.......PROFILES

Name: Samuel Connolly

Year of Birth: 1968

Occupation: Farmer

Year Joined Ravara: 1977

Former Bands: Ravara all his days!

• He is married to Rosemary and they have three kids
• He is a fanatical supporter of Liverpool FC
• He plays a set of the band’s Ivory mounted Henderson’s
• His hobbies include milking cows and snooker.
• His most admired pipe band is Simon Fraser University
• The most influential people on his piping career include his father, Tom Grant and Enoch Kirk