Todmorden

Todmorden is a town in the county of West Yorkshire, England, southwest of Hebden Bridge. It is part of Calderdale local council. Before the 1974 reorganisation of local government, the town had originally been in Lancashire.

Music

Music has always played an important part in the life of Todmordians. Carlospresents... of Merry Men,John A Helliwell of Supertramp,Keith Emerson of The Nice and Emerson, Lake and Palmer were born and raised here, as was Geoff Love a generation earlier. There have also been three groups formed by local constituency:

Related Topics:
Music - John A Helliwell - Supertramp - Keith Emerson - The Nice - Emerson, Lake and Palmer - Geoff Love

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• Logger and the Lumberjacks
• Peter Daye and the Knights
• The Keys

There has also been wide enjoyment of more traditional musical forms:

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• the Todmorden Brass Band
• the Todmorden Orchestra
• the Belvedere Dance Band

There is also a thriving amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society and various other cultural Societies.

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