“The Band was formed in 1856 and was first known as ‘The Primrose Flute’.
This was later changed to the ‘Queen Victoria Flute Band’. The name was finally changed to its present title of ‘Hamilton Flute Band’, in honour of the late Duke of Abercorn, then The Most Noble Marquis of Hamilton, when he first stood successfully as a candidate for Londonderry City Imperial Government. We have gained permission from the present Duke of Abercorn to use the family
Coat of Arms. The band was established in the waterside area of Londonderry and is one of the top flute bands in Northern Ireland.

During the First World War the Hamilton Band is reported to have joined “to a man” the 10th Battalion Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers and became the regimental Band of ‘The Derrys’. They served in many battle zones, but the Battle of the Somme stands out as the most memorable and famous.”


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