BERT GALEY AND HIS ORCHESTRA

Lead Vocals: A Lain (2)Margaret King

Sax: John Perry

Trombone, Sax: Bert Galey

Trumpet: Leslie Shepherd

Trumpet: Ollie Frith

Trombone: Bill Ramsey

Pf: Vincent Kenny

Drums: Cecil Hall

The line up above is given as Bert Galey & His Circus Bd in September 1966 as published by Norman 1066 Fields (appx3) in his Anglettes column in the monthly jazz magazine Crescendo. Bandleader Bert Galey comes onto our radar in October 1954, playing at The Lido BR, Nch. However, we noticed from earlier research that he was the first resident band at The Samson & Hercules BR, Nch when it opened as a Dance Hall/Pool in 1935. Bertie Edmund Galey was born in 1905. He turned professional in 1927 and went on to become chairman of The Kitchen’s Accordion Club, Nch in 1937 and an official for The East Anglian Accordion Championships. His bands played regularly around Norfolk and were resident at many of the larger venues they were the preferred band for the City of Norwich School Old Boys annual dinner dance up until 1964 when he became the bandleader at The Hippodrome Circus, GY. Many of the Hippodrome performances were recorded and broadcast on BBC One and included Galey directing the band. We lose track of his movements around late 1966.

The band had multiple singers and guest performers

Mediography:

Norfolk Natter PM TS 19/08/65

Anglettes NF CRD Sept 66

Mediography - TV:

BBC One The Hippodrome Circus, GY aired 23/06/63

Trio Silvanos / Brian Andro / Knie's Chimpanzees / Les Bergman

The Bario Family / Wan Hong Schu Troupe / Bertram Mills Liberty Act / The Digger Pugh Girls

Musicians: Bert Galey and his Circus Band
The Circus directed by: Roberto Germains
Presenter: Peter West / Producer: Philip Lewis

BBC One The Hippodrome Circus, GY aired 01/09/63

The Kennys / Gipsy / Ola and Barbro / Kreft Pears

The Bario Family / Tonisko,
Johnny Hutch and The Volants and The Digger Pugh Girls
The Volants are appearing at the Britannia Pier, Great Yarmouth
Musicians: Bert Galey and his Circus Band
The Circus directed by: Roberto Germains
Presenter: Peter West / Producer: Philip Lewis

Johnny Hutch and The Volants and The Digger Pugh Girls
The Volants are appearing at the Britannia Pier, Great Yarmouth

BBC One The Hippodrome Circus, GY aired 07/07/64

Televised  show from the venue with Orchestra directed by Galey

The Szogis / Robert Brothers Horses and Ponies

The Arlow Sisters / Les Charlies / Trio Hermanis / Les Margis
Bario and Bario / The Tovarich Troupe / The Digger Pugh Girls

Orchestra directed by: Bert Galey
Circus directed by: Roberto Germains
Introduced by: Peter West
TV Presentation by: Barrie Edgar

BBC One The Hippodrome Circus, GY aired 06/08/65

An excerpt from the 1965 Show with:

The Robert Brothers’ Liberty Horses / Hermane’

Jane Bremner / Bario & Bario / The Trio Dinos / Atilina

Robert Brothers’ Boxing Kangaroo & Goldie presented by Joan Rosaire / The Digger Pugh Show Girls

Orchestra directed by BERT GALEY

The Circus directed by ROBERTO GERMAINS

Introduced by Geoffrey Wheeler

Television presentation by Barrie Edgar

Residencies:

The Samson & Hercules BR, Nch 1935

The Winter Gdns BR, GY WS51/52

City Supporters Social Club, Nch Dec58-May59

The Lido BR, Nch Sept59-Mar60 (Candlelight Supper Nights)

The Hippodrome Circus, GY 1964-

Related titles:

Burt Galey & His Old Tyme Orch / Burt Galey & His Ballroom Orch / The Bert Galey Trio / Bert Galey & His Band / Bert Galey & His Circus Band / Bert Galey & The Samson & Hercules Bd