I started playing at about 8 years old, when my father was at Kneller Hall in London he arranged for me to have lessons from some of the top trumpet and cornet professionals in the area. I joined the army at 15 and in the following 12 years I was lucky to play in some nice concert halls around the world. I moved to Cornwall in 1985 and got back into brass banding. I played for St. Dennis, St. Austell, Bodmin and Camborne town bands. A few years later I was to become one of the founding members of the now disbanded South West Tuba Quartet. I re-joined the band this year after a gap of about 14 years and once again have started to enjoy playing.