Brassed Off - the band plays on

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The Grimethopre Colliery Band's fight for survival when the coal mine closed in the early 1990s inspired the 1996 film Brassed Off. The band did survive - and now, enjoying a resurgence, are among the favourites for this weekend's brass band National Championships.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-34455808

And as in the film, there is only one female brass player (Laura Hirst) who plays the flugelhorn as did Tara Fitzgerald's character.

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CindsMember 10 yearsMemoriam

I bloody love that film.

10/9/153:30 AM

BazMember VIP10 years

I enjoyed the original film

10/9/158:51 AM

Enthusiastic ContrafibularitiesMember 10 years

They have been featured on Look North tonight.

10/9/1510:58 AM

CosmopolitanMember 10 years

Originally Posted by Cinds:

I bloody love that film.

Me too.

I love brass bands in general; make me go all emotional when I hear them

10/10/159:03 AM

Eugene's LairMember 10 years

I've always been a fan of the Miles Davis version of Rodrigo's Concierto de Aranjuez from "Sketches of Spain", however to this day I can't help thinking of it as the "Concerto d'Orange Juice"...

10/10/1510:10 AM

CosmopolitanMember 10 years

Originally Posted by Eugene's Lair:

I've always been a fan of the Miles Davis version of Rodrigo's Concierto de Aranjuez from "Sketches of Spain", however to this day I can't help thinking of it as the "Concerto d'Orange Juice"...

Ha..! Get me, I got your joke

10/10/1512:34 PM

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