Black Dyke Mills Band
Black Dyke Band, formerly John Foster & Son Black Dyke Mills Band, is one of the oldest and most well-known brass bands in the world. It originated as multiple community bands founded by John Foster at his family's textile mill in Queensbury, Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, in the mid-19th century. The ensemble has become prominent in competitive band championships and through recordings for film and television. The band is well-known for recording the soundtrack to the BBC gardening makeover series Ground Force in 1997, and appeared in the Christmas edition of Victoria Wood's sitcom Dinnerladies in 1999. In 1998, they played on the Academy Award-nominated song "That'll Do" from Babe: Pig in the City. They have featured on recordings and live appearances by acts including the Beatles, Paul McCartney and Tori Amos. In 2014, the band won the National Brass Band Championships of Great Britain for a record 23rd time, and the British Open Championship for another record 30th time. They have also won the European Championships a record thirteen times, most recently in 2015.
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Top Tracks
- North Country Fantasy
- Lincolnshire Poacher (Arr. for Brass Band by Gordon Langford)
- Carnival of the Animals Suite: V. Finale (Arr. for Brass Band by Gordon Langford)
- Carnival of the Animals Suite: IV. Fossiles (Arr. for Brass Band by Gordon Langford)
- Carnival of the Animals Suite: III. L'Éléphant (Arr. for Brass Band by Gordon Langford)
- Carnival of the Animals Suite: II. Tortues (Arr. for Brass Band by Gordon Langford)
- Carnival of the Animals Suite: I. Marche royale du Lion (Arr. for Brass Band by Gordon Langford)
- The Fifth of August (Brigg Fair) (Arr. for Brass Band by Gordon Langford)
- Carmen Fantasy (Arr. for Brass Band by Gordon Langford)
- West Country Fantasy
- On Ilkley Moor Baht`at (Arr. for Brass Band by Gordon Langford)
- Sally in our Alley (Arr. For Horn and Brass Band by Gordon Langford)
- Sir Roger de Coverley (Arr. for Brass Band by Gordon Langford)
- Symphony No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 17, TH 25, "Little Russian": IV. Finale. Moderato assai (Arr. for Brass Band by Peter Parkes)
- Khovanshchina: Prelude (Arr. for Brass Band by Gordon Langford)
- String Quartet No. 2 in D Major: III. Nocturne (Arr. for Brass Band by Gordon Langford)
- Ruslan and Lyudmila: Overture (Arr. for Brass Band by Peter Parkes)
- Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64: Montagues and Capulets (Arr. for Brass Band by Gordon Langford)
- Scheherazade, Op. 35: Love Theme (Arr. for Cornet and Brass Band by Gordon Langford)
- Sorochinsky Fair: Gopak (Arr. for Brass Band by Gordon Langford)
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