Brass Bands England very nearly paid the price for not heeding the warning signs of shifting financial sands - but their ...

The West of England Brass Band Associations (WEBBA) has announced the line-up of 75 competitors for the 2026 West of England Regional Championships. The event will take place over the weekend of the ...

In the 19th and 20th centuries, nearly every coal mine in the U.K. had a brass band. They were intended to keep workers out of trouble, and were a... Britain's Brass Bands: A Working-Class Tradition ...

While wartime bands included woodwind instruments such as clarinets and bassoons, O'Keeffe points out that the 15th Regiment of Foot had already organized a bugles-only band by 1818 and that numerous ...

When Jim Schutz moved to England for his job with Dow in 2012, he didn’t expect to join a brass band—or start one of his own years later in Michigan. This month, the musical connection he forged ...

YORK'S only youth brass band has debuted at a national championships. The Shepherd Group Youth Band performed at The Glasshouse, Gateshead on Sunday (November 16) as part of the Youth Brass in Concert ...

The culmination of the brass band season is fast approaching as the UK's top ensembles prepare to compete in two prestigious finals this September and October. Bands from across the country will go ...

The Cumbria Youth Brass Band (CYBB) will compete in the National Youth Brass Band Championships of Great Britain (Youth Champs) on Saturday, March 28, 2026. This marks a major milestone for the group, ...

Military musicians returning from the Napoleonic wars established Britain's first brass bands earlier than previously thought, new research reveals. The study undermines the idea that brass bands were ...

Military musicians returning from the Napoleonic wars established Britain’s first brass bands earlier than previously thought, new research reveals. The study undermines the idea that brass bands were ...