1974 - 1979 Bedford Street School Band

1975 - 1979 Crewe Co-op Junior Band

1976 - 1980 Cheshire County Youth Brass Band

1977 - 1980 Crewe Co-Op Band

1980 - 1984 Fodens Motor Works Band

1984 - 1987 Crewe Co-Op Band

1988 - 1989 Stalybridge Old Brass Band

1989 - 1995 Crewe Co-Op Band

1995 - 1997 Cheshire Brass Ensemble

1997 - 1998 Normid Band Crewe

1998 - 2006 Roberts Bakery Band

2006 - 2008 United Co-Op 2000 Band Crewe

2008 - Silk Brass

Mark started his banding career in 1974 at the Bedford Street School Band (Crewe), and in 1975 played with The Crewe Co-op Junior Band also. In 1976 Mark added another Band to his list of commitments and joined the Cheshire County Youth Brass Band. (at this point, playing for three bands simultaneously). With Cheshire County Youth Brass Band, Mark undertook three tours of America (1977-78-79), He played beneath the Lincoln memorial in Washington DC, the Rockefeller Cheshire New York, and by the Liberty Bell

in Philadelphia. Also he played in concerts at Baltimore and around the Chester County Area, Pennsylvania. Mark has also toured Europe, visiting Denmark and Holland with the band.

In 1980, Mark joined the world renowned Fodens Motorworks Band, and spent four years with them. During this time he revisited Europe for a band tour of Belgium.

1984 saw Mark return to Crewe,and the Crewe Co-op Band for the next ten years or so, with a brief spell in 1988 at the Stayleybridge Bridge Old Band in Tameside.

1995 saw Mark on the move again to Cheshire Brass ensemble and Normid Band Crewe, culminating in an eight year stint with Colin Cransons band, Roberts Bakery in Sandbach. Whilst at Roberts Bakery, Mark led the band as Principal Cornet to yet another series of European Tours, to Holland, and five tours of Bad Schlema, Germany where he played in the European Blasmusikfestival.

2006 saw Mark back at his home town with United Co-Op 2000 Band Crewe (Formerly Normid 2000 Band) for two years, until he joined Silk Brass in April 2008.

"Banding is in my blood. My first experience of banding was going with my Dad to concerts and contests were he played principal cornet for the Co-Op band Crewe. I can still remember the pieces they played:- The Shipbuilders, The Plantagenet's, The Frogs, Peer Gynt. Brilliant inspiring music, somewhat different to some of the "clever" modern test pieces we enjoy so much

He gave me my first lessons and introduced me to the obsession of banding, thanks Dad !. (also has my first half of Shandy - Buxton contest 1977 - all down hill since then)."