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Phil Brown

Telephone Number :  01332 517271   or   07970 889153

Email address :  philbrown@philbrownmusic.net

Website :  www.philbrownmusic.net/

Address :  7 Leslie Close,  Littleover,  Derby,  DE23 4AW 

About Phil

Phil started playing the organ at the age of eleven. Whilst standing outside a local organ shop waiting for his father, he was intrigued by the sounds coming through the open shop door. He ventured inside and invested the now meagre amount of 50 pence in his first organ lesson, and from this beginning has flourished a fruitful career.

After only two years of lessons at the age of thirteen, Phil began performing in public. His first public appearances were performing for children of a similar age and younger at children's Christmas parties in and around the Derby area, his home town. At the same age he also became the resident organist at perhaps the best restaurant in Derby at the time, the Golden Pheasant, where he played for three years, three times a week, on the top of the range Hammond Regent Electronic Organ, entertaining people from 8pm through until 11pm whilst they dined, and afterwards for dancing. In fact because he was so young to be performing in public, he had to have a license by the Local Education Authority to be able to perform at the restaurant. On many an occasion he had the good fortune to meet celebrities such as Bob Monkhouse, Syd Lawrence, Des O'Connor and many others who were performing in Derby at the time. On leaving school at the age of 16, Phil enrolled on an A-Level Music Foundation Course at South-East Derbyshire College, Heanor, Derbyshire where he remained for 3 years studying music. It is at this time when Phil also studied Piano and gained his Grade 8 in both Piano playing and Theory & Composition with the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music Examinations.

Highlights of Phil's career have been appearing at the age of 17 with Des O'Connor, playing on the same bill as his idol Klaus Wunderlich, backing such artists as Norman Collier, playing as supporting act every year with the late Joe Loss and his Orchestra, also Syd Lawrence and his Orchestra at the Derby Assembly Rooms, where he has been the resident organist since 1982 playing for both social and tea dances. Phil is also a very accomplished pianist, having played the piano since he was 16 and passing many exams and diplomas in quite a short space of time, including Grade 8 Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music, CT FVCM, Hon VCM.

With his most recent highlights of his career he can call himself truly international. He has performed as far afield as America, Spain, Channel Islands where he has also been on the "air waves" playing on Radio Guernsey. He has also performed in Germany and Switzerland for Bohm Electronic GmbH at Organ Festivals. Broadcasting is definitely not a new venture for Phil as he has been regularly featured on BBC Radio 2's programme, The Organist Entertains.

Phil's life at the moment is a very busy one, performing from John O'Groats to Lands End and teaching people in and around the Derby area, where Phil is also the President of the Derby Organ & Keyboard Club.

Until 2000 Phil played in front of 30,000 people every September for Derby City Leisure services with the East of England Orchestra at an open air concert in the park.

Not content to sit back on his laurels Phil recently studied for even more qualifications, not music this time though, Microsoft qualifications. He is now also a qualified IT Professional with MCP and MCDST after his name (Microsoft Certified Professional and Microsoft Certified Desktop Support Technician).

When he is not entertaining people with his musical talents he is entertaining guests at home, because his idea of relaxation is cooking a curry for friends - he may be pretty hot on the organ but when it comes to an Indian curry, there is no-one hotter!!

Phil's Photo Gallery

Phil's Concert Diary

Concerts in 2012
January 4thBestwood Village Social Club, Bestwood Village, Nottingham
January 5thNew Venture Club, Beeston, Nottingham
January 11thRolls Royce Pavilion, Derby
January 13thSaffron Lane WMC, Leicester.
January 14thMoira Miners Welfare, Moira, Swadlincote, Derbyshire
January 15thEdgefold Club, Matlock, Derbyshire
January 18thBestwood Village Social Club, Bestwood Village, Nottingham
January 21stGresley Old Hall, Church Gresley, Swadlincote, Derbyshire
January 22ndEnderby & District Social Club, Enderby, Leicester
January 24thBurton-on-Trent Solo Club, Marston's Sports & Social Club,Burton-On-Trent
January 26thKing's Hall, Stoke-on-Trent
January 27thSaffron Lane WMC, Leicester.
January 28thBeaconsfield Conservative Club, Derby
January 29thBagworth Working Mens Club, Bagworth, Leicester.
January 30thDerby Organ and Keyboard Club
January 31stBurton-on-Trent Solo Club, Marston's Sports & Social Club,Burton-On-Trent
February 2ndScunthorpe Organ Society
February 4thEdgefold Club, Matlock, Derbyshire
February 5thBagworth Working Mens Club, Bagworth, Leicester.
February 7thBurton-on-Trent Solo Club, Marston's Sports & Social Club,Burton-On-Trent
February 8thRolls Royce Pavilion, Derby
February 9thKing's Hall, Stoke-on-Trent
February 10thSaffron Lane WMC, Leicester.
February 11thMoira Miners Welfare, Moira, Swadlincote, Derbyshire
February 16thNew Venture Club, Beeston, Nottingham
February 18thGresley Old Hall, Church Gresley, Swadlincote, Derbyshire
February 19thEnderby & District Social Club, Enderby, Leicester
February 23rdGainsborough Organ Society
February 24thSaffron Lane WMC, Leicester.
February 26thTwo Gates Working Mens Club, Two Gates, Tamworth
February 28thNew Forest Organ Society
March 2ndColchester Organ Society
March 3rdHarold Clowes Community Hall, Stoke on Trent.
March 4thBagworth Working Mens Club, Bagworth, Leicester.
March 7thBestwood Village Social Club, Bestwood Village, Nottingham
March 8thBurton Upon Trent Town Hall
March 10thBestwood Village Social Club, Bestwood Village, Nottingham
March 14thRolls Royce Pavilion, Derby
March 15thNew Venture Club, Beeston, Nottingham
March 16thSaffron Lane WMC, Leicester.
March 17thBeaconsfield Conservative Club, Derby
March 18thEnderby & District Social Club, Enderby, Leicester
March 20thBideford Keyboard and Organ Club
March 21stBroadway Organ Society
March 22ndKing's Hall, Stoke-on-Trent
March 24thGresley Old Hall, Church Gresley, Swadlincote, Derbyshire
March 28thIsle Of Man Organ and Keyboard Society
March 31stEdgefold Club, Matlock, Derbyshire
April 1stBagworth Working Mens Club, Bagworth, Leicester.
April 4thBestwood Village Social Club, Bestwood Village, Nottingham
April 5thSaffron Lane WMC, Leicester.
April 7thBestwood Village Social Club, Bestwood Village, Nottingham
April 11thRolls Royce Pavilion, Derby
April 12thDriffield Electronic Organ & Keyboard Society
April 14thEdgefold Club, Matlock, Derbyshire
April 15thEnderby & District Social Club, Enderby, Leicester
April 18thBestwood Village Social Club, Bestwood Village, Nottingham
April 19thNew Venture Club, Beeston, Nottingham
April 20thSaffron Lane WMC, Leicester.
April 21stGresley Old Hall, Church Gresley, Swadlincote, Derbyshire
April 24thBurton-on-Trent Solo Club, Marston's Sports & Social Club,Burton-On-Trent
April 26thKing's Hall, Stoke-on-Trent
April 28thBeaconsfield Conservative Club, Derby
April 29thBagworth Working Mens Club, Bagworth, Leicester.
May 2ndBestwood Village Social Club, Bestwood Village, Nottingham
May 3rdNew Venture Club, Beeston, Nottingham
May 5thElford Sports & Social Club, Elford, Tamworth
May 9thRolls Royce Pavilion, Derby
May 11thSaffron Lane WMC, Leicester.
May 12thBestwood Village Social Club, Bestwood Village, Nottingham
May 13thEnderby & District Social Club, Enderby, Leicester
May 19thBlackfordby Village Hall, Blackfordby, Leicestershire.
June 9thGresley Old Hall, Church Gresley, Swadlincote, Derbyshire
June 10thTwo Gates Working Mens Club, Two Gates, Tamworth
June 12thWithernsea Organ Society
June 13thRolls Royce Pavilion, Derby
June 15thSaffron Lane WMC, Leicester.
June 16thBeaconsfield Conservative Club, Derby
June 17thBagworth Working Mens Club, Bagworth, Leicester.
June 19thBurton-on-Trent Solo Club, Marston's Sports & Social Club,Burton-On-Trent
June 20thBestwood Village Social Club, Bestwood Village, Nottingham
June 21stNew Venture Club, Beeston, Nottingham
June 23rdEdgefold Club, Matlock, Derbyshire
June 24thEnderby & District Social Club, Enderby, Leicester
June 27thBedford Organ and Keyboard Club
June 28thSaffron Lane WMC, Leicester.
June 30thBestwood Village Social Club, Bestwood Village, Nottingham
July 1stEdgefold Club, Matlock, Derbyshire
July 4thAbergele and District Electronic Organ Society
July 5thSaffron Lane WMC, Leicester.
July 7thGresley Old Hall, Church Gresley, Swadlincote, Derbyshire
July 11thRolls Royce Pavilion, Derby
July 14thBagworth Working Mens Club, Bagworth, Leicester.
July 15thBay Organ and Keyboard Society. (Morecambe)
July 18thBestwood Village Social Club, Bestwood Village, Nottingham
July 19thNew Venture Club, Beeston, Nottingham
July 20thSaffron Lane WMC, Leicester.
July 21stBeaconsfield Conservative Club, Derby
July 22ndEnderby & District Social Club, Enderby, Leicester
July 25thNorth Tyneside Electronic Organ Society
July 26thKing's Hall, Stoke-on-Trent
July 28thHarold Clowes Community Hall, Stoke on Trent.
July 29thBagworth Working Mens Club, Bagworth, Leicester.
July 31stBurton-on-Trent Solo Club, Marston's Sports & Social Club,Burton-On-Trent
August 2ndSaffron Lane WMC, Leicester.
August 4thGresley Old Hall, Church Gresley, Swadlincote, Derbyshire
August 6thEden Park Music Club
August 8thBestwood Village Social Club, Bestwood Village, Nottingham
August 9thNew Venture Club, Beeston, Nottingham
August 11thElford Sports & Social Club, Elford, Tamworth
August 12thTwo Gates Working Mens Club, Two Gates, Tamworth
August 13thMedway Organ Club
August 14thBuckley and District Organ Society
August 15thRolls Royce Pavilion, Derby
August 17thSaffron Lane WMC, Leicester.
August 18thBeaconsfield Conservative Club, Derby
August 19thBagworth Working Mens Club, Bagworth, Leicester.
August 20thBoxhill Organ and Keyboard Club
August 21stBolton and District Electronic Organ Society
August 23rdKing's Hall, Stoke-on-Trent
August 25thBestwood Village Social Club, Bestwood Village, Nottingham
August 28thBurton-on-Trent Solo Club, Marston's Sports & Social Club,Burton-On-Trent
August 29thBestwood Village Social Club, Bestwood Village, Nottingham
September 1stGresley Old Hall, Church Gresley, Swadlincote, Derbyshire
September 2ndBagworth Working Mens Club, Bagworth, Leicester.
September 5thBestwood Village Social Club, Bestwood Village, Nottingham
September 8thHarold Clowes Community Hall, Stoke on Trent.
September 9thEdgefold Club, Matlock, Derbyshire
September 12thRolls Royce Pavilion, Derby
September 13thNew Venture Club, Beeston, Nottingham
September 14thSaffron Lane WMC, Leicester.
September 15thChelmsford Organ and Keyboard Club
September 16thAldermaston Concert Centre
September 20thWessex Organ World Society
September 22ndBeaconsfield Conservative Club, Derby
September 23rdEnderby & District Social Club, Enderby, Leicester
October 13thBestwood Village Social Club, Bestwood Village, Nottingham
October 16thBurton-on-Trent Solo Club, Marston's Sports & Social Club,Burton-On-Trent
October 17thRolls Royce Pavilion, Derby
October 19thBreaston Methodist Church, Breaston, Derbyshire
October 20thGresley Old Hall, Church Gresley, Swadlincote, Derbyshire
October 21stEnderby & District Social Club, Enderby, Leicester
October 24thBestwood Village Social Club, Bestwood Village, Nottingham
October 25thTaunton and Wellington Keyboard Club
October 26thSaffron Lane WMC, Leicester.
October 27thEdgefold Club, Matlock, Derbyshire
October 28thTwo Gates Working Mens Club, Two Gates, Tamworth
October 30thBurton-on-Trent Solo Club, Marston's Sports & Social Club,Burton-On-Trent
November 1stExeter Electronic Organ Club
November 3rdBeaconsfield Conservative Club, Derby
November 6thBexley Electronic Organ Society
November 7thRolls Royce Pavilion, Derby
November 8thNew Venture Club, Beeston, Nottingham
November 9thSaffron Lane WMC, Leicester.
November 10thHarold Clowes Community Hall, Stoke on Trent.
November 11thBagworth Working Mens Club, Bagworth, Leicester.
November 17thGresley Old Hall, Church Gresley, Swadlincote, Derbyshire
November 18thEdgefold Club, Matlock, Derbyshire
November 19thHull - The Organised Music Society (TOMS)
November 21stBestwood Village Social Club, Bestwood Village, Nottingham
November 22ndSaffron Lane WMC, Leicester.
November 24thBlackfordby Village Hall, Blackfordby, Leicestershire.
November 25thEnderby & District Social Club, Enderby, Leicester
November 28thBestwood Village Social Club, Bestwood Village, Nottingham
December 1stBeaconsfield Conservative Club, Derby
December 7thSaffron Lane WMC, Leicester.
December 8thElford Sports & Social Club, Elford, Tamworth
December 9thBagworth Working Mens Club, Bagworth, Leicester.
December 12thBestwood Village Social Club, Bestwood Village, Nottingham
December 15thGresley Old Hall, Church Gresley, Swadlincote, Derbyshire
December 16thEnderby & District Social Club, Enderby, Leicester
December 19thKings Lynn Organ Club (more details)

William Burt Centre, West Winch

December 20thNew Venture Club, Beeston, Nottingham
December 21stSaffron Lane WMC, Leicester.
December 22ndEdgefold Club, Matlock, Derbyshire
December 24thStockingford Allotment Association Pavilion, Nuneaton, Warwickshire
December 31stHarold Clowes Community Hall, Stoke on Trent.
Concerts in 2013
January 5thEdgefold Club, Matlock, Derbyshire
January 12thHarold Clowes Community Hall, Stoke on Trent.
January 13th Bagworth Working Mens Club, Bagworth, Leicester.
January 15thBurton-on-Trent Solo Club, Marston's Sports & Social Club, Burton-On-Trent
January 19thMoira Miners Welfare, Moira, Swadlincote, Derbyshire
January 26thBeaconsfield Conservative Club, Derby
January 27thEdgefold Club, Matlock, Derbyshire
January 28thDerby Organ and Keyboard Club
February 2ndNorton Community Centre, Norton, Stoke-on-Trent
February 9thGresley Old Hall, Church Gresley, Swadlincote, Derbyshire
February 10th Bagworth Working Mens Club, Bagworth, Leicester.
February 17thTwo Gates Working Mens Club, Two Gates, Tamworth
February 19thBurton-on-Trent Solo Club, Marston's Sports & Social Club, Burton-On-Trent
February 23rdHarold Clowes Community Hall, Stoke on Trent.
March 2ndEdgefold Club, Matlock, Derbyshire
March 9thMoira Miners Welfare, Moira, Swadlincote, Derbyshire
March 10th Bagworth Working Mens Club, Bagworth, Leicester.
March 16thBeaconsfield Conservative Club, Derby
March 19thBurton-on-Trent Solo Club, Marston's Sports & Social Club, Burton-On-Trent
March 23rdElford Sports & Social Club, Elford, Tamworth
March 30thHarold Clowes Community Hall, Stoke on Trent.
April 6thGresley Old Hall, Church Gresley, Swadlincote, Derbyshire
April 7th Bagworth Working Mens Club, Bagworth, Leicester.
April 13thBeaconsfield Conservative Club, Derby
April 16thBurton-on-Trent Solo Club, Marston's Sports & Social Club, Burton-On-Trent
April 20thMoira Miners Welfare, Moira, Swadlincote, Derbyshire
April 27thEdgefold Club, Matlock, Derbyshire
May 25thHarold Clowes Community Hall, Stoke on Trent.
May 26th Bagworth Working Mens Club, Bagworth, Leicester.
May 28thBurton-on-Trent Solo Club, Marston's Sports & Social Club, Burton-On-Trent
June 1stGresley Old Hall, Church Gresley, Swadlincote, Derbyshire
June 7thTrowbridge Electronic Organ Club
June 8thNorton Community Centre, Norton, Stoke-on-Trent
June 15thElford Sports & Social Club, Elford, Tamworth
June 16thEdgefold Club, Matlock, Derbyshire
June 18thBurton-on-Trent Solo Club, Marston's Sports & Social Club, Burton-On-Trent
June 22ndMoira Miners Welfare, Moira, Swadlincote, Derbyshire
June 23rd Bagworth Working Mens Club, Bagworth, Leicester.
June 25thThanet Electronic Organ & Keyboard Club
June 29thBeaconsfield Conservative Club, Derby
June 30thTwo Gates Working Mens Club, Two Gates, Tamworth
July 4thNorth Staffs Organ and Keyboard Club
July 6thHarold Clowes Community Hall, Stoke on Trent.
July 14th Bagworth Working Mens Club, Bagworth, Leicester.
July 16thBurton-on-Trent Solo Club, Marston's Sports & Social Club, Burton-On-Trent
July 20thEdgefold Club, Matlock, Derbyshire
July 27thBeaconsfield Conservative Club, Derby
August 3rdGresley Old Hall, Church Gresley, Swadlincote, Derbyshire
August 11th Bagworth Working Mens Club, Bagworth, Leicester.
August 17thNorton Community Centre, Norton, Stoke-on-Trent
August 20thBurton-on-Trent Solo Club, Marston's Sports & Social Club, Burton-On-Trent
August 24thMoira Miners Welfare, Moira, Swadlincote, Derbyshire
August 31stEdgefold Club, Matlock, Derbyshire
September 7thHarold Clowes Community Hall, Stoke on Trent.
September 8th Bagworth Working Mens Club, Bagworth, Leicester.
September 14thElford Sports & Social Club, Elford, Tamworth
September 17thBurton-on-Trent Solo Club, Marston's Sports & Social Club, Burton-On-Trent
October 11thNewstead Miners Welfare & Community Centre, Newstead Village, Nottingham
October 12thGresley Old Hall, Church Gresley, Swadlincote, Derbyshire
October 13th Bagworth Working Mens Club, Bagworth, Leicester.
October 17thOrgan Concert for the RAF Association, Erewash Branch (more details)

The Risley Park, Risley, Nottingham

October 19thBeaconsfield Conservative Club, Derby
October 22ndBurton-on-Trent Solo Club, Marston's Sports & Social Club, Burton-On-Trent
October 26thMoira Miners Welfare, Moira, Swadlincote, Derbyshire
November 2ndNorton Community Centre, Norton, Stoke-on-Trent
November 9thEdgefold Club, Matlock, Derbyshire
November 10th Bagworth Working Mens Club, Bagworth, Leicester.
November 13thLincoln Electronic Organ Society
November 16thHarold Clowes Community Hall, Stoke on Trent.
November 17thTwo Gates Working Mens Club, Two Gates, Tamworth
November 19thBurton-on-Trent Solo Club, Marston's Sports & Social Club, Burton-On-Trent
November 23rdBeaconsfield Conservative Club, Derby
December 1stEdgefold Club, Matlock, Derbyshire
December 8th Bagworth Working Mens Club, Bagworth, Leicester.
December 10thMelksham Electronic Organ Club (more details)

Xmas Concert

December 14thGresley Old Hall, Church Gresley, Swadlincote, Derbyshire
December 17thBurton-on-Trent Solo Club, Marston's Sports & Social Club, Burton-On-Trent
December 21stHarold Clowes Community Hall, Stoke on Trent.