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RICHARD EVANS is one of the most colourful and flamboyant

characters on the British brass band scene today. With a

unique ability to instil pride and passion into every player, he

is ultimately the driving force behind each band he conducts.

Born in Aldershot, the son of a regular soldier, he spent his

first two years of life in India. On return to England, the family moved to Preston Lancashire. It was in nearby Leyland that he was introduced to the cornet with the British Legion Band. Within three years Richard was one of the founder members of the National Youth Brass Band, becoming principal cornet under the direction of the late, great Harry Mortimer, OBE, CBE. Leaving his first band, he moved to the Leyland Motors Band (the original forerunner of the now Leyland Band) and studied under founding fathers Harold Moss and William Haydock.