I was asked to play Last Post and Reveille at church this past Sunday as part of Remembrance Sunday.  Here are some links: The Wiki post:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remembrance_Sunday. Or here: http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/CUSTOMS/Remembrance.html Remembrance Sunday is the Sunday closest to 11 November which is the day hostilities ended in WWI in 1918.  The exact time was 11AM (11th … Continue reading Remembrance Sunday (trumpet player hoping not to mess-up tradition)

I just found this.  I'm about 2 years behind but better late than never.  You can get all kinds of brass recordings in MP3 format.  Kind of like iTunes for brass geeks: http://www.worldofbrasstunes.com/ You can also order CDs if you like.  Since all of our suitcases were "on the weight limit" for the trip over, … Continue reading Brass Recordings

Added a few photos from our day at Mablethorpe Beach, our visit to The National Parrot Sanctuary, and some from the kids afternoon at Kensington Gardens and The Tower of London. Cheers, B-

After being away for a week I was glad to be back with Lindley tonight.  It has only been 9-days since our contest but it seems longer.  I'm down a chair to 3rd man for our show this weekend.  Regular 2nd man (Steve, who has good chops) is back in his usual spot from when … Continue reading Back with Lindley

Sarah was able to get some really nice video of her time with the kids in Kensington Gardens as well as a great 3+ min clip of our show at Royal Albert Hall. Cheers, B-

Back home from London.  Trip was great.  London was great.  Playing in Royal Albert Hall was wonderful and the show was sold out.  We were joined by Grimethorpe and accompanied a 1500 voice choir of people from all over the UK.  Really not the most polished performance you can imagine but outstanding none the less. … Continue reading ALL OK (on the return train to home)

Currently on the train to London. Free internet while en route. Previous train was cancelled due to a suicide. 2 1/2 train loads of people are on the train with us. No seats. We are standing between cars and the girls are sitting on the floor watching a movie on my iPod. Still I must … Continue reading Train to London (HELP!)

Hi All, Though The Lindley Band played well for our guest conductor Jim Davis, we didn't do enough right and came in 12th out of 15 bands yesterday at Pontin's.  This was despite some outstanding performances including wonderful solos by Ian (our principal euph) and Derrek (our Eb Sop) who were both terrific. After our … Continue reading No joy in Mudville

Thank goodness!  Finally feeling much better today.  Saw the doc yesterday and she gave me a serious cough suppressant  w/ codeine, and it really works. Of course it also makes my feet warm and numbs the chops, but I'm happy not trying to cough up a lung every 15 seconds. Last night with B&R I … Continue reading Seeing the light at the end of the tunnel

Thanks for the get well wishes. I'm still hanging in there but on day 6 of this I'm not feeling much better. Colin Holman (MD of CBB) wrote with some good UK advice. Lemsip turns out to be great! Thanks Colin. Still coughing lots and keeping Sarah awake all night of course. Since the fever … Continue reading Still sick + some more ideas