1895: Lanner Brass Band formed by the Rev. F Thomas. (John Brush)

1895: At the entertainment held a fortnight ago in the Lanner Board Schools the sum of £1 15s. was realized for the Brass Band which is now being formed. Some of the members already have instruments and others are ordered for those not provided for. (10 October 1895 – Royal Cornwall Gazette)

1895: Illogan Band has set a worthy example which Lanner Band will do well to follow. (10 October 1895 – Royal Cornwall Gazette)

1896: Mr Barnett, MD of Lanner Brass Band. (John Brush)

1896: Lanner Brass Band paraded to St Day on Saturday evening and were well received. (12 June 1896 – Cornubian and Redruth Times)

1898: A procession marched through Lanner headed by Lanner and Twelveheads Brass Bands, and in the evening tar-barrels were lighted on United Downs. (18 March 1898 – Cornubian and Redruth Times)

1898: Anthony Barnett of Carnmarth, leader of the Lanner Band, left home on Friday for South Africa, and was accompanied by Jos. Billing. (1 July 1898 – Cornubian and Redruth Times)

1900: Surprise was manifest in the quiet little village of Lanner on Wednesday when it was authoritatively announced that Lanner Brass Band had ceased to be, owing to political decisions having broken out in its midst. (18 October 1900 – West Briton and Cornwall Advertiser)

Considering the following item, either the players were reconciled or a new band was formed.

1901: Goonown (St Agnes) Band of Hope held their annual festival accompanied by the Lanner Brass Band. (31 May 1901 – Cornubian and Redruth Times)

1902: Lanner Brass Band disbanded due to the considerable emigration of would-be musicians to countries such as South Africa, mining being the primary cause. (Band Website)

1902: Lanner Brass Band re-formed under conductor Mr Bray. (John Brush)

Lanner Brass Band disbanded at some point.

1949: St John Ambulance Divisions of Redruth organised their annual concert in Redruth fair meadow.  Lanner Home Guard Band, under Mr E Williams, and the Falmouth Accordion Band, led by Mr C Merrifield. (9 June 1949 – Cornishman)

1965 circa: Lanner and District Silver Band re-formed with 16 players. (N B Rouse in Cornwall Today volume two/number seven 1996/Band Website)

1965 to 1969: Tommy Martin, Lanner and District Silver Band MD (Band website)

Players include:

Back row: Malcolm Quintrell, Derwood, Mr Willoughby, Rodney Ireland, Tommy Paull.

Middle row: Ken Minson, Roy Williams, Mr Penglase?, Esmonde Phillips, Tommy Martin, Neil Williams, Leslie Williams.

Front row: Christopher and Kevin Hooper, Stephen Clapp.

(Band website)

1965: Some instruments were purchased from the old St Just Town Band. (Band website)

The first Lanner and District band room was a chicken house in Ankervis Lane. There was no electricity so car-battery powered lamps and gas lamps were used. (Band website)

1966: Lanner and District Silver Band attended its first contest – at Barnstaple. (Kerrier Brass in Concert programme 1981)

1966 (Band website)

1967: Village Hall in use as a band room. (Band website) (N B Rouse in Cornwall Today volume two/number seven 1996)

1968: Lanner and District placed 1st and 1^st in the Fourth Section at the SWBBA contest under Tommy Martin playing Partia Piccola and own choice march.

1968: Lanner and District Youth placed 1^st in the Youth Section at the SWBBA Championships under Tommy Martin playing own choice.

1969: Band room site rented at the top of Lanner Hill. (Band website)

1970: New Band room built using a gifted Nissen (Band website)

1969 to 1971: Jack Bedding, Lanner and District Silver Band MD.

1969: Lanner and District Silver placed 2nd/2nd in the Fourth Section of the SWBBA Championships under A J Bedding playing Spirit of Youth by Gregson and own choice march.

1970: Lanner and District Silver Band contesting under A J Bedding. (Contest archive)

1970: Practices held in the Village Hall and Chapel Hall. (Band website)

1970 to 1973 or later: R Perry, Lanner and District Silver Band MD. (Contest archive)

1971 to 1972: Telfer Rule, Lanner and District Silver Band MD.

1973 to 1974: Ross Perry, Lanner and District Silver Band MD.

1974 to 1978: Joe Anderson, Lanner and District Silver Band MD.

1975: Lanner & District placed 3rd in the Second Section of the SWBBA Championships under J Anderson playing Alice in Wonderland.

1975: Lanner & District placed 3rd in the Third Section of the SWBBA Championships under J Anderson playing Three Inventions by Jakeway.

1976: Lanner & District placed 7th in the Third Section of the Regional Championships under J Anderson playing Promenade by Frank Bryce.

1976: Lanner and District Silver Band placed 3rd (Sinfonietta for Brass Band) in the Second Section at the SWBBA Contest under J Anderson.

1976: Lanner and District Silver Band placed 2nd (Peer Gynt Suite No 1) in the Third Section at the SWBBA Contest under J Anderson.

1977: Lanner and District Silver unplaced in the Third Section at the Pontin’s National Championships under J Anderson playing Othello by Drake Rimmer.

1978: Lanner and District Silver contesting under P J Tonkin. (Contest archive)

1979 to 1982: Ken Hamlod, Lanner and District Silver Band MD.

1979: Lanner & District placed 3rd in the Third section in the Pontin’s National Championships under K Hamlod playing Second Little Suite for Brass by Malcolm Arnold.

1981: Lanner and District Silver placed 7th in the Third Section of the Pontin’s Regional Championships under K Hamlod playing Swiss Festival Overture by Eric Ball.

1982: Lanner and District Silver unplaced (Mexican Fiesta) in the Third Section at the SWBBA Contest under N J Richards.

1983 Band room (Band website)

1983 to 1985: Lanner and District Silver Band contesting under J Richards. (Contest archive)

1984: Lanner and District Silver – unknown result in the Fourth Section of the National Brass Band Regional Championships under N J Richards playing Divertimento by Eric Ball.

1984: Lanner and District unplaced (The Prizewinners) in the Third Section at the SWBBA Contest under N J Nicholls.

1985: Lanner and District Silver – unknown result (A Malvern Suite) in the Fourth Section of the National Brass Band Regional Championships under N J Richards.

1985 to 1986: Barry Tresidder, Lanner and District Silver Band MD.

1987 to 1988: Lanner and District Silver Band contesting under Roy Trelease. (Contest archive)

1988 to 2000: Chris Harris, Lanner and District Silver Band MD.

1988: Lanner and District Silver Band placed 1^st in the Third section of the SWBBA contest under Chris Harris playing Viscaya.

1989: Lanner and District Silver Band placed 1^st in the Third section of the SWBBA contest under Chris Harris playing Robert the Devil.

1990: Lanner and District Silver Band placed 2^nd in the Second section of the SWBBA contest under Chris Harris playing Entertainments by Vinter. (British Bandsman 10^th November 1990)

The new logo featuring the Lanner Falcon (Band website)

Back row: Sharon Hooper, Ashley Johns, Scott Harris, Simon Hampton, Les Kneebone, Robert Cook, Helen Winfield,

Charlotte Wilkes, Mark, Nicholas Solway

Middle row: Lee Rouse, Sharon Gilbert, Simon Osborne, Tracey Moore, Chris Harris, Angie Webster,

Mark Osborne, Michael Moore, Leon Youlton

Front Row: Alastair Rowe, David Coad, Graham Allen, Jeremy Gilbert, Andrew Staples, Ian Hooper, Shaun Jenkin, Arthur Osborne

(Band website)

1991: Lanner and District Silver Band placed 1^st in the Second section of the South West Area of the British Brass Band Association Contest at Clovelly under C Harris. Overall winner with 184 points. (British Bandsman 19^th October 1991)

1991: Lanner and District Silver Band placed 2^nd in the Second section of the 45^th SWBBA Championships at Paignton on the 2^nd November under Chris Harris. (British Bandsman 9^th November 1991)

1992: Lanner and District Silver Band placed 1^st in the Second section of the SWBBA Championships under Chris Harris playing Rococco Variations.

1993: Lanner and District Silver Band placed 3^rd in the Second section at the Southern Open Brass Band Championships at Plymouth Pavilions under Chris Harris. (British Bandsman 17^th July 1993)

1993: Lanner and District Silver Band placed 1^st in the Second Section of the SWBBA Championships under Chris Harris playing Oregon by De Haan.

A bequest from Daisy Moyle led to the band commissioning a new march The Lanner Falcon from local composer Goff Richards. (Band website)

1994: Lanner and District Silver placed 4^th in the First Section of the National Brass Band Regional Championships under C C Harris playing A Salford Sinfonietta by Barry.

1994: Lanner and District Silver Band placed 1^st in the Second section of the SWBBA Championships under Chris Harris playing Sinfonietta.

1995: Lanner and District Silver placed 2^nd (Rococo) in the Second Section of the National Brass Band Regional Championships under Chris Harris.

1995: Lanner and District Silver Band placed 15^th in the Second section final of the National Championship of GB under Chris Harris playing The Plantagenets by Edward Gregson.

1995 circa: Alan Pope, Lanner and District Junior Band MD

1996: Lanner and District Silver placed 4^th (Spectrum) in the First section of the National Brass Band Regional Championships under C C Harris.

1996: Lanner and District Silver unplaced (Journey Into Freedom) in the First Section at the SWBBA Contest under C C Harris.

1997: Lanner and District Silver placed 11^th in the First Section of the National Brass Band Regional Championships under Chris Harris playing Ballet for Band by Joseph Horovitz.

1997: Lanner and District Silver placed 2^nd in the First section of the SWBBA Contest at Torquay under C Harris playing Les Francs Juges by Berlioz / F Wright. (British Bandsman 8^th November 1997)

1998: Back row: Leon Youlton, Shaun Jenkin, Simon Osborne, Beverley Faull, Phil Matthews, Les Kneebone, Trevor Chappell, Vic Ellis,

Mark Osborne, Lee Rouse, Angela Kneebone, Adam Price, Ian Hooper, Jeremy Gilbert, Paul Villers

Middle row: Arthur Osborne, Julie Ireland, Tracey Rothero, Bryony Snell, Amanda Rothero, Chris Harris, Steve Trelease, Sharon White,

Becky Richards, Anna Brown, Francis McWilliams

Kneeling: Lisa Caddy, Rachel Brown, Charlotte McCaffery, Aimee Trelease

(Band website)

 

1998: Lanner and District Silver placed 7^th (Purcell Variations) in the First Section of the National Brass Band Regional Championships under Chris Harris.

1998: Lanner and District Silver unplaced (Lorenzo) in the First Section of the SWBBA Contest under Chris Harris.

2000: Lanner and District Silver placed 14^th in the First Section of the National Brass Band Regional Championships under Chris Harris playing Music for the Common Man

2000 to 2006: Stuart Chappell, Lanner and District Silver Band MD.

Back row: Hannah Evans, Sharon Hooper, Richard Rowe, Kenwyn Tonkin, Luke Chappell, Lee Rouse, Ian Hooper, Sharon Dower, Alan (Max) Wall

Middle Row: Juliet Richards, Ian Davis, Alan Caddy, Gareth Cottrell, Simon Wills, Carrie Fisher, Josh Tellam,

Andrew Tellam, Tracey Phillips, Nicky Thomas, Emily Evans

Front row: Shaun Jenkin, Graham Willcock, Jeremy Gilbert, Paula Evans, Stuart Chappell, Georgie Evans, Matt Rowe, Steve White, Matt Julian

(Band website)

 

2001: Lanner and District Silver best First Section band at the Exmouth Music Festival at the Exmouth Pavilions.(British Bandsman 6^th October 2001)

2001: Lanner and District Silver – unknown result (Purcell Variations) in the Open Section at the SWBBA Contest under Stuart Chappell.

2002: Lanner and District Silver Band placed 5^th in the Second section of the Regional Championships under Stuart Chappell playing Symphony for Brass.

2002: Lanner and District Silver Band placed 1^st in the Second Section of the SWBBA Championships under Stuart Chappell playing The Moor of Venice by W Alwyn/F Wright.

2003: Lanner and District Silver Band placed 1^st in the Second section of the Regional Championships under Stuart Chappell playing Celestial Prospect by Wilfred Heaton.

2003: Lanner and District Silver placed 3^rd in the Second section final of the National Championship of GB under Stuart Chappell playing Sunset Rhapsody by Eric Ball.

2004: Lanner and District Silver placed 2^nd in the First section of the Regional Championships under Stuart Chappell playing Coventry Variations by Bramwell Tovey.

2004: Lanner and District Silver placed 14^th in the First section final of the National Championship of GB under Stuart Chappell playing The King of Elfland’s Daughter.

2004: Lanner and District Silver placed 2^nd in the Open section of the 58^th Annual Championships of the SWBBA at Torquay under Stuart Chappell playing Spectrum by Gilbert Vinter. (British Bandsman 13^th November 2004)

2005: Lanner and District Silver placed 8^th in the Championship section of the Regional Championships under Stuart Chappell playing Rienzi.

2005: Lanner and District Silver placed 1^st in the Open section of the Annual Championships of the SWBBA at Torquay. (Band website)

2005 to 2007: Kevin Ackford, Lanner and District Silver Band MD.

2006: Lanner and District Silver placed 9^th in the Championship section of the Regional Championships under Stuart Chappell playing Journey to the Centre of the Earth.

2007 to 2009: Colin Toghill, Lanner and District Silver MD.

2008: Lanner and District Silver placed 6^th in the First section of the Regional Championships under Colin Toghill playing James Cook Circumnavigator by Gilbert Vinter.

2009: Lanner and District Silver placed 12^th in the First section of the Regional Championships under C Toghill playing Pentacle.

2009 to 2016: Stuart Chappell, Lanner and District Silver Band MD.

2010 – January: Lanner Brass Academy formed.

2010: Lanner and District Silver placed 8^th in the First section of the Regional Championships under Stuart Chappell playing A Moorside Suite.

2011: Lanner and District Silver placed 6^th in the First section of the Regional Championships under Stuart Chappell playing Le Carnival Romain.

2011: Lanner and District Silver placed 1^st in the Open Section of the SWBBA Contest under Stuart Chappell.

2012: Lanner and District Silver placed 3^rd in the First section of the Regional Championships under Stuart Chappell playing Mountain Views.

2013: Lanner and District Silver placed 2^nd in the First section of the Regional Championships under Stuart Chappell playing Brass Triumphant.

2013: Lanner and District Silver placed 10^th in the First section final of the National Brass Band Championships of GB under Stuart Chappell playing Fanfares and Love Songs.

2013: Lanner and District Silver Band rehearsal room and conference facility built. (Band Website)

2014: Lanner and District Silver placed 11^th at Yeovil Entertainment Contest under Stuart Chappell.

2014: Lanner and District Silver placed 9^th in the Championship section of the Regional Championships under Stuart Chappell playing St Magnus.

2015: Lanner and District Silver placed 7^th in the Championship section of the Regional Championships under Stuart Chappell playing The Torchbearer by Peter Graham.

Lanner Band 2015 – Stuart Chappell MD (Photo: unknown)

Lanner and District Band at St Agnes Carnival in 2015

Richard Rowe, Ian Hooper, Elliott Smith, Sam Johns

Roland Woods (tenor horn)

2016: Lanner and District Silver placed 8^th in the Championship Section of the Regional Championships under Leonard Adams playing Cambridge Variations.

2016: Lanner and District Silver placed 6^th in the Open section of the Annual Championships of the SWBBA under Matthew Rowe.

2017: Lanner and District Silver placed 5^th in the Championship Section of the National Brass Band Regional Championships under David Hamilton playing Pageantry.

2017: Andrew Berryman, Lanner and District Silver Band MD.

2018: Lanner and District Silver placed 12^th in the Championship section of the Regional Championships under Andrew Berryman playing Odyssey by Kevin Norbury.

2018: Aaron Harvey, Lanner and District Silver MD.

2019: Lanner and District Silver placed 10^th in the Championship section of the Regional Championships under David Hamilton playing Seascapes by Ray Steadman-Allen.

• 2019 – Lanner Brass Academy with MD Lee Rouse at Bugle Contest

2019: Lanner and District Silver placed 16^th in the Championship section of the Wychavon Festival of Brass entertainment contest under Aaron Harvey.

2020: Lanner and District Silver placed 4^th in the First section of the Regional Championships under Aaron Harvey playing Legacy by Tom Davoren.

2022: Lanner and District Silver placed 7^th in the First section of the Regional Championships under Aaron Harvey playing Spectrum  by Gilbert Vinter.

2022: Lanner and District Silver placed 7th in the Open Section at the SWBBA Championships under Aaron Harvey playing The Land of the Long White Cloud by Philip Sparke.

2023: Lanner and District Silver placed 10th in the First Section of the Regional Championships under David Johnson playing A Day in the Life of a Knight by Philip Lawrence.

2023: Lanner and  District Silver placed 5th in the Open Section of the SWBBA Championships under David Johnson playing Sinfonietta for Brass Band – The Wayfarer by Eric Ball.

2024: Lanner and District Silver placed 16th in the First Section of the Regional Championships under David Johnson playing High Peak by Eric Ball.

2024 – September: Mark Phillips, Lanner and District MD.

2024: Lanner and  District Silver placed 12th in the Open Section of the SWBBA Championships under Mark Phillips.

 

 

 

 

Compiled by Tony Mansell (Bardh Kernow)

 

This collection is a part of the Cornish National Music Archive (CNMA) project to Collect, Preserve and Share our Cornish Heritage and Culture.

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