A warm and eager audience greeted the band on the occasion of its second visit to the St Albans Salvation Army Hall in the last four years. A virile rendition of concert march Bandology, (Osterling), set the pace for the evening . There followed a varied programme of easy listening from a wide range of […]
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LCFB features on Radio 2’s Listen to the Band
The LCFB were honoured to be featured on BBC Radio 2’s programme ‘Listen to the Band’ on Wednesday 26th October 2011. Known by many brass band enthusiasts as one of the best radio programmes for showcasing and celebrating brass and military band music, Listen to the Band is presented by well known British musician, conductor […]
Great Crowd…..Great Spirit…..Great CD!
The LCFB under the direction of David Daws launched its new CD, Bandology, at Hendon Salvation Army Hall on September 10th. The more than capacity crowd was quick to show its appreciation of the bands efforts over the past year , a highlight of which was a recording session with World of Brass in June. […]
CD recording
The band had a successful recording session at the end of June and now look forward to the launch of their CD on 10th September at the Hendon Salvation Army hall. See post above for full details on Annual Gala Concert and CD launch in September.
Musical Tribute to Ray Bowes
On 18th September 2010, the band hosted a musical tribute to the late Ray Bowes, celebrating his life and music. Playing to a packed venue in Hendon, the concert was compèred by Lt Col Trevor Davis, featuring guest soloists Derick Kane (Euphonium) and Matthew Baker (cornet). Peter Bale from 4Bars Rest commented that, ” ‘My […]