Friendly Brass Band

Friendly Brass Band in Sowerby Bridge was established in 1868 and is self-funded, with no sponsors. It performs locally and across Yorkshire and beyond, and is available to hire for weddings, birthdays, concerts, corporate functions and community celebrations, as a full band or a smaller ensemble. It also runs a youth band, a bandroom and rehearsals for new players, and holds social events for members and supporters such as a quiz night and a Christmas meal and brass concert. News posts on the band activities include a double celebration of two proms in Halifax. Rated 4.7 from 10 Google reviews, 8 of them five stars, and it welcomes children. Being self-funded, the band relies on its own events and bookings to cover its costs.