Ivor Kirchin
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Ivor Kirchin
Ivor was the Band leader of The Kirchin Band, father to Basil Kirchin
.
Father, Ivor Kirchin was the Leader, Drummer, Singer, Conductor
and Business Manager for this popular big band formed in 1952. Son, Basil was the drummer.
There was always plenty of work around the dance hall circuit for the Band but there were no recordings until 1954, until George Martin
of EMI
spotted the talent and arranged the first recording date.
The Kirchin Band were known as 'the biggest little band in the world' and made its debut on September 8 with a year-long residency at the Edinburgh Fountainbridge Palais, followed in November 1953 by an engagement at the Belfast Plaza Ballroom that extended into the spring of 1954. At the same time, the group also backed singer Ruby Murray
during a 13-week series for Radio Luxembourg
.
Discography
The Kirchin Band - Meet The Kirchins December 8, 1954 (7"EP) (DECCA
DFE 6237)
The Kirchin Band - May 16, 1955 Parlophone
R4039)
The Kirchin Band Gotta be this or that ( http://www.duttonvocalion.co.uk/proddetail.asp?prod=CDLK4307)
The Kirchin Band
Murray Campbell, Frank Donlan, Stan Palmer, Norman Baron, Bobby Pratt(tp),
Brian Hayden (as), Norman Hunt, John Xerri, (ts), George Robinson (bs),
Johnny Patrick (p), Ronnie Seabrook (b), Basil Kirchin
(d),
Johnny Grant (vcl), Ivor Kirchin (dir).
Mambo Nothing/Minor Mambo*/Lover Come Back To Me (vcl Johnny Grant)/Mother Goose Jumps (vcl Johnny Grant).
The Ivor and Basil Kirchin Band - December 1, 1955 (Parlophone
R4192/R4140 GEP8569)
Trevor Lanigan, Frank Donlan, Norman Baron, George Bradley (tp),
Brian Hayden (as),Alan Rowe, Harry Perry (ts), George Robinson (bs),
Johnny Patrick (p), Ashley Kozak (b), Basil Kirchin (d),
Johnny Grant (vcl), Ivor Kirchin (dir).
Trumpet Blues And Cantabile*/Stoneage Mambo
June 14, 1955 The band was now being recognised as a swing/jazz type band and they were on a Swing Session broadcast on the BBC Light Programme
. The show was shared with others and the Kirchin Band played three arrangements by Jimmy Deuchar
: Flying Hickory, Lester leaps in and Swing session and a vocal from Johnny Grant.
Ivor was the Band leader of The Kirchin Band, father to Basil Kirchin
Basil Kirchin
Basil Kirchin was a British drummer and composer. His career stretched from playing drums in his father's big band at the age of 13, through scoring films, to experimenting with the manipulation of recorded sounds which has seen him cited as "the father of ambient music."-Emergence:Basil...
.
Father, Ivor Kirchin was the Leader, Drummer, Singer, Conductor
and Business Manager for this popular big band formed in 1952. Son, Basil was the drummer.
There was always plenty of work around the dance hall circuit for the Band but there were no recordings until 1954, until George Martin
George Martin
Sir George Henry Martin CBE is an English record producer, arranger, composer and musician. He is sometimes referred to as "the Fifth Beatle"— a title that he often describes as "nonsense," but the fact remains that he served as producer on all but one of The Beatles' original albums...
of EMI
EMI Records
EMI Records is the flagship record label founded by the EMI company in 1972 and launched in January 1973 as the successor to its Columbia label. The EMI label was launched worldwide...
spotted the talent and arranged the first recording date.
The Kirchin Band were known as 'the biggest little band in the world' and made its debut on September 8 with a year-long residency at the Edinburgh Fountainbridge Palais, followed in November 1953 by an engagement at the Belfast Plaza Ballroom that extended into the spring of 1954. At the same time, the group also backed singer Ruby Murray
Ruby Murray
Ruby Murray was one of the most popular singers in the United Kingdom and Ireland in the 1950s. In 1955 alone, she secured seven Top 10 UK hit singles.-Child star:...
during a 13-week series for Radio Luxembourg
Radio Luxembourg
Radio Luxembourg may refer to:*Radio Luxembourg , a Long Wave commercial radio station that began broadcasting from the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg in 1933...
.
Discography
The Kirchin Band - Meet The Kirchins December 8, 1954 (7"EP) (DECCA
Decca Records
Decca Records began as a British record label established in 1929 by Edward Lewis. Its U.S. label was established in late 1934; however, owing to World War II, the link with the British company was broken for several decades....
DFE 6237)
The Kirchin Band - May 16, 1955 Parlophone
Parlophone
Parlophone is a record label that was founded in Germany in 1896 by the Carl Lindström Company as Parlophon. The British branch was formed in 1923 as "Parlophone" which developed a reputation in the 1920s as a leading jazz label. It was acquired in 1927 by the Columbia Graphophone Company which...
R4039)
The Kirchin Band Gotta be this or that ( http://www.duttonvocalion.co.uk/proddetail.asp?prod=CDLK4307)
The Kirchin Band
Murray Campbell, Frank Donlan, Stan Palmer, Norman Baron, Bobby Pratt(tp),
Brian Hayden (as), Norman Hunt, John Xerri, (ts), George Robinson (bs),
Johnny Patrick (p), Ronnie Seabrook (b), Basil Kirchin
Basil Kirchin
Basil Kirchin was a British drummer and composer. His career stretched from playing drums in his father's big band at the age of 13, through scoring films, to experimenting with the manipulation of recorded sounds which has seen him cited as "the father of ambient music."-Emergence:Basil...
(d),
Johnny Grant (vcl), Ivor Kirchin (dir).
Mambo Nothing/Minor Mambo*/Lover Come Back To Me (vcl Johnny Grant)/Mother Goose Jumps (vcl Johnny Grant).
The Ivor and Basil Kirchin Band - December 1, 1955 (Parlophone
Parlophone
Parlophone is a record label that was founded in Germany in 1896 by the Carl Lindström Company as Parlophon. The British branch was formed in 1923 as "Parlophone" which developed a reputation in the 1920s as a leading jazz label. It was acquired in 1927 by the Columbia Graphophone Company which...
R4192/R4140 GEP8569)
Trevor Lanigan, Frank Donlan, Norman Baron, George Bradley (tp),
Brian Hayden (as),Alan Rowe, Harry Perry (ts), George Robinson (bs),
Johnny Patrick (p), Ashley Kozak (b), Basil Kirchin (d),
Johnny Grant (vcl), Ivor Kirchin (dir).
Trumpet Blues And Cantabile*/Stoneage Mambo
June 14, 1955 The band was now being recognised as a swing/jazz type band and they were on a Swing Session broadcast on the BBC Light Programme
BBC Light Programme
The Light Programme was a BBC radio station which broadcast mainstream light entertainment and music from 1945 until 1967, when it was rebranded as BBC Radio 2...
. The show was shared with others and the Kirchin Band played three arrangements by Jimmy Deuchar
Jimmy Deuchar
James "Jimmy" Deuchar was a jazz trumpeter and big band arranger, born in Dundee, Scotland. He found fame as a performer and arranger in the 1950s and 1960s...
: Flying Hickory, Lester leaps in and Swing session and a vocal from Johnny Grant.