Inveraray retained their World Pipe Band Champions title today at Glasgow Green. Runners-up were Field Marshal Montgomery
207 bands took part across all grades over two days of competition. Conditions were perfect: warm and dry. The RSPBA summary sheets showed the final totals.
The Grade 1 title was earned before 16 judges. Fourteen bands competed.
Grade 1 (four legs, 2 MSRs, 2 Medleys)
1 Inveraray
2 FMM
3 Shotts
4 SFU
5 Fife Police
6 Boghall
Drumming: Inveraray; Drumming MSR: Inveraray; Drumming Medley: Boghall
Overall MSR: Inveraray; Overall Medley: Inveraray
Champion of Champions: Inveraray
Champions of Champions Drumming: Boghall
Grade 2 (21 bands – for the first time G2 bands had to play an MSR and a Medley)
1 Glasgow Skye
2 City of Dunedin, USA
3 Ulster Scots., USA
4 North Stratton, Canada
5 Uddingston
6 Breig, Brittany
Drumming: Uddingston
Champion of Champions: Glasgow Skye
Champions of Champions Drumming: Uddingston
Grade 3A (30 bands competed over two heats leading to a final of 12 bands)
1 Ronsen Mor, Brittany
2 Dunbar RBL
3 Burntisland
4 Maj. Sinclair
5 City of London
6 Methil
Drumming: Burntisland
Champion of Champions: Texo Deeside Cal.
Champions of Champions Drumming: Burntisland
Grade 3b (24 bands played in two heats, six from each going forward to a final)
1 Elgin
2 Syerla
3 Drumlough
4 Scottish Borders
5 Carnegie Mellon
6 Kilbarchan
Drumming: Syerla
Champion of Champions: Elgin
Champions of Champions Drumming: Scottish Borders
Grade 4a (24 bands, two heats, final of 12)
1 Black Raven, Eire
2 New Ross, Eire
3 Altnaveigh
4 Williamwood
5 Thiepval Mem., Eire
6 Govan Community
Drumming: Black Raven
Champion of Champions: Vale of Atholl
Champions of Champions Drumming: Vale of Atholl
Grade 4b (45 bands, two heats, final of 12)
1 Carrigaline, Eire
2 Letterkenny, Eire
3 Queen Elizabeth
4 Youghal, Eire
5 City of Discovery
6 City of Plymouth
Drumming: Carrigaline
Champion of Champions: Barrhead & Dist.
Champions of Champions Drumming: Paisley RBL
Best Band on Parade: MacKenzie Caledonian
• Stay tuned to Piping Press for our exclusive commentary on the Worlds. Yesterday’s Juvenile and Novice results here.
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A very high standard in grade 1. Congratulations to Inveraray on winning the Worlds. Take a bow Stuart, Alasdair, Steven and all the band. Pure magical performances. What leaders and players you have. The dream team of musical construction and interpretation. A joy to listen over and over again.
Another outstanding performance by Inveraray. It is their sheer consistency that allows them to dominate Grade 1 in both MSR and Medley disciplines, and across 4 performances. Although the full RSPBA summary tables have yet to appear, by my reckoning they are first in the overall summary table with 28 points. Second is FMM with 55 points i.e. a separation of 27 points. Last year, Inveraray’s overall lead in the summary table was by 22 points. In most previous years, there has only been a handful of total points separating the top 3 or 4 bands. Supreme domination by Inveraray, and likely to continue for years to come. Well done!
Last year Inveraray sounded like a band that could dominate for 20 years.
So they’ve made a helluva start.
I always assumed that Richard Parkes record would never be broken.
I wouldn’t want to.put too much money on that assumption any more.
Liddell is the Messi of the pipe band world
Congratulations to PMSL And IDPB on a well deserved win