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Submitted by
Name: John Lucas
From: Sydney Aust

Comments:
Fabulous site Ian providing hours of unbridled pleasure. Thanks so much.

Added: May 16, 2011

Submitted by
Name: Alan Brough
From: Glasgow UK

Comments:
Fantastic website, now stored as a favourite and shared with all my friends.

Added: May 13, 2011

Submitted by
Name: Brendan J. Rayner
From: Northampton England

Comments:
Many thanks Ian...... your website just gets better and better. Recently you’ve added some wonderful albums, most notably ‘Brass International’ (a festival my Dad was at and still has the original vinyl recording) and ‘Salute to Eric Ball’ and bring back many happy memories for me. If there is one album I’d like to see on here (if at all possible), that is the Bandmaster’s Councils Festival at the Royal Albert Hall in London from 1982. The album I believe was titled ‘Festivity’. I believe my wife Elaine’s late father, Bandmaster Charles Dove from Stapleford Citadel, was the featured soloist that year and it would be wonderful to hear a recording of that event and of course to hear Charlie play. (As a matter of interest we had a recording of Charlie playing Erik Leidzen’s ‘A Happy Day’ at our wedding in December). If anyone reading this comment can help with this we would be so grateful. Thanks for all your hard work on this fantastic site that I’m sure brings so much pleasure to so many people. With kind regards. Brendan J. Rayner

Added: May 13, 2011

Submitted by
Name: Margaret Garland
From: Basingstoke UK

Comments:
Wonderful to hear these tunes again. I needed to be reminded of my roots. God Bless you.

Added: April 24, 2011

Submitted by
Name: Wielie Elhorst
From: Amsterdam The Netherlands

Comments:
Dear Ian, My father showed me your website a short time ago and since then I have been listening regularly, in my own time and also at work (it helps doing my work even better. Thank you very much for the music collected on your website. I am 42 years of age, too young to have experienced much of the times recorded myself. Yet, I feel very much connected to the music. I was a Salvationist until I was 28. My parents were Officers. I think I can say I am from a ‘classical’ Salvation Army family. I was a fourth generation Salvationist. Especially the music is rooted deeply in our genes so to say, although I am now happy serving as a Youth Minister in the Protestant Church in the Netherlands. I hope to send you ‘The Present Age’ one of these days. Am I right that you have not got that yet? I have it on the album ‘Brass International’ (Bandmaster’s Councils Festival 1968). If you are interested let me know. ‘The Present Age’ is my father’s favourite piece. He would be happy to hear it here. Thank you again, Wielie Elhorst.

Added: April 18, 2011

Submitted by
Name: Jeff Law
From: New Zealand

Comments:
Absolutely wonderful site - thank you. I was amazed to find ‘Minuet from Berenice’ - the first piece we learned in the Junior Band in the last ‘50s.

Added: March 31, 2011

Submitted by
Name: Deon Yates
From: St. John’s Citadel Newfoundland Canada

Comments:
I love this site. It’s awesome. Glad my friend told me about it.

Added: March 30, 2011

Submitted by
Name: Bram Chestney
From: Hadeigh Temple U.K.

Comments:
Thanks for this site, great to hear all the old music both brass and vocal. Will visit again soon.

Added: March 24, 2011

Submitted by
Name: Dennis F. Beecroft
From: Originally Keighley Yorks Now Spain

Comments:
Happened chance on to your site looking for history of Keighley Cit. my old band. Obviously found Jakeway’s March ‘Keighley Citadel’. Look forward to re-visiting and listening to these old gems. Takes me back years??

Added: March 12, 2011

Submitted by
Name: Hayo J. Ruysink
From: Germany

Comments:
I am very pleased with your website. Beautiful thought: All this old SA music sharing with so many around the world. I listen to it often, even during my work and it’s still a source of inspiration. Waves of memories and nostalgia flooded me. Thanks for your work for our liking.

Added: March 10, 2011