Another powerful performance from Boarshurst Silver Band in this year’s Remembrance Day concert Remembrance Day: a time for contemplation, a time to remember the fallen, whether our siblings or ancestors served in the armed forces. A cathartic time, where we remember them in front of hundred or more people. Whether at Pots and Pans, Werneth…
Category: Brass Bands
Rochdale Borough Youth Band: Sunday Brass at the Boarshurst Band Club (03 November 2019)
A truly spectacular concert that put many open age bands to shame Less than a month after the Dobcross Youth Band wowed audiences, another great youth band took to the stage at Boarshurst Band Club. Last night, it was the turn of Rochdale Borough Youth Band, one of four brass ensembles within Rochdale MBC’s Music…
Tintwistle Band: Sunday Brass at the Boarshurst Band Club (27 October 2019)
Another fine Boarshurst début, and another superb concert In the last few days, the weather gods haven’t exactly been on our side. There was reports of flooding in Derbyshire, Cheshire and the Midlands. Last night on Greenbridge Lane, there was no need to sail to Boarshurst Band Club in a Mirror dinghy. Nor a way…
Private Brass Band Music Tuition in Stalybridge: A Chat with Tim and Dan at Stalybridge Music Academy
Ever wanted to learn a brass band instrument or an orchestral brass instrument in the Tameside area? Now’s your chance. For many brass band enthusiasts, Stalybridge is the birthplace of modern brass band music. It is home to the oldest brass band in the world, formed in 1809. If you fancy learning to play the…
Hebden Bridge Band: Sunday Brass at the Boarshurst Band Club (20 October 2019)
Brindle’s Boarshurst début marked by a superb concert With the nights getting longer and the days getting colder, the warmest of receptions were reserved for Hebden Bridge Band at the Boarshurst Band Club. With their first choice Musical Director David Hamilton in Norwich last night, the baton was passed on to Gareth Brindle. For the…
Dobcross Youth Band: Sunday Brass at the Boarshurst Band Club (13 October 2019)
Dobcross Youth Band dazzle in a truly spectacular concert In the brass banding world, this weekend was dominated by Philip Harper’s successful defence of the National Brass Band Championships of Great Britain Championship Section title. According to reports from the Royal Albert Hall national final, The Cory Band were unstoppable. Similarly unstoppable, 199 miles north…
Hade Edge Band: Sunday Brass at the Boarshurst Band Club (06 October 2019)
Darker nights and rain fails to dampen spirits for Hade Edge Band For every aspirant Musical Director, you could have your Albert Halls, Winter Gardens, and Symphony Halls in your list of fantasy brass banding venues. Few venues can quite compare with the atmosphere of a band club, like that of Boarshurst Band Club. For…
The Fairey Band: Sunday Brass at the Boarshurst Band Club (22 September 2019)
A truly stunning night of brass band music from one of Britain’s finest brass bands This year, there has been a number of great Sunday Brass Nights at the Boarshurst Band Club. We have had some memorable solo performances, and a few more full houses than this time last year. These have been due to…
Silk Brass: Sunday Brass at the Boarshurst Band Club (15 September 2019)
Another warm reception and enjoyable night from Tony Wyatt and Co. For some brass bands, the middle of September means the National Brass Band Championships of Great Britain finals in Cheltenham. Last weekend’s National Finals saw great success for Boarshurst Silver Band (3rd in the First Section final) and the Uppermill Band (Third Section title…
Coming to the Oldham Coliseum: Boarshurst Silver Band
Why you must see Boarshurst Silver Band at the Oldham Coliseum Theatre this Friday No matter where you are, nothing beats the power of a good brass band concert. You can listen to brass bands on YouTube, on CDs, cassettes, or vinyl, but nothing beats seeing one in the flesh. You can be moved by…
Skelmanthorpe Band: Sunday Brass at the Boarshurst Band Club (08 September 2019)
A concert of two halves with a swinging second half Was it really two years ago since Skelmanthorpe Band’s previous concert at the Boarshurst Band Club? During the 23-month hiatus since their previous gig at The Mecca of Brass Banding, the Championship Section band of the Skelmanthorpe band community has changed musical directors. They have…
Pride Brass: A Special Sunday Brass Night at the Boarshurst Band Club
Début concert opens new season of Sunday Brass Nights in style September can only mean one thing for many people across the UK: back to school or back to work. Also the realisation that darker nights and cooler autumn weather are around the corner. In Glossop and Greenfield, the 01 September meant the return of…
