The pipe band season returned to Scotland over the weekend of May 13 and 14 at Banchory, Dunbar and Gourock. The full results are as follows:

Dunbar Pipe Band Championships, May 13, 2023

•City of Edinburgh Pipes & Drums at Dunbar Pipe Band Championships 2023 had a clean sweep of firsts in Grade 1 and Grade 2. Photo courtesy: Paul White

Grade 1

  1. City of Edinburgh

Grade 2

  1. City of Edinburgh
  2. Coalburn IOR
  3. City of Newcastle
  4. Preston Lodge High School

Drums: City of Edinburgh

Grade 3

  1. City of Newcastle
  2. Denny & Dunnipace
  3. Coalburn IOR
  4. McKenzie Caledonia

Drums: City of Newcastle

Juvenile

  1. Preston Lodge High School
  2. George Heriot’s School

Novice Juvenile A

  1. George Heriot’s School

Novice Juvenile B

  1. George Watson’s College
  2. Edinburgh Academy
  3. Lochgelly High School
  4. Burntisland and District
  5. Preston Lodge High School
  6. Tynecastle

Drums: George Watson’s College

Grade 4A

  1. Burntisland and District
  2. Camelon and District
  3. Royal Burgh of Stirling
  4. Uddingston Strathclyde
  5. Penicuik and District

Drums: Burntisland and District

Grade 4B

  1. Peebles Ex-Servicemen (1st EP)
  2. Stockbridge
  3. Tuliallan

Drums: Peebles Ex-Servicemen


Gourock Highland Games, May 14

Grade 1

  1. Inveraray & District
  2. Peoples Ford Boghall & Bathgate
  3. Shotts & Dykehead
  4. Police Scotland & Federation

Drums: Peoples Ford Boghall & Bathgate

Grade 2

  1. Uddingston
  2. Oban Pipe Band
  3. Lower Clyde Pipes and Drums
  4. Turriff & District

Drums: Uddingston

Juvenile

  1. St Columba’s School

Grade 3

  1. Milngavie
  2. Lowerclyde Pipes and Drums
  3. Turriff & District
  4. Mid Argyle

Drums: Milngavie

Grade 4A – Novice Juvenile A

  1. West Lothian Schools
  2. St. Columbas School
  3. Kintyre Schools
  4. Uddingston Strathclyde
  5. Kilbarchan
  6. Renfrewshire Schools

Drums: Uddingston Strathclyde

Grade 4B – Novice Juvenile B

  1. Renfrewshire Schools
  2. Govan Community Band
  3. Oban High School
  4. Greyfriars
  5. Helensburgh Clan Colquhoun
  6. St. Columbas School

Drums: Renfrewshire Schools

Juvenile Drum Major

  1. Beth Turners
  2. Catherine Spears

Adult Drum Major

  1. Liam Renton
  2. Graeme Wyse
•A beautiful blue sky made an appearance at the Gourock Highland Games in 2023. Thanks to Mairi Coventry of the photo. Visit her shop at The Wee Crafty Owl here on Facebook.

North of Scotland Pipe Band Championship, Banchory, May 14

Grade 1

  1. Buchan Peterson
  2. Portlethen & District

Drums: Buchan Peterson

Grade 2

  1. Buchan Peterson
  2. Portlethen & District
  3. Deeside Caledonia
  4. Ross & Cromarty

Drums: Buchan Peterson

Grade 3

  1. Deeside Caledonia
  2. Buchan Peterson
  3. Ross & Cromarty
  4. City of Inverness

Drums: Buchan Peterson

Grade 4A

  1. Vale of Atholl
  2. Culter & District
  3. RAF Lossiemouth Boeing

Drums: Vale of Atholl

Grade 4B

  1. Fraserburgh RBL
  2. City of Aberdeen
  3. Bucksburn & District NJ
  4. Robert Gordon’s College

Drums: Robert Gordon’s College

Adult Drum Majors

  1. Michael Leitch
  2. Tracy Deans