Carl Robinson

Carl was born in Grimsby, moving to Barnetby at a young age. At the age of seven, Carl was invited to a brass recruitment session at the Barnetby Silver Band, where because of his taller physique (specifically longer arms) was presented with a trombone. Under the guidance of Colin Britcliffe he soon progressed from the junior band to the senior band. Membership of other bands followed - Scotter, Albright & Wilson Brigg - as well as joining the Lindsey Youth Orchestra.

Aged 15, Carl joined the Primo Windows (Grimsby) Band on 2nd Trombone and had many local successes here. After three years, Carl was asked to audition for the highly respected Ransome Hoffman Pollard Band based in Newark. After a successful audition, Carl began his championship section banding under the guidance of many named conductors such as David James, Trevor Walmsley DFC , Roy Newsome and in Carl's opinion the greatest of them all, Major Peter Parkes. Several major concerts, tours and contest appearances followed, including The Masters, Belle Vue, Grand Shield and several appearances at the National Finals. After an enjoyable fourteen years at RHP, Carl's work commitments in the motor industry meant that he had to look for another band, joining the Lincoln based Foss Dyke Band. Again, this was a successful period of banding, rising through the sections to attain championship status.

Several years later Carl was invited to join the East Yorkshire Motor Services Band for the first time, with several further appearances at the Royal Albert Hall, before work commitments once again forced Carl to move bands, playing for several Lincolnshire based bands and EYMS again, before joining the Barton Town Band, recently promoted to the championship section, conducted by Garry Oglesby and the flamboyant Richard Evans.

Carl rejoined the East Yorkshire Motor Services Band in July 2013, followed in 2014 by his friend Stuart Clark, thus resuming a 40 year-old partnership of playing in the same trombone section dating back to when they were both thirteen year-olds.