher 3. Desert II: Horizon 4. Images 5. Northern Lights (Salamander also on CD Number Altissimo 5556 – BBSB with Howard Snell)

1995 Re release ELGAR IN BRASS (Foden OTS Band and Desford Colliery Dowty Band) (conductor Howard Snell) Polyphonic QMPR 605D (recorded June 1984 at the King’s Hall, Stoke on Trent and December 1986 at Peel Hall, Salford University.) POMP AND CIRCUMSTANCE MARCHES (Edward Elgar) 1. No 1 in D Major (arr Philip Sparke) 2. No 2 in A Minor (arr Howard Snell) 3. No 3 in C Minor (arr Philip Sparke) 4. No 4 in G Major (arr Bram Gay) 5. No 5 in C Major (arr Howard Snell) SERENADE Op 20 (arr Philip Sparke) 6. I Allegro Piacevole 7. II Larghetto 8. III Allegretto THE ENIGMA VARIATIONS (arr Eric Ball) 9. Theme 10. I C.A.E. 11. II H.D.S.-P 12. III R.B.T. 13. IV W.M.B. 14. V R.P.A. 15. VI Ysobel 16. VII Troyte 17. VIII W.N. 18. IX Nimrod 19. X Dorabella – Intermezzo 20. XI G.R.S 21. XII B.G.N. 22. XIII B.G.N. – Romanza 23. XIV E.D.U. – Finale 1995

MARCH SPECTACULAR Obrasso 1. The Cossack (William Rimmer) 2. Casrel Caeffili (Powell) 3. Viva Birkenshaw (William Rimmer) 4. The Champions (Willcocks) 5. Centaur (Broadbent) 6. Knight Templar (George Allan) 7. Cornish Cavaliar (Moyle) 8. The Victor’s Return (William Rimmer) 9. Glemdene (Carr) 10. The BB and CF (J. Ord Hume) 11. Torch of Freedom (Ball) 12. Ravenswood (William Rimmer) 13. The Contestor (Powell) 14. The Gladiator (Hawkins) 15. O.R.B. (Anderson) 16. Honour the Brave (William Rimmer) 17. Simoraine (Barraclough) 18. Lenzburg (Broadbent) 19. Honest Toil (William Rimmer) 20. Washington Grays (Grafulla arr Curnow)

CD849

~~~~~~~~~~~~~#######################################################~~~~~~~~~~~~ CONDUCTOR John Pryce-Jones (BBSB) CD recordings June 1995 BRITANNIA BUILDING SOCIETY AND HALIFAX CHORAL SOCIETY – THE BEST OF BRASS AND VOICES VOL 1. (Recorded 10 Apr and 15 May 1995) Doyen DOYCD041 1. Halelujah Chorus (Handel) 2. Praise my Soul (J Goss) 3. Swing Low Sweet Chariot (Trad arr Gavin Sutherland) 4. Oh God Our Help in Ages Past (W Croft) 5 – 7. Fantasy on North Country Tunes (E Tomlinson) 8. Onward Christian Soldiers (Arthur Sullivan) 9. Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves / Speed Your Journey from Nabucco (Verdi arr Relton) 10. Crimond (J S Irvine) 11. Grand March from Aida (Verdi) 12. The Day Though Gavest, Lord is Ended (C C Scofield) 13. Jerusalem (Hubert Parry) 14. Pomp and Circumstance March No 1 Land of Hope and Glory (Edward Elgar arr J. Ord Hume) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~#######################################################~~~~~~~~~~~~ CONDUCTOR Howard Snell (BBSB) CD recordings 1995 SOUNDS Egon EGN CD107 (1996 in USA) (Five Selected Test Pieces for the 1996 Boosey and Hawkes Regional Brass Band Championship) 1. Spectrum (Gilbert Vinter) 2-5. Divertimento (Bryan Kelly) 2. 1st Movement - Prelude 3. 2nd Movement – March 4. 3rd Movement – Intermezzo 5. 4th Movement – Scherzo 6-9. Mexican Fiesta (Ronald Hammer) 6. 1st Movement – Festival Prelude 7. 2nd Movement – Dance in the Plaza 8. 3rd Movement – Serenade for a Senorita 9. 4th Movement – The Hat Dance 10. Hollywood (Goff Richards) 11. Sounds (John Golland) 1996 NICK HUDSON ANTHOLOGY Polyphone (Recorded Nov 1995) 1. White Knuckle Ride (Philip Wilby) 2. Here’s That Rainy Day (Jimmy van Heusen arr Geldard) 3. Four Pieces for Four Trombones (Gareth Wood) 4. Conscription (Donald Morrison) 5. Blue John (Peter Kneale) 6. Whisper a Little Prayer (Robert Redhead) 7. Scarborough Fair (Trad arr Bill Reichenbach) 8. Street Scene (Alfred Newman arr Drover) 9. Elergy for Mippy II (Leonard Bernstein) 10. A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square 11. Morceau Symphonique (Alexander Guilmant) 12. Bluesleeves (arr Rob Willis) 13. Londonderry Air (Trad arr Howard Snell) 14. Adagio (Guiseppe Tartini arr Gott) 15. Every Time we Say Goodbye (Cole Porter arr Fernie) 16. The Eternal Quest (Ray Steadman-Allen)

QPRL 076D

1 Aug 1996

DOYCD045

PINES OF ROME (Conducted and Arranged by Howard Snell)

Doyen

THE PINES OF ROME (Ottorino Respighi arr Howard Snell) 1. Pines of the Villa Borghese 2. Pines Close to a Catacomb 3. Pines of the Gianicolo 4. Pines of the Appian Way DAPHNIS AND CHLOE (Maurice Ravel arr Howard Snell) 5. Dawn 6. Chloe’s Dance 7. Bacchanale ROMAN FESTIVALS (Ottorino Respighi arr Howard Snell) 8. Circuses 9. Jubilee 10. October Festival 11. La Bafana The Epiphany Festival ~~~~~~~~~~~~~#######################################################~~~~~~~~~~~~ CONDUCTOR Philip McCann (BBSB) CD recordings 1996 ON STAGE Obrasso CD857 1. On Stage (Derek Broadbent) 2. Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy (Raye / Prince arr Woodfield) 3. The Melody Shop (King arr Smalley) 4. Music Hall Fanfare (Fernie) 5. Fantasy on a Swiss Folk Song (Heri) 6. Lloyd (Howard arr Alan Fernie) 7. Old Hundreth (Bourgrois arr Alan Fernie) 8. Die Csardasfurstin – Prelude (Kalman arr Woodfield) 9. Toccata in Rock (Broadbent) 10. Finale from “Orpheus in the Underworld” (Offenbach arr Woodfield) 11. Winterdream (Ruedi) Solo Euphonium Glyn Williams 12. Couleurs – Concert March (Heri) 13. Slavonic Impressions (Hudec) Solo Euphonium’s Glyn Williams and Mark Wilkinson 14. Black and White Rag (Botsford arr Alan Fernie) 15. Schanfigger Baurnhochzeit (Meyer arr Alan Fernie) 16. Aloha Oe! – The Maori Farewell (Trad arr Woodfield) 17. The Downfall of Lucifer Op 103 (Bourgeois) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~#######################################################~~~~~~~~~~~~ CONDUCTOR Fred Mortimer CD recordings (of original 78 recordings) 1 Mar 1996 THE FABULOUS FODENS MOTOR WORKS BAND (Copyright 1995) (Brass Archives) Choice CD2 BM2 1. Severn Suite (Sir Edward Elgar) (1930 Regal MR189) 2. Downland Suite (John Ireland) (1932 Zonophone 6228/9) 3. Prometheus Unbound (Sir Granville Bantock) (1933 Decca F3681) 4. Kenilworth (Sir Arthur Bliss) (1936 Regal Zonophone MR2244) 5. Dichter und Bauer “Poet and Peasant” Overture (Franz Suppe arr Riviera) (1936 Regal MR2057) 6. The Three Bears (Eric Coates arr J Mortimer) (1939 Regal MR2932) 7. Shylock – Polka Brilliante (Lear) (Solo Cornet Harry Mortimer) (1930 Regal MR189) 8. The Cossack March (William Rimmer) (1930 Regal MR189) 9. The Warrior (B Windsor) (Solo Cornet Harry Mortimer) (1932 Zonophone T6198) 10. Gentle Zephyrs (B Windsor) (1934 Regal Zonophone MR1176) (with Harry Mortimer and Jack Mackintosh) 11. The Swallows Serenade (G Mackenzie) (Solo Cornet Harry Mortimer) (1934 Regal Zonophone MR1176) 12. Il Bacio (Luigi Arditi) (Solo Cornet Harry Mortimer) (1936 Regal Zonophone MR1953) 13. Alpine Echoes (B Windsor) (Solo Cornet Harry Mortimer)

(1939 Regal Zonophone MR3194) 14. March of the Toys (Victor August Herbert arr G Mackenzie) (1940 Columbia FB2519) 15. Hailstorm (William Rimmer) (Solo Cornet Harry Mortimer) (1943 Columbia FB2950) 16. Zampa Overture (Ferdinand Herold arr Rimmer) (1940 Regal Zonophone MR3241) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~#######################################################~~~~~~~~~~~~ CONDUCTOR Harry Mortimer 1 Aug 1997 Re Issue THE WORLD OF BRASS Cassette (Massed Brass Bands – Fodens, Fairy Aviation and Morris Motors) 1. (Le) Prophete (Giacomo Meyerbeer) 2. Shepherd’s Hey (Percy Granger) 3. Lilac Time (George H Clutsam) 4. Ruy Blas (Felix Mendelssohn) 5. Perpetuum Mobile “Perpetual Motion” (J Strauss II) 6. Marche Slave “Slovanic March” (Tchaikovsky) 7. Czech-Polka (J Strauss II) 8. Orpheus in the Underworld (Offenbach) 9. Suite in D (Jeremiah Clarke) 10. Elizabethan Serenade (Ronald Binge) 11. Merrie England (Sir Edward German) 12. Swedish Rhapsody No 1 “Midsummer Vigil” (Hugo Alfven) 13. Finlandia (Jean Sibelius) 14. Tritsch-Tratsch (J Strauss II) 15. Guillaume Tell “William Tell” (G Rossini) 11 Aug 1997 Re Issue

THE WORLD OF BRASS (Decca) MP3 DOWNLOAD (Massed Brass Bands – Fodens, Fairy Aviation and Morris Motors) 1. Coronation March 2. Shepherd’s Hey (Percy Granger) 3. Lilac Time (George H Clutsam) 4. Ruy Blas (Felix Mendelssohn) 5. Perpetuum Mobile “Perpetual Motion” (J Strauss II) 6. Marche Slave “Slovanic March” Op 31 (Tchaikovsky) 7. Czech-Polka (J Strauss II arr Wright) 8. Overture - Orpheus in the Underworld (Offenbach) 9. Trumpet Voluntary - Suite in D (Jeremiah Clarke) 10. Elizabethan Serenade (Ronald Binge arr Edrich Siebert) 11. Grand Selection - Merrie England (Sir Edward German) 12. Swedish Rhapsody No 1 Op 19 “Midsummer Vigil” (Hugo Alfven) 13. Finlandia Op 26 (Jean Sibelius arr Bidgood) 14. Tritsch-Tratsch Polca (J Strauss II) 15. Overture - Guillaume Tell “William Tell” (G Rossini)

~~~~~~~~~~~~~#######################################################~~~~~~~~~~~~ CONDUCTOR Harry Mortimer POSSIBLE FODEN RECORDING (TBC) CD Recording 25 Aug 1997 KING OF BRASS EMI Compacts for Pleasure / Sovereign 1. Mikado Overture (Compilation) 2. Hallelujah Chorus 3. Colonel Bogey on Parade 4. Parade of the Tin Soldiers 5. Onward Christian Soldiers 6. Grand March from Aida 7. William Tell Overture 8. When the Saints 9. Nimrod 10. Finlandia

~~~~~~~~~~~~~#######################################################~~~~~~~~~~~~ CONDUCTOR Rex Mortimer CD Recording 29 Sept 1997 Re issue BRASS BAND CHRISTMAS Castle Communications PLS CD260 1. A Christmas Prelude 2. All on A Christmas Morning 3. Christmas Offering 4. Hark the Herald Angels Sing (with Northwich and District Festival Choir) 5. Carol of the Bells (with Northwich and District Festival Choir) 6. Sans Day Carol 7. Jingle Bells (with Northwich and District Festival Choir) 8. Away in a Manger (with Northwich and District Festival Choir) 9. Hail to the Lord's Anointed 10. Ring out wild Bells 11. The Little Drummer Boy 12. Mary had a Baby (with Northwich and District Festival Choir) Originally released in 1974 as A CHRISTMAS OFFERING (with Northwich and District Festival Choir) Pye GSGL10514 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~#######################################################~~~~~~~~~~~~ CONDUCTOR Unknown CD Recording 1 Oct 1997 ANTHOLOGY 1. White Knuckle Ride 2. Here’s That Rainy Day 3. Four Pieces for Four Trombones 4. Consecration 5. Blue John 6. Whisper a Prayer 7. Scarborough Fair 8. Street Fair 9. Elergy for Mippy 10. A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square 11. Concert Piece for Trombone 12. Bluesleeves 13. Londonderry Air 14. Adagio 15. Every Time We Say Goodbye 16. Eternal Quest ~~~~~~~~~~~~~#######################################################~~~~~~~~~~~~ CONDUCTOR Howard Snell and Bjorn Sagstad CD Recording 1997 -8 SPARKE Doyen DOYCD049 (The Music of Philip Sparke) With Britannia Building Society Band (Conductor Howard Snell)m Eikanger-Bjorsvik (Conductor Howard Snell) Manger Musikklag Band (Conductor Bjorn N Sagstad) 1 and 2. PARTITA (Philip Sparke) 1. Part 1 2. Part 2 and 3 3. Pantomime (Philip Sparke) Euphonium Solo Nicholas J Childs 4. London Overture (Philip Sparke) 5. Harmony Music (Philip Sparke) Manger Musikklag Band (Conductor Bjorn N Sagstad) 6. The Vikings (Philip Sparke) Eikanger-Bjorsvik (Conductor Howard Snell) 7. Variations on an Enigma (Philip Sparke) Eikanger-Bjorsvik (Conductor Howard Snell) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~#######################################################~~~~~~~~~~~~

CONDUCTOR Howard Snell. CD recordings 1997 LISTEN TO THE BAND; REFLECTIONS FOR BRASS BBC 1. Spring – The Eikanger Bjorsvik Band 2. All I Ask of You – The BNFL Band 3. Andalucia – Williams Fairey Band 4. Norwegian Wood – Kirkintilloch Brass Band 5. Adagio – Black Dyke Band 6. American Dream – Sellers Engineering Band 7. Gymnopedie No 1 – Desford Colliery Band 8. Ave Maria – The Eikanger Bjorsvik Band 9. Can you Read my Mind? – The Eikanger Bjorsvik Band 10. Paganini Vars – Britannia Building Society Band 11. Jeanie With the Light Brown hair – The BNFL Band 12. My Funny – Kirkintilloch Brass Band 13. In Heaven – Britannia Building Society Band 14. Apres Une Reve – Desford Colliery Band 15. My Masters Will – International Staff Band of the Salvation Army 1997

LISTEN TO THE BAND; CLASSICS FOR BRASS BBC 1. Festive Ov – Grimethorpe Colliery Band (Conductor Frank Renton) 2. Four Renaissance Dances – Yorkshire Building Society Band (Conductor Nicholas J Childs) 3. Morning Noon and Night – Brighouse and Rastrick Band (Conductor David Hirst) 4. Cavalleria Rusticana; Intermezzo – Peter Roberts 5. Czech Polka – Black Dyke Band (Conductor James Watson) 6. Royal Fireworks Music – Desford Colliery Band (Conductor Frank Renton) 7. Amazing Grace – Britannia Building Society Band (Conductor Howard Snell) 8. Candide – Williams Fairey Band (Conductor Bryan Hurdley) 9. Gigue Fugue – Kirkintilloch Band (Conductor Frank Renton) 10. Blue Danube Waltz -Black Dyke Band (Conductor James Watson) 11. The Poet and Peasant – Williams Fairey Band (Conductor Bryan Hurdley)

1997

LISTEN TO THE BAND; MOZART / SONATAS FOR PIANO AND VIOLIN BBC 1. Liberty Fanfare - Desford Colliery Band (Conductor Frank Renton) 2. Harlequin – Williams Fairey Band (Conductor Bryan Hurdley) 3. Charivari - Yorkshire Building Society Band (Conductors Nicholas J Childs and Ben Godfrey) 4. Two Cornish Dances – Grimethorpe Colliery Band (Conductor Frank Renton) 5. Scaramouche - Britannia Building Society Band (Conductor Howard Snell) 6. Fanfare and Flourishes – CWS (Glasgow) Band (Conductor Archie Hutchison) 7. Procession of the Sirdar – The BNFL Band (Conductor Richard Evans) 8. Hoe Down from Rodeo – Black Dyke Band (Conductor James Watson) 9. An American in Paris – Black Dyke Band (Conductor James Watson) 10. Processional – Yorkshire Building Society Band (Conductor Nicholas J Childs) 11. Folk Festival – Breeze Brass Band (Conductor Kazuyoshi Uemura) 12. Czardas – Desford Colliery Band (Conductor Frank Renton)

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CONDUCTOR Nicholas J Childs CD recordings 1997 BRASS EXPLOSION the music of Goff Richards Obrasso CD863 1. Exploding Brass 2. Brass Ablaze 3. Hollywood 4. Brass Band Blues 5. I Will Follow Him (from Sister Act) (Stole / Roma / Plante arr Richards) 6. Elvis Lives 7. Taylor Made 8. Our Love is here to Stay (George Gershwin arr Goff Richards) Flugel Solo Shelly Ball The SAINTS 9. St Petroc 10. St Breward 11. St Menefreda 12. Pendennis Alternate Listing includes. 10. The Thornbirds Theme 11. Three Saints 12. Pendennis ~~~~~~~~~~~~~#######################################################~~~~~~~~~~~~ CONDUCTOR Howard Snell CD recordings 1998 NATIONAL BRASS BAND FESTIVAL POLYPHONIC (CWS Band, Cory Band, Grimethorpe Colliery Band, and the Britannia Building Sociey Foden Band) (Conductor Howard Snell) 1. Overture to “Candide” (Leonard Bernstein) 2. Nocturnes (Claude Debussy) 3. Concerto for Cornet and Brass Band (Cornet Solo Philip McCann) 4. Desert II Horizon (John McCabe) 5. Seascapes (Raymond Victor Steadman-Allen) 6. Le pet it negre (Clade Debussy) 7. Endeavour (Philip Sparke) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~#######################################################~~~~~~~~~~~~ CONDUCTOR Nicholas J Childs CD recordings 1998 WHITSUN WAKES Doyen DOY CD072 1. Waltonian (March) (J.J. Richards) (Re Issue SP and S Recordings) 2. Accursed Huntsman (Caesar Franck) 3. Londonderry Air (Trad arr Goff Richards) Cornet Solo Mark Wilkinson 4. Tonight (Leonard Bernstein) 5. Bleawerrn (Welsh Traditional Song) 6. Spinning Song (Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy arr Howard Snell) Percussion Solo Simone Rebello 7. Lezghinka (Khachaturian) 8. Riverdance (Bill Whelan arr Ray Farr) 9. Brillante (Graham) Euphonium Solo Glyn Williams 10. Tea for Two (Yeomans) 11. Witsun Wakes (Michael Ball) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~#######################################################~~~~~~~~~~~~ CONDUCTOR Nicholas J Childs and Alan Fernie CD recordings 1998 BRASS NIGHT The Music of Alan Fernie Obrasso CD866 1. Strike up the Band (George Gershwin arr Alan Fernie) SPIRITUAL CONTRASTS (Trad arr Alan Fernie) 2. Dem Bones 3. Steal Away

4. Heaven, Heaven go down to Moses 5. I Wish You Love (Trenet arr Alan Fernie) Soloists Glyn Williams and Ken Cant 6. Be a Clown (Porter arr Alan Fernie) 7. Moon River (Menry Mancini arr Alan Fernie) 8. Spain (Alan Fernie) 9. Send in the Clowns (Stephen Sondheim arr Alan Fernie) Flugel Solo Shelly Ball 10. Hard Day’s Night (Lennon and McCartney arr Alan Fernie) 11. Big Band Explosion (arr Alan Fernie) 12. Satin Doll (Ellington arr Alan Fernie) 13. Brass Night (arr Alan Fernie) 14. Cracked Ice Rag (Cobb arr Alan Fernie) Tenor Horn Soloists Robert Fulcher, Janet Gilder, Andrew Howard-Smith 15. Trouble in the Air (Trad arr Alan Fernie) 16. Singin’ in the Rain (Nacio Herb Brown arr Alan Fernie) 17. Intrada Festiva (Based on Gaudeamus Igitar) (arr Alan Fernie) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~#######################################################~~~~~~~~~~~~ CONDUCTOR Nicholas J Childs and John Pryce-Jones CD recordings 1998 CHRISTMAS SONG Doyen DOY CD074 with Halifax Choral Society 1. A Christmas Fantasy (Gordon Langford) 2. Winter Wonderland (Bernard Arr Steve Sykes) 3. O Holy Night (Adolphe Adam Arr John Rutter) (Halifax Choral Society) 4. Away in a Manger (Peter Graham) (Flugel Solo Shelly Ball) 5. O Come All Ye faithful (J F Wade Arr David Willcocks) (Halifax Choral Society) 6. Merry Christmas Everybody (Noddy Holder / Lea / Arr Derek Broadbent) 7. When a Child is Born (Zacar / Jay / Arr John Golland) 8. A Maiden Most Gentle (Trad Arr Andrew Carter) (Halifax Choral Society) 9. Jingle Bells (James S Pierpoint 1857 arr Derek Ashmore) 10. Sing a Lullaby, Silent Night, I Saw Thre Ships, Sussex Carol (Trad Arr Darius Battiwalla) (Halifax Choral Society) 11. Stop the Cavalry (Jona Lewie arr Derek Broadbent) 12. While Shepherds Watched (Traditional Yorkshire) (Halifax Choral Society) 13. White Christmas (Irving Berlin Arr Philip Sparke) 14. Hark the Herald Angels Sing (Felix Mendelssohn Arr David Willcox) (Halifax Choral Society) 15. Little Drummer Boy (Simeone / Onorati Arr Philip Sparke) 16. The Christmas Song (Mel Torme / Wells Arr Gavin Sutherland) (Halifax Choral Society) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~#######################################################~~~~~~~~~~~~ CONDUCTOR Rex Mortimer CD recordings 1998 100 BRASS BAND CLASSICS Volume 3 (Castle Communications) PULSE PBXCD427/3 (Various Artists – The list below is of Fodens contribution only) CD 3 3. Swedish Rhapsody (Fodens Motor Works Band) 4. Rhythmic Skaters (Fodens Motor Works Band) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~#######################################################~~~~~~~~~~~~ CONDUCTOR Nicholas J Childs CD recordings Pre 1997 FROM NORTH TO SOUTH Egon EGN CD501 Recorded by the Williams Fairey Band and the Enfield Citadel Band It is not a Foden recording but on the 5 July 1997 the band joined the

Enfield Citadel Band in a concert to record From North to South 2 (See Below) 1999

FROM NORTH TO SOUTH 2 Egon EGN CD120? With Enfield Citadel (Headmaster James Williams) Recorded at the Regent Hall, London 5 July 1997. 1. March; Salvations Song (William Gordon) 2. Overture; Le Carnival Romain (Hector Berlioz arr Frank Wright) 3. Air Varie; Sound out the Proclamation (Eric Ball) 4. Brillante (Peter Graham) (Solo Euphonium Glyn Williams) 5. Variations on Maccabeus (Kevin Norbury) 6. Share My Yoke (Joy Webb and Ivor Bosanko) (Flugel Horn Solo Shelly Bell) 7. Transcription “Procession of the Nobels” (Rimsky- Korsakov arr James Curnow) 8. Hejre Kati (Howard Snell) (Cornet Solo Mark Wilkinson) 9. March Slave (Tchaikovski arr Richard Philips)

~~~~~~~~~~~~~#######################################################~~~~~~~~~~~~ CONDUCTOR Elgar Howarth CD recordings 1999 RIMMER Doyen DOYCD080 (Dedicated to William Rimer who ran the band in the early 1900’s and who wrote or arranged all the pieces that are on the CD) 1. The Cossack (William Rimmer) 2. Rule Britannia (Thomas Arne arr William Rimmer) 3. Hailstorm (Solo Cornet Mark Wilkinson) 4. (Waltz) Chivalry 4. Jenny Jones (Solo Euphonium Glyn Williams) 6. Slaidburn 7. Les Zephy (Solo Cornet Mark Wilkinson) 8. Salome 9. Arizona Belle (Solo Cornet Morvern Gilchrist) 10. Carmen Suite (Bizet arranged by W Rimmer) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~#######################################################~~~~~~~~~~~~ CONDUCTOR Howard Snell CD recordings 1999 (1998) REGIONALS 1999 DOYEN DOYCD084. Britannia Building Society Band, Ever Ready, Tredegar Town Band, Black Dyke (Conductors Howard Snell, Robert Childs, Philip Bailey, James Watson) 1. Indian Summer (Eric Ball) Ever Ready 2. Main Street (Eric Ball) Tredegar Town Band Symphonic Suite for Brass Band (Leyton Lucas) Tredegar Town Band 3. I Toccata 4. II. Aria 5. III Fugue La Gigue 6. Kenilworth (Arthur Bliss (Black Dyke) 7. Biltz (Bourgeois) Britannia Building Society Band ~~~~~~~~~~~~~#######################################################~~~~~~~~~~~~ CONDUCTOR Nicholas J Childs CD recordings 1 Jan 1999 SHOWCASE DOYEN DOYCD098 (Accompanied by Foden’s Courtois band) (Fred Rhodes Ltd) Various Courtois Soloists brought together on one CD. 1. The Cossack (William Rimmer) 2. On with the Motley (Leoncavallo arr Ray Farr) Soprano Cornet Solo Nigel Fielding 3. Carnival of Venice (Staigers arr Johnson) Cornet Solo Richard Marshall (Grimethorpe Band) 4. Our Love is Here to Stay (George Gershwin arr Richards) Flugel Solo Shelly Ball (Fodens) 5. Hailstorm (William Rimmer)

Cornet Solo Mark Wilkinson (Fodens) 6. Over the Rainbow (Harold Arlen arr Ray Farr) Flugel Horn Solo Gary Rian 7. The Nightingale (Harold Moss) Cornet Solo Helen Fox (Marple Band – Later Fodens) 8. Finale from Violin Concerto (Felix Mendelssohn arr Michael Hopkinson) 9. Deep Inside The Sacred Temple (Georges Bizet arr Keith Wilkinson) Baritones Jonathon Webster and Robert Blackburn 10. Blue Bells of Scotland (Arthur Pryor arr Derek Broadbent) Trombone Solo Simon Johnson (Williams Fairey Band) 11. We’ve Only Just Begun (Paul Williams and Roger Nichols arr Bill Geldard) Trombone Solo John Barber (Fodens) 12. A Wanderin’ Star (Arr Mark Frost) Bass Trombone Mark Frost 13. Grandfather’s Clock (Doughy) Solo Euphonium Glyn Williams (Fodens) 14. Be My love (Sammy Cahn / Nicholas Brodszky arr Ray Farr) Solo Euphonium Nicholas J Childs (Fodens) 15. Largo al Factotum (G Rossini arr Ray Farr) Solo Tuba Stale Johansen 16. In the Hall of the Mountain King (Edvard Grieg arr Bill Geldard) Solo Tuba Dean Morley ~~~~~~~~~~~~~#######################################################~~~~~~~~~~~~ CONDUCTOR Unknown CD recordings 2000 REGIONALS 2000 DOYEN DOYCD 103 1-4 The Haslemere Suite (Peter Graham) Fodens Band 5. Narnia Suite (Geoffrey Burgon) Tredegar Band 6. The Sword, Jewell and Mirror (Philip Harper) Bodmin Band 7. Music for the Common Man (Kenneth Downie) Tredegar 8. Variations on an Enigma (Philip Sparke) Eikanger Band

~~~~~~~~~~~~~#######################################################~~~~~~~~~~~~ CONDUCTOR JamesGourlay and Nicholas J Childs CD recordings 1 Jan 2000 DOVE DESCENDING DOYEN DOYCD 106 1- 12 A Passion for our Times (Philip Wilby) 13- 29 Dove Descending (Philip Wilby) The Royal Northern College of Music Wind Orchestra, Choir of Lincoln College Oxford, Foden’s Courtoirs ~~~~~~~~~~~~~#######################################################~~~~~~~~~~~~

VIDEO RELEASE MAY 2000

FODENS LIVE IN CONCERT Conducted by Nicholas J Childs. Recorded on the 22 February 2000 at the PATRON’S CONCERT at Sandbach School Sports Hall. 1. The Waltonian (J.J. Richards) 2. Trumpet Blues and Cantablile (Harry James arr Geldard) 3. Brillante (Peter Graham) Solo Euphonium Glyn Williams 4. Xylomania (Peter Graham) Solo Xylophone Simone Rebello 5. Chicago (Billy May arr Barry Forgie) Flugal Solo Helen Fox / Baritone Solo Jonathon Webster 6. Lucerne Song (W. Hogarth Lear) Solo B Flat Bass Dean Morley 7. Gaelforce (arr Peter Graham)

~~~~~~~~~~~~~#######################################################~~~~~~~~~~~~ CONDUCTOR Nicholas J Childs and Archive recordings CD recordings 19 May 2000 CENTENARY BRASS (Foden’s Courtois band) 2 x CD DOYEN CD100 (Guest Soloist James Morrison) FODEN’S ARCHIVE – CD1 1. The Cossack (William Rimmer) (1930 Conductor Fred Mortimer) 2. Zampa (Herold) (1940 Conductor Fred Mortimer) 3. The Warrior (Basil Windsor) (1932 Conductor Fred Mortimer) (Cornet Solo Harry Mortimer) 4. Lorenzo (Thomas Keighley) (1966 Conductor Rex Mortimer) 5. A Hunting Melody ( arr Harry Mortimer) (1935 Conductor Fred Mortimer) 6. Whistler and his Dog (Arthur Prior) (1935 Conductor Fred Mortimer) 7. Drinking (Trad arr A Mortimer) (1941 Conductor Fred Mortimer) Solo Euphonium Alex Mortimer 8. Kenilworth (Sir Arthur Bliss) (1936 Conductor Fred Mortimer) 9. Intermezzo from Cavelleria Rusticana (Mascagni) (1914 Conductor Tom Hynes) Soprano Solo Joe Brookes 10. Roll Away Bet (J. Ord Hume) (1966 Conductor Rex Mortimer) 11. March of the Toys (Victor Hubert) (1939 Conductor Fred Mortimer) 12. Diadem of Gold (Bailey arr Frank Wright) (1953 Conductor Harry Mortimer) 13. Cleopatra (E Damare) (1914 Conductor Tom Hynes) Cornet Solo Edwin Firth 14. Poet and Peasant (Von Suppe) (1936 Conductor Fred Mortimer) Tenor Horn Solo Arthur Webb Snr 15. Medallion (H R Moreton) (1954 Conductor Harry Mortimer) NEW RECORDINGS - CD 2. Conductor Nicholas J Childs. 1. Goldcrest (James Anderson) 2. Nabucco (Verdi) 3. We’ve Only Just Begun (Paul Williams and Roger Nichols arr Watkins) Cornet Solo James Morrison 4. Gaelforce (Peter Graham) 5. Tristan Encounters (Martin Ellerby) 6. Chicago (Billy May arr Barry Forgie) Flugal Solo Helen Fox / Baritone Solo Jonathon Webster 7. Our love is here to Stay (George Gershwin arr Richards) Flugal Solo James Morrison 8- 9. Battle of Trafalgar (arr J Morrison) (Narrator Alan Jenkins) 10. The Old Rugged Cross (arr J Morrison) Trumpet Solo James Morrison 11-13. Concerto No 1 for Brass Band (Derek Bourgeois) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~#######################################################~~~~~~~~~~~~ CONDUCTOR Unknown CD Recording 2000-1 BRIDGEWATER HALL 2000 GREAT NORTHERN BRASS ARTS FESTIVAL SP&S CD-ESP001 (Recorded at the Bridgewater Hall) With Various bands ~~~~~~~~~~~~~#######################################################~~~~~~~~~~~~ CONDUCTOR Brian Hurley (Bryan Hurdley) CD Recording 2001 MASTER BRASS Volume Twelve POLYPHONIC QPRL212D 1. Russian and Ludmilla (Glinka arr Hargreaves) (Foden Courtois Band Conducted by Bryan Hurdley) 2. Gael Force (Pater Graham) (Also titled Gaelforce) (Foden Courtois Band Conducted by Bryan Hurdley) 3. Sunshine of Your Smile (arr J. Ord Hume) Trumpet solo Rod Franks

(Foden Courtois Band Conducted by Bryan Hurdley) 4. Scarborough Fair (arr Smith and Crees) (Youth Brass 2000 Conducted by Chris Jeans) 5. Four French Renaissance Dances (Praetorius arr Avrid Anthun) (Foden Courtois Band Conducted by Bryan Hurdley) 6. Shine as the Light (Peter Graham) (Foden Courtois Band Conducted by Bryan Hurdley) 7. Pageantry (Hubert Howells) WINNING PERFORMANCE (Brighouse and Rastrick Brass Band Conductor Allan Withington) 8. Pink Panther Theme (Henry Mancini arr Barry) (Foden Courtois Band Conducted by Bryan Hurdley) 9. Trumpet Concerto (Arutjunan arr Antrobus) Trumpet Solo Rod Franks (Foden Courtois Band Conducted by Bryan Hurdley) 10. The Day Thou Gavest, Lord, is Ended (arr Wilby) (Foden Courtois Band Conducted by Bryan Hurdley) 11. Entry of the Gladiators (Fucik) (Foden Courtois Band Conducted by Bryan Hurdley) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~#######################################################~~~~~~~~~~~~ CONDUCTOR Unknown CD Recording 2 Feb 2001 “Bridgewater Hall” GREAT NORTHERN BRASS ARTS FESTIVAL 1 Penny SP&S CD-SFZ106 (Recorded at the Bridgewater Hall) With Black Dyke, Fairey, Fodens. 1. Russian and Ludmilla (Glinke arr Hargreaves) Black Dyke 2. The President (William German) Fodens Courtois 3. Sweet Georgia Brown (Benie / Pinkard arr Richards) Steve Sykes and St Helens Youth Band 4. Mr Jums (Hazel arr Catherall) St Helens Youth Band 5. Borage (Hazel arr Catherall) St Helens Youth Band 6. Folk Festival (Shostakovitch arr Snell) Williams Fairey 7. Carnival of Venice (Trad arr Rimmington) Derick Kane and RNCM Band 8. A Little Prayer (E Glennie arr R Childs) Derek Kane and RNCM Band 9. Symphonic Dances from West Side Story (Leonard Bernstein arr Crees) Black Dyke 10. Ovation (Ellerby) RNCM band 11. Caprice for Cornet and Band (Himes) Carl Saunders and Fodens Courtois 12. Force of Destiny (Verdi arr Frank Wright) Williams Fairey 13. Gaelforce (Graham) Black Dyke 14. The Irish Blessing (Bacsk arr Bradnum) Fodens Courtois ~~~~~~~~~~~~~#######################################################~~~~~~~~~~~~ CONDUCTOR Unknown CD recordings 2002 REGIONALS 2002 (Various Bands) Doyen DOYCD128 1. Suite in Bb for Brass Band (Gordon Jacob) C.W.S. (Glasgow) Band 2. St Austell Suite (Kenneth Downie) Brighouse and Rastrick Band 3. Symphony for Brass Band (Victor Ewald) Buy as you View Cory band 4. Royal Parks (George Lloyd) C.W. S (Glasgow) Band 5. Whitsun Wakes (Michael Ball) Fodens Courtois Band 2002

A BRASS BAND CHRISTMAS 1. O Come All Ye Faithful 2. A Christmas Suite 3. Deck the Halls 4. Once in Royal David’s City 5. Christmas Joy 6. In the Bleak Midwinter 7. The Coventry Carol 8. The Teddy Bears Picnic

Disky

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9. The Shining Star 10. Somewhere Over the Rainbow 11. Ding Dong Merrily on High 12. Christmas Swing 13. The First Noel 14. Silent Night 15. Il est Ne 16. Away in a Manger A Christmas Prelude All on A Christmas Morning Christmas Offering Hark the Herald Angels Sing Carol of the Bells Sans Day Carol Jingle Bells Away in a Manger Hail to the Lord's Anointed Ring out wild Bells The Little Drummer Boy Mary had a Baby ~~~~~~~~~~~~~#######################################################~~~~~~~~~~~~ CONDUCTOR Unknown CD recordings 2002 OVERTURES (Fodens Band) Egon CD-SFZ109 (Dedicated to Stuart W Gilder) 1. Candied (Leonard Bernstein) 2. Egmont (Beethoven) 3. Le Domino Noir (Auber) 4. Le Rio D’Ys (Lalo) 5. Light Cavalry (Suppe) 6. The Magic Flute (Mozart) 7. Morning, Noon and Night in Vienna (Suppe) 8. Poet and Peasant (Suppe) 9. The Thieving Magpie (Gioachino Rossini) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~#######################################################~~~~~~~~~~~~ CONDUCTOR Bramwell Tovey and Brian Hurley (Bryan Hurdley) CD Recording 2002 BRASS IN CONCERT Doyen DOYCD139 (Featuring Sergei Nakariakov – Trumpet Solo) 1. Cross of Honour (William Rimmer) 2. Russlan and Ludmilla Overture (Glinka Arr Hargreaves) 3. Carnival of Venice (Arban arr Catherall) 4. Air Varie (arr Alan Fernie) 5. Hora Staccato (Koff Arr Traling) 6. The First Circle (Metheny arr Ray Farr) 7. Norwegian Dance (Aagaars Nielsen) 8. 49th Parallel (Williams arr Douglas) 9. Shine as the Light (Peter Graham) 10. Bacchanale (Saint-Seans arr K Wilkinson) 11. David of the White Rock (Trad arr Willcocks) 12. Mission Impossible and More! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~#######################################################~~~~~~~~~~~~ CONDUCTOR Unknown CD Recording 1 Jan 2003 KALEIDOSCOPE (Fodens Richardson Band) Angelo Records AR006-3 1. Liberty Fanfare 2. Kaleidoscope 3. Sleepers Wake 4. Aria 5. Summon the Heroes

6. Morning Song 1 Jan 2003

THE FOUR NOBLE TRUTHS (Various) Richardson Band (Not named Fodens) With Buergermusik Luzern and Soli Brass 1. Birthday Fanfare 2. The Four Noble Truths 3. Two Chorale Preludes 4. Portrait of a City 5. To a Wild Rose 6. Shalom! 7. Song and Dance 8. Cambridge Variations

Angelo Records AR009-3

5 May 2003

SAVING FACE Doyen DOYCD148 (Rod Franks Trumpet with Foden Band Members) 1. Musique Royale (Delelende arr S Drummond Wolf) 2. Andante in E Minor (Joseph Hector Fiocco) 3. Trumper Concerto (Arutijunian arr Antrobus) 4 -9. The 20’s 30’s 40’s Suite (Richard Bissill) 10. Trumpet Concerto (James arr Ian McElligott) 11. Share My Yoke (Webb arr Ivor McElligott) 12. Round Midnight (Monk arr Sammy Nestico) 13. The Nightingale (Harold Moss) 14. Sunshine of your Smile (arr J. Ord Hume) 15. Trumpet Fanfare (Mouret arr S Drummond Wolf) 16. March Royale (Lully arr S Drummond Wolf) 17 – 20. Processionals (Handel arr S Drummond Wolf)

~~~~~~~~~~~~~#######################################################~~~~~~~~~~~~ CONDUCTOR Russell Gray CD Recording 2003 2002 MASTER BRASS VOLUME 13 POLYPHONIC QPRL215D Highlights of the 2002 All England Masters Brass Band Championship and Gala Concert. Fodens Band (Conductor Russell Gray) 1. The President (William German) 2. Candide Overture (Leonard Bernstein) 3. A Nightingale sang in Berkeley Square (arr Geldard) (Guest Trombone Solo Richard Edwards) 4. Atlantic (Wilby) WINNING PERFORMANCE 5. Salsa Time (arr Gilje) Rochdale Youth Band 6. Celtic Dreams and Drums of Thunder (Graham) 7. Here’s That Rainy Day (arr Geldard) (Guest Trombone Solo Richard Edwards) Tomra Brass Band 8. Londonderry Air (arr Richards) (Solo Cornet Hege Haugen) 9. Celebration (Condon) Sonar Brass 10. Songs of the American Dream (Ellerby) 11. Folk Song Fantasy (Horovitz) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~#######################################################~~~~~~~~~~~~ CONDUCTOR Compilation CD from 78’s CD Recording 2003 VINTAGE GEMS Choice Recordings CD3 BM3 1. Carnival of Venice (Del Staigers with the Goldman’s Band) (July 1930 HMV 3425B) 2. Cleopatra – Fantaise (Damare) (Jack Mackintosh with Military Band) (Sept 1931 Regal MR455)

3. Mary of Argyle (Hawkins) (Jack Mackintosh with Military Band) (Jan 1932 Regal Zonophone MR1693) 4. Fascination (Hawkins) (Jack Mackintosh with Military Band) (Jan 1932 Regal Zonophone MR1693) 5. Twitterings (Hawkins) (Jack Mackintosh with Military Band) (Jan 1932 Regal Zonophone MR814) 6. Bird of Love Divine (Haydon Wood) (Jack Mackintosh with Military Band) (Jan 1932 Regal Zonophone MR814) 7. Excelsior (Balfe) (Jack Mackintosh and J Carnwood with Harton Colliery Band) (June 1930 Regal Zonophone MR169) 8. The Merry Maker (Hawkins) (Jack Mackintosh with Military Band) (Jan 1931 Regal MR312) 9. Elfin Revels (Hawkins) (Jack Mackintosh with Military Band) (Jan 1932 Regal Zonophone MR777) 10. Cleopatra – Fantaise (Damare) (Harry Mortimer with Fodens Motor Works band) (Oct 1929 Edison Bell Winner 4981) 11. Warbling at Eve (Hawkins) (Harry Mortimer and Orchestra) (Jan 1932 Zonophone 6133) 12. Fatherland (Hartmann) (Harry Mortimer and Orchestra) (Jan 1932 Zonophone 6133) 13. Richmond Hill (Gheel) (Harry Mortimer and Orchestra) (Jan 1932 Zonophone 6096) 14. Zelda Caprice (Code) (Harry Mortimer and Orchestra) (Jan 1932 Zonophone 6096) 15. Tarrantelle (Windsor) (Harry Mortimer and Organ Accompaniment) (Sept 1933 Imperial Broadcast 4007-B) 16. Somewhere a Voice is Calling (Tate) (Harry Morimer with Charles Smart on Organ) (Sept 1933 REX 8067-A) 17. A Day in the Alps – Descriptive with Yodelling (Hawkins) (Harry Mortimer with Charles Smart on Organ) (Sept 1933 REX 8067-B) 18. A Day in the Alps (Hawkins) (Harry Mortimer with Fodens Motor Works Band) (May 1932 Regal Zonophone MR751) 19. Tom and Kitty (Allan Banks) (Harry Mortimer with Fodens Motor Works Band) (May 1932 Regal Zonophone MR751) 20. Carnival of Venice (arr Clarke) (Herbert L Clarke with Orchestra) (Nov 1922 Brunswick 2367-A) 21. Stars in a Velvety Sky (Clarke) (Herbert L Clarke with Orchestra) (Nov 1922 Brunswick 2367-A) 22. Berceuse from Jocelyn (Godard) (Herbert L Clarke with Orchestra) (Oct 1916 Columbia A2199) 23. Showers of Gold – Scherzo (Clarke) (Herbert L Clarke with Orchestra) (May 1912 Victor 17153-A) 24. Carnival of Venice (Arban) (Cornet Solo by Bohumir Kryl with Kryl’s Bohemian Band) (June 1926 Victor 35298-A) 25. Napoli (Bellstedt) Cornet Solo by Del Staigers with Goldman’s Band) (July 1930 HMV 3425B) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~#######################################################~~~~~~~~~~~~ CONDUCTOR Russell Gray / Bramwell Tovey CD Recording 19 Oct 2003 BRIDGEWATER HALL 2002 (Released) GREAT NORTHERN BRASS ARTS FESTIVAL EGON CD-SFZ110 (Recorded at the Bridgewater Hall)

With Black Dyke, Fairey, Fodens Band. 1. Lohengrin – Introduction to Act II (Wagner arr Wright) Black Dyke (Nicholas J Childs) 2. An American in Paris (George Gershwin arr Snell) Williams Fairey (Allan Withington) 3. Deep River (arr Broughton) Household Troops Band (Maj John Mott) 4. Life Divine (Jenkins) Fodens Band (Russell Gray) 5. The Passing Years (Cook) Douglas Teo with Fodens Band (Russell Gray) 6. Resurgam (Ball) Fodens Band (Bramwell Tovey) 7. Eternal Quest (Steadman-Allen) Nick Hudson with Household Troops Band (Maj John Mott) 8. Ask (Graham) Household Troops Band (Maj John Mott) 9. March Slave (Tchaikovsky arr Davies) Black Dyke (Nicholas J Childs) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

FODEN’S RICHARDSON BAND ~~~~~~~~~~~~~#######################################################~~~~~~~~~~~~ CONDUCTOR Roy Newsome and Frank Renton CD recordings 2003 THE ARBAN COLLECTION Egon SFZ114 (Rec 13 Apr 2003) (Russell Gray accompanied by the Foden Richardson Band) Russell Gray played on the original Cornet owned by Jean Baptiste Arban c 1866 (1925 -1889) (Recorded at B and H Sound Services Ltd 30 Nov 2002 and at Peel Hall University of Salford 13 Apr 2003) 1. Le “Cornet” Polka (Arban arr Simon Kerwin) (Conducted by Frank Renton) 2. Variations sur Norma (Arban arr Simon Kerwin) (Conducted by Frank Renton) 3. Sur L’Opera II Crociato de Meyerbeer (Arban arr Roy Newsome) (Conducted by Dr Roy Newsome) 4. Cavatine de Beatrice di Tenda (Arban arr Simon Kerwin) (Conducted by Frank Renton) 5. Caprice et Variations (Arban arr Thomas Wyss) (Conducted by Dr Roy Newsome) 6. Variations sur la Tyrolienne (Arban arr Graham Walker) (Conducted by Dr Roy Newsome) 7. Fantaisie sur Acteon (Arban arr John Wallace) (Conducted by Dr Roy Newsome) 8. Fantaise et Variations (Sur un Theme Allemand) (Arban arr Roy Newsome) (Conducted by Dr Roy Newsome) 9. Fantaisie Brillante (Arban arr Fred Muscroft) (Conducted by Frank Renton) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~#######################################################~~~~~~~~~~~~ CONDUCTOR Captain J A Kelly / David Cole / Richard Evans? CD recordings 1 Nov 2003 BRITANNIC SALUTE Egon SFZ120 (Recorded at Birmingham Symphony Hall, 3 Oct 2003) (FODEN’S RICHARDSON BAND with the Band of Her Majesty’s Royal Marines, Scotland) 1. National Anthem 2. Liberty Fanfare 3. Robbin’ Harry (Xylophone Solo Mark Fintoft) 4. Folk Festival 5. Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy 6. I’ve got you under my Skin (Flugel Solo Helen Fox) 7. Gaelforce

8. Final Countdown / Love Changes everything 9. Colonel Bogey 10. Big Band Spectacular (In the Mood, Moonlight Serenade, Skyliner, Woodchopper’s Ball, I’m Getting Sentimental over you, Begin the Begine, At Last, Opus One) 11. 2nd Movement Scottish Dances 12. Brillante (Solo Euphonium Glyn Williams) 13. Hora Staccato 14. Peanut Vendor 15. Britannic Salute ~~~~~~~~~~~~~#######################################################~~~~~~~~~~~~ CONDUCTOR Thomas Wyss May 2004 ? JOHN WILLIAMS EPIC THEMES IMP IMP9927A 1. Liberty Fanfare (Arr Steve Sykes) 2. Selections from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (Arr Steve Sykes) 3. A Phantom Menace Suite (Arr Andrew Duncan) Star Wars 4. Born on the Fourth of July (Arr Andrew Duncan) 5. Overture “The Cowboys” (Arr Steve Sykes) 6. Luke and Leia from Star Wars Episode VI Return of the Jedi (Arr Andrew Duncan) 7. Midway March (Arr Ray Farr) 8. Fanfare and flying theme from ET – The Extra Terrestrial (Arr Steve Sykes) 9. Fawkes and the Pheonix from “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets” (Arr Andrew Duncan) 10. John Williams – Epic Themes (Arr Steve Sykes) 2004

(2004) REGIONALS 2004 (Various Bands) 1. Tristan Encounters (Martin Ellerby) 2. Coventry Variations (Bramwell Tovey) 3. Kaleidoscope (Philip Sparke) 4. Vizcaya (Gilbert Vinter) 5. Partita (Edward Gregson) Or 1. Vizcaya (Gilbert Vinter) 2-4. Partita (Edward Gregson) 2. Intrada 3. Chorale and Variations 4. March 5. Kaleidoscope (Philip Sparke) 6. Coventry Variations (Bramwell Tovey) 7. Tristan Encounters (Martin Ellerby)

Doyen DOYCD157 Foden’s Richardson Band Buy as you view Cory Band Foden’s Richardson Band Scottish Co-op Band Black Dyke Band Scottish Co-op Band Black Dyke Band

Foden’s Richardson Band Buy as you view Cory Band Foden’s Richardson Band

~~~~~~~~~~~~~#######################################################~~~~~~~~~~~~ CONDUCTOR Unknown 2004 WHIT FRIDAY MARCHES 2004 (Various Bands) Doyen DOYCD177 1. Howitzer (White) Townley High School Band 2. Viva Birkenshaw (William Rimmer) Lindley Band 3. Ravenswood (William Rimmer) Staffordshire Brass 4. Mephistopheles (Douglas) Bobcross Silver Band 5. Honest Toil (William Rimmer) Old Silkstone Brass 6. Senator (Allen) Cartax Navi Brass 7. Pendragon (Allan) Audley Band 8. Army of the Nike (Ashford) Shirland Training Band 9. The Red Shield (Goffin) Salvo Brass 10. The Contestor (Powell) Carlton Brass 11. Roll Away Bet (J. Ord Hume) Barnsley Building Society Band 12. The Sizard (Allan) Hepworth (Persimmon Holmes) Band 13. Bramwyn (Carr) Yorkshire Building Society Concert Brass

14. ORB (Anderson) Delph Band 15. Ravenswood (William Rimmer) Brighouse and Rastrick Band 16. The President (William German) Foden’s Richardson Band 1 Jan 2005

A PORTRAIT IN BRASS (Various Bands) Angelo Records AR012-3 Yorkshire Building Society Fodens Richardson Band Soli Brass 1. Portrait of a City – 1 Skyline (Fodens Richardson Band) 2. Portrait of a City – 2 In a (Fodens Richardson Band) 3. Portrait of a City – 3 Down (Fodens Richardson Band) 4. Shalom! – 1 (Soli Brass and Piet Groeneveld) 5. Shalom! – 2 (Soli Brass and Piet Groeneveld) 6. Shalom! – 3 (Soli Brass and Piet Groeneveld) 7. Kaleidoscope (Fodens Richardson Band) 8. The Four Noble Truths -1 (Fodens Richardson Band) 9. The Four Noble Truths -2 (Fodens Richardson Band) 10. The Four Noble Truths -3 (Fodens Richardson Band) 11. The Four Noble Truths -4 (Yorkshire Building Society) 12. Music of the Spheres (Yorkshire Building Society)

2005

WHIT FRIDAY MARCHES 2005 (Various Bands) Doyen DOYCD199 1. Standard of St George (Kenneth J Alford) Kirkby Colliery 2. Mephistopheles (Douglas) Yorkshire Building Society Brass 3. Castell Coch (Powell) Sellers Youth Band 4. Pendragon (Allan) Vernon Building Society Band 5. The Mouthpiece (Barry) The Mouthpiece.com 6. Rosehill (Jakeway) Solvo Brass 7. Arabian (William Rimmer) Harrogate Band 8. Belmont (Allan) Kirkbymoorside Band 9. Spirit of Victory (Crossley) Warwick University Brass Band 10. Carsharlton (Richardson) Dungannon Silver 11. Honest Toil (William Rimmer) Marsden Riverhead Brewery Band 12. Cornish Cavalier (Moyle) Darley Dale 13. Knight Templar (Allan) Black Dyke Band 14. ORB (Anderson) Besses ‘O the Barn 15. Viva Pettee (William Rimmer) Brindle 16. The President (William German) Foden’s Band

~~~~~~~~~~~~~#######################################################~~~~~~~~~~~~ CONDUCTOR Michael Fowles 1 Dec 2005 SUNBURST - The Music of Darrol Barry Polyphonic QPRL 221D 1. The Black Bull 2. Elegy (Solo Cornet Mark Wilkinson) FLUGEL HORN CONCERTO (Solo Flugel Helen Fox) 3. Movement 1 4. Movement 2 5. Movement 3 6. Dance to Thi Daddy BARITONE CONCERTO (Baritone Solo Helen Tyler) 7. Movement 1 8. Movement 2 9. Movement 3 10. Wigan Pier 11. Billy Bob’s Bi-Centennial Bash TUBA CONCERTO (Tuba Solo Leslie Neish) 12. Movement 1 13. Movement 2 14. Movement 3 15. Starburst

~~~~~~~~~~~~~#######################################################~~~~~~~~~~~~ CONDUCTOR Garry Cutt 2005 GLYN WILLIAMS – VIRTUOSO Amadeus AMSCD091 (Accompanied by Fodens Richardson Band) Recorded 16-17 July 2005 at Peel Hall Salford 1. Rule Britannia (Thomas Arne arr John Hartmann) 2. Concerto De Aranjues (Joaquin Rodrigo) 3. Napoli (Herman Bellstedt arr Geoffrey Brand) 4. Demelza (Hugo Nash) 5. Carnival of Venice (arr Remington) 6. Solitaire (Neil Sedaka arr Stephen Corbett) 7. Have you Met Miss Jones (Lorenz Heart / Richard Rodgers arr Frode Rydland) 8. Myfanwy (Joseph Parry arr J Barry Denzil Stephens) 9. Hailstorm (W Rimmer) 10. Calon Lan (John Hughes arr Eric Ball) 11. Largo Al Factotum (Gioachino Rossini arr Stephen Roberts) 12. Flowersong (Bizet arr Howard Snell) 13. The Holy Well (Peter Graham) 14. Courtois Showcase (Alan Farnie) 15. Land of Song (Alan Farnie) 2005

FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE (Foden’s Richardson) Egon CD-SFZ116 1. Folk Festival (Shostakovich arr H Snell) 2. Scheherazade (Rimsky-Korsakov arr J. Ord Hume) 3. Adagio from 2nd Symphony (Rachmaninov arr Ray Farr) 4. March Op 99 (Prokofief arr Brand) 5. Cossack Dance (Tchaikovsky arr H Snell) 6. Adagio from Sparticus (Khachaturian arr Langford) 7. Concet Etude (Goedicke arr Pullin) 8. Excerpt from “The Firebird” (Stravinsky arr Ray Farr) 9. Le Coq D’or (Rimsky-Korsakov arr Cathederall) 10. Dance of the Tumblers (Rimsky-Korsakov arr Derek Ashmore) 11. 1812 Overture (Tchaikovsky arr Wright)

2006

AND THE BAND PLAYED ON Polyphonic (The Music of Goff Richards Vol 2) (Recorded at Winsford Civic Hall Feb 2006) 1. Camberley 2. Mythic Trevithick 3. Elvira Madigan Theme 4. And the Band Played on 5. Cantabile (Solo Euphonium Glyn Williams) 6. Bill Bailey won’t you please come home 7. The Aeronauts 8. A Special Place 9. A Buffalo Bill Bonanza 10. Hymns of Praise 11. Northern Festival 12. Dark Haired Marie (Solo Cornet Mark Wilkinson) 13. Marching Through Georgia 14. Largo 15. Marchamba

June 2006

CONCERT CLASSICS (Fodens Richards Band) EGON CD SFZ127 1. The President (William German) 2. Carnival Overture Op 92 (Antonin Dvorak arr Brand) 3. The Paragon (Edward Sutton) Solo Cornet Mark Wilkinson

QPRL222D

4. The Flower Duet (Leo Delibes arr Sparke) Solo Cornets Richard Poole and Anna Hughes 5. Fanfare and Flying Theme from ET (John Williams arr Sykes) 6. Rule Britannia (Thomas Arne arr John Hartmann) Solo Euphonium Glyn Williams 7. The Holy Well (Peter Graham) Solo Euphonium Glyn Williams 8. Grand March from Aida (Giuseppe Verdi arr Wright) 9. I’ve got you under my skin (Cole Porter arr Freeh) Solo Flugel Horn Helen Fox (Now Williams) 10. Myfanwy (Joseph Parry arr Stephens) Solo Euphonium Glyn Williams 11. Born on the Fourth of July (John Williams) 12. Elegy (Gilbert Vinter) 13. Toccata from Organ Symphony No 5 (Charles-Marie Widor arr Sparke) June 2006

FODEN’S RICHARDSON BAND – GHOST TRAIN Misc MISC04 1. A New Age (Armin Kofler) 2. Morning has Broken (Trad arr David Gray) 3. The Third Man (Anton Karas arr Mike Sutherland) 4. Baker Street (Gerry Rafferty arr Mike Sutherland) 5. Desperado (Henley / Frey arr Jock McKenzie) Solo Euphonium Glyn Williams 6. Andulka March (Frantisek Kmoch arr William Brighton) 7. Song and Dance (Darrol Barry) 8. Che Soave Zeffiretto (Marriage of Figaro) (Mozart arr Tom McAllen) Soprano Cornet Alan Wycherley 9. Ghost Train (Darrol Barry) 10. Celtic Fire (Darrol Barry) 11. A La P.P. (Arturo Sandoval arr Jock McKenzie) 12. Sirba Floricaca (Trad arr Simon Kerwin) Cornet Solo Mark Wilkinson 13. Tibie Paiom (Dmytro Brotniansky arr Wesley Brown) 14. It’s All Over now (Womack and Womack arr Jock McKenzie) 15. Spooky (Darrol Barry) Tuba Solo Phil Green 16. Herando’s Hideaway (Adler and Ross arr Darrol Barry) 17. My Favourite Things (Richard Rogers arr Nigel Wears)

~~~~~~~~~~~~~#######################################################~~~~~~~~~~~~ CONDUCTOR David Hurst 2007 AFRICAN ROOTS (Recorded at Sandbach School) MF Records CH4528 1. Europen Spirit (Mario Burki) 2. Punch and Judy – From Charade (Henry Mancini arr Gary Westwood) 3. African Roots (Trad arr Simon Kerwin) 4. Caresse Sur L’Ocean – From Les Charistes (Bruno Coulais arr Andrew Duncan) Flugel Solo Helen Fox 5. Brass on Fire (Dean Jones) 6. Freshwater (Sir Hubert Parry arr Colin G Dance) 7. Royal Wedding Music from Drottningholm (Johan Helmich Roman arr Bruce Fraser) 8. Zorba’s Dance (Mikis Theodorakis arr Franz Xaver Lecheler) 9. Anthem - from Chess (Anderson / Rice / Ulvaeus arr Andrew Duncan) 10. Florentiner March (Julius Fucik arr Mnozil Brass) 11. Midnight in Moscow (Trad arr Colin G Dance) Trombone Soloists John Barber, Gareth Westwood, Simon Minshull 12. War March of the Priests (Felix Mendelssohn arr Peter Littlehales) 13. Rock a Gospel (Dean Jones)

14. Hands across the Sea (John Philip Sousa arr Thomas Wyss) 15. Pancake Rag (Trad arr Colin G Dance) 16. Muss I Denn Zum Stadtele Hinaus (Trad arr Dean Jones) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~#######################################################~~~~~~~~~~~~ 2008 BUTLINS BRASS BAND FESTIVAL 2009 (released in 2008) DOYCD235 Various Including Black Dyke Band Yorkshire Building Society Band and Fodens Band 2007-8 WHIT FRIDAY MARCHES 2007 (Various Bands) Doyen DOYCD236 1. Hail! Smiling Morn (William Spofforth) Delph Band 2. Knight Templar (George Allan) Black Dyke Band 3. The President (William German) Foden’s Richardson Band 4. Honest Toil (William Rimmer) Marsden Silver (Ossett Brewery) Band 5. The Wizard (George Allan) Rothwell Temperance Band 6. Roll Away Bet (William J. Ord Hume) Lindley Band 7. Mephistopeles (Shipley Douglas) Mossley Band 8. Ravenswood (William Rimmer) Roberts Bakery Band 9. The Conqueror (Philip Sparke) Alexander Band 10. Viva Birkenshaw (William Rimmer) Grange Moor Band 11. The Contestor (Thomas James Powell) Bedworth Brass 12. Through Bolts and Bars (Ernest Urbach) Regent Brass 13. Bramwyn (John Carr) St Sebastian’s Wokingham Band 14. True Freedom (Iain Rayner) Salvo Brass 15. Marignan (H Daetwyler) MG Root Band (Switzerland) 16. Senator (George Allan) Emley Band 17. Glemdene (John Carr) Boobs and Brass 18. The Gay Hussar (Thomas James Powell) Somerset Brass ~~~~~~~~~~~~~#######################################################~~~~~~~~~~~~ CONDUCTOR Harry Mortimer (Men O’ Brass) CD Compilation 28 Apr 2008 THE MEN OF BRASS (New Compilation) CD and MP3 DOWNLOAD (Harry Mortimer’s Men O’ Brass including Fodens, Fairey and Morris) PAST Label 1. Fanfare 2. Grand March “Queen of Sheba” 3. Spanish Gypsy Dance 4. Cornet Trio “Bugler’s Holiday” 5. The Mill in the Dale 6. Cornet Carillon 7. Madelon 8. Nightfall in Camp ~~~~~~~~~~~~~#######################################################~~~~~~~~~~~~ CONDUCTOR Howard J Evans 19 Apr 2008 BOSCOMBE AND FODEN’S LIVE SP and S CD-SPS235 (Salvation Army - Boscombe Band – Bandmaster Howard J Evans) Foden’s Richardson Band Conducted by Howard J Evans Trombone Soloist Brett Baker 1. Star Lake 70 2. Sarah 3. Dance before the Lord 4. Star Lake 5. Starmaker 6. The New Granfather Clock 7. Song of Courage 8. Peace in our Time 9. Oration 10. Variants on the Triumph of Peace 11. The Lord Bless You and Keep You ~~~~~~~~~~~~~#######################################################~~~~~~~~~~~~

CONDUCTOR Michael Fowles 11 Sept 2008 PATRON’S CHOICE I Music House Productions MHP108 Dedicated to David Brunsdon 1. On the Quarter Deck 2. The Little Russian 3. Alpine Echoes Cornet Solo Mark Wilkinson 4. Hora Staccato 5. Hymn to the Fallen 6. Flying Mallets Xylophone Solo Mark Landon 7. Molly on the Shore 8. Closest Thing to Crazy Flugel Solo Helen Fox 9. Fest Music Der Stadt Wien 10. Injection 11. Lezghinka 12. Carnival for Brass Solo Les Neish 13. Finale from Checkmate 14. Deep Harmony 15. Pel Mell 16. The New Grandfather’s Clock Solo Euphonium Glyn Williams 17. Procession to the Minster ~~~~~~~~~~~~~#######################################################~~~~~~~~~~~~ CONDUCTOR Bramwell Tovey 13 Oct 2008 NEW MUSIC FOR BRASS (Foden’s Richardson) NMC D142CD 1. Flowers of the Forest (Bennett) 2. The Alchymist’s Journal (Hesketh) 3. Altitude (Benjamin) 4. Prague- St Wenceslas Chapel (Bingham) 5. Prague- Rabbi Low Creates the Golem (Bingham) 6. Prague- Charles Bridge (Bingham) 7. Prague- Wenceslas Square (Bingham) 8. Shadow Songs (Wilby) 9. Variations on a Theme of Tippett Processional (Tippett) 10. Variations on a Theme of Tippett Danse des Amis (Tovey) 11. Variations on a Theme of Tippett Midsummer Song (Edward Gregson) 12. Variations on a Theme of Tippett Scherzettino (Ball) 13. Variations on a Theme of Tippett Collage (Howarth) 14. Variations on a Theme of Tippett Birthday Fugue and Finale (Wilby) Won CD of the Year 2008 awarded by the British Bandsman Magazine. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~#######################################################~~~~~~~~~~~~ 2009 REGIONALS 2009 (Various Bands) Doyen DOYCD246 1. Salute to Youth (Gilbert Vinter) Williams Fairey Band 2. Pentacle (Graham Cole) Foden’s Richardson band 3. New World Sketches (Dan Price) Black Dyke Band 4. The One and Future King (Andrew Baker) Cory Band 5. The Talisman (Frank Hughes) Cory Band 1 May 2009

MAESTRO (Conducted by Bramwell Tovery) EGON CD-SFZ136 1. Coventry Variations (Rec 1986) 2. Pictures in Smoke (Rec 2006) (with Bramwell Tovey - Piano) 3. Toccata from Barfield Ayre (Rec 1978) 4. The Lincoln tunnel Cabaret (Rec 1997) (with Joe Alessi - Trombone) 5. St Norbert Chorale (Rec 1997)

6. Nine Daies Wonder (Rec 2007) (with Mike Fewer – Violin) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~#######################################################~~~~~~~~~~~~ CONDUCTOR Harry Mortimer (Men O’ Brass) CD Compilation 18 June 2009 THE MEN OF BRASS II (New Compilation) CD and MP3 DOWNLOAD (Harry Mortimer’s Men O’ Brass including Fodens, Fairey and Morris) PAST Label 1. 1812 Overture 2. Medallion March 3. Lohengrin – Introduction to Act III 4. The Whistler and his Dog ~~~~~~~~~~~~~#######################################################~~~~~~~~~~~~ CONDUCTOR Russell Gray 2009 ? OVER THE EDGE (Nick Ost Euphonium) MUSIC HOUSE MHP1609 1. Rhapsody for Euphonium (John Evenepoel) 2. Fantasy for Euphonum (Francois Glorieux) 3. Walking on Music (Roger Deronge) 4. Concerto for Euphonium Part 1 (Francoise Glorieux) 5. Concerto for Euphonium Part 2 (Francoise Glorieux) 6. Dr Livingstone I Presume? (Bart Picqueur) 7. Over the Edge (Bart Watte) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

FODEN’S BAND ~~~~~~~~~~~~~#######################################################~~~~~~~~~~~~ CONDUCTOR Michael Fowles 2009 PATRON’S CHOICE II Music House Productions MHP509 (Recorded at Bedford High School Leigh 10-11 Jan 2009) Dedicated to Peter Fletcher 1. The Champions 2. Le Carnaval Romain 3. Chiapanecas Cornet Solo Mark Wilkinson 4. Eyes of a Child 5. Galop 6. Share my Yoke FlugelSolo Helen Williams 7. Comedy Tonight 8. Celestial Morn Tuba Solo Les Nash 9. Earth Walk (Windows on the World) 10. The Kingdon Triumphant 11. Carnival of Venice Solo Euphonium Glyn Williams 12. Hine e Hine 13. Finale from Tchaikovsky No 4 14. Robbin Harry Xylophone Solo Mark Landon 15. Crimond 16. The Pines of Rome ~~~~~~~~~~~~~#######################################################~~~~~~~~~~~~ CONDUCTOR Garry Cutt and Bramwell Tovey 12 Sept 2009 ROCOCO VARIATIONS Egon CD-SFZ148 1. Variations on a Ninth 2. In Memorandum R.K. 3. Paganini Variations 4. Rococo Variations

~~~~~~~~~~~~~#######################################################~~~~~~~~~~~~ CONDUCTOR Michael Fowles 2009 SEA PICTURES - The Music of Philip Sparke Vol 3 Polyphonic QPRL 232D 1. Prelude 2. Toccata and Fugue (Graduation Day) 3. Three Miniatures 4. Sea Pictues 5. Cuban Overture (Gershwin) 6. Tallis Variations Alternate Listing 1. Prelude, Toccata and Fugue (Graduation Day) Three Miniatures 2. Prelude 3. Hill Song 4. Scherzo 5. Sea Pictues 6. Cuban Overture (Gershwin) 7. Tallis Variations 17 Oct 2009

SALT OF THE EARTH Egon CD-SFZ150 (Les Neish – Tuba with Fodens Band Members) 1. Rumanian Dance No 2 (Dumitru Lonel) Martyn Parks (Piano) 2. Aria for Alto Saxophone (Eugene Bozza) Martyn Parks (Piano) 3. Praeludium and Allegro for Violin (Fritz Kreisler) Martyn Parks (Piano) 4. Serenade from the Student Prince (Sigmund Romberg arr David Catherwood) with Fodens Band 5. Adagio and Allegro for Horn Op 70 (Robert Schumann) Martyn Parks (Piano) EPISODES AND ECHOES (Peter Meechan) with Fodens Band 6. Movement 1. 7. Movement 2. 8. Movement 3. 9. In the 90% (Sturgeon’s Law) (Jay Rozen) 10. My Mountain Top (Andy Scott) SALT OF THE EARTH (Andy Scott) with Fodens Band 11. Movement 1. 12. Movement 2. 13. Movement 3.

2009

MASTER BRASS VOLUME 20 With Boobs and Brass

2010

A WORLD WITHIN: THE MUSIC OF ANDY SCOTT Doyen DOYCD276 1. A World Within (Feat Helen Williams and John Barber) 2. Space Invaders 3. My Mountain Top (Solo Euphonium Glyn Williams) 4. Battle of Barossa 5. Fujiko (Cornet Solo Mark Wilkinson) 6. Paquito 7. And Everything is Still (Tenor Horn Lesley Howie) 8. Roar 9. Big Red 10. Salt of the Earth Finale

Polyphonic

~~~~~~~~~~~~~#######################################################~~~~~~~~~~~~ CONDUCTOR Unknown CD Recording 2010 DOUBLE TROUBLE Salvationist Publishing 21449 (The music of Andy Scott and Barbara Thompson) 1. Double Trouble (Barbara Thompson) – James Gourlay and Les Neish with Fodens

2. Salt of the Earth (1st Movement) (Andy Scott) (Tracks 2-4 Les Neish with Fodens) 3. Salt of the Earth (2nd Movement) (Andy Scott) 4. Salt of the Earth (3rd Movement) (Andy Scott) 5. Going Down (Andy Scott) - James Gourlay 6. Bite the Bullet (1st Movement) (Andy Scott) (Tracks 6-8 Tubalate and Ben Gray – Drums) 7. Bite the Bullet (2nd Movement) (Andy Scott) 8. Bite the Bullet (3rd Movement) (Andy Scott) 9. Concerto for Tuba and Brass Band “Living in the Fast Lane” (1st Movement) (Barbara Thompson) (Tracks 9-11 James Gourlay with Fodens) 10. Concerto for Tuba and Brass Band “Living in the Fast Lane” (2nd Movement) (Barbara Thompson) 11. Concerto for Tuba and Brass Band “Living in the Fast Lane” (3rd Movement) (Barbara Thompson) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~#######################################################~~~~~~~~~~~~ CONDUCTOR Unknown CD Recording 2010 PATRON’S CHOICE III Egon SFZ154 Dedicated to Louise Charles 1. Imperial Echoes 2. The Merry Wives of Windsor 3. Tico Tico (Zequinha de Abreu) 4. Winter from the “Four Seasons” 5. Rhythm and Blues 6. Children of Sanchez () Flugel Solo Helen Williams 7. Capriccio Espagnol 8. Padstow Lifeboat 9. Autumn Leaves ()Trombone Solo John Barber 10. Toccata in D Minor (Bach) 11. Romance from “The Gadfly” (Shostakovich arr Broadbent) 12. Varied Mood () Solo Euphonium Glyn Williams 13. Rev. Archie Beaton () Solo Euphonium Glyn Williams 14. Hittin’ ‘em Up (Hackford arr Wright) Xylophone Solo Mark Landon 15. Polovtsian Dances ~~~~~~~~~~~~~#######################################################~~~~~~~~~~~~ CONDUCTOR Unknown CD Recording 2010 THE NATIONAL 2010 – HIGHLIGHTS OF THE BRASS BAND CHAMPIONSHIPS OF GREAT BRITAIN DOYEN DOY CD279 1. Terra Australis (Ellerby) (Brighouse and Rastrick Band) WINNING PERFORMANCE 2. Innuendo (Queen arr Meacham) (Fodens Band) 3. Eyes of a Child (Stenstrom) (Flugel Solo Helen Williams) (Fodens Band) 4. A Fistfull of Dollars (E Morricone) (Fodens Band) 5. Mambo to Go (Dewhurst) (Fodens Band) 6. Diversions on a Brass Theme (George Lloyd) (Fairy Guildford Band) 7. Psalms and Alleluias (P Wilby) (Tylorstown Band) 8. Willow Pattern (P Harper) (Delph Band) 9. A Royal Mile Suite (Fernie) (Hazel Grove Band) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~#######################################################~~~~~~~~~~~~ CONDUCTOR Harry Mortimer’s All Star Band CD Recording 2010 (Re Issue) HARRY MORTIMER’S ORIGINAL ALL STAR BAND VOL 1 June (Recorded between 1940’s to 1950’s) Park Recordings CD0102 1. Polished Brass (1959 Paxton PEP 107) 2. Prelude to Revalry

3. Intro to Act 3 Lohengrin (1952 Paxton PR577) 4. Grand Canyon (1953 Paxton PR600) 5. The Gay Cavalier 6. Ichabod 7. Watching the Wheat 8. Indian Summer (1959 Paxton PEP 109) 9. Robert the Devil 10. Cornet Carillon (1958 Paxton PEP 101) 11. Diabolero (1958 Paxton PEP 101) 12. Romance from The Fair Maid of Perth 13. The Tops 14. All in the April Evening 15. To a Wild Rose 16. Farandole from the suite I’Arlesienne (G Bizet arr Wright) 17. Minuet from the Suite I’Arlesienne (1953 Paxton PR598) 18. Tombola 19. Lazy Trumpeter 20. Trombones on the Spree (1958 Paxton PEP102) 2010 (Re Issue) HARRY MORTIMER’S ORIGINAL ALL STAR BAND VOL 2 June (Recorded between 1940’s to 1950’s) Park Recordings CD0103 1. Trombones to the Fore (1957 “Bright as Brass” Decca LK4363) 2. Egmont Overture 3. Mac and Mort (1959 Paxton PEP 107) 4. Donnybrook Fair 5. Two Grotesques 6. Sousa on Parade (1959 Paxton PEP 107) 7. Blaenwern / Crimond 8. Valour and Victory (1959 Paxton PEP 107) 9. Hungarian March 10. Nine Busy Fingers (1958 Paxton PEP 101) 11. The Explorers 12. Introduction and Allegro 13. Bolero Brilliante 14. Hindoo Song (1959 Paxton PEP109) 15. Bugler’s Holiday (1959 “Men of Brass Vol 1 Decca LF1262) 16. Gypsy Wedding Dance 17. Three Jolly Sailormen (1952 Paxton PR577 or 1958 Paxton PEP 102) 18. Slavonic Dance 19. Sleigh Ride (1959 Paxton PEP 109) 20. BB and CF ~~~~~~~~~~~~~#######################################################~~~~~~~~~~~~ CONDUCTOR Ian Porthouse CD Recording / Download 22 Nov 2010 TOCCATA E FANTASIA DE HASKE DHR03-054-3 (Conductor Ian Porthouse) 1. American Overture (Hayato Hirose) 2. Ave Verum Corpus (Edward Elgar arr Robert Van Beringen) Cityscapes (Jan de Haan) 3. Skyline 4. Central Park 5. Manhattan 6. Irish Mood (Stijn Roels) Solo Tenor Horn Lesley Howie 7. Monterosi (Jacob de Haan) 8. Euphonium Ragtime (Andre Waignein) Solo Euphonium Glyn Williams 9. Alice in Wonderland Soundrack Highlights (Danny Elfman arr Michael Brown adapted by Klaas van der Woude) 10. Triumphal Brass (Jan de Haan) 11. The Seventh Night of July (Itaru Sakai) THREE KLEZMER MINIATURES (Philip Sparke)

12. Sham Harei Golan and Nigun Shel Yossi 13. Tumbalalaika 14. Have Nagila 15. Consolation – 17th Century (arr Jan de Haan) 16. Toccata e Fantasia (Thomas Doss) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~#######################################################~~~~~~~~~~~~ CONDUCTOR Harry Mortimer and others (Various bands) CD Recording Dec 2010 CHRISTMAS WITH THE BANDS (2CD) SPECTRUM / UMC (Universal) SPECXX2048 (Re issue of tracks from 1974 mixed with other bands) Disc 1 Military Bands 1. Amazing Grace (John Newton) 2. Abide with me 3. Yuletide Fanfare 4. A Christmas Festival (Medley) 5. White Christmas 6. Sleigh Ride 7. Santa Claus is Coming to Town 8. Rudolf the Red Nose Reindeer 9. Walking in the Air 10. We Three Kings 11. Train Ride 12. The Parade of the Tin Soldiers 13. March of the Little Lead Soldiers 14. March of the Toys 15. Stop the Cavalry 16. Troika 17. Adagio for the Trumpet 18. National Holiday 19. See amid the Winter Snow 20. In Dulchi Jubilo (Medley) 21. Carol of the Drum 22. We Wish you a Merry Christmas 23. Auld Lang Syne 1, 2, 23 = The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards 3,5,7,8,10,15,16,19,21,22 = Royal Logistic Corps Band 4,6,9,11,12,13,14,17,18,20 = HM Royal Marines Disc 2. Brass Bands 1. Hark the Herald Angels Sing (Fodens Motor Works Band + CHOIR) 2. In the Bleak Midwinter 3. Nearer my God to Thee 4. A Festival Prelude (Fodens Motor Works Band) 5. Away in a Manager (Fodens Motor Works Band + CHOIR) 6. Rhythmic Skaters (Fodens Motor Works Band) 7. The Little Drummer Boys (Fodens Motor Works Band) 8. The Magic Flute (Fodens Motor Works Band) 9. All on a Christmas Morning (Fodens Motor Works Band) 10. La Chataliane (Fodens Motor Works Band) 11. Mary had a Baby (Fodens Motor Works Band) 12. Pixie’s Parade (Fodens Motor Works Band) 13. Swedish Rhapsody (Fodens Motor Works Band) 14. Carol of the Bells (Fodens Motor Works Band + CHOIR) 15. Where E’er you Walk (Fodens Motor Works Band) 16. Enchantress (Fodens Motor Works Band) 17. Ida and Dot (F.H. Losey) (Fodens Motor Works Band) 18. Mail to the Lord’s Annointed (Fodens Motor Works Band + CHOIR) 19. Ring out Wild Bells (Fodens Motor Works Band + CHOIR) 20. O Christmas Tree 21. Make me a Channel of your Peace

(With Aled Jones) 1,5,14,18,19 = Fodens Motor Works Band and Northwich Festival Choir. 4,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,15,16,17 = Fodens Motor Works Band 2,3,20,21 = International Staff band of the Salvation Army (Tracks from Original Issue 1974 A CHRISTMAS OFFERING (Pye -Top Brass GSGL10514) Re issued in 1997 as BRASS BAND CHRISTMAS Castle Communications PLS CD260) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~#######################################################~~~~~~~~~~~~ CONDUCTOR James Gourlay CD Recording 21-23 Jan 2011 DREAMING OF THE MASTERS DOYEN DOY CD283 CD recording with Jens Lindemann (Trumpet, Cornet and Flugel). Conducted by James Gourlay with Robin Dewhurst on the Piano. 1-3. Dreaming of the Masters III (Allan Gilliland) a) 101 Damnations b) Prayer c) Lower neighbours 4. Amazing Grace (John Newton arr Himes) 5. Shaenandoah Fantasy (Jay Chattaway arr Fiefel) 6. On with the Motley (Reggero Leoncavallo arr Ray Farr) 7-9 Apophenia (Peter Meechan) 10. Who Wants to Live Forever (Brian May arr Peter Meechan) 11. The Strait of Hormuz (Sam Pilafian and Patrick Sheridan) 12. Dusk from “Concerto for Jazz Orchestra” (Hugh Fraser) 13. Give me Jesus (Trad arr Gordon) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~#######################################################~~~~~~~~~~~~ CONDUCTOR Michael Fowles CD Recording 2011 PATRON’S CHOICE 4 DOYEN DOYCD267 Recorded at the Royal Northern Collage of Music 7 Nov 2010. Conducted by Michael Fowles Dedicated to Jimmy Charles. 1. The Cossack 2. Overture from Colas Breugnon 3. Heire Kati 4. Moto Perpetuo 5. Hymn to Barossa 6. Marianne 7. Danzon No 2 8. Innuendo (Queen Song) 9. Episode 10. Brass Explosion 11. Be my Love (Sammy Cahn / Nicholas Brodszky arr Ray Farr) 12. For the Love of a Princess 13. Spinning Song 14. Suite Gothique – Priere a Notre-Dame 15. Suite Gothique – Toccata 2011

LURE OF THE RED JACKET Glyn Williams Euphonium. DOYEN With Foden’s Band Conducted by Michael Fowles. (Recorded 21 and 22 May 2011) 1-3. Concerto for Euphonium and Brass Band (Andy Scott) a) The Lure of the Red Jacket b) Far Beyond the Stars c) The Dragon’s den 4. Veritas (Bramwell Tovey) 5. Euphony (Robert Redhead) 6. My Mountain Top (Andy Scott) 7. Euphonium Concerto No 1 (John Golland) 8. Peace (John Golland) 9. Salt of the Earth Gospel (Andy Scott)

DOYCD287

10. My Favourite Things (Sound of Music - arr Alan Fernie) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~#######################################################~~~~~~~~~~~~ CONDUCTOR (Various bands) CD Recording 1 June 2011 20 BRASS BAND FAVOURITES CD / MP3 DOWNLOAD 1. Who Pays the Ferryman (Royal Doulton Band) 2. Morning Has Broken (Grimethorpe Collier Band) 3. The Girl with the Flaxen Hair (Brighouse and Rastrick Band) 4. When the Saints go Marching in (Hendon Band) 5. Watching the Wheat (Excelsior Ropes Works Brass Band) 6. Elizabethan Serenade (Black Dyke Mills Band) 7. Eye Level (The Band of Yorkshire Imperial Metals) 8. Delicado (Brighouse and Rastrick Band) 9. Whispering Brass (Excelsior Ropes Works Brass Band) 10. Swedish Rhapsody (FODEN’S MOTOR WORKS BAND) 11. The Typewriter (The band of Yorkshire Imperial Metals) 12. Summertime (Brighouse and Rastrick Band) 13. Rhythmic Skaters (FODEN’S MOTOR WORKS BAND) 14. Bold Gendarmes (Carlton Main Colliery Band) 15. Intermezzo: Cavalleria Rusticana (Excelsior Ropes Works Brass Band) 16. The Lost Chord (Black Dyke Mills Band) 17. Carnival In Paris (Royal Doulton Band) 18. Post Horn Gallop (Excelsior Ropes Works Brass Band) 19. Accapulco 1922 (Hendon Band) 20. Floral Dance (Brighouse and Rastrick Band) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~#######################################################~~~~~~~~~~~~ CONDUCTOR Ian Porthouse / Various CD Recording / I Tunes 17 Oct 2011 TRIUMPHAL BRASS – The Music of Jan De Haan 1. Triumphal Brass (Fodens Band and Ian Porthouse) 2. Sweet Sunset (Black Dyke Band) 3. Susato Variations (Black Dyke Band) 4. Consolation (Fodens Band and Ian Porthouse) 5. Flashback (Black Dyke Band) 6. A Sunrise Impression (Jan de Haan and Soli Brass) 7. Cityscapes – 1 Skyline (Fodens Band and Ian Porthouse) 8. Cityscapes – 2 Central Park (Fodens Band and Ian Porthouse) 9. Cityscapes – 3 Manhattan (Fodens Band and Ian Porthouse) 10. Inspiration (Jan de Haan and Soli Brass) 11. Spring Song (Jan de Haan and Soli Brass) 12. Hispaniola (Jan de Haan and Soli Brass) Disc 2 1. Oxford Intrada (Jan de Haan and Soli Brass) 2. Earthquake (Frans-Aert-Bur and Soli Brass) 3. Prelude for Passiontide jan de Haan and Desford Colliery Band) 4. Harmony Festival (Jan de Haan and Soli Brass) 5. Contrasten – 1 Ostinato (Desford Colliery and Jan de Haan) 6. Contrasten – 2 Fantasia (Desford Colliery and Jan de Haan) 7. Variations on a Chord (Brighouse and Rastrick and Jan de Haan) 8. Christmas Joy (Black Dyke Band) 9. Christmas Fantasy (Black Dyke Band) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~#######################################################~~~~~~~~~~~~ CONDUCTOR Harry Mortimer MP3 / CD Recording 6 Feb 2012 MAN O’BRASS HARRY MORTIMER Heritage Label (CD and MP3) Recordings from 1968, 1975 and 1978 by Cathedral Brass Tracks 1 to 10, 13 and 19 London Brass Players Tracks 11-18, 20 and 22 Man O’ Brass Track 21. 1. Prince of Denmark’s March (Clarke arr Gay) 2. Largo (Handel arr Mortimer)

3. Alleluia (Mozart arr Mortimer) 4. Ave Maria (Bach-Gounod arr Edrich Siebert) 5. March from Scipio (Handel arr Edrich Siebert) 6. March from Berenice (Handel) 7. Coronation March “Le Prophete” (Giacomo Meyerbeer arr Edrich Siebert) 8. The Long day Closes (Sullivan arr Seymour) 9. Praise to the Holiest (Dykes arr Edrich Siebert) 10. Sundown (Barsotti) 11. Music for a Pageant (Fonteyn) 12. Nights of Gladness (Ancliffe) 13. Three Negro Spirituals (Trad arr Seymour) 14. Heritage (A Langford) 15. Journey’s End (J Shakespeare) 16. Happy Ending (Watters) 17. Free as Air (Kelly) 18. Jubilee Hoe Down (Don Lusher) 19. All Through the Night (Trad arr Mortimer) 20. Barwick Green (Wood – Archers Theme) 21. Overture to William Tell (Gioachino Rossini arr Seymour) Men O’ Brass 1968 22. God save the Queen (Traditional arr Hespe) 6 Feb 2012

BRITISH BRASS MP3 DOWNLOAD 1. Zampa Overture (G.U.S. Footwear Band) 2. Comedians Galop (G.U.S. Footwear Band) 3. Marching Trumpets (Massed bands of Fodens, Fairey and Morris Motors) 4. Second Rhapsody on Negro Spirituals (Massed Bands of Fodens, Fairey and Morris Motors) 5. Brass Band Blues (Massed Bands of Fodens, Fairey and Morris Motors) 6. Tannhauser (Massed Bands of Fodens, Fairey and Morris Motors) 7. Lilac Time Selection (Massed Bands of Fodens, Fairey and Morris Motors) 8. Orpheus in the Underworld –Overture (Massed Bands of Fodens, Fairey and Morris Motors) 9. Watching the Wheat (Massed Bands of Fodens, Fairey and Morris Motors) 10. Flanagan’s Mare (Massed Bands of Fodens, Fairey and Morris Motors) 11. Chit Chat Polka (Massed Bands of Fodens, Fairey and Morris Motors) 12. Soldier’s Chorus from Faust (Massed Bands of Fodens, Fairey and Morris Motors) 13. The Holy City (Massed Bands of Fodens, Fairey and Morris Motors) 14. Light Cavalry Overture (CWS Manchester Band)

~~~~~~~~~~~~~#######################################################~~~~~~~~~~~~ CONDUCTOR Michael Fowles CD Recording 2012 PATRON’S CHOICE 5 DOYEN DOYCD291 Dedicated to Granville Jennings. 1. Washington Grays (Claudio Grafulla) 2. Ruler of the Spirits (Carl Maria von Weber arr Gay) 3. Waltz Song from Romeo and Juliet (Charles Gounod arr Rimmer) 4. Galop (Dmitri Shostakovich arr H Snell) 5. O Magnum Mysterium (Morten Lauridsen arr Littlemore) 6. La Virgen de la Macarena (Rafael Mendez) (Soprano Solo Richard Poole) 7. Hunting Wabbits (Gordon Goodwin arr Dewhurst) (Trombone Solo John Barber) 8. Love Unknown (John Ireland arr Robson) 9. Dundonnell from Hymn of the Highlands (Philip Sparke) 10. To the Ancient Crosses (Andy Scott)

(written for Sandbach Town Council) 11. Postcard from Luthermuir (Kevin Birch) (Flugel Horn Solo Helen Williams) 12. Armenian Fire Dance (Goff Richards) 13. Moon River (Henry Mancini arr Alan Fernie) 14. Weber’s Last Waltz (William Rimmer arr Parry) (Solo Euphonium Glyn Williams) 15. A Little Prayer (Evelyn Glennie) (Marimba Solo Mark Landon) 16. Finale Symphony No 7 (Ludwig Van Beethoven arr H Snell) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~#######################################################~~~~~~~~~~~~ CONDUCTOR Howard Snell and Allan Withington CD Recording 1 Sept 2012 MASQUERADE Doyen DOYCD297 1. Comedy Overture (John Ireland) 2. Masquerade (Philip Wilby) 3. The Power of Soul (Maurice Hamers) PARTITA (Wilfred Heaton) 4. Partita – Movement 1. Prelude 5. Partita – Movement 2. Scherzo 6. Partita – Movement 3. Canzona 7. Partita – Movement 4. Rondo (see Festival of Brass 92 CD Listings) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~#######################################################~~~~~~~~~~~~ CONDUCTOR Glyn Williams CD Recording 2012 STAR ATTRACTION Difem DIF118501 1. Star Attraction (Bruce Fraser) 2. The best of Lady Gaga (Arr Tony Cheseaux) 3. Mucha Salsa, Azumi Okamura 4. El Matador (Keith Terrett) 5. Koh-I nor (Oliver Marquis) 6. Route 66 (arr Peter Ratnik) 7. Shabbat Shalom (Tony Cheseaux) 8. Celtic Spirit March (Gilbert Karlen) 9. Teenies in Love (Steve Muriset) 10. Starting Blocks (Oliver Marquis) 11. Ballade Nord-Irlandaise (arr Bob Barton) CD2. 1. Madonna: the Queen of Pop (Arr Peter Ratnik) 2. Midnight in a Big City (Etienne Crausaz) 3. The Gypsy Mallet Player in New Orleans (Keith Terrett) 4. Ragged Time (Azumi Okamura) 5. Conan the Barbarian (arr Bob Barton) 6. Festive Fanfare (Etienne Crausaz) 7. The Ghostbusters (arr Peter Ratnik) 8. Summer Nights (arr Peter Ratnik) 9. Harmonic Hymn (Pierre Schmidhausler) 10. Decade (Tony Cheseaux) 11. Don Quichotte (Bertrand Gay) 12. Spirit of the East (Dominique Morel) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~#######################################################~~~~~~~~~~~~ CONDUCTOR Various CD Recording 2012 BEAUTIFUL BRASS YESTERDAY’S MUSIC C147 1. Fanfare (Peter Yorke) Massed Bands 1956 (Fodens, Fairey, Morris – Conductor Harry Mortimer) 2. Liberty Bell (J P Sousa) Munn and Felton Works Band 3. Blaenwern (Rowlands) Salvation Army Band 4. Bugler’s Holiday (Leroy Anderson) Morris Motors Band Conductor Harry Mortimer 5. Madelon (Allier) Massed Bands 1957

(Fodens, Fairey, Morris – Conductor Harry Mortimer) 6. Napoleon’s Galop (Alexander) Munn and Felton Works Band – Conductor Harry Mottimer 7. Bells of Ouseley (Ord Hume) St Hilda’s Band 8. Nightfall in Camp (Trad arr Pope, Dykes) Massed Bands 1957 (Fodens, Fairey, Morris – Conductor Harry Mortimer) 9. The Cossack (William Rimmer) 1930 Foden’s Band Conductor Fred Mortimer 10. Shepherd’s Hey (Percy Granger) GUS Band 11. Hunting Medley (Trad) 1935 Foden’s Band Conductor Fred Mortimer 12. Spanish Gypsy Dance (Marquina) Massed Bands 1957 (Fodens, Fairey, Morris – Conductor Harry Mortimer) 13. In the Cellar Cool (Drinking Song) (Trad) 1941 Foden’s Band Conductor Fred Mortimer 14. Whitehall (Frank Wright) St Hilda’s Band 15. Star Lake (Eric Ball) Salvation Army Band 16. March of the Toys (Victor Hurbert) 1940 Foden’s Band Conductor Fred Mortimer 17. The Hunt (Kenneth Alford) St Hilda’s Band 18. The Faithful Hussar (Frantzen) 1962 Harry Mortimer’s All Star Brass 19. The Warrior (Basil Windsor) 1932 Foden’s Band Conductor Fred Mortimer / Solo Cornet Harry Mortimer 20. Bees a Buzzing (Siebert) Munn and Felton Works Band Conductor Harry Mortimer 21. Cornet Carillon (Ronald Binge) Massed Bands 1958 (Fodens, Fairey, Morris – Conductor Harry Mortimer) 22. Royal Standard (Chesterton) Munn and Felton Conductor Harry Mortimer 23. The Whistler and his Dog (Pryor) 1935 Foden’s Band Conductor Fred Mortimer 24. Medallion (Moreton) 1940 Foden’s Band Conductor Harry Mortimer ~~~~~~~~~~~~~#######################################################~~~~~~~~~~~~ CONDUCTOR Michael Fowles CD Recording 2012 A PORTRAIT OF STEPHEN ROBERTS DIFEM DIF118502 1. Ameno WORLD DANCES 2. Bhangra Dance 3. Island Sun 4. Mexican Festival 5. Safari Tanzania 6. The Mission 7. The Best of Hamlet 8. March to the Brasshouse 9. Tuba Copper 10. Gaudete 11. Mahler’s 3rd Symphony 12. Londonderry Air 13. Montagues and Capulets 14. Fanfare to Precede la Peri 12 Nov 2012

THE LEGEND OF KING ARTHUR DOYEN 1. The Legend of King Arthur 2. Epitaph (for Hillsborough) 3. Fire in the Sky 4. 2nd Epitaph – Across the Water

DOYCD305

5. B of the Bang 6. Macbeth 7. Starlight Solo Jens Linderman 17 Nov 2012

THE NATIONALS 2012 DOYEN B00A4COANM Bands included Foden’s Band, Unite the Union Brass band, South Milford Brass, Hitchin Band, Norfolk Wherry Brass etc.

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DVD Feb 2013

DOUBLE CHAMPIONSHIPS Recorded Live at the Manchester Cathedral. FODEN’S BAND, FODENS YOUTH BAND AND SANDBACH VOICES With Jens Lindemann FODEN’S BAND In Thee is Joy (J S Bach arr Howard Snell) Overture to Ruy Blas Op 95 (Mendelssohn) Dreaming of the Masters III (Gilliland) Epitath for Hillsbrough (Peter Meechan) Starlight From The Legend of King Arthur (Peter Meechan) Great Gate of Kiev (Mussorgsky arr Elgar Howarth) FODEN’S YOUTH BAND Fanfare (Stevenson) Lament (Stevenson) Amazing Grace featuring Jens Lindermann (John Newton arr Himes) Valero (Sweringham arr Smith) FODEN’S BAND WITH SANDBACH VOICES AND UTOXETER CHORAL SOCIETY Faure’s Requiem (Faure arr Peter Meechan) FODEN’S BAND Procession to the Minster (Wagner arr Snell)

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~#######################################################~~~~~~~~~~~~ CONDUCTOR Michael Fowles CD Recording 2013 PATRON’S CHOICE 6 Doyen DOYCD309 Dedicated to Peter Foden 1. Masque (Kenneth Hasketh) 2. Live and Let Die (Paul and Linda McCartney arr Ray Farr) (Solo Cornet Richard Poole) 3. Victory for me! (Wilfred Heaton) 4. Bel Canto (Kenneth Downie) (Solo Tenor Horn Lesley Howie) 5. Electra (Martin Ellerby) (Winning performance at the British Open Championship 2012) 6. Spain (Chick Corea arr Peter Meechan) 7. Domen (Jan Magne Forde) 8. The Wild Bears (Edward Elgar arr Snell) 9. Hymn for Diana (Joseph Turrin) 10. Pantomime (Philip Spark) (Solo Euphonium Glyn Williams) 11. Liszteria (Sandy Smith) 12. Daphnis and Chloe the 2nd Suite (Maurice Ravel arr Howard Snell) (The winning performance from the National Championship of Great Britain 2012) 2013

MARK WILKINSON - MILESTONE Doyen (Solo CD in celebration of 21 years with Fodens by Mark Wilkinson) With Fodens Band. 1. Glory to His name (Eric Ball)

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2. Fantasy for Cornet and Brass band (Howard Snell) 3. Londonderry Air (Trad arr Goff Richards) 4. Jubilance (William Himes) 5. Fujiko (Andy Scott arr Jim Fieldhouse) 6. Whirlwind (Peter Graham) MILESTONE by Peter Meechan 7. Part 1. Milestone 8. Part 2. Song 9. Part 3. Twenty One 10. Miss Blue Bonnet (Frank Simon arr Sandy Smith) 11. Traumerei (Robert Schumann arr Howard Snell) 12. Variations for Trumpet and Brass (Mikhail Gottlieb arr David Lever) 13. Resplendence (Lucy Pankhurst) Sept 2013 SPIRIT OF FODENS – The Music of Andy Scott DOYEN DOYCD314 (Recorded) 23 Mar 2013 1. Ruby and all things Purple 2. Spirit of Mingus 3. Chrysalis Moon – Solo Cornets Allan Wichington, Martin Winter, John Wallace and Mark Wilkinson. 4. – 6 Molecular Cocktail Party – Solo Trombone John Barber 4. Riffs and Changes 5. Free and Written 6. Soul and Feel 7. Madiba (Andy Scott) 8. Film – Solo Baritone Natsumi McDonald 9. Big 10. Forgotten Place 11. Let there be Peace Euphonium Glyn Williams and Piano Bramwell Tovey February 2014

PATRON’S CHOICE 7. Doyen DOY CD329 Dedicated to Stephen Sebire MBE 1. The Black Knight (William Rimmer) 2. La Forza del Destino (Verdi arr Wright) 3. Flowerdale the Hymn of the Hylands (Philip Sparke) Solo Soprano Cornet Richard Poole 4. Charge of the Light Brigade (Andrew Stevenson) 5. The Piper O’Dundee (Kenneth Downie) Solo Tenor Horn Lesley Poole 6. Love Divine (Howard Goodall arr Andrew Wainwright) 7. Dansa Brasileira (Guanieri arr Howard Snell) 8. You Needed Me (Randy Goodrum arr Tom Brevik) Solo Flugel Horn Helen Williams 9. Independence Day Suite (David Arnold arr Smith) 10. Believe Me If Those Endearing Young Charms (arr Stanley Boddington) Solo Euphonium Glyn Williams 11. Starlight (Peter Meechan) 12 - 14. Suite from Celtic Fusions (Robin Dewhurst) a. Earth Rites b. The Ellis Island Lament c. The Flight of the Wild Geese

~~~~~~~~~~~~~#######################################################~~~~~~~~~~~~ CONDUCTOR Howard Snell (Rehearsals by Michael Fowles) CD Recording May 2014 WE MEET AGAIN (The Music of Howard Snell) Doyen DOY CD331 (Howard Snell and Foden’s Band) 1. In Thee is Joy (J.S. Bach arr Howard Snell) 2. Andante (J.S. Bach arr Howard Snell) 3. Czardas (Johann Strauss II arr Howard Snell) 4. The Hungarian March (Hector Berlioz arr Howard Snell)

5. 18th Variation from Paganini Variations (Rachmaninov arr Howard Snell) Soprano Solo Richard Poole 6. You’ll Never Walk Alone (Richard Rodgers arr Howard Snell) 7. Postcard From Mexico (Howard Snell) 8. Oration (Howard Snell) Solo Euphonium Glyn Williams 9. Lullaby (Howard Snell) Solo Flugel Horn Helen Williams 10. The Old Chalet (Trad arr Howard Snell) 11. Suite from Images of the Millennium (Howard Snell) Scherzo; The Crystal Palace Dream Nocturne Odyssey 12. Anyone Can Whistle (Stephen Sondheim arr Howard Snell) 13. The Way We Were (Marvin Hamlish arr Howard Snell) 14. Cavanquinho (Ernesto Nazareth arr Howard Snell) 15. Procession to the Minster (Richard Wagner arr Howard Snell) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~#######################################################~~~~~~~~~~~~ CONDUCTOR CD Recording BOX SET – IN BRASS (Available for £29.95 or individually for £4.99 each) CD1 Christmas in Brass (Salvation Army Bands only) 21002 CD2 Classics in Brass 21003 CD3 Hits in Brass 21004 CD4 Hymns in Brass 21005 CD5 Love Songs in Brass 21006 CD6 Marches in Brass 21007 CD7 Movie Hits in Brass 21008 CD8 Broadway in Brass 21009 2014?

CLASSICS IN BRASS World of Brass 21003 1. Toccata from Organ Symphony No 5 (Charles-Marie Widor arr Philip Sparke) Black Dyke Mills Band 2. Adagio (Samuel Barber arr Frode Rydland) Eikanger-Bjorsvik Musikklag 3. Queen of the Night’s Aria (Mozart arr Andrew Blyth) Christopher Deacon (Piccolo Trumpet) with Enfield Citadel Band 4. The Swan (Camille Saint Saint Saens arr Ray Steadman-Allen) Derick Kane (Euphonium) with The International Staff Band of the Salvation Army 5. Procession to the Minster (Richard Wagner arr Howard Snell) Black Dyke Band 6. The Pearl Fishers Duet (Georges Bizet arr Robert Childs) David and Robert Childs (Euphoniums) with Hendon Band 7. Czardas (Vittorio Monti arr Peter Graham) David Daws (Cornet) with Fairey Band 8. Nimrod (Edward Elgar arr Denis Wright) Sellers International Band 9. Flight of the Bumble Bee (Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov arr Roy Newsome) Robert and Nicholas Childs (Euphoniums) 10. Russlan and Ludmilla (Mikhail Glinka arr Walter Hargreaves) Fodens Band 11. Chanson de Matin (Edward Elgar arr Wesley Kendrick) Enfield Citadel Band 12. Pomp and Circumstance March No1 (Edward Elgar arr Denis Wright) Sellers International Band 13. Nessum Dorma (Giacomo Puccini arr Howard Snell)

John Hudson (Cornet) with Britannia Building Society Band 14. The Appian Way from Pines of Rome (Ottorino Respighi arr Howard Snell) Black Dyle Mills Band 2014?

HITS IN BRASS World of Brass 21004 1. Live and Let Die (Paul McCartney arr Howard Snell) Steve Molloy (Soprano Cornet) with Fountain City Brass Band 2. Bring back that Leroy Brown (Freddie Mercury arr Svien Henrik Giske) Eikanger-Bjorsvik Musikklag 3. Yesterday (John Lennon and Paul McCartney arr Howard Snell) Nicholas Hudson (Trombone) with Britannia Building Society Band 4. Yellow Submarine (John Lennon and Paul McCartney arr Alan Fernie) Black Dyke Band 5. Ticket to Ride (John Lennon and Paul McCartney arr Alan Fernie) BT Band 6. Copacabana (Barry Manilow arr Philip Marper) Polysteel Band 7. Faith (George Michael arr Philip Harper) Danny Winder (Flugel Horn) with Polysteel Band 8. Bohemian Rhapsody (Freddie Mercury arr Tom Brevik) Grimethorpe Colliery Band 9. Ruby Tuesday (Mick Jagger and Keith Richard arr Alan Catherall) Grimethorpe Colliery Band 10. Alfie (Hal David and Burt Bacharach arr Morris) Brett Baker (Trombone) with Black Dyke Band 11. Innuendo (Freddie Mercury arr Peter Meechan) Foden’s Band 12. Seaside Rendezvous (Freddie Mercury arr Svien Henrik Giske) Grimethorpe Colliery Band 13. Fat Bottomed Girls (Brian May arr Philip Harper) Leyland Band 14. It’s Not Unusual (Les Reed arr Philip Lawrence) Lisa Sarasini, Paul Coupe and Kevin Wilson (Trombones) With Fairey Band 15. Who Wants to Live Forever (Brian May arr Peter Meechan) Jens Lindemann (Trumpet and Flugel) with Foden’s Band

2014?

HYMNS IN BRASS – CRIMOND World of Brass 21005 1. For All the Saints (Ralph Vaughan Williams arr Goff Richards) Grimethorpe Colliery Band 2. Lord of all Hopefulness (Kenneth Downie) Grimethorpe Colliery Band 3. Shine Jesus Shine (Graham Kendrick arr Richard Phillips) Grimethorpe Colliery Band 4. Amazing Grace (William Himes) Enfield Citadel Band 5. Praise my Soul (John Gross arr R John Childs) Black Dyke Band 6. As the Deer (Martin Nystrom arr James Wright) Regent Hall Band 7. I Vow to thee my Country (Gustav Holst arr Tay Steadman-Allen) Regent Hall Band 8. Blaenwern – Love Divine (William Rowlands) Foden’s Band 9. Great is thy Faithfulness (William Runvan) Leyland Band and St Michael’s Singers 10. How Great Thou Art (Stuart K Hine arr Peter Graham) Hendon Band 11. Jerusalem (Hubert Parry)

Britannia Building Society Band and Halifax Choral Society 12. The Day Thou Gavest, Lord is Ended (Clement Scholefield arr Philip Wilby) Williams Fairey Band 13. Make me a Channel of Your Peace (William Himes) The International Staff Band of the Salvation Army 14. Cwm Rhondda – Guide me O Thou Great Redeemer (John Hughes) Bristol Easton Band 15. Abide with Me (William Henry Monk arr Philip Wilby) Black Dyke Band 16. Crimond – The Lord is My Shepherd (Jessie Irving arr Goff Richards) Sellers International Band 17. Repton – Dear Lord and Father (Hubert Parry) BT Band 18. In Christ Alone (Keith Getty and Stuart Townend arr Dean Jones) Grimethorpe Colliery Band 2014?

LOVE SONGS IN BRASS World of Brass 21006 1. We’ve only Just begun (Paul Williams and Roger Nichols arr Ray Farr) Mark Nightingale (Trombone) with Reg Vardy Band 2. You Raise me Up (Rolf Lovland arr Ray Farr) Reg Vardy Band 3. My Love is Like a Red Red Rose (Trad arr Gordon Langford) Sellers Engineering Band 4. You are the Sunshine of my Life (Stevie Wonder arr Goff Richards) Kirkintilloch Band 5. The Way We Were (Marvin Hamlish arr Darrol Barry) Nicholas Childs (Euphonium) with Rochdale Band 6. Maria – From West Side Story (Leonard Bernstein) Sellers International Band 7. Just the Way You Are (Billy Joel arr Darrol Barry) Maurice Murphy (Trumpet) with Hammonds Sauce Works Band 8. Li’l Darkin’ (Neil Hefti arr Philip Sparke) Polysteele Band 9. Feelings (Morris Albert arr Bill Geldard) Jonathan Beatty (Trombone) with Grimethorpe Colliery Band 10. The Shepherd’s Song (Joseph Marie Canteloube arr Goff Richards) Norwich Citadel Band 11. Evergreen (Marvin Hamlish arr Alan Catherall) Sandy Smith (Tenor Horn) with Grimethorpe Colliery Band 12. Bess, You is my Woman (George Gershwin arr Alan Drover) Derek Watkins (Trumpet) with Grimethorpe Colliery Band 13. Be my Love (Sammy Cahn / Nicholas Brodszky arr Ray Farr) Glyn Williams (Euphonium) with Foden’s Band 14. Love on the Rocks (Neil Diamond arr Philip Sparke) Maurice Murphy (Trumpet) with Leyland DAF Band 15. Solitaire (Neil Sedaka arr Stephen Corbett) Maurice Murphy (Trumpet) with Leyland DAF Band 16. People (Stanley Black arr Alan Catherall) Richard Marshall (Cornet) with Black Dyke Band

2014?

MARCHES IN BRASS World of Brass 21007 1. Colonel Bogey (Kenneth J Alford) Brighouse and Rastrick Band 2. The Liberator (George Marshall) Grimethorpe Colliery Band 3. French Military March (Camille Saint-Seans arr Walter Hargreaves) Brighouse and Rastrick Band 4. The Red Shield (Henry Goffin)

Household Troops Band 5. Rosehill (Albert Jakeway) Boscombe Band 6. The Cossack (William Rimmer) Black Dyke Mills Band 7. Under the Double Eagle (Joseph Wagner) Brighouse and Rastrick Band 8. Motondo (Donald Osgood) The International Staff Band of the Salvation Army 9. Torch of Freedom (Eric Ball) Black Dyke Band 10. Knight Templar (George Allan) Black Dyke Mills Band 11. Soldiers in the Park (Lionel Monkton arr W.J. Langford) Sellers International Band 12. The British Grenadiers (Trad arr Gordon Langford) Sellers International Band 13. The President (William German) Sellers Engineering Band 14. Death or Glory (Robert Hall) Brighouse and Rastrick Band 15. Milestone (William Himes) Black Dyke Band 16. Queensbury (James Kaye) Black Dyke Band 17. Praise (Wilfred Heaton) Britannia Building Society Band 2014?

MOVIE HITS IN BRASS World of Brass 21008 1. The Incredibles (Michael Giacchino arr Philip Harper) Polysteel Band 2. Fanfare and Flying Theme from ET (John Williams arr Steve Sykes) Foden’s Richardson Band 3. For Your Eyes Only (Bill Conti arr Lucy Pankhurst) Lucy Pankhurst (Tenor Horn) with Leyland Band 4. Singing in the Rain (Nacio Herb Brown arr Alan Fernie) BT Band 5. Ben Hur (Miklos Rozsa arr John Mortimer) Sellers International Band 6. Hedwig’s Theme (John Williams arr Andrew Duncan) YBS Band 7. Rocky (Bill Conti arr Alan Fernie) Kirkintilloch Band 8. Born on the Fourth of July (John Williams arr Sandy Smith) Kirkintilloch Band 9. Hymn to the Fallen – From Saving Private Ryan (John Williams arr Klaas Van der Woude) Household Troops Band 10. The Great Escape (Elmer Bernstein arr M.J. Pegram) Fairey Band 11. Schindler’s List (John Williams arr Sandy Smith) BT Band 12. Can you Read my Mind – from Superman (John Williams arr Ray Farr) Eikanger-Bjorsvik Musikklag 13. Batman (New Film) (Danny Elfman arr Alan Catherall) Grimethorpe Colliery Band 14. Star Wars (John Williams arr Ray Farr) Ever Ready Band 15. The Sorcerer’s Apprentice (Paul Dukas arr Derek Bourgeois) Leyland Band

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BARBER (John Barber Solo CD) CONCERTO 1. 1 Allegro 2. 2. Lullaby 3. 3. Rondo 4. Can You Read My Mind – From Superman (John Williams arr John Barber) 5. Kin (John Barber) John Barber on Piano 6. Trombone Concerto Number 3 (Stephen Proctor) John Barber on Trombone with Fodens Band 7. Maurice – a Reflection by Dick Evans (John Barber) John Barber on Piano 8. Autumn Leaves (Joseph Cosma arr Bill Geldard) John Barber on Trombone with Fodens Band 9. Little Star (John Barber) John Barber on Paino CONCERTO (Lars-Erik Larsson Arr Thomas Wyss) 10. 1. Preludium 11. 2. Aria 12. 3. Finale 13. Grandad – A Reflection by Dick Evans (John Barber) John Barber on Trombone with Fodens Band 14. Amazing Grace (John Newton arr Andy Scott and John Barber) John Barber on Trombone and Piano with Fodens Band

24 Jan 2015

PLATINUM CELEBRATION - Glyn Williams 3rd Solo CD Doyen DOYCD342 1. Slavische Fantasie (Hohne arr Simon Kerwin) 2. Hail, Ancient Walls (Gounid arr Howard Snell) 3. Rhapsody for Euphonium (James Curnow) 4. Catari, Catari (Cardillo arr Denzil Stephens) EUPHONIUM CONCERTO (Joseph Horowitz) 5. i Moderato 6. ii Lento 7. iii Con Moto 8. Ocean Dream from Diamond Concerto (Philip Sparke) 9. Brillante (Peter Graham) (Includes Rule Britannia and Men of Harlech) 10. Lament for The Reverend Archie Beaton (Mason arr Frode Rydland) 11. La Belle Americaine (Hartmann) 12. Deep Inside the Sacred Temple (Bizet arr Keith Wilkinson) (From the Pearl Fishers by Bizet) Solo Euphoniums Glyn and Aled Williams 13. Grandfather’s Clock (George Doughty) 14. Ave Verum (W A Mozart arr Philip Sparke) Soloists Glyn Williams, Mark Bousie, Lyndon Baglin and Trevor Groom (Guests).

2015

PATRON’S CHOICE 8 – A JOURNEY THROUGH TIME Dedicated to Tom Foster one of the drivers of the coach etc. THE EARLY YEARS 1. The Victor Returns (William Rimmer) 2. Der Freischutz (Carl Maria von Weber arr William Halliwell) SOLO SHOWCASE 3. Summertime (George Gershwin arr Howard Snell)

Solo Soprano Richard Poole 4. Tarantella (William Himes) Flugel Solo Helen Williams 5. All in Love is Fair (Stevie Wonder arr Andy Scott) (or Summer Knows) Trombone Solo John Barber 6. Glorious Ventures (Peter Graham) Cornet Solo Mark Wilkinson 7. Chaplin – Film Theme (John Barry arr Goff Richards) Vibraphone Solo Mark Landon THE HOWARD SNELL YEARS Les Soirees Musicales (Gioachino Rossini) 8. Fanfare 9. Bolero Euphonium Solo Glyn Williams 10. Canzonetta 11. Tarantella INTO THE FUTURE 12. Atrium Phase (Andrew Baker) Winner of a Composition competition THE PRESENT AGE 13. Marsch Oder der Versuchung (Marcel Wengler arr Michael Fowles) 14. The Golden Horn (Andy Scott) 15. Fragile Oasis (Peter Meehan) 2016

PATRON’S CHOICE 9 Dedicated to Mark Greaves of Flowcrete. 1. Candide Overture (Leonard Bernstein arr Howard Snell) 2. Blessed Assurance (Knapp arr Stephen Bulla) Soprano Cornet Solo Richard Poole 3. Spring Song (Matthew Eden) Cornet Solo Mark Wilkinson 4. It Had Better be Tonight (Henry Mancini arr Sandy Smith) 5. The Lord Bless you and Keep You (John Rutter arr Chris Wormald) Tenor Horn Solo Steve Ridler 6. Little Star (John Barber arr Andy Smith) 7. Pixie Dust (Richard Rock) Euphonium Solo David Thornton 8. The Swan (Saint- Seans arr Howard Snell) Baritone Solo Sarah Lenton 9. La Boda de Luis Alonso (Gimenez arr James Gourlay) FODEN’S YOUTH BAND 10. Prismatic Light (Alan Fernie) 11. The Path of Peace (Philip Harper) 12. Firefly (Simon Dubson) 13. Burlesque (Philip Sparke) FODEN’S BAND 14. Suite from “West Side Story” (Leonard Bernstein arr Eric Cress) FODEN’S BAND (Produced for the “Prayer Breakfast”) CD TRACKS 1. The Champions 2. Chipaneacas 3. Eyes of a Child 4. Galop 5. Comedy Tonight 6. Earth Walk (From Windows of the World) 7. Hine e Hine 8. Robbin Harry 9. Crimond 10. The Kingdom Triumphant

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1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14.

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RECORD DATES UNKNOWN MEN O’ BRASS / ALL STAR BRASS Unknown

HARRY MORTIMER AND HIS ALL STAR BRASS (Recorded at the New Elizabethan Ballroom Belle Vue) Columbia 33 SX1471

Unknown About 1963

HARRY MORTIMER AND HIS ALL STAR BRASS VOLUME 2 Columbia 33 Incl; Kenilworth

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GRAND MASSED BANDS COLUMBIA Unknown 1. Deep Harmony 2. Rimington (Jesus Shall Reign) 3. Largo (Handel) 4. Trumpet Voluntary (Purcell) (Solo Cornet Harry Mortimer)

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STARS IN BRASS (World of Brass Harry Mortimer and his All Stars)

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GOD REST YE MERRY GENTLEMEN (Harry Mortimer’s All Star Brass) (Original release “Carols at Christmas” Nov 1976 - EMI OU2154) EMI MFP Good King Wenceslas Away in a Manager Silent Night Jingle Bells The Coventry Carol O Little Town of Bethlehem The Holly and the Ivy Hark the Herald Angels Sing Ding Dong Merrily on High While Shepherds Watched O Come All Ye Faithful God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen

CX 3484 (Stereo) SX530 (Mono)

COLUMBIA

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1978

WORLD OF BRASS BANDS VOLUME 5 (Fodens, Brighouse)

DECCA

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FODEN’S MOTOR WORKS BAND Consul (GH Willcocks) (possibly 78)

EMI (Private Pressing) JHS 38

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FODENS – VALSE CAPRICE Unknown Disc 1. 1. The Thin Red Line 2. Souvernir of France 3. Valse Caprice 4. The Headless Huntsman 5. Pilgrims Chorus from Tanhauser 6. Spanish Harlequins 7. Untitled 1 8. The Thunderer 9. Pirates of Penzance 10. Pony Express 11. Polka Brilliantime 12. Tenderfoot Trail 13. Ballet Russe Disc 2 1. Heroic March – Epic Symphony 2. Call of the Sea 3. Romance 4. Coriolanus 5. The Sea Falassa 6. Trumpet Piece for a Ceremonial Occasion

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PATRON’S CHOICE CD – DEDICATIONS Patron’s Choice 1 Patron’s Choice 2 Patron’s Choice 3 Patron’s Choice 4 Patron’s Choice 5 Patron’s Choice 6 Patron’s Choice 7 Patron’s Choice 8 Patron’s Choice 9 Patron’s Choice 10 Patron’s Choice 11 Patron’s Choice 12

David Brunsdon (.b. 1966 .D. 4 Sept 1991) Peter Fletcher (.b. 1932 .D. June 2011) Louise Charles (Wife of Jimmy .b. 12 June 1944 .D. 15 June 2009) Jimmy Charles (Band Member and Librarian) Granville Jennings (Band Member and Librarian) Peter Foden (.b. 24 Feb 1930 .D. 3 July 2012) Stephen Sebire MBE Tom Foster (Coach Driver for the band) (.D. 2016) Mark Greaves of Flowcrete n/a n/a n/a

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MUSIC DIRECTORS

################################################################################### 1900- 1903 1903 – 1904 Herbert Scott 1904-1906 Chris Smith 1906 William Rimmer 1906- 1907 John Gladney 1907- 1908 Alf Gray 1908- 1909 William Rimmer (2nd Time) 1910- 1928 William Halliwell 1929- 1953 Fred Mortimer 1953 – 1956 Harry Mortimer

1956 – 1975 1975 1975- 1979 1979 –1980 1980 – 1996 1996-1997 1997- unkn

Rex Mortimer John Golland James Scott Derek Garside Howard Snell Philip McCann Nicholas J Childs

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BANDMASTERS

################################################################################### 1900 – 1907 Sam Charlesworth 1907-1908 Alf Jackson 1908- 1913 Ted Wormald 1913-1924 Tom Hynes 1925 – 1929 Fred Mortimer 1929- 1953 Harry Mortimer 1953- 1956 Rex Mortimer 1956-1962? S.E. Charlesworth (Secretary c/o Fodens Ltd). 1962 – 1968? A. M. George (Secretary c/o Foden’s Ltd). 1968 – 1971 Ted Gray 1978- 1979 Colin Cranson 1980- 1983 Don Blakeson 1983- 1990 John Hudson 1990-1993 Nicholas J Childs ###################################################################################

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BAND MANAGERS

################################################################################### 1900 -1902 Francis Poole (Secretary) 1902Mr D Henry Burgess (Secretary) 1902 – 1909 Edward Foden (Band Organiser) 1909-1975 Ted Foden (Band Manager) 1975-1989 Allan Littlemore 1989 – 1996 Unknown 1996 – 1997 Bernard Logan 1997 – 2013 Unknown 2013- Date Mark Wilkinson

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COMPETITION

################################################################################### In Brief 1st Placings. 1,000 GUINEA CRYSTAL PALACE CHAMPIONSHIP SECTION TROPHY 1910 / 1930 / 1932 / 1933 / 1934. “ALL ENGLAND MASTERS” 1990 / 1991 / 1994 / 1995 / 2002 / 2007 / 2009 “BRASS IN CONCERT” 1987 / 1988 / 1990 / 1998 / 2000 / 2009 / “BRITISH OPEN” BRASS BAND CHAMPIONSHIPS 1909 / 1910 / 1912 / 1913 / 1915 / 1926 / 1927 / 1928 / 1964 / 2004 / 2008 / 2012.

“ENGLISH NATIONAL BRASS BAND CHAMPIONSHIPS (1 st Held 2006) 2006. “EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS” 1992 “FESTIVAL OF BRITAIN CHAMPIONSHIP” 1951 FRENCH OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS 1998 HARRY RAMSDEN JUBILEE COMPETITION (1998 only) 1998 INTERNATIONAL – Holland / INTERNATIONAL MASTERS 1954 / 2007 “NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS” ENGLAND / ENGLISH 2006 / 2007 / “NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS” OF GREAT BRITAIN 1910 / 1930 / 1932 / 1933 / 1934 / (Barred 1935) / 1936 / 1937 / 1938 / 1950 / 1953 / 1958 / 1999 / 2012 NORTHWEST REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS For National Championships of Great Britain. 1988 / 1989 / 1998 / 1999 / 2000 / 2002 / 2003 / 2006 / 2007 / 2008 / 2009 / 2010 / 2011 / 2012 SWISS OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS 1995. YEOVIL ENTERTAINMENT CONTEST (3rd in 1984) 1985 / 1986 / 1987 / 1989 UK ENTERTAINMENT CONTEST 1990.

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#06b

PLACINGS

################################################################################### @ = Unable to Compete having Won Three times in a Row. A.P. = Alexandra Palace. R.A.H. = Royal Albert Hall (AQ) = Automatic Qualification as they had won the First Prize the Year before. ENGLISH NATIONALS at Preston 2006

WHIT FRIDAY MARCHING.

GRANADA BAND OF THE YEAR

No Entry No Entry No Entry No Entry No Entry

ALL ENGLAND MASTERS Cambridge

NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

No Entry No Entry No Entry No Entry No Entry

BRASS IN CONCERT at Spennymoore

BRITISH OPEN (1853)

. 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904

NORTH WEST REGIONAL

YEAR

1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935

Belle Vue 2

No Entry No Entry No Entry No Entry FIRST FIRST 2 FIRST FIRST 3 FIRST 2 6 5 Unplaced Unplaced No Entry No Entry No Entry No Entry 3 FIRST FIRST FIRST @ No Entry Unplaced Unplaced No Entry No Entry No Entry

1936 1937

No Entry No Entry

1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945

WAR

No Entry YEARS

WAR

YEARS

1946

No Entry No Entry

1948

1st year of qualifying rounds. 2 4

1949 1950

FIRST FIRST

No Entry No Entry

1947

No Entry

No Entry No Entry No Entry No Entry 2 FIRST 2 3 8 WAR WAR WAR WAR WAR Not Held Unplaced 2 5 3 Unplaced 6 6 Unplaced 4 Unplaced FIRST 6 FIRST FIRST FIRST Barred due to Wins FIRST FIRST A.P. FIRST WAR

Barred due to wins before the war. Failed to Qualify 3

Failed to Qualify 2 FIRST

YEARS

1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958

n/a 3 FIRST 3 3 FIRST 2 3

No Entry 2 5 No Entry No Entry No Entry 3 4

1959

Unplaced

1960

No Entry (AQ) 4

1961 1962 1963

2 3 Unplaced

No Entry 10 Unplaced

1964 1965

2 4

FIRST 4

1966 1967

n/a n/a

15 Unplaced

1968

n/a

5

1969

n/a

Unplaced

1970 1971

No Entry No Entry

3 Unplaced

1972 1973

No Entry n/a

5 Unplaced

1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979

n/a No Entry 3 2 2 5

Unplaced No Entry 9 Unplaced 10 Unplaced

1980 1981

2 9

Unplaced 3

1982

4

Unplaced

1983 1984

FIRST n/a

7 6

1985 1986 1987

2 n/a 4

3 4 2

1988

FIRST

5

No Entry

2 2 1 2 10 5 4 FIRST R.A.H. 3 (or First) Failed to Qualify 6 7 Failed to Qualify Unplaced Failed to Qualify 8 Failed to Qualify Failed to Qualify Failed to Qualify Unplaced Unplaced

19 Failed to Qualify No Entry No Entry = 13 15 5 Failed to Qualify = 16 Failed to Qualify Failed to Qualify 5 Failed to Qualify 5 Unplaced Failed to Qualify 2

Granada Band of the YEAR 1971 to 1987

Unplaced

4 4

6 FIRST

FIRST

FIRST (Last Granada)

1989 1990 1991 1992

FIRST 3 3 3

Unplaced 7 4 7

4 2 2 Failed to Qualify 11 Failed to Qualify Failed to Qualify Failed to Qualify 3

1993 1994

2 4

11 6

1995

3

8

1996

3

5

1997

2

1998 1999

FIRST FIRST

9 Held 1998 2 5

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

FIRST 2 FIRST FIRST 4 3

5 7 2 7 FIRST 6

2006

FIRST

13

4 FIRST (12 Wins) 3 2 4 5 n/a Failed to Qualify 5

2007

FIRST

3

2

2008

FIRST

2

2009

2

FIRST (6 wins)

2010

FIRST (16th Time) FIRST

FIRST (11 wins) 6

4

9

3

2011

FIRST

4

7

4

2012

3

FIRST

FIRST

n/a

2013

2

4

11

3

2014

2

17

5

Didn’t take part due to Fire

FIRST 3

3 FIRST FIRST 2 or First 2

2

FIRST

6 5

2017 2018 2019 2020

FIRST

6

FIRST FIRST

FIRST

2015 2016

FIRST FIRST 5

FIRST (7 wins)

FIRST FIRST FIRST FIRST 6 / 11 FIRST 5 / 10 FIRST 2/9 FIRST 6/9 FIRST 5 / 11 2nd 4 / 11 FIRST 5 / 11 FIRST 6/6 FIRST 6/6 FIRST 11 /11 FIRST 5 /6 FIRST 5/6

FIRST FIRST 5 3

6 2 3 n/a

ENGLISH NATIONALS at Preston 2006

WHIT FRIDAY MARCHING. (ist place / played)

GRANADA BAND OF THE YEAR

13

ALL ENGLAND MASTERS Cambridge

12

BRASS IN CONCERT at Spennymoore

NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP At Albert Hall.

. TOTAL WINS

BRITISH OPEN (1853)

NORTH WEST REGIONAL

YEAR

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#06c.

TEST PIECES FOR CHAMPIONSHIPS

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Gems from Sullivan Opera No 1 (J Ord Hume) Gems from Sullivan Opera No 3 (J Ord Hume) Hiawatha (Coleridge Taylor arr C Godfrey) Die Meistersinger (Wagner arr F.C. ShipleyDouglas) Grand Selection Mendelssohn (arr C Godfrey) Roland a Ronceveaux (Mermet) Gems of Chopin (arr W Short)

1901

Mirella (Gounod arr C Godfrey)

1902

L’Ebreo (Appoloni arr C Godfrey)

1903

Caractacus (Dr Edward Elgar arr C Godfrey)

1904

Semiramide (Gioachino Rossini arr C Godfrey)

1905

Cosi Fan Tutti (Mozart arr C Godfrey) Les Huguenots (Giacomo Meyerbeer arr C Godfrey) Robin Hood (MacFarren arr C Godfrey) A Souvenir of Grieg

1906

1907

1908

Gems of Schumann (arr W Short) Rienzi (Wagner arr S

ALL ENGLAND MASTERS Cambridge

NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

La Gioconda (Ponchielli arr C Godfrey)

BRASS IN CONCERT at Spennymoore

BRITISH OPEN (1853)

. 1900

NORTH WEST REGIONAL

YEAR

(arr C Godfrey) Il Bravo (Marliani arr C Godfrey) (1st Year Fodens took part)

1909

1910

Acis and Galatea (Handal arr C Godfrey) Eugene Onegin (Tchaikovsky arr C Godfrey)

1911

1912

Crown of Diamonds (Auber arr C Godfrey) (Also known as Les Diamants de la Couronne) Souvenir of Gounod (arr C Godfrey)

1913

1914

WAR

1915

WAR

1916

WAR

1917

WAR

1918

WAR

1919

1920

1921

Joseph and his Brethren (Hehul arr C Godfrey) (Also known as Joseph und Seine Bruder) Il Furioso (Donizetti arr C Godfrey) La Traviata (Verdi arr C Godfrey Jnr) Le Pre aux Clercs (Herold arr C Godfrey) Il Bravo (Marliani arr C Godfrey) The Lily of Killarney (Benedict arr C Godfrey) I Lombardi (Verdi arr C Godfrey) Vincent Wallace (arr C Godfrey)

Cope) Flying Dutchman (Wagner arr C Godfrey) (1st Year Fodens took part) Gems of Schubert (William Rimmer) Les Huguenots (Giacomo Meyerbeer arr William Rimmer) William Tell (Gioachino Rossini arr William Rimmer)

Labour of Love (Percy Fletcher) WAR

WAR

WAR

WAR

WAR

WAR

WAR

WAR

WAR

WAR

WAR

WAR

WAR

WAR

WAR

WAR

Coriolanus (Cyril Jenkins) Life Divine (Cyril Jenkins)

1922

1923

1924

1925

1926

1927

1928

1929 1930

1931

1932

1933

1934

1935

1936 1937

1938

Lohengrin (Wagner arr M Johnstone) Dinorah (Giacomo Meyerbeer arr C Godfrey) Selection from Franz Liszt (Dr Thomas Keighley) Macbeth (Dr Thomas Keighley) Midsummer Nights Dream (Dr Thomas Keighley) Merry Wives of Windsor (Dr Thomas Keighley) Lorenzo (Dr Thomas Keighley) Pathetique (Beethoven) Oriental Rhapsody (Sir Granville Bantock) Springtime (Haydn Morris) The Crusaders (Dr Thomas Keighley) Princess Nada (Denis Wright)

Pageantry (Herbert Howells) A Northern Rhapsody (Thomas Keighley) Robin Hood (Henry Geehl) Academic Festival Overture (Brahams arr Denis Wright) Owain Glendwr (Maldwyn

Freedom (Hubert Bath) Oliver Cromwell (Henry Geehl) On the Cornish Coast (Henry Geehl) Joan of Arc (Denis Wright) An Epic Symphony (Percy Fletcher) The White Rider (Denis Wight) A Moorside Suite (Gustav Holst) Victory (Cyril Jenkins) The Severn Suite (Edward Elgar) Honour and Glory (Hubert Bath) A Downland Suite (John Ireland) Prometheus Unbound (Granville Bantock) Comedy Overture (John Ireland) Pride of Race (Kenneth Wright) Kennelworth (Arthur Bliss) 1st at Alexandra Palace. Pageantry (Herbert Howells) An Epic Symphony (Percy

1939

WAR

1940

WAR

1941

WAR

1942

WAR

1943

WAR

1944

WAR

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1st Year of Regionals n/a BELLE VUE Clive of India (J Holdbrook e) BOLTON “Akhnaton ” by Eric Ball. BOLTON

Morning Rhapsody (Eric Ball) Resurgum (Eric Ball) n/a

Price) YEARS. A Downland Suite (John Ireland) YEARS. Clive of India (Joseph Holbrooke) YEARS. Various YEARS. Lorenzo (Dr Thomas Keighley) / Pageantry (Herbert Howells) YEARS. Themes from Symphony No 5 (Beethoven arr Denis Wright) YEARS. The Tempest (Maurice Johnstone) Pride of Race (K Wright)

Salute to Freedom (Eric Ball) Henry V (R.M. Price)

Music for Brass (Denis Wright) Rhapsody in Brass (Dean Goffin) Resurgam (Eric Ball) The Conquers (Eric Ball)

Fletcher) WAR

WAR

WAR WAR

WAR

WAR

1st at Albert Hall. Overture for an Epic Occasions (Denis Wright) Oliver Cromwell (Henry Geehl) Freedom (Hubert Bath)

On the Cornish Coast (Henry Geehl) Comedy Overture (John Ireland) Pageantry (Herbert Howells) Epic Symphony

1952

Resurgum (Eric Ball)

Scena Sinfonica (Henry Geehl)

1953

BOLTON Rhapsody in Brass (Dean Goffin) n/a

Three Musketeers (George Hespe)

1955

Severn Suite (Edward Elgar)

1956

(Wythensh aw Area final this year only) Orion (Sir Granville Bantock) Themes from the Ninth Symphony (Beethoven ) The Moor of Venice (W Alwyn)

BRITISH OPEN. Sinfonietta For Brass Band (Erik Leidzen) Tam O’ Shanters Ride (Denis Wright)

1954

1957

1958

Tournament for Brass (Eric Ball)

Festival Music (Eric Ball)

Variations for Brass Band (Vaughan Williams)

Sunset Rhapsody (Eric Ball)

1st at Royal Albert Hall. Variations on the Shining River (Edmund Rubbra) Le Roi d’Y’s (Lalo arr Frank Wright) Three Figures (Herbert Howells)

n/a

The Undauted (Eric Ball)

1960

Themes from Symphony No 5 (Tchaikows ky arr Eric Ball) Les Preludes (Liszt arr William Rimmer) Salute to

Fantasia Mozart (arr Malcolm Sargent)

1962

Sovereign Heritage (J Beaver arr Frank Wright) Blackfriars (Eric Cundell arr Frank Wright)

Carnival (Helen Perkin)

1959

1961

(Percy Fletcher) At Earls Court. Frogs of Aristophanes (Granville Bantock arr Frank Wright) Diadem of Gold (G Bailey arr Frank Wright)

Main Street (Eric Ball)

Island Heritage

Les Francs Juges (Hector Berlioz arr Frank Wright) Force of

Youth (Gilbert Vinter) Rienzi (Richard Wagner)

(Helen Perkin)

Lorenzo (Thomas Keighley)

1966

Symphony of Marches (Gilbert Vinter) Themes from the First Symphony (Beethoven arr Eric Ball) n/a

1967

n/a

Comedy (John Ireland)

1968

n/a

John O Gaunt (Gilbert Vinter)

1969

n/a

1970

1973

Overture The Corsair (Hector Berlioz arr Geoffrey Brand) A Joyful Noise (Gordon Jacob) Concert Overture for Brass Band (Vilem Tausky) n/a

Spectrum (Gilbert Vinter) Pageantry – Jousts (Herbert Howells)

1974

n/a

1963

1964

1965

1971

1972

Life Divine (Cyril Jenkins)

Saga of the North (Cyril Jenkins)

Downland Suite (John Ireland)

Destiny (Verdi arr Frank Wright) Belmont Variations (Sir Arthur Bliss arr Frank Wright) Variations on a Ninth (Gilbert Vinter) Triumphant Rhapsody (Gilbert Vinter)

Carnival Romain (Hector Berlioz arr Frank Wright) (Also known as Le Carnaval Romain) Journey into Freedom (Eric Ball) The Mastersingers (Wagner arr Frank Wright) High Peak (Eric Ball) Pride of Youth (Gordon Jacobs)

Festival Music (Eric Ball)

Le Roi d’Ys Lalo arr Frank Wright)

Sovereign Heritage (Jack Beaver)

A Kensington Concerto (Eric Ball)

The Accursed Huntsman (Cesar Franck arr E Siebert) James Cook – Circum-

Freedom (Hubert Bath)

Fantasy for Brass Band

1975

1976

Journey into Freedom (Eric Ball) Spectrum (Gilbert Vinter)

1977

Pageantry (Herbert Howells)

1978

Belmont Variations (Sir Arthur Bliss)

1979

Variations for Brass Band (Vaughan Williams) Beatrice and Benedict (Hector Berlioz arr Keith Wilkinson) Variations on The Shinong River (Rubbra arr Frank Wright) Essay for Brass (Edward Gregson)

1980

1981

1982

1983

Images (John McCabe)

1984

n/a

1985

Contest Music (Wilfred Heaton) Variations on a Theme of Haydon by Brahams

1986

navigator (Gilbert Vinter) Fireworks (Elgar Howarth) An Epic Symphony (Percy Fletcher) Diadem of Gold (Bailey arr Frank Wright) Overture Benvenuto Cellini (H Berlioz arr Frank Wright) Le Carnival Romain (H Berlioz arr Frank Wright)

(Malcolm Arnold) Un Vie de Matelot (Robert Franon) Sinfonietta – The Wayfarer (Eric Ball) Connotations (Edward Gregson) Checkmate (Sir Arthur Bliss arr Eric Ball) Volcano (Robert Simpson)

Energy (Robert Simpson)

Carnival Overture (Anton Dvorak arr Geoffrey Brand)

Variations of a Ninth (Gilbert Vinter)

Bilitz (Derek Bourgeois)

1st at Free Trade Hall, Manchester. Three Figures (Herbert Howlls) Connotations (Edward Gregson)

Contest Music (Wilfred Heaton)

Comedy Overture (John Ireland) Salute to Youth (Gilbert Vinter)

Epic Symphony (Percy Fletcher) or Fusions

Ballet for Band (Joseph Horovitz) Dances and Arias (Edward Gregson) Cloudcatcher Fells (John McCabe) Diversions for Brass Band (Derek Bourgeois)

(arr H Nash) Diversions on a Brass Theme (George Lloyd) Ballet for Band (Horovitz)

(Howard Blake) Freedom (Hubert Bath)

1989

Prisms (Peter Graham)

1990

The Beacons (Ray SteadmanAllan) Journey into Freedom (Eric Ball) Frontier (Michael Ball) Of Mice and Mountains (Edward Gregson) Partita (Philip Sparke)

Diversions for Brass Band (Derek Bourgeois) Le Roi D’Ys (Edouard Lalo arr Frank Wright)

1987

1988

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

Un Vie de Matelot (Robert Farnon) Sounds (John Golland)

Contest Music (Wilfred Heaton)

Harmony Music (Philip Sparke) Seascapes (Ray SteadmanAllen) Odin (Arthur Butterworth) English Heritage (George Lloyd)

Bilitz

Paganini Variations (Philip Wilby)

Energy (Robert Simpson)

Harmony Music

Cloudcatcher Fells (John McCabe) Masquerade (Philip Wilby)

The New Jerusalem (Philip Wilby) The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea (Derek Bourgeois) Theme and Cooperation (Joseph Horovitz) Songs for BL (Elgar Howarth)

Cambridge Variations

Isaiah 40 (Robert Redhead)

Hymn at Sunrise

Legends and Myths on Alderley Edge (Peter Graham) Between the Moon and Mexico (Philip Sparke) Concerto for Band No 1 Op 44 (Derek Bourgeois)

Jazz

Salamander (John McCabe)

Revelation (Philip Wilby)

The Severn Suite (Sir Edward Elgar arr Bram Gray) Whitsen Wakes (Michael Ball)

1997

A Lowry Sketchbook (Philip Wilby)

1998

Montage (Peter Graham)

Diversions on a Bass Theme (George Lloyd)

1999

Blitz (Derek Bourgeois)

Dove Descending (Philip Wilby)

English Heritage

Montage

“Caprice” Paganini Variations

Dances and Arias

Tristan Encounters

Variations on an Enigma (Philip Sparke) Jazz (Philip Wilby) Witsun Wakes (Michael Ball) Prague (Judith Bingham)

Ceremony (Michael Ball)

Harrison’s Dream (Peter Graham)

Les Preludes (Liszt arr Bram Gray) The Maunsell Forts (John McCabe)

Albion (Jan Van der Roost) Masquerade (Philip Wilby)

The Planer Suite – Venus and Jupiter (arr Stephen Roberts)

2004

Tristan Encounters (Martin Ellerby)

2005

Rienzi (R Wagner arr Howard Lorriman) Journey to the Centre of the Earth (Peter Graham) Isaiah 40 (Robert Redhead)

Contest Music (Wilfred Heaton) / Montage (Peter Graham) / St Magnus (Kenneth Downie) (3 Tunes aval) The Night to Sing (Bramwell Tovey) Vienna Nights (Philip Wilby)

Theme and Eight Variations from the Enigma (Edward Elgar arr Eric Ball) … all the flowers of the Mountain (Michael Ball)

2000

2001

2002

2003

2006

2007

2008

Festival Music (Eric Ball)

2009

Salute to Youth (Gilbert Vinter) English Hertiage (George Lloyd)

2010

2011

2012

Paganini Variations (Philip Wilby)

Visions of Gerontius (Kenneth Downie) Rococo Variations (Prof. Edward Gregson) Titan’s Progress (Hermann Pallhuber) On the Shoulders of Giants (Prof. Peter Graham) Red Priest (Prof. Philip Wilby) Electra (Dr Martin

Eden (Dr John Pickard) Les Francs Juges (Hector Berlioz arr Frank Wright) Music for Battle Creek (Philip Sparke) Concertino for Brass Band (Dr Kenneth Downie) Torchbearers (Peter Graham) Terras Australis (Martin Ellerby) Breath of Souls (Paul LovattCooper) Daphnis and Chloe

Ellerby) 2013

ALL ENGLAND MASTERS Cambridge

BRASS IN CONCERT at Spennymoore

NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP At Albert Hall.

BRITISH OPEN (1853)

NORTH WEST REGIONAL

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 YEAR

Arabian Nights (arr Stephen Roberts)

(Ravel arr Howard Snell) Of Distant Memories (Edward Gregson)

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#06d.

QUARTET CHAMPIONSHIPS

################################################################################### QUARTET CONTESTS 1925 ################################################################################### 10 Jan 1925 Birmingham Kings Head No 2 First Prize (£3) 14 Mar 1925 Birmingham Met No 1 First Prize (£3/10/0) 21 Mar 1925 Liverpool Wards No 1 First Prize (Shield) (£2/2/0) No 3 First Second Section (£1/10/0) 28 Mar 1925 Harbourne No 2 First Prize (£3/10/0) 4 Apr 1925 Bulkington (Nr Coventry, Warwick) No 1 First Prize (Cup) (£4/10/0) 27 Nov 1925 Liverpool Rushworth and Dreapers No 2 First Prize (Shield and Gold Medal) (£2/10/0) 5 Dec 1925 Royton No 1 First Prize (£30) 5 Dec 1925 Wolverhampton No 2 First Prize (Cup) (£5) ################################################################################### QUARTET CONTESTS 1926 ################################################################################### 9 Jan 1926 Wingates No 1 First Prize (£4) (Greater Manchester?) No 2 Second Prize (£2/10/0) 16 Jan 1926 Heywood No 1 Second Prize (£2) No 2 First Prize (£3) 6 Feb 1926 Darnall (Sheffield) No1 First Prize (£3) No 2 Third Place (£2) 13 Feb 1926 Litherland (Nr Crosby, Merseyside) No 1 First Prize (Shield) (£3) No 2 Second Prize (£2) 27 Feb 1926 Woodgate No 1 First Prize (£3) 27 Mar 1926 Prestolee (Nr Prestwich Greater Manchester) No 1 First Prize (Reduced to £1/10/0) 27 Mar 1926 Liverpool Wards No 2 First Prize (Shield) (£2/2/0) 17 Apr 1926 Bulkington (Nr Coventry, Warwick) No 1 First Prize (Cup) (£4) 24 Apr 1926 Birmingham No 2 First Prize (£3) 13 Nov 1926 Kibworth (Nr Market Harborough, Leicester)

No 1 First Prize (Cup) (£3) 20 Nov 1926 Liverpool Rushworth and Dreapers No 1 First Prize (Shield and Gold Medal) (£3) 11 Dec 1926 Burnley No 2 Second Prize (£2) ################################################################################### QUARTET CONTESTS 1927 ################################################################################### 22 Jan 1927 Kettering No 1 First Prize (£5) 18 Mar 1927 Litherland (Nr Crosby, Merseyside) No 1 First Prize (Shield) (£3) 9 Apr 1927 Bulkington (Nr Coventry, Warwick) No 1 First Prize (Cup) (£4) 12 Nov 1927 Kibworth (Nr Market Harborough, Leicester) No 1 First Prize (Cup) (£5) ################################################################################### QUARTET CONTESTS 1928 ################################################################################### 28 Jan 1928 Wigston (Nr Leicester) No 1 First Prize (Shield) (£3) 10 Mar 1928 Litherland (Nr Crosby, Merseyside) No 1 First Prize (Shield) (£3) 4 Trombones Third Prize (£1) 31 Mar 1928 Timperley (Nr Altrincham) No 1 First Prize (Cup) (£2/10/0) Trombones Second Prize (£1/10/0) 21 Aug 1928 Waterhead (Nr Ambleside, Cumbria) No 1 First Prize (4 Gold Medals) (£3) 17 Nov 1928 Liverpool Rushworth and Dreapers No 1 First Prize (Shield and Gold Medal) (£3) 17 Nov 1928 Helmshore (Nr Accrington, Lancashire) No 1 First Prize (£3) 24 Nov 1928 Nelson (Lancashire) No 1 First Prize (£4) ################################################################################### QUARTET CONTESTS 1929 ################################################################################### 9 Jan 1929 Hemsworth (Nr Barnsley, Yorkshire) No 1 First Prize (Cup and Gold Shield) (£3) 16 Mar 1929 Liverpool Wards No 1 First Prize (Shield) (£2) Juniors Third Prize (£5/5/0) 23 Mar 1929 Blackpool No 1 First Prize (£5/5/0) 23 Nov 1929 Liverpool Rushworth and Dreapers No 1 First Prize (£3) As above Sight Reading No 1 First Prize (£6/1/0) 30 Nov 1929 Darnall (Nr Sheffield) No1 First Prize (£5/5/0) ################################################################################### QUARTET CONTESTS 1930 ################################################################################### 22 Feb 1930 South Elmsall (Nr Grimethorpe, Yorkshire) No 1 First Prize (4 Gold Medals) (£5) 15 Mar 1930 Westhoughton (Nr Bolton, Lancashire) Juniors Third Prize (£0/10/0) ################################################################################### QUARTET CONTESTS 1931 ################################################################################### 28 Feb 1931 South Elmsall (Nr Grimethorpe, Yorkshire) No 1 Second Prize (£3/10/0) 28 Nov 1931 Whitworth Vale (Nr Rochdale, Lancashire) No 1 Second Prize (£2) ###################################################################################

QUARTET CONTESTS 1932 ################################################################################### Feb 1932 Rushden Windmill Club First Prize (Cup) (£6) ################################################################################### QUARTET CONTESTS 1933 ################################################################################### 4 Feb 1933 Winsford No 2 First Prize (£3) ################################################################################### QUARTET CONTESTS 1948 ################################################################################### 10 Jan 1948 Bulkington (Nr Coventry, Warwick) No 1 First Prize (£3) Unknown Nelson (Lancashire) No 1 First Prize (Cup) (£8) ################################################################################### QUARTET CONTESTS 1949 ################################################################################### 8 Jan 1949 Bulkington (Nr Coventry, Warwick) Second Prize (£5) 19 Feb 1949 Tevenshall First Prize (£8) 19 Mar 1949 Oxford Fifth Place (£4) 26 Mar 1949 Coleshill Second Prize (£6/6/0) 25 Nov 1949 Holmwich Rex First Prize (£6) ################################################################################### QUARTET CONTESTS 1950 ################################################################################### 14 Jan 1950 Bulkington (Nr Coventry, Warwick) First Prize (Cup and 4 Medals) (£8) 28 Jan 1950 Silverdale First Prize (Shield) Rex (£4) 4 Mar 1950 Leicester First Prize (Cup and Medals) (£6) 18 Mar 1950 Oxford First Prize (Cup and Medals) (£50) 15 Apr 1950 Dawley (Nr Telford) First Prize (Cup and 4 Medals) (£6) ################################################################################### QUARTET CONTESTS 1951 ################################################################################### 27 Jan 1951 Rists Silverdale (Staffordshire) First Prize (Shield) (£8) 17 Mar 1951 Oxford First Prize (Cup) (£50) 17 Nov 1951 Holmbridge First Prize (£2) ################################################################################### QUARTET CONTESTS 1952 ################################################################################### 26 Jan 1952 Rists Silverdale (Staffordshire) First Prize (Shield) (£8) 9 Feb 1952 Dawley (Nr Telford) Second Prize (£3) 1 Mar 1952 Oxford Second Prize (£20) 5 Apr 1952 Coleshill First Prize (Cup and 5 Medals) (£10/10/0) 22 Nov 1952 Holmbridge First Prize (£3) ################################################################################### QUARTET CONTESTS 1953 ################################################################################### Jan 1953 Rists Cable (Silverdale, Staffordshire) Third Prize (£3) 14 Feb 1953 Dawley (Nr Telford) First Prize (Cup) (£6) 21 Feb 1953 Newcastle Under Lyme First Prize (£10) 7 Apr 1953 Oxford No 1 Third Prize (£85) No 2 First Prize (4 Trombones) (£65) ################################################################################## YEAR TEST PIECE BAND MEMBERS

1950

Preciosa

1951

Preciosa

1953

Excerpts from Wagner

1956

Preciosa

1976

Alla Burlesca

Rex Mortimer / Ted Gray (Cornet), Desmond Thomas (Cornet), Arthur Webb Snr (Tenor Horn) and Harry Mather (Euphonium). Rex Mortimer / Ted Gray (Cornet), Desmond Thomas (Cornet), Arthur Webb Snr (Tenor Horn) and Wilf Mountain (Euphonium). Rex Mortimer / Alex English (Trombone), Bill Kitson (Trombone), Geoff Poole (Trombone), and Joe Moores (Trombone). Rex Mortimer / Teddy Gray (Cornet), Des Thomas (Cornet), Jim Clarke (Horn) and Wilf Mountain (Euphonium) Alan Brotherston (Cornet), Tony Goddard (Cornet), Derek Lucas (Tenor Horn) and Colin Cranson (Euphonum)

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#07. BAND MEMBERS 1900 to date. ################################################################################### NAME Joe Alessi Martin Armstrong W Arrowsmith Stewart Baglin George Bailey Brett Baker Danny Baldwin Alan Ball Shelly Ball Alec Bamford W Bamford Toby Bannan John Barber Ian Barker Frank Barlow Neil Barnett Wynford Barrett S Bartles T Bartles Laurence Barton Chris Bastock Robin Basu John Bateman Tim Bateman Mark Bates Steve Beardmore Nigel Beasley Haydn Bebb

Daniel Beer Jeremy Belton Paul Bennett Tom Berry Andrew Berryman E Birchenough Robert Blackburn Don Blakeson Julie Blackhouse Ron Bobs Brian Boden Martyn Booth

INSTRUMENT DATE Trombone Pre 2009 Solo Tenor Horn 2005 Euphonium 1902 E Flat Bass Summer 2006 to Date. Repiano Cornet 16 Jan 1956 to 29 Jan 1975 Solo Trombone Oct 2013 (On We Meet Again CD Only) Percussion 2003 to 2009 1st Tenor Horn 2003 Solo Flugel 1992 (to 1998+) E Flat Bass 1910 B Flat Bass 1909 Bass Trombone 1999 to 2000 Trombone 1996 to Date. 2nd Baritone / Percussion 1980 (to 1983+) (married Julie in 1985) Euphonium 1919 Helped move venues 1994 2nd Trombone 2 Oct 1967 (to 1979 +) 2nd Cornet 1910 Flugel Horn 1909 2nd B Flat Bass 1989 to 2005 Percussion 1995 to 2012 and 2015 to date 3rd Cornet July 2014 to Date Tenor Horn 1900 – 1902 Bass Trombone Pre 2002 to after 2006 Bass Trombone 1988 Solo Cornet 1982 (to 1983 +) 1st and 2nd Baritone 1980 to 1983 Guest Conductor 1950 Joined from the Enfield Central Band. Died 1950. 2nd Cornet 1992 2nd Baritone 1997( to 1999 +) 1st Tenor Horn 1992 to 1995 2nd Trombone 2009 to 2009 1st Trombone 1997 Cornet Pre Jan 1933 2nd Euphonium 1983 Bandmaster 1981-1983 2nd Tenor Horn 2004 to 2005+ Baritone 25 Aug 1968 to 10 Nov 1971 2nd Tenor Horn 1977 (to 1983+) 2nd Cornet 1976 (to 1983+)

2nd Cornet / 2nd Tenor Horn 13 Feb 1967 to after 1975 2nd Tenor Horn 1995 B Flat Bass 1900 2nd Euphonium Oct 2009 to Date. 2nd Cornet 1997 Percussion 1982 (to 1983+) Unkn 1981 Unkn Late 1970’s .D. 2011. 1st Trombone 1980 2nd Cornet 2005 Promotions and Patron’s Manager 1995 to 2003+ 2nd Cornet 1913 to 4 Apr 1927 (14 Years) Cornet 1909 to 1915 (6 Years) Went to Horwich RMI band. Joe Brookes died during the National Brass Band Championships at Crystal Palace on the 26 September 1936. R Brookes Cornet 1913 F Brooks 2nd Cornet 1914 T Brooks Cornet 1910 Alan Brotherston Cornet 1 Jan 1972 to 1981 (10 Years) .b. in Scotland and joined Fodens aged 19. K Brotherston 3rd Cornet 8 Nov 1972 to 1 May 1974 Sam Brough 2nd Euphonium 6 Oct 1949 to 11 Feb 1954 He did return in 9 Feb 1956 to 11 July 1963 David Brunsdon Solo Baritone 1982 to 4 Sept 1991 (9 Years) Killed in a Road traffic accident. Also known as “Pup”. H Bryant Unkn 1909 Don Burgess Band historian / Book 1977 Died 1981 Don Henry Burgess Euphonium 1900 to Nov 1910 Paul Cafferkey 3rd Cornet 1987 Maureen Cameron 2nd Cornet / Uniforms 1992 to 2000 Ken Cant 2nd Euphonium Dec 1995 to 2000 Andy Cattanach Bb Bass 1991 - 1993 (rejoined May 2016 to Date) Mike Cavanagh Solo Baritone Oct 2013 (On We Meet Again CD only) Raymond Chadwick Cornet 26 Apr 1970 to 27 Sept 1971 John Chapman Tenor Horn 1900 - 1902 George Chappell Cornet Foden’s Prize band (Date unknown) Jimmy Charles Cornet / Librarian 12 Dec 1960 to Date (Playing to 1995 +) Baritone / 2nd Baritone 1980’s (35 Years as a Player / Became Librarian in 1983. 53+ player and Librarian) S. Edgar Charlesworth Cornet / 2nd Trombone 1900 to after 1910. Sam Charlesworth Conductor / Teacher 1900 to 9 Dec 1907 (7 Years) Alison Childs 1st Tenor Horn 1992 Nicholas J Childs Solo Euphonium / Bandmaster Nov 1988 to 1993 (5 Years) Conductor (Re-joined) 1 July 1997 to 2002 Joined from Grimethorpe. Became bandmaster in 1990. Left to conduct Yorkshire Building Society Band. Lucy Chivers Cornet Jan 2008 Peter J Christian Solo Baritone 25 Apr 1972 (to 1977+) George Clark Soprano Cornet 11 Sept 1923 to 28 Dec 1928 Jim Clarke (James Clarke) Solo Tenor Horn 2 Jan 1956 to 6 May 1963 Michael Clarke Unkn 1981 Steve Close 2nd Trombone Pre May 2000 Thomas Collins Cornet 1900 -1902 Doug Connolly 2nd Cornet 5 Apr 1948 to 14 Mar 1968 (20 Years) Charlie Cook Eb Soprano Cornet 1 May 1933 to 3 Nov 1961 (28 Years) (Charles Cook) From Congleton Steve Cooke 2nd Cornet / 3rd Cornet 1976 (to 1997+) (Stephen Cooke) Henry Cooper Tenor Horn 1900 – 1902 Ian Copestake Bass Trombone 1980 Rodney Booth Murray Borthwick Jack Boulton Mark Bousie Amanda Brader Jenny Bradshaw Andy Bramhill Alan Breeze Arthur Breeze John Breeze Malcolm Brew Horace Brookes Joe Brookes (Joseph)

Harry Cornack Mike Cotter Jack Cotterill

Baritone Horn 1909 (to 1915+) Conductor 19 Feb 2006 1st and 2nd Horn 1 Dec 1927 to 3 May 1962 (37 Years) From Congleton Peter Coulson Solo Cornet 1992 (to 2005+) Richard Cowan Solo Cornet 6 Apr 2016 to date John Cowap Trombone 1900 (to 1902+) R Cradleton Horn 1913 Walter Cradleton 2nd Baritone Horn 1909 (to 1913+) Alan Cramp 2nd Cornet 1987 Colin Cranson Euphonium 1 July 1968 to 1977 / Bandmaster until July 1979 (1978 became Bandmaster / Conductor) (10 Years) Went on to conduct the Roberts Bakery Band until 2013. Charlie Cross Driver 1902 Alf E Crossley (Alfred) 2nd Euphonium 1910 to 1913 (Died in Canada in 1926) A. H Crossley B Flat Bass / Euphonium 1911 to 1913 Matthew Cullen 2nd Trombone / E flat bass 1911 to 15 Jan 1940 Retired. (Left for a while and rejoined 8 Apr 1925?) Garry E Cutt (Garry Cutt) Musical Director 2005 to Sept 2010 Anita Dale 2nd Cornet 2004 to Dec 2010 (Married Dave Morton 2011) Howard Dale 3rd Cornet 22 Mar 1971 to 26 Sept 1973 Iain or Ian Davey Eb Bass 1977 (to 1983+) Herbert Davies Tenor Horn 1900 – 1902 (Poss also known as Harry Davies) James Davies Cornet 1900 John Davies B Flat Bass 2004- 2005 + Ken Davies (Kenneth) Soprano Cornet / Flugel 1976 to 1990 (14 Years) Ken became treasurer of the band and edited the newsletter. .D. 27 Feb 2011(Aged 82) (Kenneth Davies) Mark Davies 3rd Cornet 1982 (to 1983+) Michael Davies Solo Cornet 6 Jan 1959 to 16 June 1966 Philip Davis Chairman of Committee 1996 Charles Dawson Cornet 1912 to 31 May 1934 (22 Years) Joined aged 18 from Danaby Ambulance Band. (.b. 1894 .D. 1984) Steve Day Bass 1984 Bob Dean (Robert Dean) Solo Cornet 23 Sept 1971 (to 1979+) Ian Dickman Solo Cornet 1987 to 1988 Richard Dyson Percussion 1992 (to 1995+) Andrew Duncan Composer in Residence 1997 G Easthorpe Euphonium 1913 Jim Easthope 3rd Cornet 1909 John Edmonds Cornet 1900 - 1902 William Edmonds E Flat Bass 1900 Gwyn Edwards Flugel Horn / Cornet 1977 (to 1979+) Mike Eccles 3rd Cornet 1999 Alex English Trombone 5 Jan 1953 to Sept 1976 (23 Years) David Evans Solo Baritone 1992 Ernest Evans Bass Trombone 1909 John Evans Bb Bass 13 Jan 1949 to 6 Apr 1950 Richard Evans Guest Conductor 8 Dec 2013 (Cambridge). B Evanshaw ? 2nd Tenor Horn 12 Aug 1963 to 16 Sept 1963 George Faulkner Baritone 1902 Mike Falkner 3rd Cornet 2003 Shaun Farrington Bass Trombone 2011 to Date J Feehan Cornet 4 Nov 1963 to 30 Sept 1965 Sarah Field Repiano Cornet 1995 Nigel Fielding Soprano Cornet 1986 (to 1999+?) Edwin Firth Principal Cornet 1909 to 1918 (9 Years) Married Doris Twemlow (1916).

(.D. April 1918 Killed in the war). 1st Tenor Horn 2007 (Dep for Lesley Howie?) President of the band 2006 .D. June 2011. Solo Horn 1996 Euphonium 1909 Principal Cornet 1900 Owner 1965 Organiser / Bandmanager 1909 to 1975 (66 Years) Euphonium 1900 to 1924 (24 Years) Left to farm sheep in Australia. Barry Forgie Composer in residence 1997 E Forster Cornet 1909 F Foster 3rd Cornet 1909 Jack Foster Van driver unkn to May 2013 Tom Foster Driver 1979 to May 2013 Alan Fowler Solo Tenor Horn 1977 (Guest on LP only) Mike Fowles (Michael Fowles) 2nd Trombone 1990 (to 1995+) Conductor April 2009 to date. Helen Fox (Now Helen Williams) Solo Flugel 1998 / Dec 1999 to 4 July 2015 Iwan Fox (Soprano Cornet) Unknown (Now an editor on the 4 bars rest website) Phil Fox 2nd B Flat Bass 2004 Ann Freeman 2nd Cornet 1995 Cliff French Patron’s Society Manager 1987 John French Euphonium / Repiano Cornet 1975 to 1993 (18 Years) Solo Cornet Organiser and Librarian in 1980’s. Left to join Black Dyke. Rachel French Horn Sept 1981 (Married Tony Goddard and became Rachel Goddard) Mark Frost Bass Trombone 1992 to 1997 -8 Neil Fryer Cornet 26 Aug 1965 to 23 Mar 1970 Robert Fulcher Solo Tenor Horn 1988 (to 2000+) Debbie Garden Percussion 1992 Sidney Garratt Solo Cornet / Flugel Horn 17 Nov 1941 to 8 Sept 1963 2nd and 3rd Cornet Rejoined 26 July 1967 to (1980+) Sid Garratt came from the Crewe Salvation Army band. (Died 2002) (17 Nov 1941 to 8 Sept 1963 + 26 July 1967 to 1980+ / 22 +13= 35 Years) Derek Garside Musical Director Sept 1979 Raymond Gaskell Solo Tenor Horn 10 Aug 1970 (to 1974+) Kathleen Gaspoz Solo Cornet Aug 2015 to Oct 2015. Bram Gay Cornet 1 July 1943 / 1 Jan 1945 to 5 Dec 1949 (The band signing in book puts him as joining on the 1 July 1943 but it isn’t until the 1 January that he is regularly marked in the book) Joined aged 13 year old for a concert. Left in 1949 for National Service. Eventually became Orchestral Director of Covent Garden (1973). Kathy Gilbertson Percussion 1983 (or Cathy Gilbertson 1983) Janet Gilder 1st Tenor Horn 1997 (to 1999+) David Gillson Flugel Horn Aug 2015 to Date Erike Gjerdevick B Flat Bass 1992 John Gladney (see 1906) 1906 Rachel Goddard 2nd Tenor Horn Sept 1981 (See above “Rachel French” and below) Tony Goddard Cornet / Librarian 27 July 1973 to 1983 (Also known as Anthony Goddard - Married Rachel French) John Golland Conductor 1975 to 1975 (Short Contract) .D. 1993. J Gourlay Conductor 2001 Andrew Grady E Flat Bass 1988 Robert Fleming Peter Fletcher Robert Fletcher Billy Foden (William) Edwin Foden Jnr J E Foden Ted Foden William Foden

Peter Graham Alf Gray Russell Gray Ted Gray (Edward Gray)

Conductor / Composer 1998 Musical Director Dec 1907 Principal Cornet 1990 Cornet 5 Apr 1948 to 26 Oct 1971 (23 Years) Went on to conduct the Royal Doulton Brass Band. Died 2009. Mark Greaves Band President 2011 to Date. Jonathon Green 2nd Cornet 1999 Phil Green B Flat Bass 1995 Left, Rejoined Dec 2012 (or Philip Green E Flat Bass 2005) Glenn Greenlees Unkn 7 Mar 1974 (to 1981+) Simon Gresswell Bb Bass 2010 to 2011. Joined from Brighouse and Rastrick Harry Gresty B Flat Horn (Bass) 1909 to 1912 Murray Grieg Flugel 1986 F Griesdale Unkn 1909 J. H. Griffiths 2nd Cornet 1909 Morvern Gilchrist Repiano Cornet 1995 to 2000+ (or Morvern Griffiths) Trevor Groom Euphonium 18 to 19 Apr 1969 (1 Recording / Show only) Bob Gutteridge Bass Trombone 1980 to Sept 1982 Chris Haigh Tenor Horn July 2009 to June 2014 F Halford Horn Pre 1923 to 27 Aug 1927 Carole Harrison 2nd Tenor Horn 1992 Trevor Halliwell Cornet 4 Jan 1972 to 28 Nov 1973 William Halliwell Conductor 1909 to 1929 (20 Years) .b. Wigan .D. 1946 Harry Hardy Bass 12 Apr 1934 to 30 Dec 1948 Walter Hargreaves Guest Conductor 1950 Simon Harpham Bass Trombone 1982 (to 1983+) Herbert Harrison Cornet 1909 .b. Stockport. Went on to become the Licensee of The Military arms in Sandbach. Dennis Harrison Drummer (Unofficial tour 18 June to 15 July 1933) First Rehearsal 17 Oct 1933 (to 1936+) E Harrison Cornet 3 Dec 1959 to 29 Sept 1960 Ellis Harvey Xylophone / Percussion 1 Jan 1931 to 24 Aug 1932 and (Ellis Harvey on “Brass Supreme LP and in Band Book) 12 Nov 1970 to 10 Nov 1971 (Dep player) Alan Hase Solo Cornet 1987 Alun Hathaway Percussion 1997 Liz Haygarth Percussion 2007 to 2009 Frank Haywood 1st Baritone 1913 J Haywood Horn 1913 Denis Heath Solo Cornet 6 June 1946 to 28 Oct 1958 (Moved to New Zealand) Last Rehearsal 2 Oct 1958. Andre Helleur Solo Tenor Horn 1983 (to 1984+) Tim Hewitt 3rd Cornet 2011 to 2012 Neil Hewson 3rd Cornet 1995 John Heywood Baritone 1912 to 1915 John Hills (John B Hills) Bass 1920 to 24 Nov 1924 Alex Hilton E Flat Bass 1920 to 21 Dec 1931 (Poss also known as Tip Hylton) Keith Hilton Solo Cornet 1978 to (After 1980) (Died July 2012) M Hinchcliffe 2nd Euphonium 1911 Gillian Hinckley 4th Solo Cornet Jan 1986 Gordon Hindle Flugelhorn 16 Nov 1964 to 22 Dec 1966 Matthew Hindle 2nd E Flat bass 2011 to 2012 George Hinkinson Solo Trombone 1909 to 1921 .b. Crewe Toby Hobson E Flat Bass 1995 to 2010+ Alan Hodgkinson Principal Bb Tuba 2011 to Apr 2014 2nd Bb Tuba (2012) Jack Hodgkinson Solo Cornet 1909 to 1 Nov 1945 (36 Years) Darryl Home Soprano Cornet 1980

E Flat Bass 1900 – 1902 Driver 1979 Baritone 1900 2nd Tenor Horn 1997 to date (Andy Howard- Smith) Marlene Howarth Band Secretary Pre 1976 Lesley Howie Solo Tenor Horn Jan 1997 to 2014 (Married Richard Poole Dec 2012) John Hudson Principal Cornet / Bandmaster 1983 to 1990 Went to CWS Nicholas Hudson Solo Trombone 1982 (to 1995+) (Nick Hudson) Shaun Hudson 2nd Euphonium 2009 to 2009 Anna Hughes Repiano Cornet / Solo Cornet 1989 to 1992 Left (Also Anna Hughes-Williams) 2004 to 2008 Returned May 2013 to date Frank Hughes 3rd and 2nd Cornet / Tympany 21 Apr 1966 to 1980 Bryan Hurdley Conductor Aug 2000 Tim Hynd 3rd Cornet 2005 Tom Hynes Bandmaster / Conductor 1913 to 1 Dec 1924 Walter Illingworth Drums / Xylophone 8 Oct 1937 to 26 Mar 1970 Rejoined 28 Aug 1974 to 6 Sept 1974 (33 Years) (Officially left the band for a brief time from the 1 Apr 1946 to 1 Aug 1946) Natsumi Inaba 2nd Euphonium / Baritone 2005 to June 2014. (Natsumi McDonald - Married to Paul McDonald) Cai Isfryn 2nd Cornet 2007 Alf Jackson Bandmaster Dec 1907 Derek Jackson B Flat Bass 2009 to 2009 Neil Jackson Euphonium Solo Pre May 2000 Nick Jackson Ass Principal Cornet April 2009 to 2012 A James Unknown 6 Feb 1964 to 5 Mar 1964 Steven James Percussion Pre 2003 to 2005 Edward Jenkins (Ted) 3rd Cornet 1909 to 4 Apr 1930 (21 Years) H Jenkins 2nd Cornet 1914 Granville Jennings Solo Cornet 2 Mar 1964 to 8 Jan 1975 (10 Years) Assistant Librarian 1996 to date. (17 Years + 10 = 27 Years) Harry Jennings Cornet 1900 – 1902 Stale Johansen Tuba Pre 1998 Michael Johnson B Flat Bass 1983 (to 1998+?) (15 Years?) (left in 1984 to join an Orchestra in South Africa) Charlie Jones Librarian 1902 (to 1909 +) Graham Jones Solo Cornet 1978 M Jones Solo Soprano 1975 Fumika Kimura Cornet 2007 to 2012 Dave King Repriano Cornet 1982 (to 1989 +) Simon Kerwin Unkn July / Aug 1983 Bill Kitson Trombone 21 Mar 1946 to 21 Sept 1967 (21 Years) Bob Knott / Robert Knott Trombone 22 Jan 1925 to 18 July 1940 (Joined aged 19). Ben Knowles 2nd Trombone 2011 to Date Mark Landon Percussion 1999 to Date Lindsay Lawrie Euphonium Jan 1978 to 1980 from Lochgelly Band Scotland. / 1983 rejoined from Fairey. Norman Law Trombone Pre 1978 (to 1980 +) .b. Scotland. Mr Lawrence G Trombone 1918 (Deputy for British Open only) Bill Lawton Solo Cornet 7 Apr 1930 to 20 Nov 1947 (William Lawton) Met a South African girl and planned to marry when the band toured South Africa in Dec 1936. 1942 Bill took over from Harry Mortimer as band leader. Percy Lawton Drums Pre 1923 to 21 June 1930 Nicky Lees 3rd Cornet 1995 Left / Re-Joined 2010 to July 2014. Jim Leggat Repriano Cornet / Librarian 1980 to Sarah Lenton Solo Baritone 21 June 2014 to Date. Albert Hough Howard Hough Thomas Hough Andrew Howard-Smith

Ted Lester David Lewsley G Lineger (?) Reg Little Allan Littlemore Philip Littlemore Bernie Logan F Lowood Derek Lucas

Solo Cornet 2nd Cornet Unknown Guest Conductor Band Manager 2nd Cornet 2nd Euphonium Unkn Tenor Horn

1984 (Ted Lester Married Mandy in 1985) 31 May 1956 (to 1970 +) (12 Years?) 2 May 1949 to 7 July 1949 1950 1975 to 1989? (14 Years) 1981 (Son of Allan Littlemore) Joined aged 14. 1995 to 1997 (Bernard Logan) 1909 31 June 1961 to 24 Aug 1963 Rejoined (1979+) Phillip McCann Conductor June 1996 to 1997 Doug McDean 3rd Cornet 3 Jan 1938 to 13 Oct 1938 Jim McDean Solo Baritone 15 Jan 1948 to 6 Apr 1970 (22 Years) 24 Nov 1971 to 17 Aug 1972 (Came out of retirement in 1971 to cover for Colin Cranson on Euphonium) Paul McDonald Solo Cornet 2005 to April 2009 / Unkn to Date. (Married Natsumi Inaba) David McGlynn Bb Bass 2012 Stuart McNulty Tenor Horn Jan 1997 Norman Machin Trombone 31 Jan 1950 to 26 June 1952 Jack Mackintosh Cornet 1933 (Recording with Harry Mortimer and Band) Danny Maines Percussion 1999 (from Marple) Anthony Mann Percussion Oct 2010 to Date. Richard Marshall Cornet 1998 to 2000 George Mason Baritone 1902 Paul Mason Bass Trombone 1992 E Massey Unknown 6 July 1970 to 10 Nov 1971 (Dep for band) Harry Mather Euphonium 27 Nov 1947 to 10 Jan 1952 J Mellow Baritone 1900 Sharon Meredith Baritone 1999 Jack Millington B Flat Bass 1953 to 8 Jan 1973 (20 Years) Rejoined (1977? to 4 Sept 1982) (20+ 5= 25 Years) Paul Milner Bass Trombone 1987 Sam Minshall 2nd E Flat Bass 2013 to Date Simon Minshall Bass Trombone 2007 to 2009 Peter Mitchell Percussion 2013 to Date T Mitchell Eb Bass 1902 Colin Moody Cornet Oct 2008 Jenny Moore Percussion 2011 to 2012 Peter Moore Solo Trombone Oct 2013 (On We Meet Again CD Only) Joe Moores Bass Trombone 1920 to 24 June 1964 (44 Years) .D. 1978 (Aged 88). Reg Moores Repiano Cornet 9 Sept 1925 to 21 Mar 1957 (32 Years) (Son of Joe Moores) Officially left June 1957 but had failed to turn up to rehearsals since March 1957. Dean Morley B Flat Bass, Tuba 1995 to 2005 David Morris Solo Euphonium 16 Oct 1940 to 24 Nov 1947 Returned 24 Jan 1952 to 16 Oct 1953 Helen Morris Patron’s Association Unkn .D. May 2011 A Morton Bass Trombone 2 July 1964 Dave Morton (David Morton) Solo Cornet / Ass Principal Cornet Pre 2007 to Dec 2010 (Married Anita Dale 2011) Alex Mortimer Solo Euphonium 19 June 1924 to 8 July 1943 (19 Years) (.D. 14 Jan 1976) Fred Mortimer Bandmaster / Conductor 8 Dec 1924 to 2 Mar 1953 (29 Years) (.D. 20 June 1953) Harry Mortimer Solo Cornet 11 Dec 1924 to 9 Dec 1946 (22 Years) Left to join the BBC. 1949 Took over from his father as conductor (Part Time). On the 2 Nov 1953 Harry took his first official rehearsal as

full time conductor with the band .D. 23 Jan 1992. 2nd Euphonium 12 Mar 1928 to 26 Oct 1975 (Retired aged 64) Became conductor after the death of Fred in 1953. (48 Years) Harold Moss Guest Conductor 1950 Ann Motherby 2nd Trombone 1997 Ian Mould E Flat Bass 1987 David Moulton 3rd Cornet 2 Nov 1970 (to 1975+) Went on to run the Co-op youth band in 1972 and in 1979 he became the Musical Director of the Co-op Concert and Youth Bands. Wilf Mountain Solo Euphonium Pre 27 Oct 1951 (Quartet) see below. 1st Entry in the Band Signing in book 19 Nov 1953 to 12 Aug 1958 (Left to go to Canada) Greg Moverley 2nd Cornet 1992 Arthur Mullock E Flat Bass 22 July 1963 (to 1974+) Paul Mungall Bb Bass 1983 Maurice Murphy Cornet Pre 1983 to 1992 + Joe Murtagh 3rd Cornet 2012 Anthony Nash Bb Bass 1978 Les Neish (Leslie Neish) Principal Eb Bass Pre 2005 to Apr 2010 David Newton 1st Horn 28 March 1955 (one off) 5 May 1955 to 1 Mar 1971 (15 Years) Marcus Newton 3rd Cornet / Solo Cornet 16 Apr 1953 to 8 Mar 1964 (Joined aged 15). Lynda Nicholson Ass Principal Cornet Jan 1986 Chris North 3rd Cornet 2007 Terry O’ Brien Percussion 1978 Mark Oldham Percussion / Xylophone 1986-7 (1989+) Mark Owen Bb Bass Pre 1989 Michael Oxley 2nd Bb Bass 1980 Ellen Palmer 2nd Trombone 2010 to 2011 Vivian Pass Soprano Cornet 1900 Ken Pavey Timpani and Percussion 1977 (1981+) Bill Pedley Solo Cornet 9 Aug 1927 to Died 25-28 July 1941 (Committed Suicide) (William Pedley) From Congleton Chris Peeling 2nd Trombone 1987 H Peers 2nd Cornet 1912 William Peers (Bill Peers) Baritone 1902 Debbie Pheasant Percussion Dec 1995 to 1996 Albert Pinchin Unknown 11 Jan 1954 (Joined Company) Edward Plant (Ted Plant) Euphonium 1902 Percy Plant Cornet 1900 -1902 E Poole Cornet 25 Jan 1932 to 31 Mar 1933 Geoff Poole Trombone 1 Jan 1948 to 14 Jan 1952 Geoff returned occasionally until 1954 (.D. 31 Dec 2012 Aged 82) Francis Poole Secretary of the Band 1900 Joe Poole B Flat Bass Pre 1923 to 21 Dec 1948 Richard Poole Solo Cornet 2002 to Date (Married Lesley Howie Dec 2012) Marcus Pope Principal Cornet 1983 Dan Powell Solo Tenor Horn 21 June 2014 to Jan 2015 Geoff Poyzer Solo Tenor Horn 1977 to 1982 (or Geoff Poyzer) Ian Presho B Flat Bass 1981 Gerry Preston Treasurer of Committee 1995 -6+ Herbert Prince Baritone 1900 – 1902 David Purkiss Repiano Cornet 2003 John Pym E Flat Bass 1978 (to 1983+) John Quirk 2nd Cornet 1983 E Radburn Unkn 8 Feb 1923 to 19 Oct 1925 Ian Raisbeck Solo Cornet / 2nd Cornet 2010 to Date. (.b. 28 July ) Rex Mortimer

Neil Raisbeck Simone Rebello Tracey Redfern Nicki Redhead Chris Reedy Leon Renilson Gary Rian Andrea Richards David Richards Steve Ridler William Rimmer Fred Risdale Stephen Roberts Walter Robinson R Roe George Rogerson Andy Rolfe Raymond Rose Ben Rowarth Gary Russell J Sadler K Sadler John Savage Nicola Schofield Herbert Scott James Scott Jonny Shaw Percy Shaw J Bill Sheard (William) Melanie Sheasby Bob Shepley (Robert Shepley) Hubert Shergold

1st Tenor Horn Percussion Soprano Cornet 2nd Cornet 2nd Bb Tuba Repriano Cornet Flugel Horn Percussion Bass Trombone Solo Horn Conductor / Arranger etc Euphonium Conductor Van Driver Eb Soprano Cornet Bb Player 3rd Cornet B Flat Bass E Flat Bass 1st Tenor Horn 2nd Baritone E Flat Bass Percussion 2nd Cornet Conductor Conductor Bb Bass Solo Euphonium E Flat Bass Percussion 2nd Cornet

21 June 2014 to Date. 1989 to 2000 1995 to 12 Mar 2000 2007 to 2012 17 Jan 2016 to 21 Mar 2016 Pre 1998 1987 6 May 1968 (to 1979 +) (11 Years) Jan 2015 to date 1902 to 1909 - Died 9 Feb 1936. 1909 .b. Aberdare 14 Dec 1997 + CD Unkn to May 2013 20 Nov 1961 to 2 Feb 1963 1918 (Deputy for British Open only) 2007 to Date 8 Jan 1973 (to 1975+) 1909 to 9 Apr 1934 (25 Years) 1983 1918 (Deputy for British Open only) 1914 (Belle Vue Only) 1987 (Johnathan Savage) 1992 1903 1975 to 1979 11 Sept 2014 to date 1909 1909 to 1915 (Also named as J. William Sheard) 1982 (to 1983+) Pre 1923 to 23 Dec 1963 Returned 2 Mar 1964 to 23 May 1972 (48 Years) Cornet / Flugel 3rd Cornet 16 July 1912 to 23 Dec 1963 (Forced to retire as he was over 75) Adam Shilton Percussion 1999 to June 2001 Colin Short Solo Cornet / Transport 1992 to 2004 Ellis Shufflebotham 2nd Tenor Horn 4 Oct 1963 (to 1979 +) (16 Years) Danny Sinclair Bb Bass July 2014 to 11 Sept 2014 Stephen Singleton Solo Euphonium 1987 Becky Smith 2nd Trombone 1999 to 2000 Caroline Smith Percussion (Xylophone) 1995 Chris Smith Conductor 1903 Denis Smith Solo Euphonium 2 Oct 1958 to 19 Aug 1968 J Smith Solo Baritone Horn 1909 Louisa Smith 3rd Cornet 2004 to 2005 + Robert Smith Percussion 1977 (to 1981+) Howard Snell Musical Director Dec 1980 to 15 Mar 1996 (June 1996) (16 Years) Andrew Snelson Trombone 1981 Fred Sowood 1st Baritone Horn / 2nd Tenor Horn / Librarian 1908-9 to 2 Jan 1956 (Retired aged 73 .b. 1881) (45 Years) Bob Sparks (Roy Sparks) E Flat Bass 17 Mar 1949 to 12 Sept 1968 (19 Years) Jef Sparks B Flat Bass 1987 Roy J Sparkes (Roy Sparkes) E Flat Bass 2 July 1970 to 1987+ (18 Years) Left and rejoined in 1983 E Spooner Drums 1902 Edgar Spurr Soprano Cornet / 3rd Cornet / E Flat Bass 3 Jan 1929 to 23 Jan 1947 Returned ? (to 1974 +) (45 Years) Harry Stanway Solo Cornet 13 Apr 1933 to 30 July 1942 From Congleton

Albert Statham

Edwin Statham Andrew Stevenson John Stevens Basil Stokes Don Stokes A Stubbs Harold Stubbs Ted Swindles (Edward Swindles) Paul Taylor Steve Taylor George Thackery Desmond Thomas

Solo Baritone

Pre 1923 to 12 June 1947 Rejoined 2 Oct 1947 to 1 Dec 1947. Brother of Ted Statham / Edwin Statham 2nd and 3rd Cornet Pre 1923 to 30 Dec 1946 Also known as Ted Statham and brother of Albert Statham. Solo Cornet 2012 to 3 July 2015. 2nd Trombone 2004 2nd Baritone 11 Mar 1926 to 10 June 1940 2nd Euphonium Pre 1923 to 16 Feb 1928 Cornet Pre 1923 to 7 Oct 1926 2nd Trombone 22 Jan 1925 to 18 Jan 1945 B Flat Bass / Librarian 2 Aug 1940 (to 1981 +) (41-42 Years) 2nd Trombone 2nd Cornet Solo Tenor Horn Solo Cornet

2000 to date (With some breaks) 1984 1986 to 2007 7 Feb 1938 to 22 Feb 1940 Joined from the Ammanford, South Wales, Band. Left in 1940 to join the forces. Re-joined 16 Sept 1946 (to 1974 +) Kirsten Thomas Cornet / Flugel Jan 1986 (to 1992+) Richard Thomas 2nd Baritone 1977 Sion Thomas 3rd Cornet 2003 George Thompson Guest Conductor 1950 Andrew Thornley 2nd Euphonium 1977 (Married Sue at Sandbach Heath Church) David Thornton Solo Euphonium 7 July 2015 to Date Fred Thorpe 2nd Euphonium / Tenor Horn 1913 to 1919+ Jim Thorpe (James Thorpe) Solo Cornet 1909 to 1 Dec 1924 / 24 Sept 1927) (18 Years) .b. 1883 Glossop (1 Dec 1924 last Rehearsal, 27 Sept 1927 info from National article.) John Thorpe (J K Thorpe) Solo Cornet 1 Jan 1950 to 2 Jan 1956 Don Till 2nd Trombone 1982 (to 1983+) Lizzie Tongue Unkn 2013 (23 Aug 2013 only) R Torkington ? Unknown 9 Oct 1974 Bramwell Tovey Conductor Aug 2000 to date. Samuel Twemlow Cornet / Trombone 1900 (to 1910+) (10 Years) Helen Tyler Solo Baritone 2004 to 2007 Mark Vause 2nd Cornet 1988 Ted Venables Cornet 1900 Audrey Vernon Helped move venues 1994 .D. May 2011 Matthew Wade B Flat Bass Pre 2007 to 2011(Matt Wade) F Wakefield E Flat Bass 1902 C Walker Repiano Cornet 1910 (Could be George Walker) George Walker Cornet 1909 Hal Walker Unkn 2013 (23 Aug 2013 only) Tim Walters Solo Cornet 1995 to 2003+ J Ward Flugel Horn 1909 Andy Warriner Bb Bass 1990’s (1992+) (Andrew Warriner) Mike Warriner 2nd Baritone 2002 to date. Arthur Webb Snr Solo Tenor Horn 1910 to 4 July 1955 The Band signing in book has a D on the 14 Sept 1955 after 13 A (Absent). (44 Years) (.b. 1884) Arthur Webb Jnr Cornet / Baritone 4 Jan 1932 (to 1974 +) (42 Years) Brother of Frank / Son of Arthur Was with Greasbrough and Parkgate bands and played Soprano with Houghton Main. Frank Webb 2nd Euphonium 1911 to 18 June 1924 Brother of Arthur Webb Jnr / Son of A Webb Snr Jonathon Webster Solo Baritone Horn 1992 (to 2000+)

A. E. West F West Gareth Westwod Ellis Westwood A Waterman Brett Wharton Geoff Whiston David Whitson Samuel Whittaker Melanie Whyle Philip Wilby B Wilding Mark Wilkinson

Solo Baritone Horn / Tenor 1909 Unkn 1909 2nd Trombone 2005 to after 2008 Trombone 1917 to 11 Nov 1948 Euphonium 28 Mar 1954 to 1-2 Dec 1955 B Flat Bass 1997 (to 1999+) 3rd Cornet / Solo Cornet 25 Mar 1965 (to 1980 +) (15 Years) Solo Cornet 19 Jan 1967 to 7 Oct 1970 Cornet 1900 -1902 Repriano Cornet 2011 to date Composer in residence Autumn 1992 to 1997 Unknown 26 Feb 1975 Principal Cornet 7 Jan 1992 to Date. (21+ Years 2013) Joined from the National Youth Brass band, Besses Boys and Wingates. Sam Wilkinson 2nd Cornet / Repiano 1912 (1918 - Deputy Repiano for British Open only) Aled Williams 2nd Euphonium 2003 Glyn Williams Solo Euphonium 1995 to 4 July 2015 Helen Williams (see Helen Fox) Leah Williams Solo Tenor Horn 2003 T Williamson Euphonium 3 Sept 1945 to 16 Feb 1948 Robert Wilshaw 2nd Trombone 2015 Martin Winter Principal Cornet 1990 to 1992 Left to join the BBC Philharmonic. Allan Withington Principal Cornet 1981 to 1981 Left to play trumpet with the Bergen Symphony Orchestra in Norway. Re-joined as Conductor 9 Oct 2010 to Date Christine Withington Repiano Cornet Jan 1986 (to 1992+) (Twin Sister of Gillian Hinckley) Syd Wood (Sid Woods) B Flat Bass 1987 to 1989 Gavin Woods E Flat Bass 1983 Ted Wormald (Edward) Bandmaster / 2nd Trom 1912 1908 to 1913 A. E. (Bogie) Wright Drums 1900 Frank Wright Cornet Pre 1945 From Australia Andrew Wyatt E Flat Bass 1992 Alan Wycherley Soprano Cornet 2000 to 2010 Dave Wycherley Percussion 2005 Geoff Wynes 2nd Euphonium 23 Mar 1967 (to 1974+) Katy Wyss 3rd Cornet 1992 Thomas Wyss E Flat Bass 1992 to 1995 ###################################################################################

#08. Chart of longest serving players. ################################################################################### (Compiled 2013) 66 Years Ted Foden (Organiser of the Band 1909 to 1975) 53+ Years Jimmy Charles (Cornet / Baritone / Librarian 1960 to date) 48 Years Bob Shepley (2nd Cornet Pre 1923 to 23 Dec 1963 and 2 March 1964 to 23 May 1972) 48 Years Rex Mortimer (Euphonium / Conductor 1927 to 1975) 47 Years Fred Sowood (Baritone Horn / Librarian 1908-9 to 2 Jan 1956) 45 Years Edgar Spurr (Cornet / E Flat Bass 1929 to 1974+) 45 Years Arthur Webb Snr (Tenor Horn 1910 to 4 July 1955) 44 Years Joe Moores (Bass Trombone 1920 to 24 June 1964) (Died 1978) 42 Years Arthur Webb Jnr (Cornet Baritone 1932 to 1974+) 41-2 Years Ted Swindles (B Flat Bass / Librarian 2 Aug 1940 to 1981 +) 37 Years Jack Cotterill (Horn 1925 to 1962) 37 Years Waler Illingworth (Drums 1937 to 1974+) 36 Years Jack Hodgkinson (Solo Cornet 1909 to 1 Nov 1945)

35 Years 32 Years 29 Years 28 Years 27 Years + 25 Years 25 Years 24 Years 23 Years 23 Years 22 Years 22 Years 22 Years 21 Years 21 Years + 21 Years 20 Years 20 Years 19 Years 19 Years 18 Years 18 Years 18 Years 16 Years 16 Years 15 Years 15 Years 15 Years

Sidney Garratt (Cornet / Flugel 1941 to 1980+) (died 2002) (17 Nov 1941 to 8 Sept 1963 + 26 July 1967 to 1980+ / 22 +13= 35 Years) Reg Moores (Repiano Cornet 9 Sept 1925 to 21 Mar 1957) (Less 1939-45) Fred Mortimer (Conductor 1924 to 1953) Charlie Cook (Soprano Cornet 1933 to 1961) Granville Jennings (Solo Cornet / Library 2 Mar 1964 to 8 Jan 1975 and Assistant Librarian 1996 to date. (17 Years + 10 = 27 Years) Jack Millington 1953 to 8 Jan 1973 (20 Years) Rejoined (1977? to 4 Sept 1982) (20+ 5= 25 Years) Ben Rowarth (E Flat Bass 1909 to 9 Apr 1934) William Foden (Euphonium 1900 to 1924) Ted Gray (Cornet 5 Apr 1948 to 26 Oct 1971) (died 2009) Alex English (Trombone 5 Jan 1953 to 1976) Charles Dawson (Cornet / Flugel 1912 to 31 May 1934) Harry Mortimer (Cornet 11 Dec 1924 to 9 Dec 1946) Jim McDean (Baritone 15 Jan 1948 to 6 Apr 1970) Edward Jenkins (Ted) (Cornet 1909 to 4 Apr 1930 ) Mark Wilkinson (Cornet 1992 to date) Bill Kitson (Trombone 21 Mar 1946 to 21 Sept 1967) William Halliwell (Conductor 1909 to 1929) (died 1946) Doug Connolly (2nd Cornet 5 Apr 1948 to 14 Mar 1968) Bob Sparks (R Sparks) (E Flat Bass 17 Mar 1949 to 12 Sept 1968) (19 Years) Alex Mortimer (Euphonium and Conductor 1924 to 1943 and extra) Jim / James Thorpe (Cornet 1909 to 1927) Roy J Sparks (E flat Bass 1969 to 1987+) John French (Euphonium 1975 to 1993) Ellis Shufflebotham (2nd Tenor Horn 4 Oct 1963 to 1979 +) Howard Snell (Musical Director 1980 to 1996) Geoff Whitson (Cornet 1965 to 1980+) Michael Johnson (B Flat Bass 1983 to 1998+) David Newton (1st Horn 5 May 1955 to 1 Mar 1971)

YOUNGEST TO JOIN THE BAND Bram Gay (joined aged 13 years old) (1 July 1943 / 1 Jan 1945 to 5 Dec 1949) Marcus Newton (joined aged 15 years old) 3 rd Cornet joined in Oct 1953. FIRST FEMALE TO JOIN THE BAND Rachel French – Horn player joined in September 1981. ###################################################################################

#09. BBC RADIO BAND OF THE YEAR ################################################################################### BBC Radio 3 gave an annual award to the best Brass Band from the years broadcasts. STARTED 1975 YEAR BAND 1975 Black Dyke Mills 1976 Black Dyke Mills 1977 Stanshawe 1978 Besses O’ th’ Barn 1979 Black Dyke Mills 1980 William Davis Construction 1981 Yorkshire Imperial 1982 G.U.S. 1983 Grimethorpe Colliery 1984 Black Dyke Mills 1985 Leyland Vehicles

CONDUCTOR Roy Newsome Peter Parkes Walter Hargreaves Ifor James Peter Parks John Berryman John Pryce-Jones Keith Wilkinson Ray Farr Peter Parks Richard Evans

1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992

Black Dyke Mills

Peter Parks

Britannia Building Society (Foden’s)

Howard Snell

Britannia Building Society (Foden’s)

Howard Snell

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#10.

OTHER RADIO PROGRAMMES ON BRASS BANDS

################################################################################### STATION PROGRAMME / Presenter YEARS BBC Radio Devon SOUNDS OF BRASS Phillip Hunt Jan 1985 to date An ex Tenor Horn player with Torpoint Town band he started broadcasting a Brass band Diary as part of Radio Devon’s Saturday Morning show with Douglas Mounce. This led to various one off programmes in a “Bandstand” Series until January 1985 when he started the “Sounds of Brass” series. Apart from short summer breaks in 1989, 1990 and 1991 the programme has become a regular weekly programme in their schedule. In 1994 the programme was taken up by BBC Radio Cornwall and BBC Radio Jersey. 2004 BBC Guernsey, Bristol, Glocestershire and Wiltshire joind the link. BBC Radio Merseyside

SOUNDS OF BRASS Bob Dean

14 Years (1970’s-)

BBC Radio Sheffield GREAT NORTHERN BRASS (Network Programme) With Radio Humberside, Mike Meadows Radio Leeds and (at BBC Leeds – Producer Barrie Davenport) 1980’s BBC Radio York Seven Sound

STRIKE UP THE BAND Jack Beckingham

1980’s

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#11. BBC CHAMPION BRASS / BEST OF BRASS ################################################################################### The BBC in Manchester ran a programme called “Champion Brass” which Gerald Harrison produced for them between 1976 and 1987. BBC 2 also ran a competition at the same time called “Best of Brass” which was broadcast on Friday Night between 1978 and 1986. CHAMPION BRASS (BBC North West and West only) 1976 Fairey Band (Ken Dennison) 1977 Fairey Engineering (Richard Evans) 1978 Foden’s Motor Works Band (James Scott) 1979 Fairey Engineering (Walter Hargreaves) 1980 Leyland Vehicles (Richard Evans) 1981- 86 No Competition 1987 Grimethorpe Colliery (David James) BEST OF BRASS (BBC 2) 9 June 1978 Fairy Engineering (Walter B Hargreaves) 1979 Hammonds Sauce Works Band (Geoffrey Whitham) 1980 G.U.S. 1981 G.U.S. 1982 Desford Colliery Dowty Band 1983 Carlton Main Dowty 1984 Desford Colliery Dowty Band 1985 Unknown / No Competition

24 Apr 1986

Desford Colliery (Howard Snell)

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#12. ANNUAL CONCERT AND COMPETITION DATES ################################################################################### A rough guide to annual concerts and competitions played by Fodens Band. Jan 201 Feb 201 Feb 201 Mar 201 April 201 May 201 May 201

June 201 July 201 Sept 201

Oct 201 Oct 201 Oct / Nov 201 Nov 201 Nov 201 Dec 201

CONCERT – Festival of Brass / Royal Northern Collage of Music, Manchester. TOUR – Armagh, Northern Ireland. PATRON’S CONCERT – Sandbach Boys School Sports Hall. COMPETITION - Northwest Regional Competition in Blackpool. PERFORMANCE –Sandbach Transport Festival Procession. COMPETITION – All England – Cambridge CONCERT – 11 Concert venues Whit Friday March Contest, Tameside. VENUES Heyrod / Aldwinians / Broadoak / Carrbrook / Droylsden / Hurst Cross (Ashton United) / Stalybridge (Labour Club) / Mossley Stalybridge Celtic / Denton / Tame Valley (Duckenfield) COMPETITION – English Nationals in Preston. CONCERT – Congleton Town Hall / Schools Music Competition. COMPETITION – British Open Championship, Symphony Hall, Birmingham. Belle Vue, Manchester 1854- 1981 Free Trade Hall, Manchester 1982 -1995 Bridgewater Hall, Manchester 1996-1997 Symphony Hall, Birmingham. 1998COMPETITION - “National Championships”, Royal Albert Hall, London. CONCERT – Congleton Town Hall. SOLO COMPETITION Hosted by Foden’s Band at Sandbach School. CONCERT – Victoria Hall, Hanley, Stoke on Trent. COMPETITION – Brass in Concert Championships – Spennymoor, at the Sage, Gateshead CONCERT – Christmas at Sandbach School.

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#13. CURRENT BAND MEMBERS ################################################################################### 2015 BAND MEMBERS INSTRUMENT PLAYER (Joined Year) Conductor Bramwell Tovey (Musical Director) (2000 rejoined 2010+) Conductor Michael Fowles (Associate Conductor) (1990 rejoined 1995+) Soprano Cornet Richard Poole (2002) Principal Cornet Mark Wilkinson (1992) Solo Cornet Paul McDonald (2005) Solo Cornet Anna Hughes-Williams (2008 / rejoined May 2013) Solo Cornet Kathleen Gaspoz (2015) 2nd Cornet Ian Raisbeck (2010) 2nd Cornet Joe Murtagh (2012) 3rd Cornet Andy Rolfe (2007) 3rd Cornet Robin Basu (July 2014) Repriano Cornet Melanie Whyle (2009) Solo Flugel David Gillson (2015) Solo Tenor Horn Steve Ridler (Jan 2015) 1st Tenor Horn Neil Raisbeck (June 2014) 2nd Tenor Horn Andy Howard- Smith (1997)

Solo Baritone 2nd Baritone Solo Trombone 2nd Trombone Bass Trombone Solo Euphonium 2nd Euphonium E Flat Bass 2nd E Flat Bass Principal BbTuba 2nd Bb Tuba Percussion Percussion Percussion Percussion

Sarah Lenton (June 2014) Mike Cavanagh (On We Meet Again CD) Mike Warriner (2005) John Barber (1996) Nick Birch (2015) Shaun Farrington (2009) David Thornton (2015) Mark Bousie (2009) Stewart Baglin (2006) Sam Minshall (2013) David McGlynn (2012) Jonny Shaw (11 Sept 2014) Mark Landon (1999) Anthony Mann (Oct 2010) Eve Knowles (2009) Chris Bastock (1995 to 2012 and 2015)

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#14. FODENS BAND BROADCASTS From the BBC Radio Times Archive c/o www.genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/search ################################################################################## 1st Broadcast (1924) 28 July 1924 BROADCAST on 2ZY Manchester (BBC Experimental Station) 3.15pm Relayed from the Municipal Gardens, Southport Conductor T Hynes 30 July 1924 BROADCAST on 2ZY Manchester (BBC Experimental Station) 3.15pm Relayed from the Municipal Gardens, Southport Conductor T Hynes (2nd Live Broadcast) 30 July 1924 BROADCAST on 2ZY Manchester (BBC Experimental Station) 4.10pm Relayed from the Municipal Gardens, Southport Conductor T Hynes (Live Broadcast) 2 Aug 1924 BROADCAST on 2ZY Manchester (BBC Experimental Station) 3.15pm Relayed from the Municipal Gardens, Southport Conductor T Hynes (Live Broadcast) 2 Aug 1924 BROADCAST on 2ZY Manchester (BBC Experimental Station) 4.10pm Relayed from the Municipal Gardens, Southport Conductor T Hynes (Live Broadcast) 4 Aug 1924 BROADCAST on 2ZY Manchester (BBC Experimental Station) 3.15pm Relayed from the Municipal Gardens, Southport Conductor T Hynes (Live Broadcast) 4 Aug 1924 BROADCAST on 2ZY Manchester (BBC Experimental Station) 4.10pm Relayed from the Municipal Gardens, Southport Conductor T Hynes (Live Broadcast) 6 Aug 1924 BROADCAST on 2ZY Manchester (BBC Experimental Station) 3.15pm Relayed from the Municipal Gardens, Southport Conductor T Hynes (Live Broadcast) 6 Aug 1924 BROADCAST on 2ZY Manchester (BBC Experimental Station) 4.10pm Relayed from the Municipal Gardens, Southport Conductor T Hynes (Live Broadcast) 9 Aug 1924 BROADCAST on 2ZY Manchester (BBC Experimental Station) 3.15pm Relayed from the Municipal Gardens, Southport Conductor T Hynes (Live Broadcast)

1925 28 July 1925

28 July 1925

BROADCAST on 2ZY Manchester (BBC Experimental Station) 3.15pm Relayed from the Municipal Gardens, Southport Conductor T Hynes (Live Broadcast) BROADCAST on 2ZY Manchester (BBC Experimental Station) 4.10pm Relayed from the Municipal Gardens, Southport

29 July 1925

29 July 1925

1 Aug 1925

1 Aug 1925

3 Aug 1925

3 Aug 1925

5 Aug 1925

5 Aug 1925

Conductor T Hynes (Live Broadcast) BROADCAST on 2ZY Manchester (BBC Experimental Station) 3.15pm Relayed from the Municipal Gardens, Southport Conductor T Hynes (Live Broadcast) BROADCAST on 2ZY Manchester (BBC Experimental Station) 4.10pm Relayed from the Municipal Gardens, Southport Conductor T Hynes (Live Broadcast) BROADCAST on 2ZY Manchester (BBC Experimental Station) 3.15pm Relayed from the Municipal Gardens, Southport Conductor T Hynes (Live Broadcast) BROADCAST on 2ZY Manchester (BBC Experimental Station) 4.10pm Relayed from the Municipal Gardens, Southport Conductor T Hynes (Live Broadcast) BROADCAST on 2ZY Manchester (BBC Experimental Station) 3.15pm Relayed from the Municipal Gardens, Southport Conductor T Hynes (Live Broadcast) BROADCAST on 2ZY Manchester (BBC Experimental Station) 4.10pm Relayed from the Municipal Gardens, Southport Conductor T Hynes (Live Broadcast) BROADCAST on 2ZY Manchester (BBC Experimental Station) 3.15pm Relayed from the Municipal Gardens, Southport Conductor T Hynes (Live Broadcast) BROADCAST on 2ZY Manchester (BBC Experimental Station) 4.10pm Relayed from the Municipal Gardens, Southport Conductor T Hynes (Live Broadcast)

1926 8 Apr 1926

26 Sept 1926 4 Nov 1926

BROADCAST on 2ZY Manchester (BBC Experimental Station) 8pm “Mirth and Melody” Conductor Fred Mortimer (Live Broadcast) With Helena Millais (Actress- Entertainer) In Light Songs and “Fragments from Life” (Including Our Lizzie in Society) (Soloist Robert Knott and Harold Kimberley) (Baritone) Philip Middlemiss (Entertainer) Helena Millais in “Health Hints” BROADCAST on 2LO London (BBC Experimental Station) 3.30pm “Band Programme” BROADCAST on 2ZY Manchester (BBC Experimental Station) 8pm “Foden’s Motor Works Band” – Winners of the Belle Vue Contest 1926. Conductor Fred Mortimer Soloists Harry Mortimer, Robert Knott, Alex Mortimer. With George Jeffcock (Baratone)

1927 17 Jan 1927

1 May 1927

18 Aug 1927

25 Sept 1927

25 Sept 1927

BROADCAST on 2ZY Manchester (BBC Experimental Station) 9.30pm “From the Operas” “Foden’s Motor Works Band”. Conductor William Halliwell BROADCAST on 2ZY Manchester (BBC Experimental Station) 3.30pm “A Studio Concert” “Foden’s Motor Works Band”. Conductor Fred Mortimer BROADCAST on 2ZY Manchester (BBC Experimental Station) 9.35pm “Selections from the Operas” “Foden’s Motor Works Band”. Conductor Fred Mortimer BROADCAST on 2LO London (BBC Experimental Station) 3.30pm “A Brass Band Concert” “Foden’s Motor Works Band”. Conductor Fred Mortimer With Edith Furmedge (Contralto) Sydney Coltham (Tenor) Kathleen Long (Pianoforte) (Also broadcast on 5XX Daventry) BROADCAST on 5XX Daventry (BBC Experimental Station) 3.30pm “A Brass Band Concert” “Foden’s Motor Works Band”.

20 Nov 1927

Conductor Fred Mortimer With Edith Furmedge (Contralto) Sydney Coltham (Tenor) Kathleen Long (Pianoforte) (Also broadcast on 2LO London) BROADCAST on 5GG Unknown (BBC Experimental Station) 3.30pm “A Band Concert” “Foden’s Motor Works Band”. Conductor Fred Mortimer With Esther Coleman (Contralto) Frederick Grieswood (Baritone) Leslie England (Pianoforte)

1928 3 Apr 1928

27 June 1928

BROADCAST on 2ZY Manchester (BBC Experimental Station) 7.45pm “A Band Concert” “Foden’s Motor Works Band”. Conductor Fred Mortimer BROADCAST on 2ZY Manchester (BBC Experimental Station) 4pm “Famous Northern Resorts - Southport” a Municipal Band Concert relayed from the Bandstand. “Foden’s Motor Works Band”. Conductor Fred Mortimer

1929 8 Apr 1929

8 Apr 1929

8 Apr 1929

26 June 1929

27 Oct 1929

BROADCAST on 5XX Daventry (BBC Experimental Station) 7.45pm “A Brass Band Concert” a S.B. from Manchester. “Foden’s Motor Works Band”. Conductor Fred Mortimer (Also broadcast on 2LO London and 2ZY Manchester) BROADCAST on 2LO London (BBC Experimental Station) 7.45pm “A Brass Band Concert” a S.B. from Manchester. “Foden’s Motor Works Band”. Conductor Fred Mortimer (Also broadcast on 5XX Daventry and 2ZY Manchester) BROADCAST on 2ZY Manchester (BBC Experimental Station) 7.45pm “A Brass Band Concert” a S.B. from Manchester. “Foden’s Motor Works Band”. Conductor Fred Mortimer (Also broadcast on 5XX Daventry and 2LO London) BROADCAST on 2ZY Manchester (BBC Experimental Station) 4pm “Famous Northern Resorts - Southport” a Municipal Band Concert relayed from the Bandstand. “Foden’s Motor Works Band”. Conductor Fred Mortimer Soloist Alex Mortimer BROADCAST on 2ZY Manchester (BBC Experimental Station) 3.30pm “A Bani Concert” “Foden’s Motor Works Band”. Conductor Fred Mortimer With Percy Thompson (Bass-Baritone)

1930 6 Apr 1930

6 Apr 1930

6 Apr 1930

BROADCAST on 2ZY Manchester (BBC Experimental Station) 4.15pm A NATIONAL PROGRAMME “Foden’s Motor Works Band”. Conductor Fred Mortimer BROADCAST on 2LS Leeds (BBC Experimental Station) 4.15pm A NATIONAL PROGRAMME “Foden’s Motor Works Band”. Conductor Fred Mortimer BROADCAST on National Programme (BBC Experimental Station) 4.15pm A NATIONAL PROGRAMME from Manchester “Foden’s Motor Works Band”.

20 Aug 1930

20 Aug 1930

16 Oct 1930

16 Oct 1930

25 Nov 1930

Conductor Fred Mortimer BROADCAST on 2LS Leeds (BBC Experimental Station) 4pm “Foden’s Motor Works Band” Relayed from The West End Bandstand in Morecambe. Conductor Fred Mortimer The programme will be interrupted at 4.30 for an eye witness account of the test match at the Oval (If Still Proceeding) (Also broadcast on 2ZY Manchester ) BROADCAST on 2ZY Manchester (BBC Experimental Station) 4pm “Foden’s Motor Works Band” Relayed from The West End Bandstand in Morecambe. Conductor Fred Mortimer The programme will be interrupted at 4.30 for an eye witness account of the test match at the Oval (If Still Proceeding) (Also broadcast on 2LS Leeds) BROADCAST on 2LS Leeds (BBC Experimental Station) 7.55pm “A Brass Band Concert” “Foden’s Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer Includes “He Wanted to be an Actor” a tragic Comedy of Youth / An Original Sketch written and performd by James Bernard. (Also broadcast on 2ZY Manchester ) BROADCAST on 2ZY Manchester (BBC Experimental Station) 7.55pm “A Brass Band Concert” “Foden’s Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer Includes “He Wanted to be an Actor” a tragic Comedy of Youth / An Original Sketch written and performd by James Bernard. (Also broadcast on 2LS Leeds) BROADCAST on Regional Programme (BBC) 6.40pm “A Brass Band Concert” from Manchester “Foden’s Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer

1931 6 Apr 1931

10 Apr 1931

9 Oct 1931

9 Oct 1931

BROADCAST on Regional Programme (BBC) 7pm “A Band Concert” from the National Trades and Industrial Exhibition At the Bingley Hall, Birmingham. “Foden’s Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer BROADCAST on Regional Programme (BBC) 7.45pm “A Band Concert” from the National Trades and Industrial Exhibition At the Bingley Hall, Birmingham. “Foden’s Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer BROADCAST on Regional Programme (BBC) 6.30pm “London Regional Programme” “Foden’s Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer BROADCAST on Regional Programme (BBC) 6.30pm “From North Regional Programme” “Foden’s Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer With George Hill (Baritone) (see above)

1932 28 Mar 1932

BROADCAST on Regional Programme (BBC) 7pm “A Band Concert – From the National Trades and Industrial Exhibition, Bingley Hall, Birmingham” “Foden’s Motor Works Band”

9 Apr 1932

9 Apr 1932

19 Nov 1932

Conductor Fred Mortimer BROADCAST on North Regional Programme (BBC) 6.30pm “A Brass Band Concert” “Foden’s Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer BROADCAST London Regional Programme (BBC) 6.30pm “A Brass Band Concert” “Foden’s Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer (see Above) BROADCAST on North Regional Programme (BBC) 6.30pm “A Brass Band Concert” “Foden’s Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer

1933 3 Apr 1933

27 June 1933

11 July 1933

18 July 1933

8 Aug 1933

26 Aug 1933

30 Sept 1933

26 Oct 1933

BROADCAST on Regional Programme (BBC) 7pm “A Band Concert – From the National Trades and Industrial Exhibition, Bingley Hall, Birmingham” “Foden’s Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer BROADCAST on Regional Programme (BBC) 12 noon “A Recital of Gramophone Records” with various bands including “Foden’s Motor Works Band” playing Cossack Conductor Fred Mortimer BROADCAST on Regional Programme (BBC) 12 noon “A Recital of Gramophone Records” with various bands including “Foden’s Motor Works Band” playing Downland Suite Conductor Fred Mortimer BROADCAST on Regional Programme (BBC) 12 noon “A Recital of Gramophone Records” with various bands including “Foden’s Motor Works Band” playing Downland suite Prelude Conductor Fred Mortimer BROADCAST on Regional Programme (BBC) 12 noon “A Recital of Gramophone Records” with various bands including “Foden’s Motor Works Band” playing Downland suite Prelude Conductor Fred Mortimer BROADCAST on 5PY Plymouth (BBC Experimental Station) 12 noon “A Recital of Gramophone Records” with various bands including “Foden’s Motor Works Band” playing Cossack March Conductor Fred Mortimer BROADCAST on National Programme (BBC) 12 noon “National Band Festival” with massed bands Conducted by J Henry Iles Relayed from Crystal Palace, London. “Foden’s Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer BROADCAST on North Regional Programme (BBC) 7pm “Foden’s Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer With J Challoner Heaton (Bass-Baritone)

1934 17 Feb 1934

26 Apr 1934

BROADCAST on North Regional Programme (BBC) 6.30pm “Foden’s Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer With Douglas Kirke (Bass) BROADCAST on North Regional Programme (BBC) 6.30pm Relayed from Grocers’ Exhibition, Belle Vue, Manchester “Foden’s Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer With Wilfred Firth (Tenor)

11 Nov 1934

26 Dec 1934

Soloist Harry Mortimer BROADCAST on North Regional Programme (BBC) 6.30pm “Operatic Excerpts” “Foden’s Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer With The Potteries Choral Society – Chorus Master Carl Oliver BROADCAST on North Regional Programme (BBC) 4pm “Foden’s Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer With Olive Tomlinson (Pianoforte)

1935 11 Mar 1935

6 July 1935

31 Aug 1935

11 Sept 1935

BROADCAST on National Programme (BBC) 12.15 noon “A Programme of Gramophone Records” with various bands including “Foden’s Motor Works Band” playing Passing of the Regiments and Cossack Conductor Fred Mortimer BROADCAST on National Programme (BBC) 12.15 noon “A Programme of Gramophone Records” with various bands including “Foden’s Motor Works Band” playing A Downland Suite Conductor Fred Mortimer BROADCAST on Regional Programme (BBC) 12 noon “Foden Motor Works Band” Relayed from The Harnbour Bandstand Morecambe. Conductor Fred Mortimer BROADCAST on Regional Programme (BBC) 7.15pm “Foden Motor Works Band” Relayed from The Arnoretum, Derby. Conductor Fred Mortimer

1936 29 Jan 1936

19 Mar 1936

31 Mar 1936

17 Apr 1936

BROADCAST on Regional Programme (BBC) 6.30pm “Foden Motor Works Band” From the North Conductor Fred Mortimer With William Waugh (Bass) BROADCAST on 2BD Aberdeen (BBC) 10.30pm “An Interlude of Gramophone Records” “Foden Motor Works Band” Playing Il Bachio (The Kiss) Solo Harry Mortimer. Conductor Fred Mortimer BROADCAST on Regional Programme (BBC) 7pm “Homage to Rimmer” “Foden Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer A programme of music composed or arranged by William Rimmer (1861-1936) with Reminiscences of a life devoted to the Services of the Brass Band World FODEN'S MOTOR WORKS BAND Principal cornet, HARRY MORTIMER Conductor, FRED MORTIMER and a quartet composed of CLIFTON JONES (cornet), Irwell Springs Band ; OWEN BOTTOMLEY (cornet), Black Dyke Mills Band; FRED FLETCHER (tenor horn), Wingates Temperance Band; FRED APPLEBY (euphonium), Hebden Bridge Band, March, Honest Toil Selection, Gems of Schubert Overture, Rule Britannia, Humoresque, The Costers Wedding Quartet, The Mountain Breezes, Selection from Beethoven's Eroica Symphony, Hymn, Memoires The programme arranged by D. G. BRIDSON and CRAWFORD McNAIR and presented by J. HENRY ILES, Founder and President of The Brass Band Festival. (Repeated 3 Apr 1936 at 6.30pm Regional programme) BROADCAST on 2BD Aberdeen (BBC) 4pm “An Interlude of Gramophone Records”

12 May 1936

10 July 1936

22 July 1936

8 Aug 1936

17 Sept 1936

14 Oct 1936

13 Nov 1936

17 Dec 1936

“Foden Motor Works Band” Playing Harry Lauder Medley. . Conductor Fred Mortimer BROADCAST on Regional Programme (BBC) 9.45pm “A Brass Band Concert” “Foden Motor Works Band” From the North by the Winning band in the Brass band Concert held in connection with the Southport Musical Festival. Conductor Fred Mortimer Solo Cornet Harry Mortimer. BROADCAST on National Programme (BBC) 11.30am “Foden Motor Works Band” From the Floral Hall Garden, Southport. Conductor Fred Mortimer BROADCAST on Regional Programme (BBC) 8pm “Foden Motor Works Band” From the Arboretum, Derby. Conductor Fred Mortimer BROADCAST on Regional Programme (BBC) 9.30pm “Foden Motor Works Band”. Conductor Fred Mortimer BROADCAST on Regional Programme (BBC) 6pm “Foden Motor Works Band”. Conductor Fred Mortimer With Hamilton Harris (Bass) BROADCAST on National Programme (BBC) 2.50pm “Foden Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer BROADCAST on National Programme (BBC) 11am “A Programme of Gramophone Records” “Foden Motor Works Band” Playing Elegy and Rondo (A Downland Suite). Conductor Fred Mortimer BROADCAST on National Programme (BBC) 11am “A Programme of Gramophone Records” “Foden Motor Works Band” Playing Elegy and Rondo (A Downland Suite). Conductor Fred Mortimer

1937 5 Mar 1937

18 June 1937

12 Aug 1937

18 Sept 1937

21 Sept 1937

BROADCAST on Regional Programme (BBC) 6pm “Foden Motor Works Band” from the North Conductor Fred Mortimer Soloists Harry Mortimer and W Lawton With David Edwards (Bass) BROADCAST on Regional Programme (BBC) 10.45am “A Programme of Gramophone Records” “Foden Motor Works Band” Playing Kenilworth and others. Conductor Fred Mortimer BROADCAST on Regional Programme (BBC) 8.45pm “Foden Motor Works Band” from the Guild Hall , Plymouth. Conductor Fred Mortimer With Harry Moreton (Organ) BROADCAST on Regional Programme (BBC) 11.45am “A Programme of Gramophone Records” “Foden Motor Works Band” Playing A Downland Suite. Conductor Fred Mortimer BROADCAST on Regional Programme (BBC) 2pm “Foden Motor Works Band” A Northern Programme. Conductor Fred Mortimer

1938 12 Feb 1938

BROADCAST on Regional Programme (BBC) 9.05pm From the Victoria Hall Hanley “The Potteries Choral Society” – Chorus Master Carl Oliver With “Foden’s Motor Works Band”

20 Feb 1938

10 Apr 1938

30 Apr 1938

19 June 1938 1 Aug 1938

7 Sept 1938

22 Sept 1938

16 Oct 1938

25 Dec 1938

Conductor Fred Mortimer BROADCAST on Regional Programme (BBC) 5.50pm “Foden Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer BROADCAST on National Programme (BBC) 7.05pm “Foden Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer BROADCAST on Regional Programme (BBC) 6.30pm “Foden Motor Works Band” From the Grocers’ Exhibition, Belle Vue, Manchester. Conductor Fred Mortimer BROADCAST on Regional Programme (BBC) 5.50pm “BBC Northern Orchestra” Soloist Harry Mortimer (Not with Fodens Band) BROADCAST on Regional Programme (BBC) 9.30pm “Foden Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer With Hamilton Harris (Bass) BROADCAST on National Programme (BBC) 2.30pm “Foden Motor Works Band” from the Empire Exhibition (Scotland) Conductor Fred Mortimer BROADCAST on National Programme (BBC) 2pm “A Programme of Gramophone Records” “Foden Motor Works Band” Playing Poet and Peasant. Conductor Fred Mortimer BROADCAST on Regional Programme (BBC) 5.30pm “Foden Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer BROADCAST on Regional Programme (BBC) 5pm “Foden Motor Works Band” Guest Conductor Maurice Johnstone (BBC North Regional Music Director) With Hamilton Harris (Bass)

1939 11 Jan 1939

15 Apr 1939

23 Apr 1939

23 Apr 1939

11 June 1939

11 June 1939

11 Sept 1939

BROADCAST on National Programme (BBC) 1pm “A Programme of Gramophone Records” “Foden Motor Works Band” Playing Pagentry and Prometheus Unbound. Conductor Fred Mortimer BROADCAST on National Programme (BBC) 4.45pm “A Programme of Gramophone Records” “Foden Motor Works Band” Playing Kinilworth. Conductor Fred Mortimer BROADCAST on Stagshaw (BBC) 9.35pm “Foden Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer With Booth Unwin (Bass) (Also on Regional programme) BROADCAST on Regional Programme (BBC) 9.35pm “Foden Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer With Booth Unwin (Bass) (Also on Stagshaw) BROADCAST on Regional Programme (BBC) 1.15pm “Foden Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer (Also on National Programme) BROADCAST on Regional Programme (BBC) 1.15pm “Foden Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer (Also on Regional Programme) BROADCAST on Home Service (BBC) 7.10pm “Gramophone Records” “Foden Motor Works Band” playing ?

30 Sept 1939

2 Oct 1939

6 Oct 1939

6 Oct 1939

14 Oct 1939

31 Oct 1939

27 Nov 1939

25 Dec 1939

Conductor Fred Mortimer BROADCAST on Home Service (BBC) 1.45pm “Recordings of Foden’s Motor Works Band and Richard Crooks (Tenor)” “Foden Motor Works Band” playing ? Conductor Fred Mortimer BROADCAST on Home Service (BBC) 8.30pm (or am) “Military Bands on Gramophone Records “Foden Motor Works Band” playing ? Conductor Fred Mortimer BROADCAST on Home Service (BBC) 9.10am “Military Bands on Gramophone Records “Foden Motor Works Band” and Munn and Felton’s Works band Conductor Fred Mortimer BROADCAST on Home Service (BBC) 1pm “A Programme of Gramophone Records “Foden Motor Works Band” and Munn and Felton’s Works band Conductor Fred Mortimer BROADCAST on Home Service (BBC) 1.15pm “Foden Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer BROADCAST on Home Service (BBC) 12pm “Foden Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer With Ivan Mellodew (Baritone) BROADCAST on Home Service (BBC) 9.40am “Foden Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer BROADCAST on Home Service (BBC) 12pm “Foden Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer

1940 11 Feb 1940

25 Mar 1940

16 Apr 1940

19 May 1940

13 June 1940

16 June 1940

29 June 1940

BROADCAST on Home Service (BBC) 12.30pm “Foden Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer BROADCAST on Home Service (BBC) 10.30pm “Foden Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer BROADCAST on Home Service (BBC) 7.45am or pm “Foden Motor Works Band” On Record Conductor Fred Mortimer BROADCAST on Home Service (BBC) 4.10pm “Foden Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer BROADCAST on For the Forces (BBC) 3.45pm “Foden Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer With Booth Unwin (Baritone) BROADCAST on Home Service (BBC) 1.15pm “Blowing your own Trumpet” “Foden Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer Denis Wright talks about brass instruments with musical illustrations by Foden's Motor Works Band, conductor Fred Mortimer, and Grade Cole (Cornet Soloist) Originally one of the ' Music Makers' Half-Hour' series, this talk is being repeated at the request of many brass-band enthusiasts. The same artists as before are providing the musical illustrations, but some of the music to be played will be different. BROADCAST on For the Forces (BBC) 1.30pm “Foden Motor Works Band”

29 June 1940

21 July 1940

21 July 1940

28 Aug 1940

28 Aug 1940

22 Sept 1940

10 Nov 1940

15 Dec 1940

25 Dec 1940

Conductor Fred Mortimer (Also Broadcast on Home Service) BROADCAST on Home Service (BBC) 1.30pm “Foden Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer (Also Broadcast on For the Forces) BROADCAST on For the Forces (BBC) 11.50pm “Foden Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer (Also Broadcast on Home Service) BROADCAST on Home Service (BBC) 11.50pm “Foden Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer (Also Broadcast on For the Forces) Includes Overture Barber of Saville (Gioachino Rossini) Hadden hall Sullivan Duet The Moon hath Raised her Lamp Benedict BROADCAST on Home Service (BBC) 10.30am “Music While You Work” “Foden Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer (Also Broadcast on For the Forces) BROADCAST on For the Forces (BBC) 10.30am “Music While You Work” “Foden Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer (Also Broadcast on Home Service) BROADCAST on For the Forces (BBC) 4.30pm “Foden Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer BROADCAST on Home Service (BBC) 1.15pm “Foden Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer BROADCAST on Home Service (BBC) 11.30am “Foden Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer BROADCAST on For the Forces (BBC) 11am “Foden Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer

1941 11 Jan 1941

1 Feb 1941

1 Feb 1941

18 Mar 1941

19 Mar 1941

BROADCAST on For the Forces (BBC) 1.15pm “Brass Band Concert” “Foden Motor Works Band” On Gramophone Record Conductor Fred Mortimer BROADCAST on For the Forces (BBC) 3.30pm “Foden Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer (Also on Home Service) BROADCAST on Home Service (BBC) 3.30pm “Foden Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer (Also on For the Forces) BROADCAST on For the Forces (BBC) 7.45pm “Brass Brevities” Solos by Harry Mortimer Possibly with “Foden Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer BROADCAST on Home Service (BBC) 10.30am “Music While You Work”

19 Mar 1941

20 Apr 1941

8 May 1941

4 June 1941

5 July 1941

10 July 1941

31 July 1941

31 July 1941

24 Aug 1941

23 Sept 1941

28 Sept 1941

23 Oct 1941

23 Oct 1941

26 Nov 1941

“Foden Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer (also on For the Forces) BROADCAST on For the Forces (BBC) 10.30am “Music While You Work” “Foden Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer BROADCAST on Home Service (BBC) 11.15pm “Foden Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer Choral Prelude; Deep Harmony BROADCAST on For the Forces (BBC) 7.40pm “Foden Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer BROADCAST on For the Forces (BBC) 2.30pm “Foden Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer BROADCAST on For the Forces (BBC) 4pm “Brass Brevities” Soprano Cornet Solos Played by Charles Cook (of Fodens Motor Works Band) “Foden Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer BROADCAST on Home Service (BBC) 10.30am “Foden Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer BROADCAST on Home Service (BBC) 10.30am “Music While You Work” “Foden Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer (also on For the Forces) BROADCAST on For the Forces (BBC) 10.30am “Music While You Work” “Foden Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer (also on Home Service) BROADCAST on Home Service (BBC) 12.30pm “Foden Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer BROADCAST on Home Service (BBC) 10.30am “March Time” Gramophone Records including “Foden Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer BROADCAST on For the Forces (BBC) 9.30pm “Brass Bandstand” Programme 3 The Story of World Famous Bands. This week “Foden Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer BROADCAST on Home Service (BBC) 10.30am “Music While You Work” “Foden Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer (also on For the Forces) BROADCAST on For the Forces (BBC) 10.30am “Music While You Work” “Foden Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer (also on Home Service) BROADCAST on Home Service (BBC) 9am “Foden Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer

26 Nov 1941

Song Selection Old Timers (also on For the Forces) BROADCAST on For the Forces (BBC) 9am “Foden Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer Song Selection Old Timers (also on Home Service)

1942 10 Jan 1942

14 Jan 1942

14 Jan 1942

10 Feb 1942

3 Mar 1942

14 Apr 1942

3 May 1942

30 May 1942

22 June 1942

21 July 1942

22 July 1942

22 July 1942

BROADCAST on Home Service (BBC) 4pm “Massed Band Concert” “Foden Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer With Besses O’ Th’ Barn Band and Black Dyke Band Conducted by J Henry Iles from a concert Hall in the South. (Albert Hall, London) BROADCAST on Home Service (BBC) 3.45pm “Foden Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer With Violet Carson (Later Coronation Street actress). (also on For the Forces) BROADCAST on For the Forces (BBC) 3.45pm “Foden Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer With Violet Carson (Later Coronation Street actress). (also on Home Service) BROADCAST on For the Forces (BBC) 9.55pm “Foden Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer Soloist Harry Mortimer BROADCAST on For the Forces (BBC) 11.50am “Foden Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer BROADCAST on For the Forces (BBC) 2pm “Foden Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer Soloist Alec Mortimer BROADCAST on For the Forces (BBC) 12Noon “Foden Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer A Programme of Music by Rossini Including Overture from Barber of Saville Largo al Factotum (Solo Euphonium Alec Mortimer) Ballet Music William Tell Una Voce Poco fa’ (Solo Cornet Harry Mortimer) Selection BROADCAST on For the Forces (BBC) 7pm “Foden Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer BROADCAST on For the Forces (BBC) 8pm “Foden Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer BROADCAST on For the Forces (BBC) 12noon “Foden Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer BROADCAST on For the Forces (BBC) 7.15pm “Foden Motor Works Band” on Gramophone Record Conductor Fred Mortimer (Also on Home service) BROADCAST on Home Service (BBC) 7.15pm

31 July 1942

31 July 1942

14 Aug 1942

30 Aug 1942

“Foden Motor Works Band” on Gramophone Record Conductor Fred Mortimer (Also on For the Forces) BROADCAST on Home Service (BBC) 7.15pm “Foden Motor Works Band” on Gramophone Record Conductor Fred Mortimer (Also on For the Forces) BROADCAST on For the Forces (BBC) 7.15pm “Foden Motor Works Band” on Gramophone Record Conductor Fred Mortimer (Also on Home Service) BROADCAST on For the Forces (BBC) 11am “Foden Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer BROADCAST on For the Forces (BBC) 10am “Foden Motor Works Band” English Music Conductor Fred Mortimer

FROM THIS DATE ONWARDS THE BAND APPEARED IN VARIOUS PROGRAMMES ON GRAMOPHONE RECORDS. I have not listed these broadcasts only the programmes that feature the band playing live. 23 Oct 1942

6 Dec 1942

16 Dec 1942

BROADCAST on Home Service (BBC) 10.20pm “Foden Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer Soloist Alec Mortimer BROADCAST on Home Service (BBC) 7.45pm “Foden Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer BROADCAST on Home Service (BBC) 10pm “Foden Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer

1943 9 Jan 1943

27 Jan 1943

8 Feb 1943

21 Feb 1943

12 Mar 1943

27 Mar 1943

11 Apr 1943

23 Apr 1943

BROADCAST on Home Service (BBC) 8.25pm “Foden Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer BROADCAST on Home Service (BBC) 9.55pm “Foden Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer BROADCAST on Home Service (BBC) 10.05pm “Homage to Rimmer” The story of a famous brass band personality told by William Halliwell, Walter Nuttall, J.A. Greenwood and Fred Mortimer with “Foden Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer BROADCAST on Home Service (BBC) 3.30pm “Massed Brass Bands” “Foden Motor Works Band”, Fairey Aviation Works Band, Bickershaw Colliery Band, Conducted by Sir Granville Bantock From the Victoria Hall, Hanley BROADCAST on For the Forces (BBC) 8.30pm “Foden Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer BROADCAST on Home Service (BBC) 7.05pm (19.05) “Foden Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer BROADCAST on For the Forces (BBC) 11am “Foden Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer BROADCAST on For the Forces (BBC) 12 Noon

9 May 1943

27 May 1943

14 June 1943

24 June 1943

17 July 1943

1 Aug 1943

11 Aug 1943

6 Sept 1943

26 Sept 1943

26 Sept 1943

22 Nov 1943

25 Dec 1943

“Foden Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer BROADCAST on Home Service (BBC) 1.15pm “Foden Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer BROADCAST on For the Forces (BBC) 8.30pm “Foden Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer THIS WAS THE BAND’S 100th BROADCAST. BROADCAST on Home Service (BBC) 6.30pm “Music in the Parks” Bank Holiday at home in Manchester listening to the Band of the Manchester Regiment from Wythenshawe Park, and “Foden Motor Works Band” from Debdale Park Gorton Conductor Fred Mortimer BROADCAST on Home Service (BBC) 7.30pm “Brass Bandstand” The Story of the Famous band for their 101 st Broadcast. “Foden Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer Programme introduced by J Henry Iies and produced by Arthur Spencer. BROADCAST on For the Forces (BBC) 7.30pm “Foden’s Visits the Forces” from an RAF Camp in the North West. “Foden Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer BROADCAST on For the Forces (BBC) 11am “Foden Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer BROADCAST on For the Forces (BBC) 12.30pm “Foden Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer BROADCAST on Home Service (BBC) 8pm “Foden Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer BROADCAST on For the Forces (BBC) 3.30pm “Massed Brass Bands” “Foden Motor Works Band”, Fairey Aviation Works Band, Bickershaw Colliery Band, Conducted by Sir Adrian Bolt From the King’s Hall, Belle Vue, Manchester BROADCAST on For the Forces (BBC) 6.50pm “Foden Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer BROADCAST on For the Forces (BBC) 8pm “Foden’s Visits the Forces” from a Naval Training Ship. “Foden Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer BROADCAST on Home Service (BBC) 9.30am “Foden Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer

1944 13 Jan 1944

7 Feb 1944

7 Feb 1944

BROADCAST on For the Forces (BBC) 8.30pm “Foden Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer Soloist Harry Mortimer BROADCAST on Home Service (BBC) 3.30am “Foden Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer (Also on For the Forces) BROADCAST on For the Forces (BBC) 3.30pm “Foden Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer

7 Mar 1944

12 Mar 1944

14 Apr 1944

15 Apr 1944

16 May 1944

30 June 1944

11 July 1944

28 July 1944

1 Aug 1944

1 Sept 1944

29 Sept 1944

29 Oct 1944

12 Nov 1944

30 Nov 1944

(Also on Home Service) BROADCAST on General Forces (BBC) 9am “Foden Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer BROADCAST on Home Service (BBC) 3.30pm “Massed Brass Bands” “Foden Motor Works Band”, Fairey Aviation Works Band, Bickershaw Colliery Band, Black Dyke Mills, Conducted by Dr Malcolm Sargent From the King’s Hall, Belle Vue, Manchester BROADCAST on Home Service (BBC) 4.30pm “Music of Britain” “Foden Motor Works Band”, Conducted by Fred Mortimer BROADCAST on Home Service (BBC) 3.45pm “Massed Brass Bands” “Foden Motor Works Band”, Fairey Aviation Works Band, Bickershaw Colliery Band, Black Dyke Mills, Enfield Central, Luton Conducted by Sir Henry Wood From the Royal Albert Hall, London BROADCAST on Home Service (BBC) 12 Noon “Foden Motor Works Band”, Conducted by Fred Mortimer BROADCAST on Home Service (BBC) 4.30pm “Rossini” Overture The Barber of Saville Largo al factotum (Euphonium Solo David Morris) William Tell Una Voce Poco fa 1 (Cornet solo Harry Mortimer) “Foden Motor Works Band”, Conducted by Fred Mortimer BROADCAST on General Forces (BBC) 6.40pm “Foden Motor Works Band”, Conducted by Fred Mortimer BROADCAST on General Forces (BBC) 10am “Foden Motor Works Band”, Conducted by Fred Mortimer Soloist Bram Gay BROADCAST on General Forces (BBC) 7.40pm “Foden Motor Works Band”, Conducted by Fred Mortimer BROADCAST on General Forces (BBC) 10pm “Foden Motor Works Band”, Conducted by Fred Mortimer BROADCAST on Home Service (BBC) 6.55pm “Foden Motor Works Band”, Conducted by Fred Mortimer BROADCAST on Home Service (BBC) 6.30pm “Brass Bandstand” Programme 5. “Foden Motor Works Band”, Conducted by Fred Mortimer BROADCAST on Home Service (BBC) 6.30pm “Brass Bandstand” Programme 7. Featuring Massed Bands playing at Belle Vue Manchester for the Sir Henry J Wood Jubilee Fund arranged by J Henry Iiles With “Foden Motor Works Band”, Bickershaw Coliery, Brighouse and Rastrick Fairy Aviation Works Conducted by Albert Coates (BBC Recording 22 Oct 1944) BROADCAST on General Forces (BBC) 12.15pm

26 Dec 1944

“Foden Motor Works Band”, Conducted by Fred Mortimer With Reginald Charles (Bass) BROADCAST on General Forces (BBC) 7pm “Foden Motor Works Band”, Conducted by Fred Mortimer

1945 21 Jan 1945

24 Jan 1945

31 Jan 1945

15 Feb 1945

28 Feb 1945

16 Mar 1945

18 Mar 1945

18 Mar 1945

18 Mar 1945

3 June 1945

5 June 1945

11 July 1945

BROADCAST on Home Service (BBC) 6.30pm “Music While You Work” “Foden Motor Works Band”, Conducted by Fred Mortimer BROADCAST on General Forces (BBC) 1pm “Music by Arthur Wood” March All Clear played by “Foden Motor Works Band”, Conducted by Fred Mortimer Three Dale dances played by Black Dyke Mills Band BROADCAST on General Forces (BBC) 1pm “Foden Motor Works Band”, Conducted by Fred Mortimer BROADCAST on General Forces (BBC) 7.30pm “Music in the Morning” (A recording of) “Foden Motor Works Band”, Conducted by Fred Mortimer BROADCAST on General Forces (BBC) 12.10pm “Foden Motor Works Band”, Conducted by Fred Mortimer BROADCAST on General Forces (BBC) 5.30pm “Foden Motor Works Band”, Conducted by Fred Mortimer Soloist Bram Gay (Cornet) BROADCAST on Home Service (BBC) 3.45pm “Massed Brass Bands” from the Kings Hall, Belle Vue, Manchester Including “Foden Motor Works Band”, Bickershaw Colliery, Black Dyke Mills, Fairey Aviation Conducted by John Barbirolli BROADCAST on Home Service (BBC) 7pm “Brass Bandstand Programme 3” “Foden Motor Works Band”, Conducted by Fred Mortimer Introduced by Ralph Truman BROADCAST on Home Service (BBC) 6.30pm “Massed Brass Bands” Including “Foden Motor Works Band”, Bickershaw Colliery, Fairey Aviation Conducted by Harry Mortimer BROADCAST on Home Service (BBC) 3.45pm “Massed Brass Bands” from the Kings Hall, Belle Vue, Manchester Including “Foden Motor Works Band”, Black Dyke Mills, Fairey Aviation With the Liverpool Philharmonic Choir and Eva Turner (Soprano) Conducted by Sir Adrian Boult Introduced by Frank Phillips Organised by the Daily Herald from the Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool BROADCAST on General Forces (BBC) 6pm “Foden Motor Works Band”, Conducted by Fred Mortimer BROADCAST on General Forces (BBC) 11.45am “Foden Motor Works Band”,

Conducted by Fred Mortimer Soloist Bram Gay

LIGHT PROGRAMME 4 Aug 1945

23 Aug 1945

7 Oct 1945

20 Oct 1945

2 Dec 1945

25 Dec 1945

BROADCAST on Light Programme (BBC) 6pm “Foden Motor Works Band”, Conducted by Fred Mortimer BROADCAST on Light Programme (BBC) 6pm “Foden Motor Works Band”, Conducted by Fred Mortimer BROADCAST on Light Programme (BBC) 6.30pm “Massed Brass Bands” “Foden Motor Works Band”, Black Dyke Mills, Creswell Colliery, Fairey Aviation Works, Scottish CWS, with the Alexandra Choir, Eva Turner and Frank Titterton Conducted by Sir Adrian Bolt. Recorded excerpts from the Daily Herald Festival Concert held at the Royal Albert Hall, London Last Night (6 Oct 1945) BROADCAST on Light Programme (BBC) 6pm “Foden Motor Works Band”, Conducted by Fred Mortimer BROADCAST on Light Programme (BBC) 1pm “Foden Motor Works Band”, Conducted by Fred Mortimer BROADCAST on Home Service (BBC) 10.15am “Music for Christmas Morning” “Foden Motor Works Band”, Conducted by Fred Mortimer With the BBC Scottish Orchestra Conductor Ian Whyte Scottish Variety Orchestra Conductor Kemio Stephen With Janette Sclanders (Soprano) Jan Berenska and his Orchestra With Jack Wilson, Stephane Grappelly and his Quartet, With Denny Dennis

1946 3 Feb 1946

4 Apr 1946

25 Apr 1946

27 May 1946

8 June 1946

4 July 1946

14 Aug 1946

BROADCAST on Home Service (BBC) 6.30pm “Brass Bandstand” Programme 7 from the Holdsworth Hall, Manchester “Foden Motor Works Band”, Conducted by Fred Mortimer This Weeks Visitor, Reginald Foort Introduced by Christopher Stone BROADCAST on Light Programme (BBC) 1.30pm “Foden Motor Works Band”, Conducted by Fred Mortimer BROADCAST on Light Programme (BBC) 1.30pm “Foden Motor Works Band”, Conducted by Fred Mortimer BROADCAST on Light Programme (BBC) 1.30pm “Foden Motor Works Band”, Conducted by Fred Mortimer BROADCAST on Light Programme (BBC) 12.30pm “Music of the Allies” “Foden Motor Works Band”, Conducted by Fred Mortimer BROADCAST on Home Service (BBC) 12noon “Foden Motor Works Band”, Conducted by Fred Mortimer BROADCAST on Light Programme (BBC) 3.30pm “Music While You Work”

13 Sept 1946

15 Oct 1946

20 Dec 1946

“Foden Motor Works Band”, Conducted by Fred Mortimer BROADCAST on Light Programme (BBC) 1.30pm “Bandstand” “Foden Motor Works Band”, Conducted by Fred Mortimer BROADCAST on Home Service (BBC) 12pm “Foden Motor Works Band”, Conducted by Fred Mortimer BROADCAST on Light Programme (BBC) 1.30pm “Bandstand” “Foden Motor Works Band”, Conducted by Fred Mortimer

1947 17 Jan 1947

17 Feb 1947

29 Mar 1947

14 Apr 1947

29 May 1947

6 June 1947

23 July 1947

18 Sept 1947

12 Nov 1947

23 Nov 1947

BROADCAST on Light Programme (BBC) 1.30pm “Bandstand” “Foden Motor Works Band”, Conducted by Fred Mortimer BROADCAST on Light Programme (BBC) 1.30pm “Bandstand” “Foden Motor Works Band”, Conducted by Fred Mortimer BROADCAST on Light Programme (BBC) 1.30pm “Saturday Bandstand” From H.M.S. Excalibur, Alsager, Stoke on Trent (Now Cheshire) By permission of the Commanding Officer. “Foden Motor Works Band”, Conducted by Fred Mortimer With Helen Hill (Soprano) Robert Eason (Bass) Introduced by Peter Fettes Produced by Harry Mortimer BROADCAST on Light Programme (BBC) 5pm “Bandstand” “Foden Motor Works Band”, Conducted by Fred Mortimer BROADCAST on Home Service (BBC) 12pm “Bandstand” “Foden Motor Works Band”, Conducted by Fred Mortimer BROADCAST on Home Service (BBC) 7.15am “Morning Music” “Foden Motor Works Band”, Conducted by Fred Mortimer (BBC Recording) BROADCAST on Light Programme (BBC) 1.30pm “Bandstand” “Foden Motor Works Band”, Conducted by Fred Mortimer BROADCAST on Home Service (BBC) 12pm “Foden Motor Works Band”, Conducted by Fred Mortimer BROADCAST on Light Programme (BBC) 1.30pm “Bandstand” “Foden Motor Works Band”, Conducted by Fred Mortimer BROADCAST on Home Service (BBC) 6.30pm “Bandstand” “Foden Motor Works Band”, Conducted by Fred Mortimer

11 Dec 1947

26 Dec 1947

BROADCAST on Light Programme (BBC) 5.15pm “Bandstand” “Foden Motor Works Band”, Conducted by Fred Mortimer BROADCAST on Home Service (BBC) 7.15am “Morning Music” “Foden Motor Works Band”, Conducted by Fred Mortimer (BBC Recording)

1948 11 Dec 1948

30 Jan 1948

21 Feb 1948

3 Apr 1948

23 Apr 1948

5 June 1948

10 July 1948

7 Aug 1948

28 Sept 1948

27 Nov 1948

2 Dec 1948

27 Dec 1948

BROADCAST on Light Programme (BBC) 5.45pm “Bandstand” “Foden Motor Works Band”, Conducted by Fred Mortimer BROADCAST on Light Programme (BBC) 5.45pm “Bandstand” “Foden Motor Works Band”, Conducted by Fred Mortimer BROADCAST on Home Service at 1.40pm “Listen to the Band” The Fodens Motor Works Band Conducted by Fred Mortimer. BBC (Paid £31/10/0) BROADCAST on Home Service at 1.40pm “Listen to the Band” The Fodens Motor Works Band Conducted by Harry Mortimer. Soloist Bram Gay BROADCAST on Light Programme at 5.45pm “Bandstand” The Fodens Motor Works Band Conducted by Harry Mortimer. Soloist Harry Mather (Euphonium) BROADCAST on Home Service at 1.40pm “Listen to the Band” The Fodens Motor Works Band Conducted by Fred Mortimer. BROADCAST on Home Service at 1.45pm “Listen to the Band” The Fodens Motor Works Band Conducted by Fred Mortimer. BROADCAST on Home Service at 1.55pm “Listen to the Band” The Fodens Motor Works Band Conducted by Fred Mortimer. BROADCAST on Light Programme at 5.30pm “Bandstand” The Fodens Motor Works Band Conducted by Fred Mortimer. With Sara Buckley (Contralto) BROADCAST on Light Programme at 1.30pm “Bands across the Sea” and exchange programme of Military and Brass Bands of Great Britain and the Continent. Programme 4 with The Fodens Motor Works Band Conducted by Fred Mortimer BROADCAST on Light Programme at 5.15pm “Bandstand” The Fodens Motor Works Band Conducted by Fred Mortimer. BROADCAST on Light Programme at 11.15am

“Bandstand” with music played by seven championship bands The Fodens Motor Works Band Conducted by Fred Mortimer. Bickershaw Colliery Band Black Dyke Mills Band Carlton Main Frickley Colliery Band Fairey Aviation Works Band Grimethorpe Colliery Band Park and Dare Band

1949 27 Jan 1949

20 Feb 1949

15 Apr 1949

17 Apr 1949

4 June 1949

15 June 1949

1 July 1949

17 July 1949

30 July 1949

BROADCAST on Light Programme at 5pm “Bandstand” The Fodens Motor Works Band Conducted by Fred Mortimer. With Hedwig Stein (Piano) BROADCAST on Home Service at 1.40pm “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Fred Mortimer. BROADCAST on Light Programme at 2pm “Easter Bandstand” The Fodens Motor Works Band Conducted by Fred Mortimer. Bickershaw Colliery Band Black Dyke Mills Band Carlton Main Frickley Colliery Band Fairey Aviation Works Band The Irish Guards with the London Men’s Chorus BROADCAST on Light Programme at 2pm “Champion Bands” The Fodens Motor Works Band Conductor Fred Mortimer Duettists Harry Mather and W Kitson (William / Bill Kitson) BROADCAST on Home Service at 1.55pm “Listen to the Band” The Fodens Motor Works Band Conducted by Fred Mortimer. Soloist Eddie Gray (Ted Gray) BROADCAST on Light Programme at 6.30pm “On the Esplanade” from the Hoe, Plymouth The Fodens Motor Works Band Conducted by Fred Mortimer. BROADCAST on Light Programme at 5.15pm “Bandstand” The Fodens Motor Works Band Conducted by Harry Mortimer. BROADCAST on Light Programme at 6pm “Massed Champion Bands” The Fodens Motor Works Band Conducted by Fred Mortimer. Black Dyke Mills Brighouse and Rastrick City of Coventry Creswell Colliery Enfield Central Fairey Aviation Works Luton Munn and Felton’s Wingates BROADCAST on Home Service at 1.55pm “Listen to the Band”

9 Sept 1949

9 Sept 1949 (Continued)

4 Oct 1949

12 Nov 1949

1 Dec 1949

The Fodens Motor Works Band Conducted by Fred Mortimer. BROADCAST on Light Programme at 4.45pm “Bandstand” from the Parade Bandstand, Worthing The Fodens Motor Works Band Soloist Walter Illingworth BROADCAST on Light Programme at 5pm “Bandstand” from the Parade Bandstand, Worthing The Fodens Motor Works Band Soloist Walter Illingworth BROADCAST on Home Service at 6.45pm “Brass Bandstand” The Fodens Motor Works Band Conductor Fred Mortimer BROADCAST on Light Programme at 6pm “National Band Festival” Massed Brass Bands Conducted by Sir Malcolm Sargent From the Daily Herald Festival Concert at the Royal Albert Hall, London. The Fodens Motor Works Band Black Dyke Mills Brighouse and Rastrick Cambourne Town Clydebank Burgh Cory Workingmen’s Harton Colliery Morris Motors Munn and Felton’s works with the London Men’s Chorus BROADCAST on Light Programme at 5.45pm (See 12 Nov 1949) “Bandstand” Massed Brass Bands Conducted by Sir Malcolm Sargent and Harry Mortimer From the Daily Herald Festival Concert at the Royal Albert Hall, London. The Fodens Motor Works Band Black Dyke Mills Brighouse and Rastrick Cambourne Town Clydebank Burgh Cory Workingmen’s Harton Colliery Morris Motors Munn and Felton’s works with the London Men’s Chorus

1950 10 Jan 1950

24 Feb 1950

21 Mar 1950

19 Aug 1950

30 Aug 1950

BROADCAST on Home Service at 7pm “Brass Bandstand” Celebrating the Silver Jubilee of Fred Mortimer with The Fodens Motor Works Band Conductor Fred Mortimer BROADCAST on Light Programme at 11.30am “Foden’s Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer Nidderdale (Knaresboro’) Airedale (Kirkstall Abbey) Wharfedale (Ilkley Moor) BROADCAST on Home Service at 7pm “Brass Bandstand” The Fodens Motor Works Band Conductor Fred Mortimer BROADCAST on Home Service at 2.05pm “Listen to the Band” The Fodens Motor Works Band Conducted by Fred Mortimer. BROADCAST on Home Service at 6.30pm “Bright and Early” The Fodens Motor Works Band Conducted by Fred Mortimer.

15 Nov 1950

25 Dec 1950

BROADCAST on Home Service at 6.30pm “Bright and Early” The Fodens Motor Works Band Conducted by Fred Mortimer. BROADCAST on Light Programme at 10am “Follow the Bands” The Fodens Motor Works Band Black Dyke Mills Fairey Aviation Works Conducted by Harry Mortimer with a selection of Marches and Christmas Carols.

1951 3 Jan 1951

4 Mar 1951

4 Apr 1951

28 Apr 1951

20 July 1951

13 Sept 1951

1 Oct 1951

13 Nov 1951

BROADCAST on Light Programme at 5.30pm “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer With “Four Hands in Harmony” (Tony Lowry and Clive Richardson at Two Pianos) BROADCAST on Light Programme at 9.30am “Marching with the Band” “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer BROADCAST on Light Programme at 3.45pm “Music While You Work” “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer BROADCAST on Home Service at 1.50pm “Listen to the Band” “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer Including Balletomane, March des Buffons BROADCAST on Light Programme at 5pm “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer BROADCAST on Light Programme at 5.30pm “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer BROADCAST on Light Programme at 6pm “Men O’ Brass” Programme 1 “Bandsmen and Music of Yesterday” Harry Mortimer invites notable veteran conductors to join “The Fodens Motor Works Band” in a programme of Musical reminiscences. BROADCAST on Light Programme at 11.15am “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer Duettists Harry Mather and W Kitson (William / Bill Kitson)

1952 16 Feb 1952

22 Mar 1952

27 June 1952

15 July 1952

BROADCAST on Home Service at 2.10pm “Listen to the Band” “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer BROADCAST on Home Service at 2.10pm “Listen to the Band” Massed Bands of “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer Brighouse and Rastrick C.W.S. (Manchester) All conducted by Harry Mortimer BROADCAST on Light Programme at 11.15am “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer BROADCAST on Light Programme 5pm

17 July 1952

20 Aug 1952

2 Sept 1952

28 Sept 1952

5 Nov 1952

13 Dec 1952

31 Dec 1952

“The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer BROADCAST on Home Service at 7.30pm “Sounding Brass and Voices” “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer With The J.L. Riley Festival Choir of Macclesfield (Conductor J.L. Riley) BROADCAST on Light Programme at 6pm “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer BROADCAST on Light Programme at 11.15am “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer BROADCAST on Light Programme at 10am “Marching with the Band” “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer BROADCAST on Light Programme at 6pm “Music for the Royal Fireworks” By handel plated by “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer on Gramophone records. BROADCAST on Home Service at 1.55pm “Listen to the Band” “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer BROADCAST on Home Service at 3.45pm “Music While You Work” “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer

1953 7 Feb 1953

BROADCAST on Home Service at 1.55pm “Listen to the Bands” The Massed Bands of “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer Fairey Aviation Works Conductor Harry Mortimer Black Dyke Mills Concuctor Alex Mortimer 24 Feb 1953 BROADCAST on Light Programme at 5pm “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer 31 Mar 1953 BROADCAST on Light Programme at 5pm “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer 20 May 1953 BROADCAST on Home Service at 6.30am “Bright and Early” “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer 17 June 1953 BROADCAST on Home Service at 6.30am “Bright and Early” (Recorded) “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer FRED MORTIMER Died on the 20 June 1953 15 Aug 1953 BROADCAST on Home Service at 2pm “Listen to the Band” Area Champions 5 “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conductor Harry Mortimer The band was winner of the North Western Area Contest qualifying

27 Aug 1953

22 Oct 1953

25 Oct 1953

30 Oct 1953

for the Daily Herald National Championship of Great Britain. BROADCAST on Home Service at 6.20pm “Marching and Waltzing” “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conductor Harry Mortimer The Waltzes played by the Raeburn Orchestra Conductor Wynford Reynolds Programme introduced by Lionel Marson BROADCAST on Light Programme at 4.45pm to 5.30pm “National Brass Band Festival Massed Brass Bands” “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Black Dyke Mills Camborne Creswell Colliery Fairey Aviation Works Band Hanwell Silver Park and Dare Workingmen’s Wallsend Shipyard Tullis Russell Silver Conductors Harry Mortimer Sir Malcolm Sargeant Frank Wright BROADCAST on Light Programme at 3.30pm (REPEAT) “National Brass Band Festival Massed Brass Bands” “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Black Dyke Mills Camborne Creswell Colliery Fairey Aviation Works Band Hanwell Silver Park and Dare Workingmen’s Wallsend Shipyard Tullis Russell Silver Conductors Harry Mortimer Sir Malcolm Sargeant Frank Wright BROADCAST on Light Programme at 12.15pm “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conductor Harry Mortimer

1954 6 Jan 1954

4 Mar 1954

19 Mar 1954

30 Apr 1954

7 July 1954

11 July 1954

BROADCAST on Light Programme at 6.30am “Bright and Early” “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conductor Harry Mortimer BROADCAST on BBC TV (Paid £94) First Television appearance by the Fodens Motor Works Band. (Programme unknown) BROADCAST on Light Programme at 12.15pm “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conductor Harry Mortimer BROADCAST on Light Programme at 5pm “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conductor Harry Mortimer With Margaret Pollard (Soprano) BROADCAST on Light Programme at 6.30am “Bright and Early” “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conductor Harry Mortimer BROADCAST on Light Programme at 6.30am “New Music for Brass Band”

28 July 1954

4 Sept 1954

24 Sept 1954

17 Dec 1954

18 Dec 1954

Last night in the Free Trade Hall, Manchester The Light Programme awarded prizes to two composers of new music for Brass Band and to commemorate the “Grand Old Man” of the Brass band Worls Fred Mortimer (1880-1953) Rooney Pelletier presents a report on the occasion and recordings of the winning compositions played by the “All-Star Concert Brass Band of Great Britain” with “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conductor Harry Mortimer OBE BROADCAST on Light Programme at 6pm “Brass Bandstand” “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conductor Harry Mortimer OBE Scottish CWS (Glasgow) Brighouse and Rastrick (Yorkshire) Park and Dare Workingmen’s (SouthWales) BROADCAST on Home Service at 6.30pm “Brass Bandstand” “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conductor Harry Mortimer OBE Brighouse and Rastrick (Yorkshire) Park and Dare Workingmen’s (SouthWales) BROADCAST on Home Service at 6.30pm “Bright and Early” “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conductor Rex Mortimer BROADCAST on Light Programme at 5pm “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conductor Fred Mortimer (On Record) BROADCAST on Home Service at 2.10pm “Listen to the Band” “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conductor Harry Mortimer Duettists Teddy Gray and Desmond Thomas

1955 2 Feb 1955

28 Feb 1955

5 Mar 1955

25 Mar 1955

BROADCAST on BBC TV at 8.15pm “Men O Brass” Music for the Brass band played by “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Fairey Aviation Works Band Introduced and Conducted by Harry Mortimer The programme includes the suite “Kenilworth” by Sir Arthur Bliss Conducted by the composer. Presented by Philip Bate from the New Central Hall, Manchester. BROADCAST on Home Service at 1.40pm “For the Schools” For Country Schools “The Ganges” Script by John Seymour 2pm “The Music Box” by Gordon Reynolds 2.10pm Orchestral Concerts – Foden’s Motor Works Band Conducted by Harry Mortimer who also introduces the programme. (Recorded 3 Feb 1955 Paid £90) 2.40pm “The Bible and Life” Script by Christine Dudley 3pm Rose and Verse Readings by Sir William Dillon BROADCAST on Home Service at 2.10pm “Listen to the Band” “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Harry Mortimer. BROADCAST on Home Service at 6.30am “Bright and Early” “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Rex Mortimer.

29 Apr 1955

26 May 1955

22 June 1955

10 July 1955

6 Aug 1955

10 Sept 1955

8 Oct 1955

26 Oct 1955

12 Nov 1955

9 Dec 1955

BROADCAST on Home Service at 6.30am “Bright and Early” “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Rex Mortimer. BROADCAST on Light Programme (BBC) at 4.45pm “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Rex Mortimer. With Joan Butler (Soprano) BROADCAST on Home Service at 6.30am “Bright and Early” “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Rex Mortimer. BROADCAST on Light Programme at 2.15pm “New Music for Brass Band” (Annual Awards) Last night in the Victoria Hall, Hanley, The Light Programme awarded prizes to the winning composers of new music for Brass Band. Paul Jennings presents a report on the occasion and recordings of the winning compositions played by the “All-Star Concert Brass Band of Great Britain” with “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conductor Harry Mortimer OBE BROADCAST on Home Service at 2pm “Listen to the Band” “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Harry Mortimer. BROADCAST on Light Programme at 2.45pm “Bandstand” from the Hoe, Plymouth “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Rex Mortimer. BROADCAST on Home Service at 2pm “Listen to the Bands” “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Rex Mortimer. Brighouse and Rastrick Munn and Felton’s Works Guest Conductor Eric Ball in recorded excerpts from the Festival Concert held in Huddersfield Town Hall on Saturday 1 October 1955. BROADCAST on Home Service at 6.30am “Bright and Early” “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Rex Mortimer. Recorded 25 Oct 1955. BROADCAST on Home Service at 2pm “Listen to the Bands” “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Rex Mortimer. Brighouse and Rastrick Munn and Felton’s Works Guest Conductor Eric Ball in recorded excerpts from the Festival Concert held in Huddersfield Town Hall on Saturday 1 October 1955. BROADCAST on Light Programme (BBC) at 5.30pm “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Harry Mortimer.

1956 11 Jan 1956

25 Feb 1956

BROADCAST on Home Service at 6.30am “Bright and Early” “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Harry Mortimer. BROADCAST on Home Service at 2pm

10 Apr 1956

21 Apr 1956

20 June 1956

29 June 1956

28 July 1956

8 Sept 1956

27 Oct 1956

9 Nov 1956

28 Nov 1956

“Listen to the Bands” Overtures in Contrast “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Harry Mortimer. BROADCAST on Light Programme (BBC) at 11.30am “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Rex Mortimer. BROADCAST on Home Service at 2.10pm “Listen to the Bands” “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Rex Mortimer. Fairey Aviation Works Morris Motors Recorded excerpts from the concert held at the Centenary Hall, Stockport on 1 March BROADCAST on Home Service at 6.33am “Bright and Early” “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Rex Mortimer. BROADCAST on Light Programme at 3pm “New Music for Brass” “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Harry Mortimer. Scottish CWS Band Scottish All Star Band Other Conductors William Alwyn and Ian Whyte BROADCAST on Home Service at 2.15pm “Listen to the Bands” “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Harry Mortimer. BROADCAST on Light Programme at 2.50pm “Bandstand” from the Hoe Bandstand at Plymouth “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Rex Mortimer. BROADCAST on Light Programme at 9pm “National Brass Band Festival” “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Rex Mortimer. Black Dyke Mills Cambourne Town Clydebank Burgh Cory Harton Colliery Morris Motors Munn and Felton’s Works Ruchden Temperance Conducted by Dr Karl Ranki BROADCAST on Light Programme at 3pm “New Music for Brass” Recorded excerpts from the Festival Concert held at the Usher Hall, Edinburgh earlier in the year. (26 May 1956) “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Harry Mortimer. Scottish CWS Band Scottish All Star Band Other Conductors William Alwyn and Ian Whyte BROADCAST on Home Service at 6.33am “Bright and Early” “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Rex Mortimer.

1957 9 Feb 1957

BROADCAST on Light Programme at 3.15pm

20 Mar 1957

16 Apr 1957

3 July 1957

18 Aug 1957

8 Oct 1957

29 Oct 1957

10 Dec 1957

“The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Rex Mortimer. BROADCAST on Home Service at 6.33am “Bright and Early” “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Rex Mortimer. BROADCAST on Light Programme at 11.33am “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Rex Mortimer. BROADCAST on Home Service at 6.33am “Bright and Early” “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Rex Mortimer. BROADCAST on Light Programme at 10am “On Parade” “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Rex Mortimer. BROADCAST on Light Programme at 10am “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Rex Mortimer. BROADCAST on Light Programme at 10am “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Rex Mortimer. BROADCAST on Light Programme at 10am “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Rex Mortimer.

1958 11 Jan 1958

15 Feb 1958

22 Apr 1958

24 June 1958

6 Aug 1958

8 Sept 1958

11 Oct 1958

1 Dec 1958

BROADCAST on Light Programme at 10am “Bandstand” “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Rex Mortimer. With Four Hands in Harmony (Tony Lowry and Clive Richardson at Two Pianos) BROADCAST on Light Programme at 3pm “Bandstand” “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Rex Mortimer. With Kenneth Tudor (Bass- Baritone) BROADCAST on Light Programme at 10am “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Rex Mortimer. BROADCAST on Light Programme at 10am “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Rex Mortimer. BROADCAST on Home Service at 11am “Marching and Waltzing” “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Rex Mortimer. The waltzes played by the Raeburn Orchestra Conductor Wynford Reynolds BROADCAST on Light Programme at 11.30am “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Rex Mortimer. BROADCAST on Light Programme at 3.10pm “Bandstand” “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Rex Mortimer. With Tommy Reilly (Harmonica – Later the Navy Lark Theme) BROADCAST on Light Programme at 11.30am “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Rex Mortimer.

1959 10 Jan 1959

28 Feb 1959

30 Mar 1959

16 May 1959

27 July 1959

28 Aug 1959

9 Oct 1959

9 Oct 1959

24 Oct 1959

14 Nov 1959

19 Dec 1959

26 Dec 1959

1960

BROADCAST on Light Programme at 4.15pm “Bandstand” “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Rex Mortimer. With Martin Lukina (Accordion) BROADCAST on Light Programme at 3pm “Bandstand” “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Rex Mortimer. With David Buchan (Piano) BROADCAST on Light Programme at 11.30am “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Rex Mortimer. BROADCAST on Light Programme at 3.45pm “Bandstand” “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Rex Mortimer. BROADCAST on Light Programme at 11.30am “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Rex Mortimer. BROADCAST on Light Programme at 3pm “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Rex Mortimer. With Martin Lukins (Accordion) BROADCAST on Light Programme at 3pm “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Rex Mortimer. With Edward Rubach and Robert Docker at Two Pianos. (Also on Home Service) BROADCAST on Home Service at 3pm “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Rex Mortimer. With Edward Rubach and Robert Docker at Two Pianos. (Also on Light Programme) BROADCAST on Light Programme at 9pm “National Brass Band Festival” from the Royal Albert Hall, London Massed Bands of “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Black Dyke Mills Cardiff (Melingriffith) Fairey Morris Motors Rushton Temprence Conducted by Sir Arthur Bliss . BROADCAST on Light Programme at 4.15pm “Bandstand” “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Rex Mortimer. BROADCAST on Third Programme at 6pm “Music for Brass Band” “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Rex Mortimer and Harry Mortimer. BROADCAST on Light Programme at 3pm “Bandstand” “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Rex Mortimer. With Martin Lukins (Accordion)

13 Feb 1960

7 May 1960

7 May 1960

24 May 1960

22 June 1960

14 Sept 1960

23 Sept 1960

1 Nov 1960

1 Nov 1960

19 Nov 1961

BROADCAST on Light Programme at 3pm “Bandstand” “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Rex Mortimer. With Osian Ellis (Harp) BROADCAST on Light Programme at 3pm “Music” “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Rex Mortimer. With the BBC Northern Dance Orchestra directed by Alan Ainsworth And Gisele MacKenzie on Gramophone Records BROADCAST on Light Programme at 5.40pm “Music” “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Rex Mortimer. With John Raitt on Gramophone Records BROADCAST on The Home Service at 10.30am “Music While You Work” “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Rex Mortimer. BROADCAST on Light Programme at 5.30pm “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Rex Mortimer. BROADCAST on Home Service at 11am “Marching and Waltzing” “The Fodens Motor Works Band” (Marches Recorded) Conducted by Rex Mortimer. With Waltzes played by Anton and his Orchestra BROADCAST on Light Programme at 3pm “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Rex Mortimer. BROADCAST on Light Programme at 10.31am “Music While you Work” “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Rex Mortimer. (Also on the Home Service) BROADCAST on Home Service at 10.31am “Music While you Work” “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Rex Mortimer. (Also on the Light Programme) BROADCAST on Light Programme at 3pm “Bandstand” “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Rex Mortimer. With Edward Rubach and Robert Docker at Two Pianos.

1961 25 Jan 1961

4 Mar 1961

BROADCAST on Home Service at 10.31am “Music While you Work” “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Rex Mortimer. BROADCAST on Light Programme at 3pm “Brass Bands on Parade” Featuring the All Star Band of Great Britain. “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Black Dyke Mills Brighouse and Rastrick CWS Manchester Fairey’s Morris Motors

15 Mar 1961

15 Mar 1961

15 May 1961

10 July 1961

28 Aug 1961

26 Sept 1961

30 Nov 1961

23 Dec 1961

Munn and Felton’s (Footwear) BROADCAST on Home Service at 10.31am “Music While you Work” “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Rex Mortimer. (Also on Light Programme) BROADCAST on Light Programme at 10.31am “Music While you Work” “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Rex Mortimer. (Also on Home Service) BROADCAST on Light Programme at 6.30am “Morning Music” “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Rex Mortimer. With the BBC Midland Light Orchestra Conductor Jack Coles And the Albert Delroy Quartet Jimmy Leach and his Organlian Quartet BROADCAST on Light Programme at 6.30am “Morning Music” “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Rex Mortimer. With the BBC Midland Light Orchestra Conductor Gilbert Vinter And the Albert Delroy Quartet Jerry Allen and his Trio BROADCAST on Light Programme at 6.30am “Morning Music” “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Rex Mortimer. With the BBC Midland Light Orchestra Conductor Jack Coles And the Albert Delroy Quartet Jerry Allen and his Trio BROADCAST on Home Service at 7pm “Listen to the Band” “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Rex Mortimer. BROADCAST on Light Programme at 6.30am “Morning Music” “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Rex Mortimer. With the BBC Midland Light Orchestra Conductor David Curry And the Albert Delroy Quartet Southern Serenade directed by Lou Whiteson Jimmy Leach and his Organlian Quartet BROADCAST on Light Programme at 3.15pm “Bandstand” “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Rex Mortimer.

1962 6 Jan 1962

15 Mar 1962

BROADCAST on Light Programme at 3.15pm “Bandstand” Recorded at the Civic Hall, Wolverhampton On the 26 November 1961 With the Men O Brass Including “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Fairey Morris Motors Conducted by Harry Mortimer. BROADCAST on Light Programme at 6.30am “Bright and Early” (Moved from Home Service)

14 Apr 1962

3 May 1962

26 May 1962

14 Aug 1962

13 Sept 1962

21 Nov 1962

29 Nov 1962

“The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Rex Mortimer. BROADCAST on Light Programme at 6pm “Band Parade” “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Rex Mortimer. With the Band of the Royal Danish Lifeguards The Ulster Singers Compiled and Introduced by Paul Martin BROADCAST on Light Programme at 6.30am “Bright and Early” “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Rex Mortimer. BROADCAST on Light Programme at 2.45pm “Bandstand” “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Rex Mortimer. With Osian Ellis (Harp) BROADCAST on Home Service at 7pm “Listen to the Band” “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Rex Mortimer. BROADCAST on Light Programme at 6.30am “Bright and Early” “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Rex Mortimer. BROADCAST on Light Programme at 9.31pm “Sounding Brass and Voices” in the City Hall, Sheffield With the Massed Bands of “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Black Dyke Mills CWS (Manchester) Fairey Conducted by Charles Groves. With the Philharmonic Chorus Ranken Bushby (Bass baritone) William Lang (Trumpet) Introduced by Tom Naisby BROADCAST on Light Programme at 6.30am “Bright and Early” “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Rex Mortimer.

1963 5 Jan 1963

19 Jan 1963

5 Mar 1963

BROADCAST on Light Programme at 2.32pm “Bandstand” Recorded at the Civic Hall, Wolverhampton On the 25 November 1962 With the Men O Brass Including “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Fairey Morris Motors Conducted by Harry Mortimer. BROADCAST on Light Programme at 3.15pm “Bandstand” “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Rex Mortimer. BROADCAST on Home Service at 7pm “Listen to the Band” “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Rex Mortimer.

25 Apr 1963

4 July 1963

16 Sept 1963

19 Sept 1963

14 Oct 1963

BROADCAST on Light Programme at 6.30am “Bright and Early” “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Rex Mortimer. BROADCAST on Light Programme at 6.30am “Bright and Early” “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Rex Mortimer. BROADCAST on Home Service at 7pm “Men O Brass” “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Fairey Morris Motors (BMC) Conducted by Harry Mortimer. BROADCAST on Light Programme at 6.30am “Bright and Early” “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Rex Mortimer. BROADCAST on Home Service at 7pm “Men O Brass” “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Rex Mortimer.

1964 7 Apr 1964

20 May 1964

21 Nov 1964

BROADCAST on Light Programme at 8pm “Champion Brass” “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Rex Mortimer. BROADCAST on Home Service at 7pm “Northern Brass” “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Rex Mortimer. BROADCAST on Light Programme at 6.30pm “Listen to the Bands” Harry Mortimer introduced “Men O Brass” “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Fairey Morris Motors (BMC) Conducted by Harry Mortimer. Highlights from the BBC Light Programme Music Festival broadcast on the 16 May 1964.

1965 23 Mar 1965

6 Apr 1965

7 Dec 1965

BROADCAST on NETWORK THREE at 6pm “Bandstand” “Men O Brass” with “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Fairey Morris Motors (BMC) Conducted by Harry Mortimer. BROADCAST on NETWORK THREE at 6pm “Bandstand” “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Rex Mortimer. Playing the Music of John Ireland Comedy Overture A Downland Suite Prelude, Elergy, Minuet, Rondo BROADCAST on NETWORK THREE at 6pm “Bandstand” “The Fodens Motor Works Band”

Conducted by Rex Mortimer. Playing the Music of Peter Yorke Overture, The Explorers Suite, Shipbuilders Overture, Jodrell Bank

1966 16 July 1966

15 Oct 1966

22 Oct 1966

28 Oct 1966

BROADCAST on Light Programme at 4.30pm “Saturday Bandstand” Introduced by Sandra Chalmers. “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Rex Mortimer. Produced by William Relton (First Broadcast on the 16 July 1966 / Repeated 3 Dec 1966 – See Radio Times) BREAKFAST SPECIAL on Light Programme at 5.30am With Bruce Wyndham Including “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Rex Mortimer. BROADCAST on Light Programme at 4.30pm “Saturday Bandstand” from the Kings Hall, Belle Vue, Manchester Recorded on the 4 September 1966. Featuring the Massed bands of “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Black Dyke Mills BMC CWS (Manchester) Conducted by Harry Mortimer. With the Sale and District Musical Society The concert also included the comedian Jimmy Edwards who will also conduct and play with the band. Compere Ian Wallace (Bass Baitone and BBC Celebrity) BROADCAST on Light Programme at 9.30pm “FRIDAY NIGHT IS MUSIC NIGHT” From the stage of the Camden Theatre, London. Sydney Torch conducts the BBC Concert Orchestra with the Friday Night Singers Cynthia Glover, Raimund Merincx William Davies “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Rex Mortimer. Introduced by Jimmy Kingsbury 1. Signature Tune (Charles Williams) BBC Concert Orchestra 2. March The Thin Red Line (Kenneth Alford) FODEN’S BAND 3. Slavonic Dance No 8 in G Minor (Dvorak) Orchestra 4. Sig Tune / Song of Songs / Come to the Ball Vocal Cynthia Glover and Raimund Herincx 5. Getting to Know You – The King and I (Rogers arr Torch) Vocal Cynthia Glover 6. Souveniers De France (Trad arr Hanmer) FODEN’S BAND 7. Sig Tune (Friday Knights and William Davies) Road to the Isles (Trad McCartney) Belinda (D Heneker arr McCartney) Follow Me (Roberts) 8. Dubarry Waltzes (Millocker arr Torch) Orchestra 9. Non Piu Andrai – The Marriage of Figaro (Mozart) Vocal Raimund Herincx 10. Valce Caprice (Etherington) FODEN’S BAND Cornet duo Teddy Gray and Jimmy Charles 11. VOCAL SELECTION from KISMET (Wright, Forest arr Torch) Night of My Nights (Chorus) This is My Beloved (Cynthia Glover) The Olive Tree (Raimund Herincx)

3 Dec 1966

Baubles, Bangles and Beads (Cynthia Glover and Chorus) Stranger in Paradise (Cynthia Glover, Raimund Herincx and Chorus) 12. Farandole –L’Arlesienne (Bizet) Orchestra 13. COMMUNITY MEDLEY Yes Sir That’s My Baby (Donaldson) Chorus If You were the Only Girl in the World (Ayer) Raimund Herincx Always (Berlin) Cynthia Glover Goodbye Dolly Gray (Barnes) Raimund Herincx 14. Signature Tune (Charles Williams) BBC Concert Orchestra BROADCAST on Light Programme at 4.30pm “Saturday Bandstand” Introduced by Sandra Chalmers. “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Rex Mortimer. Produced by William Relton (First Broadcast on the 16 July 1966)

1967 16 Mar 1967

3 Dec 1966

3 Dec 1966

BROADCAST on Light Programme at 10.31am “Music While You Work”. “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Rex Mortimer. BROADCAST on Light Programme at 4.30pm “Saturday Bandstand” Introduced by Alan Sykes “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Rex Mortimer. Produced by David Richardson BROADCAST on NETWORK THREE at 5.55pm “Bandstand” “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Rex Mortimer.

BBC RADIO 1,2,3,4 Came into existence in 1967 6 Nov 1967

BROADCAST on BBC Radio 2 at 1.31pm “Listen to the Band” John Dunn Introduces The Fodens Motor Works Band Conducted by Rex Mortimer.

1968 1 June 1968

24 Aug 1968

25 Nov 1968

BROADCAST on BBC Radio 2 at 6pm “Trades Union Congress – Centenary Day Music 1868 to 1968” Recoded Earlier in the Day at the Kings Hall, Belle Vue, Manchester Men O Brass including “The Fodens Motor Works Band” BMC Concert Band Fairey Band The Voices of the Felling Male Voice Choir Rossendale Make Voice Choir Conducted by Harry Mortimer. Introduced by Tom Naisby Produced by William Relton and David Richardson BROADCAST on BBC Radio 2 at 12.02pm “Marching and Waltzing” “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Rex Mortimer. With Waltzes played by the BBC Midland Light Orchestra Conductor Gilbert Vinter With Elaine Blighton (Soprano) Introduced by John Dunn Produced by Allan Giles BROADCAST on BBC Radio 3 at 5.50pm

“Bandstand” “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Rex Mortimer.

1969 8 Mar 1969

6 June 1969

20 Sept 1969

13 Oct 1969

BROADCAST on BBC Radio 2 at 12.02pm “Marching and Waltzing” “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Rex Mortimer. With Waltzes played by the BBC Midland Light Orchestra Conductor Geoffrey Brand With Elaine Blighton (Soprano) Introduced by Jimmy Kingsbury Produced by Allan Giles BROADCAST on BBC Radio 3 at 5.30pm “The Vintage Years of Crystal Palace” Programme 2 of 3. Looking back at the History of “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Rex Mortimer. Produced by Dave Richardson BROADCAST on BBC Radio 2 at 1pm “Marching and Waltzing” “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Rex Mortimer. With Waltzes played by the BBC Midland Light Orchestra Conductor Havelock Nelson With Marion Studholme (Soprano) Introduced by John Dunn Produced by Allan Giles BROADCAST on BBC Radio 3 at 5.45pm “Bandstand” “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Rex Mortimer. Included Malcolm Arnold Little Suite No 2 David Stone Suite – Sounding Brass

1970 6 Apr 1970

21 Sept 1970

10 Oct 1970

10 Oct 1970

BROADCAST on BBC Radio 3 at 5.45pm “Bandstand” “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Rex Mortimer. Eric Cundall Overture – Black-friars Barrie Chester Arabella (Euphonium Solo Colin Cranson) Eric Ball Devon Fantasy BROADCAST on BBC Radio 3 at 5.45pm “Bandstand” “The Fodens Motor Works Band” Conducted by Rex Mortimer. Peter Yorke - Overture – The Explorers George Hespe – Melodie et Caprice (Trombone Solo Alec English) Hubert Bath - Honour and Glory Harold Scull - Trumpet Tune for a Ceremonial Occasion Frank Hughes - Symphonic March BROADCAST on BBC Radio 2 at 6pm “Listen to the Band” Introduced by Jimmy Kingsbury, Producer Allan Giles The Fodens Motor Works Band Conducted by Rex Mortimer. BROADCAST on BBC Radio 2 at 9.15pm “National and World Champion Brass Band – Festival Concert” Highlights of Todays events at the Royal Albert Hall, London Including the 1970-71 National Championships playing the

winning test piece “The Pride of Youth” by Gordon Jacob Introduced by Douglas Smith, Producer Allan Giles Items by the Massed Bands of CWS (Manchester) Fairey The Fodens Motor Works Band GUS (Footwear) Brighouse and Rastrick Conducted by Eric Bell. Including Overture: Benvenuto Cellini (Berlioz arr Frank Wright)

1971 12 Jan 1971

18 Oct 1971

BROADCAST on BBC Radio 2 at 8pm “Contrasts” Producer John Chatfield Music in contrasting styles BBC Midland Light Orchestra and The Fodens Motor Works Band Conducted by Rex Mortimer. BROADCAST on BBC Radio 3 at 5.45pm “Bandstand” Men O Brass with The Fodens Motor Works Band BMC Concert Band Fairey Band Conducted by Harry Mortimer. 1. Holst Suite No 1 in E Flat 2. Gordon Jacob York Symphony (First performance commissioned by the British Federation of Brass bands)

1972 6 Mar 1972

BROADCAST on BBC Radio 3 at 5.35pm “Bandstand” The Fodens Motor Works Band Conducted by Rex Mortimer. Music by Denis Wright and Ireland. Joseph Hero vitz’s Sinfonietta (First Broadcast performance)

1973 20 Jan 1973

4 June 1973

16 July 1973

BROADCAST on BBC Radio 2 at 6pm “Brass Strings and Other Things” Introduced by Jimmy Kingsbury, Producer Allan Giles The Fodens Motor Works Band Conducted by Rex Mortimer. With the BBC Northern Ireland Orchestra BROADCAST on BBC Radio 3 at 5.15pm “A Century of Brass” Programme 1 of 4 Harry Mortimer traces the development of Brass Band Music over the last 100 years. Including The Fodens Motor Works Band Conducted by Rex Mortimer. BROADCAST on BBC Radio 3 at 5.15pm “A Century of Brass” Programme 4 of 4 Harry Mortimer traces the development of Brass Band Music over the last 100 years. Including The Fodens Motor Works Band Conducted by Rex Mortimer.

1974 9 June 1974

BROADCAST on BBC Radio 2 at 10.02pm “Brass Strings and Other Things” Introduced by Jimmy Kingsbury, Producer Allan Giles The Fodens Motor Works Band Conducted by Rex Mortimer.

30 Dec 1974

20 July 1975

With the BBC Radio Orchestra BROADCAST on BBC Radio 3 at 4.55pm “Bandstand” The Fodens Motor Works Band Conducted by Rex Mortimer. Music Edward Gregson, March Prelude. Peter Yorke Overture; The Explorers Hughes An Autumn Song Keithley Tone Poem; Lorenzo BROADCAST on BBC Radio 2 at 7.03am “Douglas Reeve” at the BBC Theatre Organ in a programme of requests and music from The Fodens Motor Works Band Conducted by Rex Mortimer. Producer Peter Pilbeam (BBC Manchester).

1976 1 Aug 1976

31 Aug 1976

BROADCAST on BBC Radio 2 at 7.03am “Douglas Reeve” at the BBC Theatre Organ in a programme of requests and music from The Fodens Motor Works Band Conducted by Rex Mortimer. Producer Peter Pilbeam (BBC Manchester). BROADCAST BBC 2 TV “BEST OF BRASS” at 8.35pm From the Floral Hall Southport. Fodens Band with Conductor James Scott V Rochdale Metropolitan Youth Band Conductor John Siswick Presenter Garald Harrison

1977 5 Jan 1977

5 Jan 1977

12 July 1977

BROADCAST on BBC Radio 2 at 8.02pm “Listen to the Band” Introduced by Charlie Chester, Producer John Bussell The Fodens Motor Works Band Conducted by James Scott . BROADCAST on BBC Radio 3 at 4.55pm “Bandstand” The Fodens Motor Works Band Conducted by James Scott. Music by Edward Gregson, Denis Wright and Bliss (BBC Manchester) BROADCAST on BBC Radio 2 at 8.02pm “Among your Souvenirs” Introduced by Alan Keith The Fodens Motor Works Band Conducted by James Scott With Lynda Richardson, Lindsay Benson, The Co-eds The Reginald Leopold Orchestra

1978 31 Jan 1978

17 Apr 1978

BROADCAST on BBC Radio 2 at 9.02pm “Among your Souvenirs” Introduced by Alan Keith The Fodens Motor Works Band Conducted by James Scott, Producer Barry Knight With Cynthia Glover Niall Murray The Brooks Barbershop The Reginald Leopold Orchestra BROADCAST on BBC Radio 3 at 5.15pm “Bandstand” The Fodens Motor Works Band Conducted by James Scott. Music by Denis Wright Overture; The Sea (Thalassa)

17 May 1978

26 May 1978

2 July 1978

11 July 1978

Gordon Langford Prelude and Fugue Gilbert Vinter Spectrum (BBC Manchester) BROADCAST on BBC Radio 2 at 7.33pm “Listen to the Band” Introduced by Charlie Chester, Producer John Bussell The Fodens Motor Works Band Conducted by James Scott. BROADCAST on BBC Radio 3 at 4.55pm “This weeks Composer” Elgar The Fodens Motor Works Band Conducted by James Scott. Playing Seven Suite op 87 (Abridged0 With London Symphony Orchestra London Philharmonic Orchestra (Gramophone record) BROADCAST on BBC Radio 2 at 6.33am (or pm) “Sam on Sunday” Introduced by Sam Costa, Producer Peter Pilbeam (BBC Manchester) With Douglas Reeve on the BBC Theatre Organ The Fodens Motor Works Band Conducted by James Scott. BROADCAST on BBC Radio 2 at 9.02pm “Among Your Souvenirs” Introduced by Alan Keith, Producer Barry Knight The Fodens Motor Works Band Conducted by James Scott. With Cynthia Clover, Leslie Fyson The Reginald Leopold Orchestra.

1979 21 May 1979

1 Aug 1979

13 Oct 1979

BROADCAST on BBC Radio 3 at 4.55pm “Bandstand” The Fodens Motor Works Band Conducted by James Scott. Music - Arthur Butterworth Caliban (Scherzo Malevolo) Elgar Severn Suite (BBC Manchester) BROADCAST on BBC Radio 2 at 7.33pm “Listen to the Band” Introduced by Charlie Chester, Producer Anthony Wills The Fodens Motor Works Band Conducted by Derek Garside. BROADCAST on BBC Radio 3 at 11.15am “The Trumpets” / “Gilbert Vinter” (Died 10 Oct 1965) Programme 1 of 2 marking the tenth anniversary of his death. Recorded as part of a concert in the Free Trade Hall, Manchester, last June. (BBC Manchester) The Fodens Motor Works Band Conducted by Maurice Handford. Forbes Robinson (Bass) Halle Choir Besses O’ Th’ Barn Band (BBC Band of the Year 1978)

1980 6 Jan 1980

BROADCAST on BBC Radio 2 at 6.03am (or pm) “Sam on Sunday” Introduced by Sam Costa, Producer Charkes Clark-Maxwell (BBC Manchester) With Dudley Savage on the BBC Theatre Organ The Fodens Motor Works Band

26 Apr 1980

6 Sept 1980

Conducted by Derek Garside. BROADCAST on BBC Radio 3 at 11.15am “Bandstand” The Fodens Motor Works Band Conducted by Derek Garside. Gordon Jacob Overture; Pride of Youth Henry Geehl – Threnody Gordon Langford Rhapsody for Trombone and Band Soloist Norman Law (BBC Manchester) BROADCAST on BBC Radio 3 at 11.15am “Brass at the Free Trade Hall” The Fodens Motor Works Band Conducted by James Scott. (Returned to the band?) Besses O’ Th’ Barn Band (Conductor Roy Newsome) Brass Bands Guest conductor Maurice Handford Arthur Butterworth Cali ban Roger Payne Dance Sequence William Walton Coronation March Crown Imperial (BBC Manchester)

1981 28 Apr 1981

7 Nov 1981

BROADCAST on BBC Radio 3 at 2pm “The Trumpets” a cantata by Gilbert Vinter. The Fodens Motor Works Band Besses O’ Th’ Barn Band Bands Conducted by Maurice Handford. Forbes Robinson (Bass) Halle Choir (BBC Manchester) BROADCAST on BBC Radio 3 at 11.15am “Bandstand” The Fodens Motor Works Band Conducted by Howard Snell. (BBC Manchester)

1982 10 Apr 1982

20 Apr 1982

BROADCAST on BBC TV 2 at 10.45am “Harry Mortimer – Man of Brass” A Programme Celebrating the 80th Birthday of Harry Mortimer. Music played by the All Star Brass including members of The Fodens Motor Works Band Special Guests Elgar Howarth Don Lusher (Trombone) Phillip McCann (Cornet) Gordon Higginbotton (Tenor Horn) Trumpeters from the Royal Military School of Music Sound Ray Ancel, Lighting Ken MacGregor, Designer Tony Burrough Producer Yvonne Littlewoood (BBC Manchester) BROADCAST on BBC Radio 2 at 9pm “Listen to the Band” A Special programme to celebrate the 80th birthday of Harry Mortimer. Introduced by Robin Boyle, Producer Peter Pilbeam The Combined bands of The Fodens Motor Works Band Fairey Engineering Works Band Conducted by Harry Mortimer. (BBC Manchester)

23 Apr 1982

11 Nov 1982

13 June 1983

23 June 1983

17 July 1983

4 Oct 1983

BROADCAST ENCORE (Repeate) on BBC Radio 2 at 1am “Listen to the Band” Robin Boyle presents the Fodens Band, Fairey Engineering Works Band in a tribute to the 80th Birthday of Harry Mortimer recorded on the 17 Apr 1982. Conducted by Harry Mortimer. Producer Peter Pilbeam (BBC Manchester) (See 20 Apr 1982) BROADCAST on BBC Radio 3 at 6.30pm “Bandstand” The Fodens Motor Works Band Conducted by Howard Snell. 1. Howells Suite Pageantry 2. Bantock – Prometheus Unbound (BBC Manchester) BROADCAST – “Brass Band Beat” with Roy Castle 6.30pm (6.50pm in the Radio Times) BBC North West Only The programme also included Harry Mortimer. THE BRASS BEAT (BBCTV) Presented by Roy Castle. The last programme in the series it was made at Oxford Road, Manchester. The programme featured Foden OTS and an appearance by Harry Mortimer. The programme also included footage of Fred Mortimer conducting the band. Harry Mortimer conducted “John Peel”, arranged by Fred Mortimer. The programme had the first broadcast of the “Carlton Tickell March” which had been specially written for the late Richard Carlton Tickell who sponsored the band just before his death. The march was written by Darrol Barry. Roy Castle got his ambition to play alongside Harry Mortimer with the flugelhorn solo accompanied by Fodens OTS. The programme also featured scenes from Sandbach and the surrounding area including the now demolished Foden offices and the Sandbach Market. BROADCAST on BBC Radio 3 at 6.30pm . “Bandstand” a half hour programme. The Fodens Motor Works Band Conducted by Howard Snell. The band played two items “High Peak” by Eric Ball and “Images” by John McCabe. (BBC Manchester) CONCERT – Capital Radio / GLC Festival, London At the Royal Festival Hall, London With Massed London bands, The Hanwell Band, The Newham Band, The Hendon Band, Locke Brass Consort Fodens OTS Conductor Howard Snell. 1. Carlton Tickele (Darrol Barry) 2. Lezghinka (Khatchaturian) 3. Jeux d’Enfents (Bizet) 4. Beethoven’s Beano (Snell) 5. Kings Hunting Jig (Bull) Massed Bands 1. Oranges and Lemons (Peberdy) INTERVAL Fodens 1. Le Cid (Massenet) 2. The Debutante (Clarke) Solo Cornet Maurice Murphy 3. Amazing Grace (John Newton in 1779 arr Snell) Massed Bands 1. Pines of Rome (Respighi) BROADCAST on BBC2 TV at 9.55pm. “BEST OF BRASS” The Foden OTS Band reached the Quarter Finals (See below) From the Assembly Rooms, Derby. Fodens OTS (90) V (Birmingham School of Music) Jones and Crosslands (91 points)

The band played Brassman’s Holiday Yesterday (Lennon and McCartney arr Howard Snell) Trombone Solo Nicholas Hudson March from Symphony Number 6 by Tchaikowsky Kay Alexander from Midlands today supported Jones and Crossland with main presenter Gerald Harrison supporting Fodens OTS. (4 Oct 1983 Broadcast BBC 2 Round 1 Programme 4. Fodens OTS Band conducted by Howard Snell)

1984 11 Mar 1984

30 July 1984

31 Aug 1984

10 Oct 1984

18 Oct 1984

26 Dec 1984

1985

BROADCAST on BBC Radio 2 at 10.05pm “Marching and Waltzing” “Fodens OTS Band” Conductor Howard Snell With Vilem Tausky and the Orchestra. Presented by John Marsh Producer Charles Clark-Maxwell (Repeated Thursday at 3am) BROADCAST on BBC Radio 3 at 2.15pm “The British Brass Band” Programme 3 of 6. With Yorkshire Imperial Band a. Herbert Howells Suite Pageantry “Fodens OTS Band” Conductor Howard Snell a. John McCabe Images Cory Band a. Gilbert Vinter Variations on a Ninth (BBC Manchester) BROADCAST on BBC 2 TV at 6.45pm. Fodens OTS Band Presenter Garald Harrison BROADCAST on BBC Radio 2 at 9pm “National Brass Band Championships of Great Britain” Gala Concert at the Royal Albert Hall Robin Boyle presents highlights of last Saturday’s Concert Featuring Fodens OTS Band Yorkshire Imperial Band Hanwell Band With The Bach Choir Robert and Nicholas Childs (Solo Euphoniums) Guest Conductor Sir David Willcocks Associate Conductor Major Arthur Kenney Producer Tim McDonald BROADCAST on BBC Radio 3 at 6.30pm “Bandstand” The Fodens OTS Band Conducted by Howard Snell. Gareth Wood Dance Sequence Elgar Severn Suite (BBC Manchester) BROADCAST on BBC Radio 2 at 9.15pm “Listen to the Band” Introduced by Charlie Chester, Producer Peter Pilbeam The Fodens Motor Works Band (Fodens OTS Band) Conducted by Howard Snell. (BBC Manchester)

26 June 1985

BROADCAST on BBC Radio 2 at 9.10pm “Listen to the Band” Recorded at a concert at the Royal Festival Hall, London Introduced by Charlie Chester, Producer Peter Pilbeam The Fodens OTS Band Conducted by Howard Snell. (BBC Manchester)

1986 6 March 1986 13 Mar 1986

24 Apr 1986

“Best of Brass” Programme 1 of 8 BBC2 TV BROADCAST BBC 2 TV “BEST OF BRASS” at 7.10pm From the Assembly Rooms, Derby. Fodens OTS Band with Conductor Howard Snell V Desford Colliery Dowty Band Presenter Garald Harrison COMPETITION – BBC2 “Best of Brass” at 7.10pm Conductor for Fodens (OTS) Howard Snell FIRST Unknown SECOND Unknown

1987 14 Jan 1987

12 Feb 1987

15 Apr 1987

7 Oct 1987

BROADCAST on BBC Radio 2 at 9pm “Listen to the Band” Introduced by Roy Newsome, Producer Peter Pilbeam The Britannia Building Society Foden Band Conducted by Howard Snell. (BBC Manchester) BROADCAST on BBC Radio 3 at 6.25pm “Bandstand” The Britannia Building Society Foden Band Conducted by Howard Snell. Bliss Kenilworth Peter Dickinson Suite; The Unicorns (First Performance of the Instrumental version) (BBC Manchester) BROADCAST on BBC Radio 2 at 6.25pm “Man of Brass” Reflections of Harry Mortimer with Peter Tinniswood Including Fodens Band (BBC North East) BROADCAST on BBC Radio 2 at 9pm “National Brass Band Championships of Great Britain” Gala Concert at the Royal Albert Hall Robin Boyle presents highlights of last Saturday’s Concert Featuring Britannia Building Society Fodens Band Brighouse and Rastrick Band Desford Colliery Dowty Band With Rod Franks (Solo Trumpet) Guest Conductor Howard Snell Producer Tim McDonald

1988 14 Jan 1988

16 Feb 1988

BROADCAST BBC 2 TV “BEST OF BRASS” 5pm From the Assembly Rooms, Derby. Fodens OTS Band with Conductor Howard Snell V Desford Colliery Dowty Band and V Newham Band Presenter Garald Harrison BROADCAST BBC 2 TV “BEST OF BRASS” 4.30pm From the Assembly Rooms, Derby.

25 Feb 1988

29 Mar 1988

8 June 1988

8 June 1988

12 June 1988

Request programme of Various bands including Fodens OTS Band with Conductor Howard Snell Programme 1 of 3 Presenter Garald Harrison BROADCAST on BBC Radio 3 at 6.30pm “Bandstand” The Britannia Building Society Foden Band Conducted by Howard Snell. Hubert Bath – Freedom John McCabe – Desert II – Horizon (First Performance) (BBC Manchester) BROADCAST BBC 2 TV “BEST OF BRASS” 5pm From the Assembly Rooms, Derby. Request programme of Various bands including Fodens OTS Band with Conductor Howard Snell Pare and Dare Band Lewis Merthyr (Cardiff Lift Co) Band GUS Band Sum Life Band Programme 2 of 3 Presenter Garald Harrison BROADCAST on BBC Radio 2 at 9pm “Listen to the Band” Introduced by Roy Newsome, Producer James Langley The Britannia Building Society Foden Band Conducted by Howard Snell. (BBC Manchester) BROADCAST on BBC Radio 2 at 9pm “Listen to the Band” Highlights of the National Brass Band Championships from last Saturday at the Royal Albert Hall. Introduced by John Dunn, Producer Anthony Askew (BBC North East) Massed Bands including The Britannia Building Society Foden Band Cory Band CWS (Glasgow) Grimethorpe Colliery Conducted by Howard Snell. Soloists Philip McCann (Cornet) BROADCAST on BBC Radio 2 at 9pm “Listen to the Band” Highlights of the National Brass Band Championships from last Saturday at the Royal Albert Hall. Introduced by John Dunn, Producer Anthony Askew (BBC North East) Massed Bands including The Britannia Building Society Foden Band Cory Band CWS (Glasgow) Grimethorpe Colliery Conducted by Howard Snell. Soloists Philip McCann (Cornet) (BBC Manchester)

1989 15 Feb 1989

BROADCAST on BBC Radio 3 at 7pm “Landscapes in Brass” Programme 1 of 6 “Britannia Building Society Band” Conductor Howard Snell. 1. Freedom (Hubert Bath)

22 Feb 1989

18 Mar 1989

25 Mar 1989

10 May 1989

26 Sept 1989

2. Desert II Horizon (John McCabe) (BBC Manchester) BROADCAST on BBC Radio 2 at 9pm “Listen to the Band” Introduced by Roy Newsome, Producer Anthony Askew The Britannia Building Society Band Conducted by Howard Snell. Winners of the 1988 British Bandsman Award (BBC North East) BROADCAST on BBC Radio 3 at 10.15pm “The Saturday Feature” Behind the scenes reports. 87 year old Harry Mortimer realises his unfulfilled ambition to conduct a version of Handel’s Massiah without orchestra but with Brass Band. Producer Glyn Jones (BBC North East) The Britannia Building Society Band Black Dyke Mills Band Huddersfield Choral Society Conducted by Harry Mortimer. Reporters David Clayton and Neil Walker go behind the scenes of the recording. (see Radio 2 25 March 1989 at 7.30pm / 25 Dec 1989 at 4pm) BROADCAST on BBC Radio 2 at 7.30pm “Handel’s Massiah in Brass”. 87 year old Harry Mortimer realises his unfulfilled ambition to conduct a version of Handel’s Massiah without orchestra but with Brass Band. Producer Anthony Askew (BBC North East) The Britannia Building Society Band Black Dyke Mills Band Huddersfield Choral Society SOLOISTS Gillian Fisher (Soprano) Fiona Kimm (Mezzo-Soprano) Vernon Midgley (Tenor) Paul Hudson (Bass) Maurice Murphy (Trumpet) Roy Newsome (Organ) Conducted by Harry Mortimer. BROADCAST on BBC Radio 3 at 5pm “Contest Music” Programme 3 of 4 Presented by Paul Hindmarsh The Britannia Building Society Band Conducted by Howard Snell. 1. Lalo (arr F Wright) 2. Overture – Le Roi d’Ys (Elgar Howarth) 3. The Bandsman’s Tale 4. Kenilworth (Bliss) (BBC Manchester) BROADCAST on BBC Radio 3 at 4.30pm “South Bank Brass” Concert recorded on the 21 June 1989 At the Queens Hall, London. Presented by Paul Hindmarsh The Britannia Building Society Band Conducted by Howard Snell. 1. Paritia (Wilfred Heaton) 2. Alborado del grazioso (Ravel arr Bourgeois) 3. Bouree Fantasque (Chabrier arr Howard Snell) (BBC Manchester)

25 Dec 1989

BROADCAST on BBC Radio 2 at 4pm (Revised Repeate from Radio 3) “Handel’s Massiah in Brass” Behind the scenes reports. 87 year old Harry Mortimer realises his unfulfilled ambition to conduct a version of Handel’s Massiah without orchestra but with Brass Band. Producer Glyn Jones (BBC North East) Reporters David Clayton and Neil Walker go behind the scenes of the recording. (see Radio 3 on 18 Mar 1989 at 10.15pm / Radio 2 on 25 March 1989 at 7.30pm) 4.30pm PERFORMANCE of “Handel’s Massiah in Brass”. Producer Anthony Askew (BBC North East) The Britannia Building Society Band Black Dyke Mills Band Huddersfield Choral Society SOLOISTS Gillian Fisher (Soprano) Fiona Kimm (Mezzo-Soprano) Vernon Midgley (Tenor) Paul Hudson (Bass) Maurice Murphy (Trumpet) Roy Newsome (Organ) Conducted by Harry Mortimer.

1990 10 Jan 1990

21 Apr 1990

9 July 1990

27 July 1990

4 Oct 1990

BROADCAST on BBC Radio 2 at 9pm “Listen to the Band” Introduced by Roy Newsome, Producer Anthony Askew The Britannia Building Society Band Conducted by Howard Snell. (BBC North East) BROADCAST on BBC Radio 3 at 1.10pm “Eric Ball” (1903 to 1989) A tribute programme with The Britannia Building Society Band Conducted by Howard Snell. 1. March – Star Lake (Eric Ball) 2. Overture Froissart (Elgar arr Eric Ball) 3. Festival Music Resurgam (Eric Ball) (BBC North) BROADCAST on BBC Radio 3 at 4.35pm “BBC Festival of Brass” The final concert given by the BBC Band of the Year The Britannia Building Society Band Conducted by Howard Snell. 1. In Memoriam R K (Elgar Howarth) 2. La Danza (Gioachino Rossini arr Howard Snell) 3. Men Marching Op 50 No 1 (Robin Holloway) 4. Partita (Philip Sparke) Producer Paul Hindmarsh BROADCAST on BBC Radio 3 at 1.05pm “Manchester Summer Recital” The Britannia Building Society Band Conducted by Howard Snell. 1. Kenilworth (Bliss) 2. A Downland Suite (Ireland) 3. The First Shoot (William Walton) 4. Pageantry (Howells) Producer Paul Hindmarsh BROADCAST on BBC Radio 3 at 3.50pm “Olympic Brass” The Britannia Building Society Band

Conducted by Howard Snell. Williams Fairey Engineering Band Owain Arwel Hughes Halle Choir Robert Hayward (Baratone) Ronald Frost (Organ) 1. Festmusik der Stadt Wein (Strauss arr Emerson) 2. The 49th Parallel (Vaughan Williams) 3. Toccata for Tristan (David Bedford – BBC Commission 1st performance) 4. Four Dances from Checkmate (Bliss arr Eric Ball) 5,. Cantata; The Trumpets (Gilbert Vinter)

1991 12 Mar 1991

19 Mar 1991

22 Mar 1991

12 Apr 1991

5 July 1991

BROADCAST on BBC Radio 3 at 4.35pm “New Music for Brass” Programme 1 of 3 Presented by MPW James Langley The Britannia Building Society Band Conducted by Howard Snell. IMI Yorkshire Imperial Band 1. Mill Music (David Blake) BBSB 2. The Four Temperaments (Robert Simpson) IMIYIB 3. Toccata for Tristan (David Bedford) BBSB Producer Paul Hindmarsh BROADCAST on BBC Radio 3 at 4.40pm “New Music for Brass” Programme 2 of 3 Presented by MPW James Langley The Britannia Building Society Band Conducted by Howard Snell. Leyland DAF Band Grimethorpe Colliery Band Salford College Brass 1. Marching Men (Robin Holloway) BBSB 2. Brazil (Judith Bingham) LDAF 3. Aubade (Watkins) GCB 4. Salford Toccata (Harrison Birthwistle) SCB Producer Paul Hindmarsh BROADCAST on BBC Radio 2 at 9pm “Listen to the Band” Introduced by Roy Newsome, Producer Bob McDowall The Britannia Building Society Band Conducted by Howard Snell. (BBC North East) BROADCAST on BBC Radio 3 at 1.05pm “BBC Festival of Brass 1991” Eight Concerts recorded at Studio 7 Manchester Introduced by Paul Hindmarsh, The Britannia Building Society Band Conducted by Howard Snell. 1. Gregson - Variations on Ladate Dominum 2. Howarth – Ascendit in Coeli 3. Robert Simpson – Volcano 4. Wilby – The New Jerusalem BROADCAST on BBC Radio 2 at 9pm “Listen to the Band” Programme 2 of 2 Recorded at the Recent Festival Of Brass at the Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham Introduced by Roy Newsome, Producer Bob McDowall The Britannia Building Society Band

6 Oct 1991

13 Dec 1991

Conducted by Howard Snell. And Leyland DAF Band (BBC North East) BROADCAST on BBC Radio 2 at 7.45pm “National Brass Band Championships of Great Britain” Highlights from Yesterdays Boosey and Hawkes Contest and Gala Concert held at the Royal Albert Hall. Introduced by Roy Castle, Producer Bob McDowall The Britannia Building Society Band Desford Colliery Caterpillar Band CWS Glasgow IMI Yorkshire Imperial BROADCAST on BBC Radio 2 at 9pm “Listen to the Band” Introduced by Roy Newsome, Producer Bob McDowall The Britannia Building Society Band Conducted by Howard Snell. (BBC North East)

1992 3 Jan 1992

11 Feb 1992

17 Mar 1992

17 Mar 1992

10 Apr 1992

BROADCAST on BBC Radio 2 at 9pm “Listen to the Band” Programme 1 of 2 of Highlights From the Brass in Concert Championships at Spennymoor, County Durham Introduced by Roy Newsome, Producer Bob McDowall The Britannia Building Society Band Conducted by ? William Davis Construction Group IMI Yorkshire Imperial Band . (BBC North East) BROADCAST on BBC Radio 3 at 9.35am “Morning Sequence” 10.22am The Britannia Building Society Band Conducted by Howard Snell. 1. Toccata for Tristan (David Bedford) And 11.34am The Britannia Building Society Band Conducted by Howard Snell. Williams Fairey Engineering Band 1. Festmusik der Stadt Wein (Strauss arr Emerson) 2. Arwel Hughes (Owain) BROADCAST on BBC Radio 3 at 4.35pm “Portraits in Brass” Programme 1 of 3 Wilfred Heaton The Britannia Building Society Band Conducted by Howard Snell. 1. Sinfonia Concertante (1st Performance) Solo Cornet Martin Winter BBC Producer Paul Hindharsh BROADCAST on BBC Radio 3 at 4.35pm “Portraits in Brass” Programme 1 of 3 Musorgsky arr Elgar Howarth The Britannia Building Society Band Conducted by Howard Snell. 1. Pictures at an Exhibition BBC Producer Paul Hindharsh BROADCAST on BBC Radio 3 at 9.35 “Morning Sequence”

17 Apr 1992

2 June 1992

16 Oct 1992

23 Oct 1992

1 Dec 1992

An edition to mark the 90th anniversary of the birth of Harry Mortimer CBE who died in January 1992. 9.35 Berlioz The Royal Hunt and Storm (The Trojans) Halle Orchestra/Harty 9.45 Rachmaninov Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini Sergei Rachmaninov (piano) Philadelphia Orchestra/ Leopold Stokowski 10.08 Philip Wilby Shadow-Songs (In Memoriam HM) Besses o'th'Bam Band/ the composer 10.16 Mozart Quartet in B flat (K589) Brindisi Quartet 10.40 Puccini In questa Reggia (Turandot) with Eva Turner (soprano) Orchestra/ Robinson 10.47 Ireland A Doivnland Suite: Foden's Motor Works Band/Fred Mortimer 11.00 Sibelius Symphony No 7 in C, Op 105 RPO/Thomas Beecham BROADCAST on BBC Radio 2 at 8pm “A Tribute to Harry Mortimer CBE” recorded at York Barbican Centre. Introduced by Richard Baker (BBC Newsreader) The Britannia Building Society Band Conducted by Howard Snell. Black Dyke Band 8.50-9.10pm Bram Gay looks back at the solo recordings of Harry Mortimer who died in January 1992. BBC Producer Bob McDowall BROADCAST on BBC Radio 3 at 4.30pm “BBC Festival of Brass 1992” Programme 9 of 9. The Britannia Building Society Band Conducted by Howard Snell. 1. Comedy Overture (John Ireland) 2. Partita (Heaton) 3. Pageanry (Howells) 4. Toccata Festiva (Wilby) 1st Broadcast BROADCAST on BBC Radio 3 at 4.30pm “Composer of the week” Herbert Howells The Britannia Building Society Band Conducted by Howard Snell. 1. Three Figures (Herbert Howells) 2. The Lady Caroline (Herbert Howells) 3. Three Cherry Trees (Herbert Howells) With BBC Singers Andrew Lucas (Organ) Philip Langridge (Tenor) Eric Parkin (Piano) King’s College Choir BROADCAST on BBC Radio 2 at 9pm “Listen to the Band” Highlights from National Brass Band Championships and Gala Concert Introduced by Roy Newsome, Producer Bob McDowall The Britannia Building Society Band Conducted by Howard Snell. John Foster Black Dyke Mills Band (BBC North East) BROADCAST on BBC Radio 3 at 3.30pm “A Century of Brass and Wind” Programme 3 of 3 Introduced by Paul Hindmarsh (and Produced by) The Britannia Building Society Band (BBC Band of the Year 1992) Conducted by Howard Snell. 1. An epic Symphony 2. Festival Brass with Blues (Tippett) 3. Ragtimes and Habaneras (Henze) 4. Paganini Variations (arr Philips Wilby)

1993 8 Apr 1993

15 Apr 1993

22 Apr 1993

30 Apr 1993

14 May 1993

29 June 1993

8 Oct 1993

BROADCAST on BBC Radio 3 at 4pm “Portraits in Brass” Programme 1 of 3 Introduced by Elgar Howarth in conversation with David Hoult The Britannia Building Society Band Conducted by Howard Snell. 1. Ascent in Coeli 2. Trombone Concerto Trombone Solo Christian Lindberg 3. In Memorandum RK BROADCAST on BBC Radio 3 at 4pm “Portraits in Brass” Programme 2 of 3 Introduced by John Mccabe in conversation with David Hoult Massed Bands including The Britannia Building Society Band Conducted by Howard Snell. 1. Desert II – Horizon BROADCAST on BBC Radio 3 at 4pm “Portraits in Brass” Programme 3 of 3 Introduced by Wilfred Heaton in conversation with David Hoult The Britannia Building Society Band Conducted by Howard Snell. 1. Trombone Concerto Trombone Solo Nicholas Hudson 2. Partita (James Williams) BROADCAST on BBC Radio 2 at 9pm “Listen to the Band” Introduced by Roy Newsome, Producer Bob McDowall The Britannia Building Society Band Conducted by Howard Snell. (BBC North East) BROADCAST on BBC Radio 2 at 9pm “Listen to the Band” Highlights from the Boosey and Hawkes European Brass Band Championships At the Plymouth Pavilions Introduced by Roy Newsome, Producer Bob McDowall The Britannia Building Society Band Conducted by Howard Snell. SWEB Camborne Bodmin Band (BBC North East) BROADCAST on BBC Radio 3 at 4.45pm “BBC Festival of Brass 1992” Programme 8 of 8. Introduced / Produced by Paul Hindmarsh The Britannia Building Society Band Conducted by Howard Snell. 1. Celestial Prospect (Wilfred Heaton) 2. Dances and Arias (Edward Gregson) 3. Northern Lights (John McCabe) 4. Exodus (Eric Ball) 5. Lowry Sketchbook (Philip Wilby) BROADCAST on BBC Radio 2 at 9pm “Listen to the Band” A Special Concert recorded at Manchester Town Hall. Introduced by Roy Newsome, Producer Bob McDowall The Britannia Building Society Band Conducted by Howard Snell. (BBC North East)

17 Dec 1993

30 Apr 1993

BROADCAST on BBC Radio 2 at 9pm “Listen to the Band” Highlights from “Brass Explosion” Festival at the Symphony Hall, Birmingham Introduced by Roy Newsome, Producer Bob McDowall The Britannia Building Society Band Conducted by Howard Snell. Williams-Fairey Engineering Black Dyke Mills Band Guest Soloist Rod Franks (LSO Trumpet) Ian Bousfield (LSO Trombone) (BBC North East) BROADCAST on BBC Radio 3 at 1pm “BBC Festival of Brass 1993” Last in the series. Introduced / Producer Paul Hindmarsh The Britannia Building Society Band Conducted by Howard Snell. 1. March Glory Glory (Wilfred Heaton) 2. Northern Lights (John McCabe) 3. Romance (Festive Music) (Eric Ball) 4. Partita (Philip Wilby) (1st Broadcast) Suite No 2 Daphnis el Chloe (Ravel arr Howard Snell)

1994 10 June1994

8 July1994

29 July 1994

30 Sept 1994

BROADCAST on BBC Radio 2 at 9pm “Listen to the Band” Highlights from the All England Masters Brass Band Championships And Gala at the Cambridge Corn Exchange Introduced by Roy Newsome, Producer Bob McDowall Plus (Concert) The Britannia Building Society Band Conducted by Howard Snell. And Brighouse and Rastrick Band Guest Soloist Martin Minter (Trumpet BBC Philharmonic Orchestra) (BBC North East) BROADCAST on BBC Radio 2 at 9pm “Listen to the Band” Introduced by Roy Newsome, Producer Bob McDowall The Britannia Building Society Band Conducted by Howard Snell. (BBC North East) BROADCAST on BBC Radio 2 at 9pm “Listen to the Band” Another chance to listen to the Concert recorded at Manchester Town Hall Introduced by Roy Newsome, Producer Bob McDowall The Britannia Building Society Band Conducted by Howard Snell. (BBC North East) BROADCAST on BBC Radio 2 at 9pm “Listen to the Band” New Releases Introduced by Roy Newsome, Producer Bob McDowall The Britannia Building Society Band Conducted by Howard Snell. Black Dyke Mills band BNFL Jack MacKintosh (Cornet Virtuoso) on CD for first time. (BBC North East)

25 Nov1994

BROADCAST on BBC Radio 2 at 9pm “Listen to the Band” Session from the British Tuba Quartet and BBSB. Introduced by Roy Newsome, Producer Bob McDowall The Britannia Building Society Band Conducted by Howard Snell. (BBC North East)

1995 7 Apr 1995

13 June 1995

7 July 1995

BROADCAST on BBC Radio 2 at 9.30pm “Listen to the Band” Highlights from “Brass Explosion” Festival at the Symphony Hall, Birmingham Introduced by Roy Newsome, Producer Bob McDowall The Britannia Building Society Band Conducted by Howard Snell. Black Dyke Mills Band Grimethorpe Colliery Band (BBC North East) BROADCAST on BBC Radio 3 at 12.55pm “Afternoon on Three” 1pm Paul Hindmarsh introduces programme 6 of 8 of British Brass Band Music including the Britannia Building Society Band Conducted by Howard Snell Music included 1. Diadem of Gold (Balay arr Wright) 2. Fantasy for Cornet (Howard Snell) Solo Cornet Mark Wilkinson 3. The Shining River (Rubbra arr Anon) 4. Chi (Gary Carpenter) 5. Entry into Valhalla (Das Rheingold) (Wagner arr Howard Snell) 6. Freedom 7. Trombone Concerto (Wilfred Heaton) Solo Trombone Nicholas Hudson 8. Spectrum (Gilbert Vinter) BROADCAST on BBC Radio 2 at 9pm “Listen to the Band” session from the BBSB Introduced by Roy Newsome, Producer Bob McDowall The Britannia Building Society Band Conducted by Howard Snell. (BBC North East)

1996 12 Jan 1996

27 Sept 1996

BROADCAST on BBC Radio 2 at 9pm “Listen to the Band” Session from BBSB Introduced by Roy Newsome, Producer Bob McDowall The Britannia Building Society Band Conducted by Howard Snell. 1. Light cavalry Overture (Suppe) 2. Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini (18th Variation) (Rachmaninov) 3. Procession to the Minster (Wagner) 4. Amazing Grace (arr Himes) 5. Scaramouche (Milhaud arr Howard Snell) (BBC North East) BROADCAST on BBC Radio 2 at 9pm “Listen to the Band” session from the BBSB Introduced by Frank Renton Producer Bob McDowall

20 Dec 1996

10 May 1997

26 May 1997

The Britannia Building Society Band Conducted by Philip McCann. (BBC North East) BROADCAST on BBC Radio 2 at 9pm “Listen to the Band” Frank Renton dons his Santa Claus outfit In an evening of Yuletide music from the stage of the Huddersfield Town Hall Introduced by Frank Renton Producer Bob McDowall The Britannia Building Society Band Conducted by Philip McCann. And the Honley Male Voice Choir (BBC North East) BROADCAST on BBC Radio 3 at 3pm “BBC Festival of Brass” Programme 4 of 6 Recorded at Manchester in February Introduced by Paul Himdmarsh The Britannia Building Society Band Conducted by Philip McCann. 1. Coriolanus (Cyril Jenkins) 2. Volcano (Robert Simpson) BROADCAST on BBC Radio 2 at 8pm “Championship Brass” Peter Skellern introduces the climax of a day of brass band music from the G-Mex complex in Manchester. Featuring The Britannia Building Society Band Brighouse and Rastrick Band Wingates The BT Band With Soloists Nick Hudson Simone Rebello Conducted by Frank Renton Producer Philip Whitaker

1998 6 Feb 1998

25 Sept 1998

BROADCAST on BBC Radio 2 at 9.30pm “Listen to the Band” Introduced by Frank Renton, “Foden (Courotis) Band Conducted by Nicholas Childs. (BBC Manchester) BROADCAST on BBC Radio 2 at 9.30pm “Listen to the Band” Recorded at the French Open Brass Band Championships earlier in the year. Introduced by Frank Renton, “Foden (Courotis) Band Conducted by Nicholas Childs. (BBC Manchester)

1999 8 Jan 1999

17 Feb 1999

BROADCAST on BBC Radio 2 at 9.30pm “Listen to the Band” Extracts from a Massed Brass Band Concert titled “A Night at the Opera” at Huddersfield Town Hall. Introduced by Frank Renton, With “Foden (Courotis) Band” and Brighouse and Rastrick Band Conducted by Frank Renton. (BBC Manchester) (See 30 Apr 1999) BROADCAST on BBC Radio 3 at 7.30pm

30 Apr 1999

26 Nov 1999

“Performance on 3” RNCM Festival of Brass Recorded on the 24 Jan 1999. Pete Allen introduces a concert of two of Britains foremost Brass Bands Fodens Band from Sandbach and Williams Fairey Band. Celebrating the 60th birthday of Philip Wilby. 1. Salamander (McCabe) 2. A Moorside Suite (Holst) 3. Revelation – Symphony for Double Bass (Wilby) 8.20pm Interval – Paul Allen talks to John McCabe and Philip Wilby about their work with Brass Bands. 8.30pm 4. Comedy Overture (John Ireland) 5. Lowry Sketchbook (Philip Wilby) 6. Cloudcatcher Fells (John McCabe) BROADCAST on BBC Radio 2 at 9.30pm “Listen to the Band” More extracts from a Massed Brass Band Concert titled “A Night at the Opera” at Huddersfield Town Hall. Introduced by Frank Renton, With “Foden (Courotis) Band” and Brighouse and Rastrick Band Conducted by Frank Renton. (BBC Manchester) (see 8 Jan 1999) BROADCAST on BBC Radio 2 at 7.30pm “Friday Night is Music Night” Live from the Hippodrome, Golders Green, London. Ken Bruce introduced the concert with “Foden (Courotis) Band” Conductor Nick Childs and BBC Concert Orchestra conducted by Robin Stapleton Guests Jacquelyn Fugelle and Richard Whitehouse BBC Producer Alan Boyd FODENS BAND PLAYED 1. The Cossack (William Rimmer) 2. Riverdance (Bill Whelan arr Ray Farr) 3. Be My Love (Sammy Cahn / Nicholas Brodszky arr Ray Farr) Solo Euphonium Glyn Williams

2000 31 Mar 2000

24 Apr 2000

25 Apr 2000

28 Apr 2000

23 June 2000

BROADCAST on BBC Radio 2 at 9.30pm “Listen to the Band” Introduced by Frank Renton, With a session from “Foden (Courotis) Band”. (BBC Manchester) BROADCAST on BBC Radio 3 at 11.30am “Morning Performance” Recordings from the RNCM International Wind Festival And the Festival of Brass along with the Fifth World Symposium on Choral Music from Rotterdam. Including Fodens (Courtois) Brass Band Conductor Nicholas Childs. BROADCAST on BBC Radio 3 at 11.30am “Morning Performance” Introduced by Tommy Pearson Including Fodens (Courtois) Brass Band Conductor Nicholas Childs Playing “An English Suite” by Michael Ball. BROADCAST on BBC Radio 3 at 11.30am “Morning Performance” Introduced by Tommy Pearson Including Fodens (Courtois) Brass Band Conductor Nicholas Childs Playing “Dove Descending” by Philip Wilby. BROADCAST on BBC Radio 2 at 9.30pm “Listen to the Band” recorded at the Centenary concert of Fodens Courtois Band. Introduced by Frank Renton,

6 Aug 2000

“Foden (Courotis) Band” Guest Conductor Barry Forgie. (BBC Manchester) BROADCAST – BBC 1 “SONGS OF PRAISE” 6.15pm Recorded at Southport. Foden’s Courtois Band plus Dave Bilbrough (Singer Songwriter) Presenter Pam Rhodes HYMNS 1. At the name of Jesus 2. Jesus Shall Take the Highest Honour 3. What a wonderful change my life has been wrought 4. Go on the strength of the Lord

2001 26 Jan 2001

26 June 2001

27 July 2001

31 Aug 2001

1 Sept 2001

21 Oct 2001

BROADCAST on BBC Radio 2 at 9.30pm “Listen to the Band” Introduced by Frank Renton, Producer Cai Snook A Session from “Foden (Courotis) Band” Guest Conductor Brian Hurdley. (BBC Manchester) BROADCAST on BBC Radio 3 at 11.30am “Morning Performance” Introduced by Tommy Pearson Music from the RNCM Festivals Including “Fodens Brass Band” Conductors Bryan Hurdley, Edward Gregson and James Gourlay. BROADCAST on BBC Radio 3 at 9am “Composer of the Week” John McCabe Donald Macleod and John McCabe in conversation about his music. The Britannia Building Society Band (Archive recording) Conducted by Howard Snell. BROADCAST on BBC Radio 2 at 9.30pm “Listen to the Band” Introduced by Frank Renton, Producer Cai Snook A Session from “Foden (Courotis) Band” Guest Conductor Brian Hurdley. (BBC Manchester) BROADCAST on BBC Radio 3 at 2pm “Listener’s Choice” Introduced by Humphrey Carpenter The Britannia Building Society Band (Archive recording) Conducted by Howard Snell. 1. Freedom (Bath) BROADCAST on BBC Radio 3 at 9.50pm “Brass at Symphony Hall” Highlights from last months Brass Festival in Birmingham. Introduced by Petroc Trelawny Including Fodens (Courtois) Brass Band Conductor Bramwell Tovey And Williams Fairey Band (Howard Snell)

2002 22 Feb 2002

28 June 2002

BROADCAST on BBC Radio 2 at 9.30pm “Listen to the Band” Introduced by Frank Renton. A Session from “Foden (Courotis) Band” Conductor Bramwell Tovey. (BBC Manchester) BROADCAST on BBC Radio 2 at 9.30pm “Listen to the Band” Introduced by Frank Renton, Producer Cai Snook A Session from

11 Oct 2002

18 Oct 2002

“Foden (Courotis) Band” Conductor Russell Gray. (BBC Manchester) BROADCAST on BBC Radio 3 at 1pm “Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert” Brass at Symphony Hall, Birmingham Introduced by Petroc Trelawny Including Fodens (Courtois) Brass Band Conductor Russell Gray Playing An Epic Symphony (Peter Fletcher) With Corey Band (Robert Childs) Williams Fairey (Allam Withington) Grimethorpe Colliery Band (Elgar Howarth) BROADCAST on BBC Radio 3 at 1pm “Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert” Brass at Symphony Hall, Birmingham Introduced by Petroc Trelawny Including Fodens (Courtois) Brass Band Conductor Russell Gray Playing The Cossack (William Rimmer) With Black Dyke Band Corey Band (Robert Childs) Williams Fairey (Allam Withington) Grimethorpe Colliery Band (Elgar Howarth)

2003 11 June 2003

18 June 2003

25 July 2003

BROADCAST on BBC Radio 3 at 1pm (Repeate) “Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert” Brass at Symphony Hall, Birmingham Introduced by Petroc Trelawny Including Fodens (Courtois) Brass Band Conductor Russell Gray Playing An Epic Symphony (Peter Fletcher) With Black Dyke Band Corey Band (Robert Childs) Williams Fairey (Allam Withington) Grimethorpe Colliery Band (Elgar Howarth) BROADCAST on BBC Radio 3 at 1pm (Repeate) “Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert” Brass at Symphony Hall, Birmingham Introduced by Petroc Trelawny Including Fodens (Courtois) Brass Band Conductor Russell Gray Playing The Cossack (William Rimmer) With Black Dyke Band Corey Band (Robert Childs) Williams Fairey (Allam Withington) Grimethorpe Colliery Band (Elgar Howarth) BROADCAST on BBC Radio 2 at 9.30pm “Listen to the Band” Introduced by Frank Renton, Producer Cai Snook A Session from “Fodens Richardson Band” Conductor Russell Gray. (BBC Manchester)

2004 20 Feb 2004

27 Feb 2004

6 Mar 2004

BROADCAST on BBC Radio 2 at 9.30pm “Young Brass Soloist 2004” Programme 1 of 3 Introduced by Frank Renton, Producer Al Booth Accompanied by the “Fodens Richardson Band” Conductor Russell Gray. (BBC Manchester) BROADCAST on BBC Radio 2 at 9.30pm “Young Brass Soloist 2004” Programme 2 of 3 Introduced by Frank Renton, Producer Al Booth Accompanied by the “Fodens Richardson Band” Conductor Russell Gray. (BBC Manchester) BROADCAST on BBC Radio 2 at 9.30pm

“Young Brass Soloist 2004” Programme 3 of 3 Introduced by Frank Renton, Producer Al Booth Final not with Fodens (BBC Manchester)

2005 9 Feb 2005

18 Feb 2005

24 June 2005

30 Dec 2005

BROADCAST on BBC Radio 3 at 7pm “Performance on 3” Music from the RNCM Festival Last Month. Presented by Petroc Trelawny Including “Fodens Richardson Band” Black Dyke Brighouse and Rastrick Buy as you View Cory Grimethorpe Colliery (UK Coal) Salvation Army Band RNCM Brass Band MUSIC Birthday Variations for Michael (1st Performance) (Bramwell Tovey) Tenor Horn Concerto (Howarth) BROADCAST on BBC Radio 2 at 9.30pm “Young Brass Soloist 2004” Programme 2 of 3 Introduced by Frank Renton, Producer Al Booth Accompanied by the “Fodens Richardson Band” Conductor Russell Gray. (BBC Manchester) BROADCAST on BBC Radio 2 at 9.30pm “Listen to the Band” Introduced by Frank Renton “Fodens Richardson Band” Conductor Russell Gray. (BBC Manchester) BROADCAST on BBC Radio 3 at 5pm “Made in Britain” Programme 5 of 10 “Our Friends from the North” The Britannia Building Society Band (Archive recording) Conducted by Howard Snell. 1. Cloudcatcher Fells (John McCabe)

2006 8 Mar 2006

7 July 2006

BROADCAST on BBC Radio 3 at 7pm “Performance on 3” Music from the RNCM Festival in January. Presented by Petroc Trelawny Including “Fodens Richardson Band” Conductor Philip Wilby Playing Music for the Moving Image (1st Performance) Black Dyke Brighouse and Rastrick Grimethorpe Colliery (UK Coal) MUSIC Birthday Variations for Michael (1st Performance) (Bramwell Tovey) Tenor Horn Concerto (Howarth) BROADCAST on BBC Radio 2 at 9.30pm “Listen to the Band” Introduced by Frank Renton A studio session from “Fodens Richardson Band” Conductor Garry Cutt. (BBC Manchester)

2007 15 June 2007

BROADCAST on BBC Radio 2 at 9.30pm “Listen to the Band” Introduced by Frank Renton

14 Sept 2007

A studio session from “Fodens Richardson Band” Conductor Derek Broadbent. (BBC Manchester) BROADCAST on BBC Radio 2 at 9.30pm “Listen to the Band” with Ben Tomson the Tuba Star and two time Young Brass Soloist of the Year in a gala concert at the English National Championships on the 30 June 2007. Accompanied by “Fodens Richardson Band” Conductor Garry Cutt. Introduced by Frank Renton (BBC Manchester)

2008 None

2009 2 Mar 2009

3 Mar 2009

6 Mar 2009

24 Apr 2009

BROADCAST on BBC Radio 3 at 1pm “Afternoon on 3” Radio 3 Lunchtime concert From the Wigmore Hall With Fiona Talkington and 4.30pm RNCM Festival of Brass Featuring “Fodens Band” and Black Dyke Band, Conductor Philip Wilby and Peter Graham. BROADCAST on BBC Radio 3 at 1pm “Afternoon on 3” Radio 3 Lunchtime concert From the Bridgewater Hall as part of the Manchester Midday Concerts Society Season. Introduced by Ian Skelly 4.30pm RNCM Festival of Brass Featuring “Fodens Band” Conductor Garry Cutt and Bramwell Tovey 1. Masters of Space and Time (Bruce Broughton) and Black Dyke Band. BROADCAST on BBC Radio 3 at 1pm “Afternoon on 3” Radio 3 Lunchtime concert From the Bridgewater Hall as part of the Manchester Midday Concerts Society Season. Introduced by Ian Skelly 4.30pm RNCM Festival of Brass Featuring “Fodens Band” Conductor Garry Cutt and Bramwell Tovey 1. Masters of Space and Time (Bruce Broughton) and Black Dyke Band. BROADCAST on BBC Radio 2 at 9.30pm “Listen to the Band” Introduced by Frank Renton A studio session from “Fodens Band” Conductor Michael Fowles. MUSIC by Leonard Bernstein, Barry Manilow and Respighi (BBC Manchester)

2010 30 Jan 2010

12 Mar 2010 22 March 2010

BBC Recording – Not for Broadcast. Foden’s band were involved in helping various instrumentalists to get to the BBC Young Musician of the Year competition at the Royal Northern Collage of Music in Manchester (RNCM). Competetors used backing provided by the band to show off their skills. The recordings were then played to a panel of judges before the finals. BROADCAST “Listen to the Band “ BBC Radio 2 9.30pm Frank Renton talks to Michael Fowles of Fodens Band BROADCAST on BBCTV 2 TELEVISION

10 June 2010 21 Nov 2010

2 Dec 2010

“A Band for Britain” Members of Foden’s were featured on the BBC 2 series “A Band for Britain” introduced by Sue Perkins who helped Derrington band to improve its failing membership. Those involved included Mark Wilkinson, Les Neish, Lesley Howie, Mark Landon and Glyn Williams. BROADCAST “Listen to the Band “ BBC Radio 2 10.30pm Fodens Band at the Festival of Brass with conductor Gary Cutt. COMPETITION – “Brass in Concert”, The Sage, Gateshead. Conductor for Fodens John Wallace FIRST Grimethorpe Colliery SECOND Fairey (Geneva) THIRD Fodens Band Recorded for BBC Radio 2’s Listen to the Band for broadcast on the 2 Dec 2010 The Foden band was conducted by John Wallace. Among the tunes played (Featured on the BBC Programme) Liberty Fanfare Colas Breugnon Be my Love (Sammy Cahn / Nicholas Brodszky arr Ray Farr) Solo Euphonium Glyn Williams Hunting Wabbits (Tribute to Elmer Fudd and Bugs Bunny) Trombone Solo – John Barber Fugue from Graduation Day (Philip Sparke) Mambo to Go BROADCAST “Listen to the Band “ BBC Radio 2 10.30pm Brass in Concert Gala Concert with Fodens Band at the Sage in Gateshead

2011 No Broadcasts?

2012 18 Jan 2012 19 Feb 2012

1 Sept 2012

22 Oct 2012

30 Nov 2012

21 Dec 2012

BROADCAST “Listen to the Band “ BBC Radio 2 9.30pm Brass in Concert with Redbridge Brass Fairey (Geneva) and Fodens BROADCAST on BBCTV 4 BBC4 television presented a programme on Barbara Thompson’s struggle with Parkinson’s disease. Barbara is a friend of Andy Scott the band’s composer in residence who along with Fodens band recorded a CD of Barbara’s music called Double Trouble and the programme included rehearsals for some of the music. Shown as part of BBC4’s Jazz Weekend. COMPETITION - British Open, Symphony Hall, Birmingham. Test Piece “Electra” by Dr Martin Ellerby Conductor for Fodens Allan Withington FIRST Fodens Band SECOND Black Dyke (Conductor Dr Nicholas J Childs) THIRD Cory (Conductor Philip Harper) The Winning performance was put on the BBC website after the competition was featured on BBC Radio 2’s “Listen to the Band” with Frank Renton. BROADCAST BBC TELEVISION – BBCTV 1 Local News at 6.30pm 20 members of the band appeared on the BBC programme “Northwest Tonight” in celebration of their double win. John Barber and Helen Williams were interviewed by the presenters of the programme with the band members playing “The Champions” at the end of the show. BROADCAST on BBC Radio 3. A number of members of the band were featured on the BBC Radio 3 Programme “In Tune” between 5.15pm and 5.45pm. The programme also featured an interview with Michael Fowles (Conductor) about the “Double Win” in 2012 and Andy Scott on his nomination for the British Composer Award for his composition “Spirit of Mingus”. BROADCAST on BBC1 TV Local News at 6.30pm

BBC NORTHWEST TONIGHT – Christmas Special. The band made an appearance on the Local News programme from 6.30pm to 7pm. The programme went out live from the BBC’s new studio’s at Salford.

2013 26 Jan 2013

5 June 2013 17 June 2013

8 Sept 2013

25 Sept 2013 17 Oct 2013

CONCERT at the R.N.C.M. Manchester “Festival of Brass”. Recorded by BBC Radio 3 for Broadcast between the 17 and Track listing not in order. 1. Daphnis and Chloe Suite No 2 (Maurice Ravel arr Howard Snell) Conductor Michael Fowles (Broadcast 17 June 2013) 2. Flowers of the Forest (Richard Rodney Bennett) Conductor Russell Gray (Broadcast 19 June 2013) 3. Occasional Overture (Benjamin Britten arr Paul Hindmarsh) Conductor Russell Gray (Broadcast 20 June 2013) BROADCAST “Listen to the Band “ BBC Radio 2 9.30pm Mark Wilkinson of Fodens Band talks to Frank Renton about his new CD BROADCAST – Fodens will be featured alongside Black Dyke on BBC Radio 3 during the following week. Recorded at the “Royal Northern Festival of Brass” by the BBC in January. 1. Daphnis and Chloe Suite No 2 (Maurice Ravel arr Howard Snell) Conductor Michael Fowles (Broadcast 17 June 2013) 2. Flowers of the Forest (Richard Rodney Bennett) Conductor Russell Gray (Broadcast 19 June 2013) 3. Occasional Overture (Benjamin Britten arr Paul Hindmarsh) Conductor Russell Gray (Broadcast 20 June 2013) CONCERT – Symphony Hall, Birmingham The Concert was also recorded for BBC Radio 2’s “Listen to the Band”. (Broadcast 18 Sept and 25 Sept 2013 at 9.30 to 10pm) Incl; La Fiesta (Chick Corea) (Cory Band with Philip Harper) James Brown in Twilight Zone (Christopher Brubeck) (Cory Band with Philip Harper – Trombone Solo Josiah Walters) Hymn for Diana (Joseph Turrin) FODENS BAND with Allan Withington Stabat Mater a) Cantus Lacrimosus (Karl Jenkins) b) Paradisi Gloria (Karl Jenkins) (Black Dyke Mills with Robert Childs) BROADCAST “Listen to the Band “ BBC Radio 2 9.30pm Black Dyke and Fodens Band at the British Open Gala Concert BROADCAST on BBC Radio 2 at 11.30pm “Listen to the Band” Recording of the performance at the National Championship Concert (12 Oct 2013) 1. Of Distant Memories (Edward Gregson)

2014 16 Jan 2014

18 Jan 2014

BROADCAST on BBC Radio 2 at 9.30pm “Listen to the Band” Recording of the performance at the Brass in Concert The programme failed to start properly the second time in the new slot it had failed to be broadcast in full The show started after 8’22” with Fodens band having missed out the Leyland Band (Richard Evans) playing Because Lady Madonna Got Back and the Whitburn Band (Annie Crookston) All the Things you are. 1. Chorale and Variations – St Matthews Passion 2. A Whiter Shade of Pale 3. Battle Hymn of the Republic Leyland Band (Richard Evans) She Loves You The Show was re-sheduled for broadcast on the 6 March 2014 when it was broadcast in full. BBC BROADCAST RECORDING for “Listen to the Band” BBC Salford. The recording included – 1. The Black Knight (William Rimmer) 2. Starlight From The Legend of King Arthur (Peter Meechan)

25 Jan 2014

6 Feb 2014

6 Mar 2014

12 June 2014

6 July 2014

12 July 2014 30 Oct 2014

4 Dec 2014

3. Armedian Fire Dance (Richards) 4. Variations on Laudate Dominum (Edward Gregson) (BBC Request) BROADCAST RECORDING for “Listen to the Band” At BBC Salford. Eight performers in the “Young Brass Award” will record a 10 minute piece on the 25 January 2014 with Foden’s Band conducted by Michael Fowles. These unedited recordings will be judged as the Semi-final and the final four players will go through to a Final concert with the “Grimethorpe Colliery band” to be recorded for BBC Radio 2 with Ken Bruce and Frank Renton which will decide the winner of the competition. BROADCAST on BBC Radio 2 at 9.30pm “Listen to the Band” Hour long special broadcast of the “Young Brass Award” recorded on the 18 and 25 January 2014 with Foden’s Band conducted by Michael Fowles. PLAYERS in the Broadcast ;1. The Black Knight (William Rimmer) 2. Hyden Trumpet Concerto Final Movement Matilda Lloyd (Trumpet) 3. Molecular Cocktail Party - (Andy Scott) Ryan Watkins (Trombone) 4. Sun (Bruce Fraiser) Michael Cavanagh (Baritone Horn) 5. Dance Sequence () Riannan Simmons (Tenor Trombone) 6. Capriccio Brillante () Hannah Drage (Tenor Horn) 7. 4th Movement – A Troika? Tidy from the Euphonium Concerto (Carl Jenkins) Grant Jameson (Euphonium) 8. Slavische Fantasie – Final Part () Dave Gilsson (Cornet) PIECES TAKEN TO THE RECORDING BROADCAST 12 June 2014. 1. Starlight From The Legend of King Arthur (Peter Meechan) 2. Armedian Fire Dance (Goff Richards) 3. Variations on Laudate Dominum (Edward Gregson) (BBC Request) BROADCAST on BBC Radio 2 at 9.30pm “Listen to the Band” Recording of the performance at the Brass in Concert The programme had been re-sheduled after it had failed to be broadcast in full On the 16 January 2014. 1. Chorale and Variations – St Matthews Passion 2. A Whiter Shade of Pale 3. Battle Hymn of the Republic BROADCAST on BBC Radio 2 at 9.30pm “Listen to the Band” featured music from Fodens Band. BBC Radio 2. (Recorded on 25 January 2014) 1. Armenian Fire Dance (Goff Richards) 2. Starlight (Peter Meechan) 3. The Black Knight (William Rimmer) 4. Traumerei (Robert Schumann arr Howard Snell) Cornet Solo Mark Wilkinson (Recording from Milestone CD) 5. Variations on Laudate Dominum (“Oh Worship the King” basis of tune) (Edward Gregson – Written in 1976 for his brother Bramwell) CONCERT – (Southbank) Queen Elizabeth Hall, London As part of the PRS Foundation Commonwealth Biennial. A Performance of “A Child Like You” by Andy Scott (Recorded for Radio 3) Broadcast 12 July 2014. BROADCAST on BBC Radio 3 of “A Child like You” recorded at the Southbank on 6 July 2014. BROADCAST on BBC Radio 2 at 11.30pm “Listen to the Band” John Barber of Fodens talking about his new CD. BROADCAST on BBC Radio 2 at 11.30pm “Listen to the Band” Brass on Sunday Concert featuring Cory and Foden’s Band recorded at Symphony Hall, Birmingham

2015 5 Feb 2015

17 Sept 2015

30 Apr 2016

28 June 2016

27 Sept 2016

BROADCAST on BBC Radio 2 at 11.30pm “Listen to the Band” Frank Renton introduces music from the Brass in Concert, at the Sage last November. The Foden programme was advertised as “Music which might have been played at the Court of Trevor the Fourth” (Alan Withington Conducting) 1. Get Happy (Harold Arlen arr Robin Dewhurst) Foden’s Band 2. 3rd Movement ‘Stratos’ Euphonium Concerto (Johnathan Bates) Euphonium Solo David Childs - Flowers Band 3. Lascoao Ch’io Panga (GF Handel arr Robin Dewhurst) / (Alternate Spelling - Lascia Ch’lo Panga) Foden’s Band - Cornet Solo Mark Wilkinson 4. Let the Bright Seraphim (GF Handel arr Robin Dewhurst) Foden’s Band Solo Soprano Cornet Richard Poole / Tenor Horn Solo Daniel Powell 5. Blue Skies (Irving Berlin) Virtuosi GUS Band Duet - James and Thomas Fountain 6. Upon the Celtic Cross (Jonathan Bates) Flowers Band 7. March – Blue Sky (Takagi Tohko) Leyland Band BBC PRODUCER Terry Carter. BROADCAST “Listen to the Band” BBC Radio 2 11.30pm – Grant Jameson in Concert with Foden’s Band. Recorded at the Sunday Gala in Symphony Hall, Birmingham with Conductor Allan Withington The current Young Brass Award Winner Grant Jameson takes to the stage. 1. Let’s Face the Music and Dance (arr Goff Richards) Black Dyke and Nicholas Childs (Conductor) 2. Brillante (Peter Graham) Foden’s Band with Allan Withington (Conductor) and Grant Jameson (Euphonium) 3. Get Happy (Harold Arlen (.b. 15 Feb 1905 .D. 23 Apr 1986) with lyrics by Ted Koehler (Composed 1929) arr Robin Dewhurst) Foden’s Band with Allan Withington (Conductor) 4. Overture to Poet and Peasant (written 1845) Cory Band and Philip Harper (Conductor) BROADCAST RECORDING for “Songs of Praise” in Leeds. Some of the band will be taking part in a recording for the BBC programme to be broadcast at a later date. 30 July 2016 “Abide with me” broadcast on BBC 1. BROADCAST “Listen to the Band” BBC Radio 2 Solo Euphonium player David Thornton talked to Frank Renton about his new Solo CD (Not with Fodens) and his appointment to the RNCM (Manchester) BROADCAST “Listen to the Band” BBC Radio 2 11.30pm – Sunday Brass Gala With Black Dyke, Foden’s and Cory Band’s in Concert

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– A Brief History. A History of Brass Bands at the BBC with a slight bias towards Foden’s Band. It was in 1942 at the suggestion of Sir Arthur Bliss that Harry Mortimer joined the BBC as their ‘Brass and Military Band Supervisor’. It was a role that he continued until his retirement some 20 Years later. It was not Harry’s first brush with the BBC broadcasting Brass Band Music as between 1924 and 1927, the Majestic Cinema in Stoke on Trent housed a new BBC Station called 6ST, which was one of the

first experimental Local Radio station set up to see if ‘Local Radio’ was a viable possibility. The programme director of 6ST was broadcaster John Snagg who went on to become one of the best-known voices on the BBC. Harry was asked to appear on the new station as a solo artist (Cheaper for the BBC to hire one player rather than a whole band) along with the Potteries Choir Society. The programme was introduced by John Snagg but as it was a pilot station this broadcast was not listened to by many in the area as it was all kept quiet until a proper station could be set up for local news. On the 8th April 1926 Fodens Motor Works did their first BBC Broadcast for a programme called ‘Bandstand’ which was recorded at the Manchester studios. The producers asked the band to pick a piece of music (Theme) to start and finish the broadcast with. They chose “The Cossack” by William Rimmer who had been one of the band’s conductors until 1909. The band were paid £15/15/0 by the BBC’s Musical Director at the Manchester Broadcasting Station, G H Moulson (or T H Moulton). During the 1930’s the programme ‘Bandstand’ from Manchester brought many bands to the ears of the listeners. On the 28 September 1930 following on from their success at the National Brass Band Championship Foden’s Band were asked by the BBC to broadcast a repeat performance of their winning performance. This seemed to have continued for many years as a special programme with the winning band either broadcasting live from the BBC or being recorded for broadcast just after the announcement of the winner, or the following day. This was usually after the band had made a recording for release on 78 discs of the tune they had won the competition with. By the 1940’s ‘Bandstand’ was being produced by Chris Stone under the overall control of Harry Mortimer who had joined the BBC in London during 1942 to look after all the Brass Band output on the network. When the BBC launched the “Third Programme” on the 29 Sept 1946 it was to showcase a number of styles of music from folk and classical to brass bands. In 1948 Harry Mortimer conducted the Fairey Aviation Band in what was the first brass band concert on the new channel. By now Harry Mortimer had become a byword at the BBC and he was known for sometimes having explosive rows with management about his programmes. On one occasion he was asked to postpone two of his shows as the BBC wanted to broadcast Wimbledon live. The tennis had to wait for Harry’s programmes to end. In 1949 the Rushden Windmill Band from Northampton were chosen by the BBC to inaugurate a new series of broadcasts called the “Local Event”, teaming up with the St.Cecilia Singers and Mr Douglas Gilbert (Tenor). In 1942 the BBC broadcast Oh! Listen to the Band a programme of records of military music. It was on the 28 February 1943 that the BBC started to Broadcast a programme called “Listen to the Band” which had been set up by Harry Mortimer as part of his role to help promote the Brass Band world. Foden’s Motor Works Band appeared on the programme on the 21 February 1948 and 3 April 1948 at 1.40pm. The BBC continued to broadcast the National Final winners on radio, with the addition of Television broadcasts being made from the contest at certain times during the day. On the 17 October 1953 at the Daily Herald National Championship at the Empress Hall, Earls Court, London. The bands played the test piece “Sovereign Heritage” by J Beaver arr Frank Wright. Winning band Fairey Aviation were conductor by Harry Mortimer who also held the baton for third placed Fodens Motor Works Band and his brother Alex conducted second placed CWS (Manchester). The broadcast times for the competition make interesting reading. 16 Oct 1954 (Sat) 12.45-12.55pm Light Programme 2.10-2.40pm Home Service 3.00 – 3.30pm TV Live Pick Up 4.45 -5pm Light Programme “Announcement of the results” 8.30pm – 9pm Light Programme 8.30 – 9pm TV Live Pick Up 23 Oct 1954 (Sat) 2.15 – 2.45pm Home Service “Listen to the Band” Excerpts from the Festival Concert. The following year on the 29 October 1955 the BBC broadcast live again at the ‘Grand Festival Concert’ with the Fairey Aviation Works Band, Black Dyke Mills Band, C.W.S. (Manchester) Easington Public Band, Falmouth Town Band, Forfar Instrumental Band, Morris Motors Band, Munn and Felton’s Works Band, Park and Dare Workmen’s Band. The concert on this occasion was conducted by Sir Malcolm Sargent with Frank Phillips announced the proceedings.

In 1965 Rushden Windmill Band won the BBC Radio programme “Challenging Brass” (conducted by Ernie Denton) beating Camborne Town at the Leeds Town Hall. LISTEN TO THE BAND (Regular Programme) When BBC Radio 2 opened in 1967 the programme ‘Listen to the Band’ was introduced by John Dunn on Sundays at 1.30pm. In 1973 John Dunn moved from the Radio 2 Early Show to a 3pm slot and in 1976 he established his early evening show from 5pm. By 1978 John Dunn relinquished his role as main presenter of ‘Listen to the Band’ handing over to “Cheerful” Charlie Chester (1978 to 1992) and a new time slot of Wednesday evening at 7.30pm. On the anniversary of Harry Mortimer’s 80th Birthday, Fodens joined with Fairey Aviation to hold a concert at the Manchester Free Trade Hall on the 17 April 1982 in celebration of his anniversary. The idea was that both bands play for 30 minutes with their own conductors with the second half being a joint concert with Harry conducting. This second half of the concert was to be recorded for “Listen to the Band”. Harry Mortimer was expecting the band to play the theme tune of the programme ‘Soldiers in the Park’ by Lionel Monckton, however they had other ideas and proceeded to play “Happy Birthday”. Harry enjoyed the whole evening’s tribute to him. The regular Wednesday slot moved in 1982 to Tuesday’s at 9pm and in 1983 to Thursday and a shorter programme from 9 to 9.30pm. Brass bands were still represented on other channels of the BBC with ‘Bandstand’ now being broadcast on BBC Radio 3. Fodens broadcast on the 23 June 1983 with a half hour programme in which they played two items, “High Peak” by Eric Ball and “Images” by John McCabe. In 1984 ‘Listen to the Band’ went back to Wednesday evenings with a different time of 8.15 to 9pm. On the 20 November 1988 John Dunn returned to the ‘Listen to the Band’ slot for a concert recording after ‘Brass in Concert’ at Spennymoor Leisure Centre, Gateshead. The concert was recorded and highlights were broadcast on Radio 2 during the 22 December and 28 December 1988 programmes at 9pm. In January 1989 the programme was put back by about an hour to 9pm with a 10pm end, still on Wednesdays. Recordings for the programme were made at Broadcasting House in London using studio 7 with Charlie Chester officially still in control of the main programme, adding his links at a later time. A recording on the 12 January 1989 for the programme on the 22 February 1989 had the conductor of Williams Fairey Band Roy Newsome presenting the programme with Producer Antony Askew based at Room 39 BBC North East – Leeds. In 1992 ‘Listen to the Band’ moved back to Fridays at 9 to 10pm which was not an ideal day for the programme as on occasion the programmes would be cancelled due to special programmes in the ‘Friday Night is Music Night’ series. With failing health Charlie Chester decided to retire from ‘Listen to the Band’ and handed over the baton to Frank Renton in January 1995. In 2007 the Friday programme was put back to 9.30 to 10pm losing half of its time, something it would never get back. By 2009 listeners were complaining that the show was being cancelled too many times for the FNIMN Specials and so on the 8 April 2010 the show was moved to a new Thursday slot at 10.30 to 11pm. Firmly established on BBC Radio 2 the programme moved to Wednesdays at 9.30pm until the 25 September 2013 when it broadcast the final part of a concert recorded after the Open Championships in Birmingham. With features on new CD’s, Concert recordings and celebration events like the 15 th anniversary of the film ‘Brassed Off’, Frank Renton continues to broadcast the programme on a regular weekly basis. Originally from studios in Birmingham and now since the new facility at Salford has been occupied by the BBC he has been broadcasting from there. From the 3 October 2013 the programme moved to Thursday between 11.30pm and 12pm a time that may be seen as a possible end of the programme as it is hidden away in the twilight zone of broadcasting. Today the programme is broadcast on a Tuesday from 11.30pm to 12 midnight again dropping the audience potential. I hope that the programme will continue for many years and maybe move back to a more convenient day and time. ################################################################################### INDEX #01. History 1900 to date. #02. Recordings – Track Listing of 78’s, LP’s, 45, and CD’s. #03. Musical Directors – List #04. Bandmasters – List #05. Band Managers

#06a. Competitions – Positions #06b. Placings (Fodens Band) #06c. Test Pieces for Championships #06d. Quartet Results. #07. List of Band Members 1900 to date. #08. Longest Serving Band Members / Youngest / First Female #09. BBC Radio Band of the Year #10. Other Local Radio Programmes on Brass Band Music #11. BBC Champion Brass / Best of Brass #12. Annual competitions and dates. #13. Current Band members #14. Fodens Broadcasts (BBC) #15. Listen to the Band – History BBC Radio 2 Programme. ################################################################################## END ################################################################################## 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. COMPETITION TEMPLATE Test Piece “Reflections on Swan Lake” by Stephen Roberts CONDUCTOR FOR FODENS FIRST FODENS (Conductor) SECOND THIRD FOURTH FIFTH SIXTH SEVENTH Eighth Ninth Tenth Eleventh Twelfth Thirteenth Fourteenth Fifteenth Sixteenth Seventeen Eighteenth Nineteenth Twentyth

Best Euphonium Name (Band) Best Soprano Best Soloist