L & C Contest

In what is thought to be a first for the pipe band world, the draw for the March 20, 2010, Grade 1 Indoor Invitational Competition sponsored by the Grade 2 Lomond & Clyde Pipe Band, was made in a public setting with the a video posted on YouTube for anyone to see.

The draw was made at the SAS Raddisson Hotel in Glasgow, also a sponsor of and the venue for the competition. The actual draw was made by Aimee Lindsay, the hotel’s meeting and events manager, with Lomond & Clyde Treasurer and RSPBA National Council member, David Murdoch, announcing the playing position of the drawn band.

Fully sanctioned by the RSPBA, the event is designed to marks the tenth anniversary of the Lomond & Clyde Pipe Band.



The contest is split into two heats with each band playing a Medley and an MSR. The top two bands from each heat competing in an evening final. The draw is:

Heat 1 – 1 pm starting time
1st Ballycoan
2nd House of Edgar-Shotts & Dykehead
3rd Tayside Police
4th Fife Constabulary

Heat 2 – 3 pm starting time
1st Inveraray & District
2nd Boghall & Bathgate Caledonia
3rd Robert Wiseman’s Dairy-Vale of Atholl
4th Cullybackey

First prize is £2500, second, third and fourth are £1500, £500 and £100. By contrast, the winner of the World Championship received a prize of £1000.

The event will be the first Grade 1 competition for the Inveraray & District Pipe Band, promoted to the top grade after an undefeated 2009 season in Grade 2.

A limited number of tickets for the event are available through www.ticket-scotland.com

Great that a contest like this is being pushed, shows that the interest is there, and with prize money, making it all worthwhile.

Just makes the Season even longer and longer.

Most bands would be glad I am sure of a chance to get decent payback early on in the season, and what a great way to get a build up for the Scottish?

Wonder who done the invites , any predictions?

1st Shotts
2nd Boghall

even if someone plays outa their skin ad bet this is the result.

L & C is Peters old band. They are having a reunion for all band members over the years to. The PS Fraser organised it. Its to celebrate L & C anniversary. Great prize money. I dunno Inveraray could be in with a shout. Good wee band and an influx of strong players. Callum Beaumont from Simon Fraser University, Alastair Fletcher and Alasdair Henderson from ScottishPower, and snare drummer Gus Sicard from ScottishPower. Also heard 4 strathclyde boys are up there to. We have a busy start to the year... drum launch in February, this comp in March and a concert in April also we're playing at Dunbar this year. The band are looking forward to getting out before the season kicks off.

Gotta be better than sittin' around the table though......pre season gigs are good fer gettin' rida the cobwebs eh?

And if you win? the money is quite good to?

Redneck wrote:Wonder who done the invites , any predictions?

1st Shotts
2nd Boghall

even if someone plays outa their skin ad bet this is the result.

Certain.

B/coan and C/backey may not even go,

Good money though, Maybe won't cry as much for coming over here for a major.

Boghall have pulled out, now there's a rumour that Bally ( poacha ) coan won't be going either...........this could end up a white Elephant.

Bit of a shame really after all the hard work that goes into setting these things up, it would be a good tester da see how far yer band was on, or off lol.

Heilan Mary wrote:Just makes the Season even longer and longer.

Depends if you are in a band or not,............

STILL waiting for you to fall in with me and Redneck !!!!!!!

MOndays and Wednesays etc lol

Redneck wrote:Boghall have pulled out, now there's a rumour that Bally ( poacha ) coan won't be going either...........this could end up a white Elephant.

Bit of a shame really after all the hard work that goes into setting these things up, it would be a good tester da see how far yer band was on, or off lol.

Dont know about Boghall,

Info is that Coan aren't fussed either, it is a lot of expense for NI bands too, and with the work world the way it is, it makes it that wee biit harder

As the lads have said above, a great shame this is beginning to fall apart, whilst the money is good early in the season, again, as Gordy says, those working and in steady jobs, have to make that their first priority.