Brass bands may seem like a quintessentially British pastime, bound up in workplace bands and an industrial past which is now gone, but enthusiasts say that is far from the truth. At the moment ...

Flowers Band, based in Gloucestershire, has secured a place in the 2026 European Brass Band Championships in Austria after coming second in the 2024 British Open on 7 September.

The European competition is one of the most prestigious events in the brass band calendar. The Laganvale Metal Technology was due to take part in the contest in 2021 but it was cancelled due to Covid.

A West Lothian band hit all the right notes as they won the Scottish Brass Band Championships for second successive year. Whitburn Band, conducted by Professor Nicholas Childs, won the contest ...

Flowers Band, based in Gloucestershire, has secured a place in the 2026 European Brass Band Championships in Austria after coming second in the 2024 British Open on 7 September.