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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]
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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.
- National Brass Band Championships - Winners 1970, 1992 and 2006[3]
- English National Brass Band Championships - Winners 2007[4][2]
The band will represent England at the European Brass Band Championship in Norway in May 2008.[2]
- Roger Webster - currently principal cornet
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- ^ "Brass band keep their shine", Western Daily Press, 1 September 2006
- ^ a b c "Colliery band hits top prize note", BBC News, 1 July 2007
- ^ "The National Brass Band Championships", The Harrogate Band, accessed 17 December 2007
- ^ "English National Brass Band Championships", British Federation of Brass Bands, accessed 17 December 2007
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