It was previously believed the brass instrument groups began as a civilian and exclusively northern creation, with roots in industrial communities. Now the role of military veterans in ...

The military began to experiment with all-brass bands from the 1810s, and by the 1820s civilian brass bands were being created, many mentored by military veterans The story of the origins of ...

War and peace O'Keeffe points out that the Napoleonic Wars (1793–1815) led to a dramatic proliferation of British military bands. By 1814, more than 20 thousand instrumentalists were serving in ...

A University of Cambridge historian has found evidence that suggests Britain’s earliest brass bands were founded by military musicians in the 1810s. According to Dr Eamonn O’Keeffe, regimental bands ...

New evidence rewrites this history. Cambridge historian, Dr Eamonn O'Keeffe, has found compelling evidence to show that Britain’s earliest brass bands were founded by military musicians in the 1810s.

A University of Cambridge historian has found evidence that suggests Britain’s earliest brass bands were founded by military musicians in the 1810s. According to Dr Eamonn O’Keeffe ...

Military musicians returning from the Napoleonic wars established Britain's first brass bands earlier than previously thought, new research reveals. The study undermines the idea that brass bands were ...

A University of Cambridge historian has found evidence that suggests Britain’s earliest brass bands were founded by military musicians in the 1810s. According to Dr Eamonn O’Keeffe ...