The social and cultural history of Black Dyke Mills Band c.1900-c.1970 : change and continuity in the life of a leading brass band

The subject of this thesis is Black Dyke Mills Band, from Queensbury, West Yorkshire, and founded by John Foster in 1855. Important aspects of the band and its activities are examined from 1900, a time when brass bands were probably at their peak, both in terms of numbers and public popularity. The...

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Main Author: Wilkinson, Andrew Morley
Published: Leeds Beckett University 2013
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.629942