Grimesthorpe Colliery Band
Musician in Barnsley, South Yorkshire
Grimethorpe Colliery Band is perhaps the world's most famous colliery band with an international reputation for excellence on both the the concert and contest stage. Featured on film, TV and radio, the band is justifiably proud of its history and achievements. The website contains comprehensive information about the band - past, present and future - as well as listing all events and engagements, band member listings and the possibility to buy CDs and other merchandise from the webshop. We provide a range of single tracks from several albums for download.
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read moreWithin this section can be found an outline of the extraordinarily rich history of the famous Grimethorpe Colliery Band. These archive pages range from the founding of the band in 1917, through war years, the extraordinary musical explorations of the 1970s under Elgar Howarth, the tragic times of the closure of Grimethorpe Colliery in 1992, the "Brassed Off" years right up to present day. Grimethorpe are always delighted to receive additional information about our illustrious organisation.