Kevin Gibbs and Co. shine again with another fine concert How do they do it? With the same sort of precision you would expect from the Swiss railways instead of Northern’s trains, Kevin Gibbs and Company gave the good people of Saddleworth a superb concert. One with a thrilling number of pieces, including a cameo…
Category: West Riding of Yorkshire
Skelmersdale Prize Band: Sunday Brass at the Boarshurst Band Club, 07 April 2019
A five star performance by Skelmersdale Prize Band in their first visit to Boarshurst Band Club When you go to some brass band concerts, what you might gain on the roundabouts in terms of concert items, you might lose on the swings. Following your favourite movie themed piece you might switch off during the test…
Stockport Silver Band: Sunday Brass at the Boarshurst Band Club, 31 March 2019
Stockport Silver Band enthrals audiences with exciting new programme With a well supported live audience and a new look concert programme, Jim Hunter and Co gave us all a fantastic night’s worth of brass band music. Nearly two years on their previous concert, both the weather and the audience turnout were on Stockport Silver Band’s…
Mass Brass 3: Saddleworth’s Brass Banding Bonanza
Why Dobcross Youth, Delph, Diggle, and Boarshurst Silver bands gave us 120 reasons to enjoy Saddleworth’s biggest night in brass band music At Saddleworth Civic Hall, brass banding nights seldom get any bigger than the annual Mass Brass concert in Uppermill. Apart from any of Saddleworth’s bands hiring The Roly Polys as a support act,…
Elland Silver Band: Sunday Brass at the Boarshurst Band Club, 24 March 2019
Elland Silver Band shine in sensational concert two weeks after Yorkshire Regional Finals Was it really six months ago when Elland Silver Band played their last gig at Boarshurst Band Club? Was the Yorkshire Regional Finals in Huddersfield really a fortnight ago? After preparing for the latter, Elland Silver Band gave us all a fantastic…
Slaithwaite Band, 17 March 2019: Sunday Brass at the Boarshurst Band Club
A splendid traditional style brass band concert with five stunning solo performances In the cosy surroundings of Boarshurst Band Club, Ryan Watkins’ Slaithwaite Band served up a delightful concert with traditional fare and a superb selection of solo performances. One of the five – the band’s youngest soloist – stole the show.
Whitworth Vale and Healey Band, 10 March 2019: Sunday Brass at the Boarshurst Band Club
Weather works in band’s favour as Binns and Co serve up a superb concert After last year’s concert date fell victim to the Beast From The East, Whitworth Vale and Healey Band finally got round to fulfilling their gig at Boarshurst Band Club. A year after that date, you could say last night’s concert was…
Thornton Cleveleys Brass Band, 03 March 2019: Sunday Brass at the Boarshurst Band Club
Well thought out programme by Stephen Craig and Co. makes for well received concert There are very few brass bands that could almost claim to return home with a trophy and another brass band from the Fylde peninsula. Give or take another week, Boarshurst Silver Band pulled that off. Seriously though, through happy accident, the…
Marsden Silver Prize Band, 10 February: Sunday Brass at the Boarshurst Band Club
Andrew Lofthouse and Co. takes the audience on a journey through stage and screen Royal Albert Hall, London, 7pm: the red carpet is rolled out for another star-studded BAFTA awards ceremony. All the greats from stage and screen pull into the palatial venue, used as the Championship Section’s National Finals venue each October. Boarshurst Band…
Thurlstone Brass Band, 03 February 2019: Sunday Brass at the Boarshurst Band Club
Thurlstone Brass Band deliver a delightful concert, warmly received by all audiences – live and on-screen In relation to competitive brass banding, the term Unregistered doesn’t do brass bands any justice. To the untrained ear, ‘Unregistered’ may be seen in the same light as a ‘U’ grade in GCSE examinations (as in ‘substandard’ or ‘dire’)….
Vernon Building Society (Poynton) Brass Band, 27 January 2019: Sunday Brass at the Boarshurst Band Club
Stig and Co.’s high octane performance and warm reception makes for a most delightful concert Consistency has been the order of the day for Poynton Band. Off the stage it has been their 30+ year association with the Vernon Building Society which has provided the band a solid base. On the stage, it has been…
Westoe Brass Band: Sunday Brass at the Boarshurst Band Club
South Shields band kicks off 2019 season of Boarshurst concerts in style Only three weeks ago, Boarshurst Band Club finished off its 2018 season of Sunday Brass nights in style with the Friends of Music For Youth Brass Band. That concert got us on a high for the 2019 programme, which has a tasty selection…
