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Foden's appoint a 'Strategic Arts Funding Advisor'
Foden's are pleased to announce that Carole Hirst has accepted their offer to become the bands 'Strategic Arts Funding Advisor'
Arts Council England’s National Lottery funded 'Catalyst' programme
Foden’s Band are pleased to announce that they have been successful in obtaining funding through Arts Council England’s National Lottery funded 'Catalyst' programme. The band have been awarded £17,819 towards a total project cost of £20,875.
Foden's Heritage and fire update
Following the band room fire in April '16 all items were subsequently removed to a lock up in Sandbach with the 40 foot lock quickly filling with fire damaged property. Over the past year a considerable amount of time has been spent at the lock up to establish if any items could be recovered,...
How to improvise
In their final video based on 'Improvisation' John Barber and Andy Scott explain about the '12 Bar Blues'
How do I improvise
Foden's look at answering this question in the first of two videos featuring artists John Barber and Andy Scott courtesy of a funding award from Arts Council England through ‘Grants for the Arts’ for a “Three Year Strategic Music and Audience Development Plan 2016-2019”
'Style, Feel and Groove'
In the 1st of 3 video's Andy Scott and John Barber talk about 'Style, Feel and Groove.'
Heritage Funding
Please see the below link to an article on 'Heritage Funding'
Donation from Air Products helps to support Foden’s Band 'Youth Education Programme'
Local Industrial Gases Company, Air Products, has donated £500 as part of its community support strategy to Foden’s Band 'Youth Education Programme'.
Foden's Band secure 'Heritage Lottery Funding'
Foden's have announced that an application to the 'Heritage Lottery Fund' for a 'Heritage and Digital Project' for £26,400 against a total project cost of £35,520 has been accepted with work starting in December '16 with a finished timeline of March '18.
Tips from the Top Video 1
In May Foden’s Band secured a major award from Arts Council England through ‘Grants for the Arts’ for a “Three Year Strategic Music and Audience Development Plan 2016-2019”.
For any conductor and every audience, Foden’s Band is a musical Magic Carpet. It continually takes the listener to places that few other ensembles rarely even approach
