Brighouse and Rastrick Band
Founded as the Brighouse and Rastrick Temperance Band via public subscription by the people of the two villages facing each other across the River Calder. Famous as the 'public-subscription band' that never had a corporate sponsor.
1977 UK No. 2 hit 'The Floral Dance'; multiple British Open and National titles.
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