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BandWagon with Rob Hammerton @heybandwagon.bsky.social · 3d

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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BandWagon with Rob Hammerton @heybandwagon.bsky.social · 24d

New episode is live!

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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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BandWagon with Rob Hammerton @heybandwagon.bsky.social · Sep 23

Good news, everyone!

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BandWagon with Rob Hammerton @heybandwagon.bsky.social · Sep 15

New episode is live!

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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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BandWagon with Rob Hammerton @heybandwagon.bsky.social · Sep 11

BandWagon with Rob Hammerton @heybandwagon.bsky.social · Sep 1

New episode is live!

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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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BandWagon with Rob Hammerton @heybandwagon.bsky.social · Aug 29

New episode drops Monday!

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BandWagon with Rob Hammerton @heybandwagon.bsky.social · Aug 18

New episode is live!

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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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BandWagon with Rob Hammerton @heybandwagon.bsky.social · Aug 4

New episode is live!

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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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BandWagon with Rob Hammerton @heybandwagon.bsky.social · Aug 3

New episode drops Monday morning!

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BandWagon with Rob Hammerton @heybandwagon.bsky.social · Jul 21

New episode is live!

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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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BandWagon with Rob Hammerton @heybandwagon.bsky.social · Jul 20

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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BandWagon with Rob Hammerton @heybandwagon.bsky.social · Jun 30

New episode is live!

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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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BandWagon with Rob Hammerton @heybandwagon.bsky.social · Jun 29

New episode drops Monday morning!

#BandWagon #podcast #MikePalmieri #BridgewaterAntiphonalBrassSociety #OluwamodupeOloyede #FAMU #GreenwichHS #FerrisBueller #TwistAndShout #NewEnglandBandDirectorsInstitute #NEBDI #GaryCorcoran

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BandWagon with Rob Hammerton @heybandwagon.bsky.social · Jun 23

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

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BandWagon with Rob Hammerton @heybandwagon.bsky.social · Jun 2

New micro-episode is live!

#BandWagon #podcast #BriefProgramNote

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Episode 62a: "Navel Gazing" | BandWagon

SHOW NOTES Episode 062a • June 2, 2025 In which our hero (at least temporarily) adjusts this podcast’s release schedule. FOLLOW US! BandWagon RSS feed: feed.podbean.com/heyband/feed.xml BandWa...

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BandWagon with Rob Hammerton @heybandwagon.bsky.social · May 31

New micro-episode drops Monday!

#BandWagon #podcast #BriefProgramNote

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BandWagon with Rob Hammerton @heybandwagon.bsky.social · May 26

New episode is live!

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Episode 62: "Community Building and Leading" | BandWagon

SHOW NOTES Episode 062 • May 26, 2025 FIRST STRAIN News ‘n’ Notes: • Indy 500 Festival Parade features 14 bands www.wthr.com/article/news/community/500-festival/14-marching-bands-selected-pe...

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BandWagon with Rob Hammerton @heybandwagon.bsky.social · May 19

New episode is live!

#BandWagon #podcast #MicroEpisode #FindingYourTribe #TrekCulture #DoctorWho #TomRobertsFinn #EllieLittlechild #LikeMindedPeople #consistency

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Episode 61a: "Finding Your Tribe" | BandWagon

SHOW NOTES Episode 061a • May 19, 2025 A micro-episode, thanks to the onset of Rob’s Wacky Week. A link to the Trekculture podcast episode I speak of in this episode: www.podbean.com/media/share/...

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