John
Anderson
Solo
Trombone
Born - St Andrews, Fife, Scotland.
Started playing age 9 with Buckhaven Town Band under W.
Ross (Still alive and Teaching). James Gourlay was also in
the same band under the same instructor. Reached the
position of Solo Cornet at the age of 10 and a half years.
Moved to Bedworth (Midlands) when 12 and joined the
Bedworth Silver Band as a 2nd cornet player. At that time
James Watson was on principle cornet. Progressed via
Baritone to Euphonium.
Joined the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers aged 15 as a junior
bandsman and started at the Royal Military School of Music
in 1971 studying Trombone. Joined the Adult band in 1972 in
Gibraltar and took over the Solo Trombone seat. Remained on
solo trombone until demob in 1994.
Joined the Goodshaw band after leaving the army as Solo
Trombone and Conductor. Moved on to the Walkden Band before
moving on to the British Aerospace (Chadderton) band in
1998. Joined the Wingates Band in 1999 on 2nd Trombone
before moving on to the VBS (Poynton) band in May 2001 on
Solo Trombone.
Eddie Webb
2nd
Trombone
Eddie started banding in 1984, at the Windsor Prize Band,
Salford and steadily progressed through East Manchester,
Bury Brass and Walkden Bands until his university years in
the North East where he joined the GT Group Peterlee Band
and the University Big Band.
After working overseas for a few years, he played for
Blackburn & Darwen Band in 2001 and later in 2004,
Stalybridge Old Band.
Eddie is looking forward to the slightly scary challenges
of playing championship section test pieces and would like
to thank everyone in the band for the very warm welcome
given.
Most memorable banding moment: Marching passed the Houses
of Parliament at the front of the Miners Protest March in
1992.
Dave Deacon
Bass
Trombone
Dave started playing the trombone in the early 1960’s at
the age of 13. His earliest playing experience was with the
Leeds Music Centre Orchestra, the Leeds Symphony Society
Orchestra, the Harrogate Symphony Orchestra and various
brass ensembles.
Dave then played for a couple of years in a soul band
called the Tropical Boot Company.
At the age of 18, he went to university, took up ‘studenty’
things like excessive beer-drinking, pot-noodles and
sleeping, and gave up playing the trombone.
Dave started playing again about 10 years later, in 1979,
joining Stockport Silver Band, then Urmston and Daveyhulme
Band, and in 1981, Poynton Band, serving as Band Secretary
then Band Chairman in the 1980’s.
His ambition is to play at a contest not having to go to
the toilet after one of Andy Lawton’s visits.
