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Question Time |
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What age are you? |
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Over 21 |
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Where are you from? |
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Northern
Ireland |
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What are your hobbies and interests? |
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I like to watch Formula 1
as well as Pipe Bands |
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What is your occupation? |
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Electrical Contractor |
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General Questions |
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Who Do
You Play For? |
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St
Laurence O'Toole Pipe
Band (Grade 1) |
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Have You
Played For Any Other Bands? If so, Who? |
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Joined Sgt Walker Mem as
a side drummer (69) moved to tenor (74)
then bass (79) (69-81) McNeillstown
Tenor (81-87) Quinn Mem bass (87-92)
Field Marshal Montgomery Tenor (took
charge of the tenor section 95-05
(93-05) Boghall and Bathgate (06-08) |
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Who
taught you to play tenor? |
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My Father taught me the
side drum early years. Albert Neill from
East Belfast, otherwise self taught. |
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Heroes / Inspirations |
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Who Is
Your Inspiration and Why? |
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Cant say there is any one
player as over the years I have drawn
inspiration from a number of sources
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Who is
Your Pipe Band Hero and why? |
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Again I don’t have a
specific person I could name as I have
an appreciation of a number of people
for a variety of reasons. |
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Your Favourites |
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Who is
Your Favourite Pipe Band and Why? |
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I tend to gravitate
towards bands I enjoy listening to that
include St Laurence O’Toole, Boghall and
Bathgate, Field Marshal and McNeillstown. |
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What is
Your Favourite Tune? |
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There are many tunes I
enjoy listening to, my preference would
be more towards hornpipes jigs and
reels, 2/4 March wise I would have to
say Lord Alexander Kennedy.. |
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Favourite
Brand Of Drum? |
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Each drum has its
strengths, I haven’t played the newer
Premier so really cant give an opinion
as yet but of the drums I have played I
would list in no particular order the
older models of Pearl and Premier, and
the prototype Mojo drum I played last
season. I haven’t played Andante in
quite a few years but they remain a
popular choice. |
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Favourite
Brand Of Stick? |
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I guess it’s a case of
different sticks for different
applications I had my own design of
stick during my time with FM which
worked well for what I wanted to
achieve. I guess I need to try a few
different makes before I could give an
informed opinion, I will get back to you
on that one!!!! |
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When was
your best band performance? And why? |
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The best band
performance? That’s a hard one, over the
years I have been fortunate to be a part
of many fantastic band performances, and
no doubt will be in the future!!!!!!! |
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Most
Memorable Trip with the band? And why? |
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The trip to San Francisco
and Estes Park in Colorado in 95 which
was an amazing experience and the 93
trip to Kemper just after winning the
worlds |
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What are
your
Band
/ Drum Corps & Bass Section
Achievements? |
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G1 Worlds G1 Cowal
Championships G1 British G1 Scottish.
Scottish British European All Ireland
and Ulster Drumming Titles. COC Drumming
Titles (2) All Ireland (16) and Ulster
Titles (17) A number of All Ireland and
Ulster Bass Section Prizes and the
Worlds Bass Section in 2004
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Do you
teach? |
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Yes. |
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Last But Not Least |
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If you
could give anyone advice / tips what
would they be? |
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Enjoy your playing
Playing wise, be sympathetic to the melodic
line of the music and light and shade of
the drum corps.
Flourishing, irrespective of the style, in
my opinion its important to have neatly
choreographed and well timed visuals. |
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Do you
have any forthcoming plans in the Pipe
Band / Tenor Drumming world? If so, care
to share? |
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Just to continue enjoying
my playing |
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Lastly,
Where do you see yourself in 5 years
time? |
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Hopefully still enjoying
what I’m doing!!! |
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