 In the mid @-@ 19th century brass bands had a poor relationship with the Nonconformist chapels , mainly due to the heavy social drinking that came hand in hand with being a member of a band . This changed towards the end of the 19th century , and as well as becoming more respectable , many bands had actually joined the temperance movement . Two of the more well known brass bands from the Rhondda both started as temperance bands . The more famous , Cory Band from Ton Pentre , started life as Ton Temperance in 1884 ; while local rivals The Parc and Dare Band were the Cwmparc Drum and Fife Temperance Band . 
