Barrhead Burgh Band

02/09/2026

Busy day for Lisa as she also accepts the Best Fourth Section Band trophy on behalf of BBB from Adjudicator Leigh Baker.

01/09/2026

Lisa accepts the Best Percussion Section Band Award on behalf of BBB from Adjudicator Leigh Baker at the West of Scotland Band Association contest.

31/08/2026

Barrhead Burgh Band are delighted to announce that this coming weekend will see the commencement of the Barrhead Burgh Youth Band.

We currently have 32 players attending our 'Kickstart' weekend and each player will be provided with a brand new instrument, music and tuition - all at no cost to them. Funding is also already in place to secure the Youth Band for the next year. Our Youth Band will be led by our MD Alan Friel, supported by tutors from BBB, Sophie, Callum and Robbie.

We look forward to the Youth Band joining us for our Christmas Concert on 6 December.

30/08/2026

BBB enjoyed an excellent day of Brass Band music making in Troon yesterday! We were delighted with our performance which saw the band win the Best 4th Section Band and Best Percussion awards - well done the percussion team!!.

Our programme comprised -

Also Sprach Zarathustra
Starburst
The Rings of Saturn
Lake of the Moon.

Clearly this was a very challenging programme for a 4th Section band, and our thanks go to our MD Alan Friel for bring us to this next stage in our musical development.

27/08/2026

BBB on stage at Troon in rehearsal. Looking forward to meeting our banding friends on Saturday!

26/08/2026

Our preparations for the West of Scotland Brass Band Contest this Saturday concluded with our rehearsal in Troon Concert hall last night. BBB are looking forward to performing our programme of music and meeting our Banding friends on Saturday.

If you get the chance to pop in and hear our music we'd be delighted to see you!

20/08/2026

🎉 Fantastic funding news for Barrhead Burgh Youth Band! 🎺

We’re delighted to share that Barrhead Burgh Band has received a £2,000 grant from the Scottish Children’s Lottery, supporting the development of our new Barrhead Burgh Youth Band.

The Youth Band has been created to give local children aged 8–14 the chance to discover brass banding completely free of charge. Instruments, rehearsals, music, uniforms and tuition are all provided, helping ensure that cost is never a barrier to taking part.

This generous award will help us provide the instruments, equipment and resources our young players need as we prepare to launch the band this September.

🎶 Our Kickstart Weekend takes place from Friday 4 to Sunday 6 September — and we now have only a few places remaining!
If your child would like to be part of it, you can sign up here:
https://forms.cloud.microsoft/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=neAo6DcT8ECb7VUquuGaQ48JzmxtcxNMl-HhuIwk56FURUZMWVkzM1czUjRHUDRHN1kySFVBUVRDTC4u

A huge thank you to , and, especially, all the Scottish Children’s Lottery players whose support makes grants like this possible. 💙

We can’t wait to see our new generation of Barrhead musicians getting started! 🎺🎶

12/08/2026

In advance of the West of Scotland contest in Troon this month BBB are looking forward to this weekend where we will be working with our own MD Alan Friel, and Alan will be supported by Chris Bradley and Craig Anderson.

Thanks folks!

08/08/2026

🎺 No experience? No problem!

Barrhead Burgh Youth Band is a brand-new, completely FREE youth brass band for children aged 8–14.

No previous musical experience is needed. Instruments, tuition, music and uniforms are all provided free of charge.

We launch with a fun Kickstart Weekend from 4–6 September, followed by weekly rehearsals in Barrhead.

It’s a great chance to learn something new, make friends, build confidence and experience the excitement of playing in a band.

🎶 Places are limited — sign up today.

No experience needed. Instruments, tuition, music and uniforms are all completely FREE.

31/07/2026

https://www.4barsrest.com/news/64960/barrhead-to-make-free-investment-in-youth

Barrhead Burgh Band will look to kickstart its future prosperity with a free ethos of inclusion and support in youth.