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NEWS
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City of Brechin Solo Piping & Drumming Competition 17/09/2011
Once again the pipers and drummers of the Carnoustie and District Pipe Band had a successful day out at the City of Brechin Pipe Band solo competition held at Brechin High School on Saturday 17 of September 2011.
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Winners from left, back row - Ciaran Kydd, Keiran Kettles, Adam Robertson and Mark Bertenshaw:
Front row - Holly Ross, Daniel Devlin, Dhugal Paterson and Mark Donnachie.
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(Photo courtesy of the Carnoustie Guide and Gazette)
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Carnoustie and District Pipe Band had a great day at a piping and drumming contest organised by City of Brechin Pipe Band at Brechin High School on Saturday, when the band won 10 awards. in Brechin last weekend.
Pipe Major Ian Campbell congratulated everyone for a great day out with special thanks to City of Brechin Pipe Band for hosting a very well organised event. He was also very proud of the achievements of our own young pipers and drummers, some of whom had not been playing very long, and to see them all winning prizes in competition against other worthy competitors is fantastic, and they should all be proud of themselves. It’s also comforting to realise that we as a band are doing something right with our methods of teaching, as we are obviously getting the desired results. For All The Contest Results Click Here...
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New Leading Drummer
We would also like to announce that we now have a new Leading Drummer, Dave Stewart, who takes over from our present Leading Drummer Neil Russell. Neil has done a great job for the band over the last 18 months, teaching both the young learners as well as the competing corps, and the band is very grateful for all of his efforts. Thankfully Neil is still in the corps and is helping Dave to take over the L/D roll with the minimum of disruption.
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The New Pipe Major
The band is pleased to announce that we now have a new Pipe Major, Ian Campbell, and you can read about his history on his page. Click Here For Ian’s History..
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Departure of Pipe Major
We are very sorry to announce the departure of Scott Phillips as our Pipe Major, this is due to his job demands. He is one of the founding members of the band and his leaving the post will be a great loss to us all and we wish him all the best in his new employment. He will however still be able to play with the band in his new role as honorary Pipe Sgt and will assist the band as and when his employment allows
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Dundee Rotary Club Gala Day - 9th. July
The band's busy month continued the next week, performing in City Square for the Rotary Club of Dundee's annual Gala Day. The band performed admirably on a busy Saturday morning and the event organisers were very satisfied with how well the band looked and sounded. Band members are now turning their attention to competition with a trip to the European Pipe Band Championships in Belfast at the end of July.
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Carnoustie Gala Day - 2nd. July
The big local parade for Gala Day in Carnoustie took place at the start of July, with the pipes and drums of Carnoustie & District Pipe Band once again leading the way. On one of the sunniest days of the year, the band band paraded from the Panmure Industrial Estate, through the town centre and onwards to Carnoustie House Grounds.The City of Brechin Pipe Band were also in attendance and the highlight of the day was the massed pipes and drums of the two band playing together – over fifty performers altogether – at Carnoustie House Grounds.
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Fire Brigade Anniversary Parade - 25th. June
The last Saturday in June saw the band out oto mark the anniversary of the fire brigade in Carnoustie and the start of Gala week. This parade was the first public outing for a number of young pipers who have progress through the lessons class on a Monday night. A total of 16 pipers and 10 drummers performed for the crowds along Carnoustie High Street led for the day by Pipe Sergeant Ian Campbell, due to the Pipe Major being struck down with illnessn parade .
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Dundee Perth and Angus Mini Bands and Open Trio Piping Contest
The Dundee, Perth and Angus Mini Bands and Open Trio Piping Contest was held on the 30th April 2011. There were 3 bands entered in the Grade 4 Competition and 1 band in the Grade 3 Competition. The Band had a satisfactory result for the day with our best band on the day achieving a 6th place in the Grade 3.
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The drum corps at the Tartan Week celebrations in Carnoustie
To celebrate the finale of Tartan Week, on Saturday April 9, Carnoustie & District Pipe Band, followed by the Saints and Sinners motorcyclists in their kilts, led a parade through the High Street ending in the Fairway Garage car park.
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PRESS RELEASE – CARNOUSTIE & DISTRICT PIPE BAND
The Fastest Drummer in the World was in Carnoustie at the weekend to put the drummers of the Carnoustie & District Pipe Band through their paces! The band members were treated to an excellent day of top level tuition from Carl Williams of CW Percussion. Carl has been recorded in the Guiness Book of World Records as the fastest drummer and has also played with the world championship-winning Shotts and Dykehead Pipe Band. The day’s workshop was won by young drummer Amy Forbes who came first in the solo drumming competition in Brechin in September. The whole drum corps benefited from Amy’s prize, as they were treated to a very educational and inspirational day!
The leading drummer of the Carnoustie band, Neil Russell, was very enthusiastic about the day’s accomplishments and said, “This has been a very fruitful day for our young drummers. Many of them have only been learning for a short period of time and they have come on leaps and bound. Workshops like this show what can be achieved for talented youngsters like themselves with a lot of hard work and determination. Carl is an excellent teacher and very motivational, and the drummers have come away from this eager to practice and get better!”
The workshop attracted a host of other drummers and percussionists from the local area and further afield who were keen to draw on Mr. Williams’ expertise. Mr Russell continued, “I’m very impressed with the enthusiasm of all the guys and girls who participated. They are a breath of fresh air and are contributing to the successes of the Carnoustie & District Pipe Band, or whatever band they have come from to attend today”
The Carnoustie and District Pipe Band, despite only being formed in 2008, is a rapidly expanding organisation with over 30 performing members, many of whom have been taught in the popular lessons run by the band. The band is always keen to recruit new members, whether they are keen to learn to play the bagpipes or drums, or are experienced players. The lessons are on Monday evening’s at Burnside Primary School, Carnoustie at 7pm, and the band practices on Wednesday evenings at Newton Panbride Church, Carnoustie, also at 7pm. Anyone who is interested can contact the band secretary Andrew Brown on 01241 410284.
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Picture – The drummers taking a break from their workshop to have a picture with the team from CW percussion.
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Vale of Atholl Junior Contest held in Pitlochery on 2nd February 2011.
The Robert Wiseman Dairies Vale of Atholl Pipe Band held their annual piping and drumming competition in Pitlochry High School with over 100 entrants competing for 21 different trophies. The piping judges were Jack Taylor, Bill Wotherspoon, Jennifer Hutcheon and Alistair Duthie and the drumming judges were Gordon Lee and Fiona Wilson. Once again the standard of the playing was very high, giving the judges a very pleasant day. Pipe band chairman Angus Clarke announced the prize winners with the prizes being presented by the Ian Cramb, the band president.
Carnoustie & District Pipe Band members excelled themselves in the above competition with the result of the day being in the Novice Drumming competition which band member Kerrie Devlin won against some strong competition.
Other band members picked up prizesin the drumming on the pad section, where Hhalid Bjeirmi was forth equal in the under 12 section, with Ashleigh Roberts taking second and Adam Kleppang third in the 12 to 18 section.
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Last Turnout for the Year
To conclude this busy period, the Band performed at the Christmas Market in the town on Saturday 27th November where they made appearances at the three main venues. After this, the Band held its annual ceilidh and prizegiving on Saturday 4th of December, at the Station Hotel Carnoustie, which considering the weather turned out to be a very popular event.
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Dundee Perth & Angus Solo Competition
Next for members of the Band was the Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association, Dundee Perth & Angus Branch Solo Competition held in Kinross on the 20th November, Members again performed admirably and picked up a host of prizes. In the chanter class, Keiran Kettles was second, Ciaran Kydd third and Mark Bertenshaw fourth, in a stiff competition. Keiran Roberts also did excellently to be placed fourth in the Novice Piping from a huge entry of over twenty pipers. In the drumming sections, Dhugal Paterson was placed third in the Novice Tenor Drumming, and Caitlin Cameron also came third in the Open Tenor Drumming.
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Tayport Branch of the Royal British Legion Remembrance Parade
The month of November has been a very busy month for the Carnoustie & District Pipe Band. The month started with the Band leading the Torchlight Parade in the town. For two of the Band’s youngest members, who are being taught at the weekly lessons which take place in the town, this was their very first parade with the Band and they played excellently on what was a very chilly night. The following Sunday, the Band was on show again, leading the Remembrance Parade for the Tayport Branch of the Royal British Legion. This was a new experience for the Band as it was the first time that it had led such a parade and Scott Phillips, the Pipe Major, had this to say:
“It is traditional for Pipe Bands to lead Remembrance Parades and we jumped at the chance to get out there and be part of it. Since being formed in 2008, we had never had the opportunity to participate in such an event and it has been a great experience for the younger folk in the Band. It was also great to have such a big Band out there, 25 pipers and drummers turned out on what was a wet and windy morning and I would like thank everyone who took part, including the 1st Monifieth Boys’ Brigade, for their assistance.”
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Joint Ceilidh
Tayside Young Fiddlers & Carnoustie and District Pipe Band.
The Ceilidh in the Beach Hall, Carnoustie on Friday 18th June was very well attended and a fine performance from the Tayside Young Fiddlers, Carnoustie & District Pipe Band also featuring music and Ian McKellen on Accordion was enjoyed by all and the stovies also went down very well.
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The Band’s Debut into
the competition arena at Dunbar on the 8th of May 2010
The first Scottish outdoor contest of the 2010 Pipe Band Season was held at Dunbar, this saw the Band make its first ever appearance on the competition circuit. At this competition, which combined Grade 4a and 4b Bands, the Band gained a very respectable 11th out of the 23 entrants, which was a result that we had hoped for; this included an 8th placing from a piping judge.
This was a great achievement considering that this was the first time that 14 of our members had ever stepped foot on the competition field. The band notably also took the scalp of a number of established 4a bands despite being a new entrant Grade 4b band.
We are now looking forward to competing in the Scottish Championships in Dumbarton on the 22nd of May, where we will hopefully improve our standing.
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City of Brechin Pipe Band Solo Competition 2010
For many members of the band, which was only formed two years ago, this was their first competition.
PIPING
In the under-13 years chanter section, members had the most success. Owen Sweeney picked up first place with Kerr Munro third, Mark Bertenshaw fourth, Ciaran Kydd fifth and Keiran Kettles seventh equal.
Prizes were also gained in the under-18 years Novice Piping, with Mark Donnachie coming second and Daniel Devlin fourth in a strong competition.
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DRUMMING
In the drumming sections, members of the Carnoustie band were equally as successfully. Kerrie Devlin won the drumming on the pad section, and Amy Forbes won the 15-18 years Novice Drumming.
Included in the prize for Amy's superb victory was a day of Grade 1 tuition for the whole drum corps, which is invaluable to the band!
In the tenor drumming section, prizes were awarded to Dhugal Paterson who came second and Caitlin Cameron who was fourth.
The Piper Major of the band, Scott Phillips, was delighted with the success of the pipers and drummers. "Everyone from the band who competed today gave excellent performances, and it just shows how much effort and hard work these youngsters put in. Coming away with a prize or two makes it worthwhile, and hopefully we can all continue to improve.
"The future of the band looks bright with all this young talent coming through!"
The band is always on the lookout for enthusiastic new learners as well as experienced old hands to help out.
If you are interested, you can come along to practice on Monday evenings at BURNSIDE PRIMARY SCHOOL, 7 to 9 p.m., or Wednesday evening's at Newton Panbride Church Hall, 7 to 9 p.m., or give the band secretary, Andrew Brown a call on 01241 410284.
The band's next public performances with be at the Relay for Life cancer charity event in Arbroath tomorrow (Saturday) and the Carnoustie Torchlight Parade on November 6.
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City of Brechin Pipe Band solo competition
The pipers and drummers of the Carnoustie and District Pipe Band had a successful day out at the City of Brechin Pipe Band solo competition on Saturday, picking up no fewer than 11 prizes.
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The Band members with their prizes at practise on Monday.
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