Old Kirk Braddan - Isle of Man

I performed in a Christmas carol service with Onchan Silver Band (the band in which I began learning to play when I was five years old) at Old Kirk Braddan on the Isle of Man on Boxing Day 2022. I have played at this service for as long as I can remember, and I only missed it during the pandemic. This was my first time performing with David Karran as the musical director: he started playing in the band at the same time as me, when he was six years old. 

I played the soprano cornet, and my mum and my wife were both in the congregation. It's always very atmospheric in this candlelit and cold church, and it is a wonderful part of my Christmas traditions.

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