As a result of that long history, Farr says the players in this part of Britain have brass-band music in their blood. "These guys, they're almost naturally born to it," Farr says. Grimethorpe ...

are among the favourites for this weekend's brass band National Championships. When Robert Childs joined the Grimethorpe Colliery Band to play euphonium in 1977, the National Coal Board employed ...

Twenty years after its pit shut, the Yorkshire village of Grimethorpe is thriving. When the village, famous for its brass band which featured in the film Brassed Off, heard its colliery was to ...

Such is the level of discord in Grimethorpe at the top billing of Carlton Main Frickley Colliery Brass Band for Friday's centrepiece concert that managers of the Grimethorpe Colliery Band were ...

Long-running brass band originally formed by coal miners, now internationally acclaimed, especially after "featuring" in the film Brassed Off. See http ...

Grimethorpe Colliery Brass Band perform at St George’s Hall in Bradford. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Yorkshire Evening Post, you can get unlimited access to the website including ...

Grimethorpe Colliery Band National and British Open Champions on numerous occasions, the band’s contest successes include 16 Brass In Concert Championship titles, 11 times Yorkshire Regional ...

One of the world’s most popular brass bands whose music was used in hit movie Brassed Off are coming to Doncaster. The ...

A South Yorkshire colliery band has taken the top prize in the English National Brass Band Championship. Grimethorpe Colliery Band scooped the title after a going head-to-head with 15 bands from ...

It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. A brass band is set to deliver a performance in Bury St Edmunds. Grimethorpe Colliery Band will take to the stage at The Apex in the town on ...

Grimethorpe Colliery Band are delighted to be touring the south of England. They will be visiting various coastal towns playing their unique brass music to all their fans. The Royal Albert Hall ...