HONK! Music

HONK! Bradford Song

The finale piece for the Big HONK! Led by Dave Evans.

HONK! Song Sheet Music link here
Audio Music link here

Ken Field’s Tunes

Ken has 10 years experience of working with large groups of musicians to create a performance in a short number of rehearsals. Ken is a professional educator, musician, radio DJ, ensemble leader and an inspiration to beginners and experts alike. Ken is a composer, flautist, saxophonist and percussionist. He played with the band now known as the Good Trouble Brass Band and was a performer and co-organiser of the original HONK! Boston festival. Ken was the pickup band leader at HONK!OZ Wollongong NSW Australia for 10 years.

Ken works with 3 keys Concert, Eb and Bb. This is his best method for large groups with minimal rehearsal time. The bass lines are in Concert bass clef. He could also provide bass treble clef if required.

All music files here.
Full playlist on YouTube here

Xonk (pronounced Zonk!)

People Have the Power

Patti Smith tune arranged by Ken. A great community, democratic activist anthem ably capturing the spirit of the streetband ethos. Ken will be working with a local choir, Bradford Voices and friends, on this piece.

Down by the Riverside

Traditional second line number. Punjabi Roots will be joining in on percussion. There is no music for this number and it will be learnt by ear.

Moliendo Cafe

Ken will work with the Peace Artistes arrangement of this tune. He will use a version which is in Concert C Minor, D minor for Bb and A minor for Eb instruments.

Nezalezhnist

Ken has written this new piece.

It is called Independence, or Nezalezhnist in Ukrainian, and is written to help bring peace and support to Ukraine and all illegally oppressed countries.

Please note that Ken works with a fun, inclusive and empathetic process. This could mean trying out ideas and inspirations during rehearsals.

Reserve Tunes

As a backup there are three reserve tunes which may be used during rehearsals instead of the selected tunes, depending on circumstances during rehearsals. The reserve tunes are,