Middleton Band

John is one of the trio who revived the band about 15 years ago, and continues to be one of the main driving forces behind its success today.

John is the band Chairman, principal percussionist, librarian, doorkeeper chief transport engineer, and doubles up as the band's Enforcer in times of need.

John is a relative newcomer to brass bands, having played most of his musical career in dance bands and in clubs etc for singers and acts all over the place.

Not surprisingly, John's favourite band piece is "Cute" where he gets to show off his fantastic skills on the kit.

Also not surprisingly, John doesn't like playing hymn tunes because there's not much for him to play!