A
Century of Coal and Brass
Following
an award of £5,000 from the 'Building Brighter
Futures' scheme, funded by the Coalfields
Regeneration Trust, and administered by SCVO
(Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations), the
Band has recorded its first CD. The music was
recorded in early January, 2002 and the production of
the CD completed by the beginning of March 2002. On
the CD there is a selection of arrangements
associated with the many conductors who have led the
Band over the years. 'A Century of Coal and Brass' is
a fitting title for our first CD, and indeed for the
'Building Brighter Futures' project as the band is
approaching it's centenary year in 2005, and still
holds dear, the link to the mining heritage of the
past. The CD is priced £10.00 including p&p.
Contact the Band
Secretary if you
would like to place an order. Read on for screenshots of the CD and
track listing...
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Buckhaven
& Methil Miners Brass Band - A Century of Coal
and Brass
On this
CD, we have a broad sample of the band’s concert
and entertainment contest repertoire, also featuring
music, some of it rarely heard today, associated with
the many well-known band personalities who have
conducted the band in years gone by.
These include Drake Rimmer’s thrilling
transcription of the Farnadole from Bizet’s
L’Arlesienne, and from Bruce Fraser, who is a
fine composer of educational music, Ground Pavan.
It’s equally fitting that we should play music
by Bruce, for he has taught many members of the Band.
Another prominent Fife banding stalwart was the
irrepressible Archie Smith, one time policeman,
politician and publican! One of the late
conductor’s favourite pieces was the beautiful
Eventide by Henry Geehl. Simple, yet touching and
evocative, we include this rarely heard gem as a
tribute to a larger than life personality, who is
still sadly missed by all who knew him.
Two musicians who can also wield the pen as well as
the stick presently conduct the band! Resident
conductor David Hynd has composed the stirring
fanfare and march Fife 2000 especially for this
recording, and professioal conductor Alan Fernie is
known throughout the Brass Band movement as a writer
of witty and popular arrangements, such as the two
featured here, Singin’ In The Rain and McArthur
Park.
The name of the football stadium in Methil where the
mighty East Fife play is called Bayview. Alan
discovered an unpublished march of the same name
written by Albert Badrick, a successful conductor in
the 1940’s, 50’s, and 60s. Bayview was
written in 1948, the year in which East Fife brought
the Scottish League Cup home to Methil, and was
specially composed for the band to play for the
returning heroes.
Two of the band’s fine soloists are also
featured. Our Principal Cornet gives us a cheeky
rendition of Sugar Blues, and our Solo Euphonium
delivers a heartfelt performance of I Dream Of
Jeannie With The Light Brown Hair.
The three remaining items are examples of the
Band’s wide repertoire. Jamie’s Patrol is
an old Scottish favourite of bands everywhere, and in
contrast to this traditional kind of band writing, we
also play music very much of the present day. No
Matter What was a huge No 1 hit for Boyzone of
course, and here we give it the Buckhaven treatment!
Ray Woodfield’s brilliant arrangement of the old
Russian melody Kalinka gives our fine Bass Section a
chance to shine, and also enables the whole band to
let it’s hair down in a fitting finale!
Track
Listing
| Track |
|
Title |
|
Composer |
|
Arrangement |
| 1 |
|
Bayview |
|
Albert Badrick |
|
Albert Badrick |
| 2 |
|
Ground Pavan |
|
Bruce Fraser |
|
Bruce Fraser |
| 3 |
|
Jamie's Patrol |
|
Sydney Dacre |
|
Sydney Dacre |
| 4 |
|
Singin' in the Rain |
|
Nacio Herb Brown |
|
Alan Fernie |
| 5 |
|
Sugar Blues |
|
Clarence Williams |
|
Alan Morrison |
| 6 |
|
Fife 2000 |
|
David Hynd |
|
David Hynd |
| 7 |
|
Eventide |
|
Henry Gheel |
|
Henry Gheel |
| 8 |
|
Kalinka |
|
Traditional |
|
Ray Woodfield |
| 9 |
|
No Matter What |
|
Andrew Lloyd-Webber |
|
Ray Farr |
| 10 |
|
Farandole |
|
Bizet |
|
Drake Rimmer |
| 11 |
|
Jeannie With Light
Brown Hair |
|
Stephen Foster |
|
Elgar Howarth |
| 12 |
|
Macarthur Park |
|
Jim Webb |
|
Alan Fernie |
