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‘My players are Olympians’: meet Bradford legends the Black Dyke Brass Band
They’re amateur musicians who have played the Proms and Glastonbury – and won Oscar and Grammy nominations. But community is always at the heart of their mission
He points out treasures, from a snap of composer Edward Elgar at a Black Dyke performance in 1921, to a huge earthenware jug commemorating the band’s 19th-century contest wins. You don’t want to say to your work colleagues ‘I was on the Pyramid stage at Glastonbury last weekend’ – it sounds ridiculous As Childs and I talk the musicians are arriving for the evening’s rehearsal and starting to warm up. Clockwise from top left: Phoebe Mallinson, Ben Fearnley, Neil Beecham, Rebecca Childs, Richard Marshall and Matthew Routley.
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