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Helen Varley leaves Grimethorpe 

Helen Varley has performed her last concert with Grimethorpe Band on Solo Horn after her recent tough decision to step down from the position and take a break from banding. Helen has held the Solo Horn position at Grimethorpe since 2017, and in that time ... read more

Band Supplies welcomes new director

Musical instrument retailer Band Supplies Ltd has welcomed the addition of Rob Hanson as a director of the renowned family business. Rob, managing director of John Packer Musical Instruments, joins Band Supplies withimmediate effect in addition to his current role, and will bring decades of experience ... read more

Black Dyke Star Signing 

Black Dyke has announced Tom Hutchinson as the band’s new principal cornet player. Tom’s exceptional talent was evident from a young age. He held the position of principal cornet at the National Youth Brass Band of Great Britain and went on to study at the ... read more

Reviews

  • CD: Shift

    For those of us that have followed Peter Moore’s career from the start, it still seems hardly credible that he was ... read more

  • CD: Virtuoso

    At first glance, in terms of repertoire this is, perhaps, the lightest CD that David Childs has recorded since his days ... read more