Sixteen bands have signed up for the Fife Brass Band Festival on Saturday 27 April in the Carnegie Hall, Dunfermline. The contest, which starts at 9.30am, will see each band will play an own-choice entertainment programme of up to 20 minutes, which must include a solo item.
Bands taking part include:...read more
One feature of last week’s National Youth Brass Band of Scotland (NYBBS) Easter course was an initiative to help some of the attendees to write their own piece of music. Renowned Scottish composer Alan Fernie, who is musical director of the NYBBS Children’s band, mentored a group of young people, lending...read more
Sandy Smith and Simon Gresswell have collaborated to produce a new podcast for brass band enthusiasts, entitled ‘Smith and Grezzy’s Big Chat Brass’. Simon explained how the idea came to fruition, “We talk on a very regular basis about our thoughts on the current state of play in banding, so we...read more
The Rogerstone Band from South Wales celebrated its rich 75 year history with a local concert on Friday 12th April at Bethesda Baptist Church. The band, led superbly by MD Robert Burnett, was in fine form and delighted the capacity crowd with two very entertaining sets. Music included Beatles classics, film...read more
Monday 15 April 2024
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