It’s the beginning of a new season, with new tunes, all with new challenges and changes within your band. We at Bucksburn & District , this year, after so many years of having the same unchanging ‘rear end’ of the band are in that very same position.
We see the Drum Corp of old led by L/D David Brown along with Jade McDermid, Jo Lancaster, Lyndsey Milne and Stephen Moggach along with Tenors, Keith Mann, Sophie Gibb, Chris George and Bass player Graham Gauld coming to an end.
Many years of hard work, experience and dedication being given to the band, especially by David and Graham, seeing a few hard and difficult times offset by the multitude of ecstatic times had at the Boxy camp. David moving into his judging capacity as an unattached adjudicator and Graham, well, the sticks aint hung up yet.
Every dark cloud however has a silver lining and we at Bucksburn are proud to announce the new Drum Corp led by the Bucksburn born L/D Scott Niven along with Sinead Bruce, Lachlan Gibb, Chris Henderson and the return to the fold of Martin Gibb. Tenors, we are glad to say, are Sophie Gibb and Chris George, who we are thankful remained at the band, along with Catherine Ellis and Gillian Wright. The big Bass being ably controlled by Simon Davidson.
Band President Gus MacAskill said “ What makes the transition special for our band is the fact that all the new Drum Corp have been taught, tutored and nurtured through our own band feeder system. These guys are exceptional already – I can’t wait to see the future” |