Player Profiles
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Andrew
MacPherson
Andrew
Perrin
Brad King
Dianna Daley
Robbie Cheetham
Peter Hughes
David Charlton
Campbell
McLeod
Renee
Thompson
Ian
Cochrane
Ewan
MacPherson
Peter
Knopp
Andrew
Perrin
Age: 42
Occupation: Technical
Consultant
Instrument: Side Drum
Rank: Drum Sergeant
Email: andrewp@theminers.com.au
Years Drumming: 32
Bands played for: Adamstown
RSL Pipe Band
-----------------------------Cardiff
RSL Memorial club Pipe Band
-----------------------------Toronto
and District Pipes and Drums
-----------------------------United
Mineworkers Pipes and Drums
Solo Status: Open
Most Memorable Band Moment: Our
trip to the UK, France and Belgium to commemorate the Australian Armed Forces
involvement in the First World War. Performing at places such as the Arc
de Triumph and Mennin Gate in Belgium plus touring and playing through out
the battle fields of Flanders.
Favourite Drink: Guinness
and Tooheys Old (a compulsory drink of the drum corps)
Most Embarrassing Band Moment: Stumbling
along the corridores of Smith House in Armidale in the dark after a rather
huge session on the Guinness with our Pipe Major only to discover the next
day that the lights were on. (Maybe I should have opened my eyes !!!)
Favourite Band: Shotts
and FMM
Favourite Tune: Most
Jigs and Hornpipes
Favourite Food: Any
type of Sea food
Favourite Colour: Blue
Nickname: Hopper
(to some close friends that know the story)
What I like most about playing for the Miners: The
efforts of all players to improve and strive to be a force in the contest
arena, along with the strong bond between all not only as a band but socially
as well.
How
would you improve the pipe band scene: There is a need
for more events for solo drummers. More people would be involved if they
were going to get more than 1 play on the day. As you know pipers have at
least 4 events they can play in and twice as many if they play up a grade.
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Andrew
MacPherson
Age: 48
Occupation: Contracts
Manager
Instrument: Bagpipes
Rank: Pipe
Major
Email: macca@kooee.com.au
Years Piping: 30
Bands played for: Cardiff
RSL
-----------------------------RACT Pipes and Drums
-----------------------------The Miners
Solo Status:
Most Memorable Band Moment:
Favourite Drink: Port
Most Embarrassing Band Moment:
Favourite Band: Shotts
Favourite Tune: The
Conundrum
Favourite Food: Rump
Favourite Colour: Blue
Nickname: Sarg
What I like most about playing for the Miners: The
challenge and
friendship
How
would you improve the pipe band scene: Consistency
across the
states in grading bands
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Brad
King
Age: 26
Occupation: Student
Instrument: Side Drum
Rank: Band Clown
Email: bradtking@yahoo.com.au
Years Drumming: 8 years
Bands played for: Bellingen River District Pipe
Band - 1989 to 1995, Miners -
2003
to present
Solo Status: Elementary
Most Memorable Band Moment: The last two years.
Favourite Drink: Tooheys Old
Most Embarrassing Band Moment: Slipping over in the
main street of Morriset with no
jocks on underneath my kilt (you can guess what people saw).
Favourite Band: FMM
Favourite Tune: Tourist
Favourite Food: Bacon and eggs
Favourite Colour: Blue
Nickname: Kingy
What I like most about playing for the Miners: Competing
in a band that is always striving for better results. Having beers with the
guys after anything we do!
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Dianna
Daley
Age: 24
Occupation: Primary Teacher
Instrument: Pipes
Rank: General mushroom!
Email: dianna_daley@hotmail.com
Years Piping: 9 years
Bands played for: Armidale Pipe
Band - 1998 to 2003, Miners -
2003
to present
Solo Status: Elementary
Most Memorable Band Moment: Iv'e forgotten
Favourite Drink: Vodka and pink lemonade
Most Embarrassing Band Moment: Maclean 2004 when
I spent at least two hours extracting pieces of onion from my nose after a messy
end to a big night of drinking.
Favourite Band:
Favourite Tune: Hell Bound Train, Pumpkins Fancy
Favourite Food: Lollies
Favourite Colour: Blue
Nickname: Di
What I like most about playing for the Miners: The
fact that I am constantly improving my piping. Hanging with guys in the band
and
the
regular
drinking sessions.
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Campbell
McLeod
Age: 35
Occupation: Disability
Support Worker
Instrument: The Great
Highland Bagpipe
Rank: Ive heard that
my playing sometimes is
Email: bagpipe74@optusnet.com.au
Years Piping: 28
years
Bands played for: Shellharbour
(1977-1982) Blacktown (1982-1994) Toronto & District (1996-1998) QLD Police
(2001) UMFAPB(2004-
Solo Status: Solo,
what is a solo????
Most Memorable Band Moment: Playing
Mull of Kyntyre with Sir Paul McCartney
Favourite Drink: Either
Rum, beer, scotch, wine, jack daniels, tequila, killkenny, gin, vodka, cooking
sherry
Most Embarrassing Band Moment: Cant
remember any one stand out but I'm sure you wouldn't have wanted to be there
Favourite Band: Pink
Floyd
Favourite Tune: Old
classic MSR's but Hell Bound Train is exceptional
Favourite Food: You
put it there I'll eat it
Favourite Colour: I'm
colour blind they all look the same to me
Nickname: Anything
except late for dinner
What I like most about playing for the Miners: I
really like the waistcoats, oh, and the 3 1/2 hours each way to band practice
How would you improve the pipe band scene: More
competitions
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Robbie
Cheetham
Age: 53
Occupation: Coal
Miner (Washery Tech)
Instrument: Bag pipes
Rank: Shit kicker
Email: cheetham@coscom.net
Years Piping:
Bands played for: City
Of Maitland Pipe amd Drums.Newcastle PCYC, Lake Mcquarie PCYC ,The old Cessnock
band,
Solo Status: Drinking
to much
Most Memorable Band Moment: The
Bands first NSW Championship. Plus a few away trips. Especially The
Tour overseas
Favourite Band:
Favourite Drink: Plenty
of Red wine
Most Embarrassing Band Moment: Standing
behind John the school teacher in Scotland waiting to go on parade
when he shit himself.
Favourite Tune: None
to name, but like good jigs and hornpipes
Favourite Food: Don,t
care
Favourite Colour: No
real favourites
Nickname: Cheeto
What I like most about playing for the Miners: Cause
there good.
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Peter
Hughes
Age: 66
Occupation: Practising
drummer
Instrument: Tenor
and Bass drums
Rank: No!
I shower daily
Email: peterghughes@iprimus.com.au
Years
Drumming: approx. 48
Bands played for: Lakemba
Caledonian 3yrs
-----------------------------Sydney Thistle 13yrs
-----------------------------St Marys Band Club 25yrs
-----------------------------NSW Police 4yrs
-----------------------------Mineworkers approx 3yrs
-----------------------------on loan to St Marys again! (for 2005)
Solo Status: Last
time competed was 1967 and NSW open bass and tenor winner
Most Memorable Band Moment: Marching
along side the late Alex Duthart of Shotts and Dykehead Pipe Band
in 1980 and playing with the band at their practice hall.
Favourite Drink: These
days it is Diet Coke but once it was Glenmorangie
Most Embarrassing Band Moment:
Favourite Band:
Favourite Tune: Too
many to name
Favourite Food: Too
many to name
Favourite Colour: Red
Nickname: None
in bands that I am privy to!
What I like most about playing for the Miners: A
relaxed, friendly group of people that value friendships and enjoy
what they do.
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David
Charlton
Age: 58
Occupation: ex
Ran, ex Power Plant Operator, now retired
Instrument: Pipes
Rank: Some
times
Email: davmar@acay.com.au
Years
Piping: 49 & 3 months, but not counting
Bands played for: Lithgow,
Ettalong, Gosford, Miners
Solo Status: 3rd
at Dubbo NSW Championship (1957??)
Most Memorable Band Moment: First
O/S tour with Miners
Favourite Band:
Favourite Drink: Most
Most Embarrassing Band Moment: Too
many
Favourite Tune: Too
many to name
Favourite Food: Pizza
Favourite Colour: Blue
Nickname: Charlie
What I like most about playing for the Miners: A
good mob who like a good time and from whom I have learnt heaps
which hopefully will continue to improve my piping.
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Renee
Thompson
Age: 20
Occupation: Sales,
in a music shop
Instrument: Side
Drum
Rank: In
northern ireland we say 'mingin' lol :oP
Email: nayozzy@hotmail.com
Years Drumming: 10
Bands played for: City
of Gosford, The Miners, Cullybackey, Finvoy
Solo Status: All
Ireland lady champion. but theres more to come from me! lol
Most Memorable Band Moment: Hearing
Finvoy been called out as world champions 2004, and doing a clean
sweep in all majors
Favourite Band: St
Laurence O'toole
Favourite Drink: Tennants
Most Embarrassing Band Moment: Friday
night before the worlds outside the hotel with the rest of the band. The
pipe sergent came up behind me and pulled my shorts down. Standing in nothing
but a g-string for all of glasgow to see!
Favourite Tune: Haven't
got one..sorry!
Favourite Food: Pizza
Favourite Colour: Yellow
Nickname: Short
arse
What
you like most about playing for the Miners: I'll
let you know when i find out! lol
How would you improve the pipe band
scene: Have a beer tent at EVERY competition. lol
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Ian
Cochrane
Age: 50
Occupation: Machine
Shop Supervisor
Instrument: Pipes
Rank: chief
organiser and money spender
Email: ian.cochrane@hedweld.com.au
Years Piping: 33
Bands played for: Hills
District 1972 - 1974, Upper Hunter 1975 - have I ever left...., Newcastle
City RSL 1982 - 1995, Miners 1995 - whenever
Solo Status: who
cares
Most Memorable Band Moment: Playing
lament at wreath laying ceremonies in Europe on 1st band trip
Favourite Band: Beatles
-? you mean pipe band - They're all good
Favourite Drink: beer,
scotch, rum, wine, brose, kahlua, port ,bourbon
Most Embarrassing Band Moment: smuggling
two bottles of wine out of a dinner under my laid and dropping
them in the middle of the dance floor, which was empty.
Favourite Tune: any
good hornpipe or jig.
Favourite Food: pasta,
pizza, steak, vegies, fish and chips etc
Favourite Colour: red
Nickname: cocko
What
you like most about playing for the Miners: Good
bunch of guys and girls. The band that competes is mostly the same
band that plays at everything else. A general committment from
everybody for band improvement
How would you improve the pipe band scene: A
few more contests in NSW would be good.
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Ewan
MacPherson
Age: 40ish ???
Occupation: Longwall
Electrician
Instrument: The
Great Highland Bagpipe
Rank: Major's
Cousin!
Email: elmac@winsoft.net.au
Years Piping: 33
Bands played for: Newmarket
Legion (Canada), Burlington
Legion (Canada), Erskine (Canada),Peel Police (Canada), RACT, Cardiff, The Mighty
Miners!
Solo Status: Huh?
Most Memorable Band Moment: Playing
with the band for the first time at
Castle Hill in 2005 in the pissing down rain! It just felt "right"!
Favourite Band: Field
Marshal
Favourite Drink: There's
not enough space
Most Embarrassing Band Moment: I'm
still working on it!
Favourite Tune: Lord
Alexander Kennedy
Favourite Food: Kangaroo-seriously!
Favourite Colour: Orange
Nickname: I
haven't had one bestowed on me yet!!
What
you like most about playing for the Miners: The
way everybody gets
along.There are no 'Prima Donnas' in the band. It's like one big
family!
How would you improve the pipe band scene: Shift
it closer to
Mudgee!!
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Peter
Knopp
Age: 26
Occupation: Student
Instrument: Side
Drum
Rank: Foreign
drumming dude
Email: knopppeter@web.de
Years Drumming: 15
Bands played for: Palatinatian
Drum Corps, Dudeldorf Lion Pipes & Drums,
Palatine Caledonian Music Ensemble,
The Miners
Solo Status: Sub-Intermediate
Most Memorable Band Moment: Heaps
of them and hopefully heaps more to
come!
Favourite Band: Victoria
Police Pipe Band
Favourite Drink: Hot
Chocolate
Most Embarrassing Band Moment: Crashing
through a fold-up chair whilst
camping in Maclean
Favourite Tune: Masons
Apron
Favourite Food: Chocolate
Favourite Colour: Blue
Nickname: Peter
Knob
What
you like most about playing for the Miners:Good
Band, nice team,
funny blokes
How would you improve the pipe band scene: More
kick-ass tutors
that give lessons for free
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