December 1st Knockout Results The third Knockout of the 2018-19 series enjoyed healthy attendance and a strong entry, with 20 competitors signed up for A, B, C and 40+ drumming events, followed by the A Piping MSR contest. Knockout Results Results: “A” Piping March, Strathspey and Reel Judge: Chris Dodson Liam Melville – Dr. E.G. […]
Eastern Ontario Champion Supreme 2018 The Ottawa Branch is proud to announce the Eastern Ontario Champion Supreme winners for 2018. Congratulations to this year’s winners! All awards will be presented at the next Ottawa Branch Knockout event on Saturday, December 1st. The evening will include all drumming categories and the MSR contest for A pipers. Awards will be […]
September 29th AGM and Knockout Results The first Knockout of the 2018-19 series enjoyed healthy attendance and a strong entry, with almost 20 competitors signed up for A, B and 40+ drumming events, followed by the A Piping 6/8 March contest. Annual General Meeting Recap The evening began with a Branch AGM. One motion to […]
Almonte Results Congratulations to all prize winners at the 2018 North Lanark Highland Games in Almonte! Results are available here. September 29th – AGM, Knockout and PDQB Info-Session Branch AGM The Ottawa Branch AGM will be held before the first Knockout on Saturday, September 29th at the HMCS Bytown Naval Officers’ Mess. Items for discussion include elections […]
Results: Highland on the Rideau in Smiths Falls On Saturday, June 23rd, the Smiths Falls Gordon Pipe Band hosted the seventh annual Highland on the Rideau. The day included morning solo contests, followed by afternoon contests for Juvenile, Grade 5 and Grade 3 bands. Congratulations to all! Results are available via the link below. Results: […]
Thank you to all that participated in the 2018 Ottawa Branch Indoor Highland Games in Kemptville. The morning saw nearly 100 solo competitors compete across 28 events, followed by an afternoon with 17 quartet and band performances from 11 bands in the eastern Ontario region. Mike Fenton won the Piper of the Day combined title […]
The 2018 Ottawa Branch Knockout Finals took place Saturday, March 3rd, with finalists across multiple categories submitted medleys of their own choice. After the contest, piping judge Dr. Angus MacDonald entertained the packed hall with a great recital. Earlier that day, close to 30 took part in a piobaireachd workshop, with Dr. Angus going over […]
Thanks to all that took part in Saturday’s Piobaireachd and Knockout contests. They day began with the Branch’s 2018 Piobaireachd contest, which saw 16 competitors enter across three categories. In the evening, 30+ competitors entered in the Drumming, Piping A and Piping B categories. Congratulations to all prize winners! Piobaireachd Contest A Piobaireachd – 1 […]
The first Ottawa Branch event of 2018 took place Saturday, January 6th at the HMCS Bytown Naval Officers’ Mess in downtown Ottawa. The evening featured the Slow Air & 6/8 contest for 40+ Piping, and 2/4 March contest for B Piping. The judge for both events was Amy Garson, who played a few tunes after […]
A strong, 100+ crowd attended the most recent Ottawa Branch event, which featured B and A Drumming contests, and the A Piping Canadian Content Hornpipe/Jig contest. The evening also featured presentation of Eastern Ontario Champion Supreme awards, and the new Pipe Major Tom Brown Memorial Cup. Pipe Major Tom Brown Memorial Cup Presentation Early in […]
