Robert Dunning

Posted on Nov 25, 2011 | Comments Off

Position in band : Solo Trombone

Years in Eccles Borough Band : 2008 - present

Other bands played for : Greenfield Band, Hebden Bridge Band, Uppermill Band

Occupation : Musical Instrument Technician / Piano Tuner

Committee position : Band Sergeant

I started playing the Trombone when I was about 7 and gave up when i went to Newark Technician college in Nottinghamshire. After returning back home to the Northwest in 1989 I picked up a spare Trombone from my mothers school and so my hobby/obsession started again. I joined Uppermill Band on 2nd Trombone and moved my way quickly to Solo Trombone at Greenfield Band where I stayed for a while and I had my 1st experience of being a committee member. I then went over the border to Yorkshire to join Hebden Bridge Band on Solo Trombone where I was also asked to be the chairman of the band. After a good stint with them I moved back to Uppermill this time on Solo Trombone to join the same band as my girlfriend Ruth (Wife now). In 2008 we both felt it was time to leave Uppermill and join Eccles Borough Band and here we hope to stay through many successes.