Howard Evans (29 February 1944 in Chard, Somerset – 17 March 2006), was a British

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er. Having played in the band of the

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and the

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, Evans moved into theatre work. He was a member of the line-up of the

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which played for 'Larkrise' at the National Theatre. As a result of this, he was recruited as a member of the newly formed

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. Along with John Kirkpatrick, Evans played on

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's albums ''Because It's There'' (1979) and ''Out of the Cut'' (1982) and toured with Carthy and Kirkpatrick sporadically during 1982 and 1983 in a line-up which, with the addition of

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and

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, later became Brass Monkey. In 1965 he married Jacqueline Allen and they had one son and two daughters. Howard Evans died on 17 March 2006, following a long battle with cancer.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Evans, Howard 1944 births 2006 deaths Welsh Guards soldiers English trumpeters Male trumpeters British folk rock musicians People from Chard, Somerset Deaths from cancer in England 20th-century trumpeters 20th-century British male musicians The Albion Band members Brass Monkey (band) members Home Service members