Simon Dobson (Photo taken from his website which will be either credited or removed on request) Simon Dobson is an award-winning composer, conductor, multi-instrumentalist, and producer. Simon was born in 1981, in Cornwall, where he grew up in a brass banding family. He attended Launceston College and then
Gareth Churcher Gareth was born in Falmouth in 1983 and has a flourishing career as a conductor and composer primarily in the world of brass and voice. His works have been performed locally, nationally and internationally. He has had works performed by the Virtuosi GUS Band, Brett Baker and various
I was born in 1985 in Reading, so I’m not officially Cornish at all! That said, I have no memory of my life prior to Cornwall – we moved to St Austell when I was four-years-old – so I do consider myself Cornish by nurture if not by birth! Neither
During the 1820s the activities of the parish church choir, under the direction of Bennett Swaffield, became a feature of the accounts of musical events noticed by the newspapers. No record of instrumental concerts taking place in the town has been found, but the performances of the choir, both in
Songs inspired by the Cornish Clay Country
Daniel was born in Stockton-on-Tees in 1996 and moved to Foxhole, Cornwall, in 2001 and then to Bugle two years later. He said, “Every year on the weekend of my sister’s birthday, the West of England Bandsmen Festival took place and the winners played in the square in front
In 1998 the Cornish Music Guild sponsored a concert commemorating the life of Joseph Emidy "Hidden Routes". The concert featured "The Eulogy of Emidy", by Paul Gladstone Reid which celebrated his life.
Al Hodge was an internationally known guitarist, singer, and composer. His music remains with us and his legacy of rock music in Cornwall continues to grow. The first “Alstock” festival was held at Bodmin Footbal Ground in 2007 and has since become the highlight of the Cornish rock band calendar.