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ELLEN GALBRAITH
YEARS WITH FAIRFIELD 9
BANDING HISTORY
Ellen started playing the cornet with Whaley Bridge Band. Playing there for 9 years before morving to Fairfield where she also enjoyed working with the junior band and is very proud of how they have all progressed.
Ellen also plays with Skelmersdale Prize Band (when at University) and enjoys contexting with both bands.
PREVIOUS BANDS
Whaley Bridge, Skelmersdale Prize Band
FAVOURITE BAND MEMORY
Qualifying for the National Finals in 2009
FAVOURITE TEST PIECE
Suite Gothique
LEAST FAVOURITE TEST PIECE
Laudate Dominum
TENOR HORNS
JO ROBERTS
BANDING HISTORY
Jo learned to play with Fairfield at the age of 7 before moving to Burbage where she played for 6 years.
In 2008 with Lady Manners School Band Jo qualified for the Music For Youth Finals at Birmingham Symphony Hall.
She returned to Fairfield Band in 2009 and in her first contest helped the band qualify for the National Finals.
PREVIOUS BANDS
Burbage
The Caravan Club Concert Band
Lady Manners Brass Band
FAVOURITE FAIRFIELD MEMORY
Finishing 3rd at the Midlands Area Championships and qualifying for the National Finals... and the celebrations that went with it!
FAVOURITE TEST PIECE
Contrsten - Jan De Haan
LEAST FAVOURITE TEST PIECE
"We are meant to like them???!"
PAUL ELLIOTT
LINDA WILDE
JANE CALVERT
YEARS WITH FAIRFIELD 13(ish)
PREVIOUS BANDS None
FAVOURITE BAND MEMORY
This has to be the trip to France where the bus had broken down outside Toys R Us and then went on to play in Oignies only to find the whole town had gone on holiday.
Plus of course the fantastic bus with no aircon or toilet, the hotel with the flooded bedrooms on our first night and everyone paddling in the fountain at the next place.... FANTASTIC, I have never laughed so much!
FAVOURITE TEST PIECE
Malvern Suite or Three Saints bacause we won Buxton Contest on it.
LEAST FAVOURITE TEST PIECE
Sword Jewel and Mirror - I hated it.
