Barry Skinner - Euphonium |
Something that reveals age: Helen Shapiro singing Walking back to happiness
First Band: St Newlyn East Started playing because: My friends at 8 years old because I liked the sound of a brass band Why Mount Charles: Because they are a good band to play for First contest: Cornwall Brass Band Contest, Truro Favourite Music: Resurgam Favourite Venue: Colston Hall, Bristol Best Banding Memory: Winning the second section area contest, Torquay in 1998 with Redruth Town Hobbies: Gardening, woodwork Pets: Dog Favourite alcoholic drink: Guinness Can no longer drink: Rum Toilet paper hangs: Over |
Lesley Rickard
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Keith Carden
Solo Baritone
Something that reveals age: Ruth Ellis was hung
First Band: Cowes Concert Band
Started playing because: Salvation Army
Why Mount Charles: They told me "Yes"
Favourite Music: Rodrigo's Aranjuez
Favourite Venue: Minack
Best Banding Memory: Dinning at the quartet contest at Crawley
Hobbies: Photography and art
Pets: None
Favourite alcoholic drink: Gin
Can no longer drink: Gin
Toilet paper hangs: Over
Dumbest injury: Cut an electric cable with a hedge trimmer
First Band: Cowes Concert Band
Started playing because: Salvation Army
Why Mount Charles: They told me "Yes"
Favourite Music: Rodrigo's Aranjuez
Favourite Venue: Minack
Best Banding Memory: Dinning at the quartet contest at Crawley
Hobbies: Photography and art
Pets: None
Favourite alcoholic drink: Gin
Can no longer drink: Gin
Toilet paper hangs: Over
Dumbest injury: Cut an electric cable with a hedge trimmer
Mike Rowe - 2nd Baritone
Something that reveals age: Petrol was 8s 8d per gallon / 3 gallons for 1 old pound
First Band: St Breward (for 54 years)
Started playing because: when a new learners class began in 1966
Why Mount Charles:
First Contest: Cornwall Brass Band Contest, Truro in 1967
Favourite Music: Resurgam (I will rise again)
Favourite Venue: Colston Hall, Bristol, The Royal Albert Hall, London and The Minack Theatre, Cornwall
Best Banding Memory: Became the National Champions of Great Britain on of the 4th section in 2009. Came 4th in 2007, playing at Harrogate and 4th again in 2000, playing at the Royal Albert Hall, London
Hobbies: Working at being retired and band, band and more band
Pets: I had cats, but they passed due to their old age
Favourite alcoholic drink: Peroni
Can no longer drink: Rum
Toilet paper hangs: Over
First Band: St Breward (for 54 years)
Started playing because: when a new learners class began in 1966
Why Mount Charles:
First Contest: Cornwall Brass Band Contest, Truro in 1967
Favourite Music: Resurgam (I will rise again)
Favourite Venue: Colston Hall, Bristol, The Royal Albert Hall, London and The Minack Theatre, Cornwall
Best Banding Memory: Became the National Champions of Great Britain on of the 4th section in 2009. Came 4th in 2007, playing at Harrogate and 4th again in 2000, playing at the Royal Albert Hall, London
Hobbies: Working at being retired and band, band and more band
Pets: I had cats, but they passed due to their old age
Favourite alcoholic drink: Peroni
Can no longer drink: Rum
Toilet paper hangs: Over