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Issue 13
Groundforce CD
Groundforce Recording Session
Jim Parker Composer, James Watson Musical Director & Nicholas Childs Doyen Recordings
Other Headlines
New Band Chairman
Collectors Item
Pig For Sale!
International Concerts in 2000
Do You Know This Man?
Building for the Future Appeal
Grammy Nomination
'The Score' Available Soon
The Story Continues...
'News Room' Archives
The Black Dyke Band are very proud to announce their collaboration on a new CD, featuring music from the highly successful BBC television gardening series "Groundforce". The programme, which features gardening guru Alan Titchmarsh, regularly captures audiences of 12.5 million plus and the CD will include pieces specially written by Jim Parker for the new series due out later in the year.

The Band have also appeared on one of the programmes. It all takes place at a place called . . . sorry, this is top secret. For our readers from other countries I will explain, this is a programme where a viewer writes in as a surprise for someone else requesting a makeover of their garden while they are on holiday. Three gardening people from the programme come along and transform everything and when the person returns it is a total surprise. The idea is to give advice to viewers with a practical approach by experts. The Band are also playing the background music throughout the series.

STOP PRESS... Watch out for 'Songs of Praise' Sunday 26th September which will also feature the Band
Commemorative Plate Now Available

Commemorative PlateThis unique collectors item has been specially manufactured in the UK to commemorate the founding and development of the Black Dyke "Centre of Excellence", which will be based at the new bandroom. The ornamental plate is 103/4 Inches (27cm) in diameter and features historical information about the band and costs just £20.00. A brief history and illustration of the new bandroom is depicted on the reverse of the plate. Please refer to the Merchandise pages for ordering details.

Stepping into the Future
Our Chairman, Mr. Donald Hanson, has intimated at retirement for some time now. The response to this from the Trustees was a polite 'deaf ear', or an assurance that 'we will review it later'. In true style Mr. Hanson persevered, always with a mind to benefit Black Dyke Band (of which he is a fervent supporter) and its future, he introduced his friend of long standing Sir James Hill who was offered and accepted the position of Chairman. Mr. Hanson has agreed at the Band's request to become President, surely a double win for Black Dyke Band.
Sir James Hill Bart D.L. is a fourth generation 'Woolman', a praiseworthy terminology used in the West Riding of Yorkshire, of men held in high esteem by their contemporaries. Sir James has been the chairman of Cancer Support in Bradford for a number of years, he is a Past Provost Warden of Bradford Cathedral and was chairman of the fundraising committee for 'The Spirit of Bradford', a successful pageant of activities celebrating the city's centenary.		 New Chairman & President
New Band Chairman
Sir James Hill Bart D.L. (Left) &
Band President Mr. Donald Hanson

Babe - Pig in the CityPig For Sale!

You can now buy the sound-track from "BABE - PIG IN THE CITY" on-line, direct from the Black Dyke Band. The Band feature on three tracks, including the Oscar Nominated "That'll Do" performed in collaboration with Peter Gabriel. Visit our Recordings pages for a full track listing, Real Audio sample and ordering details.

Do You Know This Man?
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Do You Know This Man?


Our intrepid reporter will soon be meeting for an informal chat with a legendary Black Dyke Band player who is now living in the North of England. Watch this space for news of what will no doubt be an enlightening conversation, full of stories and anecdotes from The Band's historical past.

Building For The Future Appeal Latest

AppealOur "Building for the Future" appeal is now in full swing and we are receiving pledges from our followers worldwide. Many thanks to those of you who have already given your generous support to this worthy cause and don't forget to take a look at our Appeal Totaliser and see how your donation is helping us to reach our target of £100,000. For full details of this unique appeal and how you can help, please see the Appeal section of the web site.

Reflected in Brass Nominated for Grammy
Reflected in BrassThe Black Dyke news room was buzzing with excitement this week following the announcement that 'Reflected in Brass' has been nominated for a Grammy Award by The Recording Academy. This ground breaking album, featuring the Black Dyke Band playing alongside the world renown percussionist Evelyn Glennie, has been nominated in the category Best Classical Crossover Album. The 41st Annual Grammy Awards presentation will be held at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles on the 24th February 1999 and I'm sure you'll join all of us in the news room in wishing Evelyn and The Band the best of luck.

To find out more about this, and other  recordings by the Black Dyke Band, check out our Recordings pages.

The ScoreE-Mail Newsletter 'The Score' Available Soon
Fed up with coming to the Black Dyke web site and finding no new information? Well, we will shortly be putting together a regular electronic newsletter which we intend to distribute to all registered Black Dyke Band web site visitors. Called 'The Score' it will contain information on what's happening on the web site including news, special offers and competitions and will contain 'hyperlinks' to all the updated content. Remember, you will only receive 'The Score' if you have registered with us. See the Registration pages for more details.

The Story Continues...
Our dedicated administrator, Geoffrey Whiteley, has just released the second part of the band's history. Originally entitled 'THE BAND' Part II, the story continues from 1860 and features on of the bands great players, Phineas 'Phinny' Bowers.
CONCERT NEWS

Full Concert Schedule
Our international supporters will be pleased to hear advanced details of two concerts in the new year. The band will be playing at the John Grabb Theatre, Cedarbrea Collegiate, TORONTO, Canada on February 7th 2000. This concert is being organised by our friends at Hannaford Street Silver Band as part of their International Celebration. Tickets may be ordered by calling the St. Lawrence Box Office on (416) 366 7723. The band also have the privilege of playing at the Bermuda Festival on February 4th and 5th 2000. The festival phone number is 441 295 1291.
The Concerts/Events listing has now been extended up to December 1999. It is advisable to book early for any of these events as they soon become sold out.

'News Room' Archives
Their have been quite a few changes to the 'News Room' pages over the past few months and we are now on Issue 7. Some visitors may not have had chance to read previous issues so we have set up an archive list below which will enable visitors to catch up on any news they may have missed. Although the contents of these pages will be intact, some of the links may be out of date and we apologise for this. The effort involved in ensuring that links are current is considerable and this time is better spent on maintaining the more up to date areas of the site. The archive list begins from issue 6, if you require information from earlier articles then please let us know and we will see what we can do.