“Still active” indicates that there is evidence for continuous activity for that band in the previous years up to that date. Bands which folded for more than 1 year (apart from during WW1 or WW2) with a successor band being later formed are regarded as "extinct". Where "active" dates are given these indicate documented appearances - the bands may well have existed beyond those dates quoted. A separate work is in preparation covering brass bands beyond the British Isles. ![]() This volume supersedes the earlier “British Brass Bands – a Historical Directory” (2016). Over 19,600 bands are recorded here, with some 10,600 additional cross references for alternative or previous names. This directory is an attempt to collect together information about such bands and make it available to all. Introduction Of the many brass bands that have flourished in Britain and Ireland over the last 200 years very few have documented records covering their history. A historical directory Gavin Holman 1st edition, March 2018
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