Smokey Mountain Brass Band

Eli and I went to hear the Smokey Mountain Brass Band this afternoon. I heard them on public radio on Thursday and thought Eli might enjoy it. He did. They are in the British brass band tradition: cornets and euphoniums, (two tubas) plus percussion. They gave a nice concert with proceeds from a free will offering going to polio eradication sponsored by Rotary International. I never played with a group that large, but it did take me back to Mt. Sylvan UMC days and our little brass ensemble and George, Charles, Rick and my dad and me.