Corps of Army Music - Territorial Army Bands

Territorial Army Bands

Prior to Options for Change and the formation of the Corps of Army Music most regiments, especially in the infantry, maintained their own military bands. This tradition is now continued by the Territorial Army, who retain regimental and corps bands. The TA Bands are not part of the Corps of Army Music. They are still under the direct command of their parent corps or regiment.

There are currently 20 TA Military Bands located across the UK and Gibraltar :

  • Band of the Honourable Artillery Company
  • Regimental Band (Inns of Court and City Yeomanry) of the Royal Yeomanry
  • Lancashire Artillery Volunteers Band
  • The Nottinghamshire Band of the Royal Engineers
  • The (Northern) Band of the Royal Corps of Signals
  • Lowland Band of the Royal Regiment of Scotland
  • Highland Band of the Royal Regiment of Scotland
  • Band of the Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment (Queen's and Royal Hampshires)
  • Band of the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers
  • Band of the Royal Anglian Regiment
  • Volunteer Band of the Royal Gibraltar Regiment
  • Band of The Royal Irish Regiment (27th (Inniskilling) 83rd and 87th and Ulster Defence Regiment)
  • Band of the Royal Welsh
  • Band of the Duke of Lancaster's Regiment (King's Lancashire and Border)
  • Band of the Yorkshire Regiment (14th/15th, 19th & 33rd/76th Foot)
  • The Band of The Mercian Regiment
  • The Salamanca Band of The Rifles
  • The Waterloo Band of The Rifles
  • Band of the 150th (Yorkshire) Transport Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps
  • Band of the Army Medical Services

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