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Author: Mark Rodgers

Lifestyle

Wonderful Whit Friday approaches

Mark Rodgers June 9, 2014

Cornet player and brass tutor Mark Rodgers gives us an insight into the band world with his column, Brassed Off. IF I were to be…

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Brassed Off: The bands are busy, busy, busy

Mark Rodgers May 5, 2014

Cornet player and brass tutor Mark Rodgers gives us an insight into the band world with his column, Brassed Off. AFTER A short Easter hiatus,…

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Brassed Off: Bring on the summer

Mark Rodgers April 10, 2014

Cornet player and brass tutor Mark Rodgers gives us an insight into the band world with his column, Brassed Off. IT IS Easter already and…

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Brassed Off: Warm up to the Winter Gardens

Mark Rodgers March 19, 2014

Cornet player and brass tutor Mark Rodgers gives us an insight into the band world with his column, Brassed Off. MARCH IS here and with it…

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Brassed Off: It’s all about the contests…

Mark Rodgers February 2, 2014

Cornet player and brass tutor Mark Rodgers gives us an insight into the band world with his column, Brassed Off. AS I explained last month, these next…

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Brassed Off: Band’s attention turns to National Finals

Mark Rodgers January 15, 2014

Cornet player and brass tutor Mark Rodgers gives us an insight into the world of Brass Bands with his column Brassed Off. IT’S 2014 and…

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Brassed Off: The Loneliness of the Last Post Bugler

Mark Rodgers November 6, 2013

Cornet player and brass tutor Mark Rodgers gives us an insight into the band world with his column, Brassed Off. NOVEMBER CAN prove to be…

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Brassed Off: Summer bandin’ – We’ll Have A Blast

Mark Rodgers July 4, 2013

Cornet player Mark Rodgers, tutor and conductor of the Delph Youth Band and Training Bands, gives us an insight into the band world with his…

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Brassed Off: My ‘Wet Friday’

Mark Rodgers June 10, 2013

Cornet player Mark Rodgers, tutor and conductor of the Delph Youth Band and Training Bands, gives us an insight into the band world with his…

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Brassed Off: The merry month of May

Mark Rodgers May 12, 2013

Cornet player Mark Rodgers, tutor and conductor of the Delph Youth Band and Training Bands, gives us an insight into the band world with his…

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Getting back to normal

Mark Rodgers April 10, 2013

Cornet player Mark Rogers, tutor and conductor of the Delph Youth and Training Bands, gives us an insight into the band world with his column,…

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Brassed Off : Why Blackpool rocks

Mark Rodgers March 10, 2013

THE MONTH of March heralds the Spring – daffodils, lambs in the fields and Mother Nature’s awakening. All very poetic I know, but what does…

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Brassed Off: The contest season

Mark Rodgers February 5, 2013

THE FOOTBALL season is half way through and as I write my column, we have the prospect of ‘minnows’ Bradford City playing at Wembley in…

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