Grimethorpe Colliery Band

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The Grimethorpe Colliery Band is a brass band, based in Grimethorpe, South Yorkshire, England. It was formed in 1917, as a leisure activity for the workers at the colliery, by members of the disbanded Cudworth Colliery Band.^[1] The band has 28 players.^[2]

1 In films
2 Honours
3 Other events
4 Notable members
5 Discography
6 References
7 External links
- 7.1 Video clips
- 7.2 Audio clips

[edit] In films

International fame came with the film Brassed Off, the plot of which was based on Grimethorpe's struggles against pit closures, and whose soundtrack was recorded by the band. The band also performed Ron Goodwin's film score for the 1976 Disney film Escape from the Dark (also called the Littlest Horse Thieves), with the composer conducting.

[edit] Honours

National Brass Band Championships - Winners 1970, 1992, 2006 and 2007^[3]
English National Brass Band Championships - Winners 2007^[4]^[2]

[edit] Other events

The band represented England at the European Brass Band Championship in Norway in May 2008 and came second behind the Cory Band, both on 194 points.^[5]

[edit] Notable members

Roger Webster - currently principal cornet

[edit] Discography

Year	Album	Conductor
2001	Eric Ball - The Undaunted	Elgar Howarth
2002	Grimethorpe in Concert	Garry Cutt
2004	Grimethorpe in Concert Volume II	Richard Evans
2004	The History of Brass Band Music - The Golden Era	Elgar Howarth
2004	The History of Brass Band Music - The Salvation Army Connection	Elgar Howarth
2005	The History of Brass Band Music - The Early Years	Elgar Howarth
2006	The History of Brass Band Music - The Modern Era	Elgar Howarth
2007	Grimethorpe in Concert Volume III	Richard Evans & Philip Harper
2007	The History of Brass Band Music - Classical Arrangements	Elgar Howarth