Alan Morrison played the Principal Cornet with the Grimethorpe Band who won the National Brass Band Championship only days after Michael Heseltine announced the closure of 33 coal mines accross the UK, including Grimephorpe. This formed the theme for the highly successful film 'Brassed Off' whose soundtrack was massively successful... A rare crossover into the mainstream for this particular strain of English soul music

Alan plays the cornet, flugelhorn and trumpet and currently holds the position of principal cornet player with the Brighouse and Rastrick Band. He also plays the Piano, clarinet and was a semi-professional tenor sax player.

September 2005 marked the release of Alan's first commercial release The Man With The Golden Cornet on Hot Records an album both warm and very cool somehow capturing the heart and soul of English Music