Sam Kind - Treasurer and Trustee

Sam returns to playing after an 11 year break.

He started playing with the SW16 Youth Band in London,  aged 7, having lessons with his dad. After the family relocated to York, he joined the Rowntrees Junior Band under the direction of Ted Pratt and started having lessons through the music service with Graham Walker (former principal cornet of Yorkshire Imps) and later Janus Wadsworth. He moved to the Senior band, alongside his dad and started a move down the band from 3rd cornet to Euphonium and finally Eb bass when Duncan Beckley took over as conductor of the band.

After a brief spell playing for South Milford, Sam went off to university in London and helped the York Railway Institute band out during the summer before joining the band full time when he returned to York in 1995. A year of travelling in 1998 saw him leave the band (although he did carry on playing in both Australia and New Zealand). Returning to York in 1999, Sam rejoined the Nestle Rowntree band on Bb bass, alongside his dad. Their first contest performance together saw the band come second in the North of England Area finals and win Best Bass Section. After 18 months with the band, Sam was invited to join Yorkshire Imps. A spell with the Ransome Band followed before Sam moved to Hull and joined EYMS in 2005.

Two spells with the band followed (broken by the birth of his daughter) before Sam took the decision to take a step back from banding in 2010 to concentrate on his career. He has helped a number of bands out since then, including reuniting with his dad in the Bb bass section of Beverley Band on their Area Finals appearance in 2016 (they first time they shared a contest stage in 16 years).

Professionally, Sam is a qualified Management Accountant and works as Financial Controller for a Housing Association in Hull.