Sound Files

Sound clips from the 2010 contest:

Dobcross Youth (Saddleworth & Oldham Area Prize winners) playing Mephistopheles at Uppermill

Podcast of the very first Whit Friday contest at Diggle (5th June 2009). This features field recordings of the winning performance by Black Dyke Band (2009 Area 1st prize winners) plus sound clips of other performances and comments by spectators, participants in the contest, the adjudicator (Duncan Beckley) and the volunteer staff running the contest. Content includes Oldham Brass, Wardle High School Band, Chicago Band, St Austell Band, Bedworth Band and LGB Brass.

Podcast of 1st Diggle contest - 2009 (35 minutes)

A few sound clips from the 2003 contest at Lydgate:

	Banks Brass march by, playing "Royal Duke" (1,362 Kb)
	Emley Brass march by, playing "March of the Cobblers" (1,546 Kb)
	Delph Band march by, playing "The Royal Trophy" (1,316 Kb)

The North West Sound Archive sell a superb "Whitsuntide" theme pack. This consists of a booklet and two cassettes. One contains oral history recordings (inevitably of poor quality) and the other contains high quality recordings made in Saddlworth on Whit Friday. The latter tape captures the Whit Friday atmosphere beautifully.

North West Sound Archive
Old Stewards Office
Castle Grounds
Clitheroe Castle
Lancashire BB7 1AZ

Tel: 01200 427897

There is a CD available of Whit Friday marches - "Highlights from the Delph Contest"- recorded live at this year's Delph contest on Whit Friday (available from the Delph Contest Site or Delph Band Club). This features your favourite contest marches, played by different bands competing in the contest.

They may also have copies of previous year's CDs.