These ensembles often emerged far beyond the northern English and Welsh industrial communities with which they later became associated. The first named civilian band which O'Keeffe has identified, the ...

They're not just a band - they're a brass band. A British brass band, to be exact. And they're the only one in Lancaster. The Lancaster British Brass Band will perform at First United Methodist Church ...

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 ...

They sit and wait. And then, when they ve counted out the correct number of measures and the moment arrives, they add the oomph and the gusto and the color to the music. And then they sit and wait ...

Old Crown Brass Band is celebrating its 10th anniversary Sunday with a gala where the group will perform highlights of its decade together. The nonprofit, volunteer band is a 32-piece ensemble of ...

Back in 1998, with the ink on his master’s degree from Washington State University still wet, Jim Phillips joined the Spokane British Brass Band. He played trumpet with them — as principal soloist, in ...

News flash: The Spokane British Brass Band is not British! It's true. Nevertheless, the local 30-piece brass and percussion ensemble reproduces in theme, makeup and execution the look, feel and, most ...

Military musicians returning from the Napoleonic wars established Britain’s first brass bands earlier than previously thought, new research reveals. The study undermines the idea that brass bands were ...

The world often feels full of fading traditions, from drive-in movie theaters to the dying art of good old-fashioned letter writing. For the British, add brass bands to that list. Traditional brass ...