Inveraray were declared Scottish Pipe Band Champions today at a damp Levengrove Park, Dumbarton. The weather had an effect on the crowd but there were still significant numbers enjoying the music and the sideshows. The win gave P/M Stuart Liddell his second championship of the season.
The other G1 places went to:
2 Scottish Power
3 Field Marshal
4 SLOT
5 Boghall
6 Fife Police
with the drumming going to Scottish Power.
Each band had to submit two Medleys, one of which was chosen at the line. The judges in Grade 1 were: Piping – Brian Switala (NZ), John Wilson; Ensemble – Alan Ronaldson; Drumming – Greg Dinsdale (Canada).
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There will be more on Grade 1 from our Editor later.
Grade 2
1 Closkelt
2 Ravara
3 Portlethen
4 Udd. Strath.
5 Buchan Peterson
6 Annan
Drumming: Ravara
Stay tuned to PP for MacStig’s exclusive take on this very competitive grade.
Other grades:
Grade 3a
1 St Joseph’s
2 Inverness
3 4 Scots The Highlanders
4 St Mary’s Derrytrasna
5 Deeside Cal.
6 Battlehill
Drumming: St Joseph’s
Grade 3b
1 Dunbar RBL
2 Oban High
3 Turriff RBL
4 Milngavie
5 Lochryan
6 Arbroath
Drumming: Dunbar RBL
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Juvenile
1 Dollar Acad
2 G Watson’s
3 G Heriot’s
4 Boghall
5 Preston Lodge
Drumming: G Watson’s
Grade 4a
1 Cullybackey
2 Methil
3 Mid Argyll
4 Glenrothes
5 Lower Clyde
6 Kelty
Drumming: Mid Argyll
Grade 4b
1 Camelon
2 Strathendrick
3 Culter
4 Dumfries
5 Kilbarchan
6 Vale of Atholl
Drumming: Camelon
Novice A
1 Dollar Acad.
2 W Lothian Schools
3 N Lanarkshire Schools
4 Boghall
5 Stirling Schools
6 G Heriot’s
Drumming: N Lanarkshire Schools
Novice B
1 Renfrew Schools
2 N Lanarkshire Schools
3 Kintyre Schools
4 1st Troon BB
5 Bucksburn
6 Oban High
Drumming: Renfrew Schools
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