The Kippax Band

Established 1814

2nd Section National Finalists 2007

The Back Row Cornet Section

Faye started playing at an early age moving from horn to cornet.  Finally she settled on sop at the age of 16 after a bet with her dad who told her ‘If you make a decent job of it I’ll buy you a new instrument!’  It ended up costing him a new Schilke (Which she still plays today). 

Faye joined Kippax originally in 1997 after helping out for one of the club concerts and left in December 2004 to have her son Alex.  After a 2 year break from playing she joined Knottingley Silver and then Gawthorpe ’85 before rejoining Kippax in June 2008.

Heather joined at Christmas 1996, from the Lofthouse Youth Band, where she had been Principal Cornet. It was almost an inevitable move: not only does she have her mum, Nicola, and step-father, Nigel, sitting in front of her, but her sister, dad, uncle and grandfather (William Brownridge) all previously played in the band.

Taking on the responsibility of the Repiano seat in the last couple of years, Heather gained confidence on what is often an exposed solo part. Her contribution to the band's 2006 Butlin's winning performance was little short of a revelation and she was roundly hailed as the "player of the day".

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Tracey has played on both front and back row for Kippax and currently lends her talents to the 2nd cornet part. She was previously a member of the Yorkshire Evening Post band.

Bob Walker really needs no introduction with over 50 years on the banding scene. His musical background began with the Salvation Army when he was taught to play the cornet at the age of six. At 16years old he joined the Leeds Rifles Territorial Army Military Band which later became the Yorkshire Volunteers and served as a Bandsman for 17 years. It was his love of brass bands that took him back to his roots and in 1984 became an active member of the Yorkshire Brass Band Fraternity.

It was the desire of Bob that he would teach his son and other children to play brass instruments and it was this determination that was the foundation stone of the Sharlston Colliery Band which he was Musical Director for 16 years.

 The last three years Bob has been Musical Director with Horbury Victoria Band and in 2006 won the Yorkshire Area 3^rd section with the band. In October 2007 Bob’s celebrated 50 year’s of banding with an evening of music making, the proceeds donated to Wakefield Hospice. 

After a long spell with the stick we are now fortunate that he now is enjoying his music making on the back line cornet section here at Kippax.

  Please see the vacancies page for details

Please see the vacancies page for details