Beau Hunks

The Beau Hunks are a Dutch revivalist music ensemble who have performed and recorded the vintage works of composers Leroy Shield, Raymond Scott, Edward McDowell, Ferde Grofé, and others. They have been referred to as a "documentary orchestra," because they perform note-perfect renditions of music which is obscure and often commercially unavailable. For some projects for which no sheet music was known to exist, they had to reconstruct charts from original recordings extracted from films. (Read more at Wikipedia.)
== Links to Peel ==
In summer 1998, the programme of the Meltdown arts festival curated by Peel featured the Dutch revivalist ensemble playing Laurel And Hardy film music. The same year, the DJ also played tracks from their collection of music from the comedy duo's films on his shows.
On 07 January 1998, Peel gave airtime to the Beau Hunks' version of "Manhattan Minuet," composed by Raymond Scott for use in Warner Brothers cartoons. In 1995, the ensemble had played Scott's music at the Meltdown festival when it was curated by Elvis Costello.
== Festive Fifty Entries ==
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== Sessions ==
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== Other Shows Played ==
(The following list was compiled with the help of Lorcan's Tracklistings Archive. Please add further information if known.)
*18 December 1997: Sunflower Waltz (Various Artists CD - Basta Music Sampler - Sense And Sensitivity) Basta
*07 January 1998: Manhattan Minuet (Various Artists CD - Basta Music Sampler - Sense And Sensitivity) Basta
*15 January 1998: We're Just A Happy Family (Various Artists CD - Basta Music Sampler - Sense And Sensitivity) Basta
*29 January 1998: You Are The One I Love (2xCD – The Beau Hunks Play The Original Laurel & Hardy Music) Movies Select Audio
*03 February 1998: Bells (2xCD – The Beau Hunks Play The Original Laurel & Hardy Music ) Movies Select Audio
*12 February 1998: Dash And Dot (2xCD – The Beau Hunks Play The Original Laurel & Hardy Music ) Movies Select Audio
*12 March 1998: Stage-Coach Conversations (2xCD – The Beau Hunks Play The Original Laurel & Hardy Music ) Movies Select Audio
*18 June 1998: Stage Coach Conversations (2xCD – The Beau Hunks Play The Original Laurel & Hardy Music ) Movies Select Audio
*01 July 1998 (BFBS): 'Stage-Coach Conversation (2x CD-The Beau Hunks Play The Original Laurel And Hardy Music)' (Basta Music)
*07 July 1998 (BFBS): 'The Mad Ku-Ku (CD-The Beau Hunks Play The Original Laurel & Hardy Music)' (Basta)
== External Links ==
*Wikipedia
*Discogs
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