The EABB Podcast focuses on providing information about past and current Early American (19th-century) brass bands through interviews, lectures, and musical recordings. Each episode will have a topic (specific bands, bandleaders, instruments, composers, etc..) or guest (historian, bandleader, active musician) that the participants will talk about. The participants can be any combination of host, co-host, and guest. The goal of the podcast is to connect and share the early American brass band community in the United States. Current bands will have an opportunity to be highlighted and historical bands will have an opportunity to be taught and kept alive.
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episode 5: 45 - Interview with Randi Bulla: British Brass Bands in the United States
Episode 45 is our fantastic conversation with Randi Bulla, past President of the North American Brass Band Association, solo horn with Brass of the Potomac, and member of the National Capital Band of the Salvation Army. We discuss the history of British brass bands in the United States, NABBA, and the Salvation Army.
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Music in this episode comes from the Brass of the Potomac, and The 8th GM Regiment Band.
Episode Structure:
1:57 - Randi's musical background
4:29 - Beginnings of Randi's involvement with NABBA
6:36 - Youth music programs in the Salvation Army
16:03 - Salvation Army and NABBA's influence on each other
20:42 - Early British style brass bands in the United States
24:12 - Salvation Army influence on community British brass bands
29:48 - British brass band sound concept
42:15 - Developing style
52:43 - Borrowing repertoire
58:32 - Randi's involvement with the National Capital Band
1:01:12 - Where you can find more about the groups Randi is involved with
1:05:55 - Featured Album: Firestorm, Brass of the Potomac