Marking the start of the National Youth Brass Band of Great Britain’s (NYBBGB) 70th anniversary celebrations, the 2022 Butlin’s Festival closed with a dazzling concert programme from the organisation’s Reunion Band, led by Dr. Robert Childs, celebrating the oldest and best youth brass band in the world through a programme of...read more
David Hirst’s fascinating new book, ‘The ‘Celebrated’ Black Dyke Mills Band – The Victorian Years’, is a must-read for any brass band enthusiast, covering hitherto unearthed learned research about the most famous brass band in the world and also giving the reader a snapshot of what it was like to play...read more
Thursday 20 January 2022
