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Brass, coal, banners, marching and music: colliery bands and the Durham Miners’ Gala or “Big Meeting”
- Author(s):
- Gavin Holman (see profile)
- Date:
- 2019
- Group(s):
- Ethnomusicology, North American British Music Studies Association
- Subject(s):
- Brass instruments, Music, History
- Item Type:
- Article
- Tag(s):
- Brass bands, Coal mining, Durham, Brass Instruments, Music history
- Permanent URL:
- http://dx.doi.org/10.17613/8n36-gf93
- Abstract:
- Of the 762 brass bands I have records of from County Durham, around 130 were colliery bands (and more of them would have been directly connected to the local colliery, even if not specifically named after the mine or mining company). This article looks briefly at the history of the Durham Miners' Gala and the colliery bands that performed at it.
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- Status:
- Published
- Last Updated:
- 4 years ago
- License:
- All Rights Reserved
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