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The Simon Fraser University Pipe Band are current world champions, can they hold on to it? or will The St Laurence O'Toole or Montgomery take it? www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/music/worlds/2009  Let's hope we can get a SCOTTISH BAND to take the title!    the worlds on video; are you on this? MCLEANSCOTLAND work with many bands whilst in Scotland.  OTHER BANDS who have travelled to Scotland with us. We can assist any pipe band with transport and fundraising.

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Our thanks to Eileen from the Denny band for comp results below etc.          

 

www.rspba.org  MAJOR DATES

 

Scottish 22May Dumbarton.  

British 26 June Annan

European  31 July Belfast.

Worlds 14 Aug. Glasgow.

Cowal 28 Aug Dunoon.

MAY  8 Dunbar The wee band was 2nd in the grade 4 competition and we won the MSR which is a brilliant achievement for us considering it's the first time we have ever played an MSR the big band was 4th in grade 2 comp and 4th in grade 1 comp which was brilliant so it was a very successful day for everyone Eileen

May 22 Scottish Champs A boiling day which is unusual for Dumbarton felt funny not getting frozen or soaked! grade 4 felt like they played brilliantly  but only managed a 16th however we are new to the grade and will need to build ourselves up to it, the grade 2 band played really well but also finished 16th the good news is they got a 9th from one of the piping judges, Eileen  

May 29 Bathgate

The wee band played really well and Paul was very pleased with
the performance and so were the judges awarding the wee band a well
deserved 1st place but to top that off the wee band was also awarded the marching & discipline prize well done to them they deserved it. The big band didn't bring home any prizes today however they played well In both grade 2 and grade 1 and every little helps, the Denny bands entered the march past as 1 band and were awarded the best dressed band on parade prize so the new uniform is certainly paying
off, well done to both bands. Eileen

JUNE  5 Shotts Well the rain shower before the march past didn't put a dampner on the results. After yet another scorching day the wee band managed a brilliant second place just behind Stamperland and were awarded first in piping, second in drumming and ensemble.  The grade 2 played well, finishing 6th and also played up in grade 1 and came 7th, well done all!

JUNE 12 Bearsden Another sunny day and more Denny trophies at Bearsden. The grade 4 band were 3rd in the competition and were 2nd in the msr - well done to all. On a good note the grade 2 band were 4th today which is an improvement on previous competitions. We have an easy weekend next weekend with the gala and then it's down to Annan for the British championships so fingers crossed and c'mon the Denny!

JUNE 26 British Champs Annan well it was a roasting hot day! I thought both bands played well, only Grade 4 got silver, a superb 4th place. Paul

our grade 4 won 4th place at Annan well done guys!

JULY  Sat, 31 European Championships Belfast. We went to Belfast and got shafted by the judges (my own personal opinion; Paul McLean), no way were we as poor as they made out, other bands told us that in addition to what we thought. But - we are there to fight another day, we were down aye, but watch us bounce back! In Belfast we had some good fun too, lots of laughs but tired coming home.

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Piping LIVE! 9th/15th August

 

AUGUST  Sat, 7 Dundonal

Sat, 7 Inverkeithing

Sat, 7 North Berwick

Sun, 8  Bridge of Allan our own bands and the Grandfather's from USA

Sat, 14 Worlds Glasgow. we have many guests coming to Glasgow with us from North America and Australia, should be a superb weekend!  Not to mention the Grandfather's!

Sun, 15 Perth home of MCLEANSCOTLAND, come along and say hello and meet our guests from USA

Sat, 21 Rothesay

Sat, 21 Melrose

Sun, 22 Crieff

Sat, 28 Cowal - once again Paul has guests with him for this week, dropping in to the games.

SEPTEMBER  Sat 11 Pitlochry almost the end of the season, normally a grand day oot here! Join us in the fun...

Sun, 12 Peebles

 

3 escapees; Andy, Paul and Gav

The Grandfather Mountain Highlanders (below) are coming over in 2010 with us, all the way from N. Carolina, USA. We are arranging their transport solutions http://grandfathermountainhighlanders.org  no doubt a sharing 1 or 2 sherbets too! See the band performing here; www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJC3pmZZwsg 

 

aye well, we don't know either?

above; will ye no stop that big man?

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