Skem Band
@SkemBand
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A friendly and long established North West Brass Band. Always on the look out for new players and new opportunities! Tweet us, we tweet back.
Skelmersdale
Joined February 2011
The band wish cornet player Adam a very happy 30th birthday 🎉 #brassband #brass #band #skemband #cornet #birthday #happybirthday
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Some highlights from 2024: 🏆 North West Regionals 2nd Section Champions and Best Trombones 🏆 Constest Champions and Most Promising Lower Section Band 🏆 3 wins, deportment prize and overall 2nd place at Whit Friday 🏆 National Finals 2nd place 🏆 Promotion to 1st section
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On Remembrance Day, we share Last Post and Evening Hymn. Recorded live at the bandroom and featuring cornet player Adam. #WeWillRememberThem
#SkelmerdalePrizeBand
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We had a great evening at St George's Church, Tyldesley playing to a super audience last Sunday. If you were there we have two questions for you... is it the first time you have heard the band? And what was your favourite item of the evening. Answers in the comments please 🎵
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Last night we held our open rehearsal on Albinus Variations at St Judes Social Club . Many thanks to all who attended to put the band under pressure and thankyou to our hosts for the use of this super venue. #skelmersdaleprizeband
#skemband
#brassband
#NationalFinals
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How far will we go to promote the band and raise a few quid? Here's principal cornet Lizzie, on holiday at the fringe festival in Edinburgh, on the Royal Mile in a band polo doing an hour's busking! #CornetOnTour #SkelmersdalePrizeBand #skemband #Brassband #edinburghfringe
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🥁 Calling percussionists 🥁 Arare opportunity has arisen to join the successful, hardworking yet fun percussion section at Skelmersdale Prize Band. Expression of interest to Phillippa Samuel, JP Coulson or MD Ben Coulson. #skemband #brassband #drummer #percission
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We are very pleased to announce the band has been awarded best overall 2nd section band in Tameside Whit Friday. This is especially sweet for us as we also won this award last year and two years ago won the best overall best third section band 🏆 #skemband #brassband #whitfriday
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With just a week to go until the North West Regional Championships we asked the band "what's your favourite test piece?" What's yours? 🎵 #brassband #skelmersdaleprizeband #skemband #music #musicians #bandfamily #contest #northwest #lancashire
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With just under two weeks remaining until the North West Area Contest. Last night we travelled a short way up the Road to @SjrPerforming to use their super theatre venue. #skelmersdaleprizeband
#skemband
#brassband
#music
#contestprep
#SJRPerformingarts
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The band are excited to show off their new leisurewear 👚 A huge thank you to bass trombone player Darren for organising these, they are fab! #skemband #brassband #bandfamily #bandmerch
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This week was the cornet section's turn for their sectional rehearsal, preparing for the upcoming North West Regionals. A very productive rehearsal...sounding great 🎺 #skemband #brassband #music #cornet #teamfrontrow #teambackrow
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Can anyone relate? P.S We are actually very good at marking our parts 👼🏻 #brassband #skemband #music
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Yesterday saw the band's first rehearsal of 2024 and what a great rehearsal it was! Here are some of the pieces we played to blow away the cobwebs after our Christmas break 🎵 #brassband #skemband #music
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What a great 2023 we had: - we were promoted to 2nd section 📈 - 6th place at the Area. - 3rd place at Buxton 🥉 - champions of 2nd section at Whit Friday 🥇 - 2nd place at Bolsover 🥈 - excellent new signings 💪🏼 - new and exciting concerts for this year ☺️ Happy New Year all 🎉
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We asked our members "what's your favourite Christmas song?"... here's what they said. What's yours? 🎄 #brassband #skemband #bandfamily #social #Christmas
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Some of us joined forces with musicians from other bands to share Christmas cheer at Manchester Children's Hospital. It's an absolute pleasure to be part of this annual event organised by cornet player Melissa and her family 🎄 Photo credit: Fitchett's Photography with thanks.
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Following a successful Christmas season, Monday saw our final rehearsal of 2023. After a well earned rest, we'll be back in January and look forward to preparing for the North West Regionals. Keep a look out for our latest news 🎄 #BrassBand #skemband #music #Christmas
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What great Christmas Concerts we had at St. Michael's and All Angels, Dalton and St. Michael's, Aughton. The band performed an exciting Christmas programme to packed audiences, who were fabulous. We look forward to seeing you again 🎄 #brassband #skemband #livemusic #Christmas
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