geordiecolin said:
A bit like in Brassed Off when they play Londonderry Air outside the hospital.
I first saw Brassed Off at an afternoon showing at the Odeon Leicester Square just before I went into work (I was working nights at the time). The cinema was only about a quarter full but I'm sure I wasn't the only one in tears then - and again when he gives his speech at the Albert Hall - but then I tend to get emotional watching films anyway.
Regarding personal experiences, I can recall three occasions when it has been very difficult to keep playing: One was playing the old selection Divine Communion when we were in Sunderland, one was My Treasure, where I was playing EEb bass and had to keep going or the whole thing would have sounded amiss, and the last and most recent time was following the sudden death of one of our horn players at Hadleigh, Mick Orford. He had died whilst on holiday, and the first that a lot of the band knew about it was during the Sunday night meeting. The band was asked to play at the close of the brief memorial section that the officer led. I believe we played Procesion to Covenant, although it may have been The Father's Blessing. Either way, it was an extremely emotional occasion, and you could see people playing though tear-clouded eyes, wanting to make it special in his memory.
