21ST SEPTEMBER 2024
Some of our prize winners from the recent All Ireland Solos Piping and Drumming Championship.
Piping
P/M Alen Tully - 1st in Piobaireachd A and 3rd in Senior
James Stone - 1st in Piobaireachd B
Drumming
D. Sgt Stephen Creighton - 1st in Senior
Fionn Murphy - 3rd in Senior
Conor Lawlor - 2nd in Intermediate
Junior Players
Emilia Tully - 2nd in Novice Piping
Alex Tully - 3rd on Practice Chanter
Tadhg Spillane - 4th on Practice Chanter
Well done everyone đ
our prizewinners from the 2024 all ireland solo piping & drumming championships @ lisnagarvey high school, lisburn.
16TH/17TH AUGUST 2024
After two days, two medleys and two MSRs, Inveraray & District won the 2024 World Championship at Glasgow Green.
It was the third World Championship title for Inveraray & District after winning in 2017 and 2019.
Simon Fraser University was third, the bandâs return to the top three at the Worldâs for the first time since 2012, and the highest placing yet under Pipe-Major Alan Bevan.
The World Pipe Band Drumming title went to St. Laurence OâToole, who tied with Inveraray & District, each band receiving 12 points.
As per RSPBA rule 4.69, the band with the better total in the MSR events gains the prize.
SLOT had 5 points, and IDPB had 7 (fewer points are better).
Grade 1 (14 competed)
Overall
1st Inveraray & District (34 total points from all 16 judgesâ rankings; fewer points are better)
2nd Field Marshal Montgomery (Northern Ireland) (56)
3rd Simon Fraser University (Canada) (77, tie broken by ensemble points, as per RSPBA rule 4.68. 18 ensemble points for SFU)
4th St Laurence OâToole (Ireland) (77 â24 ensemble points for SLOT)
5th Peoples Ford Boghall & Bathgate Caledonia (Scotland) (78)
6th Police Scotland Fife (Scotland) (85)
7th Shotts & Dykehead Caledonia (Scotland) (94)
8th ScottishPower (Scotland) (115)
9th Police Scotland & Federation (Scotland) (153)
10th 78th Fraser Highlanders (Canada) (164)
11th St. Thomas Alumni (USA) (171)
12th Johnstone (Scotland) (174)
13th Closkelt (Northern Ireland) (188)
14th City of Dunedin (USA) (214)
Drumming: St. Laurence OâToole (tie broken by total MSR drumming points)
vIEW OUR fRIDAY msr AND mEDLEY PERFORMANCES BELOW........
St Laurence OâToole Pipe Band performing their FRIDAY MARCH,STRATHSPEY AND REEL SET - 16TH AUGUST 2024 @ GLASGOW GREEN.
St Laurence OâToole Pipe Band performing their FRIDAY MEDLEY SET - 16TH AUGUST 2024 @ GLASGOW GREEN.
27TH JULY 2024
The Scottish Championships WAS ONCE AGAIN HELD AT Levengrove Park, DUMBARTON.
WE GAVE A VERY GOOD PERFORMANCE AND FINISHED UP 4TH OVERALL, WITH Inveraray & District EMERGING AS the Grade 1 winners. weather was mostly cloudy AND about 20°C, BUT The sun came out for the march past.
The event was the third of the five championships in the Royal Scottish Pipe Band Associationâs 2024 season.
The final two major competitions are the European on August 11th in Perth, Scotland, and the Worldâs in Glasgow on August 17-18.
Grade 1 (medleY)
1st Inveraray & District (Scotland) (1,1,1,2)
2nd Peoples Ford Boghall & Bathgate Caledonia (Scotland) (2,2,3,1)
3rd Police Scotland Fife (Scotland) (3,3,4,4)
4th St. Laurence OâToole (Ireland) (4,5,6,3)
5th Field Marshal Montgomery (Northern Ireland) (6,6,2,6)
6th ScottishPower (Scotland) (5,4,7,7)
7th Shotts & Dykehead Caledonia (7,7,10,5)
8th Johnstone (8,8,8,9)
9th Police Scotland & Federation (9,10,5,10)
10th Closkelt (10,9,9,8)
Judges: John Wilson, Peter Hunt (piping); Stuart Coils (drumming); Tom Brown (ensemble)
lISTEN TO OUR MEDLEY PERFROMANCE ON THE DAY BELOW - THANKS TO DRONECHORUS FOR THE TOP CLASS RECORDING
St Laurence OâToole Pipe Band performing their Medley #2 at the 2024 SCOTTISH Championships at LEVENGROVE park,DUMBARTON on Saturday 27th JULY 2024.
6TH JULY 2024
ALL IRELAND CHAMPIONS 2024 - ST.LAURENCE O'TOOLE
THE ALL IRELAND PIPE BAND CHAMPIONSHIP 2024 was held in fine sunny weather on the grounds of NEWBRIDGE HOUSE,DONATATE,CO.DUBLIN.
AFTER BOTH MSR AND MEDLEY PERFORMANCES,O'TOOLES EMERGED AS WINNERS (on msr preference) IN WHAT WAS AN EXTREMELY tight CONTEST - WITH ALMOST NOTHING BETWEEN ST.LAURENCE O'TOOLE AND FIELD MARSHAL MONTGOMERY.
RESULTS WERE AS FOLLOWS and some videoS from the day are posted below............enjoy !!
1 - ST.LAURENCE O'TOOLE
2 - FIELD MARSHAL MONTGOMERY
3 - CLOSKELT
DRUMMING - ST.LAURENCE O'TOOLE
BASS & TENOR - ST.LAURENCE O'TOOLE
1 - ST.LAURENCE O'TOOLE (2,1,1,1)
2 - FIELD MARSHAL MONTGOMERY (1,2,2,2)
3 - CLOSKELT (3,3,3,3)
DRUMMING - ST.LAURENCE O'TOOLE
JUDGES :
pIPING 1 - WILLIAM GARRETT
PIPING 2 - CRAIG MUNRO
DRUMMING - DEREK DOYLE
ENSEMBLE - TOM BROWN
1 - FIELD MARSHAL MONTGOMERY (2,1,1,1)
2 - ST.LAURENCE O'TOOLE (1,2,2,2)
3 - CLOSKELT (3,3,3,3)
DRUMMING - FIELD MARSHAL MONTGOMERY
JUDGES :
pIPING 1 - TIM FARRELLY
PIPING 2 - IAN DUNCAN
DRUMMING - IAN LAWSON
ENSEMBLE - TONY SLOANE
St Laurence OâToole Pipe Band performing their winning MSR #1 at the 2024 all ireland Championships at newbridge house,donatate,co.dublin.
St Laurence OâToole Pipe Band performing their winning Medley #1 at the 2024 all ireland Championships at newbridge house,donatate,co.dublin.
a little taster OF THE BAND from the tuning park @ all ireland 2024
JUNE 8TH 2024
Against nine other Grade 1 bands, Peoples Ford Boghall & Bathgate Caledonia won the 2024 British Championships. Grade 2 went to Glasgow Skye Association.
It was Boghallâs first championship win of 2024 after St. Laurence OâToole won the UK Championship in May.
The weather was cool and changeable, going from rain showers to sunshine and back again all day, presenting challenges for competitors and the audience.
Grade 1 (MSR, 10 competed)
1st Peoples Ford Boghall & Bathgate Caledonia (Scotland) (1,1,2,1)
2nd Inveraray & District (Scotland) (2,2,4,3)
3rd Shotts & Dykehead Caledonia (Scotland) (ens.pref.) (4,5,5,2)
4th St. Laurence OâToole (Ireland) (3,4,3,6)
5th Police Scotland Fife (Scotland) (6,6,1,4)
6th Field Marshal Montgomery (Northern Ireland) (5,3,6,5)
7th ScottishPower (Scotland) (8,7,8,7)
8th Johnstone (Scotland) (7,8,9,9)
9th Police Scotland & Federation (Scotland) (10,10,7,8)
10th Closkelt (Northern Ireland) (9,9,10,10)
Judges: Maurice Rhodes, Jim Campbell (piping); Paul Brown (drumming); Robert Mathieson (ensemble)
St Laurence OâToole Pipe Band performing their March,strathspey and reel #1 at the 2024 british Championships at GRANT PARK, FORRES.
18th may 2024
2024 uk champions - st.laurence o'toole pipe band
the o'toole's emerged as winners at the 2024 United Kingdom Championship held at Ward Park. The contest was the first of the five major events of the Royal Scottish Pipe Band Associationâs outdoor competition season.
Grade 1 (medley, 10 competed)
1st St. Laurence OâToole (1,1,4,2)
2nd Inveraray & District (2,2,1,6)
3rd Field Marshal Montgomery (3,3,2,5)
4th Peoples Ford â Boghall and Bathgate (6,4,3,1)
5th Shotts and Dykehead Caledonia (5,5,6,3)
6th Scottish Power (4,6,8,4)
Drumming: Inveraray and District
Judges: John Reville, Jim Semple (piping); Keith Orr (drumming); Jim Baxter (ensemble)
full results summaries can be found on the rspba webeite - here
The band drew their number 2 medley on the day and you can listen to the performance below - courtesy of the big rab show
St Laurence OâToole Pipe Band performing their winning Medley #2 at the 2024 UK Championships at ward park, bangor on Saturday 18th May 2024.
may 11th 2024
The first competition of the season kicked off at Newbridge house,donabate,co.dublin and there was a total entry of 18 bands - only two in grade one though,o'tooles and closkelt.
The weather also played ball and was around 22C with a light breeze - optimal conditions for pipe bands.
O'tooles took home the top silverware in both grade one and open grades on the day with two very solid,enjoyable runs.
both the band medley performances are below.....enjoy !!
St Laurence OâToole Pipe Band performing their Medley #1 at the 2024 Leinster Championships at Newbridge House, Donabate on Saturday 11th May 2024.
St Laurence OâToole Pipe Band performing their Medley #2 the 2024 Leinster Championships at Newbridge House, Donabate on Saturday 11th May 2024.
april 28th 2024
What a night! If you missed it you missed out! St.Laurence O'Toole Pipe Band take a bow!
Amazing night with an enormous amount of talent on one stage!
A great nights entertainment in Aberdeen on Saturday night , SLOT put on a fantastic concert which was run by Bucksburn PB . Some great tunes and arrangements made the night fly in. The MC was Kevin Macdonald of the Red Hot chilli Pipers, who kept things moving along well. Some highlights were PM Alen Tully and PM Terry Tully playing together again.
Some pics and our opening set of 4/4 marches from the night are below.....
Thanks to the big rab show for recording the concert - you can check out his channel here
3rd February 2024
Bass drummer John Dunne has announced that he is retiring after nearly 40 years of dedicated service to St. Laurence O' Toole Pipe Band.
John marched into the circle for his first season with SLOT back in 1986 and has been the heart beat of the band ever since.
Giving so many years of service to anything shows extreme dedication and passion. We as a band are extremely grateful that those years were spent guiding and developing the band that we are so proud of today.
His unique style and feel for the music has been admired throughout the pipe band world for many years.
We will miss him among our ranks but wish John, his wife Veronica and his family the very best for the future.
His shoes won't be easy to fill but we are delighted to have found the right person. We look forward to introducing our new bass drummer very soon.
Go raibh mĂle maith agat John
St.LAURENCE O'TOOLE PIPE BAND
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| Date | Competition | Location |
|---|---|---|
| March 27th | Leinster Solo Championships | Rush National School, Co.Dublin |
| May 11th | Leinster Championships | Newbridge House, Donabate, Co.Dublin |
| May 18th | UK Championships | ward Park, Bangor, Co.Down |
| June 8th | british Championships | grant park, forres |
| July 6th | All Ireland Championships | Newbridge House, Donabate, Co.Dublin |
| July 27th | Scottish Championships | Levengrove Park, Dumbarton |
| August 11th | European Championships | South Inch Park, Perth |
| August 16th & 17th | World Championships | Glasgow Green |
| September 14th | All Ireland Solo Championships | lisnagarvey high school, lisburn bt28 1hn |
