It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Ron Bligh who dedicated nearly 50 years of his life to the various Woodfalls bands, from 1955 to 2003. Ron’s contribution, work, and dedication to brass banding and music was immense and he leaves behind a wonderful legacy of musicians and memories. Ron joined […]
The Woodfalls Band launched their 150th anniversary year this weekend with an exceptional concert at the Hanger Farm Arts Centre in Totton, Southampton. The varied program showcased music from George Michael, Nina Simone, and the 1970’s jazz fusion band Weather Report, alongside more traditional and contemporary brass band pieces by Edward Gregson and Paul Lovatt-Cooper. […]
Coming 1st in The March Competition with Keighley Moor and 1st with our test piece choice of Edward Gregson’s Of Distant Memories, our return to the contest stage was a successful one. The Centenary Contest is a landmark for The Woodfalls Band having won the first Wessex Contest in 1922, fifty years later in 1972 […]
The end of 2019 was a busy one for The Woodfalls Band. Following the multiple successes at The Wessex Brass Band Association winter contest, we launched into a varied series of Christmas engagements and preparation for the Butlins Mineworkers Contest in Skegness. We had already performed with the Salisbury Chamber Chorus, under the enthusiastic direction […]
The band’s new CD Fraternity is now available. It contains a performance of the band playing the winning test piece ‘Fraternity’ by Thierry Deleruyelle. This work is based on a coal mining disaster which took place in northern France in 1906 where more than a thousand miners died. Deleruyelle’s music pays homage to mining communities […]
On Saturday 30th November The Band entered the new look Wessex Brass Band Association winter contest held at Talbot Heath School in Bournemouth. With any new venue there were bound to be teething issues but all bands managed to find their way to and around the venue, giving good accounts of themselves on stage. Woodfalls […]
The award winning Woodfalls Band team up with the highly acclaimed Poole Grammar School Percussion Ensemble to give a concert with a difference this weekend at the Barrington Theatre in Ferndown. Woodfalls Band, a brass band based near Salisbury, regularly performs across the UK in venues such as the Royal Albert Hall and are rated […]
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On Sunday the band enjoyed a beautiful sunny evening for our annual outdoor Proms in the Park concert at the Redlynch Sports and Social Club. The free concert is our way of thanking our local community for their generous support through the year. We had a great turnout for the event, and it was a […]
One of the best brass bands in the West will be performing a free concert in Redlynch on September 2nd. Woodfalls Band, finalists for the National Brass Band Championships at the Royal Albert Hall will be giving a “Proms in the Park” concert on the fields at the Redlynch Sports and Social Club. The event […]
