The Touch of Brass programme is hosted by Martin Upfold and co-presenter Julie Hedge is on the air each week on Community ...
It's tough getting 12 musicians to agree on anything. But the members of the Richmond, Va. ensemble are firm in the desire to represent their own... NO BS! Brass Band Transcends The New Orleans Sound ...
This sounds like a typical Sunday afternoon in the Crescent City, before sheltering at home, with the sound of a brass band setting the tempo in Armstrong Park. But on this day, there’s a difference.
For 125 years brass bands from across Great Britain and Northern Ireland have been competing to take home the Challenge Trophy. Many of the biggest names in the competition are from Yorkshire, so the ...
Pittonkatonk, Pittsburgh’s music festival for brass bands and other acoustic street music, is back, but it will look a little different from years past. The showcase is still free, and the location’s ...
The Dirty Dozen Brass Band appears on Mountain Stage, recorded live on the campus of West Virginia University in Morgantown. Widely credited with revitalizing the sound of New Orleans jazz, the group ...
Local musicians are competing to be crowned champions of this year's National Brass Band Championships this weekend. The event, which takes place on Cheltenham Racecourse, will see Swindon Brass from ...
Brass bands often bring New Orleans to mind. But some 1,000 miles away from southeast Louisiana, there's a different kind of brass band at work: the No BS! Brass Band of Richmond, Va. Since the late ...
A music-loving grandfather, at 95 years old, has been crowned the world’s longest serving brass band player by Guinness World Records — and he's tooting his own horn about it, given that he'll be able ...