After the success of last year we are delighted to be taking part in our second Joint Concert with our friends Carlton Main Frickley Colliery Brass Band and Dr Philip Wilby. Tickets sold out quickly last year and we expect another full house in 2026!
2025 was very memorable as renowned composer and organist Dr Philip Wilby kindly helped to organise a joint concert with Carlton Main Frickley band at St Cuthbert’s Church in Pateley Bridge. This was both an amazing and challenging experience for our band to play alongside Championship Section musicians. It was … Continue reading
2024 was another very good year. We started off with a concert in Birstwith with the Harrogate based choir “Voces Seraphorum”. It’ was a busy summer with o3 agricultural shows (Ripley and Kilnsey & Nidderdale show), Ripon Races and concerts on the Joe Longster Bandstand in Pateley Bridge. We played for … Continue reading
2023 was a successful year for the band. It was the first time in many years the band marched for the Nidderdale Show and carried on the playing duties for the rest of the day. A great honour to be the musical highlight for the whole event and we look … Continue reading
Things were back to normal and we completed all our regular events at Middlesmoor Bell Festival, Ripley Show, Ripon Races and Kilnsey Show as well as taking part in the Platinum Jubilee Celebrations on the Joe Longster Bandstand at the Recreation Ground in June. Less than 3 months later Nidderdale … Continue reading
Small group practices continued and once we were allowed indoors we moved to the spacious Kettlesing Village Hall temporarily for our practices. Here we could spread out safely and it was great to be back practicing as a full band. We did our first full band performance after Covid at … Continue reading
Having practiced outside during the summer we were allowed back in the chapel for small group practices in the autumn. Whilst we didn’t carry out any concerts or outdoor events we did do lots of carolling around Nidderdale with small groups. So many people told us how great it was … Continue reading
For the first time nearly 90 years, the band took part in the Ripon Entertainments contest at Ripon Cathedral. The last time the band played in a contest was in 1930 at the Royal Hall in Harrogate, winning first prize and the Championship shield and in then at a Ripon contest … Continue reading
It’s been another great year with appearances at most of the rural shows in the area, Ripon Races, the Pateley Bridge 1940s weekend and concerts in St Cuthbert’s, Kirkstall Abbey (Leeds), Grantley Village Hall and Pateley Bridge Memorial Hall.
Another great year finishing with a fantastic Christmas Concert in the Pateley Bridge Memorial Hall and playing for the Tour de Yorkshire. Having started with 6 players in 2013 we now have almost a complete band with just a Bb bass player and percussionists to complete the line up.
