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World Pipe Band Championships 2024 Results
The 2024 World Pipe Band Championships was held at Glasgow Green in Friday the 16th August and Saturday the 17th August 2024. Grade 1 consisted of four events held over two days.
Grade 1
Overall Result
1st Inveraray & District (Scotland)
2nd Field Marshal Montgomery (Northern Ireland)
3rd Simon Fraser University (Canada)
4th St Laurence O’Toole (Ireland)
5th Peoples Ford Boghall & Bathgate Caledonia (Scotland)
6th Police Scotland Fife (Scotland)
7th Shotts & Dykehead Caledonia (Scotland)
8th ScottishPower (Scotland)
9th Police Scotland & Federation (Scotland)
10th 78th Fraser Highlanders (Canada)
11th St. Thomas Alumni (USA)
12th Johnstone (Scotland)
13th Closkelt (Northern Ireland)
14th City of Dunedin (USA)
Drumming: St. Laurence O’Toole
Full results will appear here: https://rspba.org/results/bands/contests/2024/
Hear the winning performances from the 2024 World Pipe Band Championships.
The Piobaireachd Society has announced the set tunes for 2025 competitions. The can be found here: www.piobaireachd.co.uk/archives/11490
Glenfiddich Piping Championship 2023 Results
Overall
1st Callum Beaumont (five aggregate points, piob preference)
2nd Finlay Johnston (five aggregate points)
3rd Alex Gandy (five aggregate points)
4th Angus D. MacColl (four aggregate points)
5th Jack Lee (four aggregate points)
Piobaireachd
1st Callum Beaumont, Lament for MacLeod of Colbeck
2nd Finlay Johnston, Lament for the Children
3rd Fred Morrison, Craigellachie
4th Bruce Gandy, Lament for the Laird of Anapool
5th Angus D. MacColl, Nameless – cherede darievea
Judges: Murray Henderson, Jack Taylor, Bob Worrall
MSR
1st Alex Gandy, Brigadier-General Ronald Cheape of Tiroran, The Ewe wi’ the Crookit Horn, Duncan MacIntyre, RMS Athenia
2nd Jack Lee, South Hall, Lady Loudon, The Little Cascade
3rd Angus D. MacColl, The Argyllshire Gathering, Susan MacLeod, Alex C. MacGregor
4th Willie McCallum, The Lonach Gathering, Dora MacLeod, John McKechnie’s Big Reel
5th Finlay Johnston, Duncan MacColl, The Islay Ball, Alex Cameron Champion Piper
Judges: Jimmy Banks, Ian Duncan, Iain MacLellan