Gwennap is a village and civil parish about five miles southeast of Redruth Unknown formation date. 1889: The Gwennap Brass and String Band, assisted the members of the church choir, gave a capital concert. (21 February 1889 – Royal Cornwall Gazette) 1889: During the evening the Gwennap Band, consisting
Tony Mansell
- 14 April 2020
Contesting Not all bands enter competitions and there are some which shun the contest stage, preferring to concentrate their efforts in providing music for local events. For most players, though, contesting has always been an important part of brass banding, the reason that they spend so many hours trying to
- 14 April 2020
Contesting Not all bands enter competitions and there are some which shun the contest stage, preferring to concentrate their efforts in providing music for local events. For most players, though, contesting has always been an important part of brass banding, the reason that they spend so many hours trying to
- 14 April 2020
Results and continuous records of the South West Brass Band Contest are not included in this paper (see individual band histories) but it should be noted that many Cornish bands have crossed to border to compete in it and it was occasionally held in Cornwall before it settled on a
- 14 April 2020
Contesting Not all bands enter competitions and there are some which shun the contest stage, preferring to concentrate their efforts in providing music for local events. For most players, though, contesting has always been an important part of brass banding, the reason that they spend so many hours trying to
- 14 April 2020