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.
Want to join the band?
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 2025
Summer Evening Concerts
Listen to band in the beautiful surroundings of Sidmouth Connaught Gardens. Starting June 2025, see our engagements page for concert dates!
Next Event: Sunday 27th April Spring Concert in Ottery St Mary
The Silver Band will be performing a movie themed concert with Brass Class at the Institute in Ottery St Mary on Sunday 27th April starting at 2.30pm. Tickets are available from Band Members or from the "Curious Otter Bookshop" in Ottery and are £8.00, under 16s are free.
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
August 2014
Many thanks to everyone who came along to listen to the Brass Class concert on 20 July and to eat the delicious cream tea. Hopefully, you enjoyed the solos and the wide variety of band music including well-known pieces such as Mamma Mia, Pirates of the Caribbean and a...
July 2014 – Brass Class Cream Tea
You may well know that Ottery has two brass bands – the Silver Band and Brass Class. You may also know that brass instruments come in two colours – silver and brass. Is that the difference between the bands - silver instruments in the Silver Band and brass instruments...
June 2014
Those of you lucky enough to live within shouting distance of the Feoffee Room may have noticed an interesting phenomenon on Silver Band practice night - strange gaps in the music when no-one plays. Those gaps aren’t really where the composer forgot to write anything;...