ASHBOURNE CONTEST 2010

ENGLISH CHAMPIONSHIPS

GRADE 4

Wolverhampton - 1st Drumming, 1st Ensemble, 2nd Piping & 3rd Piping

1 Wolverhampton
2
Grampian Corby
3
RAF Waddington
4
Stamperland
5
Ashbourne & District
6
Essex Caledonia
7
Nottinghamshire Police
8
University of Bedfordshire
9
Warrington
10
Greater Manchester FRS
11
Scots Guards Association (Manchester)
12
Greater Manchester Pipe Band
13
City of Plymouth
14
Beverley and District

 

GRADE 4A

Wolverhampton - 1st Drumming, 1st Ensemble, 1st Piping & 4th Piping

1 Wolverhampton
2 Grampian Corby
3
Stamperland
4 University of Bedfordshire
5
Nottinghamshire Police
6
City of Plymouth
7
Scots Guards Association (Manchester)

GRADE 3

1 101 Northumberland Light Regt
2 Pride of Murray
3
Greater Manchester FRS
4 Grampian Corby
5
West Midlands Police
6
Wolverhampton
7
RAF Waddington
8
Stamperland
9
Nottinghamshire Police
10
Scots Guards Association (Manchester)
11
Essex Caledonia
12
Greater Manchester Celtic Society

 

This was certainly a day to remember for the band - An early sounded E plus a horrible mistake in the Grade 4, coupled with another horrible mistake in the Grade 4A left us totally demoralised after the performances. We felt we'd thrown both contests away!

So, when the results were announced we were all in a bit of shock for a few minutes - but that was soon overcome and we 'floated' down the Ashbourne high street on the end-of-games parade!

The chanter reeds didn't take too well to the wet weather though and although the sound was good in the Grade 4 and OK in the Grade 4A by the time we'd prepared for the Grade 3 the high A's on a number of the chanters were definitely causing problems - so looks like it's time for a re-reeding session as part of our preparations for Cowal