With Family in Mind – a Mazurka for “Alice Bertha”

We’ve been looking a little more closely at a recent find that we couldn’t help but want to explore as a priority. The reason? Well, on this occasion it has a family relevance for one of out two subjects – which makes it just that little bit extra special. When you care for your family…

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Remembering Majuba

In this post we’re exploring a song rather than a piece of band music. It’s entitled “Remember Majuba” and comprises of lyrics by Howard C Coghlan with music composed by Henri Laski (a.k.a. Thomas Edward Bulch of course) This song was published in 1899, by Tom Bulch’s own music publishing company, which at this particular…

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Looking Out During The Lockdown – The Power of Data

There can be no doubt that these are unprecedented times for us all, wherever we happen to be. The breakout of a global pandemic has wreaked havoc on our day to day lives and brought suffering and uncertainty to so many. As with many countries around the world, the British Government has ordered a lockdown…

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