Once again, Woodfalls Band is heading up North this week for the Whit Friday Band Contests — one of the most distinctive and beloved events in the brass band calendar. Known as “the greatest free show on Earth,” Whit Friday sees bands travel between villages across Saddleworth and Tameside, playing at as many local contests […]
Woodfalls are thrilled to be working with Michael Fowles as conductor ahead of our performance together at the British Open Brass Band Championship Spring Festival this coming weekend! As well as his busy schedule as a conductor and adjudicator (he joins us after only very recently returning from the USA to lead Fountain City Brass […]
Woodfalls were pleased to be placed 4th at this year’s West of England Regional Brass Band Championships this weekend in Torquay. Whilst we just missed out on qualification to the London finals, the band were happy with a solid performance on stage and some excellent solo contributions throughout the band. A huge congratulations to Flowers […]
We had a wonderful time performing at our first concert of the year to a near-capacity audience at Hanger Farm Arts Centre yesterday! We performed a varied programme of works by a diverse selection of composers to a very appreciative audience. This was all expertly led and compered by our Musical Director, Paul Holland. The […]
The band have kicked off 2026 with a bang and are delighted to add a new member to our team! We are thrilled to announce that James Gray will be joining our cornet section. Hailing from Liverpool, James began playing the cornet in primary school, where he was quickly taken under the mentorship of Louise […]
Woodfalls is ‘wrapped up’ for Christmas! The band had a very busy weekend with our final Christmas engagements to end the year. Members of the band performed at three separate events across Wiltshire… On Saturday members of the band performed carols at the Messum’s West Art Space, accompanying a large audience in a carol service. […]
We had the pleasure of entertaining some of the lovely residents at Woodfalls Care Home last Wednesday, who live just a short walk away from our bandroom! A small group of the band headed just across the road and performed some Christmas favourites. We hope you enjoyed singing along to some of your favourite carols! […]
One of the most important events in our calendar, the band had the privilege of returning to St. Thomas’ Church, Salisbury to perform at our annual Concert in Remembrance in memory of those who have sadly lost their lives in conflict. We were to once again delighted share the stage with the fantastic Salisbury Plain […]
We were delighted to perform as part of Southampton’s Music in the City Festival this weekend Music in the city is Southampton’s cultural showcase festival and features a great range of music in Southampton, from funk to punk, jazz, classical, indie, and more. Well over 100 ensembles and artists perform across a wide range of […]
Thank you to everyone who came to our picnic in the park concert yesterday – the sun shone and we had a fantastic time!It was a real treat to feature 3 pieces of music from composers that were present yesterday. Richard Taylor’s “Tokyo Sunset” featuring Flugel player Kevin Darby, Andy Wareham’s “Castell Beaumaris” and we […]
