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Brass Bands

UK Brass Band Map

Burbage Band
Established by local quarry owner Robert Broome and fellow industrialists in 1861, Burbage Band is one of the oldest brass bands in the world.

The Carlton Main Frickley Colliery Brass Band
Stunning website about this world famous brass band.

Deiniolen Silver Band
a First Section Brass Band based in Snowdonia, North Wales.

Grimethorpe Colliery Band
Very impressive site about the band of "Brassed Off" Fame.

Haslingdon and Helmshore Band
The Haslingden & Helmshore Bands have been in existence since approximately 1870. They were known as the Haslingden Boro Temperance Band and the Helmshore Public Prize Band and the two bands were rivals for 100 years. However in 1972 the two bands decided to merge to form the modern Haslingden & Helmshore Band.

ASDA Stocksbridge Band
The band was formed one hundred years ago by William Thomas Bestwick, a Sheffield Police Inspector whose intention was that the new band should “give pleasure to all who would listen, whilst playing for their own pleasure and recreation.” With himself as bandmaster and leader he set about raising funds for instruments and uniforms According to the surviving documentation, laying out the band rules and constitution, the exact date of the foundation was 4th of May 1900 and the new band was given the name of Sheffield Recreation Brass Band

Smaller Brass Ensembles and Soloists

Alexander Brass Quintet
The Alexandra Brass Quintet made its professional debut in 1993, and hasn't looked back since. Its members are drawn from a variety of backgrounds, including the Birmingham Conservatoire, the Royal Northern College of Music and top flight brass bands. Their talent and enthusiasm has led to many professional engagements, both in England and abroad.

Booth Street Brass
Founded in 2002 by students at the Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester, with players from England, Wales, the US, and Switzerland!

The Groves Brass Ensemble
The Groves Brass Ensemble was formed in September 2001 by five first year brass students at the Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester UK. The quintet owes its name to the great English Conductor, Sir Charles Groves. Thomas Osborne, a former member of Tapton Brass, is now a member of the Groves.

John Barker, Professional Trumpeter
John began a professional career at the age of 22, performing at The Hippodrome London, with more recent engagements at Kensington Palace London and The ICC Birmingham. John has recorded nine solo albums with more planned for the future.

General brass band links

R Jones' Trumpet Page

A listing of brass bands from the Open Directory Project