Youlgrave Silver Band
For more details about the Silver Band and its recent activities go to Youlgrave Silver Band’s Website, Facebook page or contact Secretary Judith Orchard on 07734 714227, Email
Listen to Youlgrave Band in 2024
- Sunday 1st December – Elton Xmas Tree Lights, Elton, 6pm
- Thursday 5th December – the Band’s Christmas Concert, Youlgrave Village Hall, 7:30pm
- Monday 9th December – Carols round Rowsley village, 6pm
- Thursday 12th December – Carols round Youlgrave, 6pm
- Monday 16th December – Carol service, Stanton Lees Chapel, 7pm
- Thursday 19th December – Carols round Youlgrave, 6pm
New conductor for the Band
Band practice is back in full swing with our new conductor. You may recognise Harry from our cornet section and we look forward to working with him throughout the summer. And we are also on the look out for new players! Rehearsals take place every Thursday night at Youlgrave Methodist Church from 7:30pm till 9:30pm. If you are looking to learn then don’t worry, you can come to our learner band every Thursday at 7pm before normal practice – instruments are available. Everybody is welcome!
Reports and concerts (previous years)
We absolutely froze on the Buxton Pavilion park bandstand on Bank Holiday Monday 17th April, giving our first concert of the year, but we received wonderful comments by an appreciative audience. There is no doubt that the band improves each year, regardless of our lack of cornet players. We also played in May at Youlgrave’s Methodist Chapel, a concert that consisted of lots of new music specially chosen, or bought by our enthusiastic conductor and it will of course include pieces of music played entirely by the “must see” Learner Band (and the “must hear” jokes by our conductor!).
We were also be proud to present at these concerts two young players from our Learner Band who have now progressed to join the full band and become regular players. These are Max and Archer Skinner. Well done to both of you. We have adults and children in the Learner Band, so if you are interested in learning to play please come along to the Methodist Church Hall at 7pm on a Thursday evening. We can provide an instrument and tuition for you. If you can play a brass instrument, particularly the cornet or trombone, please come and join us: Thursdays at 7.30pm at the Methodist Chapel.
New banner for Band
Youlgrave Silver Band played their first performance of the year at Buxton Pavilion park bandstand on Sunday 17 April (2017). We displayed our new banner to the crowds and gave an impressive performance, despite the cold. The New Year had started with great enthusiasm, and with the unexpected profit from last year’s concerts we bought some new music and stands. Our AGM was held in March and produced a change of treasurer. Unfortunately our conductor then resigned, but fortunately we are lucky enough to have Ian Wildgoose from Bakewell to take over the job, and so far it is proving to be a delightful situation. The Junior band is also progressing well and will perform their new pieces. It’s conducted by Helen Mellor and led by Harry Houghton, who has just been awarded a grade 4 merit, a high exam achievement at only 10 years old.
We would love you to come to our next performance on Thursday 19 May at 7pm in the Methodist Church, Youlgrave. Refreshments (which are always so wonderful!) will be served following the music. Please come and support us and listen to our new music. And if you feel inspired to take up an instrument, or you are new to the area and already play, please join us on a Thursday evening, 7.30pm at the Methodist Church Hall in Youlgrave.
Youlgrave Band… also known as Pommy Band.
We play every Thursday evening At 8pm in the Methodist Chapel, Coldwell End, Youlgrave.
Conductor Paul Harding.
The nickname for the village of Youlgrave is POMMY, based on the lovely tale of this band.
About 150 years ago The village bought the very first instruments to form the new band. The players were so enthusiastic and ecstatic to receive them, that, before they had had the chance to learn to play them, they paraded up and down the village holding them and singing the tunes with a, ‘pom,pom,pom.’ – hence Pommy!
This enthusiasm still remains in the present players, but with more skill!
Youlgrave Silver Band has about 25 enthusiastic players and is available for events throughout the year.
Contact: the Secretary on 01629 630202.
We always welcome new members to this very friendly band.
Tuition and instruments are available.
The band has a group, which meets at 7pm each Thursday before band practice. It is aimed for those who would like to learn to play or improve their playing of a brass instrument in order to join the band. Any learners are welcome, and visiting holiday makers who play brass instruments, are also welcome to join in the practice on a Thursday.
Find out more and listen to the band play.
YOULGRAVE SILVER BAND – NEWS – on Facebook
CONTACT DETAILS
Secretary –Judith Orchard – 01629 630202
youlgravesilverband@gmail.com
Youlgrave WI booklet of 193
Mr Marsden has supplied the following information:
‘There used to be a Brass Band dating back to about the year 1860, called ‘The Youlgrave Old Band. From members of this old band, it was said that a whole band could be formed, of which every player was a member of the Frost family. But regarding the present band – about 36 years ago, Mr George Fowler and Mr J. Buxton and others started to collect a fund for buying instruments for the purpose of forming a band. The required amount was raised and the band formed, with the title the Youlgrave Public Brass Band, the instruments belonging to the people of Youlgrave.
Some years afterwards the Band won a prize at a contest when the name was altered to Youlgrave Prize Band. There are several of the original members living in the village today. The Band has been under the tuition of Mr James Frost, Mr Joseph Marsden, Mr Lubin Wildgoose and Mr Mc Carthy, but of late they have had no professional conductor. The Band years ago was looked upon as the one of the best in the district.”
