British Pipe Band Championships Results

Scottish Power Pipe Band were declared the new British Pipe Band Champions today at a sun-drenched St James Playing Fields in Paisley.

The other G1 places went to:

2 Inveraray
3 FMM
4 SLoT
5 Boghall
6 Fife Police

with the drumming going to: Inveraray.

Each band had to submit two Medleys, one of which was chosen at the line. The judges in Grade 1 were Robert Mathieson (ensemble), Robert Shaw and Peter Hunt (piping) and Lee Innes (drumming).

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There will be more on Grade 1 from our Editor later.

Grade 2 was won by:
1 Closkelt
2 Mac Cal
3 Ravara
4 Manorcunningham
5 Bucksburn
6 Grampian Pol.

Drumming: New Ross

Stay tuned to PP for MacStig’s  exclusive take on this very competitive grade.

Other grades:

3a
1 Annan
2 The Highlanders 4 Scots
3 2622 RAF
4 St Joseph’s
5 Port Lethan
6 Udd. Strath.
Drumming: Udd. Strath.

3b
1 Johnstone
2 St Marys Derrytrasna
3 Clogher
4 Uni. of Beds.
5 Scottish Borders
6 Turriff
Drumming: St Marys Derrytrasna

Juvenile
1 Dollar Acad.
2 George Watson’s
3 N Lanark. Schools
4 West Lothian Schools
5 Boghall
6 George Heriot’s
Drumming: Dollar Acad.

4a
1 Dunbar RBL
2 Lochryan
3 Methil
4 Williamwood
5 RAF Central Scot
6 Tweedvale
Drumming: Lochryan

4b
1 Mid Argyll
2 Lower Clyde
3 Rothesay
4 Stockbridge
5 Camelon
6 Culter
Drumming: Stockbridge

Novice A
1 Dollar Acad.
2 Lochalsh Junior
3 Oban High
4 George Watson’s
5 George Heriot’s
6 Boghall
Drumming: George Heriot’s

Novice B
1 N Lanark Schools
2 Bucksburn
3 Renfrew Schools
4 Lochgelly High
5 MacKenzie Cal
6 Kintyre Schools
Drumming: N Lanark Schools

Get the full summaries here.

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