Black Dyke Band

The Black Dyke Band is among the world's premiere brass bands, as well as one of the oldest. In addition to consistent competition victories in Britain and beyond, the band has collaborated with prominent classical and pop artists, including Paul McCartney. The John Foster & Son Black Dyke Mills Band dates ultimately to 1816 when a band was formed by employees at the Black Dyke Mills. A third incarnation, formed in 1855 with 18 musicians, proved permanent. The group has sometimes been known as the Black Dyke Mills Band. The group has a lengthy catalog of recordings, stretching back into the LP and 78 rpm eras. With its 2023 album, Peter Graham: Force of Nature, including compilations, the band boasted a recording catalog of some 100 digital items; over its entire long history, the band has issued about 350 albums.