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Sunday 18th September brought sunshine, smiles and the band’s long awaited journey to the National Brass Band finals at Cheltenham Racecourse. It was an early start for most of the band to arri... Read More

We all miss the Great Man immensely, but we are all thinking of Lin and all the Family at this time, who are all gathering tonight for a meal to honour this important date in the Newton household. Read More

On Bank Holiday Monday, the band played as part of the Windwhistle Inn's annual beer and cider festival. Thankfully the weather was kind to us which helped make the afternoon an enjoyable time fo... Read More

We are counting down the weeks until we will be playing at the National Brass Band Championship Finals in Cheltenham. The Finals This is the first time the band will be competing at th... Read More

Saturday 23rd April (St George’s Day) found the band booked to play for the opening evening of the Bridgwater Salvation Army Music Ministries weekend. Trying to keep with a patriotic theme t... Read More

Following our recent success at the Regional Finals in Torquay, our winning performance was played as part of the "Sounds of Brass" radio show hosted by Phillip Hunt on BBC Radio Devon &... Read More

Today is the day that all bands who have qualified for the National Finals in September have been waiting for, the list of test pieces have been announced . CHAMP... Read More

This weekend we returned victorious from the West of England Brass Band Championships. Held at the Riviera International Conference Centre, Torquay, the band beat 18 other bands from the region to be... Read More

It is with much regret and sadness that Phoenix Brass ( Crewkerne ) announce the passing of Roger Newton. Roger was the kindest man you could wish to meet. He had a very dry sense of humour a... Read More

Calling all Brass Players ... We Need You We're a friendly contesting band based in Crewkerne, Somerset. We rehearse once a week on a Tuesday evening between 8pm and 10pm. We are looking... Read More

After weeks and weeks of rehearsals, the band made our annual pilgrimage to Torquay to compete in the West of England Regional Championships last Saturday. Lead by our new man at the helm, David B... Read More

The band are pleased to announce that we have found and appointed a new conductor, David Boorer. David took up music at the relatively late age of 14 when his music teacher suggested he took up... Read More

On Saturday 18th October Phoenix Brass in conjunction with Chard Concert Band hosted a charity concert at the Guildhall in Chard in aid of dementia. All credit must go to Ivor Hutchings, bass... Read More

Phoenix Brass is a good and friendly 2nd section band, based in Crewkerne, Somerset. We currently rehearse once a week on a Tuesday evening, and we have a number of jobs booked for the remainder ... Read More

Last Saturday evening saw the band take to the stage in Bridport at the Bridport United Church. This concert has become a regular feature in our annual diary and it was pleasing to see so many peo... Read More