The band is delighted to announce they’ll be appearing tomorrow morning (December 16th) on the Zoe Ball Breakfast show on BBC Radio 2, which airs between 6.30 – 9.30 weekdays. Part of the show will include a live performance of the Taylor Swift song ‘Never Grow Up’ alongside actor Shaun Dooley. Commenting on his Instagram…
A Christmas spectacular involving the Grimethorpe Band, the Grimethorpe Youth Band and Outwood Academy Brass ended a brilliant day for almost 70 children at the Outwood Academy on Sunday 8th December. Led by Helen Varley, the ‘fledglings’, made up of pre-grade children had its largest ever contingent of 21 children, including 5 percussion, and to…
Do Grimethorpe have a chance of bagging a Christmas number one, alongside Shaun Dooley with their rendition of Taylor Swift’s ‘Never Grow Up’? Well, according to the people over at William Hill we really do! Claiming that ‘Shaun Dooley is ‘[the] big mover in Christmas Number One Betting’, the bookmakers go on to say. William…
On the eve of the release of ‘Never Grow Up’, the second single from the BBC Children in Need album ‘Got it Covered’, which featured the band alongside Gentleman Jack and Broadchurch star Shaun Dooley, we are delighted to premiere the video made especially for the release. With the message of a parent’s love to…
The band has recently launched a new ‘official’ YouTube channel to showcase all of the varied music, film and TV it has been involved with over its 100+ years. A spokesperson for the band said “We have had YouTube channels in the past but this is the first time we have had complete control over…
Grimethorpe Colliery Band has announced that it is to be featured as a supporting artist in the new BBC Children in Need collaboration album “Got It Covered” which is to be released on Friday 1st November. The album features a number of leading celebrities from stage and screen who each perform exclusive cover versions of…
Grimethorpe Band is delighted to announce the appointment of Dr Jack Stamp as their International Composer-in-Association working alongside Dr Nigel Clarke, who will remain as Associate Composer to the band. American composer and conductor Dr Jack Stamp is one of the most respected writers and educators working in the field of Brass and Winds in…
Grimethorpe Colliery Band is delighted to announce the appointment of Sarah Lenton as its new Principal Baritone. Sarah will make her contesting debut with Grimethorpe at the forthcoming National Championship finals at the Royal Albert Hall in October. Sarah has spent the last few years playing with some of the UK’s leading brass bands including…
We are delighted to announce the appointment of Dr. David Thornton as our new Musical Director with immediate effect. David is rightly regarded as one of the foremost euphonium players and teachers of his generation but his reputation as a soloist is increasingly being matched by his work as a conductor in recent years. David’s…
Grimethorpe Colliery Band have long been very proud to be associated with the Birkwood Primary School, and the results of that partnership were featured on the BBC prime-time “One Show”. It highlighted the work done by the band in helping develop the next generation of Grimethorpe players and the amazing results that have been achieved…