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Britain’s brass bands ‘older than thought’ and could date to Napoleonic War
Dr O’Keeffe, who is the National Army Museum junior research fellow at Queens’ College, Cambridge and part of the ...
Historian Discovers True Origins of Britain’s First Brass Bands
Research reveals that Britain’s earliest brass bands were established by military musicians returning from the Napoleonic Wars in the 1810s, debunking the idea that they were solely civilian and ...
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Half of The British Army Band Colchester to be redeployed
The British Army Band Colchester was previously known as The Band of The Parachute Regiment. A military band would be reduced in numbers by almost a half, the Ministry of Defence confirmed.
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New study overturns story of brass bands' origins
One of the ex-military band leaders about whom he has discovered the most was James Sanderson, a Waterloo veteran, from Thrapston, Northamptonshire. "He served in the British army in a cavalry ...
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Military band musician to perform The Last Post at care home
A MILITARY band musician will lead a special Remembrance Day service at a care home where she is receiving respite care. Sue, who is staying at St Ives House care home in Horton Road, Ashley Heath ...
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Britain’s brass bands ‘older than thought’ and could date to Napoleonic War
The Napoleonic Wars (1793 – 1815) led to a dramatic proliferation of British military bands, Dr O’Keeffe says. By 1814, more than 20,000 people who played instruments were serving in uniform ...
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‘Britain’s brass bands older than thought and invented Napoleonic War soldiers’
The Napoleonic Wars (1793 – 1815) led to a dramatic proliferation of British military bands, Dr O’Keeffe says. By 1814, more than 20,000 people who played instruments were serving in uniform ...