Town Band Banter with Doc and Dave

S3E1 Trick AND Treat AND Banter

Season 3 begins with high energy banter from our hosts recorded on Halloween! The hilarious shared reflections of the first two seasons and the exciting plans for a new season are more than enough to demonstrate our hosts at their best! Enjoy the ride. Then share it with your friends and family and everyone else. There will be plenty of room for everyone as we all support and grow the amazing world of...

Doc and Dave learned about the world of Mandolin Ensembles from an expert, Joshua Bell Director of the l’Esperance Mandolin Ensemble of Providence, RI. We were also joined by a former Mandolin student of Josh’s, ands our own first season star Sandra Enos! Josh’s extensive knowledge of the world and history of mandolin as well as his welcoming attitude for new learners was more than enough for a wonderful episode. We all knew Josh, ...

Doc and Dave learned about the world of Mandolin Ensembles from an expert, Joshua Bell Director of the l’Esperance Mandolin Ensemble of Providence, RI. We were also joined by a former Mandolin student of Josh’s, ands our own first season star Sandra Enos! Josh’s extensive knowledge of the world and history of mandolin as well as his welcoming attitude for new learners was more than enough for a wonderful episode. We all knew Josh, ...

We had a wonderful visit with one of the outstanding band leaders of our lifetime, Captain Lew Buckley. He was most famous for being the longest tenured conductor of all top military bands during his 29 year and 4 month term as Director of the United States Coast Guard Band in New London,  CT.  The band’s reputation has always been extraordinary and Captain Buckley has earned a reputation as a band director who consistently produce...

We had a wonderful visit with one of the outstanding band leaders of our lifetime, Captain Lew Buckley. He was most famous for being the longest tenured conductor of all top military bands during his 29 year and 4 month term as Director of the United States Coast Guard Band in New London,  CT.  The band’s reputation has always been extraordinary and Captain Buckley has earned a reputation as a band director who consistently produce...

Dr. Concetta Tomaino is a giant in her field of Music Therapy, but was simultaneously an unassuming and awesome guest for this podcast! We thoroughly enjoyed our visit as we hope you all will. She worked with Dr. Oliver Sacks very early in her career just as he was starting his landmark studies about music and the brain. His book, “Musicophillia” set the standard for understanding how the brain processed music. Between them, they s...

Dr. Concetta Tomaino is a giant in her field of Music Therapy, but was simultaneously an unassuming and awesome guest for this podcast! We thoroughly enjoyed our visit as we hope you all will. She worked with Dr. Oliver Sacks very early in her career just as he was starting his landmark studies about music and the brain. His book, “Musicophillia” set the standard for understanding how the brain processed music. Between them, they s...

Prepare yourself for a very entertaining episode featuring our guests: Roger LaRocque, and Dr. Keith Richardson from Hershey, Pennsylvania. The South Hanover Community Band is only 3 years old and seems well positioned to develop further in relatively new facilities. It is providing summer music for listeners and opportunities for local musicians to have fun performing. Roger, an old friend of Doc Smith’s, let us know about the ban...

Prepare yourself for a very entertaining episode featuring our guests: Roger LaRocque, and Dr. Keith Richardson from Hershey, Pennsylvania. The South Hanover Community Band is only 3 years old and seems well positioned to develop further in relatively new facilities. It is providing summer music for listeners and opportunities for local musicians to have fun performing. Roger, an old friend of Doc Smith’s, let us know about the ban...

Marquette City Band Shell and more!

Dr. Steve Grugin was our guest for a spirited conversation about music making on the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. We were glad to hear that all is well and thriving for The Marquette City Band as well as Northern Michigan University Bands where Dr. Grugin is experiencing his first year of retirement as Director of Bands. He has continued to be the professor of Low Brass at NMU, Director of the NM...

Marquette City Band Shell and more!

Dr. Steve Grugin was our guest for a spirited conversation about music making on the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. We were glad to hear that all is well and thriving for The Marquette City Band as well as Northern Michigan University Bands where Dr. Grugin is experiencing his first year of retirement as Director of Bands. He has continued to be the professor of Low Brass at NMU, Director of the NM...

Our guest, Dr. Julie Roth, a practicing neurologist in Providence, RI, professor of medicine at Brown University and eclectic bass performer was great fun to talk to about how we think about music while performing in community music ensembles. We heard about her from a previous guest, Dr. Marvin Wasser because she plays in the Providence Medical Orchestra with him and many other medical professionals. We touched on a variety of top...

Our guest, Dr. Julie Roth, a practicing neurologist in Providence, RI, professor of medicine at Brown University and eclectic bass performer was great fun to talk to about how we think about music while performing in community music ensembles. We heard about her from a previous guest, Dr. Marvin Wasser because she plays in the Providence Medical Orchestra with him and many other medical professionals. We touched on a variety of top...

In a second episode recorded at Lehman College Podcast Studio (special thanks to Steve, our technician) Doc and Dave visited with two of the founders of a fantastic community jazz band in the New York City area, the Library Jazz Band. Nancy Maron is the leader who pulled all of this together as a saxophone player. She had stopped playing after college and a while later joined a community concert band or two and really missed jazz. ...

In a second episode recorded at Lehman College Podcast Studio (special thanks to Steve, our technician) Doc and Dave visited with two of the founders of a fantastic community jazz band in the New York City area, the Library Jazz Band. Nancy Maron is the leader who pulled all of this together as a saxophone player. She had stopped playing after college and a while later joined a community concert band or two and really missed jazz. ...

Doc and Dave actually managed to get to New York City to shoot two episodes at the awesome Lehman College Podcast studio. All of that was thanks to Karl Watson, one of our URI Alumni Band members who is serves in an Music Department administration and IT roles at Lehman between playing in a large variety of community and professional ensembles (violin in orchestras, woodwinds in everything from community concert bands to jazz big b...

Doc and Dave actually managed to get to New York City to shoot two episodes at the awesome Lehman College Podcast studio. All of that was thanks to Karl Watson, one of our URI Alumni Band members who is serves in an Music Department administration and IT roles at Lehman between playing in a large variety of community and professional ensembles (violin in orchestras, woodwinds in everything from community concert bands to jazz big b...

As the holiday concerts wrap up, Doc and Dave share some reflections on the podcast so far, announce plans for the future development of the podcast, and request listener suggestions for future topics and guests. Without a guest or any “adult supervision” their tangental approach boarders on amusing, informative and sometimes just plane silly. Enjoy the ride! 

Remember to contact them with you ideas at: info@townbandbanter.com

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