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To have watched Athena Brass Band, America’s first all-female brass band, as a youngster would have blown my mind.

Foden’s Band’s performance featured one world premiere, a UK premiere, a forgotten classic and a legendary masterpiece.

Fantastic sounds from the Wingates Band at St John's Church.

A review of the Theatre on the Lake's production of Brassed Off at the Bolton Octagon Theatre, featuring Wingates Band.

To celebrate their 140th anniversary, the Cory Band’s new CD, simply titled: 140, commemorates key milestones in the band’s history with som

Directed by their charismatic and endlessly energetic guest conductor, John Doyle (who set the band an incredibly challenging...

Find out what happens when the worlds of brass bands and drag performance collide in Freckleton Band's Kinky Toots show.

A class performance from the WFEL Fairey Band. I appreciated the programme which introduced me to a lot of music I hadn’t heard before - it’

I’ll do my best to try and articulate with words just how mind-bogglingly incredible Cory’s performance was. 

I had the pleasure and privilege to be invited by Brass Bands England to cover the day’s events on the blog.

I think that I can safely say I’ve never previously sat and watched a brass competition, sipping a Long Island Iced Tea.

At the start of this movie, Bolden is credited as being the 'inventor of jazz'. It's true that he was a pioneer of the jazz genre and jazz

The talent and dedication of these youngsters and their musical directors is something to behold.

This was one of those books that I wanted to read slowly and appreciate fully, for two reasons. The first reason being, I have a...

There has been quite a lot of talk, both on social media and around the banding world regarding this year’s First Section Regional...

Debut So, as we all know on the 18th May 2019, bands from up and down the country will be descending on the Blackpool Winter Gardens for...

BBC Two Young Brass Award Contestants 2016: Top Left-Right: Jack Lapthorn, Daniel Thomas, Kyle MacCorquodale, Sam Dye. Front Row: Adam...

The Centaur, Cheltenham Ok, so it’s less than three weeks until my band, Eccles Borough, takes to the contest stage in Cheltenham on 19th...