Name change for Dunfermline Band
Dunfermline is the newest city in Scotland, having been granted City status as part of Queen Elizabeth II’s diamond jubilee celebrations. And so Dunfermline Town Band will now be known as Dunfermline City Brass, and it will be appearing publicly under its new name at the Scottish Championships next month.
The band was established in 1892 and has enjoyed the support of the town council throughout the years. In its centenary year, the band received approval from the council to use the Dunfermline coat of arms as part of its uniform. City status was conveyed upon Dunfermline in a short ceremony inside the City Chambers at which King Charles officially presented the official documents to the Provost of Fife, Councillor Jim Leishman. Shortly afterwards band chairman and principal cornet Danny Harrison bumped into Jim Leishman by chance and they discussed changing the band name to reflect Dunfermline’s new status.
A few weeks later, he received a letter from the Provost which said that, while this was not something the band needed local authority permission for, he thought the name change was a “terrific idea and I would personally support it”. Danny added: “From the band’s point of view, it was important to get this endorsement from the Provost. We can now look forward to the future with a new name and a refreshed sense of optimism.”
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