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BRASS ALIVE 2005

4BR DOWNUNDER

WORLD RANKINGS:

Top 200: updated 12-May-2005

These rankings have been meticulously prepared and provide an accurate reflection of the merits of each band mentioned.

Pos

Band

Region

Points

+/-

1

Black Dyke

Yorkshire

956.65

+1

2

YBS Band

Yorkshire

897.12

-1

3

Buy As You View

Wales

877.37

-

4

Foden's Richardson

North West

684.08

-

5

Grimethorpe Colliery (UK Coal)

Yorkshire

490.42

-

6

Fairey FP (Music)

North West

474.64

-

7

Scottish Co-op

Scotland

438.07

-

8

Whitburn

Scotland

382.98

-

9

Sellers International

Yorkshire

362.22

-

10

Brighouse & Rastrick

Yorkshire

353.90

-

11

Tredegar

Wales

330.76

+1

12

Reg Vardy

North

324.82

-1

13

Hepworth (Persimmon Homes)

Yorkshire

309.72

+2

14

Leyland

North West

248.43

-1

15

Kirkintilloch

Scotland

229.46

-1

16

Brass Band Willebroek

Belgium

166.39

-

17

Flowers

West

150.79

+2

18

Travelsphere Holidays

Midlands

126.81

+4

19

Mount Charles

West

123.61

-1

20

Ransome

Midlands

120.06

-3

21

Stavanger

Norway

114.33

+26

22

BTM

Wales

105.86

-2

23

Desford Colliery

Midlands

102.51

-2

24

Cwmaman Institute

Wales

95.03

-1

25

Ashton-under-Lyne

North West

81.13

+70

26

Rothwell Temperance

Yorkshire

80.90

-

27

Wingates

North West

80.73

-2

28

Newtongrange Silver

Scotland

79.23

-4

29

Carlton Main Frickley Colliery

Yorkshire

69.62

-2

30

Eikanger-Bjørsvik Musikklag

Norway

65.83

-1

31

Unison Kinneil

Scotland

59.69

-3

32

Staffordshire

Midlands

56.76

+8

33

Freckleton

North West

56.45

-1

34

Kingdom Brass

Scotland

56.16

-4

35

BT

North West

51.27

-1

36

Fishburn

North

50.97

-5

37

Burry Port Town

Wales

50.65

+12

38

Lyngby Taarbaek

Denmark

50.20

+7

39

Aveley & Newham

LSC

50.07

-6

40

Tongwynlais Temperance

Wales

49.03

-4

41

Beaumaris

Wales

48.70

-6

42

Camborne Town

West

48.55

-3

43

Woolley Pritchard Sovereign

Midlands

47.00

-1

44

Brass Band 13 Etoiles

Switzerland

46.59

+14

45

SWT Woodfalls

West

44.98

-8

46

Brass Band Rijnmond

Netherlands

42.19

+76

47

Pennine Brass

Yorkshire

40.94

+16

48

Gothenburg

Sweden

40.67

-10

49

Manger Musikklag

Norway

40.34

-3

50

Redbridge Brass

LSC

37.48

-9

51

Stocksbridge

Yorkshire

37.02

-7

52

Besses o' th' Barn

North West

36.20

-4

53

Dalewool Auckland Brass

NZ

35.56

-10

54

Bournemouth Concert

West

31.06

-2

55

Dobcross Silver

North West

28.41

-5

56

NZ Community Trust Woolston Brass

NZ

26.76

-5

57

Yorkshire Imperial Urquhart Travel

Yorkshire

26.28

-3

58

EYMS

North

24.43

-5

59

BHK (UK) Ltd. Horden

North

24.22

-3

60

Brisbane Excelsior

Australia

23.79

-5

61

Pemberton Old Wigan JJB

North West

23.44

-

62

Haydock

North West

22.75

-2

63

Tavistock Chester-le-Street Riverside

North

22.51

-6

64

Jaguar (Coventry)

Midlands

22.41

-2

65

Waratah Brass

Australia

21.58

-6

66

St. Austell Town

West

21.45

-1

67

Alliance Brass

LSC

21.31

+3

68

Sandefjord Brass Symposium

Norway

20.74

+4

69

Kibworth

Midlands

19.97

-3

70

Brass Band of Central Florida

USA

19.64

-6

71

Hatfield Main

Yorkshire

18.69

-3

72

United Co-op Yorkshire

Yorkshire

18.69

-5

73

Innovate Skelmanthorpe

Yorkshire

18.59

-4

74

Thomas Coaches Mid-Rhondda

Wales

17.40

-3

75

Newstead Welfare

Midlands

17.25

-2

76

Bazuin-Oenkerk

Netherlands

15.77

-1

77

Parc & Dare

Wales

15.65

-3

78

Thoresby Colliery

Midlands

15.13

-1

79

Burgermusik Luzern

Switzerland

14.89

-3

80

Krohnengen

Norway

13.83

+7

81

Chicago Brass Band

USA

13.32

-3

82

Brass Band Fribourg

Switzerland

13.28

-2

83

Yeovil Town

West

12.82

+2

84

Glossop Old

Midlands

12.59

-

85

Bo'ness & Carriden

Scotland

12.57

-6

86

Bodmin Town

West

12.41

+2

87

Brass Band de Waldsang

Netherlands

12.30

-4

88

Treherbert

Wales

11.98

+1

89

Hawthorn

Australia

11.63

-8

90

Kensington & Norwood

Australia

11.59

-8

91

Provinciale Brassband Groningen

Netherlands

11.58

-1

92

Buizingen

Belgium

11.29

+2

93

Jaren Hornmusikkforening

Norway

11.27

+7

94

Bon-Accord

Scotland

11.26

-8

95

Harrogate

North

11.23

-4

96

Dalmellington

Scotland

10.49

-4

97

Aeolus

France

10.20

+75

98

The Trusts Waitakere Brass

NZ

10.06

-5

99

Northop

Wales

10.01

-2

100

Wrexham Brass

Wales

9.89

-2

101

Longridge

North West

9.84

-5

102

United Co-op Crewe

North West

9.43

-3

103

Newmilns & Galston

Scotland

9.23

+5

104

Molde Brass Band

Norway

9.07

+10

105

Point of Ayr

Wales

8.83

-3

106

Brass Band Berneroberland

Switzerland

8.76

-1

107

Arklow Shipping

Ireland

8.75

+71

108

Laganvale

N. Ireland

8.73

+8

109

1st Old Boys SeaCat Silver

N. Ireland

8.72

+2

110

Marsden Silver

Yorkshire

8.57

+5

111

Silkeborg Blaeserne

Denmark

8.57

-5

112

Lindley

Yorkshire

8.50

-5

113

Brisbane Brass

Australia

8.40

-12

114

Broxburn & Livingston

Scotland

8.30

-10

115

Johnstone Silver

Scotland

8.27

-12

116

Midden Brabant

Belgium

8.09

-7

117

Ila Brass

Norway

8.01

+2

118

Concord

Denmark

7.73

-5

119

Old Silkstone

Yorkshire

7.65

-7

120

St Mary's Band Club

Australia

7.53

-10

121

Wire Brass

North West

7.40

+18

122

United Norwest Co-op Milnrow

North West

6.73

-4

123

Cottingham

North

6.44

-6

124

Ammanford Silver

Wales

6.18

-3

125

Drighlington

Yorkshire

6.10

-5

126

CWA Carrickfergus

N. Ireland

5.93

+60

127

Marple

North West

5.83

-3

128

Broughton's Brass

North

5.71

-5

129

Ratby Co-operative

Midlands

5.65

-1

130

Hade Edge (J&E Dickinson)

Yorkshire

5.56

+16

131

Vernon Building Society Poynton

North West

5.49

+21

132

Saint Louis Brass Band

USA

5.39

-7

133

Lanner & District Silver

West

5.28

+22

134

Solna Brass

Sweden

5.24

-7

135

Willoughby City

Australia

5.20

-9

136

Staines Brass

LSC

5.14

+56

137

Pontardulais

Wales

5.12

-3

138

St. Kilda Sentinel Brass

NZ

5.11

-9

139

Atlantic Brass Band

USA

5.04

-9

140

Festival Brass Band

Belgium

5.02

-

141

Mossley

North West

5.00

-9

142

Knottingley Silver

Yorkshire

4.95

-5

143

Abergavenny Borough

Wales

4.95

-8

144

Amsterdam Brass

Netherlands

4.88

+1

145

Shepherd Building Group

North

4.87

-14

146

Welwyn Garden City

LSC

4.79

-10

147

Friary Guildford

LSC

4.79

-9

148

Ensemble de Cuivres Valaisan A

Switzerland

4.73

-7

149

Bathgate

Scotland

4.72

-16

150

Boarshurst Silver (Greenfield)

North West

4.64

+17

151

Yorkshire Building Society Concert

Yorkshire

4.44

-9

152

Metropole Brass Band

Belgium

4.32

-3

153

Brass Band Schoonhoven

Netherlands

4.26

-3

154

Easington Colliery

North

4.25

+22

155

Riddings

Midlands

4.19

+3

156

Fountain City Brass Band

USA

4.16

-13

157

Betlehemskyrkans Brass

Sweden

4.07

-13

158

Zone One Brass

LSC

4.05

-11

159

Aarhus

Denmark

3.97

-11

160

Penclawdd Brass

Wales

3.83

-4

161

Diggle

North West

3.80

New

162

Wakefield Metropolitan

Yorkshire

3.78

-8

163

Hebden Bridge

Yorkshire

3.77

-6

164

City of Bristol

West

3.77

-3

165

Tertnes Brass

Norway

3.74

-

166

Aldbourne

West

3.72

New

167

Clackmannan & District

Scotland

3.72

+2

168

Brass Band of the Western Reserve

USA

3.71

-17

169

RAF St. Athan Voluntary

Wales

3.70

-9

170

Kew

Australia

3.62

-17

171

Soham Comrades

LSC

3.59

-12

172

Brass Band Oberosterreich

Austria

3.56

New

173

Llanrug

Wales

3.56

-9

174

Canterbury Foundation Brass

NZ

3.51

-11

175

Brass Band Kortrijk

Belgium

3.35

-

176

Kirkintilloch Kelvin Brass

Scotland

3.31

-14

177

Murley Silver

N. Ireland

3.27

-7

178

Blackburn & Darwen

North West

3.26

-12

179

Nord-Pas-de-Calais

France

3.21

-5

180

Kidlington Concert

LSC

3.12

-9

181

Brass Band Pfeffersberg

Italy

3.10

New

182

Greggs Bakery

North

3.08

-9

183

Malmo Brass

Sweden

3.03

-15

184

Towcester Studio

Midlands

2.98

-7

185

Brassband Limburg

Netherlands

2.95

+3

186

Meltham & Meltham Mills

Yorkshire

2.94

New

187

Downshire Brass

N. Ireland

2.94

New

188

Oslofjorde Brass

Norway

2.91

-1

189

Markham and District

Wales

2.87

-9

190

Barnsley Building Society

Yorkshire

2.82

-9

191

Amiens

France

2.82

-8

192

South Yorkshire Police

Yorkshire

2.73

-7

193

Ascot Park Hotel of Invercargill

NZ

2.72

-14

194

Illinois Brass Band

USA

2.68

-10

195

Langley

Midlands

2.64

-6

196

Glenorchy City Concert Brass

Australia

2.59

-14

197

Pays de la Loire

France

2.56

-6

198

Sola Brass Band

Norway

2.51

New

199

Granite City Brass

Scotland

2.49

-9

200

Noord Limburgse

Belgium

2.40

-3

 

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