News - John Kirkpatrick

NEWS ARCHIVE

27 Apr 2009:

BRASS MONKEY CD NOW AVAILABLE

The new Brass Monkey CD - "HEAD OF STEAM" - is now available via our merchandising pages. You can order it now, even though it won't be shown there for another few days!

This is the first recording with our new trumpeter, Paul Archibald, with a repertoire of entirely traditional English songs and tunes. You can hear the whole set on our live gigs on the tour which begins today, or jusr buy it anyway!

Tracks:
1. The Moldavian Schottische / The Snowdrop Polka
2. The Press Gang
3. The Barbados Lady
4. Lichfield Tattoo / The Radstock Jig / The Quickstep from The Battle of Prague
5. The Trees they do Grow High
6. Banbury Bill / The Old Woman Tossed Up In A Blanket / The Beaux of London City / Hunt the Squirrel
7. Bold Archer / Dearest Dicky
8. The Red Lion Hornpipe / Peckett's Hornpipe / The Welch Hornpipe
9. The Loss of the Ramillies
10. Nelson, The Fallen Hero / The Death of Nelson

The CD is dedicated to the memory of our dear friend and colleague Howard Evans, who played trumpet with Brass Monkey from our earliest beginnings in the 1980s until poor health overtook him a few years ago.