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Warriner returns to Morecambe

Andrew Warriner has returned to the Morecambe Band as MD.

 

The Morecambe Band has announced that Andrew Warriner has returned to them as MD.

New players

With the Regional contest taking place on Sunday the band also announced that they have signed a numebr of new players: Sam Barbary on soprano, Oly Kernthaler on front row cornet, Gareth Nelson on Euphonium and Sam Warriner on the end chair all come in.

Andy Warriner says he's hoping to repeat the success of 7 year ago, when at Preston Morecambe became National Champion in the Third Section.

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