Saltash Town Band

players

A few shots of the Band whilst playing at Crownhill Fort on Saturday, 2nd April 2005 - a beautiful (if windy) sunny day, starting the season off with a bang!!

	Musical Director: Town Band
	Marcus Alleyne

	Musical Director: Junior Band
	Chris Spreadbury

	Soprano Cornet
	Simon Manley
	profile to follow
	Principal Cornet
	Liz Burford
	Profile to follow
	Solo Cornet
	Tim Hatrey
	Tim is playing with the Band whilst studying at Plymouth University.
	Solo Cornet
	Lauren Rossiter-Thomas
	Profile to follow
	Solo Cornet
	Vacancy
	This position is currently vacant.
	Repiano Cornet
	Andrea Warne
	Andrea joined the band when she was 12 following her brother Martyn who played cornet and her dad who played Eb bass. She began playing the Eb horn but moved to cornet about a year later. Andrea stopped playing for a while when she moved to London to work when she was 19. Restarted playing about 12 years ago when she helped St Pinnock in a band contest, after which she moved back to Saltash when her daughter Rebecca wanted to play cornet. Andrea's eldest son joined for a while learning Euphonium, now her youngest son is learning the cornet hoping to join the junior band in the future.
	2nd Cornet
	Thomas Jeffery
	Thomas joined Saltash Junior Band in 2010, where he plays on the solo cornet line. He enjoyed it so much, he also started coming along to the Town Band, along with his dad, who plays trombone. He has recently moved from 3rd cornet to 2nd cornet.
	2nd Cornet
	Vacancy
	This position is currently vacant.
	3rd Cornet
	Robert Walsh
	Robert joined the Saltash Junior Band in 2010, playing on the front row, and has recently started coming along to the Town Band, where he plays 3rd cornet.
	3rd Cornet
	Vacancy
	This position is currently vacant.
	Flugel
	Graham Pascoe
	Also plays Cornet and Tenor Horn. Graham starting playing the Cornet aged 7 with Helston Town Band where he stayed until 1997 when he moved to Plymouth for work. He then joined Saltash and married Principal Cornet player Nicky in June 2000. In recent years Graham moved to Flugel and occasionally fills in on 1st Horn.
	Solo Horn
	Martyn Townson
	Martyn has recently returned to Saltash Town Band following a spell with The Soundhouse Band. He has played on and off with Saltash on various instruments since he was a young boy. He is married to Donna, who also plays Horn.
	1st Horn
	Sally Owen
	Originally from St Just, Sally started playing the horn at the age of 7 with Pendeen Silver Band where she remained until getting married and moving abroad. After moving to Plymouth a few years later she played horn with Saltash Town Band for a couple of years before family commitments meant she had to leave, but is now back and happy to be playing again.
	2nd Horn
	Donna Townson
	Donna started to learn the cornet with Saltash Town Band in 1987. She is currently playing Horn. Donna met and married her husband Martyn whilst they were both members of Saltash. They have two sons and a daughter.
	1st Baritone
	Gill Lynch
	Profile to follow
	2nd Baritone
	Emily Ayres
	Emily joined the Junior Band last year and is now regularly attending Senior Band rehearsals and engagements.
	Euphonium
	Roger Fulcher
	Roger has played Principal Euphonium with Saltash since the summer of 1984. He started playing at the age of 14 (eek! in 1969) with RBL Maidstone and then spent a number of years with East Peckham Silver Band before moving to Saltash for work.
	Euphonium
	Andrew Knight
	Andrew started playing with Saltash Town Band in 1999, when he played baritone. He then became Principal Euphonium with the then Youth Band, and subsequently played Euphonium and then Eb Bass in the Town Band. Andrew has recently returned to the band after a short break.
	1st Trombone
	Neil Jeffery
	Neil originally played with the Band back in the early 1990s. After many years' break, he returned to the band when his son, Thomas, joined the Junior Band.
	2nd Trombone
	Geoff Hill
	Geoff began playing Baritone with Portland Social Centre Band in 1949, where his father was Bandmaster. Progressing to Trombone a few years later at Portsmouth Fire Brigade Band and Southampton Albion Band where he continued his music. Transferring to Liverpool in 1967, he played 2nd Tenor Horn and Cornet with the Cammell Laird Works Band at Birkenhead. On joining Saltash Town Band in 1982, he changed instruments again, this time to Eb Bass. Geoff has stepped in and played Cornet, Horn, Baritone, Side and Bass Drum when needed, but has now returned to his favourite instrument, the Trombone. Now in his 70s he is still one of the Band's regular players.
	2nd Trombone
	Harry Pascoe
	Harry has followed in his parents' footsteps and started playing cornet in his first year at primary school. Harry moved on to trombone just before Christmas 2010 and plays with both the Junior Band and main band.
	Bass Trombone
	Laurindo (Low) Barbosa
	Low joins us from Portugal. He has played in brass bands, jazz, orchestras, classical music groups, brass orchestras, salsa e merengue band, solo concerts (piano accompaniment) and trombone solos with orchestra and band. He has taught pupils inPortugalto a Level 3 standard. These pupils were aged 10-22. Low has also been very priviliged to have worked with a couple of formidable musicians: Antonio Vaz and Fernado Marinho.
	Eb Bass
	Andy Knight

	Eb Bass
	Bernie Ryan

	Bb Bass
	Keith Burford
	Profile coming soon
	Bb Bass
	Matthew Thomas
	Profile to follow
	Percussion(Kit)
	Matthew Pascoe
	Matthew made his debut concert at Padstow on 24 June 2012. He follows in the footsteps of the rest of his very talented family.
	Percussion(Tuned)
	Vacancy
	This position is currently vacant.
	Percussion(Timps)
	Vacancy
	This position is currently vacant.