Drummers Profiles

Snare Drummers

Drum Sergeant Ally Hopper

Richard Cameron

Mark Featherstone

Colin Fullerton

Kyle Leckey
Kyle started drumming at the age of 11 and he was taught by David Black. He played in Syerla for 16 years and he led the drum core to their only ever world title in 2000. As a band, Syerla won every major over a spell from 1999-2004. Kyle also played in Battlehill, Finvoy and Augharan each for a season. The 2009 season is the first time Kyle has competed against his sister in 24 years, she drums for Killeen!

Steven McGall
Steven started drumming at the age of 14 and joined Rasharkin, were he drummed for 3 years. In his 1st season with Rasharkin they won the Ulster, European, All Ireland and Champion of Champions drum corp titles.  Then in the 2008 season Steven took over as Drum Sergeant for a year. In between band competitions he have also won several solo competitions, this then led him to join the "mighty towers"!!!!

Ryan Millen
Slick learnt to drum in Ballinrees Pipe Band at the age of 8 before moving to the Quinn Memorial where he won a number of Scottish, British, Ulster and All-Ireland Titles.He first joined the Seven Towers in 2005 where the band went on to win the worlds in 3A and were promoted to Grade 2 the following year and won the European Championship aswell as the drum corp title. People he admires in pipe bands would be Andy Scullion, John Scullion ,Richard Parkes and The Towers own Brendan Larkin for his commitment to the cause! His favourite pipe band of all time would be the now disbanded Victoria Police Pipe Band. Slicks greatest achievement outside of pipe bands would be travelling through Asia, Australia and New Zealand for 6 months.....one word 'Beautiful'

Paul Thompson
Paul started drumming at the age of 13 at McNeillstown Pipe Band were he was taught by Rodney Wilson. They lifted the worlds in grade 4b in their second year out. He then moved to The Towers 3 years ago. His most memorable day would be the Cowal Championships 2007 were the band won the Champion of Champions for grade 2. His main influences would be Rodney Wilson, Steven McWhirter, Ian Lawson and Ally Hopper. Outside of band he is a car salesman, so if anyone is on the look out...you know…

Bass and Tenor Section

Bass- Gary Gordon

Tenor- Nicole Badger
Nicole started learning the tenor drum in 2004 when she was 8 years old. She was taught at Mid-Ulster Drumming School by Gary Smyth. The next year she started playing for Tamlaght O'Crilly Pipe Band and played with them for 2 seasons. She then got the opportunity to join Bleary and District Pipe Band in 2007 and played there for a season. The band were not getting out the next season because they had no drum core so Nicole then joined Seven Towers in 2008 and is in her second season with the band.

Tenor- Lynsey Cathcart
Lynsey was born on 31-03-1990 and learned the tenor drum at the age of 14. She has been a member of the Seven Towers Pipe Band since 2005; winning the world championships in grade 3A that year. She is a nursing student at Queens University Belfast.

Tenor- Jonny Dixon

Tenor- Marcus Wenlock

Drum Major

Lauren Abraham
Lauren is 11 years old at present and currently competing in her final year of the Novice Juvenile grade so next year she will be moving up into the Junior grade.
She has been competing since the age of 6 and has had great success over the years so far.  Some of her achievements include the All Ireland, Ulster, Cowal, European and Scottish Championships as well as Champion of Champions 2 years running. 
In 2008 she went to the USA along with 6 other Drum Majors from Northern Ireland and competed in The Sacramento Highland Games which was a fantastic experience.
She is thoroughly enjoying being a member of Seven Towers and hopes to continue doing so for as long as possible.

The Remaining Profiles will be added shortly!