Festival of Gospel Song - Canada - Band/Piano - 1985

[louseatmac]

Billy, This is impressive.

I hope our Guelph youth band

can come back and you can accompany us.

[geoffdiffey]

This is the Staff Band i remember...I was at this concert..just like all of them...I miss these days. Thats my Dad Playing the cornet...

[jimoaklandu]

Anybody know if the pianist is on youtube?  thanks

[BillyFrancis]

Hey Jim, that's me as a young kid back in 1985. ;)

[jimoaklandu]

any more vids of the awesome young man who is playing?

[divavoce56]

Hey, this is Brian Burditt, husband of Susan nee Wilson, my cousin from Ontario!!

[davethebaritone]

Wow!

The days of Derryck Diffey, Gary Dean, Doug Chalk, Norm Cuthbert, Frank Reynolds, Clarence White and Curtis Metcalf. I can't even speak of how priviledged I have been to play with and/or be taught by them all. . . and I was only 3 when this recording was made.

The legacy that Brian Burditt has with the CSB is nothing short of epic. His commitment to excellence in Army music is inspiring.

Thanks for posting!

[Barndancer61]

OMG! What one doesn't find on Youtube! I was there that evening. I couldn't have been any older than that guy playing the piano. Probably the last Sally Ann concert I ever attended before I got out of it altogether. Interesting.

[BillyFrancis]

No, only this clip from the performance. Thanks for your comment.

[ErikRP]

This is one of my favourite recordings - I have the record and listen to it often. Great playing, Billy!

By any chance do you have the entire performance?