Who fancies a night out?

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• Guest 714

  • Registered: 14 Apr 2011
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  5 September 2013     15:48243547
  #1      
  Hello
  
  Please see poster attached re our latest Town Team initiative.
  
  In the last year we've painted walls, trained apprentices, cleaned windows, run a weekly market and generally tried to do our bit to regenerate Dover. Now we've decided to raise a little bit of money and have some fun at the same time.
  
  So, with the help of some fantastic local musicians, including famous forumites Ray Newsam and Neil Wiggins, we've arranged a "do" in the Refectory at Dover College, a beautiful and atmospheric old building. Bring your own food and drink, bring some family and friends and let's have a great evening. With any luck we'll raise some much needed funds to re-invest in our town.
  
  Please get in touch ASAP to advise how many tickets you'd like, there's a maximum of 120 available so be sure to act quickly. Please forward the poster on if you're not able to attend yourself.
  
  Best wishes, I look forward to seeing you all soon.
  
  

  

  
  
  David
• howard mcsweeney1

  • Location: Dover
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  5 September 2013     19:26243574
  #2      
  i got a copy of that by e mail a while back but the poster would not download.
• Guest 710

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  6 September 2013     16:44243687
  #3      
  NeilW seems to be onto something...
  
  
  Why brass bands are back in vogue
  
  The brass band sound is embedded deep within the British psyche. Now, a new generation are blowing their own trumpets...
  
  http://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/sep/06/riot-jazz-brass-band
  Ignorance is bliss, bliss is happiness, I am happy...to draw your attention to the possible connectivity in the foregoing.
• howard mcsweeney1

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  6 September 2013     18:01243698
  #4      
  neil and his family/band members are in a silver band tom, just to add that the "mighty cowpats" have ray newsam in their string section.
• Guest 710

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  6 September 2013     19:15243702
  #5      
  Funnily enough, Howard, dear. I did read it as 'silver band'.
  You have now left me breathless with anticipation to learn the fundamental difference a coating of chrome brings about.
  
  I do know, for instance, that Red cars are more expensive to insure. Are the two things related?
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• Guest 1694

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  6 September 2013     23:09243736
  #6      
  Ah Tom, not just the colour, but the bore of the tubing. Brass Instruments like the Trumpet have a fairly constant bore size throughout their length until just before the bell, which flares out rapidly, they produce a slightly harsher "brassy" sound than Silver band instruments like the Cornet which have a slightly increasing bore size throughout their length and produce a more mellow sound as a result.
  
  My own instrument is actually made of Hallmarked Silver, takes a bit of polishing, as are many of the instruments in a Silver band. Although the cheaper instruments are often made of an alloy.
  
  I've been playing for about 37 years and have taught my own children plus about 9 or 10 other youngsters out at Eythorne. Together with Tony and Andrew who used to be in the band as kids and are now there as adults plus Norman who taught us the basics when we were kids we have been teaching and bringing young people through the Eythorne Silver Band for about 10 years now. Some have grown up, gone to university or moved away to work over the years but today we can field anywhere between a jazz quartet and a full blown 22 strong band only 6 of whom are adults, the rest are aged between 11 and 16/17.
• Guest 710

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  6 September 2013     23:42243742
  #7      
  Thank you Neil, but does the 'news' of the rebirth and new-burgeoning of interest in the physical music making of 'modern' metallic wind-ensembles, spoken of under the link in #3, not cheer you?
  
  But on an even more lighter side, I discovered this...
  
  "What's the difference between a brass band and a silver band?
  
  Ben Wheeler, Bristol
  
  Quite simply the colour of the instruments.
  
  James Gibbs, Cardiff, Wales
  
  It is my understanding that it comes from the colour the instruments are - a brass band with all brass coloured instruments and a silver band with all silver coloured.
  
  Sarah McManus, Hamilton, Scotland
  
  About 20 quid.
  
  Doug Hyam, London, UK
  
  With brass bands the instruments are polished brass and often lacquered but the silver ones are brass with a coating of Chrome which is easier to keep clean and shiny.
  
  Jack Hill, St Albans, England
  
  About £200 an hour...
  
  Paul, Ipswich, Suffolk
  
  One plays music, the other is worn on the finger.
  
  Ray Lang, Barnsley, South Yorkshire"
  
  Add your answer
  http://www.theguardian.com/notesandqueries/query/0,5753,-6760,00.html
  
  As you see, I am not alone in my ignorance.
  Ignorance is bliss, bliss is happiness, I am happy...to draw your attention to the possible connectivity in the foregoing.
• Guest 1694

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  7 September 2013     00:12243744
  #8      
  
  
  I'm always pleased to hear and see that more young people are making music with Brass and Silver instruments.
• Guest 671

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  7 September 2013     09:21243770
  #9      
  Neil.
  Would you and your silver band be able to open our Kent Miners Festival next year on August Bank Holiday Monday, 2014, 10am, please?
  "My New Year's Resolution, is to try and emulate Marek's level of chilled out, thoughtfulness and humour towards other forumites and not lose my decorum"
• Guest 1694

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  7 September 2013     09:29243773
  #10      
  Hi Gary, I'll chat with Tony and get it in the Diary now so no one has any excuses and we can turn the band out on the day.
• Guest 671

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  7 September 2013     11:50243786
  #11      
  Neil.
  That would be fantastic and something to look forward to, many thanks for that.
  
  Also if anyone knows of any other such bands Brass, Silver or anything local and similar, especially with a youth link , please pass on my details to them or theirs to me. Cheers
  "My New Year's Resolution, is to try and emulate Marek's level of chilled out, thoughtfulness and humour towards other forumites and not lose my decorum"
• Guest 977

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  7 September 2013     14:34243804
  #12      
  The Mighty Cowpats once had a bearded lady who couldn't read music as a saxophone player but I suppose that doesn't count
• Guest 671

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  7 September 2013     18:20243828
  #13      
  Actually Ray that sounds just what I am looking for, as long as she was local "cow pat"
  "My New Year's Resolution, is to try and emulate Marek's level of chilled out, thoughtfulness and humour towards other forumites and not lose my decorum"
• Bob Whysman

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  7 September 2013     18:29243833
  #14      
   GaryC wrote:

  Actually Ray that sounds just what I am looking for, as long as she was local "cow pat"

  
  
  
  Ask her
  
  

  
  Do nothing and nothing happens.
• Guest 671

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  8 September 2013     08:54243866
  #15      
  Please excuse me for not being informed of your true name but I simply love the saxophone and if you would like play at our next years Kent Miners Festival, then I would be pleased to put your name on the list, which I am assuming is not Cow Pat?
  
  I have one of the original girl pipers going to play next year, perhaps you could do a duet?
  Sax & Bagpipes, erm!!!!!
  "My New Year's Resolution, is to try and emulate Marek's level of chilled out, thoughtfulness and humour towards other forumites and not lose my decorum"
• Guest 977

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  8 September 2013     09:50243875
  #16      
  Hi Gary,
  
  Afraid our lady sax player moved abroad but I do know another, more jazzy but no beard, if you are interested!
  
  I'll email details.
• Guest 977

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  7 October 2013     20:25247499
  #17      
  Just been to the Town Team meeting and heard tickets are going fast, get yours now if you don't want to miss a great night out - The Mighty Cowpats have even got a large groupie contingent of family and friends going along to hear . . . . Cocos Lovers
• howard mcsweeney1

  • Location: Dover
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  7 October 2013     20:36247501
  #18      
  you must be psychic ray that reminder was on my to do list for this evening.
  
  this erm groupie contingent, are they from lydden or just people that use the night time facilities there?
• Brian Dixon

  • Location: Dover
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  7 October 2013     20:43247504
  #19      
  no howard they are all sheep,but don't tell ray.
• howard mcsweeney1

  • Location: Dover
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  7 October 2013     20:54247506
  #20      
  there have been rumours brian but nothing proven in a court of law.
  
  up until now anyway.

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