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Fulham were booked to appear at Comic Relief’s 24 Hour Panel People – the UK’s first-ever live, online streamed 24 hour panel show. David Walliams was to be involved in the entire show from start to finish and joined and ably assisted by a whole host of stars including David Tennant, Jack Dee, Stephen Fry, Miranda Hart, Claudia Winkleman, Jason Manford, David Mitchell, Dara O’Briain, Paul O’Grady, Sue Perkins, Jo Brand, Jimmy Carr, Lee Mack, Richard Bacon, Vernon Kay, Sir David Frost, Barbara Windsor, Russell Tovey, Charlie Brooker, Christopher Biggins, Ulrika Jonsson, Patricia Hodge, Jedward plus many more. Continue reading “Fulham Band go to Comic Relief”

On Saturday 26^th February 2011, Fulham began to move out of the British Legion, which has been their home for the past 10 years. Several volunteers took on the non-insubstantial task of moving music, instruments, uniforms and the like, from various locations dotted around the Legion.

The move has been necessitated by changes at the Fulham Branch of the Royal British Legion and we would like to thank all the people who have been involved with hosting us over the last 10 years. They have been kind and generous hosts and we would like to thank them all for their efforts, time and flexibility. I am sure that we will maintain the excellent links forged with the Legion over the coming years.

 

On February 19^th, members of the Fulham Brass Band featured in an episode of Ant and Dec’s Push the Button and played to the biggest audience we will probably ever achieve (6.57 millon). 

The band had been approached to play the programmes’ theme tune. As well as this, we were involved in a game that was entitled, “You do the Maths”. This entailed the contestants selecting members of the band such that their combined ages added up to a given number. To make the game more achievable for the contestants, the band numbers were swelled by some, let’s say, more elderly individuals. That might have accounted for those instruments that were being held upside down during the playing of the theme tune!

[singlepic id=722 w=120 h=90 float=left] Fulham Brass Band entered for the Butlins Mineworkers National Open Brass Band Festival, held on the weekend of the 22^nd and 23^rd January, for the third consecutive year. This year was, however, a little different and special. This was the first outing of the band in a second section contest. Continue reading “Butlins: 2nd section debut for Fulham”

It’s not something that we can normally report (and I suspect, for that matter, neither can other brass bands) but love bloomed at one of our extensive programme of Christmas Carol gigs. These included Westfield shopping complex, Parson’s Green, the Elk Bar in Fulham and Somerset House Ice rink. Continue reading “Love blooms at Fulham Christmas Carol gig”

Fulham Brass Band competed in their final 3rd section competition on Sunday 28th November at the Leicestershire Brass Band Association Open Competition , held at Burleigh College and Garendon High School, Loughborough, Leicestershire. Continue reading “Fulham make their 3rd section swansong”

[singlepic id=128 w=120 h=90 float=right]Fulham Brass Band is very sad that Michael Dean, long term euphonium player and all round great guy, has had to relinquish his position with the band due a relocation to New Zealand early in the new year.  Continue reading “Player update – December 2010”

Fulham held their annual Christmas concert at All Saints Church for the second year running on 10th December.

We played a full programme of festive and other music, and also included guest appearances from the Richmond Music Trust and the Little Phoebe Brass Quintet. Continue reading “Christmas Joy at All Saints Church”

[singlepic id=563 w=120 h=90 float=right]On 28th November 2010, Fulham Brass Band attended it’s last 3rd section contest before promotion to the 2nd section in January 2011.

The band gave the Nationals piece ‘Willow Pattern’ it’s final outing and produced an excellent performance that was awarded 3rd by the adjudicator. Continue reading “Fulham in the frame at Leicester”

By any brass band’s standards, Fulham have had a very successful year. In March we won the London and Southern Counties regional competition and therefore qualified to represent the area in the National Finals in Harrogate.  Continue reading “Final countdown for Fulham”