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Foden's Band

Over 120 years of musical excellence


Welcome to the Foden's Band Website

Foden's Band was formed in 1902 as part of the Foden's Motor Works. The band have been based in Sandbach, Cheshire since its formation and are the current 'Double National Champions of Great Britain' as well as being ranked as one of the leading brass bands in the World.


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By Mark Wilkinson 06 Mar, 2024
As part of their 'Youth Develpoment Policy' Foden's are delighted to be able to offer free tickets (to those aged under 18) for a forthcoming concert on the 21st March at Congleton Town Hall, commencing at 7.30pm The concert will feature a reprise of the band's award-winning programmes 'Advertures of Robin Hood' as well as 'Prince Ali - From Rags to Riches' which were both composed for the 'Brass in Concert Entertainment Contests' in 2022 and 2023 Speaking about the initiative Mark Wilkinson commented 'We are extremely passionate about encouraging the next generation and delighted that we are able to offer free tickets as part of this on going policy. We want to inspire young musicians and adding this initiative to our other Youth outreach projects with hopefully help.' Tickets via https://www.priorbooking.com/u/fodens
By Mark Wilkinson 06 Mar, 2024
Foden’s Youth Band Presents Brass Band Pro-Rege Herenveen B -Orkest Sunday 28th April 2024 In April, Foden’s Youth Band will welcome Brassband Pro Rege’s B-Band, from The Netherlands. The two bands will take part in joint rehearsals and will give a concert together at Sandbach School in the afternoon of Sunday 28th April at 2pm. Brassband Pro Rege is based in Heerenveen in the North of The Netherlands. The band was formed in 1924, so celebrates its 100-year anniversary in 2024. The Brassband Pro-Rege organisation comprises an A-band and a B-band. The A-band is an ambitious group of musicians and plays at a respected level of the first division in The Netherlands. The band is conducted by Anne van der Berg and attends the Dutch National Championships yearly, with several wins in the last few years. The B-band is an enthusiastic group of musicians in full development. Most of the 25 musicians are between the age of 9 and 16. The B-band is conducted by Hendry van Loo and developed last year from a starter ensemble to a full brass band of 5th division level. Brassband Pro-Rege can be found online at www.proregeheerenveen.nl or you can find the band’s page on Facebook. Foden’s Youth Band meet 10 times per year in Sandbach, Cheshire on a Sunday morning (9:45am-1:15pm) with concerts 2-3 times per year. The band is open to brass and percussion players aged 21 or under who have reached a minimum standard of Grade 5. New members are always welcome, for information and to apply, please visit www.fodensband.co.uk/youth The two bands will feature in a concert on Sunday 28th April in the theatre at Sandbach School, Crewe Road CW11 3NS. Tickets are priced at £3 for adults and free for under 16s. Proceeds from the ticket sales will be donated to Brassband Pro Rege’s B-Band fundraising efforts towards the costs of their visit to the UK. Tickets can be purchased in advance from www.priorbooking.com/u/fyb or on the door on the day.
By Mark Wilkinson 26 Feb, 2024
On Sunday 25 th February Foden's Band competed at the 'North West Area' contest held at the Winter Gardens Blackpool. The UK is split into various 'regions' and the top two placed bands at each regional contest is invited to represent their 'region' at the National Finals, held at the Royal Albert Hall London in October. The top four placed bands from the previous years 'National Finals' receive an automatic qualification, due to Foden's being placed runner up at this contest we had already received an invitation to the 2024 Finals. Foden's competed against 11 other bands performing the set test piece 'Variations on an Enigma' by Philip Sparke and were announced as the Champions for the eight consecutive year and also won the prize for the best Principal Cornet Adjudicators: Anne Crookston and Alan Morrison Foden's (Russell Gray)** KNDS Fairey (Phil Chalk)* Pemberton Old Wigan DW (Ryan Watkins)* Leyland (Daniel Brooks) Oldham (Lees) (John Collins) Wingates (Andrea Price) Milnrow (Lee Skipsey) Acceler8 (Jef Sparkes) Rainford (Sarah Groarke-Booth) Longridge (Mark Peacock) Manx Concert Brass (Ian Clague MBE) Ashton under Lyne (Martyn Evans) ** Pre-qualified for invitation to National Final * Qualified for invitation to National Final Best Principal Cornet: Mark Wilkinson (Foden's) Best Soprano: Chris Musgrave (Pemberton Old Wigan DW) Youngest Player: Marvin Wong (Wingates) — aged 14
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Foden's band maintains a world class reputation for providing entertainment in the field of brass music with a tradition and unique style

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