Thursday 29 February 2024

Bathgate Steelyard Challenge

The inaugural Bathgate Steelyard Challenge will take place on Saturday 25 May, promising ‘a unique blend of entertainment, competition and camaraderie’ in a new contesting format. The competition will see the transformation of the West Lothian town’s George Street and the Steelyard into a vibrant stage for brass bands and community...read more

Tuesday 27 February 2024

Highland Brass enjoys successful 10th Anniversary Year

Highland Brass is riding high and looking forward to its competitive foray into the Third Section next month after a successful 2023, the band’s 10th anniversary year. After winning the Fourth Section in last year’s Scottish Championships, the band went on a huge fundraising campaign to enable them make the 500-mile...read more

Tuesday 27 February 2024

Foden’s achieve Eighth Successive Title in Blackpool

Congratulations to Foden’s and the band’s MD Russell Gray on securing an impressive eighth North West Regional win in a row. The band gave a superb performance of Philip Sparke's set-work ‘Variations on an Enigma’, at this first regional contest of the year, giving adjudicators Alan Morrison and Anne Crookston little...read more

Tuesday 27 February 2024

Proms in the Playground Returns

The Brass Bands England (BBE) #PromsInThePlayground initiative is set to return this summer, spanning the last three weeks of the school term from 8 - 26 July. The scheme aims to connect brass bands with schools, creating mutually beneficial relationships to get young people excited about brass banding, by encouraging and...read more

Monday 26 February 2024

UKLBF February Update

On Monday 26 February, the UK Leading Bands Forum (UKLBF) issued information concerning its first Liaison Meeting (12 February) and subsequent Monthly Meeting (14 February). The UKLBF’s first Liaison Meeting consisted of four representatives from Black Dyke, Brighouse & Rastrick, Cory and Foden’s bands, together with some key decision-makers from within...read more

Sunday 25 February 2024

Friary is ‘All about the Bass’ 

In the run-up to the Regional Championships, Friary Brass Band announce two signings to the bass section, Patrick O’Donovan and Cat Whittingham-Smith. Patrick joined the army as a musician and attended the pupils’ course at Kneller Hall. Having played in many bands, he settled at Sandhurst Silver Band and enjoyed...read more

Sunday 25 February 2024

European Youth Brass Band 2024

The European Brass Band Association has announced the line-up of players who will form the 2024 European Youth Brass Band [EYBB] in Palanga. This year will be the 20th edition of this elite youth ensemble. 36 players aged between 18 and 22, from 14 different countries, will come to Palanga, Lithuania, in...read more


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