Hackney Colliery Band (!!) listings

Formed in 2008 out of a desire to play music that appealed to the feet as much as to the ears, the Hackney Colliery Band is east London's unique take on the brass band. Featuring trumpets, trombones, saxes, sousaphone and marching percussion, the band are totally acoustic and yet able to blow the roof off any room. Hackney Colliery Band's members have hugely diverse musical backgrounds, ranging from work with cutting edge jazz groups to the Bollywood Brass Band, and from Jarvis Cocker to major orchestras. This is clearly on display in their eclectic repertoire. Mining nuggets of Funk, Hip-Hop and Rock from the musical coalface and throwing in a few chunks of Balkan brass, Ska and contemporary Jazz for good measure, the Hackney Colliery Band's setlist is as diverse as the London borough that gave them their name. Add the fact that the band stays true to its roots by bringing the tradition of mobile marching bands firmly into the 21st Century and you know that every gig's sure to be unique. Whatever and wherever they're playing, though, you can be certain of one thing: this is high-energy, good-time music that'll make you want move your feet.

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