Of the 762 brass bands I have records of from County Durham, around 130 were colliery bands (and more of them would have been directly connected to the local colliery, even if not specifically named after the mine or mining company). This article looks briefly at the history of the Durham Miners’ Gala and the colliery bands that performed at it.

This is a ‘study of a choir’; the author joined the choir for three months and participated in every aspect, from rehearsals, dinners, a meeting to a gig. They chatted to the members, sang with them and talked to the choir leader and manager about everything from the ethos of the choir, to whether meat was served often enough at dinner. It was the…[Read more]

Historic Nova Scotia is a digital humanities and public history project that aims to bring community histories to life online (https://historicnovascotia.ca/). This paper will explore how collaborative, digital-storytelling can help bridge the gap between heritage theory and practice. We will provide an overview of the project followed by specific…[Read more]

Brass bands are, of course, musical organisations first and foremost, and the bulk of their heritage is bound up in the hundreds of thousands of concerts, marches, contests and other performances they have provided their audiences with over the years. Very few of these live performances were ever recorded, at least until recent years, and we must…[Read more]

During the 1890s and early parts of the 20th century a type of band arose using kazoo-type instruments. Zobo instruments, based on kazoo principles, were invented and developed in the USA in the early 1890s, rapidly becoming a new craze for a while. When the instruments spread to the UK the bands that were formed using them were largely “comic”…[Read more]

(v9 – August 2019) [c. 6,740 entries] A comprehensive list of books, articles, theses and other material covering the brass band movement, its history, instruments and musicology; together with other related topics

Travelling musicians and entertainers had been a part of European life for centuries. In the German speaking countries of Europe during the German Empire there arose a large number of “Damen Kapellen”, troupes of musical and variety entertainers consisting largely of women, usually led by a man, and occasionally including males as players. Thi…[Read more]

Review of ‘The History of European Jazz: The Music, Musicians and Audience in Context’, ed. by Francesco Martinelli (Sheffield: Equinox, 2018), SAMPLES – Online-Publikationen der Gesellschaft für Popularmusikforschung, 17 (June 2019).
Published online 12 June 2019.

This study was a cross-sectional descriptive survey conducted with the general objective to describe the socioeconomic effects of medical union strikes on Nigeria’s health sector, with particular focus on Akwa Ibom State. Four research questions were formulated that guided the study. Data were collected from respondents who constituted staff, m…[Read more]

This paper aims to examine customers’ satisfaction with the product service quality rendered by high-speed 4G wireless broadband (YES!) and YES! Campus Store. 161 of 300 students were engaged from numerous faculties at Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia. Based on a survey, this study suggested that tangibility, reliability, r…[Read more]

The paper analyzes the key success factors of automobile industry in Central Asia, Kazakhstan. In particularly, strategies used, experienced challenges faced by “Bipek Auto – Asia Auto” will be presented in this paper.

In banking industry social accounting has become an important phenomenon now a days. This practice by commercial banks creates a bridge between society/country and banks. The bank employees are highly motivated to do this for societal concern as well as corporate benefit. This study is conducted on 100 employees of some commercial banks of Dhaka,…[Read more]

The world is experiencing ageing phenomenal and the topic of individual retirement planning is becoming more important than before. Many studies focus on factors toward retirement planning, but limited researches studied how the culture and mentality influence the retirement planning in Kazakhstan country. This qualitative study has interviewed…[Read more]

This paper attempts to examine the impact of pull and push factors on the entrepreneurial development process. The pull factor “earning extra money for family” has appeared as the most important motivating factor for undertaking an entrepreneurial activity. Both the factors such as “self-employment with economic freedom” and “Less complex a…[Read more]

This paper highlighted the plummeting price of oil that is at present the most sensational energy story in the world. This research work outlined the main reasons for the current situation is the low demand for oil as well as concerned companies found it more profitable to extract oil by unconventional methods. In Bangladesh, no changes have been…[Read more]

The study revealed the trend analysis of the private commercial banks and given an overview of the performance of private commercial banks of Bangladesh. Nowadays, the banking sector is the “lifeblood” of all economic activity. The study is empirical. To get the proper understanding about the trend of different variables such as, investment loa…[Read more]

The Freight Forwarding and Logistics industry plays a vital role in the overall economy of Pakistan. The purpose of this study is to determine the factors that influence for outsourcing the logistics and at the same time performance of outsourcing has been evaluated with respect to Karachi, Pakistan. Three factors identified as Low Human Assets,…[Read more]

The export-oriented readymade garment (RMG) industry has some distinctive features, which differentiate it from other businesses. Wage, Supply chain, Time-frame, and Compliances are among the most important features of this business. Each of four features is interrelated and interdependent. Among the features, effective Supply Chain Management…[Read more]

This article provides a quantitative outcome evaluation of microfinance in women empowerment in Bangladesh. It first evaluated the economic assessment of microfinance which showed the positive outcome of the economic indicators. At the same time, it also underlines some persisting unresolved methodical issues as well as economic issues. This…[Read more]

The purpose of this paper is to identify & examine what types of shipping knowledge are critical to surviving in the dynamic business environment, and to investigate how the shipping knowledge affects the organizational performance. It also studies the effect of shipping knowledge and its absorptive capacity on the logistical value creation for…[Read more]