Hebden Bridge Band

Percussion

Dayle Squires

Dayle joined Hammonds Junior band in 1974 and played with all the bands in the company over time - Hammonds Band B, The Hawley Band and the Hammonds Sauce Works Band. He joined Lewington Yamaha Brass with David James, and was Band secretary for two years, working closely with Bill Lewington, the band's sponsor. The band made radio and TV appearances and several recordings.
Dayle has toured Europe with the Hawley Band and the Young Ambassadors Band of Great Britain. Dayle moved to Stocksbridge Band, and then finally to Yorkshire Building Society under David King. Having played in every major contest arena, Dayle left full-time banding and guested occasionally with various bands until becoming settled at Hebden Bridge.

Sam Gardner

Aged 15, Sam is the youngest member of the band.He began playing percussion at age 7 despite encouragement from his parents (Steve and Di, who are also in the band) to play something smaller and more compact. He quickly progressed from owning a single snare drum to a full drum kit with five cymbals, two timpani, a glockenspiel, a full size xylophone, bongos, and various other noisy bits of percussion 'kit'. Sam was a member of the National Childrens' Orchestra GB for five years until he had to retire as he was too old! He also plays for North Halifax Grammar School Concert Band, Brass Band, Orchestra and percussion ensemble. Sam is also a member of the Yorkshire Youth Brass Band.
He was asked to come along to Hebden Bridge by Prof. Philip Wilby, who is a great believer in giving children the opportunity to succeed in music. Sam's favourite instrument is the xylophone, although he enjoys all tuned percussion.
Sam has also recently been filmed by the BBC to star in a TV programme about music. He plays both kit and xylophone in the programme, which airs on the BBC’s children’s channel CBeebies. The series, called Take a Bow, is made up of 25 mini-programmes showcasing talented children in different art forms. Sam was filmed at the National Railway Museum in York.
He was put forward for the programme by Prof. Nicholas Childs who spotted Sam playing in the Yorkshire Youth Brass Band.

Steve Rollason

Steve is the band's only driving instructor!! An experienced bandsmen of long standing, Steve makes regular vists when full percussion rehearsals are required.