Atsushi Yamane has donated two AT-2 tuners to the Spirit of Scotland Pipe Band. Pipe Major Roddy MacLeod said that he was delighted to recieve the tuners which he had found very accurate and simple to use.
The Spirit of Scotland Pipe Band qualified for the final of the World Pipe Band Championships by taking 1st and 3rd in piping, 9th in drumming and 3rd in ensemble. An incredible achievement for a band that came together as a unit one week before the contest. In the final the band performed to a very high level gaining a very creditable 11th place overall which included a top 6 mark for ensemble!
Congratulations to Simon Fraser University Pipe Band who were crowned World champions.
Willie McCallum and Niall Stewart took the top honours at the Lochaber piping competition. Willie won the March and Strathspey and Reel while Niall won the piobaireachd and the Hornpipe and Jig. Euan MacCrimmon and Jenny Hazzard also took prizes continuing their run of success at the Games.
Wilson Brown has been doing a blog on the World Pipe Band Championships at the invitation of the seeglasgow website. To read Wilson’s blog click http://www.theworlds.co.uk/blog.html
Spirit of Scotland Pipers have been continuing their run of success at the Highland Games. Angus MacColl won all firsts at Mull Highland Games while Finlay Johnstone and John Mulhearn continued to pick up good prizes. Euan MacCrimmon scooped most of the firsts at Halkirk while Iain Ruari Finlayson and John Mulhearn grabbed all of the firsts at Dornoch.
Andy Rogers is the latest recruit to join the Spirit of Scotland pipe section. Andy who hails from New Bruswick is a regular prizewinner on the solo circuit. Andy is a member of the 78th Highlanders band from Halifax, Nova Scotia but is taking the opportunity this year to play with Spirit of Scotland.
Spirit of Scotland pipers had another successful weekend at the Highland Games. All of the 1st prizes at Tomintoul were taken by Niall Stewart and Simon Mckerrell while Euan MacCrimmon and Iain Ruari Finlayson featured in the prizes too. At Taynuilt John Mulhearn won all the 1sts too and at Roseneath Finlay Johnstone won both the A grade March and Strathspey and Reel.
TyFry has come on board to support the Spirit of Scotland Drum Corps. He has a very interesting twist on his endorsement.
The band will be given mallets to use and in return when he takes back any old “beat up”mallets he will refurbish them and give them away free to support kids that would benefit from TyFry’s drum mallets but may not have the resources to pay for them at this time.
Great idea Tyler. Thanks!
Craig “Hoss” Colquhoun is to compete in the Innovation drumming competition in Glasgow on Monday 11th of August. The 3 time World Bass Drum Winner has not competed in a solo competition in a decade. Go Hoss!
John Mulhearn was the overall winner of the Stirling Highland Games senior piping. He was 4th in the Piobaireachd, 1st in the March and 2nd in the Strathspey and Reel. Jenny Hazzard was also in good form gaining 2nd in the March and 4th in the Strathspey and Reel. Well done to both!
