Unison Kinneil Band

There are three main people we would like to introduce to you...

Kirstine Lehany
Youth Development Officer

Kirstine is the Youth Development Officer for Kinneil Band and so heads up the team at the Youth Band. She conducts the band at rehearsals and concerts and puts together the player plans.

She also liaises with Kinneil Band Committee and the Development Officer at the Scottish Brass Band Association. If you have any queries about the Youth Band, please contact Kirstine using the contact page on our website.

Kirstine's experience in banding spans almost three decades. Her banding roots are in Ayrshire where she played with Carrick Youth Band, the National Youth Brass Band of Scotland and Dunaskin Doon. She has played with many championship section bands including Unison Kinneil, Glasgow Co-op band, Newtongrange and the Whitburn band. Her most proud moment is when she was part of the band that won the National Championships at the Albert Hall with the Glasgow Co-op band in the nineties.

Lauren Robb

Lauren started in Kinneil Band when she was just turning seven and has been there ever since. She knows from personal experience what it takes to make the jump from the junior band to the senior band and progressing through the ranks from third cornet up to solo cornet, where she now sits.

Her experiences within the banding world consist of guesting with other scottish bands including the Scottish Co-op, Lochgelly and Selkirk bands. She was recently invited as the guest soloist at a concert with the Peebles Band - this was a new experience for her and she thoroughly enjoyed it. She is also a member of the mighty Tartan Brass (selekta) which is a scratch band made up with players from all over Scotland. They compete in the famous Whit Friday marches. She also takes part in solo contests wherever possible.

Lauren recently auditioned for a Fame Academy Bursary with the BBC in London and was awarded a cash sum with which she purchased a new cornet and she is seeking professional tutition as well.

Scott Gardner

Scott started off playing at Kinneil Junior band in 1999, aged eleven, and started playing cornet.

In 2001, he joined the Bo'ness Academy Band and and worked his way through the ranks of the Academy Band.

In 2004, Scott joined Kinneil's Senior Band on percussion first of all before moving onto the back row to play third cornet alongside his dad where he still plays today.

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Kirstine Lehany Youth Development Officer	Kirstine is the Youth Development Officer for Kinneil Band and so heads up the team at the Youth Band. She conducts the band at rehearsals and concerts and puts together the player plans. She also liaises with Kinneil Band Committee and the Development Officer at the Scottish Brass Band Association. If you have any queries about the Youth Band, please contact Kirstine using the contact page on our website. Kirstine's experience in banding spans almost three decades. Her banding roots are in Ayrshire where she played with Carrick Youth Band, the National Youth Brass Band of Scotland and Dunaskin Doon. She has played with many championship section bands including Unison Kinneil, Glasgow Co-op band, Newtongrange and the Whitburn band. Her most proud moment is when she was part of the band that won the National Championships at the Albert Hall with the Glasgow Co-op band in the nineties.
Lauren Robb	Lauren started in Kinneil Band when she was just turning seven and has been there ever since. She knows from personal experience what it takes to make the jump from the junior band to the senior band and progressing through the ranks from third cornet up to solo cornet, where she now sits. Her experiences within the banding world consist of guesting with other scottish bands including the Scottish Co-op, Lochgelly and Selkirk bands. She was recently invited as the guest soloist at a concert with the Peebles Band - this was a new experience for her and she thoroughly enjoyed it. She is also a member of the mighty Tartan Brass (selekta) which is a scratch band made up with players from all over Scotland. They compete in the famous Whit Friday marches. She also takes part in solo contests wherever possible. Lauren recently auditioned for a Fame Academy Bursary with the BBC in London and was awarded a cash sum with which she purchased a new cornet and she is seeking professional tutition as well.
Scott Gardner	Scott started off playing at Kinneil Junior band in 1999, aged eleven, and started playing cornet. In 2001, he joined the Bo'ness Academy Band and and worked his way through the ranks of the Academy Band. In 2004, Scott joined Kinneil's Senior Band on percussion first of all before moving onto the back row to play third cornet alongside his dad where he still plays today.