band

A tall tale, which I think is of fairly recent origin, concerns the London Symphony Orchestra. It can be found on the orchestra's website and elsewhere. I've heard it mentioned on an Australian radio station. The 100 members of the orchestra were to travel to the USA, to give an extensive...

Steve Turner writes in his book "The band that played on" that Clarke had never played on ships before Titanic. I found out that this is not true. Clarke had been at sea at least twice. (All crew lists are not available unfortunately, so I can't say how many times exactly he had been at sea.)...

I am trying to find the forensic musicologist, J. Marshall Bevil's (deceased 2017) copy of And the Band Played On: Hypotheses concerning what music was performed near the climax of the Titanic disaster. This was one of his dissertations. He gave me permission in the early 2000s to use it but...

There are many stories from the sinking of the Titanic, of which many were depicted in James Cameron’s movie, including that the band kept playing while the ship was sinking – and here’s the true story behind that famous scene. James Cameron has brought a variety of big-budget productions to the...

A recording made in 1912 of Nearer my God to Thee by the Besses o th barn band... http://www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/the-besses-o-th-band-band-play-nearer-my-god-to-thee.html

Read The Last Song keynote

Just found article that the band "Public Service Boardcasting" (that produce songs using old archive footage and audio such as on the Coal Miners Strike and Spitfires to name a few) have performed 4 new songs during the BBC's Biggest Weekend Festival (being Performed on the Harland & Wolff...

Hi all, I recently created a write-up about the album Music Aboard the Titanic and would be interested in others' thoughts. The intent was to create a critical review as well as provide some context into each of the selections chosen and to maybe generate discussion on the topic. I plan to do...

https://www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/union-hill-woman-says-band-didnt-play-titanic.html

I have successfully persuaded my local council to give me permission and funding for a blue plaque to Wallace Hartley due to the fact he was a residence in my home town of Bridlington, East Yorkshire, from 1902-1904. His fiancee was living here on the same road as the theatre where he played and...

I'm also curious if there was a band on Britannic to entertain the wounded?

My great uncle was a bandsman on the Olympic and other ocean liners for many years. He was a notorious womaniser and married bigamously five or six times. He met wealthy women on his voyages! I would love to have a photograph of him, or any gossip....for the family archives. Although a...

I have just read this and found it rather interesting. I was surprised at the comment made about cohabitation being the norm then. I also found the comments on the Women and Children First rule being a modern idea interesting. I would have thought it would be much more likely to happen then than...

https://www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/titanic-songbook.html

A New Hampshire auction house is commemorating the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic by offering more than 180 pieces of memorabilia from the maritime tragedy, including a letter from the bandleader who chose to play on as the ship sank. Wallace Hartley wrote home to his parents in...

Hello, I'm really a new person on this forum. I don't know if you already know about this, but it's handy to know. The Titanic Requiem On 15 April 1912 the Titanic sank in the North Atlantic and over 1,500 people died. 100 years later, Robin Gibb and his son RJ, commemorate this disastrous...

Looking for insights into what type of band played in second class, name of musicians, type of music, schedules, etc.

Preview of a book soon to be published. Persevere past the first bit, which we all know one way or another, to read a rather depressing account. Tried to find if this was elsewhere on the Board, but it doesn't seem to be...

Just wondering if anyone else picked up this book. I haven't read it yet but it's on my short list. The story of the band has always been of interest to me.

https://www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/band-played.html