Thirty musicians.
One Fairey sound.

Aidan began banding aged 12 with his local band, Sale Brass. He progressed up the brass band ladder, playing with both Tyldesley and Wingates bands until joining the Fairey band in late 2025. He was also part of both the Greater Manchester Youth and Foden's Youth brass bands, having held the principal cornet seat in both them. Aidan enrolled at the RNCM in 2024, studying for a BMus in performance.

Macey began playing the cornet with Stockport Schools’ Brass Band at the age of seven. She progressed through the organisation, who have a strong relationship with Fairey, leading her to join the KNDS Fairey Band in September 2025. Macey is a member of the National Youth Brass Band of Great Britain, and won both the National Youth Championships of Great Britain with Wardle Academy in 2024 and Whit Friday on Principal Cornet for them, winning Best Soloist at Dobcross. She then went on to represent England at the European Youth Championships in Norway in 2025.

Playing with Chav Brass on the main stage at Beat-herder festival

James is Broadcast Engineer by profession living and working in Gtr. Manchester. He joined Old Hall Brass aged 10 under MD Neil Parkinson his father. Then whilst at Huddersfield university studying Audio Systems joined Sellers International. He moved to London for work and joined East London Brass. Finally moving back north joined Fairey in 2021.

Producing the bands Wilderness Brassique set in 2024 and performing with Mogwai at the BBC 6Music Festival in 2025.

Since graduating from the RNCM with a Master’s in Euphonium Performance with Distinction in 2019, Peter has worked as a peripatetic brass teacher across Cheshire and the Wirral. He joined the Fairey Band in 2022, winning the Best Euphonium prize at his first contest, the British Open Championships. Peter has performed as Principal Euphonium with the European Youth Brass Band, RNCM Brass Band, National Youth Brass Band and Wind Orchestra of Wales, and recently with the Hallé Orchestra at Bridgewater Hall. He was also a BrassPass.tv Young Brass Award finalist in 2019 and twice an EBBA European Soloist Competition semifinalist.

The first notes with an adult band - the first fast section of Bourgeois’ ‘The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea’, having joined Tongwynlais Temperance on 2nd Euphonium as a 14-year-old a month before the Championship Section Welsh Area. Terrifying and addicting, plus they came 2nd!

Originally from Northern Ireland, RNCM-trained euphonium and baritone player Ciaran performed with prominent brass bands, including Desford & Black Dyke. He later spent ten successful years as Solo Baritone with Brighouse & Rastrick, winning three National titles and competing internationally.

I began playing with Beaumaris Band as a youngster, progressing through the Junior and Youth Band, to compete with the senior band at the British Open. I joined Faireys following a career in the Royal Corps of Army Music.

My most memorable musical moment was competing with Nelson City Brass at the NZ National Championships in 2023. It was an incredible trip and amazing experience.

Tony started his musical career in Clackmannanshire, Scotland. He moved down to Manchester to study at the RNCM in 1989 and worked with many of the North West bands. Working as a secondary school teacher since 2007 he moved to Yorkshire where Tony has had the good fortune to play with many of the Championship section bands including Grimethorpe, Black Dyke, Hepworth and Brighouse and Rastrick. He has been with the Fairey Band since 2022 and is enjoying several conducting engagements. He has played professionally with funk, soul, pop and big bands as well as film and recording credits.

Winning the 2010 London finals on ‘Breath of souls’ with Brighouse and Rastrick

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Playing a joint concert with the Hallé at the Bridgewater Hall. Pines of Rome has never sounded quite the same since!

Saddleworth, Yorkshire born and bred. Best to leave it there ;-)

New ones seem to come along almost every gig. It’s a good thing.