Ollie Duncombe Kit Percussion (2020-Current) Ollie took over the reigns from Peter on Kit Percussion in 2020, his first public performance was at the scaba Spring contest just before the lockdown of that year. Since that time Ollie has had a chance to develop his drumming with numerous concert appearances. Ollie cites “Animal” from The […]
Gareth Burrows Solo Cornet (2018-Current) Gareth began learning the trumpet at age 11 and, like so many Welsh players, was immediately also given a cornet and embraced by the Welsh brass banding movement. He played trumpet in various wind bands and the North Wales Orchestra, and cornet for various Welsh contesting bands as a youth,
Mette Lundorf Solo Cornet (2016-Current) Mette started playing the trumpet in a marching band in Denmark ‘Thisted Garden’ when she was 10 years old and was luckily introduced to Brass bands in 1987 by Preben Noergaard Christensen and has never looked back. She was lucky enough to visit many places and countries with Nordvestjysk Brass
Phil Godden Euphonium (2014-Current) Phil Godden started playing the cornet at the age of 11 years at school. After two terms of lessons his peripatetic teacher told him to give up as he would never make a brass player. The head of music said to try a larger mouth pieced instrument and changed his peripatetic
Graeme Mcausland Cornet (2003-Current) Graeme has been a backbone of the backrow cornet line for many years. Graeme is also the concert secretary and ensures the band has a number of engagements throughout the year, a role which he took over from Richard Warren. In 2016 Graeme was awarded the “Most Improved Senior Player” award
Emma Barsley Flugel Horn (2007-Current) (2nd Cornet 1999 – 2007) Emma decided to join the band after picking up her Dad’s cornet and finding she could get a decent note out of it ! She continued to learn how to play and read music from playing with the youth band and, in time, sitting in
Mark Hayman First Horn (1984-Current) While at school Mark saw two of his friends playing in a classroom recital, he was so taken with the performance that he started playing within weeks. Despite his friends giving up only a short while later he continued under the tutelage of Nick Carter who was also the town band Musical
