World Solo Drumming Draw

The RSPBA has published the draw for the World Solo Drumming and International Tenor Drumming competition to be held in Glasgow Caledonian University on Oct 21.

A huge entry of over 50 side drummers  have put their names forward for the Adult section:

Adult – Heat 1
01 09:00 Simon Grant – Denny and Dunipace
02 09:08 Gurvan Sicard – Inveraray and District
03 09:16 David Clark – ILT City of Invercargill – New Zealand
04 09:24 Daniel Luby – Inveraray and District
05 09:32 Eli Fugate – Prince Charles – USA
06 09:40 Tangi Le Boucher – Bagad Cap Caval – France
07 09:48 Martin Sinclair – City of Discovery
08 09:56 Stewart Ogilvie – Royal Burgh of Stirling
09 10:04 Rory Duncan – Vale of Atholl
10 10:12 Lachlan Gibb – City of Discovery
11 10:20 Alan Appleby – Johnstone
12 10:28 Fraser Hood – Police Scotland Fife
13 10:36 Ross Martin – Denny and Dunipace
14 10:44 Gavin Orr – Police Scotland Fife
15 10:52 Lauren Irvine – Johnstone
16 11:00 Richard Bracken – St Lawrence Howth -Eire
17 11:08 Thomas Barnes – Scottish Power
18 11:16 David Ross – Glasgow Police

Adjudicators: Ian Lawson and Gordon Parkes

Adult – Heat 2
19 09:00 Glen Creighton – St Laurence O’Toole – Eire
20 09:08 Matthew Wenlock – Vale of Atholl
21 09:16 Steven Graham – LA Scots – USA
22 09:24 Gareth McLees – Field Marshal Montgomery
23 09:32 Andrew McCulloch – Inveraray and District
24 09:40 Cameron Spence – Police Scotland Fife
25 09:48 James Craig – Scottish Power
26 09:56 Brendan Megoran – Police Service of Northern Ireland
27 10:04 Callum Edwards – Glasgow Police
28 10:12 Craig Baxter – Police Scotland Fife
29 10:20 Anael Tanguy – Scottish Power
30 10:28 Robert Meijerink – Dowco Triumph Street – Canada
31 10:36 Alan White – Glasgow City
32 10:44 Jamie Clark – Police Scotland Fife
33 10:52 Gavin Noade – Field Marshal Montgomery
34 11:00 Isaac MacKinnon – Portlethen and District
35 11:08 Ryan McKinnon – Shotts and Dykehead Caledonia
36 11:16 David Murphy – St Laurence O’Toole -Eire

Adjudicators: Ciaran Mordaunt and Stuart Coils

Adult – Heat 3
37 09:00 Donn Pratt – Ulster Scottish – USA
38 09:08 Eric Ward – Bleary and District
39 09:16 Scott Walsh – LA Scots – USA
40 09:24 Scott Walker – Buchan Peterson
41 09:32 Craig Budge – Royal Burgh of Annan
42 09:40 Grant Maxwell – Simon Fraser University – Canada
43 09:48 David Sheridan – Glasgow Police
44 09:56 Jason Hoy – Vale of Atholl
45 10:04 Steven Shedden – Glasgow Police
46 10:12 Russell Esler – Scottish Power
47 10:20 Mark Hastings – Police Scotland Fife
48 10:28 Andrew Miller – St Laurence O’Toole – Eire
49 10:36 Neil Bruce – Shotts and Dykehead Caledonia
50 10:44 Marcus Wenlock – Vale of Atholl
51 10:52 Eric MacNeill – City of Dunedin – USA
52 11:00 Dan Belfield – Johnstone
53 11:08 Dean Smyth – Field Marshal Montgomery

Get the rest of the draw here. Get your tickets for the Adult Final here. The promoters, Glasgow Life, blurb:

​​​The very best dru​​mmers from top pipe bands around the world are back in Glasgow to compete for honours.

Musicians will be tested in two events; March, Strathspey and Reel, and Hornpipe and Jig. The champion will be the drummer with the highest aggregate scores after both events.
World Solo Drumming Championships 2017 is​ presented in conjunction with Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association. This year the World Solo Drumming Championships sponsored by Andante Drums will take place on Saturday 21 October 2017 at Glasgow Caledonian University.
Seating is unreserved and will be allocated on a first come first served basis. In the event of the lecture hall selling out there will be live footage shown on a screen in the refectory. 


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