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I started playing when I was seven years old, so I can’t really remember my life before banding. I’d say something profound like ‘my life...

Hello! So, if you’ve been following this blog for a while (you troopers!) and you’ve read the title, I suppose you’ve probably guessed...

It’s in Skegness…so not the most local gig in the world, but it’s the banding equivalent of going to Disneyland…sort of. Do not let your...

Carol Jobs Labour clubs, churches, town centres, parades, freezing your knackers off in the foyer of a Sainsbury’s on your twelfth...

Exaggerated or accurate? You decide. Enjoy! Contest Morning ‘This is too early for a Saturday/Sunday’ Searching for matching black socks,...

Being involved in youth bands has been the rocket fuel for my progression as a player. Regular band rehearsals were useful for my...

Check out It’s Not a Trumpet’s first ever Youtube video! Follow me as I prepare to play Principal Cornet with the wonderful Golborne band...

Whilst playing in brass bands does provide a player with loads of skills, solo competitions allow players to solely focus on their...

If you are a bander you will have heard of a guy called Percy Fletcher. If you’re not a bander or you haven’t heard of him- you need to-...

I love it when I’m introduced to new music, so I’m always so grateful when artists and groups get in touch with me to check out their...

So, here we are, the last piece to be featured at this year’s Spring Festival, ‘The Triumph of Time’ by Peter Graham which will be...

here I will admit, I may be slightly bias with this piece because I am OBSESSED with Eric Ball’s writing. He’s one of the few composers...

The Wasted Time Project: POST 2 As a musician, I think we pretty much train ourselves to think critically about everything we do, at...

The Centaur, Cheltenham Ok, so it’s less than three weeks until my band, Eccles Borough, takes to the contest stage in Cheltenham on 19th...

Eccles Borough Band (led by Mareika Gray) playing at the North West Regionals Championships 2015, in the Winter Gardens, Blackpool. Photo...