As the UK grapples with the COVID 19 pandemic, we at LYB are having to adapt and do things a bit differently!

Whilst outdoor performances can now continue, the majority of carol services and concerts have been cancelled. LYB can help fill that gap, we are now offering a variety of Audio Visual services including Video Messages, and Virtual Carol Services.

Please do check out our new page for details!

We’ve had a brilliant December this year, playing at many different Carol Services, Christmas Markets and Trade Shows, here are a few photos from this years Christmas Season!

Our earliest gig this year was the Country Living Magazine Christmas Fair Evening Shopping event on the 10th of November!

Here we are under the rather impressive Christmas Tree!

Herne Hill Market is a brilliant local Farmers Market in South East London, and we provided some Christmas cheer for shoppers throughout the day on the 11th December.

Here’s our tuba player George warming up!

Matt was out asking for requests from the friendly stall holders! There were some new discoveries for us!

As you can see we at LYB always enjoy our work, Barney and George getting to the swing of things!

This year we returned to St Botolph’s Without Aldersgate and All Hallows on the Wall churches in the City of London for the annual Aldersgate and Moorgate Talks Carol Services on 13th, 14th and 15th December.

Here are Matt, Barney and George squeezed into the rather small organ loft at All Hallows on the Wall!

Matt takes advantage of turning up early, and the gorgeous acoustic at St Botolph’s without Aldergate, and serenades us with some scales!

Finally here’s a shot of all four of us in full flow, playing some Christmassy favourites after the service as people enjoyed their Mulled Wine and Minced Pies!

Our new video is here!

Christmas 1900 with London Yuletide Brass

Playing on period instruments, London Yuletide Brass play three carols popular in the reign of Queen Victoria:
Good King Wenceslas
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
Auld Lang Syne

The instruments and musicians were:

Matthew Rainsford  Cornet – Hawkes and Son, London “Clippertone” c.1912
Daniel de Souza         Horn – Besson, London c.1875
Barney Medland        Trombone – Gautrot Marquet, Paris c.1873-1875
George Ellis                 Tuba – Hawkes and Son, London c.1910

Today we were recording a few clips for a new promo video, featuring our quartet of brass instruments from circa 1900, and here are a few snaps we took along the way!