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 ...
Military Wives Choirs release new single to celebrate King’s birthday
“The song, with words and music by John McLaren ... Some 100 singers, including serving personnel, wives, partners and ...
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Military Wives Choirs release new single to celebrate King’s birthday
“The song, with words and music by John McLaren ... partners and veterans from 41 Military Wives Choirs across the UK and overseas, gathered to record the track, which was released on November ...
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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 ...
Brass bands 'are not northern', says academic
With a warm sound that brings to mind snow-covered mining towns, brass bands are as northern as mushy peas and Elsie Tanner.
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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 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 University’s Centre for Geopolitics, said: “These findings illustrate just how deeply ...