SCOTTISHPBCHAMPIONSHIPS
NoOneWantstoHearBands
PlayingTheirMSRsAnyMore
ROBERTWALLACE
T
HE Scottish Championships
proved to be a great day for
the Irish.Their bands took 1st
and 2nd and the drumming in Grade
1,andGrades3a,3b,4aand4b.Maybe
the Scots didn’t like the cold.There
was a chilling breeze blowing in off
the Clyde.The substantial hospitality
marquee should be pitched between
the Grade 1 arena and the water’s
edge instead of adjacent to it. This
wouldgivethetopbandsatleastsome
protection from the elements. Either
thatormovethearenatoanotherpart
of Levengrove Park. Incidentally, do
those who were there agree with me
that this park is beautifully kept? A
credit to the co-sponsors West
Dunbartonshire Council I thought.
P/M Richard Parkes
I listened to all of Grade 1.Bands
with the Grade 1 trophy
had to play a March, Strathspey and handle it at a good pipe band lick.A
Reel from two submitted sets. Best young team, they showed some
overall performance came from Field raggededgesastheirsetadvancedbut
Marshal Montgomery. They had a they deserve praise for refreshing ears
superiorqualityoffingerwork,cohes- numbed by a procession of the usual
ion, sustained concentration. For me pot boilers.
they need to lift the tempo of their ShottsandDykeheadhadanearly
marchalittleiftheyaretrulytocatch season feel and seemed to have some
the ear. I also thought their tone, bad blowing in the strathspey. One
though solid and true, was a touch judgewasroundtheothersideofthe
lighter than last year. Best march of bandwhenithappenedsohemaynot
the day was ‘Angus Campbell’s haveheardit.Iamatalossastowhat
FarewelltoStirling’playedbyScottish is gained by this wandering.A fixed
Power. In 48 years of pipe bands I positionguaranteesanequallistenfor
haveneverheardoneattemptthisfine every band.Best strathspey of the day
Hugh MacKay composition. It was came from Jim Murray’s Fife
played with verve and gusto. This Constabulary.Their‘Susan MacLeod’
improving band had the technique to was a model of lift and dash – this
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