Band of the Second Regiment of Life Guards, leaving Windsor, 1830. Oil on canvas by John Frederick Tayler, 1830. Credit: National Army Museum Research reveals that Britain’s earliest brass bands were ...

Britain’s brass bands are older than previously thought and were invented by soldiers from the Napoleonic Wars, a new study has found. The findings challenge the widely held belief that brass ...

Britain’s brass bands weren't all originally from the north - with many formed "down south" by soldiers returning from the Napoleonic Wars, reveals new research. The study, by a Cambridge ...

The story of the origins of Britain's brass bands needs to be rewritten in the light of new evidence linking it to the Napoleonic Wars, according to a researcher. It was previously believed the ...

Britain’s brass bands are older than previously thought and were invented by soldiers from the Napoleonic Wars, a new study has found. The findings challenge the widely held belief that brass ...

Submitted Photo Bagpipers and drummers make up the Fez & Thistle, which will perform with the Brass Band of Minot in concert Sunday. The Brass Band of Minot is getting in the holiday mood with a ...

A member of the audience watches as the Grimethorpe Colliery Band perform at the Yorkshire Regional Championships part of the National Brass Band Championships of Great Britain at St George's GHall in ...

The military began to experiment with all-brass bands from the 1810s, and by the 1820s civilian brass bands were being created, many mentored by military veterans The story of the origins of ...

Britain’s brass bands are older than previously thought and were invented by soldiers from the Napoleonic Wars, a new study has found. The findings challenge the widely held belief that brass bands ...

Brass Bands England (BBE) made it annual award presentations at its Brass Band Conference in London on the weekend. They recognised individuals and organisations that have made outstanding ...

It is widely believed that brass bands originated with coal miners and other industrial communities in northern England and Wales between the 1830s and the 1850s. New evidence rewrites this history.