Please join us this Saturday, March 9th for our annual amateur piobaireachd competition and knockout final.
Piobaireachd Contest
Location: HMCS Bytown Naval Officers Mess, 78 Lisgar St in downtown Ottawa Note: all categories will compete in the first floor dining room
Admission: $7 (includes entry into evening Knockouts event) Doors Open: 12:00 pm First Competitor: 1:00 pm Judge: Alan Clark
Order of Play
“C” Piobaireachd (1 ground, player’s choice)
Gabrielle Soucy
Robert Trayner
“B” Piobaireachd (1 piobaireachd, player’s choice)
Kris Bawden
Matt Goral
Gregory Joseph
Robert Miller
Thomas MacKenzie
“A” Piobaireachd (1 piobaireachd, player’s choice)
David Campbell
Clare Grant
Sean Burgess
Liam Melville
Kenneth Garson
Mike Fenton
Results will be posted at the conclusion of each category.
The Branch is grateful to receive a new trophy for the winner of the “A” category, donated by Donald Buchanan. We will have a special presentation of that new award — the P/M George D. Buchanan Memorial Trophy — after the “A” contest. We encourage all participants and spectators to join us for that, which will take place at approximately 4:30 pm.
Knockout Final
The fun continues into the evening with the culmination of the 2018-19 Knockout season! Order of play will be confirmed by email this week.
Admission: $7 Doors Open: 6:30 pm First Competitor: 7:30 pm Judges: Brian Williamson and Brendan Kelly
“A” Piping (Medley)
Liam Melville
Ross Davison
Hugh Metcalfe
“B” Piping (Medley, 2-5 minutes)
Robert MacLeod
Jamie Letourneau
Megan McIntosh
“C” Piping (March Medley, 2-5 minutes)*
Noah Yateman
Noah Grew
Heidi McIntyre
“40+” Piping (Medley, 2-5 minutes)
Thomas MacKenzie
D.J. McDonald
“A” Drumming (Medley)*
Shahna Summers
“B” Drumming (March, Strathspey, and Reel)*
Walter Gammeter
Sarah MacKinnon,
Britanny Pennington
Xavier Bolivar
“C” Drumming (March Medley, 2-5 minutes)*
Owen Yateman
Alyssa Pakenham
Gavin Pakenham
Raymond Desrochers
“40+” Drumming (Medley, 2-5 minutes)
Thomas MacKenzie
* Finalists in these categories may utilize tunes submitted at earlier Knockout contests
A Wee Note of Congratulations!
The Ottawa Branch is proud to announce that two of its members have been accepted to two of the most prestigious piping competitions in the world. Pipes|Drums reported on March 1st that Ottawa Branch President Jacob Dicker has gained entry to the Silver Medal competitions at both the Northern Meeting at Inverness and the Argyllshire Gathering at Oban this year! Andrew Hayes has gained entry to the Argyllshire Gathering Gold Medal contest, and will compete in the Clasp at the Northern Meeting, where he won the Gold Medal in 2010. Congratulations on this achievement, and best of luck in August!
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