Grimethorpe Colliery Band
| Grimethorpe Colliery Band | |
|---|---|
| Brass Band | |
Grimethorpe Band Nationals Concert 2008 | |
| Former name | Grimethorpe Colliery (UK Coal), Grimethorpe Colliery Institute Band, Grimethorpe Colliery RJB, Grimethorpe Colliery Welfare, Grimethorpe Institute |
| Founded | 1917 |
| Location | Grimethorpe, South Yorkshire, England |
| Principal conductor | Michael Bach |
| Music director | Ben Dixon |
| Website | grimethorpeband |
The Grimethorpe Colliery Band is a brass band, based in Grimethorpe, South Yorkshire, England. It was formed in 1917, as a leisure activity for the workers at the colliery, by members of the disbanded Cudworth Colliery Band. Along with the Black Dyke Mills Band, the band became the first to perform at the Proms. Grimethorpe Band achieved fame after appearing in the film Brassed Off.