Kenneth J Alford

From Wind Repertory Project

Biography

Kenneth Joseph Alford is a pseudonym taken by Major Fredrick Joseph Ricketts (born 21 February 1881; died 15 May 1945). As a composer he is best known for his marches, the most famous of which being Colonel Bogey. British officers of his day were not encouraged to pursue interests outside the Army so, as a Lieutenant, he published works under a pseudonym. The first name, "Kenneth," was that of his eldest son, and the surname, "Alford", was his mother's maiden name. Alford is known as "The British March King."

Works for Winds

• Army of the Nile (1941)
• By Land and Sea (1941)
• Cavalry of the Clouds (1923)
• Colonel Bogey (1914)
• Dunedin (1928)
• Eagle Squadron (1942)
• Great Little Army, The (1916)
• HM Jollies (1929)
• Holyrood (1912)
• Mad Major, The (1921)
• Middy, The (1917)
• Old Panama (1929)
• On the Quarter Deck (1917)
• Standard of St George, The (1930)
• Thin Red Line, The (1908)
• Vanished Army, The (1918)
• Voice of the Guns, The (1917)

References

• Perkins, John. In Search of the Authentic Alford Winds Magazine.