Rob Hammerton
@robhammerton.bsky.social
Music arranger ... composer ... church musician ... podcaster ... uncle!
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December 15, 2025 at 7:18 PM
A midweek midwinter musical holiday celebration!
#NashobaValleyConcertBand #nvcb #concert #holiday #SudburyMA
#NashobaValleyConcertBand #nvcb #concert #holiday #SudburyMA
November 24, 2025 at 10:06 PM
A midweek midwinter musical holiday celebration!
#NashobaValleyConcertBand #nvcb #concert #holiday #SudburyMA
#NashobaValleyConcertBand #nvcb #concert #holiday #SudburyMA
November 24, 2025 at 10:06 PM
So what you're telling me is: Marjorie Taylor Greene is pulling a reverse Andy-McCabe.
#IYKYK
P.S. It's a literal *pension scheme*. #UnitedKingdomIYKYK
#IYKYK
P.S. It's a literal *pension scheme*. #UnitedKingdomIYKYK
November 22, 2025 at 11:52 PM
So what you're telling me is: Marjorie Taylor Greene is pulling a reverse Andy-McCabe.
#IYKYK
P.S. It's a literal *pension scheme*. #UnitedKingdomIYKYK
#IYKYK
P.S. It's a literal *pension scheme*. #UnitedKingdomIYKYK
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New episode is live!
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Episode 71: "News Roundup" | BandWagon
SHOW NOTES
Episode 071 • October 27, 2025
FIRST STRAIN
News ‘n’ Notes:
• NC State’s oldest marcher enters second season
https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article312274350.html
https://...
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October 27, 2025 at 10:13 AM
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New episode drops Monday!
#BandWagon #podcast #NCStateWolfpackMB #LisaLinde #GrammyMusicEdAwards #UMassLowellMB #BusFire #BethuneCookmanMarchingWildcats #BandOfTheYear #ClarinetistDetained #UnpresidentedBrassBand #NewsFlash #MattRhule #NebraskaFootball
#BandWagon #podcast #NCStateWolfpackMB #LisaLinde #GrammyMusicEdAwards #UMassLowellMB #BusFire #BethuneCookmanMarchingWildcats #BandOfTheYear #ClarinetistDetained #UnpresidentedBrassBand #NewsFlash #MattRhule #NebraskaFootball
October 24, 2025 at 12:10 PM
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New episode is live!
#BandWagon #podcast #WhenBadThingsHappenToGoodBands #SonicBoomOfTheSouth #IdahoFalls #FAMU #FortValleyStateU #InMyLife #UniversityOfDelaware #MyWay #UMassMarchingBand #PresidentsOwn #USNavyFleetBands
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Episode 70: "When Bad Things Happen to Good Bands" | BandWagon
SHOW NOTES
Episode 070 • October 6, 2025
FIRST STRAIN
News ‘n’ Notes:
• News item title: Jackson State band bows out of ESPN band competition
hbcugameday.com/2025/09/22/jackson-state-univers...
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October 6, 2025 at 10:03 AM
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New episode drops Monday!
#BandWagon #podcast #WhenBadThingsHappenToGoodBands #SonicBoomOfTheSouth #IdahoFalls #FAMU #FortValleyStateU #InMyLife #UniversityOfDelaware #MyWay #UMassMarchingBand #PresidentsOwn #USNavyFleetBands
#BandWagon #podcast #WhenBadThingsHappenToGoodBands #SonicBoomOfTheSouth #IdahoFalls #FAMU #FortValleyStateU #InMyLife #UniversityOfDelaware #MyWay #UMassMarchingBand #PresidentsOwn #USNavyFleetBands
October 5, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Posting this for no particular reason.
September 23, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Posting this for no particular reason.
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Good news, everyone!
September 23, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Good news, everyone!
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New episode is live!
#BandWagon #podcast #LisaLinde #JazzHers #GenderEquityInJazz #KentBroussard #TigerBand #OhioState #GeorgeParks #MichiganStadium #KatherineNeedleman #drumlines #DougHassell #BrainActivity
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Episode 69: "Seek the Solo" | BandWagon
SHOW NOTES
Episode 069 • September 15, 2025
FIRST STRAIN
News ‘n’ Notes:
• LSU band gains 66-year-old freshman
www.yahoo.com/news/articles/retired-accountant-hitting-high-note-013419407.html...
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September 15, 2025 at 10:02 AM
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New episode drops Monday!
#BandWagon #podcast #LisaLinde #JazzHers #GenderEquityInJazz #KentBroussard #TigerBand #OhioState #GeorgeParks #MichiganStadium #KatherineNeedleman #drumlines #DougHassell #BrainActivity
#BandWagon #podcast #LisaLinde #JazzHers #GenderEquityInJazz #KentBroussard #TigerBand #OhioState #GeorgeParks #MichiganStadium #KatherineNeedleman #drumlines #DougHassell #BrainActivity
September 12, 2025 at 9:48 PM
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New episode is live!
#BandWagon #podcast #LisaLinde #JazzHers #GenderEquityInJazz #MonsignorFarrellHS #MadeleineGregory #BodyByDrumCorps #BrianBalmages #MusicJoke
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#BandWagon #podcast #LisaLinde #JazzHers #GenderEquityInJazz #MonsignorFarrellHS #MadeleineGregory #BodyByDrumCorps #BrianBalmages #MusicJoke
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Episode 68: "Transitions" | BandWagon
SHOW NOTES
Episode 068 • September 1, 2025
FIRST STRAIN
News ‘n’ Notes:
• Staten Island high school replaces marching band with music technology lab
www.silive.com/education/2025/08/ending-d...
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September 1, 2025 at 10:03 AM
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New episode drops Monday!
#BandWagon #podcast #LisaLinde #JazzHers #GenderEquityInJazz #MonsignorFarrellHS #MadeleineGregory #BodyByDrumCorps #BrianBalmages #MusicJoke
#BandWagon #podcast #LisaLinde #JazzHers #GenderEquityInJazz #MonsignorFarrellHS #MadeleineGregory #BodyByDrumCorps #BrianBalmages #MusicJoke
August 29, 2025 at 2:25 PM
New episode drops Monday!
#BandWagon #podcast #LisaLinde #JazzHers #GenderEquityInJazz #MonsignorFarrellHS #MadeleineGregory #BodyByDrumCorps #BrianBalmages #MusicJoke
#BandWagon #podcast #LisaLinde #JazzHers #GenderEquityInJazz #MonsignorFarrellHS #MadeleineGregory #BodyByDrumCorps #BrianBalmages #MusicJoke
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New episode is live!
#BandWagon #podcast #MikeJolin #88thArmyBand #JAG #DCI #BostonCrusaders #Spartans #ReadingBuccaneers #AI #artificialintelligence #ExtraMusical #MercyLupo #ThingsThatMakeYouABetterMusician
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Episode 67: "J.A.G., Part 2" | BandWagon
SHOW NOTES
Episode 067 • August 18, 2025
FIRST STRAIN
News ‘n’ Notes:
• DCI Finals recap
www.dci.org/scores/final-scores/2025-dci-all-age-class-championships/
www.drumcorpsplanet.com/2025/...
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August 18, 2025 at 10:12 AM
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New episode drops Monday!
#BandWagon #podcast #MikeJolin #88thArmyBand #JAG #DCI #BostonCrusaders #Spartans #ReadingBuccaneers #AI #artificialintelligence #ExtraMusical #MercyLupo #ThingsThatMakeYouABetterMusician
#BandWagon #podcast #MikeJolin #88thArmyBand #JAG #DCI #BostonCrusaders #Spartans #ReadingBuccaneers #AI #artificialintelligence #ExtraMusical #MercyLupo #ThingsThatMakeYouABetterMusician
August 16, 2025 at 11:57 AM
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New episode is live!
#BandWagon #podcast #MikeJolin #88thArmyBand #JAG #EllieSheehan #PennStateBlueBand #KevinCharoensri #RisingLight #DCI #drumcorps #BostonCrusaders #NashobaValleyConcertBand
#BandWagon #podcast #MikeJolin #88thArmyBand #JAG #EllieSheehan #PennStateBlueBand #KevinCharoensri #RisingLight #DCI #drumcorps #BostonCrusaders #NashobaValleyConcertBand
Episode 66: "J.A.G." | BandWagon
SHOW NOTES
Episode 066 • August 4, 2025
FIRST STRAIN
News ‘n’ Notes:
• Penn State names its first female drum major
www.psucollegian.com/news/penn-state-blue-band-names-first-female-drum-maj...
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August 4, 2025 at 10:11 AM
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New episode drops Monday morning!
#BandWagon #podcast #MikeJolin #88thArmyBand #JAG #EllieSheehan #PennStateBlueBand #KevinCharoensri #RisingLight #DCI #drumcorps #BostonCrusaders #NashobaValleyConcertBand
#BandWagon #podcast #MikeJolin #88thArmyBand #JAG #EllieSheehan #PennStateBlueBand #KevinCharoensri #RisingLight #DCI #drumcorps #BostonCrusaders #NashobaValleyConcertBand
August 3, 2025 at 11:47 PM
New episode drops Monday morning!
#BandWagon #podcast #MikeJolin #88thArmyBand #JAG #EllieSheehan #PennStateBlueBand #KevinCharoensri #RisingLight #DCI #drumcorps #BostonCrusaders #NashobaValleyConcertBand
#BandWagon #podcast #MikeJolin #88thArmyBand #JAG #EllieSheehan #PennStateBlueBand #KevinCharoensri #RisingLight #DCI #drumcorps #BostonCrusaders #NashobaValleyConcertBand
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New episode is live!
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#BandWagon #podcast #ChrisSirard #colorguard #UMassMarchingBand #EESmithHS #RooseveltPrattJr #Beyonce #TexasSouthernUniversity #BradRogers #WNBA #CaitlinClark #KateMartin #NewRachel #DMA #NEBDI
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Episode 65: "At Long Last, Guard" | BandWagon
SHOW NOTES
Episode 065 • July 21, 2025
INTRODUCTION
Topic: Life as an NEBDI exhibitor
www.nhbda.org/new-england-band-directors-institute
FIRST STRAIN
News ‘n’ Notes:
• E.E. Smith band ...
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July 21, 2025 at 10:07 AM
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New episode drops Monday morning!
#BandWagon #podcast #ChrisSirard #colorguard #UMassMarchingBand #EESmithHS #RooseveltPrattJr #Beyonce #TexasSouthernUniversity #BradRogers #WNBA #CaitlinClark #KateMartin #NewRachel #DMA #NEBDI
#BandWagon #podcast #ChrisSirard #colorguard #UMassMarchingBand #EESmithHS #RooseveltPrattJr #Beyonce #TexasSouthernUniversity #BradRogers #WNBA #CaitlinClark #KateMartin #NewRachel #DMA #NEBDI
July 20, 2025 at 10:34 PM
New episode drops Monday morning!
#BandWagon #podcast #ChrisSirard #colorguard #UMassMarchingBand #EESmithHS #RooseveltPrattJr #Beyonce #TexasSouthernUniversity #BradRogers #WNBA #CaitlinClark #KateMartin #NewRachel #DMA #NEBDI
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Former Journalism Major Micro-Rant upcoming:
HEY JOURNOS!
• You're normalizing this.
• Don't.
• Semantic nuance won't save you when the fascists finally decide to *act* on their "press is the enemy of the people" propaganda.
• So, *while you can,* tell it like it is.
• <*exasperated exhale*>
HEY JOURNOS!
• You're normalizing this.
• Don't.
• Semantic nuance won't save you when the fascists finally decide to *act* on their "press is the enemy of the people" propaganda.
• So, *while you can,* tell it like it is.
• <*exasperated exhale*>
July 15, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Former Journalism Major Micro-Rant upcoming:
HEY JOURNOS!
• You're normalizing this.
• Don't.
• Semantic nuance won't save you when the fascists finally decide to *act* on their "press is the enemy of the people" propaganda.
• So, *while you can,* tell it like it is.
• <*exasperated exhale*>
HEY JOURNOS!
• You're normalizing this.
• Don't.
• Semantic nuance won't save you when the fascists finally decide to *act* on their "press is the enemy of the people" propaganda.
• So, *while you can,* tell it like it is.
• <*exasperated exhale*>
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New episode is live!
#BandWagon #podcast #MikePalmieri #BridgewaterAntiphonalBrassSociety #OluwamodupeOloyede #FAMU #GreenwichHS #FerrisBueller #TwistAndShout #NewEnglandBandDirectorsInstitute #NEBDI #GaryCorcoran
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#BandWagon #podcast #MikePalmieri #BridgewaterAntiphonalBrassSociety #OluwamodupeOloyede #FAMU #GreenwichHS #FerrisBueller #TwistAndShout #NewEnglandBandDirectorsInstitute #NEBDI #GaryCorcoran
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Episode 64: "Life Moves Pretty Fast" | BandWagon
SHOW NOTES
Episode 064 • June 30, 2025
FIRST STRAIN
News ‘n’ Notes:
• FAMU Marching 100 has its first female head drum major
hbcugameday.com/2025/06/18/iconic-hbcu-band-names-first-woman-as-...
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June 30, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Reposted by Rob Hammerton
New episode drops Monday morning!
#BandWagon #podcast #MikePalmieri #BridgewaterAntiphonalBrassSociety #OluwamodupeOloyede #FAMU #GreenwichHS #FerrisBueller #TwistAndShout #NewEnglandBandDirectorsInstitute #NEBDI #GaryCorcoran
#BandWagon #podcast #MikePalmieri #BridgewaterAntiphonalBrassSociety #OluwamodupeOloyede #FAMU #GreenwichHS #FerrisBueller #TwistAndShout #NewEnglandBandDirectorsInstitute #NEBDI #GaryCorcoran
June 29, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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Milestone (as of yesterday afternoon).
Thanks to everybody who has made this possible.
And... see you at the New England Band Directors Institute, July 7-9!
#BandWagon #podcast #5000 #downloads #milestone
Thanks to everybody who has made this possible.
And... see you at the New England Band Directors Institute, July 7-9!
#BandWagon #podcast #5000 #downloads #milestone
June 23, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Milestone (as of yesterday afternoon).
Thanks to everybody who has made this possible.
And... see you at the New England Band Directors Institute, July 7-9!
#BandWagon #podcast #5000 #downloads #milestone
Thanks to everybody who has made this possible.
And... see you at the New England Band Directors Institute, July 7-9!
#BandWagon #podcast #5000 #downloads #milestone
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New episode drops Monday!
#BandWagon #podcast #PresidentsOwn #USMB #UCMJ #Section88 #FortBragg #RyanPlacek #HumanJukebox #EmmyAward #NashobaValleyConcertBand #NVCB #ShirleySummerConcertSeries #TeePublicSaleJune16to23
#BandWagon #podcast #PresidentsOwn #USMB #UCMJ #Section88 #FortBragg #RyanPlacek #HumanJukebox #EmmyAward #NashobaValleyConcertBand #NVCB #ShirleySummerConcertSeries #TeePublicSaleJune16to23
June 14, 2025 at 1:50 PM