Welcome
Welcome to the St. James’s Brass and Reed Band website – the oldest band in Ireland and possibly Europe. Officially established in 1800 but early records trace back to as far as 1737.
St. James’s Band has participated in numerous events of historic importance, which included playing at the meetings of Daniel O’Connell and Charles Stewart Parnell. The band was invited to play at Parnell’s home in Avondale and later led his funeral to Glasnevin Cemetery. You can read more about the band on our history page.
St. James’s Band boasts a vast musical repertoire that ranges from overtures, selections, marches, and some of the most current popular tunes. View our upcoming performances.
If you are interested in learning an instrument or would like to join the band explore our JD Academy Band and New Members pages for more details. If you would like to hire the band get in touch.
Our conductor Kevin Corcoran is an acclaimed ensemble and solo percussionist with experience in classical, band and stage performances. In recent years he has begun the transition to conducting. Read more about Kevin here.
Next performances
Here are our next performances. Get in touch if you would like to hire us for your event.
Our JD Academy will play in The Square Shopping Centre on the 20th December at 7pm. All welcome.
The band are delighted to perform at this year's St. Michael's Church Christmas Concert. Not to be missed. The evening promises to be packed full of talented local performers. All welcome.
Join the band as we perform our Christmas programme in Newbridge Shopping Centre from 11am on the 8th December. All welcome!
Social updates
If you have any questions you can connect with us on our social networks.
Thank you for your continued support throughout the year, and we're looking forward to sharing our upcoming gigs and concerts for 2025 with you soon!! 🎶
Thank you for your continued support throughout the year, it is very much appreciated.Here's Santa Clause is Coming to Town by the St. James's Brass and Reed Band 🎅🏼 Watch to the end for a surprise!
A BIG thank you to their Conductor, Eva O' Toole, for all her hard work over the year!Here's the St. James's JD Academy Band playing Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas at Dublin Castle ⭐️📷 by Marguerite!
Thanks to Dublin Concert Band for the beverages, they went down a treat 😉
We had an absolute blast in St. Michael’s Church Inchicore for their annual Christmas Service last night. Such amazing talent in the Local Community!Thanks very much for having us, and thanks to everyone who came to see us 🎄🎼
Join us at 6pm on Sunday, where we'll be playing some Christmas favourites such as Fairytale of New York 🎄📷 Fairytale of New York by the St. James's Brass and Reed Band