Brass Band Radio

09/02/2024

COMPOSER : Boots Randolph & James RichARRANGER : David BealShow off the talents of your trombone player with this showcase of a piece.Remember Benny Hill? this is the tune that was used for his theme tune!A great solo for any occasion be it a general concert or an entertainments contest.

01/02/2024

We have taken the decision to cease broadcasting Brass Band Radio

This is due to the high licence fees which increased by 33% for 2024

We would like to thank all of our listeners for enjoying the programmes and the wonderful comments received but sadly we cannot maintain the licence costs

Many thanks

Brass Band Radio Team

20/10/2023

Will soon be time to start programming those Christmas tracks...

Has your band made a Christmas CD and would like to have it played on Brass Band Radio...?

If so please send it to us and we will do the rest
Brass Band Radio
Unit 2
16 The Village
Haxby
York
YO32 3HT

Look forward to hearing it..!

11/10/2023

Sorry for loss of transmission due to a power outage. Normal programming will hopefully resume soon.

09/07/2023

COMPOSER : Edward Miller ARRANGER : Jonathan Mead Another great hymn tune arrangement from Jonathan Mead When I Survey The Wondrous Cross beautifully arranged for brass band A theme of quavers anf semiquavers run throughout the piece giving a sense of movement leading to a fanfare of cornets and tro...

23/06/2023

PLEASE NOTE : We have electricians in house today so we may lose broadcast for a short while. Hopefully not for too long! We do apologise for any inconvenience.

23/06/2023

Sad news for the banding world this morning - Jim Shepherd (1936 - 2023). Our thoughts go to the Family.

10/02/2023

Currently undergoing system maintenance.
Will be back with normal programming soon...
Sorry for any inconvenience

09/01/2023

Sorry for loss of broadcast over the last 30mins or so. This was due to a power outage at our studios.
We are back on air again now.

01/12/2022

We are currently updating our system so please enjoy continued brass music whilst we do this. We will be back with our regular programmes very shortly

17/01/2022

Band Support London Dry Gin aims to give something back to the musical community which has supported both us and our partners: Newmoon Insurance Services Ltd over the years.

£10 from each bottle sold is split between The Brass Band Heritage Trust, Brass Band Radio, and The Bandsman Fund which every six months will be able to donate its portion of the proceeds to a band or community music ensemble in need.

Thank you also to Foden's Band for allowing us to use their colours on the bottle seal as a tribute to them as the National Brass Band Champions of Great Britain.

Find out more at www.gddrinks.com/charity-gin

Brass Band Radio
Brass Bands England

02/10/2021

We are looking for your unwanted CD's and Vinyl of Brass Bands or even Cassettes.
We can make great use of these for our broadcasts.

We are looking for your unwanted CD's and Vinyl of Brass Bands or even Cassettes.

We can make great use of these for our broadcasts.

They can be sent to our postal address at
Brass Band Radio
Unit 2, 16 The Village
Haxby
York
YO32 3HT

Any received will make a difference to our broadcasts and create a larger database for our listeners.

We hope you can help.

www.brassbandradio.co.uk

16/08/2021

DID YOU KNOW...?

Brass Band Radio had over 37,000 unique listeners in the first 6 months of 2021.

If you were to advertise on the radio you would be hitting your customers directly for your marketing and products.

Your jingle can be made for you all you need to do is supply some words for which company or products you wish to advertise (30secs worth Max.) and let us do the rest.

Get in touch via [email protected] if you need more details.

Inexpensive advertising for your company.

05/08/2021

Kapitol Promotions has recently emailed COVID-19 guidance to all competing bands at the Sections 1-4 Finals 2021. This guidance will enable Kapitol Promotions to present the event, whilst reducing the risk of spreading COVID-19.

The UK government’s two rounds of the Events Research Programme (ERP) has given live music events optimism that events, such as the Finals 2021, can be presented safely, with an optimistic degree of normality.

Acknowledging the continuing presence of coronavirus, Kapitol Promotions has introduced measures aimed at mitigating the risk of Covid-19 transmission to visitors and volunteers. In particular, Tony Griffiths (Kapitol Promotions Health & Wellbeing Officer) has worked tirelessly over the last few weeks to ensure that the Sections 1-4 Finals 2021 will be as safe as possible to attend and perform at. As well as the usual Health & Safety policies & procedures that Kapitol Promotions has in place at all of its events, Tony Griffiths has added an extra layer of protection - especially relating to COVID-19 - which includes an event-specific COVID-19 Risk Assessment.

If you have any questions relating to health & safety at the Sections 1-4 Finals, your first point of contact is Tony Griffiths - please contact him for further information.

Tony Griffiths (Health & Wellbeing Officer) - [email protected] / 07555 051636

Please be aware that this information may change, subject to current UK Government guidance. We recommend that you keep visiting this website for any updates.

28/07/2021

The British Open Championship will now take place in January 2022 after organisers take difficult decision to postpone September event due to Covid concerns.

12/07/2021

NEW PUBLICATION
VICTORIOUS - Brass Band.
COMPOSER : Joey Dobos-Southgate
A great opener for your next concert or entertainment contest.
A complexity of rhythms and sounds make this piece stand out from the rest
Playable by most bands from 4th section upwards
A must for your band library

COMPOSER : Joey Dobos-Southgate A great opener for your next concert or entertainment contest.A complexity of rhythms and sounds make this piece stand out from the restPlayable by most bands from 4th section upwardsA must for your band library 

25/06/2021

Finals 2021 adjudicators announced!

The 15 adjudicators for the Finals 2021 events are as follows:

Championship Section: Dr. Robert Childs, Dr. Stephen Cobb and Rob Wiffin OBE
Section 1: Alan Morrison, Steve Sykes and Sheona Wade
Section 2: Nicholas Garman, Steve Pritchard-Jones and David Hirst
Section 3: Alan Bourne, Mark Wilkinson and Glyn Williams
Section 4: Martin Heartfield, John Maines and Jonathan Pippen

For more information, please visit our website:
http://kapitol.co.uk/news/683/finals-2021-adjudicators-announced

22/06/2021

19/05/2021

In this week’s BBE show on Brass Band Radio Sarah and Parky will be chatting to Joy, Stuart and Sophie from Sheffield Region Brass Network about the importance of collaboration, supporting the banding eco-system in your local area, and what’s coming up in Sheffield this Summer. Plus we'll be featuring music from some amazing BBE members!

Listen live at 8pm 👉 bbe.band/BBRlive

18/05/2021

New guidance from Brass Bands England - https://www.bbe.org.uk/news18052021-1346/bbe-confirms-dcms-guidance-brass-bands

Brass Bands England (BBE) has been working in conjunction with the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) to confirm that, from 17 May, brass bands can return to both rehearsing and performing when social distancing is in place. This is in line with Stage 3 of the planned recovery ....

14/05/2021

Kapitol Promotions is delighted to announce the full list of bands who've entered the Finals 2021!

First up: the 🏆 Championship Section Final 🏆 entrants. We have a full house (20) of bands entered, with each one harbouring their own ambitions on being crowned National Champion Band of Great Britain 2021. But who will it be?

The Championship Section Final will be held (subject to UK Government guidance at the time) on Saturday 2 October at London's iconic Royal Albert Hall.

More information will be released in due course.

Black D**e Band Bon-Accord Silver Band Brighouse and Rastrick Band Camborne Town Band Carlton Main Frickley Colliery Band City of Hull Band The cooperation band The Cory Band Desford Colliery Band The Fairey Band Flowers Band Foden's Band Friary Brass Band The GUS Band Hepworth Band Llwydcoed Brass Band NASUWT Riverside Band Tredegar Town Band Whitburn Band Zone One Brass

14/05/2021

Kapitol Promotions is delighted to announce the full list of bands who've entered the Finals 2021!

🏆 SECTION 1 FINAL 🏆
Here's the complete list of Section 1 Final competitors. The winner of this section will become the Section 1 National Champion Band of Great Britain, as well as automatically being promoted to the Championship Section for 2022. Lots to play for then!

The Sections 1-4 Finals 2021 will be held (subject to UK Government guidance at the time) over the weekend of Saturday 18 - Sunday 19 September at The Centaur, Cheltenham Racecourse.

More information will be released in due course.

Bathgate Brass Band Blackburn & Darwen Band Brunel Brass The BTM Brass Band Forest of Dean Brass Jackfield Band Kingdom Brass Knottingley Silver Band The Medway Band Newstead Brass Ripon City Band Roberts Bakery Band Sandhurst Silver Band Tylorstown Band Unite the Union Brass Band York Railway Institute Band

14/05/2021

Kapitol Promotions is delighted to announce the full list of bands who've entered the Finals 2021!

🏆 SECTION 2 FINAL 🏆
We've posted the Championship Section Final & Section 1 Final bands so far... so next up are the Section 2 Final competitors. The winner of this section will become the Section 2 National Champion Band of Great Britain, as well as automatically being promoted to the Section 1 for 2022.

The Sections 1-4 Finals 2021 will be held (subject to UK Government guidance at the time) over the weekend of Saturday 18 - Sunday 19 September at The Centaur, Cheltenham Racecourse.

More information will be released in due course.

Abertillery Town Brass Band Annan Town Band BD1 Brass Bedford Town Band Cockerton Prize Silver Band Durham Miners’ Association Brass Band Eagley Band Gresley Colliery Band Glossop Old Band Hatherleigh Silver Band Hebden Bridge Band St. Ronan’s Silver Band Taff Vale Brass Tendring Brass Band Valley Brass Band Wantage Concert Brass

14/05/2021

Kapitol Promotions is delighted to announce the full list of bands who've entered the Finals 2021!

🏆 SECTION 3 FINAL 🏆
Please see the list of Section 3 Final competitors below. The winner of this section will become the Section 3 National Champion Band of Great Britain, as well as automatically being promoted to the Section 2 for 2022.

The Sections 1-4 Finals 2021 will be held (subject to UK Government guidance at the time) over the weekend of Saturday 18 - Sunday 19 September at The Centaur, Cheltenham Racecourse.

More information will be released in due course.

Seindorf Beaumaris Band Chichester City Band Croy Silver Band East Riding of Yorkshire Band Gosport Solent Brass Hazel Grove Brass Band Hungerford Town Band Kippax Band Langholm Town Band. Lostock Hall Memorial Brass Band Ocean Brass Band Olney Brass Pilling Jubilee Silver Band Poole Borough Band Raunds Temperance Brass Band Stamford Brass Tewit Silver Band Usk Brass Band

14/05/2021

Kapitol Promotions is delighted to announce the full list of bands who've entered the Finals 2021!

🏆 SECTION 4 FINAL 🏆
Finally, we would like to announce the full list of competitors for the Section 4 Final. The winner of this section will become the Section 4 National Champion Band of Great Britain, as well as automatically being promoted to the Section 3 for 2022.

The Sections 1-4 Finals 2021 will be held (subject to UK Government guidance at the time) over the weekend of Saturday 18 - Sunday 19 September at The Centaur, Cheltenham Racecourse.

More information will be released in due course.

Amington Band BMP Europe Goodshaw Band City of Birmingham Brass Band Cross Keys Silver Band Cwmtawe Brass Easingwold Town Band Hemel Hempstead Band Kilmarnock Concert Brass Band Linthwaite Brass Band Nailsworth Silver Band The Pangbourne Band Redruth Town Band Skelmersdale Prize Band Spennymoor Town Band Trentham Brass Band

16/04/2021

John Maines invites you to join him for Top Brass on Fridays at 7pm BST. An hour long programme on Brass Band Radio, it’s packed with the finest bands and soloists from around the world. Also catch up on ‘Listen Again’.
So join me this Friday on www.brassbandradio.co.uk/listen.html

On this weeks programme I feature:

National Youth
Roy Newsome
NYBBGB
Conductor: Dr. Roy Newsome

Tancredi
Gioachino Rossini
Stalybridge Old
Conductor: James Cant

Variations on Wondrous Day
Paul Sharman
ISB
Conductor: Dr. Stephen Cobb
solo: Philip Cobb

Prelude to Lavenham
Geaffrey Nobes
ISB
Conductor: Dr. Stephen Cobb

Les Zephyrs
William Rimmer
Fodens
Conductor: Elgar Howarth
solo: Mark Wilkinson

To Boldly Go
Peter Graham
ISB
Conductor: Dr. Stephen Cobb

Suo Gan
arr Peter Graham
Cory
Conductor: Dr. Robert Childs
solo: Chris Thomas

The British Grenadiers
Gordon Langford
Sellers Int.
Conductor: Alan Morrison

The Lazy Trumpeter
Edrich Siebert
Black D**e Mills
Conductor: Geoffrey Brand
solo: James Shepherd

Hora Staccato
arr Goff Richards
Leyland
Conductor: Russell Gray

09/04/2021

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11437314

Prince Philip, the Queen's husband of 73 years, had recently spent time in hospital with an infection.

09/04/2021

John Maines invites you to join him for the Top Brass this Friday at 7pm GMT. An hour long programme on Brass Band Radio, it’s packed with the finest bands and soloists from around the world. Also catch up on ‘Listen Again’ from Wednesday.

So join me this Friday on www.brassbandradio.co.uk/listen.html

On this weeks programme I features:

Fairest of the Fair JP Sousa
Fairey
Maj. Peter Parkes
CD: From Maine to Oregon

A Saddleworth Festival Overture Goff Richards
Leyland Richard Evans
CD: The Music of Goff Richards

Dances With Wolves John Barry
Sellers International
Dr. Phillip McCann
CD: Somewhere in Time

Willow Echoes Frank Simon
Black D**e
Prof. Nicholas Childs
solo: Richard Marshall
CD: Cornet Heritage Vol. I

Brass Triumphant Gareth Wood
Cory
Dr. Robert Childs
CD: Triumphant Brass

Carnival of Venice Del Staigers
Munn & Feltons Stanley Boddington
solo: James Scott
CD: Long Long Ago

Solid Rock Paul Sharman
ISB
Dr. Stephen Cobb
CD: The Adventurers

Lucy Long Charles Godfrey
Cammell Lairds
James Scott
solo: Harry Mather
CD: Long Long Ago

Departed Heroes Bramwell Coles
Hendon SA
Dr. Stephen Cobb
CD: March Past