Adam Gregory - Bass Trombone

About Adam: Adam started playing at the ripe old age of 8 at Heathcote C of E school, where Adam being Adam chose the biggest instrument they had, and so trombone it had to be. With the only Brass Band in the Scouting movement just around the corner Adam joined his first band, First Ash Vale Scout Band, and when forcibly ejected from the scouts Adam, at the age of 16, started his relationship with Friary. At his first Friary rehearsal, at the beginning of 1984, Adam was put on Bass Trombone because he was limited to being able to read Bass Clef only. Since then Adam has been a regular Friary member, with the exception of a one year hiatus when he played rival band Alder Valley. After much persuasion (from Alder Valley members!!), Adam returned to the band he knew best. More recently Adam has enjoyed playing alongside fellow Friary members Steve Thornes and Richard Cox (now ex-member) in the Woking Symphony Orchestra. Adam claims that his most embarrassing moment was at Crawley contest when he came in two bars early - everyone in the audience knew it was him! ...or maybe it was when he painted his case bright yellow with Blitz in black on the side ready for a tour of Germany… or maybe it was sleeping under the band bus after a heavy night of drinking… or maybe it was getting up on stage during a contest and telling bad jokes while the audience waited for the results … or maybe it was …