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11 Apr 2025

St. George's Hall

BBC Radio 2 Loves Brass

with Marti Pellow and Carly Paoli

A night that showcased the range of brass music - hosted by Zoe Ball.

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Marti Pellow and Carly Paoli joined the Black Dyke Band, host Zoe Ball and special guests as we kicked off The Big Brass Blowout.

We took a trip from Bond themes to bhangra beats in the company of Bradford’s mighty Black Dyke Band, chart-topping pop legend Marti Pellow, star soprano Carly Paoli, Punjabi Roots Academy and Bradford Cathedral Choir – and your host, BBC’s Zoe Ball. BBC Radio 2 Loves Brass was the opening concert in The Big Brass Blowout, Bradford 2025’s weekend-long festival of all things big, brassy and Bradford.

Alongside classic songs by the likes of Joni Mitchell and Wet Wet Wet, you heard operatic arias and bhangra beats, powerful ballads and hymns, song settings by local lad and world-famous composer Frederick Delius – plus a new commission from Peter Graham, one of today’s leading brass band writers, that celebrates Bradford’s 19th-century ties with the ‘New World’ across the Atlantic. Top class brass.

This concert is being recorded for transmission on BBC Radio 2 and BBC Sounds.

The Big Brass Blowout

BBC Radio 2 Loves Brass was part of The Big Brass Blowout, a weekend-long celebration of the best in brass.

BBC Radio 2 graphic using orange textured graphic and a headshot of Zoe Ball - a blonde woman wearing a black top, smiling at the camera.
Zoe Ball
Headshot of Marti Pellow - a man looks to the camera, he has short, dark hair and is wearing a dark top with silver zips. The background is a dark reddish purple.
Marti Pellow
A woman poses before an ivy covered stone wall - she is wearing a dress made up of a pink tulle skirt and a black, off the shoulder top. He hair is pinned up and she is smiling.
Carly Paoli
A full brass band dressed smartly in red and black uniforms.
The Black Dyke Band - © John Stirzaker

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