A Trombonist competes at the Second Section Finals
In all the years I've been involved in brass banding, I've never played at a National Finals. The closest I've come, if you can call it that, was in 2015 when Totnes qualified for the 4th section finals, the only year I didn't play with them between 2010 and 2018. Of course, it's possible the reason they qualified was because I wasn't there, but we'll not dwell on that. This summer I decided to take a break from my full time commitments with the SW Comms Band so I could spend more time with Arthur and Joseph. It was a much needed break without needing to worry about being at rehearsals and concerts which often meant dashing straight from work, creating days where I didn't see the boys at all because I'd left before they were awake, and got back after they were in bed. Whilst I was on this break I had a chance conversation with the MD of Soundhouse Band, Lee Clayson. They were short of a bass trombone player for the finals. I didn't need to be at ...
