Band Sir!

Thanks so much to those of you listening to the collection of music here on BandSir.com!

A while back, I received this email from Erik Ronningen, ’64 & ‘66JC, recommending that BandSir add a category of records by academic year.  I thought this was a great idea and so as of now, you’ll see the additional main menu item titled “Concert Band Records – by Academic Year.” It is right next to the alphabetical list of concert records which has been labeled as such.

One of the things that has made the identification of the years in which the records were recorded is that there is no indication of the year it was recordrd on the albums or the sleeves.  Erik was kind enough to identify some of the record albums, as he has a number of them in his possession. However, there are still quite a few albums the dates of which are unknown.

Here’s where I need your help.

If you can definitively identify the year of any of the albums missing dates — concert band or dance band — please send me an email to BandSir.com@gmail.com with the information and I’ll add the academic year to the list.

Thanks again for your support and special thanks to Erik Ronningen for his idea. I appreciate it greatly.

Be well and stay safe out there!

Dan Wolfe
74-76JC

The BandSir.com site has been successfully transitioned to a new media player which ought to work for everyone and the software with the security vulnerability has been removed from the site.  Everything should play just fine on any browser and on any operating system.

Thanks as always for your patience.

If you find errors in the track listings, design, or any other error, please let me know so I can get it fixed.  I don’t always check in on the site, so I rely on you to let me know when you encounter something that doesn’t work anymore.

Please send any errors to BandSir.com@gmail.com and I’ll get to fixing it as soon as I can. 

On a side note, while I was reviewing all the eighty-ish pages on the site, I got to listen to a lot of tracks that I hadn’t heard in a long time.  Hearing the extraordinary musicianship demonstrated in these recordings, I was reminded how fortunate we all were to have been associated with the Valley Forge Military Academy Band and with Col. Feltham.  I can’t speak for anyone else here, but that association positively affected my life, and I am grateful for having been a Bandie lifer. 

Be well and stay safe out there!

Dan