Bumble Boogie
Musically, the boogie is described as "a repetitive, groove pattern (typically straight eighths) used in blues, originally played on piano". The style became popular in the 1930s and the term boogie may have originated from the Sierra Leone word ‘bogi’, meaning "to dance". This 1946 Jack Fina title became popular again in the 1960s when it was recorded by the group B. Bumble and the Stingers and now Hart has created a wonderful handbell arrangement of the tune.
So much to have fun with in this title – notwithstanding the amazing chromatics, rhythmic accents, stopped techniques including mallet, RT, and mart-lift. The driving, malleted bass line keeps this tune moving forward throughout and a Rung melody passage in the 4's adds extra excitement as it gradually increases in expression moving up the scale and culminating in a ff Sk which recaps the opening measures as it returns to the A section and on to the exciting ending. This is guaranteed to be a 'show-stopper' for your Bronze group!