Whitburn sign Tyler Clark

Whitburn Band is delighted to announce the signing of Tyler Clark on Tenor Horn.

Tyler is a product of the innovative Whitburn Band Player Pathway programme, which started in 2013 with the aim of nurturing players through the Whitburn Band organisation - right from their first notes in Whitburn Wee Band on to Whitburn Youth Band, Whitburn Heartlands Band, and beyond.

Tyler started playing at the age of nine, before joining West Lothian Schools Brass Band in 2019.

He then joined Whitburn Youth Band a year later and, under the continued guidance of Whitburn’s Flugel player and Player Pathway Musical Director Caroline Farren, he continued to progress - joining Whitburn Heartlands in 2021 and the National Youth Brass Band of Scotland.

He was Solo Horn with Heartlands, Whitburn Youth and West Lothian Schools before joining Kirkintilloch Kelvin Band (KKB) in 2023 on Second Horn.

In 2025, he won the West Lothian Young Musician award and earlier this year he won the Scottish Championships in the First Section with KKB.

Tyler always remained with the Whitburn Band organisation throughout, continuing to perform as a guest with Whitburn at concerts and other events. He was also part of the Whitburn Youth Band which won the Development Section of the Scottish Youth Brass Band Championships last year.

The 19-year-old joins Caroline, Andrew McMillan and Iain Fleming in Whitburn’s horn section.

He is the fourth player to have signed with Whitburn Band after progressing through the Player Pathway project.

He follows cornet player Ross Gilchrist, who joined Whitburn last year, and percussionists Ryan Bradley and Amy Gray who were both members of Whitburn before embarking on careers as professional musicians.

The band is very proud of all four, and everyone who has progressed through the Player Pathway scheme.

Tyler said: “I’m looking forward to joining the band I’ve aspired to be part of since starting at Whitburn Youth Band, and I’m excited about what the future holds here.”

Charlie Farren, Whitburn Band Chairman, added: “We are delighted to welcome Tyler to the band.

“He has worked very hard for a long time to achieve his goal, and we are very excited about his future with the band.

“His signing is a testament to the great work going on in the Whitburn Band Player Pathway to develop players.”

 - Whitburn Band is supported by Greyside Developments