Adrian Hirst on Black Dyke, his life-changing accident and fundraising | episode 24

Bass trombonist, Adrian Hirst, who discusses a fundraising project he’s undertaking along with his daughter, Amy. Support the pair at the Prostate Cancer UK website.

Adrian also discusses spending around a quarter of a century underpinning the trombone section of Black Dyke, where he enjoyed a huge amount of success and travelled all over the world.

He discusses the motorcycle accident in 2017 which was to prove life-changing and explains how the trombone and his love of music has helped with his recovery. All that, plus a cracking Piece of the Podcast.

Firstly, Adrian looks back on a year in which banding activity has, sadly, been thin on the ground for everyone.