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April 21 & 22, 2000 - BC Pipers' Association 68th Annual Gathering
Here are the complete results from the 68th Annual Gathering. (Many thanks to Robert MacNeil for tracking and sending these to me):
272 solo competitors, 25 mini-bands.
PIPING:
| Professional 19 in class |
Piobaireachd 1. Jack Lee 2. Ed Neigh 3. Jori Chisholm 4. Ann Gray |
MSR 1. Jack Lee 2. Alan Bevan 3. Andrew Smith 4. Ed Neigh 5. Ann Gray |
Jig 1. Jack Lee 2. Colin Clansey 3. Ann Gray 4. John Angus Smith 5. Andrew Bonar |
Overall 1 - Jack Lee |
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| Grade 1 16 in class |
Piobaireachd 1. Alison Dunsire 2. Alex Galloway 3. Ian Bullis 4. Heather Wright |
MSR 1. Alex Galloway 2. Kevin MacKay 3. Alison Dunsire 4. Neil MacPherson |
Jig 1. Kevin MacKay 2. Rob Bruce 3. Kylie MacKintosh 4. Alison Dunsire |
Overall Alison Dunsire (on Piobaireachd preference) |
| Grade 2 25 in class |
Piobaireachd 1. Andrew Lee 2. Seth Walker 3. Tyrone Heade 4. Megan Harrington 5. Tamara Cameron 6. Kristy King |
MSR 1. Rob McRae 2. Simon Pitches 3. Andrew Lee 4. Ryan MacConnell 5. Nathan Mitchell 6. Robert Abel |
Jig 1. Robert Abel 2. Andrew Lee 3. Justin Leroux 4. Evan Stewart 5. John Robertson 6. Ross Barker |
Overall Andrew Lee |
| Grade 3 A 24 in class |
Piobaireachd 1. Alexander Gales 2. Cameron King 3. Marco Caturegli 4. Kaleena Matheson 5. Katie MacKay |
March 1. Jenn Devlin 2. Micah Babinski 3. Michael Lake 4. Kaleena Matheson 5. Steve Anderson 6. James J. Burgon |
Strathspey,Reel 1. Marco Caturegli 2. Jenn Devlin 3. Johnathan Graham 4. James Catterall 5. Katie MacKay 6. Elizabeth Dunsire |
Overall Jenn Devlin |
| Grade 3 B 24 in class |
Piobaireachd 1. Sarah MacNeil 2. Ian Tully 3. Drew Dodge 4. Michael McLeod |
March 1. Rob McGonigal 2. Michael McLeod 3. Drew Dodge 4. Sarah MacNeil 5. Blair Stewart |
Strathspey,Reel 1. Michael McLeod 2. Drew Dodge 3. Blair Stewart 4. Sarah MacNeil 5. Nick Langlois |
Overall Michael McLeod |
| Grade 4 A 18 in class |
March 1. Danny DelMain 2. Nicholas Glover 3. Patrick Case 4. Alexa Johnson 5. Eric McAskill |
Strathspey,Reel 1. Will Nichols 2. Patrick Case 3. Nicholas Glover 4. Eric McAskill |
Overall Danny DelMain (on 2/4 March preference) |
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| Grade 4 B 18 in class |
March 2/4 March 1. Colin Lee 2. Turner Kirk 3. Graeme Vivian 4. Ben Parsonson |
Strathspey,Reel 1. Ben Parsonson 2. Colin Lee 3. Robb Scott 4. Justin McMundo |
Overall Colin Lee |
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| Grade 5 21 in class |
Slow Air 1. Carl James Hampson 2. Cecily Grant 3. Wayne Aastrom 4. Mikaela Patterson 5. Lachlan McLeod |
March 1. Shane Smith 2. Andy Stevens 3. Mikaela Patterson 4. Laura Rose 5. Cooper Sims |
Overall Shane Smith & Carl James Hampson |
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| Adult 9 in class |
Slow Air 1. Rorri McBlane 2. George Young 3. Donald Morrison |
March 1. Rorri McBlane 2. George Young 3. Donald Morrison |
Overall Rorri McBlane |
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| Beginner 21 in class |
Any March 1. Callum Mathers 2. Meghan Dunlop 3. Brittany King 4. Caitlain West 5. Karen Dykes |
Special Piping Prizes(other than great trophies):
Professional: Winner of trip to Scotland: Jack Lee.
Grade 1: Winner of combined Mini Gathering/Annual Gathering Aggregate and trip to George Sheriff Memorial Invitational, Ontario: Alison Dunsire.
Most promising piper: Will Nichols (from Alaska!) - awarded a scholarship to the 2000 Piping Hot Summer Drummer school.
DRUMMING:
| Professional 7 in class |
MSR 1. J. Reid Maxwell 2. Eli Fugate 3. Duncan Millar |
Hornpipe/Jig 1. J. Reid Maxwell 2. Duncan Millar 3. Eli Fugate |
Overall J. Reid Maxwell |
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| Grade 1 11 in class |
MSR 1. Cameron Bullis 2. Tennille Brown 3. Kristen Coulson |
Hornpipe/Jig 1. Tennille Brown 2. Cameron Bullis 3. Carly Coulson |
Overall Cameron Bullis (on MSR preference) |
| Grade 2 6 in class |
MSR 1. Grant Maxwell 2. Josh Reid 3. David Bowman |
Hornpipe/Jig 1. Grant Maxwell 2. Andrew Miller 3. Josh Reid |
Overall Grant Maxwell |
| Grade 3 17 in class |
2/4 March 1. Ian Aastrom 2. Holly Tawse 3. Alexander Munro 4. Kristopher Reaville 5. Jacqui Bird |
6/8 March 1. Ian Aastrom 2. Ian Morris 3. Jacqui Bird 4. Kristopher Reaville |
Overall Ian Aastrom |
| Grade 4 16 in class |
2/4 March 1. Chris Hutchinson 2. Ted McKnight 3. Kristen Tully 4. Stephen Farrell |
6/8 March 1. Stephen Farrell 2. Shannon Hutchinson 3. Shawna Keyes 4. Kristen Tully |
Overall Stephen Farrell |
| Adult 5 in class |
2/4 March 1. Melissa Maxwell 2. David Bruce 3. Doug Mossington |
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| Pad 3 in class |
2/4 March 1. Jillian MacNeil 2. Danielle MacLeod |
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| Tenor 1/2 4 in class |
1. Andrew Bullis 2. Mary Bruce |
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| Tenor 3/4 9 in class |
1. Annie Head 2. Allie Guerrero 3. Tracey Bird |
Special Drumming Awards:
Most Promising Drummer: Shawna Keyes - awarded a scholarship to the 2000 Piping Hot Summer Drummer school.
MINI-BANDS: (all Medley)
Grade 1: (2 bands)
Simon Fraser University A
Simon Fraser University B
Grade 2: (4 bands)
Maple Ridge A
Robert Malcolm Memorial Senior B
Robert Malcolm Memorial Senior A
Best Drum Corps: Robert Malcolm Memorial Senior "B"
Best Bass Drummer: Robert Malcolm Memorial Senior "A"
Grade 3: (9 bands)
Chilliwack & District
Robert Malcolm Memorial A
Robert Malcolm Memorial B
Best Drum Corps: Robert Malcolm Memorial Gr 3 "A"
Grade 4: (10 bands)
Edmonton Boys A
White Spot
Robert Malcolm Memorial Gr 4
Best Drum Corps: Edmonton Boys "A"
Best Pipe Corps: White Spot & Robert Malcolm Memorial Gr 4
As always, this was a great weekend, very well run, and very well attended.
Within the week I plan to start posting photos from the weekend's events onto the BCPA web photo album (I took 5 rolls of film - youch!)
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March 25, 2000 - St. Andrews & Caledonian Society Meet in Victoria
Many thanks to R. Skelly for sending us these results:
Chanter Class
1st Terry Gillespie
2nd Robert Bennie
3rd Daniel Pearson
Grade 4 Aggregate: Bradley Vandergucht
| 2/4 March 1st Bradley VanderGucht |
6/8 March 1st Skye MacLeod |
Grade 4 18 and Over Aggregate David Whiskin
| Slow Air 1st Marjorie Simms |
6/8 March 1st David Whiskin |
Grade 3 Aggregate Cole Griffiths
| 2/4 March 1st Cole Griffiths |
Strathspey/Reel 1st Heather McGuff |
Grade 2 Aggregate Rod Navid
1st MSR Rod Navid
1st Jig/ Hornpipe Rod Navid
No Grade 1 competition
Drumming
Drum Pad
1st Tony Galavan
2nd Monroe Lawson
Grade 4 Aggregate Cody Navid
| 2/4 March 1st Cody Navid |
6/8 March 1st Cody Navid |
Grade 3 Aggregate Susie Russell
| 2/4 March 1st Susie Russell |
6/8 March 1st Susie Russell |
Grade 1 Aggregate Daniel Bist
1st MSR Daniel Bist
1st Jig/ Hornpipe Daniel Bist
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