Thurlstone Brass Band - © 2006-2008

Born:   
23 Feb 1938

Place of Birth:
Clifton, Brighouse, YKS

Occupation:
Retired Teacher

Started Playing:   
Piano - Sep 1949 (lessons Sep 1949 to Jul 1956)
Electric bass guitar - 1980s
Tuned percussion - 1999
Drum Kit - Autumn 2002

First Instrument:
Piano

Current Instrument / Position:
Percussion, mainly kit

Joined band:
1999

Other Bands I have played with:
Huddersfield Choral Society for 43 years (and continuing)
Meltham and Meltham Mills Band, timps, contesting and concerts.
Cawthorne Band occasionally, kit
Shepley Wind Band occasionally, timps

Best ‘banding’ moment:
1.  Surviving playing timps in Goff Richards’ “Oceans” test piece at Pontin’s, Prestatyn, 26 Oct 2003.
2.  Playing the snare drum roll to start the National Anthem on Ray Payne’s golden drum to start the Area Contest in Bradford in 2004 or 2005.
3.  Playing at the National Finals in Harrogate, 23 Sep 2006.

4.  Playing Frances (nee Beatty) Gill’s “Ramdala” for Meltham and Aklowa African Drums.
5.  Singing with the Choral behind my son, Jonathan playing trombone with the National Sinfonia, in Mozart’s Requiem, conducted by Dr. Jane Glover.  

Favourite piece(s) of band music:
“That” bit in “Music”, “Georgia”, “Glasnost”, “Gladiator” and loads more.

Favourite food(s):
Pork with apple sauce.

Hobbies (when not at band):
Grandchildren; building, mainly walls (love bitumen-backed aluminium); gardening; caravanning; family history

Ambition:
To weigh less

Age:
Old (over 70)

Place of Birth:
Preston

Occupation:
Retired Teacher

Started Playing:   
1985

First Instrument:
EEb Bass

Current Instrument / Position:
EEb Bass

Joined band:
1995

Other Bands I have played with:
Meltham & Meltham Mills

Best ‘banding’ moment:
The rehearsal taken by Dave King before an Area Contest  (1990s).

Favourite piece(s) of band music:
Arrangement of Londonderry Air (as in “Brassed Off”). Irish Blessing.  Most by Goff Richards compositions and arrangements, Disney Fantasy etc.
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Favourite food(s):
Roast Beef and Yorkshire Pudding
Indian and Chinese meals

Hobbies (when not at band):
Caravanning

Ambition:
To grow older keeping healthy.

Current Instrument / Position:
EEb Bass

Born:
BBb December 1980

Place of Birth:
Sheffield

Occupation:
Bus Inspector (Blakey!!!)

Started Playing:   
1990

First Instrument:
Tenor Trombone

Current Instrument / Position:
BBb Bass   

Joined band:
1994

Other Bands I have played with:
Deepcar, Dodworth

Best ‘banding’ moment:
Playing in National Finals with Dodworth.
Thurlstone playing at my wedding