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St Stephen-in-Brannel is to the west of St Austell It is thought that St Stephen Brass Band was formed during the 1850s and one of its earliest engagements was in 1857 when it played at a St Austell Cottage Gardening Society event. 1857: The band of the Royal Cornwall
Tony Mansell
- 3 May 2020
Cornish Brass Band Contest results are recorded separately and can be found using this link Barbara Seed of Par Old Cornwall Society recorded that St Blazey Amateur Brass Band was formed in 1838 and this was confirmed by the West Briton newspaper report of the 20th April of that
- 3 May 2020
Two photographs of Padstow Band in front of the Cornish Arms – date unknown (Photo: courtesy Malc McCarthy) 1859: No. 1 Company, Royal Garrison Artillery. “Another unit formed in 1859, the band made its debut appearance on 18 July 1860, and it consisted of “ten Sax instruments and a
- 3 May 2020