photo credit: Darren Borrowman/Borrowman Productions
Our new track from this past weekends recording session(Nov. 3rd, 2012)
http://soundcloud.com/tim-sars/macha
A weekend in the studio!
Author: darryl
Iconic Rocker Sits In
KISS front man, Gene Simmons played percussion with the band at the opening of Sophie’s Place in Surrey on Sunday, January 15.
Workshop with Brad Muirhead, Monday January 23d
Hello every one, I’m very excited to remind every body of our first guest workshop facilatator of the year, Brad Muirhead. While he will be bringing his own agenda, a couple tunes to have prepared for him are:
1. Bella Ciao, Millipede, Yeep!, Elsa’s Strut
2. New tunes! Cascade (please practice), and Drummer Girlz
3. Revisit: 6135, Work Song, Yarrr… tiz a waltz
Warmly,
Tim
ps- please check out my new video, and pass it along. I’m longing for internet fame;) http://vimeo.com/35226012
Community Support
James Griffiths, OAOS president and Alex McKechnie. Britannia musical director
photo by Dave (devo) Faber
The Board of Directors of the Open Air Orchestra Society, on behalf of The Carnival Band, authorized a donation to Britannia Secondary High School Band Program.
The donation will help with the travel costs of taking the senior band to Cuba.
Joey Quits
What Cheer Brigade from Providence, RI made Joey’s resignation from his hotel job a day to remember, and a YouTube hit.
Read and see more background here
The People Have Spoken
Gregor Robertson was handily elected to a second term as Mayor of Vancouver and The Carnival Band was there.
Congratulations to Gregor and the the Vision Vancouver Team
Parade of Lost Souls 2007
James Loewen has just posted a video of the 2007 Parade Of Lost Souls on YouTube.
TCB is featured along with Sambata and the sundry ghouls, ghosts, goblins and geeks who took over the Drive.
Thank you James
Musical Greetings …
… from Jesse in Turkey.
Jesse is currently in Macedonia after visiting Bulgaria and is on his way to Albania and then Italy. He is slowly wending his way, by bike, to Spain.
Follow Jesse’s journey on his blog.
Ghost Train
Please check out the excellent images from the Circus of Disaster taken by Mike Antares (formerly from Austin, TX, now living in Seattle, WA)
The World According to The Carnival Band
Who’s In Charge?, a video by DM Gillis