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Award-winning traditional British brass band, often known simply as Fairey’s.
Founded in 1937 by employees at the Fairey Aviation Works in Stockport.

Historical names:
Fairey Aviation Band (1937 to 1977)
Fairey Engineering Band (1977 to 1986)
Williams Fairey Engineering (1986 to 2000)
Williams Fairey (2000 to 2003)
Fairey FP (Music) (2003 to 2004)
The Fairey Band (2004 to 2009)
The Fairey (Geneva) Band (2009 to 2010)
The Fairey Band (2011 to 2021)
The WFEL Fairey Band (2021 to 2023)
The KNDS Fairey Band (from 2024)

ALBUMS


Fairey Band*
Nefarious
2015, CD, Album, Doyen
Fairey Band*
Quintessence - The Music Of Robert Redhead
2015, CD, Album, KMJ Recordings
Fairey Band*
75 Not Out!
2012, CD, Album, Doyen
Fairey (Geneva) Brass Band*
Acid Brass 2 - In Yer Face
2011, CD, Album, Bulletproof Chicken Productions
The Fairey Band*
It's Not Unusual
2008, CD, Album, Doyen
Fairey Band*
Fairey Band In Concert
2007, CD, Album, Doyen
The Williams Fairey Brass Band
Best In Class
2006, CD, Album, Music Digital
The Williams Fairey Brass Band
Triumphs in Brass
2006, CD, Album, Music Digital
The Williams Fairey Brass Band
Best of Brass
2006, CD, Album, Music Digital
Williams-Fairey Engineering Band*
Best In Brass
2006, CD, Album + CD, Album + CD, Album + Box, Ltd, Music Digital
Fairey FP (Music) Band*
Enigma
2004, CD, Album, Egon
Williams Fairey Band*, Marc Reift
Cherokee
2004, CD, Album, marcophon
The Williams Fairey Brass Band
Tournament For Brass
2004, CD, Pegasus
Steven Mead With The Fairey Band* Conducted By Howard Snell
Bravura!
2003, CD, Album, Polyphonic, ,
Romantic/Modern/Contemporary
The Fairey FP (Music) Band*
Concert Contrasts
2003, CD, Album, Polyphonic
The Fairey FP (Music) Band*
Virtuosi
2003, CD, Album, Egon, ,
Marches/Instrumental
Steven Mead, Williams Fairey Band* Conducted By Howard Snell
Oration
2001, CD, Album, Polyphonic
The Williams Fairey Brass Band
Tristan Encounters - The Music Of Martin Ellerby Volume 2
2001, CD, Album, Polyphonic
Williams Fairey Band*
Skyliner!
2001, CD, Album, Polyphonic
Williams Fairey Band*, Gregson*
Gregson - Volume III: The Early Years
2000, CD, Album, Doyen, Doyen
The Fairey Band*
Brass Band Gala - 25 Favourite Classics
1998, 2xCD, RM, Decca, Decca, Decca, ,
Brass Band
Williams Fairey Band*
Heralds Of Victory
1998, CD, Album, Egon
William Faerey Engineering Band*
Tournament For Brass
1998, Cass, Album, LaserLight Digital
Williams-Fairey Engineering Band*, Roy Newsome, Alan Lawton
Brass Band Favourites
1998, CD, LaserLight Digital
The Williams Fairey Brass Band
Acid Brass
1997, CD, Album, Ltd, Blast First
Vaughan Williams* • Alwyn* • Jenkins* • Simpson* • Rubbra* • Elgar* / The Williams Fairey Band*, James Gourlay • Bryan Hurdley
Brass From The Masters, Vol. 1
1997, CD, Album, Chandos Brass, ,
Brass Band
The Williams Fairey Brass Band
Diamond Jubilee
1997, 2xCD, Album, Doyen
The Williams Fairey Brass Band
Jazz: Featuring The Music Of Philip Wilby
1997, CD, Album, Doyen
The Fairey Engineering Works Band*
Top Brass
1997, CD, Album, Summit (4), ,
Brass Band
The Williams Fairey Brass Band
Acid Brass
1997, ,
Brass Band
The Williams Fairey Brass Band
Acid Brass (A Collection Of 10 Acid House Anthems Played By The Williams Fairey Brass Band)
1997
The Williams Fairey Brass Band & Brett Baker, James Gourlay, Bryan Hurdley
Bone Idyll
1996, CD, Album, 20-, Chandos Records Ltd
The Williams Fairey Band*, Enfield Citadel Band*
From North To South
1995, CD, Album, Egon
The Williams Fairey Band*, Major Peter Parkes*
Sousa Marches
1995
Williams Fairey Engineering Band*
Triumphant Rhapsody: The Music Of Gilbert Vinter Volume 2
1994, CD, Album, Polyphonic, ,
Brass Band
Williams Fairey Band* Conducted By Major Peter Parkes*
Double Champions
1994, CD, Album, Polyphonic
The Black Dyke Mills Band, The Williams Fairey Brass Band, The Scottish CWS Band, United Norwest Co-operatives (Rochdale) Band, Boosey & Hawkes
Boosey & Hawkes' National Brass Band Championship 1994
1994, CD, Album, Polyphonic
Williams Fairey Engineering Band*
Spectrum: The Music Of Gilbert Vinter Volume 1
1993, CD, Album, Polyphonic
Williams Fairey Brass Band* and The Huddersfield Choral Society Youth Choir*
The Spirit Of Christmas
1992, Cass, Album, Stars In Brass Recordings
The Fairey Band*
Brass Favourites
1991, CD, Album, RE, RM, Chandos, ,
Brass Band
Fairey Engineering Brass Band*
Procession To The Minster
1991, CD, Album, Grasmere
Williams Fairey Engineering Band*
Freedom
1989, CD, Album, Polyphonic
William Faerey Engineering Band*
Tournament For Brass
1989
The Williams-Fairey Engineering Band*
Williams-Fairey Engineering Band
1987, LP, BBC Radioplay Music
The Williams Fairey Brass Band
Golden Jubilee
1986, LP, Grasmere
The Fairey Engineering Works Band* Conducted By W.B. Hargreaves*
Sounds Of Brass Series
1980, LP, Album, Decca
The Fairey Engineering Works Band*
A Souvenir of Memories
1979, LP, EMI, EMI
The Fairey Engineering Works Band*
Champion Brass
1978, ,
Brass Band
The Fairey Band*
The Best Of The Fairey Band
1976, LP, Album, Comp, RCA
Black Dyke Mills Band (John Foster & Son Ltd)*, The Fairey Band*, G.U.S. (Footwear) Band*, The Band Of Yorkshire Imperial Metals*, City Of Coventry Band, Brighouse & Rastric Band*, Grimethorpe Colliery Band*, Tredegar Junior Band, The Cory Band, Hampshire Youth Concert Band, The Rochdale Band, The Ransome Hoffman Pollard Band*, C.W.S.(Manchester) Band*, The Stanshawe (Bristol) Band*
Festival Of Championship Brass
1976, 3xLP, Comp + Box, Decca
The Fairey Band*
A Concert Entertainment
1976, LP, Decca
The Fairey Band*
More Concert Classics Vol. 18
1975, LP, Album, Decca
The Williams Fairey Brass Band
Sounds of Brass series vol.11 - THE FAIREY BAND plays CONCERT CLASSICS
1974, LP, Decca
The Fairey Band*
Sounds Of Brass Vol.4
1973, LP, Decca
The Brighouse And Rastrick Brass Band, Carlton Main Frickley Colliery Band, The Cory Band, The Williams Fairey Brass Band, The Hanwell Band, Yorkshire Imperial Band, The Luton Girls' Choir
W.D & W.O Wills Brass Band Championship Concert
1973, LP, Columbia, Columbia
The Fairey Band*, Kenneth Dennison, Harry Mortimer O.B.E.*
The Fairey Band
1972, LP, Decca
Black Dyke Mills*, The Fairey Band*, G.U.S. (Footwear) Band*, The Band Of Yorkshire Imperial Metals*, York Celebrations Choir
National Brass Festival, Royal Albert Hall, 1972
1972, Vinyl, ,
Brass Band
Black Dyke Mills Band*, Brighouse & Rastrick Band*, C.W.S. (Manchester) Band*, The Fairey Band*, Fodens Motor Works Band*
World Festival Of Brass, Royal Albert Hall, 1971
1971, LP, Album, Decca
The Williams Fairey Brass Band
Polished Brass
1971, LP, Album, RCA International (Camden)
The Williams Fairey Brass Band
Brass In Action
1970, LP, RCA
Brighouse & Rastrick Band* And C.W.S. (Manchester) Band* And The Williams Fairey Brass Band And Fodens Motor Works Band* And The G.U.S. Footwear Band
National Brass Band Championships Of Great Britain Festival Concert
1970
The Williams Fairey Brass Band
Melodious Brass
1969, LP, His Master's Voice
The Williams Fairey Brass Band
Music For Brass - Four Contest Marches Set 2
1968, 7", EP, Paxton
Foden's Motor Works Band*, The Fairey Band*
Championship Brass
1966, 10", Album, Mono, Paxton
The Williams Fairey Brass Band, Foden's Motor Works Band*
Music for Brass
1966, 7", EP, Paxton
The Fairey Band*
Championship Brass
1966, 10", Album, Mono, Paxton
Foden's Motor Works Band*, The Fairey Band*
Championship Brass
1964, 10", EP, Mono, Paxton
The Williams Fairey Brass Band
Championship Brass
1963, 10", Mono, Paxton, ,
Brass Band
The Williams Fairey Brass Band, Ferodo Works Band
Championship Brass
1962, 10", Album, Mono, Paxton
The Williams Fairey Brass Band
Championship Brass
1962, 10", Album, Mono, Paxton
Fairey Aviation Works Band*
Colonel Bogey
1961, 7", EP, Qualiton (3)
The Williams Fairey Brass Band
Championship Brass
1961, 10", Album, Paxton
Foden's*, Fairey Aviation*, Morris Motors*, Harry Mortimer O.B.E.*
Men Of Brass-Massed Brass Bands Of Foden's, Fairey Aviation And Morris Motors
1956, Vinyl, ,
Brass Band
The Fairey Aviation Works Band*
The Swashbuckler / Elizabeth Of England
1953, Shellac, 10", Parlophone
Fairey Aviation Works Band*
Rhapsody In Brass
1950, Shellac, 12", Jamco Records (3)
Fairey Aviation Works Band*
The Bohemian Girl - Overture
1944, Shellac, 10", Regal Zonophone, ,
Brass Band
Fairey Aviation Works Band*
Medley Of Sousa Marches / "Faust" March
1941, Shellac, 10", Parlophone
The Fairey Band*
Polished Brass
8-Trk, Album, RCA International
The Fairey Aviation Works Band*
Carol Medley
Shellac, 10", Parlophone
The Williams Fairey Brass Band
Listen With Mother Theme / Rule Britannia
7", Mont Music
The Black Dyke Mills Band, The Williams Fairey Brass Band, Hammonds Sauce Works Band
Classical Brass
LP, Comp, The Decca Record Company Limited
The Williams Fairey Brass Band
Championship Brass
10", Album, Paxton
Fairey Aviation Works Band*
Donauwellen / Sunday Morning
Shellac, 10", Paxton
The Fairey Band*
Music For Brass
7", EP, Paxton
The Fairey Band*
Music For Brass
7", EP, Paxton
Fairey Aviation Works Band*
Faust - Rhythmic Paraphrase / Il Trovatore - Rhythmic Paraphrase
Shellac, 10", Regal Zonophone
The Fairey Aviation Works Band*
The Queen's Trumpeters / The Medallion Quick March
Shellac, 10", Parlophone
Fairey Aviation Works Band*
Normandy March / Sleigh Ride
Shellac, 10", Columbia
The Fairey Band*
Brilliant Brass

APPEARANCES +


Various
Regionals 2017
2017, CD, Album, Doyen
Various
Klara 4 Kids - Klara's Muziekdoos
2012, 6xCD, Comp, Box, EMI Classics, Klara 4 Kids,
Various
Regionals 2012
2012, CD, Album, Doyen
Various
Regionals 2009
2009, CD, Album, Doyen
Various
Master Brass Volume Nineteen
2008, CD, Album, Polyphonic
Various
Master Brass Volume Eighteen
2007, CD, Album, Polyphonic
Various
Regionals 2007
2007, CD, Album, Doyen
Various
Regionals 2006
2006, CD, Album, Doyen
Martin Winter
Winter's Tale
2003, CD, Album, Doyen, ,
Brass Band/Contemporary
Various
Kapitol Promotions Presents Highlights From The National Brass Band Championships 2003
2003, CD, Album, Kapitol K Productions
Various
Regionals 2003
2003, CD, Album, Doyen
Rod Franks
Saving Face
2003, CD, Album, Doyen
David Daws
The Sound Of David Daws
2003, CD, Album, Egon
Various
Bridgewater Hall Live
2002, CD, Album, Egon, ,
Marches/Instrumental
Nick Hudson (2) And Douglas Yeo
Two Of A Mind
2002, CD, Album, Egon
Various
Lost Classics
2001, CD, Comp, Mixmag, ,
Techno/Hard Trance/Acid/Breaks
Various
Bridgewater Hall Live
2001, CD, Album, Egon
Various
Yorkshire Brass Band Favourites
2001, CD, Album, Bianco Music & Entertainment
Various
Militairy & Brass Bands At Their Best (Volume 2)
2000, CD, Comp, Planet Media
Jeremy Deller Presents 2K
***k The Millennium
1997, ,
Acid House/Leftfield/Brass Band
Various
Master Brass Volume Seven
1996, CD, Album, Polyphonic
Various
The Sunday Times Music Collection - Military & Brass Favorites: No.2 Brass Band Favorites
1996, CD, Comp, The Sunday Times, The Sunday Times, ,
Brass Band
Various
Midnight Euphonium
1994, CD, Album, Polyphonic, ,
Brass Band
Various
The Best Of Listen To The Band Volume 1
1992, CD, Album, Doyen
Various
Harry Mortimer - A Tribute in Music
1991, CD, Album, Polyphonic
Various
Master Brass Volume One
1990, CD, Album, Polyphonic
Rush
Hold Your Fire
1987
Sousa* / Men O'Brass* , Conducted By Harry Mortimer
Sousa Marches
1977
Various
National Brass Band Festival 1975
1975, LP, Album, Quad, Pye Records, ,
Brass Band
Various
The Top 25 From Your Hundred Best Tunes
1973, 2x Vinyl, ,
Renaissance/Baroque/Classical/Romantic/Opera
Harry Mortimer
Massed Brass Band Festival Concert From Belle Vue
1969, LP, Columbia
Massed Brass Bands Of Fodens, Fairey Aviation & Morris Motors
Bright As Brass
1967
Men O' Brass, Harry Mortimer
Massed Brass Spectacular
1967, Vinyl, ,
Brass Band
The Combined Bands Of Fairey's, Foden's And B.M.C. (Morris Motors)* Conducted By Harry Mortimer, O.B.E.*
Marching With The Grand Massed Bands
1964, Vinyl, ,
Brass Band/Marches
Steven Mead
The Essential Steven Mead
CD, Album, RE, Polyphonic
Various
WOB 15
2015, 2xCD, Comp, World Of Brass
Various
Long, Long Ago
2013, CD, Album, Doyen
Philip Wilby
Wilby
2013, 5xCD, Album, Doyen, ,
Instrumental
Various
Classics in Brass
2013, CD, Dig, World Of Brass, ,
Instrumental/Brass Band
Various
Now That’s What I Call Brass: Vol 7
2009, 2xCD, Comp, Gol, World Of Brass
Various
Land Of Hope And Glory
2009, 2xCD, Comp, Metro Doubles, Union Square Music
Various
The Gregson Collection: Celebrating A Life Of Brass Band Composition
2008, 2xCD, Comp, Doyen
Various
Now That’s What I Call Brass: Vol 6
2008, 2xCD, World Of Brass
Various
Brass Band Aid
2007, CD, Album, Doyen
Various
Now That’s What I Call Brass: Vol 5
2007, 2xCD, Comp, World Of Brass
Various
A Song By Its Cover
2005, 2xCD, Comp, Promo, BMG, ,
Rock & Roll/Pop Rock/Romantic/Indie Rock/House/Modern Classical/Vocal/Disco/New Wave/Brass Band/Dub/Ska/Arena Rock/Rockabilly/Ambient/Trip Hop/Gangsta/Electro/Downtempo/Synth-pop/Ballad
Various
European Brass Band Championships 2004
2004, 2xCD, Album, Doyen
Various
Now That’s What I Call Brass: Vol 2
2004, 2xCD, World Of Brass
Various
Jubilee Brass
2003, CD, Comp, Salvationist Publishing & Supplies Ltd.
Various
Whit Friday Marches 2003 - Delph March Contest
2003, CD, Album, Doyen,
Various
Brass Bands
2000, CD, Comp, HMV
Various
The Brass Bands Collection
2000, CD, Comp, HMV EASY
Various
Strike Up The Band
1998, CD, Comp, ABC Classics, ABC Classics
Various
Bring Your Own Walkman
1997, CD, Comp, Ltd, Staalplaat, ,
Abstract/Avantgarde/Experimental
Various
19èmes Rencontres Transmusicales De Rennes - 3, 4, 5, 6 Déc 97
1997, CD, Comp, Dig, Trans Musicales De Rennes
Various
The Listen To The Band Collection: Brass Spectacular
1997, CD, Album, BBC, ,
Brass Band
Various
Master Brass Volume Eight
1997, CD, Album, Polyphonic, ,
Instrumental
Various
April 1997 Sampler
1997, CD, Smplr, Chandos, ,
Romantic/Modern/Post-Modern
Various
Chandos Sampler - August 1996
1996, CD, Comp, Smplr, Chandos
Various
Brass Band Favourites
1995
Various
Boosey & Hawkes' European Brass Band Championship - 1993 (Highlights Of The Contest And Gala Concert)
1993
Various
Festival of Brass 1991
1990, CD, Album, Doyen
Various
Brass Band Favourites
1990, CD, Comp, EMI Compacts For Pleasure, EMI Compacts For Pleasure
Various
Best Of Brass
1985, LP, Album, Polyphonic, ,
Brass Band
Various
Reflections In Brass - Volume Three
1985, LP, Comp, Polyphonic, ,
Brass Band
Various
Brass Britannia
1983, ,
Brass Band
Various
Reflections In Brass - Volume Two
1981, LP, Comp, Polyphonic
Various
The Second Album Of The Very Best Of Brass
1976, LP, Comp, EMI, EMI,
Various
The World Of Brass Bands Vol. 4
1973, LP, Decca, ,
Brass Band
Various
Brass Band Classics
1972, LP, Comp, Starline, Starline
Various
40 Brass Band Favourites
2xLP, Comp, Pickwick Records
Various
Christmas in Brass
CD, World Of Brass
Various
Hymns in Brass
CD, World Of Brass
Various
Classics in Brass
CD, World Of Brass
Various
Hits in Brass
CD, World Of Brass
Various
Broadway in Brass
CD, World Of Brass
Various
Movie Hits In Brass
CD, World Of Brass
Various
Marches in Brass
CD, World Of Brass
The KLF
Forever Best!
2006, CD, Album, Comp, Unofficial, Batman Unlimited, Polydor (2), ,
House/Euro House
The KLF
The KLF (Коллекция Альбомов И Синглов 1987-1997)
2004
Rush
Hold Your Fire
1987