Eb Bass.

Full Name:    Philip Martin Hirst.

Nickname;     Hirsty.

Started Playing;    A Boarshurst Junior School, Saddleworth Secondary School.

Length of time at Boarshurst;    Joined Boarshurst 36 years ago, after auditioning on 11th December 1972 when I was 12years old.

Previous Band/s;    None.

Best Moment in Banding;    Winning the Area 2nd Section in 1987. The following year playing in the Championship section and coming 6th. (There was no 1st section then).

Worst Moment in Banding;    Coming last in the 2007 area contest.

Favourite Test Piece;    Le Roi D'ys, Journey Into Freedom.

Future Hopes and Wishes;    To play with a good and enthusiastic band which in turn leads to more interest in the club Which should be what we all at Boarshurst should be aiming for.

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