Music is our first love....
The band have recorded two Compact Discs to date. These were professionally recorded at our home; St Francis of Assisi Church, Fairlop. The church has perfect acoustics and the quality of the recordings make both CD’s well worth a listen to anyone who loves the nostalgic warmth and emotional charm of Brass Band music.
Although we are a small band with a large following, we only produced a limited amount of discs, and re-issues are highly unlikely. Therefore the disks in existence are a slice of Fairlop History.....
The Fairlop Collection (2002)
Of the 500 copies of this CD that we had produced, only a dozen or so remain. This CD has been played in Space on board the Space Shuttle (See our History page for details). It is a wonderful collection of music selected to reflect the music that has been regularly requested by the audience;
1. “The B.B. and C.F.” J Ord Hume
2. “He ain’t heavy - He’s my Brother” The Hollies - arr B P Crookes
3. Country Scene Goff Richards
4. Aces High Ron Goodwin - arr Frank Brice
5. “I Know Him So Well” Anderson/Rice/Ulvaeus - arr Jack Peberdy
6. James Bond Collection arr Goff Richards
7. Blaenwern W. P. Rowlands - arr Edrich Slebert
8. March Prelude Edward Gregson
9. Little Prayer Evelyn Glennie - arr Robert Chlilds
10. Make his praise Glorious Bill Wolaver - arr William Gordon
11. Aranjuez mon amour Joaquin Rodrigo - arr Darrol Barry
12. MacArthur Park Jim Webb - arr Alan Fernie
13. Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair S Foster - arr Elgar Howarth
14. Suite Gothique* Leon Boellmann - arr Eric Ball
*recording of the winning performance at the 1995 National Brass Band Championships of Great Britain (3rd Section).
Fairlop Brass - Celebration (2007)
This second CD builds on the recording experience gained while producing the first disc. The result is a warm and beautifully produced recording that fully shows off the band’s talents. To ‘celebrate’ our 40th anniversary, the titles have been chosen from those which the band really enjoy playing, and it shows...
1. Star Lake Eric Ball
2. Gabriel’s Oboe from ‘The Mission’ E. Morriconi - arr David Bertie
3. A Time for Peace Peter Graham
4. A Redbridge Raga Chris Wilcox
5. Apres un reve Gabriel Faure - trans Eric Wilson
6. March Washington DC Bryan Kelly
7. Who wants to live forever? Brian May - arr Steve Thomas
8. Someone to watch over me George Gershwin - arr Alan Fernie
9. Badinerie J. S. Bach - arr Thomas Wyss
10. Partita for Brass Band E Gregson
i intrada
ii Chroale & Variations
iii March
11. Yesterday Lennon/McCartney - arr Goff Richards
12. Eve of the War Jeff Wayne - arr John Blake
13. Pirates of the Caribbean Klaus Badelt - arr Bruce Fraser
Both of these titles are available for the reasonable sum of just £10, and are available at any of our concerts, or by post for an extra £2.50 post and packaging.
Contact us at mailus@fairlopbrass.co.uk for more details, or mail a cheque for £12.50 to;
Fairlop Brass Band
Three Oaks,
School Road,
Kelvedon Hatch,
Essex
CM15 0DL
Stating which disc you require.
We are justifiably proud of these recordings and are sure you will enjoy them too.