Ottery St Mary
Silver Band
Ottery St Mary Silver Band based in the heart of East Devon are a progressive, friendly entertainment band always seeking to provide our audiences with varied and popular music.
Back at Last!!!
Ottery St Mary Silver Band has returned to weekly practice on Thursday evenings with a new Musical Director (Sally Bull).
We are always keen to welcome new players so if you are interested in joining a friendly and established band please contact Malcolm on 01404 234330.
Summer 2022
Summer Evening Concerts
Listen to band in the beautiful surroundings of Sidmouth Connaught Gardens. Starting May 2024, see our engagements page for other dates!
Summer Concert Season
Our summer season concerts have started, the band will be holding fortnightly concerts at the Connaught Gardens in Sidmouth on the 30th May, 13th & 27th June, 11th and 25th July and the 8th & 22nd of August. Concerts start at 7.45pm, entry is free but donations are welcome, bring a chair, bring a picnic and listen to the music in the sunshine (hopefully). Brass Class will also be performing alongside the band on the 13th of June.
About Us
Led by musical director Sally Bull the players vary in age from 11 to “much older” and come from a variety of backgrounds.
The band is availible for a variety of events such as fetes, arranged concerts, charity events, carnivals, church events, christmas concerts etc etc.
Currently we rehearse at “Escot Village Hall, Gosford Lane, Taleford, EX11 1NE ” near Ottery St Mary on a Thursday evening between 1930 and 2130. There is also a training band (Brass Class) that rehearse in the Old Band Room in Ottery St Mary on a Monday evening between 1930 and 2030.
We are continually seeking new players and currently have a number of vacancies, if you are interested in coming to a practice night you would be made very welcome, for further information please contact us
Latest News
Summer Season 2024
Here we are again starting our season of Connaught Garden Thursday evening concerts. A great turn out of 30 band members was only slightly bettered by the number of people in the audience braving yesterday evening's cold night air. Well they were well rewarded by an...
Celebratory Concert Saturday 25th March 2023
We are really pleased to announce that we are holding a celebratory concert on the 25th of March 2023. This is part of the band centenary celebration which had to be postposed due to lockdown. Ottery Band has been performing for over 100 years and as a big thankyou to...
Summer Concert in Sidmouth Connaught Garden 25th July
The concert will start at 7.45pm. The band will be joined by Paul Hiley who is standing in for Joe on percussion. Paul has a lot of experience on percussion having played for the BBC Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, London...