West Somerset Brass Band has been nominated for Band Project of the Year Award for Crash Bang Donkey A brass band has been shortlisted for a national award after the premiere of its 'Crash Bang Donkey ...

Tradition and familiarity is at the heart of British brass bands, but should it be? Military marching bands have long accompanied state celebrations; Queen Elizabeth II had 24 such bands playing at ...

In the 19th and 20th centuries, nearly every coal mine in the U.K. had a brass band. They were intended to keep workers out of trouble, and were a... Britain's Brass Bands: A Working-Class Tradition ...

The skies are sprinkling rain outside and underneath three or four canopies in a nice-sized Midland yard sits a group called the Pangbourne and District Silver Band. The European members of the group, ...

The UK’s Brass Band Week returns from July 5-13, following a successful launch last year with hundreds of bands taking part. Celebrating brass bands and their ability to engage communities, exercise ...

A Cumbrian brass band has been crowned regional champions for the North of England, just two years after the group started playing together. North Lakes Brass came together to continue the Cumbrian ...

MUSICIANS from across Gippsland will pay tribute to fallen Australian soldiers buried in France and visit other renowned coal-mining towns in England when they go on tour next year. With more than 125 ...

Playing an instrument in a brass band is associated with improved overall well-being—including mental, social and respiratory health, according to a study conducted by professors at England's ...