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Tredegar Town Band

Blaenau Gwent·Tredegar·Wales, UKest. 1849 (first records) / 1876 (formally constituted)

South Wales valleys town band formally constituted after winning the Welsh National Eisteddfod in 1876. One of the world's top-ranked brass bands.

British Open Champions 2010 and 2013; featured in the 2014 film 'Pride'.

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