This video and it's predecessor are wonderful. So many legends of the brass band world here. I was privileged to know and play with some of them. Incredible to see a young Jim Shepherd who I had the honour to play with in Versatile Brass in the 1990's and so sad to think that I attended his funeral just a few short months back. Phillip McCann looks so young as well! I only met Harry Mortimer a few times in the 1980's when he was becoming quite frail, so terrific to see him here when he was still in top form. Thank you so very much for sharing this film.
Haven't played a note in a few years but brought this video back to reminisce the golden years as a brass bandsmen in Toronto. I attended this concert and was surprised to learn the CBC had made a film of it. I learned later the whole event was a financial disaster. It is too bad that we in Canada have become too Americanized musically. As I paid a little more attention to the filler parts in the video, there were my mother and father in the audience at one of the outside concerts. Imagine that. Sorry to say, I will never see another concert like this in my lifetime.
Not surprised it was a financial " disaster" given the enormous cost of transporting 4 bands and their instruments to and from Canada from the UK along with venue hire, conductors fees etc. And all in a country where even 50 years later British style bands have never " bedded in". It's a wonderful record to have for anyone remotely interested in brass band history though!
Sad there are so few comments for this remarkable record of British brass band history. A triumvirate of great British brass band conductors here: Harry Mortimer, Eric Ball and Geoffrey Brand ( who only left us last month at the remarkable age of 96). It's fun spotting players also especially the solo cornets of the 4 bands featured.
This video and it's predecessor are wonderful. So many legends of the brass band world here. I was privileged to know and play with some of them. Incredible to see a young Jim Shepherd who I had the honour to play with in Versatile Brass in the 1990's and so sad to think that I attended his funeral just a few short months back. Phillip McCann looks so young as well!
I only met Harry Mortimer a few times in the 1980's when he was becoming quite frail, so terrific to see him here when he was still in top form.
Thank you so very much for sharing this film.
Haven't played a note in a few years but brought this video back to reminisce the golden years as a brass bandsmen in Toronto.
I attended this concert and was surprised to learn the CBC had made a film of it.
I learned later the whole event was a financial disaster. It is too bad that we in Canada
have become too Americanized musically.
As I paid a little more attention to the filler parts in the video, there were my mother and father in the audience at one of the outside concerts. Imagine that.
Sorry to say, I will never see another concert like this in my lifetime.
Not surprised it was a financial " disaster" given the enormous cost of transporting 4 bands and their instruments to and from Canada from the UK along with venue hire, conductors fees etc. And all in a country where even 50 years later British style bands have never " bedded in". It's a wonderful record to have for anyone remotely interested in brass band history though!
Sad there are so few comments for this remarkable record of British brass band history. A triumvirate of great British brass band conductors here: Harry Mortimer, Eric Ball and Geoffrey Brand ( who only left us last month at the remarkable age of 96). It's fun spotting players also especially the solo cornets of the 4 bands featured.
Never seen this two part documentary before, excellent.
amazing, wonderful, how could it not be given the players and conductors.
I love it. Thank you!
Thanks for this. After looking at your channel, I see a few other ones too. Nice to see a bit of brass band history.
Fascinating footage. Notice there are no women in the bands then. Huge change nowadays.