Piping
Perthshire
PH1 3RY
Tel: +44(0)1738 842061
There are two Pipe Bands, both of which compete in school competitions. The ‘A’ band wears full ceremonial dress whilst the ‘B’ band wears day dress. The bands perform at various venues throughout the UK as well as going on tour. Recent events include playing at Edinburgh Castle, The Royal Highland Show and playing in Perth for HRH Princess Royal. .JPG)
The bands have also appeared live on national TV in the US during a network breakfast TV show. Further afield, the band has played at the Festival Interceltique in Lorient, Brittany as well as at the Range of Lakes Festival in Lithuania. Practise is under the directorship of Brian Elrick who teaches piping at the school and Gordon Brown who teaches drumming.
Contact: (brianelrick@glenalmondcollege.co.uk) or 01738 842065
NEWS
THE GLASGOW HIGHLAND CLUB
Schools Pipe Band And Individual Piping & Drumming Competitions
Friday 12th March 2010
Event A Pipe Band Contest (March, Strathspey and Reel)
The A Band should be ready to depart at 7.00 pm and the B Band at 7.40 pm (Approx)
| 1 | 6.30pm | GLENALMOND (A) | (G) | PM Willie Grays Farewell to the Glasgow Police |
| Captain Colin Campbell | ||||
| Lexie McAskill | ||||
| 2 | 6.40pm | GEORGE WATSONS (B) | (GW) | The Clan MacRae Society |
| Susan MacLeod | ||||
| Colonel MacLeod | ||||
| 3 | 6.50pm | STRATHALLAN SCHOOL | (S) | Men of Argyll |
| Captain Colin Campbell | ||||
| Jock Wilsons Ball | ||||
| 4 | 7.00pm | ERSKINE STEWARTS MELVILLE | (ESM) | The Siege of Delhi |
| Captain Colin Campbell | ||||
| Willie Murrays Reel | ||||
| 5 | 7.10pm | GLENALMOND (B) | (G) | The 79ths Farewell To Gibraltar |
| Captain Horne | ||||
| The High Road To Linton | ||||
| 6 | 7.20pm | GEORGE WATSONS (A) | (GW) | The Clan MacRae Society |
| Susan MacLeod | ||||
| The Smith of Chilliechassie | ||||
| 7 | 7.30pm | MERCHISTON CASTLE | (M) | Donald MacLeans Farewell To Oban |
| Dorrator Bridge | ||||
| Lexy McAskill | ||||
| 8 | 7.40pm | DOLLAR ACADEMY | (D) | Highland Wedding |
| Dora McLeod | ||||
| Rejected Suitor | ||||
| 9 | 7.50pm | GEORGE HERIOTS | (GH) | The Glenfinnan Highland Gathering |
| Struan Robertson | ||||
| Colonel MacLeod | ||||
| 10 | 8.00pm | THE EDINBURGH ACADEMY | (EA) | The Balmoral Highlanders |
| Captain Colin Campbell | ||||
| Captain Lachlan MacPhail of Tiree | ||||
| Hutchesons Grammar School | (H) | No band | ||
| Craigholme School | (C) | No band | ||
| High School of Glasgow | (HSG) | No band | ||
| Lomond School | (LS) | No band | ||
Friday 15th January.
Fettes hosted the annual Scottish Schools Piobaireachd competition. This is a solo piping competition where each school is allowed to enter 1 piper in each section, playing Piobaireachd, the classical music for the great highland bagpipe.
Fergus Davidson and Cameron Montgomery represented Coll in the senior and junior sections both gaining 3rd place in their respective sections.
Glenalmond was the only school to have pipers featured on each list.
Well done to both!
CCF quartet and trio competition Michaelmas 09
On Friday 13th November 2009 our 'A' quartet of Pipe Major Fergus Davidson, Vanessa Rettie, George Smith and Cameron Montgomery were placed 3rd out of 13 at the CCF quartet and trio competition held at Strathallan.
The quartet competition is the senior event on the night and sees probably the highest standard of group playing at any CCF event of the year so huge congratulations to our quartet in placing ahead of every school bar one (Dollar Academy winning both 1st and 2nd prizes).
It has been a busy start to the Lent term with the band playing at the St Johnstone v Rangers Scottish Cup match. A full 'A' band was on show with 25 pupils parading. The band played prior to the match and at half-time, certainly looking the part in their full uniform.
The pipers have been kept busy with two big solo competitions. Friday 16th saw Cameron Montgomery coming away with 3rd place in the Novice section at the CCF Piobaireachd competition held at The Edinburgh Academy whilst the next day Hamish Dunbar Nasmith placed 4th and Hamish Prestige 6th in the Novice march at the Vale of Atholl competition at Pitlochry High School. Not to be outdone, Cameron was in the prize list again with a 5th place in the Piobaireachd and a 4th place in the Under-15 March section. The standard at the CCF and Vale competitions is very high and the main winners would certainly feature at national level so well done to all concerned.
NEWS
The pipes and drums were out in strength performing just prior to the Prep Schools Choral Day service at the weekend. A total of 35 pipers and drummers from both the 'A' and 'B' bands were led by Pipe Major Craig Wainwright-Fisher in his first engagement since being appointed Pipe Major. All year groups from Third Form through to Upper Sixth were represented with a sizeable contingent of Third Form pipers out on parade. Some were already playing their second engagement of the term, having already performed at Scone Palace for the Order of St John earlier in the term.
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