Regimental Band
The Band of the Welsh Guards was formed in 1915 in the same year as the Regiment. Their first instruments were presented by the City of Cardiff, an act that enabled the band to carry out its first King’s Guard Mounting on St David’s Day in 1916. That very evening the band gave its first concert on the stage of the London Opera House and immediately established a reputation for high musical standards.
The Bands own MOD website can be found here
The musicians in the band are drawn from all over the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth and are permanently based in London where they enjoy a varied and challenging musical career. They can regularly be seen Changing the Guard at Buckingham Palace and at many other State Ceremonial occasions across the Nation. In addition, the musicians also have opportunities to perform at a wide range of events including regular performances on BBC, and at events such as the Ashes, the FA Cup Final, Royal Ascot, Tour de France, Wimbledon and the Rugby Union World Cup.
The band have also recently had the pleasure of performing with such artists as Katherine Jenkins, Bryn Terfel and Shirley Bassey to name a few. They regularly perform abroad, and in recent years have performed at such events as the Basel Tattoo in Switzerland and the International Show Jumping Championship in Canada.
