Beverley Festival Joins the Brass Band Fever

As BBC TV features the Dinnington Colliery Brass Band in its “A Band for Britain” series,  the Beverley Festival brings one of the best known and best loved brass bands in the UK, the Brighouse and Rastrick Brass Band, to perform in the historic and architecturally stunning, Beverley Minster.

The band, who are celebrating 126 years of proud history, have performed twice before at the festival, and always guarantee a sell out, show stopping performance.   The Minster offers the perfect setting for the band who in addition to having a first class and formidable reputation for highly entertaining concerts of wide public appeal, has many other notable triumphs to its credit in the highly competitive contesting field.

Having won many accolades since the early 1920’s, in 1998 the band held concurrently the English Masters, British National and European Championships, a unique ‘Triple Championship, still not equalled!

Amongst the general public, however, the band is perhaps most popularly known for its famous 1977 hit parade success ‘The Floral Dance’ for which it won both Silver and Gold Discs for massive record sales and tremendous national and international acclaim.

In this new century, the band continues to strive for the highest standard in whatever it does, but keeping one eye on its past and its proud traditions. It is still true to say that no other public subscription band has held such high status for as long as the Brighouse and Rastrick Band!

Come along and hear some wonderful music in a sublime setting.

Beverley Minster, Beverley Saturday 19th June – 7.30pm Tickets:  Full £16  (Conc. £12.50)

Available from www.beverleyfestival.com or the Festival Office 01377 217569 or at the Beverley Tourist Information Centre

And don’t forget the rest of the festival weekend with a great line up of artists and many events. A packed programme of music and dance, as well as Comedy, Literature, Poetry, Youth and Kids events, all promise to make the festival a must for festival goers in June. A festival that offers one of the most friendly and relaxed atmospheres of all the Summer festivals – not to be missed..

Artists include:

The Proclaimers, Eddi Reader,Roy Bailey & Tony Benn, The Demon Barber Roadshow, The Brighouse & Rastrick Brass Band, Martin Simpson Trio, Gandalf Murphy & The Slambovian Circus of Dreams (USA), Dervish (Ireland), Charlie Dore & The Hula Valley Orchestra, Blazin’ Fiddles, Henry Priestman, Koshka, Doğan Mehmet, Ivan Brackenbury,  Jerry Harmon (USA), Jeni & Billy (USA), Sean Taylor, Karen Tweed, Ellen & The Escapades, Tyde