Principal Cornet

Richard Rowe

Richard is the current principal cornet player of the band. He has been in the band for six years, having re-starting playing after a 22 year absence. His former positions in the band have been Repiano and 2nd Cornet. Richard is married with two children. In the past, Richard has played with Camborne Junior Band, St.Keverne Band, Redruth Town Band and Camborne Town Band. He gave up for other commitments at the age of 17. In 2008, he contested with Mount Charles band on tutti solo cornet at the Regionals, the Grand Shield, Bugle, the English National championship in Preston and the national finals at the Royal Albert Hall, which he rates as one of his most memorable banding moments. He enjoys DIY and watercolour painting in his spare time. In the future, he would like to continue to be involved in the re-building and development of the band.

Solo Cornet

Ian Hooper

 Solo Cornet

 Lee Rouse

Sharon Hooper

Sharon currently plays 3rd man (or woman!) down on the front row. She has appeared with Camborne town band in the national finals at the Royal Albert Hall four times and has won the Royal Trophy at the Bugle contest six times. Her favourite test piece is Pagannini Variations. She is married with a son. In the past she has played for the City of Truro band and the St Agnes band. She then joined Lanner for eight years before joining Camborne in 1999. Sharon then had a brief spell out of banding before rejoining Lanner earlier this year.