St Laurence O’Toole from Dublin are the new UK Pipe Band Champions winning today in Bangor, Northern Ireland, in perfect weather conditions.
SLOT secured two firsts for piping, a fourth for drumming and second for ensemble. Two medleys were required in G1. The other places in the top grade went to:
2 Inveraray (2,2,1,6)
3 FMM (3,3,2,5)
4 Boghall (6,4,3,1)
5 Shotts (5,5,6,3)
6 S Power (4,6,8,4)
with the drumming going to Inveraray.
Judges for the Grade 1 Championship were: J Reville, J Semple, K Orr, J Baxter. Other results below. Seventy six bands entered.
Grade 2 (2 MSRs):
1 Ravara
2 Portlethan
3 Annan
4 Kilchoman
5 Uddingston
6 Glasgow Skye
Drumming: Uddingston
Grade 3a (Medley)
1 Vale of Atholl
2 Oban
3 Denny & Dunipace
4 Clogher
5 Maj. Sinclair
6 McNeilstown
Drumming: Vale of Atholl
Grade 3b (Medley)
1 Cloughfin
2 Drumlough
3 Syerla
Drumming: Drumlough
Juvenile (MSR)
1 Dollar Academy
2 G Watson’s
3 Preston Lodge
Drumming: G Watson’s
Grade 4a
1 William Kerr
2 Irvine
3 Upper Crossgare
4 Ballyboley
5 Raphoe
6 Gransha
Drumming: Gransha
Grade 4b
1 Black Raven
2 Altnaveigh
3 2 Scots RRS
4 Moneygore
5 MacDonald Mem.
6 Letterkenny
Drumming: Black Raven
Novice A
1 Dollar Acad.
2 Lochgelly High
3 St Columba’s
Drumming: Dollar
Novice B
1 Lochgelly High
2 Preston Lodge
3 Dollar
Drumming: Lochgelly
Get the full summaries here.
