Is it August already? It's been a busy and fun summer, and it is hard to believe that my annual trip to Scotland is here. This year will have more competitions and performances than ever!
Friday August 6 - Concert with SFU Pipe Band and FMM Pipe Band. Belfast Waterfront Hall. More info.
Saturday August 7 - World Premiere of the documentary film "Battle of the Bagpipes" on CBC Television. Check you local listings! More info and movie trailer.
Wednesday August 11 - SFU Pipe Band performance at George Square, Glasgow. 1 pm. Part of the Piping Live! Glasgow International Piping Festival. More info.
Saturday August 14 - The World Pipe Band Championships. Glasgow Green, Glasgow. Watch live around the world on the BBC Scotland Website. More info.
After the Worlds, I'll be touring Scotland competing solo at some of the bigger and smaller highland games around the country.
I'll be posting updates here on the blog, on my twitter page, and on facebook!
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Showing posts with label the worlds. Show all posts
Thursday, August 05, 2010
Monday, September 07, 2009
Home from Scotland!
I just returned home from another trip to Scotland. What a month it has been! This year I posted regular updates of my travels and competitions on twitter (twitter.com/bagpipelessons).
I'll be posting more photos, stories, and details, but here are some of the highlights!
-1st Place Open 'A' Strathspey & Reel Cowal Highland Gathering (The McCallum Challenge Trophy) [first American Winner]
-1st Place Open Piobaireachd at Birnam Highland Games [two-time winner]
-1st Place Open Strathspey & Reel at Birnam Highland Games [three-time winner]
-1st Place Overall Most Points at Birnam Highland Games (The Sinagoca Cup) [three-time winner]
-Best Dressed Piper at the Cowal Highland Gathering [two-time winner]
And I played with the Simon Fraser University Pipe Band winning the World Pipe Band Championships for the second time in a row! We also performed a completely sold-out concert at Glasgow Royal Concert Hall which was recorded and will be released as a CD soon.
(Thanks to Michael O'Reilly for the photo!)
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
WORLD CHAMPIONS 2009!
It has been a very exciting week. I traveled to Scotland with the SFU Pipe Band for two big events.
On Wednesday, we performed a sold out concert at Glasgow Royal Concert Hall. The show was a big success -- a great response from the crowd and great reviews online. The concert was recorded and will be released as a CD recording soon.
On Saturday, we played at the World Pipe Band Championships where we repeated as World Pipe Band Champions! We won both events: the MSR (March, Strathspey, and Reel) and the Medley. Our drummers won the award for best drum corps, and we won the overall title. It felt great to play well in both events and very gratifying to be rewarded with great scores from the judges (we received 5 firsts, two seconds, and one third from the 8 judges!).
The BBC provided live streaming coverage of the event so our friends and fans around the world could enjoy the big event live.
There is a ton of media coverage online. Here's some for you to enjoy.
The news story and results from Pipes|Drums.
Documentary footage of the big day by SFU's own filmmaker, Thomas Buchan:
Article and video about the band's concert and preparing for the Worlds.
Video and article with footage of the Worlds and the celebrations!
High-quality video of the World Championship winning Medley from the BBC.
Interview with Pipe Major Terry Lee on CBC's As It Happens:
News video from Canada's Global News.
Scotland's SECC TV:
Donald MacLeod's Piobaireachd Field of Gold from the Concert.
On Wednesday, we performed a sold out concert at Glasgow Royal Concert Hall. The show was a big success -- a great response from the crowd and great reviews online. The concert was recorded and will be released as a CD recording soon.
On Saturday, we played at the World Pipe Band Championships where we repeated as World Pipe Band Champions! We won both events: the MSR (March, Strathspey, and Reel) and the Medley. Our drummers won the award for best drum corps, and we won the overall title. It felt great to play well in both events and very gratifying to be rewarded with great scores from the judges (we received 5 firsts, two seconds, and one third from the 8 judges!).
The BBC provided live streaming coverage of the event so our friends and fans around the world could enjoy the big event live.
There is a ton of media coverage online. Here's some for you to enjoy.
The news story and results from Pipes|Drums.
Documentary footage of the big day by SFU's own filmmaker, Thomas Buchan:
Article and video about the band's concert and preparing for the Worlds.
Video and article with footage of the Worlds and the celebrations!
High-quality video of the World Championship winning Medley from the BBC.
Interview with Pipe Major Terry Lee on CBC's As It Happens:
News video from Canada's Global News.
Scotland's SECC TV:
Donald MacLeod's Piobaireachd Field of Gold from the Concert.
Thursday, July 30, 2009
SFU Pipe Band FREE Concert
The SFU Pipe Band (my pipe band), will be giving a free concert on Sunday, August 2nd, on the Burnaby campus of SFU.
The concert begins at 2 P.M. Sunday on the Academic Quadrangle Lawn on the Burnaby Mountain campus.
Bring lawn chairs, sun umbrellas, hats, sunscreen, etc.
It’s a warm-up for our sold out concert in the Royal Glasgow Concert Hall on Aug. 12—and then the World Championship on Glasgow Green on Aug. 15.
Bring lawn chairs, sun umbrellas, hats, sunscreen, etc.
It’s a warm-up for our sold out concert in the Royal Glasgow Concert Hall on Aug. 12—and then the World Championship on Glasgow Green on Aug. 15.
Sunday, August 24, 2008
WORLD CHAMPIONS!
Yes. We did it! As a member of the Simon Fraser University Pipe Band, we were crowned World Pipe Band Champions last Saturday August 16 in Glasgow. For video and audio, please visit SFU Tube. It's very exciting, and after several years of placing 2nd and 3rd it's great to back on top of the world! "The Worlds" is the pipe band world's version of the Super Bowl -- the biggest event of the year and the most prestigious to win. The news story at pipes|drums.
The Worlds is one of the biggest events of the year in Scotland with over 20,00 spectators. You'll find plenty of video of the competition and the victory march of the champions on here on YouTube.
Here I am with the Championship Trophy (aka The Spike).
And the entire winning team.
Additional great news, Seattle's own Keith Highlanders Pipe Band placed 3rd in the Grade 4B category at the Worlds. I have taught and coached the Keith Highlanders for several years and watched their dedication and improvement. A local news story on the band.
The Worlds is one of the biggest events of the year in Scotland with over 20,00 spectators. You'll find plenty of video of the competition and the victory march of the champions on here on YouTube.
Here I am with the Championship Trophy (aka The Spike).
And the entire winning team.
Additional great news, Seattle's own Keith Highlanders Pipe Band placed 3rd in the Grade 4B category at the Worlds. I have taught and coached the Keith Highlanders for several years and watched their dedication and improvement. A local news story on the band.
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Scotland Bound!
In two weeks, I'll be in Scotland for the World Pipe Band Championships and many other piping events. I'll post my full schedule shortly, but in the meantime here is a video from 2001 when we were World Champions...
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