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Ian started playing at the
age of 7 under the guidance of Dave Pope, joining Mount
Charles Youth Band shortly thereafter. Ian joined the Senior
Band in 1987 working from third cornet eventually up to
principal cornet until leaving for University in 1995. Upon
returning to Cornwall in 1999, Ian took up the principal
cornet chair.
It may be a sign of his advancing years but Ian has had many
highlights with the band 
including 3 Area titles. By day Ian works as a solicitor for
Foot Anstey in Truro. Ian also
plays trumpet in The Harry Peanut Show which are a 8 piece
Soul and Funk band -
www.harrypeanutshow.co.uk
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| Megan
Alexander - Solo Cornet |
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Megan started playing at the age of 7
under Dave Pope in the youth band. She moved onto Flugel
aged 11 and made it into the Senior Band on 3rd cornet
when she was 13. She worked her way up through the
cornet ranks to 2nd man down and then took a "career
break" in 2007 shortly before the birth of her second
daughter Daisy . Her
banding highlights are being the first Cornish band to
play at Brass in Concert and also playing at the Albert
Hall. She is married to Duncan who plays percussion and
also has a daughter Michaela who plays in the youth
band. By day Megan works for the civil service.
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Adam Gore
- Solo Cornet
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Adam started playing the cornet at the age of 10 and soon
joined Hayle Town Band. In 1999, he joined the Mount Charles
Youth Band on 2nd cornet, progressing over time to principal
cornet, and was delighted to join the Mount Charles senior
band in 2000. His first contest with the band was in Pontins
playing Pagannini Variations. It was 2005 when Adam left the
band to join the Royal Marines as a musician. After three
years training in Portsmouth, Adam joined his first Royal
Marines Band in Scotland where in just two years he
travelled to Norway, Gibraltar, Australia and the
Netherlands. During this time he had a brief spell with
Kingdom Brass on repiano cornet. He has now been posted to
Plymouth with the Royal Marines and has taken the
opportunity to rejoin Mount Charles, and is delighted to be
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John Rushdon - Solo Cornet |
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