Handbell recordings

This is a collection of hand bell recordings made on various different sets of bells in a number of locations (including some you won't expect!) being a mixture of tunes and method ringing

The following recordings were made in Kingston church, Dorset by a group of three (myself being one) using 8-12 bells, 2, 3 or 4 in hand, using my set of 15 bells (tenor 21 in Eb). These pieces were originally practiced over a couple of weeks for the 2009 church fete and later recorded! Not the best examples of tune ringing, but gives a feel of what can be achieved with a small set of handbells and a few practices!

Having been asked back to play again at the 2010 fete the group Clapper Chaos was formed and are now available for bookings (details at https://sites.google.com/site/clapperchaos/). Clips from some of our more recent recordings can be found below. We now use a set of 20 bells (still 21 in Eb) and ring a mixture of 4 in hand and off the table.

Recording in the bathroom

This is a short recording from a quarter being rung of a set of six handbells (15 in C) in a bath room in Exeter whilst all of the band were sat on toilets. Yes, two extra toilets were imported for the event! This happened some time in June 2004.

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Cribley Six

This is a short recording of the "Cribley" six (1,2,3,6,8,10 of a ten) of the East Dorset branch handbells. The recording was made on Friday 8th Sept 2006. The method is mostly Grandsire Doubles with a variation ending!

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£30 Coloured Handbells

Want to learn handbells without paying loads of dosh for a set? Well here's the answer. These bells belong to Ben Waller and were first quartered on Sunday 4th of March. Below is a picture of the bells and a link to a recording of a section of the quarter

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Wine Glasses

This is a short recording from a quarter peal attempt of Doubles, rung on Wineglasses - this particular set no longer exist. The recording was made on Sunday 4th March 2007.

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And for those of you who like tune ringing - here's the proof wine glasses a suitable for this too. A fine recording of the well known piece "Overture and Toccata O de Tigre"

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