Strike Up The Brass

10/11/2025

Tonight at 6pm Strike Up The Brass previews the Brass In Concert contest this weekend and has solos from Richard Marshall & Tom Hutchinson. 95.7 & 105.6 FM or ask your smart speaker to launch Dean Radio

10/11/2025

💎 HEIST 💎

Flowers Band are back for Brass in Concert — and this year, we’re planning the perfect crime.

Five daring premieres, one audacious plot, and a vault full of gold-standard brass playing.

Will our crew succeed in their mission to steal the Pink Diamond from a certain Parisian museum? Only time will tell.

We’ll be on stage at around 5.30pm on Saturday with new compositions from our international cast of composers: Andrea Price, Daniel Hall, Lucy Pankhurst, Pierre-Antoine Savoyat, and Stijn Aertgeerts.

See you at the rendezvous. Don’t be late.

02/11/2025

Monday at 6pm Strike Up The Brass marks the run up to Remembrance Day with music from Forest of Dean Brass 95.7 & 105.6 FM or ask your smart speaker to launch Dean Radio Dean Radio

02/11/2025

Congratulations Lydney Town Band !

31/10/2025

Good luck to Lydney Town Band at Wychavon Festival of Brass on Saturday

There's only one day to go until the Wychavon Festival of Brass and we wanted to take the opportunity to shine a spotlight on David Pilkington-Crowe, who has a very important part to play in our entry at this year's contest!

David was one of the original members of Lydney Training Band, where he started on Baritone and later moved onto Euphonium. After achieving Grade Eight on the latter, he sought a new challenge and moved onto percussion. He went on to study Music at Cardiff University, specialising in composition, and today works as a music teacher.

His banding career has involved playing with, and conducting, a number of bands across the Gloucestershire. In 2023, he rejoined Lydney and now leads our percussion section, which has twice won the Haydn Evans Memorial Trophy for Best Percussion Section at the GBBA Own Choice Contest.

For David, banding is truly a family affair too! His husband, Tom, is part of our percussion team; his parents, Neil and Sarah are stalwarts of Lydney Town Band; and his brothers, Matt and Dan are Training Band alumni (Matt, himself played a key draconic role in our set at Wychavon last year!).

David is also a composer! Over the last year, you might have heard the band perform a number of David's original compositions and arrangements, including Vampire by Olivia Rodrigo, Gospel, and the recently debuted and supremely entertaining, Nightfall! 🎶

31/10/2025

31/10/2025

Come along. Join us and Yorkley to Remember.

27/10/2025

As ever we are really pleased to be supporting the Royal British Legion’s Poppy Appeal.

Janey popped over to Tesco Cinderford this afternoon to chat to Mark Evans Chairman of Royal British Legion Cinderford Branch. Tune in on Friday to the magazine show 6-8pm to hear the full interview plus a special poem written by Tilly Tingle and read by Zac.

In the meantime if you’re in the area don’t forgot to go and pick up your poppy or special souvenir pin (designed by Dave) from the RBL team 🙏

26/10/2025

Monday at 6pm Strike Up The Brass has a spooky and saintly show to celebrate Halloween & All Saints Day. Plus the broadcast premiere of "Nightfall" by Lydney Town Band 95.7 & 105.6 FM or ask your smart speaker to launch Dean Radio

19/10/2025

Monday at 6pm Strike Up The Brass has music from the The National Youth Brass Band of Great Britain including not one but two world premiere performances and guest soloist Tim de Maeseneer. Plus new music from Cory Band. 95.7 & 105.6 FM or ask your smart speaker to launch Dean Radio

13/10/2025

If you've enjoyed the highlights from the National Youth Brass Band over the last two shows on Dean Radio then you can watch the whole concert here;

Celebration: The National Youth Brass Band of Great Britain under the direction of Guest Conductor Martyn Brabbins with Guest Soloist Tim De Maeseneer.This c...