British Bandsman - the world's leading brass publication
Editor
Mark Good
Contributors and consultants
Paul Bennett
Julian Bright
Dr Robert Childs
Dr Joel Collier
Dr Jonathan Corry
Anne Crookston
Kenneth Crookston
Owen Farr
Martin Gernon
Sophie Hart
Chris Helme
Paul Hindmarsh
David Kinross
Dr Liz Lane
Tim Mutum
Les Neish
Arfon Owen
Alex Parker
Malcolm Quinn
Frank Renton
Chris Robertson
John Stirzaker ARPS
Andy Straiton
Glenn Van Looy
John Ward
Richard Ward
Ryan Watkins
Allan Withington
Dr Roger Webster
Malcolm Wood
History
British Bandsman was founded in London in September 1887 by Sam Cope (1856-1948) as The British Bandsman: A monthly magazine for Bandmasters and members of Military and Brass Bands. The magazine was printed monthly until its frequency was increased to weekly in 1902 after John Henry Iles purchased the publishing company Richard Smith & Co.
Subsequent owners have included Bandsman's Press Ltd. (prior to 1977), Austin Catelinet Ltd. (1977-2000), Kapitol Media and Events Ltd. (2000-04) and The Salvation Army (2004-15). In April 2015, British Bandsman was sold to KGC Media Ltd., a company formed by the publication's current Managing Editor. In edition 5946 of 1 October 2016, it was announced that British Bandsman would be subsequently be published monthly.
British Bandsman Editors
James Waterson (1) - 1887-88
Sam Cope (2) - 1888-95
James Browne (3) - 1895-98
Sam Cope - 1899-1906
Herbert Whiteley (4) - 1906-30
Sam Cope - 1930-42
John Henry Iles (5) - 1942-51
Eric Ball (6) - 1951-63
Alfred Mackler (7) - 1963-64
Eric Ball - 1964-67
Geoffrey Brand (8) - 1967-75
Robert D. Alexander (9) - 1975-77
Peter Wilson (10) - 1977-2000
Nicola Bland (11) - 2000-04
Kenneth Crookston (12) - 2004-2018
Andrew Wainwright (13) - 2018 - 2019
Mark Good (14) - 2019 - present
With its outstanding team of contributors, British Bandsman remains at the forefront of the brass band media and an important catalyst for debate in the worldwide banding community. In addition to the monthly magazine and website, British Bandsman maintains its high profile through its involvement as a sponsoring partner of the European Brass Band Championships and the Brass in Concert Championship.