Paul Sudworth

Due to the relocation back to his home county of Yorkshire, Old Hall Brass are sad to say farewell to one of the best and most unassuming bass players we have ever played with in Tim Atkinson. Old Hall Brass […]

Old Hall Brass are saddened to hear that Richard Evans passed away on Friday 22 April 2022. Richard was a great hero and mentor of our MD , John North, and his contribution to the brass band movement cannot be […]

Old Hall Brass would like to welcome Tracey Clarkson and Andrew Hough to the cornet rank. Both Tracey and Andrew have recently returned to banding with both Balderstone Band and Chorley Silver Band, but couldn’t resist the temptation and challenge […]

After our return to the First Section and having gained some excellent cornet players with the OHB ethos in the run up to the areas, OHB are looking to the future and require a Front Row and a Back Row […]

OHB are sad to announce the death of Gordon Hughes, our 2nd trombone player on 1st October 2021. A kind and wise man, and an excellent musician, he will be sadly missed by all the band. Condolences to Danny, Glynis […]

So, after around 18 months of Covid restrictions, Old Hall Brass are finally back to full rehearsals! We will be playing around the areas in the run up to Christmas (see the ‘Events‘ page for full details, and preparing ‘Spectrum’ […]

So, after weeks of hard work on Kit Turnbulls’s excellent piece ‘The Golden Sabre’, and a 2nd place in the Second Section at the Brass at the Wire contest, we headed to the regional contest in Blackpool in good spirits. […]

Tickets are now available for the Old Hall Brass Christmas Concert, which this year will be held on Sunday 1st December 2019 starting at 2.30pm. They are priced at £7 (£6 over 60s, £3 under 16). This year, the concert […]

A good night at band last night, with the announcement of our new principal cornet and bumper up and five basses to boot! What an awesome sight…..and a fantastic sound. The corner has been turned. Only a couple more cornets […]

So, after a great preparation, we head off to Blackpool, a few minutes late, due to a forgotten glasses incident. Blackpool roadworks didn’t help, and as we were making our way to the rehearsal venue, we got the call. ‘Don’t […]