16th August 2023
The final major championship of the season, The World's, kicks off on Friday 18th and continues on Saturday 19th August at Glasgow Green.
Once again, the Grade One Championship is being streamed live, so even if you can't be there, you won't miss any of the performances.
Click on the links below to access the livestreams on the relevant day.
Friday
Saturday
Order of play for the Grade One final on Friday and Saturday are posted below
July 29th 2023
After a pretty dissappointing day out at the All Ireland,when by our own standards,we had a few significant issues and nothing seemed to go right on the day.
On Saturday gone,we put in a very strong performance at the Scottish Championships and gave ourselves a significant moral boost with one major to go,the big one - The World's
First on in probably the worst weather of the day, we had a great run and were very pleased with how it went on the day - finishing up back in the top three,with third place overall.
We're now looking forward to the World Championship in Glasgow on August 18/19 and hope to see you there.
Full results for all grades can be found on the RSPBA website - here
Grade 1 (medley)
1st Field Marshal Montgomery
2nd Inveraray & District
3rd St. Laurence O’Toole
4th Peoples Ford Boghall & Bathgate Caledonia
5th Shotts & Dykehead Caledonia
6th Scottish Power
Best Drumming : Inverary & District
Judges: Ross Walker, Colin Moffett (piping;) Mark Wilson (drumming); Gordon Lawrie (ensemble)
Have a listen to our medley performance below - thanks once again to Dronechorus for the great recording.
July 1st 2023
The Northern Ireland branch of the Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association put on the annual All-Ireland Pipe Band Championships on the grounds of Ballymena Academy, and ultimately it was Field Marshal Montgomery that took the title with eight out of eight firsts across the Medley and MSR events. FMM won the drumming again, continuing undefeated so far in the 2023 season. Northern Ireland’s Ravara won the Grade 2 competition.
Nearly 50 bands from all over Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland competed.
Grade 1
Medley
1st Field Marshal Montgomery (1,1,1,1)
2nd St. Laurence O’Toole (2,2,2,2)
3rd Closkelt (3,3,3,3)
Judges: Mark Faloon, J. Reville (piping); Adrian Hoy (drumming); Cameron Edgar (ensemble)
MSR
1st Field Marshal Montgomery (1,1,1,1)
2nd St. Laurence O’Toole (2,3,2,2)
3rd Closkelt (3,2,3,3)
Judges: Colin Moffett, William Garrett (piping); Keith Orr (drumming); John Moles (ensemble)
June 24th 2023
Duthie Park in Aberdeen were the host for this years European Chanmpionships - and it was MSR for the Grade One bands.
The first time a new MSR format required submitting only one set of tunes, each piece no more than four parts.
Once again,it was a hot sunny day with temperatures up around the 25C mark.
There were ten entries for the Grade One competition and SLOT finished in fourth spot when the results from the four judges were compiled.
Grade 1 (MSR)
1 Inveraray & District (1,1,4,1)
2 Field Marshal Montgomery (3,3,1,2)
3 Peoples Ford Boghall & Bathgate Caledonia (2,2,5,3)
4 St. Laurence O’Toole (4,4,2,7)
5 Shotts & Dykehead Caledonia (5,5,8,4)
6 Scottish Power (6,6,6,6)
Drumming: Field Marshal Montgomery
Judges:
Maurice Rhodes, Tom Brown (piping)
Brian Martin (drumming)
Terry Lee (ensemble)
Results for all grades can be found on the RSPBA website - here
MSR recording posted below......once again,thanks to dronechorus
June 10th 2023
Lurgan Park in Co.Armagh was,once again, the setting for the UK Chanmpionships - held in fine sunny weather. Due to the cancellation of the British Pipe Band Championships, the usual rota of five majors was reduced to four in 2023, as the RSPBA hopes to attract a sponsor for the 2024 event and beyond. A total of 80 bands entered the 2023 UK Championships across all grades.
There were ten entries for the Grade One competition and SLOT finished in sixth spot when the results from the four judges were compiled.
Grade 1:
1st Boghall & Bathgate Caledonia
2nd Inverary and District
3rd Shotts a& Dykehead Caledonia
4th Field Marshal Montgomery
5th Scottish Power
6th St.Laurence O'Toole
Best Drum Corp : Field Marshal Montgomery
Judges: William Garrett, Barry Donaldson (piping); Alexander Russell (drumming); Peter Snaddon (ensemble)
Results for all grades can be found on the RSPBA website - here
Medley recording posted below......thanks to dronechorus for the top class recording
June 3rd 2023
Cookstown High School in,County Tyrone, was the setting for the Mid Ulster Pipe Band Championships, the first event of the RSPBANI Branch outdoor competition season.
Grade 1:
1st Field Marshal Montgomery
2nd St Laurence O’Toole
3rd Closkelt
Best Drum Corp : St.Laurence O'Toole
Medley recording posted below......
May 6th 2023
The Leinster Championships were held in the grounds of Newbridge House in Donabate - just a few mins from the M1 motorway and Dublin Airport.
Weather on the day was very pleasant and the Grade One result was as follows:
Grade 1
1 - St.Laurence O'Toole
2 - Closkelt
Best Drum Corps – St.Laurence O'Toole
MSR and Medley recordings are posted below......
| Date | Competition | NAME |
|---|---|---|
| 20 May | Leinster Championships | Donabate |
| 3 June | Mid Ulster Championships | Cookstown |
| 10 June | UK Championships | Lurgan |
| 24 June | European Championships | Aberdeen |
| 1 July | All Ireland Championships | Ballymena |
| 22 July | North Down Championships | Bangor |
| 29 July | Scottish Championships | Dumbarton |
| 12 August | Ulster Championships | Antrim |
| 18&19 August | World Championships | Glasgow Green |