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Time for Brass
Manx Radio's long running brass band music programme, hosting by Ian Cottier.
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Episodes
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TIME FOR BRASS 28 JULY 2025
Monday, 28 July 2025
Ian Cottier takes a musical excursion through some of the great colliery bands
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TIME FOR BRASS 21 JULY 2025
Monday, 21 July 2025
Ian brings you his weekly selection of the finest brass band music.
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TIME FOR BRASS 14 JULY 2025
Monday, 14 July 2025
Ian is back with something for everyone in Time for Brass . . from Resurgam to songs King of the Swingers!
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TIME FOR BRASS 07 JULY 2025
Monday, 7 July 2025
This week, Ian brings you a selection of music for Tynwald Day, along with some special Tynwald reminiscences.
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TIME FOR BRASS 30 JUNE 2025
Monday, 30 June 2025
Ian Cottier with his weekly selection of the best in brass!
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TIME FOR BRASS 23 JUNE 2025
Monday, 23 June 2025
Ian Cottier is back with another Time for Brass - all the best bands in one country in one joyous listen!
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TIME FOR BRASS 16 JUNE 2025
Monday, 16 June 2025
Join Ian Cottier for all the best in brass! He's not one to blow his own horn - but it's all top notch stuff!
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TIME FOR BRASS 09 JUNE 2025
Monday, 9 June 2025
Ian Cottier celebrates the vast range of perhaps one of the most famous brass bands on the planet - it's all black gold from Black Dyke!
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TIME FOR BRASS 02 JUNE 2025
Monday, 2 June 2025
Ian Cottier heads across the channel to check out some of the best brass bands in Europe
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TIME FOR BRASS 26 MAY 2025
Monday, 26 May 2025
Join Ian Cottier for the last time for Brass in the merry month of May!
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TIME FOR BRASS 19 MAY 2025
Monday, 19 May 2025
Ian Cottier is here with programme majoring on melody and variety in the world of brass band music!
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TIME FOR BRASS 12 MAY 2025
Monday, 12 May 2025
Ian brings you his selection of all that's best in brass!
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TIME FOR BRASS 05 MAY 2025
Monday, 5 May 2025
Join Ian Cottier for all the best in brass - and some blue john!
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TIME FOR BRASS 21 APRIL 2025
Monday, 21 April 2025
Ian is back with the best in brass!
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TIME FOR BRASS 14 APRIL 2025
Monday, 14 April 2025
As we head towards this year's Laxey Brass Festival, Join Ian for another celebration of all things Brass Band!
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TIME FOR BRASS 07 APRIL 2025
Monday, 7 April 2025
Join Ian Cottier as he celebrates the best in British banding!
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TIME FOR BRASS 31 MARCH 2025
Monday, 31 March 2025
Ian Cottier hails the end of another month with all the best in brass!
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TIME FOR BRASS 24 MARCH 2025
Monday, 24 March 2025
In the latest edition of Time for Brass, Ian brings you a selection of personal favourites, for a very special reason.
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TIME FOR BRASS 17 MARCH 2025
Monday, 17 March 2025
Ian Cottier plays the best of brass bands featuring music from Mozart to Andrew Lloyd-Webber via Glen Miller!
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TIME FOR BRASS 10 MARCH 2025
Monday, 10 March 2025
Ian gets all magical for the first half of tonight's show . . wands at the ready!
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TIME FOR BRASS 24 FEBRUARY 2024
Monday, 24 February 2025
Ian continues with his mini series looking at individual bands - tonight Hammonds Saltaire
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TIME FOR BRASS 17 FEBRUARY 2025
Monday, 17 February 2025
Ian Cottier with the first in a mini-series of programmes based on a single brass band. To start it off he features the ever wonderful Wingates
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TIME FOR BRASS 10 FEBRUARY 2025
Monday, 10 February 2025
Ian is back with a programme celebrating all the best in Brass . . and a story of old rivals coming together in latter life for a one off concert which led to years of music-making together
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TIME FOR BRASS 03 FEBRUARY 2025
Monday, 3 February 2025
Join Ian Cottier as he takes an excursion into a golden age of brass band music and performance
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TIME FOR BRASS 27 JANUARY 2025
Monday, 27 January 2025
Join Ian Cottier for the last Time for Brass in January with everything from Mozart to the Muppets!
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Time for Brass 20 January 2025
Monday, 20 January 2025
Ian Cottier brings you all things brass with music from some of the best in the business . .
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TIME FOR BRASS 12 JANUARY 2025
Monday, 13 January 2025
Ian Cottier with all things brass . .. this week from monastery gardens to bumblebees!
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TIME FOR BRASS 06 JANUARY 2025
Monday, 6 January 2025
Ian Cottier with the first TFB of 2025 - and joys such as a brass band sounding like a guitar!
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TIME FOR BRASS 30 OCTOBER 2024
Monday, 30 December 2024
Ian Cottier invites you to join him for the last TFB of 2024 with a programme of music from Scottish bands - revving up for 2025!
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TIME FOR BRASS 23 DECEMBER 2024
Monday, 23 December 2024
A Time for Brass Christmas Special - the story of Scrooge who of course has no shortage of brass!
