Despite the cold weather, this year’s sixth annual Shotts & Dykehead Caledonia Pipe Band’s annual junior piping and drumming championships saw its highest entry.
Organisers report 217 competitors at yesterday’s event which was held as ever at Calderhead High School in the Lanarkshire town of Shotts. The competition receives support from North Lanarkshire Council.
Mia Parkin of George Heriot’s School won the overall Chanter prize.
Results:
AGE 13 & UNDER
March (49 entered) – 1. Hector Finlayson; 2. Angus Crockett; 3. Gregor Grierson; 4. Logie Johnston; 5. Archie McNab; 6. Robbie McCutcheon.
Strathspey & Reel (37 entered) – 1. Andrew Crockett; 2. Hector Finlayson; 3. Gregor Grierson; 4. Logie Johnston; 5. Archie McNab; 6. Michael McDermott.
AGE 15 & UNDER
Ceòl Mòr (34 entered) – 1. Jack McGowan; 2. Kyle Cameron; 3. Joshua Reilly; 4. Gregor Grierson; 5. Brodie Cunningham; 6. Eala McElhinney.
March (42 entered) – 1. Jack McGowan; 2. Kyle Cameron; 3. Bobby Allen; 4. Nicholas Knowles; 5. Laura Robertson; 6. Liam McElhinney.
Strathspey & Reel (40 entered) – 1. Jack McGowan; 2. Kyle Cameron; 3. Nicholas Knowles; 4. Bobby Allen; 5. Ryan McCreadie; 6. Laura Robertson.
AGE 18 & UNDER
Ceòl Mòr (20 entered) – 1. Luke Kennedy; 2. Gregor MacDonald; 3. Christopher Happs 4. Hazel Whyte; 5. Ruiridh Brown; 6. Paul Christie.
March (32 entered) – 1. Christopher Happs; 2. Gregor MacDonald; 3. James Forrest; 4. Luke Kennedy; 5. Ciaran Kellet; 6. Cameron May.
Strathspey & Reel (30 entered) – 1. Christopher Happs; 2. Ruiridh Brown; 3. Gregor MacDonald; 4. Luke Kennedy; 5. Ciaran Kellet; 6. Cameron May.
The Shotts competition is well supported by piping an pipe band business, including R. G. Hardie & Co, McCallum Bagpipes, David Naill & Co Ltd., G1 Reeds, Robert Geary Ltd., Pipe Dream Reeds, Wallace Bagpipes, X-Treme Bagpipe Products and Canning Reedmakers.
The next junior solo contest in Scotland is on January 18 in Pitlochry. This is the one organised annually by the Vale of Atholl and is restricted to pipers and drummers within the RSPBA’s Dundee, Perth and Angus branch area.
Entry forms here:
