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Welcome to The Global Bandroom! A podcast that brings you stories, news, and guests from across the world of Wind, Brass, and Marching Band. Hosted by Keith Kelly, a band director from the west coast of Ireland. Each episode he sits down with musicians and directors from across the world to talk about their stories, their bands, and how they’re making an impact in their communities.
Episodes

Sunday Nov 26, 2023
Mark Connor - Everything Band
Sunday Nov 26, 2023
Sunday Nov 26, 2023
Mark Connor and I talk about everything band—his podcast, his impact, and, of course, band.

Wednesday Nov 15, 2023
Brian Wilson - Belfast Tattoo
Wednesday Nov 15, 2023
Wednesday Nov 15, 2023
Here I'm joined by Brian Wilson—a world-renowned drum major and friend—all about what tattoos are, what it's like to perform in one, and so much more.

Sunday Oct 29, 2023
Giovanni Santos
Sunday Oct 29, 2023
Sunday Oct 29, 2023
Welcome back! I was delighted to welcome Giovanni Santos as my first guest of the new season of the Global Bandroom. We chat all about band in California, his career as a composer and conductor, and the importance of diversity at all levels of band. To find out more about Giovanni Santos head over to his website at https://giosantosmusic.com/

Tuesday Mar 15, 2022
Cathy Likhuta - War in Ukraine
Tuesday Mar 15, 2022
Tuesday Mar 15, 2022
This is a special episode of the Global Bandoom with our friend Cathy Likhuta as we talk about the war in Ukraine, her family, and her music. Thank you so much to Cathy for the conversation and all of the updates she's been posting to help us understand the conflict a little more. Our sincere best wishes to her and her family right now.
You can help Cathy support Ukraine by purchasing her music at www.catherinelikhuta.com

Friday Mar 04, 2022
On the Road Again
Friday Mar 04, 2022
Friday Mar 04, 2022
For the first time since the podcast started at the beginning of the pandemic, we're on the road! Over the past month, I visited San Antonio TX, and Columbia SC. On this week's episode, I'm bringing you some of the best conversations from those events with Emily Burch Williams, Adam Chitta, Patrick Moore, Paul Buyer, and Austin Armstrong.

Sunday Feb 06, 2022
Amy Bovin - Texas A&M
Sunday Feb 06, 2022
Sunday Feb 06, 2022
We’re heading to Texas next week for TMEA and before we do, we had a great conversation with Amy Bovin, Associate Director of Bands at Texas A&M, Kingsville. We talked about boojie milkshakes, changing paths during covid, moving to Texas, and how we might support and encourage more women to not only join the profession, but stay!

Friday Jan 28, 2022
Lori Schwartz Reichl - Making Key Changes
Friday Jan 28, 2022
Friday Jan 28, 2022
Lori is back! Lori Schwartz Reichl was one of the first guests on the Global Bandroom back on St. Patrick's Day 2020. This week we talk all about her journey throughout the last two years, building a freelance career in music education, and how flexible approaches to the workplace may lead to a more diverse pool of great directors and a happier environment to create and learn for everyone.
Find out more about Lori at https://makingkeychanges.com/

Friday Jan 21, 2022
Apivut Minalai - Suranaree Girls Wind Symphony, Thailand
Friday Jan 21, 2022
Friday Jan 21, 2022
This week the Global Bandroom visits Nakhon-Rachasima in Thailand to chat with Apivut Minali, conductor of the Suranaree Girls Wind Symphony & Marching Band. in addition to conducting in Thailand and Japan, Apivut has adjudicated in Taiwan, Malaysia, Germany, and Canada. We talked about how he started his career in music education in Thailand, his time with Aimachi in Japan, and how beginner bands have different pressures on them outside of the USA,

Friday Jan 14, 2022
Jeffrey Spenner - US Coast Guard Band
Friday Jan 14, 2022
Friday Jan 14, 2022
It was great to chat a length with Jeffrey Spenner, assistant director of the US Coast Guard Band this week. We spoke about service bands, what it takes to be a service musician, and how much of the time these world-class musicians and bands can be taken for granted and undervalued, a problem around the world.

Friday Jan 07, 2022
Chris Herard - Alberta, Canada
Friday Jan 07, 2022
Friday Jan 07, 2022
Happy New Year! We're back and heading back to Calgary for the first episode of 2022. Chris Herard is the Head of Fine Arts at Bishop Carroll High School and an Executive Council member of the World Association of Marching Show Bands. We had a great conversation about student leadership in music education, the important relationships between school and community bands, and how Chris balances the numerous projects he's involved in.
Find out more about WAMSB at https://wamsb.org
Find out more about SLAM at https://slamleadership.org