About Us

City of Cardiff (Melingriffith) Brass Band

Welcome to the City of Cardiff (Melingriffith) Brass Band. We are a unique organisation in brass banding in Wales with five different bands based in the vibrant and beautiful city of Cardiff.

We are friendly and active organisation whose aim is to make music, lifelong friends and help keep brass banding alive in Wales. Our organisation includes, a beginners band (M4), youth band (M3), third section development band (M2), championship section band (M1) and last but not least a non-competing community band (Comm Brass).

The band has a long history of music making stretching back to the 18th century from its beginnings as a fife and drum band through the 19th and 20th century as a brass band linked to the Melingriffith tinplate works.

Nowadays we enjoy bringing the wonderful brass band sound to communities across Cardiff and further afield, as well as providing opportunities to make music for people of all abilities and ages, with members from 7 to 82.  The highlight of our year is our annual Gala Concert which showcases performances from all of our bands.

Please do contact us if you are interested in playing with any of our bands or would like to find out more about booking us for a performance.

Lee Swallow  - Chairperson

Supporting The Organisation

You can support the organisation a variety of ways

By attending one of our concerts

Are you a company that would like to sponsor an event, one of the bands or the whole organisation

Raising donations via online shopping through Easyfundraising (City of Cardiff (Melingriffith) Brass Band

Choosing us as your good cause through when you shop at the Co-op through the Co-op Local Community Fund

Become a non-playing member