A festival which is set to celebrate its 20th anniversary must continue to grow to ensure the heritage of brass survives for ...

For 125 years brass bands from across Great Britain and Northern Ireland have been competing to take home the Challenge Trophy. Many of the biggest names in the competition are from Yorkshire, so the ...

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 Brass Band England offices will be closed from 19th December — reopening on Monday 5th January. Brass Bands England ...

They have been central to working-class life in mining communities for decades but Britain's colliery brass bands say they are now fighting to survive due to coronavirus restrictions. With Britain ...

When Jim Schutz moved to England for his job with Dow in 2012, he didn’t expect to join a brass band—or start one of his own years later in Michigan. This month, the musical connection he forged ...

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 ...

GRIMETHORPE, England (Reuters Life!) - They sound as loud and confident as the day their mine shut, but 15 years on, the changes are plain - only two members of the Grimethorpe Colliery Band have ever ...

In the tradition of brass bands in the north of England, a 15-piece ensemble will play seasonal classics and favorites, Mary ...

The Brass Band of the TriState will perform a holiday concert titled “Christmas Around the World” at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec.

Back in 1998, with the ink on his master’s degree from Washington State University still wet, Jim Phillips joined the Spokane ...