Thurlstone Brass Band - © 2006-2008

Born:   
1986

Place of Birth:
Sheffield

Occupation:
Course Administrator for Nursing at Sheffield Hallam University

Started Playing:   
1996

First Instrument:
Cornet

Current Instrument / Position:
Flugel Horn

Joined band:
On and Off Since 2003! Officially 2006

Other Bands I have played with:
Various School Bands, Loxley Silver Band, Cawthorne Band, and Currently Deepcar Band

Best ‘banding’ moment:
Winning 'Most Improved Player' at Thurlstone Last Year. & Wearing sparkly cowboy hats at Stavely Contest with Deepcar!

Favourite piece(s) of band music:
Gabriel's Oboe, Born Free, James Bond Collection

Favourite food(s):
Bread, Chips, Chocolate

Hobbies (when not at band):
Dancing, Singing, Spending time with my Sister and my Fiance

Ambition:
To win the lottery! Or to be able to perform for a living.

Born:
19/03/95

Place of Birth:
Huddersfield

Occupation:
Student

Started Playing:   
2001

First Instrument:
Percussion

Current Instrument / Position:
Solo Horn

Joined band:
2004

Other Bands I have played with:
National Youth Brass Band of Great Britain, Yorkshire Youth Brass Band, Sellers International Youth, Lockwood Brass, Elland Silver, Elland Youth

Best ‘banding’ moment:
Playing at the British Open Gala Concert with NYBBGB at the Symphony Hall, Birmingham and Playing at the French Open with Lockwood Brass

Favourite piece(s) of band music:
Dances and Alleluias, Valero (very high!), Year of the Dragon

Favourite food(s):
Curry & Naan Bread

Hobbies (when not at band):
Practising

Ambition:
To play Principal Horn with NYBBGB and Black Dyke

Current Instrument / Position:
1st Horn

Born:
1965 (42 going on 16)

Place of Birth:
St Luke's Hospital, Huddersfield

Occupation:
Project Manager of Regeneration Schemes

Started Playing:   
1977

First Instrument:
Cornet - but not for long

Current Instrument / Position:
Horn - and I’ll play on any position I’m needed on

Joined band:
Not joined as such, but I’m a regular dep!

Other Bands I have played with:
Meltham & Meltham Mills, Lindley, Hade Edge.
Favourite piece(s) of band music:
English Heritage, Henry the Fifth

Hobbies (when not at band):
Following Westlife around the UK and Ireland and meeting them at every opportunity.......... Oh, and going to the gym

Current Instrument / Position:
Tenor Horn

Current Instrument / Position:
Tenor Horn