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The history of individual brass bands

Various published histories of bands are listed in the Brass Band Bibliography
Many current brass bands' websites have pages describing their history.
For those interested in researching the history of brass bands, there are a wide range of resources available. See the Historical Research page, which includes guidelines for researching the heritage of bands.
The History of Brass Bands Facebook Group has a wealth of information submitted by researchers, bandsmen and interested parties
Brass Bands of the British Isles 1800 -2018 - a historical directory lists nearly 20,000 brass bands with associated details of the bands, and reference to other sources where known. [PDF file]
An archive of some bands' histories from their websites is hosted in the IBEW
The comprehensive database of the Brass Band Results website provides details of contests over the last 200 years, with the bands, music, venues and conductors.

See also the Archived Histories page.