Sam Fisher

Born in Reading, Berkshire, Sam grew up in the small market town of Tavistock in Devon. His early musical years were spent with the local town band (Stannary Brass Band), Bodmin Town Youth Band, City of Plymouth Wind Band and The Royal Naval Volunteer Band, Devonport. Having moved to Barnsley in the year 2000 to study under Dr Roger Webster and David Hirst, he joined Carlton Main Frickley Colliery Band, where he stayed for eighteen months, before accepting a position with the world famous Brighouse and Rastrick Band. Over the next eight years, Sam played with Brighouse and Rastrick Band and Grimethorpe Colliery Band, mostly on Repiano Cornet and Flugel Horn before returning to CMFCB in 2009 to occupy the Flugel Horn position. He currently works as a performer (trumpet/cornet/flugelhorn), brass teacher, musical director, adjudicator and composer/arranger. His passion for brass banding continues to be the focus of much of his time. However, more recently he is spending more of his time performing with a variety of ensembles, including soul and function bands; whilst working as a session musician for John Tams, BBC Folk Award Winner, Sam Sweeney and Sheffield-based artist, Jack Rutter. Sam has also toured the UK twice in the last two years, performing with Jon Boden and The Remnant Kings at a number of the UK’s most prestigious venues. Sam recently recorded brass on Jon’s latest release; a live album, recorded at Rockfield Studios, home of Bohemian Rhapsody.