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New research reveals truth about brass bands
It is widely believed that brass bands originated with coal miners and other industrial communities in northern England and ...
Britain’s brass bands ‘older than thought’ and could date to Napoleonic War
The findings challenge the widely held belief that brass bands originated with coal miners and other industrial communities ...
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Monsters, beasts and spirits set to elevate Regent Brass
Regent Brass will team up with artists and storyteller Phoenix Fry for a pioneering artistic BBE Elevate partnership.
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Brass bands in row over child performance licences
Bands only discovered the law in March when a UK-wide umbrella organisation Brass Bands England (BBE) posted on Facebook about the need to licence all players under 16 ahead of regional ...
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Three Great British Brass Band Showcase Pieces
Little Suite No.1 for Brass Band by Malcolm Arnold played by Grimethorpe Colliery band. Malcolm Arnold's delightful Little Suite No.1 was commissioned by the Scottish Amateur Music Association for ...
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Newstead brass band facing insolvency ahead of 50th anniversary
A leading Nottinghamshire brass band is facing the prospect of insolvency due to rising costs and fewer bookings. Newstead Brass, based in Hucknall, was created from the original Newstead Colliery ...
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York music centre inspires national award-winning project
A LONG-RUNNING programme at a York music centre has inspired a national award. I Can Play with Brass Roots gained the national award for Band Project of the Year at the Brass Bands England ...