Inveraray & District, under P/M Stuart Liddell MBE, are the new World Pipe Band Champions. They were placed first ahead of Field Marshal Montgomery today at Glasgow Green. Inveraray also took the drumming Medley title. It was Inveraray’s third Worlds win.
204 bands took part across all grades. Conditions were mostly dry, cool and breezy. The RSPBA summary sheets showed the final totals.
The Grade 1 title was earned over two days of competition before 16 judges, each contributing to the final total. Results:
Grade 1
1 Inveraray
2 FMM
3 SFU
4 SLOT
5 Boghall
6 Fife Pol.
Drumming: St Laurence O’Toole ; Drumming MSR: St Laurence O’Toole ; Drumming Medley: Inveraray
Overall MSR: Inveraray; Overall Medley: Inveraray
Champion of Champions: Inveraray
Champions of Champions Drumming: Inveraray
Grade 2
1 Ravara
2 N Stratton
3 Pipe Band Club
4 Glasgow Skye
5 Uddingston
6 Ulster Scots USA
Drumming: North Stratton
Champion of Champions: Ravara
Champions of Champions Drumming: Uddingston
Grade 3A
1 Oban
2 Dartmouth, Canada
3 Vale of Atholl
4 Guelph
5 Denny
6 Greighland Crossing
Drumming: Greighland Crossing
Champion of Champions: Oban
Champions of Champions Drumming: Vale of Atholl
Grade 3b
1 Uddingston Strath.
2 Burntisland
3 Cross Borders
4 Methil
5 Cloughfin
6 Arbroath
Drumming: Syerla
Champion of Champions: Burntisland
Champions of Champions Drumming: Burntisland
Juvenile
1 G Watson’s
2
3
4
5
Drumming:
Champion of Champions:
Champions of Champions Drumming:
Grade 4a
1 Irvine Mem.
2 Ballyboley
3 Wm. Kerr Mem.
4 Upper Crossgare
5 City of Dunedin, USA
6 Cullen
Drumming: Upper Crossgare
Champion of Champions:
Champions of Champions Drumming:
Grade 4b
1 Black Raven
2 2 Scots
3 Altnaveigh Mem.
4 Moneygore
5 Govan Comm.
6 Letterkenny
Drumming: Black Raven
Champion of Champions: 2 Scots
Champions of Champions Drumming: 2 Scots
Novice A
1 G Watson’s
2 W Lothian Schools
3 Scots Coll. No.1, Aust.
4 Brisbane Boys Coll.
5 Dollar Acad.
6 Renfrew Schools
Drumming: G Watson’s
Champion of Champions: Dollar Acad.
Champions of Champions Drumming: G Watson’s
Novice B
1 Lochgelly High Jnr.
2 Capitol Dist. USA
3 High School Dundee
4 Burntisland
5 Balerno Schools
6 Scots Coll. 2, Aust.
Drumming: Capitol Dist. USA
Champions of Champions: Lochgelly High Jnr.
Champions of Champions Drumming: Dollar Acad.
Best Band on Parade: 2 Scots Royal Regt. of Scotland
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I can’t seem to find the summaries from yesterday’s Worlds. Unless I’m being daft, they don’t seem to be on the RSPBA website or results page which astonishes me. In fact, when going on to RSPBA site, one could be forgiven for not knowing there was a World Championship at all.
The scores still aren’t published on the RSPBA site, but SLOT won the drumming, not Inveraray. Error in opening paragraph of this article
Disappointed not to find the results in the Sunday Post.
Scores don’t seem to be live on the RSPBA site yet, but SLOT won the drumming, not Inveraray.
He never saiid Inverary won the drumming. He did correctly say they won drumming in the medley section.
Congratulations and well done to Inveraray for winning the Worlds title (with 3 first placings and 1 second place in the 4 event marathon). In my opinion their medley on Saturday was one of the best medleys I have heard in recent years, full of musicality, excitement, and subtle variations to some classic tunes, leading to a thundering finish with Alick C MacGregor. It shows that an exciting, adventurous, musical performance can be achieved without resorting to an over-complicated climax of mixed melodies/harmonies which although technically demanding, can detract from the whole musical performance
Why did the BBC Scotland not mention the Worlds in their online news – or on TV either?