Celebrate Cyfartha
The first British style brass band was founded in Merthyr Tydfil c.1840. While an exhibit dedicated to the band exists at Cyfartha Castle, and a project was undertaken by the Wallace Collection in 1980s, performing works of the band on period instruments, it is the aspiration of the Llwydcoed Band to perform and record the works of the Cyfartha Band on modern instruments, and undertake further research on the extensive repertoire of Wales, and the world's, first brass band. Llwydcoed is the closest band geographically to Merthyr Tydfil and performs extensively in the local area. Discussions with Cyfartha Castle on the above project are now underway