Lydney Town Band
Lydney Town Band was established as a brass band in 1892. It is proud to be part of the rich history of brass banding within the Forest of Dean. The band maintains a busy and varied concert schedule over the course of the year in Lydney and the surrounding areas. In competition, the band has won many accolades over the course of its long history and achieved promotion to the Second Section from January 2026. It regularly competes at the annual West of England Regional Championships, the Gloucestershire Brass Band Association contests and the Wychavon Festival of Brass.
The band comprises a diverse and vibrant group of people, with a strong emphasis on enjoyment in rehearsals and engagements, combined with a goal to perform to a high musical standard and to continue to develop and improve. To this end, the band performs a wide range of repertoire, from classical transcriptions to modern pop arrangements, from brass band classics to brand new commissions.
There is something for everyone to enjoy!
If you would like to listen to the band play, see our events page for our upcoming engagements. If you wish to hire the band for a performance, please get in touch via our contact page. We do not currently have any vacancies within the band but we are always happy to hear from anyone who might be interested to come along for a blow. Let us know you are coming via our page, and you will be assured a warm welcome!
Lydney Town Band meets on Friday evenings at 7:30 - 9:30pm at The Bandroom, Swan Road, Lydney, GL15 5RU
The band comprises a diverse and vibrant group of people, with a strong emphasis on enjoyment in rehearsals and engagements, combined with a goal to perform to a high musical standard and to continue to develop and improve. To this end, the band performs a wide range of repertoire, from classical transcriptions to modern pop arrangements, from brass band classics to brand new commissions.
There is something for everyone to enjoy!
If you would like to listen to the band play, see our events page for our upcoming engagements. If you wish to hire the band for a performance, please get in touch via our contact page. We do not currently have any vacancies within the band but we are always happy to hear from anyone who might be interested to come along for a blow. Let us know you are coming via our page, and you will be assured a warm welcome!
Lydney Town Band meets on Friday evenings at 7:30 - 9:30pm at The Bandroom, Swan Road, Lydney, GL15 5RU
Conductor Profile - Thomas Dunne
Tom has been Musical Director of Lydney Town Band since 2019. During that time, he has led Lydney to four top-ten place finishes at the West of England Regional Championships, its first National Championships Finals in eight years in 2024, and promotion to the Second Section from January 2026. Under Tom’s baton, the band has also celebrated consecutive podium level successes at the Wychavon Festival of Brass, acheiving an incredible nine-point first place finish in 2024, Lydney’s first outright win on the contest stage in 22 years. Tom has also been a champion of new music within the band, encouraging and supporting contributions of original music and arrangements from members, as well as providing superb compositions of his own.
He began his musical journey learning the euphonium at Cwmbran Youth Band in 2001, before progressing to play principal roles with the Greater Gwent Youth Brass Band, the National Youth Brass Band of Wales, and the National Youth Wind Orchestra of Wales. He is an alumnus of the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama (BMus 2016, MMus Music Performance 2017), where he studied under the renowned euphonium virtuoso David Childs.
During his time at the RWCMD, Tom performed with the college’s brass band, wind orchestra, and symphonic brass ensemble, and played Principal Euphonium with both Rogerstone Band, and Markham and District Silver Band. In 2017, Tom joined Filton Concert Brass and was part of the band when they achieved a hat-trick of Welsh Open Championship victories, recorded two albums and undertook a tour of Lithuania. In 2025, Tom graduated from Cardiff University with a PhD. Today, he works as a freelance music journalist, regularly contributing to Brass Band World and the Swiss magazine BRASS BAND.
He began his musical journey learning the euphonium at Cwmbran Youth Band in 2001, before progressing to play principal roles with the Greater Gwent Youth Brass Band, the National Youth Brass Band of Wales, and the National Youth Wind Orchestra of Wales. He is an alumnus of the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama (BMus 2016, MMus Music Performance 2017), where he studied under the renowned euphonium virtuoso David Childs.
During his time at the RWCMD, Tom performed with the college’s brass band, wind orchestra, and symphonic brass ensemble, and played Principal Euphonium with both Rogerstone Band, and Markham and District Silver Band. In 2017, Tom joined Filton Concert Brass and was part of the band when they achieved a hat-trick of Welsh Open Championship victories, recorded two albums and undertook a tour of Lithuania. In 2025, Tom graduated from Cardiff University with a PhD. Today, he works as a freelance music journalist, regularly contributing to Brass Band World and the Swiss magazine BRASS BAND.
Band Members
