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This recording was made in the sumptuous and historic location of the Guards Chapel, Wellington Barracks, where the five Foot Guards Bands are based. The recording is a collaboration between MPR and the Irish Guards Regimental Trust and was produced and edited by Mike Purton. Our recording engineer was once again Tony Faulkner, legendary amongst classical sound recordists, so you are guaranteed absolute top of the range recording values. With around 78 minutes of music, the tracklist contains more than twenty marches (old and new) and includes some real rarities. We also have a superb selection of Irish folk tunes - both foot-tapping and reflective - in the guise of 'At Kitty O'Shea's' by the superb Dutch wind band composer Johan de Meij. As well as other contrasting items such as the haunting 'Carrickfergus' we have the Irish Guards Regimental Call, Last Post and Rouse (all sounded by BSM WO2 Ralph Brill) and several numbers featuring not only the Drums and Pipes of the Irish Guards but also the Corps of Drums. This new CD is a must for any lover of military band music, or Irish music.