"Live From The United Kingdom" CD
Liner Notes

Digitally Recorded Live In England And Wales
July 19 - 25, 2001
David VanSlyke - Audio Engineer and Editor
Mike Halstenson, Charles Olson, Mike Schleicher & David VanSlyke - Producers

Charles B. Olson - Conductor
Michael Halstenson - Conductor

In July of 2001, the LWBB went on tour in England and Wales, United Kingdom.  This CD consists of recordings from that tour.  The LWBB performed at the following locations:

 

1.  On Thursday, July 19, 2001,  the LWBB performed an indoor evening concert with the Bournemouth Concert Brass at the Guild Hall in Winchester, England.

 

2.  On Saturday, July 21, 2001, the LWBB performed an outdoor morning concert at the Welsh National Folk Museum at St. Fagans near Cardiff, Wales.

 

3.  On Saturday, July 21, 2001, the LWBB performed an indoor evening concert with the Welsh Championship-winning Tongwynlais Temperance Silver Band (http://www.tonband.org.uk) at the Bishop of Llandaff High School, near Cardiff, Wales.

 

4.  On Sunday, July 22, 2001, the LWBB performed an indoor afternoon concert at St. James’s Church (http://www.harrogate.co.uk/stjames), in Birstwith, England.  The photo on the cover was taken outside the church.

 

5.  On Monday, July 23, 2001, the LWBB performed an indoor evening concert with the ASDA Stocksbridge Band (http://www.stocksbridgeband.co.uk) at the Victory Club in Stocksbridge, Sheffield, England.  In September 2001 the ASDA Stocksbridge Band won the National Brass Band of Great Britain Championships, making them the number one brass band in all of Great Britain in the first section.  The combined Stocksbridge and LWBB bands’ live performance of “Canterbury Choral” is on this disc.

 

6.  On Wednesday, July 25, 2001, the LWBB performed an outdoor afternoon concert at the annual Queen’s Flower Show on the Royal Estate at Sandringham, Kings Lynn, England.  The LWBB was the first band from outside Great Britain to perform at the Flower Show in its 120-year history.  Flugelhorn player Dick Miller was personally presented to the Queen Mother and Prince Charles.