ABOUT
This site is aimed at creating a comprehensive archive of brass banding in Ireland from 1850 onwards. The initial part of the research has been focussed on understanding the scope and scale of the movement in Ireland during this time, documenting the history of bands in Ireland, gathering photographs, stories, video and audio recordings, and documenting the stories of living musicians who are part of the banding movement in Ireland. Researching extinct bands in Belfast is a current focus of the research.
This site is aimed at creating a comprehensive archive of brass banding in Ireland from 1850 onwards. The initial part of the research has been focussed on understanding the scope and scale of the movement in Ireland during this time, documenting the history of bands in Ireland, gathering photographs, stories, video and audio recordings, and documenting the stories of living musicians who are part of the banding movement in Ireland. Researching extinct bands in Belfast is a current focus of the research.
BANDS IN IRELAND
The following section lists the bands which have been identified through newspaper archives in Ireland, Northern Ireland and in Great Britain. |
GOOGLE MAP
A map identifying bands in Ireland based on newspaper references in the period 1850 awards. Please let us know of any additions to the map or errors in the locations of bands. |
Contact us...
We are keen to talk to musicians in local bands about their background and their experiences of banding past and present.
We are keen to talk to musicians in local bands about their background and their experiences of banding past and present.
Study Opportunities
Contribute to the research for this project. There are opportunities for supervised undergraduate and postgraduate students and for PhD researchers . We are also keen to hear from amateur historians with an interest in the history of amateur music-making.
Contribute to the research for this project. There are opportunities for supervised undergraduate and postgraduate students and for PhD researchers . We are also keen to hear from amateur historians with an interest in the history of amateur music-making.
Resources
Concert programmes, contest records, commemorative publications, newspapers cuttings
Concert programmes, contest records, commemorative publications, newspapers cuttings
