Hanwell Band
The Hanwell Band was a brass band formed in Hanwell in 1891. It was first known as the Hanwell Town Band but after success in competition it was renamed the Hanwell Prize Band. Another competition win in 1913 in Tottenham expanded the name to the Hanwell Silver Prize Band. In 1979, sponsorship by Roneo Vickers resulted in another name change to the Roneo Vickers Band but the company soon folded. The final name was then the Hanwell Band but the band did not long survive the loss of sponsorship.[1][2]
The Hanwell Band in 1903
Recordings
- The band played on Peter Skellern's 1973 hit You're a Lady
- The Floral Dance (1978) – a chart success with Terry Wogan as the vocalist
References
- Newsome, Roy (2006), "Some name-changes of leading bands", The Modern Brass Band: From the 1930s to the New Millennium, Ashgate, p. 369, ISBN 9780754607175
- Looking Back: Sound of the town not so long ago, GetWestLondon, 8 October 2010
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