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Post by John on Jul 14, 2007 8:04:20 GMT -5
A topic we haven't touched on!
Most pits had them, although Clifton didn't and I'm not sure if Cotgrave did or not. But Bestwood most certainly did.
Most famous had to be Grimethorpes!
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Post by brewtime on Jul 14, 2007 16:38:16 GMT -5
Newstead and Kirkby still going as are Thoresby never heard them play but are apparently very good
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Post by brewtime on Jul 14, 2007 17:04:59 GMT -5
Did many miners play in these bands?can't seem to recall loads of hairy arrsed rippers blowing into clarinets in their spare time. I can see it now running into the pit bottom to get the first draw on afters, so as not to be late for band practice  , Brassed Off styled how cliched is that film |
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Post by John on Jul 14, 2007 17:28:46 GMT -5
Great movie that, Brassed off.
We had an apprentice who used to play for Bestwood as we didn't have a band. He played the euphonium, hope I got that right.
I think they had seven pitmen playing in Grimethorpe Band at the time they made Brassed Off.
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Post by dazbt on Jul 16, 2007 7:36:50 GMT -5
John ses; "Great movie that, Brassed off."The cost of making the film went £3,000 over budget due to unexpected acoustics and the price of a pint at the time. !!!!  ?? |
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Post by John on Jul 16, 2007 8:27:47 GMT -5
Are you telling us you were an extra in that movie Daz?? ;D
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Post by limey on Jul 16, 2007 10:53:47 GMT -5
One of the lads I was at college with (North Staffs Poly) was in his colliery band - somewhere in Northumberland. They made the national finals and he played in the Albert Hall - just like "Brassed Off".
For those into movies with mining - try "October Sky" - the story of lads in a small mining community in West Virginia who built amateur rockets - it is a true story, but there are a lot of goofs in the mining scenes - like headgear with both wheels turning the same way!
The book is good too, and goes into a lot of detail about a "Company" mining town in the 50's.
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Post by John on Jul 16, 2007 12:00:58 GMT -5
I saw that movie last year some time Limey, clever lads, they went on to greater things!
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Post by dazbt on Jul 16, 2007 13:27:47 GMT -5
Not an extra as in appearing before a camera, but got paid by the film director anyway, so just extra to the budget. Some of the filming was done in the Grimethorpe Hotel concert room during normal drinking hours, 10.0am through to 3.0am, all the raggie lads were shoved into the tap room and asked to be quiet whilst the filming took place. It took a while, but the film's director eventually realised that everytime he shouted "Action" the tap room suddenly erupted, shouting and bawling, glasses being banged on tables, doors slamming shut and such, singing and general bedlam broke out, the word "Cut" brought about total silence, a sort of unofficial 'drink to rule' act of defiance against the imposed disruption of normal drinking custom and practices. Negotiations were entered into and eventually a settlement was reached, everytime filming took place thereafter a £100.00 temporary pacification fee was paid behind the bar for drinks, silence continued as long as the money lasted.
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Post by John on Jul 16, 2007 14:31:17 GMT -5
So what appears to be the local Miners Welfare was really a normal pub then?
That would have to have been a sight to behold, bloody load of drunken bums.. ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Whoever wrote the script and did the casting, did a fine job, there's many a lad who I could put a face to with those actors, couple of shower scenes were so real to life! How many times have you been combing your hair when some hairy arsed miner rubbed your head.. ;D
Remember "The Price of Coal"?? That too was done perfect, I can still see some of the antics the young mining trainees used to get up to in the pit yard, just like in the book and TV serial.
The scene where the lads are on their way to work and there's a group of apprentices planting trees outside the pit gates.
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Post by limey on Jul 17, 2007 10:06:34 GMT -5
The scene in the baths in "Brassed Off" always gets a laugh from my wife. The first time we saw it I told her the tradition was to soap up your sponge than ask your mate to "give us back a rub, bud" - and he would wash your back, then you would return the courtesy!
Americans are so homophobic, they cannot understand this was the normal way of doing things - they would much rather go home dirty!
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Post by John on Jul 17, 2007 10:23:03 GMT -5
The scene in the baths in "Brassed Off" always gets a laugh from my wife. The first time we saw it I told her the tradition was to soap up your sponge than ask your mate to "give us back a rub, bud" - and he would wash your back, then you would return the courtesy! Americans are so homophobic, they cannot understand this was the normal way of doing things - they would much rather go home dirty! Yeh and usually someone would wash your back when you were doing your face, when you turned around you were staring at the bellybutton of the biggest bloke at the pit! Talk about a back, as big as a soccer pitch! ;D I always seemed to get those blokes to return the favour to! Don't forget darts match night too!!! 8-00pm trying to get showered as quick as possible to get to pub! I've seen three or four blokes helping another to get washed off as quick as possible not to let side down! |
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Post by dazbt on Jul 17, 2007 11:54:24 GMT -5
John ses; "I've seen three or four blokes helping another to get washed off "
Gerrart, scented oils, turbans and squeaky voices involved John??
Sounds more like an harem than a phb.
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Post by dazbt on Jul 17, 2007 12:00:37 GMT -5
The scene in the baths in "Brassed Off" always gets a laugh from my wife. The first time we saw it I told her the tradition was to soap up your sponge than ask your mate to "give us back a rub, bud" - and he would wash your back, then you would return the courtesy! Americans are so homophobic, they cannot understand this was the normal way of doing things - they would much rather go home dirty! Can't apply to all Yanks Limey, I've used baths in American pits that not only had open communal showers but a row of Water Closets facing them with no partitions or doors whatsoever. |
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Post by John on Jul 17, 2007 12:21:07 GMT -5
The scene in the baths in "Brassed Off" always gets a laugh from my wife. The first time we saw it I told her the tradition was to soap up your sponge than ask your mate to "give us back a rub, bud" - and he would wash your back, then you would return the courtesy! Americans are so homophobic, they cannot understand this was the normal way of doing things - they would much rather go home dirty! Can't apply to all Yanks Limey, I've used baths in American pits that not only had open communal showers but a row of Water Closets facing them with no partitions or doors whatsoever. I get visions of blokes stting there holding hands Daz.. ;D ;D |
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Post by dazbt on Jul 17, 2007 12:37:04 GMT -5
Can't apply to all Yanks Limey, I've used baths in American pits that not only had open communal showers but a row of Water Closets facing them with no partitions or doors whatsoever. I get visions of blokes stting there holding hands Daz.. ;D ;D Yer me anoral, it was the fastest I ever got bathed and kept both eyes completely open despite gerrin shampoo in em. |
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Post by dazbt on Jul 17, 2007 12:38:47 GMT -5
Great movie that, Brassed off. We had an apprentice who used to play for Bestwood as we didn't have a band. He played the euphonium, hope I got that right. I think they had seven pitmen playing in Grimethorpe Band at the time they made Brassed Off. This page accesses quite a few different Utube clips from Brassed Off |
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Post by John on Jul 17, 2007 19:13:36 GMT -5
Great movie that, Brassed off. We had an apprentice who used to play for Bestwood as we didn't have a band. He played the euphonium, hope I got that right. I think they had seven pitmen playing in Grimethorpe Band at the time they made Brassed Off. This page accesses quite a few different Utube clips from Brassed Off Great music Daz! Always have loved brass bands, maybe thats why I liked the movie so much! |
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Post by jimmarsh on Aug 15, 2007 17:07:04 GMT -5
I never played in a band, but loved . . still do . . to listen to them. I noticed in our village, band membership seemed to run in families. The Hinds and Saint families come to mind. At one time Grandad, son and grandson were all members at the same time. There were other families but I can't remember names any more.
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Post by erichall on Oct 22, 2010 12:44:19 GMT -5
Amazing how many colliery bands are still going. Piece in today's paper shows Maltby Colliery Band (S.Yorks) celebrates 100 years this year.
Lots of the pit Bands had members from the colliery, and it was often said of someone who had a relatively soft job 'Oh, he's in' t band.' This also referred to pits which had excellent competing First Aid teams.
Having been to a Fairey Band concert recently, I looke dup the British Brass Band Championships recently, and noticed that still among the top bands are Grimethorpe, Carlton Main/Frickley, (both S Yorks Pits) and Cory which is a welsh band with mining connections.
As for families being in bands, my mother was the youngest of 17 Children (8 m 9. f ) and of her 8 brothers, 6 played in Barrow Colliery band along with their Step Father, whilst Grandmawas the Band's Librarian. After the pit closed, the band was 'taken over' by Barnsley Building Society, and appeared along with several others, including Grimey, in the PLAY 'Brassed Off' when it ran for a time at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield
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