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Music score to Adieu to dear Cambria

Music score, ‘Adieu to dear Cambria’ Conductors and principle Cornet copies Note on scanning musical scores; Black Dyke Band hold […]

Early example of uniform hat from 1865

Early example of a Black Dike Band uniform hat. Thought to be from 1865 and is similar to ones seen […]

Commemorative cigarette lighter, National Championships 1947/48/49

Commemorative cigarette lighter, engraved with the text Black Dyke Mills Band, National Championship winners London , 1947, 8, 9 Category: […]

Photo of Roy Newsome.

Framed photograph with oval card mount of Roy Newsome. Roy Newsome was Bandmaster (1966-1970) and resident conductor ( 1972-1977) for […]

Photographic portrait of Geoffrey Brand

Framed Photographic Portrait of Geoffrey Brand, professional conductor for Black Dyke Band, 1967 – Category: Photographic Print Dimensions: print 380 […]

Photographic portrait of Arthur Oakes Pearce. 1872-1951

Framed photographic print of Arthur Oakes Pearce who was a bandmaster /conductor of the Black Dyke Brass Band from 1912 […]

Large frame with six prints of Black Dyke Band at the Royal Albert Hall, London

Large frame containing 6 prints of Black Dyke Band at the Albert Hall, London. Captions mention Sir Harry Mortimer who […]

Photographic portrait of James Watson. 1952-2011

framed colour photograph of James Watson. He was the Musical Director of Black Dyke from 1992β€”2000. James Watson established a […]

Photographic print of Major Peter Parkes. 1928-2011

Framed photographic portrait of Major Peter Parkes. Parkes was professional musical Director and conductor of Black Dyke Band, from 1975 […]

Black Dyke band 1962 outside Victoria Hall

Black and white photographic print showing the Black Dyke Band posed in front of the Victoria Hall Queensbury with their […]

Black Dyke Band, British Open Champions, 1957

Black Dyke Mills Band, British Open Champions, Belle Vue, September 1957. Test Piece, ‘Carnival by Helen Perkins’ Back, Jack Brook, […]

Early Brass Cornet

Early Cornet, no distinguishing markings. Thought to have been in the band collection for a long time! Category: Musical instrument […]

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⭐ Black Dyke Band Returns to the BBC Proms 2026 ⭐

We’re delighted to announce that Black Dyke Band, under the direction of Nicholas Childs, will return to the BBC Proms on Sunday 19th July 2026 at the iconic Royal Albert Hall

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Breathtaking musical virtuosity

Over the last few weeks, The Black Dyke Band has maintained a busy schedule of concerts, each of which has delighted and inspired its audiences. 2026 began in fine style, as it has done in previous years, at the Town Hall in Birmingham

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Feature Photograph – Black Dyke Band with the Huddersfield Choral Society

A very Happy Christmas from everyone at Black Dyke Band

As 2025 draws to a close, the Black Dyke Band has been busy bringing joy and festive spirit to audiences across the region.

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