Jul
26

MUSIC: Blue Skies [Vocal]

MP3 of Blue Skies: Written in 1927, the year the Vancouver Firefighters Band (our original name) was founded, and sung by Carla a mere 84 years later in the recently re-named Vancouver Fire and Rescue Services Band, this cheerful song endures!

Jul
20

VIDEO: TheProvinceOnline shares video of 125th Anniversary!

TheProvinceOnline, YouTube channel for The Province newspaper, made a video of Vancouver Fire and Rescue Services’ 125th Anniversary Event, complete with our very own tunes playing in the background!

Jul
19

MUSIC: Woodchopper’s Ball

Audio recording of the Vancouver Fire and Rescue Services Band playing Woody Herman’s 1939 classic, Woodchopper’s Ball, at the VFRS’ 125th Anniversary Celebration in Gastown, June 12, 2011.

Jul
13

VIDEO: Vancouver21.com blogs about the 125th Anniversary

Vancouver21.com blogged about the Vancouver Fire and Rescue Services’ 125th Anniversary Celebration in Gastown on June 12, 2011. Here is their post, along with a YouTube video of the ceremony, including the firefighters band leading everyone in O Canada.

Jul
12

MUSIC: Livin’ La Vida Loca

Audio recording of the Vancouver Fire and Rescue Services band blasting our way through “Livin’ La Vida Loca” – and people danced along with us! Must have been the sunshine…