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On the eve of their memorable victory at the Royal Albert Hall, the new national champions to be, Foden's Band, gave a highly polished performance of a contrasting and entertaining programme at Regent Hall, the celebrated Salvation Army venue, affectionately known as the 'rink'.
On Saturday 2nd October Foden's competed at the 'National Brass Band Championships of Great Britain' held at the Royal Albert Hall, London. The contest featured the top 19 brass bands from around the UK who qualified from competing at various 'Area' contests across the country.
Ahead of the National Finals this weekend, Foden's have announced that following a meeting with the Regent Hall Management the ticket allocation is being reduced to allow audience members the option of being socially distanced.
2021 would have been the 10th anniversary of the contest, which is the largest event of its kind in the UK and attracts competitors from this Country as well as a large contingent from overseas. Sadly, due to present circumstances a number of our regular overseas competitors have advised that...
Sunday 15th March 2020 saw the last face-to-face rehearsal of the Foden’s Youth and Junior Bands. Since then, a series of online workshops, solo competitions and virtual performances were offered to keep the bands alive, but we are now delighted to announce that Foden’s Youth and Junior Bands will return...
Following conformation from Kapitol Promotions that the National Finals will be held on the 2nd October, Foden's have also confirmed that their concert at the Regent Hall will also go ahead, supported by Yamaha.
Foden's Band Publishing is pleased to announce a new partnership with Pennine Music Publishing. Through Brass Band Music Shop, the company will handle print and distribution of Fodens' band catalogue for customers wishing to buy in hard copy format.
On the 11th July we made a welcome return to Gawsworth Hall to perform our first 'Live' concert since February 2020. It was fantastic to perform to a large and receptive audience alongside singer Matt Ford. Over the coming weeks we will post recordings from this concert, stay tuned!!
On Sunday 11th July we returned to live performance for the first time since March 2020 at Gawsworth Hall. It’s hard to put into words just how great it felt to be back performing with Matt Ford to an amazing audience! Thanks to everyone behind the scenes at Gawsworth Hall for...
Thanks to the generosity of the competing bands and audience donations, the Foden's Online Whit Friday contest raised a total of £4040.78 to be split evenly between the Tameside and Saddleworth Organising Committees to help support their in-person events next year.