Talented Trio join Fairey’s
Fairey’s have unveiled three extremely talented new players. Ciaran Young joins on Solo Baritone and Tommy Tynan on Bass, and Patrick Cooke is welcomed to the Trombone section.
Ciaran Young is originally from Northern Ireland, Ciaran Young hails from an exceptionally musical family. His mother being a multi-instrumentalist in the Salvation Army and father previously the Principal Trumpet with the Ulster Orchestra. Ciaran studied at the RNCM and has a wealth of experience playing for Black Dyke, Ransomes, Thoresby Colliery and Carlton Main Frickley. More recently the Brighouse & Rastrick band, where he held the Solo Baritone seat for 10 years, winning 3 National titles.
Tommy Tynan is a tuba player from the banding heartland of Saddleworth. He began to play brass at a young age later taking up percussion, and joined local top section outfit Marsden Silver at 13 years old. Tommy later became a member of the Halle Youth Orchestra and NYBBGB, becoming Principal Bb Bass and winning the Katie Ogden Solo Award and the Tom Atkinson Memorial award. In more recent years, he has played for the Grimethorpe and Oldham (Lees) bands. The main highlight of his time at Oldham was the year of 2018 when they won no less than 5 consecutive contests. In 2019 at 22 years old, Tommy made the decision to study music alongside his career in catering and is currently completing his BMus at the University of Huddersfield and studying tuba with Les Neish. Tommy joined the Fairey band in 2020 and is looking forward to many great performances and memories with us.
Patrick Cooke is currently a student of the RNCM taught by Carol Jarvis, started playing the trombone at the age of 7. He was the very first U18 candidate to achieve an ARSM diploma in the North-West. His performance highlight to date was the opportunity to perform overseas at the Central Park Bandshell in New York.
Speaking of the appointments, Musical Director Adam Cooke said: “I’m delighted that Ciaran, Tommy and Paddy have joined us at Fairey’s. They are three highly experienced and talented musicians, and have already made a big contribution to the band’s return to the concert stage, including as part of our recent Best of Brass programme. I’m looking forward to working with them as we return to concerts and contests over the coming months.”
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