Another track from our concert at the Royal Spa Centre in Leamington.
Pat Metheny’s “Stranger In Town” arranged by Bob Curnow. This is one of Mr & Mrs Badgers favourite charts – a great Tenor solo from Bob Jones, some immaculate drumming from Marcus Ingham, and an emotional trumpet from Karl Steadman.
Just 18 months after the event, a video of the original Badgers performing at the Royal Spa Centre in Leamington.
It’s been a busy 12 months behind the scenes for Mr & Mrs Badger – sadly no live music for The Badgers in the Midlands – but lots of preparing new charts (the band library has been doubled in size!) and making plans for a new start in the Brighton area.
It will be a daunting task creating a new band from scratch, but there are lots of great musicians in Sussex who will soon be exploring all of this great music from Pat Metheny, Bob Mintzer, Buddy Rich, to name just a few.
Watch this space for our progress updates…
The first two Badger Music video guides for Sibelius and Finale users have been fully polished and uploaded into the ether!
Find out how to add graphics to a score and all parts in one easy go – a hidden, undocumented bit of Sibelius!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ih65tuvf3wo
And the same in Finale..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKo4oWtXXPI
A personal comment from Mr Badger…
Terry Wogan has been part of my life since I was ten or eleven. I never met the man, but he was always “there” and seemed part of the family. I was deeply saddened this morning when I heard of his passing. But rather than mourn him, I have been listening to recordings of his Janet & John stories and other hilarious snippets from his breakfast show – together with his emotional farewell when he retired from that particular slot.
He will be missed, but never forgotten.
As it is now December, we allowed to say Happy Christmas to you all 🙂
You may (or may not) have noticed we’ve been a bit quiet for a while. Don’t panic, nothing is wrong, the Badgers haven’t dispersed due to musical differences or to spend more time with our families!
The Badgers are enjoying a well-earned hibernation because Mr Badger has been sent to Brighton working to pay the rent and prepare a bucket-load of new charts.
Sadly this means we won’t be having a Christmas extravaganza this year, but hopefully Mr Badger should be able to give us an update in the New Year.
Happy Badger Christmas
The Badgers had a most successful and enjoyable visit to The Erdington Conservative Club on 27th September 2015 and turned their “Strangers In Town” status to “Friends In Town”.
It was great to see some different faces in the audience, along with some familiar friends that have been regularly following us since our launch gig.
Stay tuned for upcoming news!!
Due to popular demand from the more centrally located Badgers Big Band Buffs, The Badgers are venturing into Birmingham on Sunday 27th September to present an eclectic mix of big band music at the Erdington Conservative Club.
Tickets are now available from the Badger Shop and your friendly Badgers. 🙂
It’s short and sweet, but even Chris Evans is talking about our gig (14 minutes in) – The Badgers Big Band coming up this Sunday at St Patrick’s Irish Club, Adelaide Road, Leamington Spa CV32 5AH. Tickets are now available on the door. Starts at 7:00pm until 9:30pm.
