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Pontypridd

Final touches in place for Pontypridd Brass Festival

May 13, 2025
There will be a full day of brass band music making to enjoy in Pontypridd this weekend.


Duo

Parc & Dare announce new conducting team

August 14, 2021
Nigel Seaman and Dewi Griffiths will lead Parc & Dare back to the contest and concert stage in September.


Lewsi WILKINSON

New lead as Parc & Dare look to the future

August 31, 2019
One of the most famous names in Welsh banding is looking towards the future under the new lead of Lewis Wilkinson.


Brangwyn Hall

The return of Johnny Sop

March 18, 2018
The lure of playing at the Welsh Regional Championships has been too much for one of Welsh banding's most respected players.


Cross

Death of Graham Fitzpatrick

January 21, 2018
The death has been announced of the former Parc & Dare solo horn player Graham Fitzpatrick.


Treochy

Welsh banding celebrates Morgan milestone

July 25, 2017
The Welsh banding movement has been sending its congratulations to the inspirational conductor and teacher Ieuan Morgan MBE on his 90th birthday


Parc and Dare

Report & Results: 2017 Welsh Regional Championships: First Section

March 18, 2017
Parc & Dare and Llanrug lead the Welsh challenge on Sparke's Land of the Long White Cloud to go to Cheltenham in September.


parc & dare

Death of Parc & Dare stalwart

April 29, 2015
The death has been announced of the longstanding former secretary of Parc & Dare, Phil Morgan.


Parc and Dare logo

Report & Results: 2013 Welsh Miners Welfare Entertainment

September 16, 2013
A famous name in Welsh banding is back at the top of the contesting tree after their entertainment success at Porthcawl.


Parc

Parc & Dare to mine rich seam

May 16, 2008
The Parc & Dare band are to help Welsh National Opera mine a rich seam of music this Summer.




John Gillam

John Gillam funeral arrangements

May 12 • The funeral arrangements for the much respected former player and administrator have been announced.


Hold

BrookWright Music: He will hold me fast (Matt Merker arr. Noel Brooks)

May 12 • A trombone trio with a difference to add to any concert programme.


TNB

Podcast: That's Not Banding — Episode 20

May 12 • More from the Brighouse duo with their individual look at the banding world.


Drogheda

Report & Results: 2026 IABCB Irish National Championships

May 12 • Drogheda and INF Brass claim the brass band section titles at the recent Irish National Championships.


Harlow Brass Band - SPRING CONCERT - AN ANIMATION SENSATION

Saturday 16 May • St Andrew's Methodist Church. The Stow. Harlow. CM20 3AF


Sherborne Town Band - Free-Music in the park

Sunday 17 May • Dorchester- Park Bandstand DT1 1RG


Newstead Brass - Mansfield MVC - Brass and Voices

Sunday 24 May • Forest Town Arena. Clipstone Road West,. Mansfield NG19 0EE


Contest: Whit Friday March Contests

Friday 29 May • Saddleworth & Tameside OL3


The Hepworth Band - Brassband Burgermusik Luzern

Saturday 30 May • Dewsbury Minster, Vicarage Road, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire WF12 8DD


Chinnor Silver

May 11 • We are looking for PERCUSSIONISTS to join us as we head into an exciting period for the band.Good and varied diary ahead.. We rehearse on Wednesdays in our own bandroom (so none of that tedious setting up and down)


Hathern Band

May 10 • Due to University placement we require a Bb Bass player- we are a First Section band based at our own band room in the village of Hathern LE12 5LJ Leicestershire (between M1 Jcts 23 & 24) and close to Lougborough and Nottingham Universities


Newstead Brass

May 10 • Newstead Brass are on the lookout for a talented 2nd BARITONE player to join our ambitious and hardworking Nottinghamshire-based Championship Section band.. A rare chance to become part of an ambitious brass band striving for even greater success together.


Martyn Evans

BEd (Hons) NABBC member
Conductor, Band Trainer, Teacher, Adjudicator


               

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