Omicron Variant Blues
The plan B news has knocked the confidence of live music lovers just as the band prepare for one of their busiest times (for playing) of the year. Nobody...
Brass Unlocked
The first concert at a new venue is always exciting. There is the unknown, the feeling of ways. The uncertainty that it will be a good ‘fit’ for our...
Brass on the Grass
Sarah (my wife) plays 3rd Cornet. She is never late for anything. Fact.
However; she has a terrible sense of direction. As anyone in the band and...
The year the music died
So 2020 is coming to an end. Thank goodness. It has been a horrible year in so many ways. I have never known so many people in need of a collective hug,...
Big Band Classics
The Autumn Concert is so often the most popular gig of the year for Fairlop.Not sure why, perhaps it is that in the summer, so many of the audience are...
Open Letter of Thanks
To Fairlop Brass Band, and the Miller Family,
To be the first non-player to be recognised for their contribution to the band was both humbling and...
Guest Book
We all need feedback. We need to know what we are getting right and what we are getting wrong. Sometimes it is just nice to catch up with those who have...
Stage and Screen
Fairlop performed what could be their last ever performance at the Kenneth More Theatre in Ilford in it’s current format on Sunday 23rd June. Some wonderful...