CONGRATULATIONS to three of our band members who were successful at the Regional Robert Burns Festival held on 6th March at Cults School.  John Polson and Scott Middleton were awarded 1st and 3rd respectively in the senior age group and Calum Brown, last years National Winner, also achieved a 1st in his the primary age group.  John and Calum now go forward to the National Finals in Lanark during the month of April.  Well done to them all and good luck to the boys for the final.

 http://culterpipeband.com/culter-district/

http://www.rspba.org/html/bands.php?Year=2009&Band=Culter and District

(If you want to visit their website, click on the links below)

Apex Tubulars

Aspire Golf Centre

Ardoe House Hotel (Mercure Hotels)

Universal Inspection

The Deli at Cults

Torphins Golf Club

The Old Mill Inn

The Ploughman

Post Office, Culter

Michael Woods, Pharmacy

Barbers Pole

Mortgages Made Easy (Paul Cuthbertson)

and last but not least, Nadine Taylor for organising the raffle and all the parents, families who donated a raffle prize.

THANK YOU ON BEHALF OF CULTER PIPE BAND

Friday 30th January, 2009 in Culter Mill Club

Racing starts 8pm

Performance by Culter Pipe Band at 7.30pm

Tickets 8.00 including stovies

Available from Barbara Polson 732343 or Brian Black 733949

Winners will be announced shortly

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Well done to SCOTT MIDDLETON and CALUM LAMONT for their successes today.

Section 3 – 15 Years & under – Slow Air (2 parts) & March (4 parts) (11.15)

SCOTT MIDDLETON – 2ND PLACE FOR BOTH SOLOS – 2ND OVERALL

(DAD, THIS IS GOING TO COST YOU!)

Section 4 – 17 Years & under – March, Strathspey & Reel (min. 4 parts each) (9.00)

CALUM LAMONT – 3RD PLACE

Also, WELL DONE to both Craig Cuthbertson and John Polson for great results in their categories.

A big THANK YOU to  PM Mike Reid for all his time, effort, patience and tutoring with the boys.  It has obviously paid off.  Here’s to next year!

Saturday 1st November – St Machar Academy, Aberdeen

Adjudicators:
Piping: G Cupples, D. Watson & C. Walker
Snare Drumming: A. Dowling & B. Martin
Tenor Drumming: S. McQuillan

Piping

Section 1 – Chanter ( 9.00)

1 Victoria MacKenzie – Turriff & District N/J
2 Jennifer Conlan - Buchan Gr 4
3 Chatel Burnett – Ellon & District RBL
4 Sean Borwick – Turriff & District N/J
5 Chloe McAndie – Ellon & District RBL
6 Conor Allan Ross – Unattached
7 Ryan Mair – Turriff & District N/J
8 Calum Murray – Ellon & Distirct RBL
9 Max Murdoch – Buchan Gr 4
10 James McMahon – Buchan Gr 4
11 Alexander Walker – Turriff & District N/J
12 Kirsten McFarlan – Ellon & District RBL

Section 2 – 13 Years & under – Slow Air (2 parts) & March (4 parts) (9.50)

1 Elliot Gordon - Turriff & District N/J
2 Claire Grant – Turriff & District N/J
3 Andrew Buchan – Fraserburgh RBL
4 Iona Gregor – Turriff & District
5 Christopher Hyndman – Elgin & District
6 Caitlin Drummond – Bucksburn & Dist N/J
7 Adele Grieve – Fraserburgh RBL
8 Hamish Duncan - Turriff & District N/J
9 Ieuan Johnson - Elgin & District
10 Danny Hutchison – Fraserburgh RBL

Section 3 – 15 Years & under – Slow Air (2 parts) & March (4 parts) (11.15)

1 Ally Gillies – Bucksburn & District N/J
2 Karla Urquhart- Dingwall RBL
3 Christopher Sibbald – Rubislaw
4 Calum Webster – Bucksburn & District N/J
5 Craig Moir – Buchan
6 Ewen Gregor – Turiff & District N/J

7 Scott Middleton – 47th Culter BB

8 Sarah Jane Morrice – Turriff & District N/J
9 Andrew Conlan - Buchan Gr4
10 Gordon Forbes – Bucksburn & District N/J

11 John Polson – 47th Culter BB

Section 4 – 17 Years & under – March, Strathspey & Reel (min. 4 parts each) (9.00)

1 Stuart Shand – Bucksburn & District
2 David Wright – Bucksburn & District N/J
3 Thomas Yule – Deeside Caledonia

4 Callum Lamont - 47th Culter BB

5 Craig Wilson – Grampian Police
6 Scott Brown – Grampian Police

7 Craig Cuthbertson – 47th Culter BB

8 Emma Smith – Dingwall RBL
9 Niall Jack – Dingwall RBL
10 Cameron Morrison – Buchan
11 Craig MacRitchie – Dingwall RBL
12 Stuart Robertson – Grampian Police
13 Scott MacPherson – Fraserburgh RBL
14 Callum Forsyth – Bucksburn & District N/J

Section 5 – 17 Years & under – Hornpipe & Jig (min. 4 parts each) (11.00)

1 Craig MacRitchie – Dingwall RBL
2 Gordon Forbes - Bucksburn & District N/J
3 Andrew Buchan - Fraserburgh RBL
4 Callum Forsyth – Bucksburn & District N/J
5 Scott Brown – Grampian Police
6 Emma Smith – Dingwall RBL
7 David Wright – Bucksburn & District N/J

8 Callum Lamont - 47th Culter BB

9 Karla Urquhart – Dingwall RBL
10 Scott Mac Pherson – Fraserburgh RBL
11 Craig Wilson - Grampian Police
12 Cameron Morrison – Buchan
13 Thomas Yule – Deeside Caledonia
14 Ally Gillies – Bucksburn & District N/J
15 Stuart Shand - Bucksburn & District
16 Stuart Robertson – Grampian Police
17 Niall Jack – Dingwall RBL
18 Christopher Hyndman – Elgin & District

Section 6 – 18 Years & over – March, Strathspey & Reel (min. 4 parts each) (1.30)

1 Fiona Young – Grampian Police
2 Peter Morrice - Buchan
3 Barry Evans – Buchan
4 Robert Grant – Deeside Caledonia
5 Daniel Littlewood – Elgin & District
6 Joe Watt – Turriff & District
7 Ann-Marie Davidson – Buchan
8 Gordon Barclay – Deeside Caledonia
9 Alan Clark – Grampian Police
10 Andrew Patterson – Bucksburn & District
11 Mark Wemyss – Stromness RBL

Section 7 18 Years & over – Hornpipe & Jig (min. 4 parts each) (3.00)

1 Alan Clark – Grampian Police
2 Mark Wemyss – Stromness RBL
3 Gordon Barclay – Deeside Caledonia
4 Daniel Littlewood – Elgin & District
5 Barry Evans – Buchan
6 Ann-Marie Davidson – Buchan
7 Fiona Young – Grampian Police
8 Robert Grant – Deeside Caledonia
9 Joe Watt – Turriff & District
10 Andrew Patterson – Bucksburn & District
11 Peter Morrice – Buchan

Section 8 17yrs & Under – Piobaireachd (1.30)

1 Caitlin Drummond – Bucksburn & District N/J
2 Christopher Hyndman – Elgin & District
3 Cameron Morrison – Buchan
4 David Wright – Bucksburn & District N/J
5 Stuart Robertson – Grampian Police
6 Craig Wilson – Grampian Police

Snare Drumming

Section 1 – Practice Pad (9.00)

1 Ewan Pilcher – Dingwall RBL
2 Ranald Lumby Ross – Dingwall RBL
3 Morven Drummond – Bucksburn & District N/J
4 Emily Cooper – Dingwall RBL

Section 2 – 14 Years & under – March (4 – 6 parts) (9.45)

1 Thomas Priestly – Ellon & District RBL
2 Jack Mckenzie - Fraserburgh RBL
3 Ian Brown – Buchan Gr4
4 Muir Gregor – Turriff & District
5 Jordan McPherson – Bucksburn & District N/J
6 Blair Robertson – Bucksburn & District N/J
7 Ewan Dallas- Bucksburn & District N/J
8 Kyle Richard – Fraserburgh RBL
9 Jenna Guthrie - Fraserburgh RBL
10 Ailsa Matheson – Dingwall RBL
11 Craig Sangster – Rubislaw
12 Catlin Urquhart – Dingwall RBL

Section 3 – 17 Years & under – March (6 – 8 parts) (9.00)

1 Mark Smith – Buchan Gr 4
2 Findlay Wallace – Turriff & District
3 Ciaran Shepherd – Fraserburgh RBL
4 Mark Ross – Buchan Gr 4
5 Cameron MacIver – Dingwall RBL
6 Gemma Burnett – Buchan Gr 4

Section 4 – 17 Years & under – March, Strathspey & Reel (min. 4 parts each) (10.00)

1 Cameron McIver – Dingwall RBL
2 Findlay Wallace – Turriff & District
3 Mark Ross – Buchan Gr 4
4 Hayley Greig – Bucksburn & District N/J
5 Mark Smith – Buchan Gr 4
6 Blair Robertson – Bucksburn & District N/J
7 Calum Patterson – Bucksburn & District N/J
8 Ciaran Shepherd – Fraserburgh RBL
9 Gemma Burnett – Buchan Gr 4
10 Jenna Guthrie – Fraserburgh RBL
11 Lachalan Gibb – Bucksburn & District N/J
12 Ian Brown – Buchan Gr 4
13 Allan Davidson – Bucksburn & District N/J

Section 5 – 17 Years & under – Hornpipe & Jig (min. 4 parts each) (11.45)

1 Findlay Wallace – Turriff & District
2 Jenna Guthrie – Fraserburgh RBL
3 Ian Brown – Buchan Gr 4
4 Mark Ross – Buchan Gr 4
5 Lachlan Gibb – Bucksburn & District N/J
6 Mark Smith – Buchan Gr 4
7 Ciaran Shepherd – Fraserburgh RBL
8 Allan Davidson – Bucksburn & District N/J

Section 6 – 18 Years & over – March, Strathspey & Reel (min. 4 parts each) (1.30)

1 Douglas Caldwell – Elgin & District
2 Ian Thompson – Turriff & District
3 Scott Niven – Bucksburn & District
4 Cameron Sharp – Grampian Police
5 Nicky Gibson – Grampian Police
6 Trevor Crichton – Grampian Police
7 John Stewart – Buchan

Section 7 – 18 Years & over – Hornpipe & Jig (min. 4 parts each) (2.45)

1 Scott Niven – Bucksburn & District
2 Cameron Sharp – Grampian Police
3 Trevor Crichton – Grampian Police
4 Ian Thompson – Turriff & District
5 Nicky Gibson – Grampian Police
6 John Stewart – Buchan

Tenor Drumming

Section 8 – 14 Years & Under – March (1.30)

1 Catherine Ellis – Bucksburn & District N/J
2 Jemma Massie – Ellon & District RBL
3 Sarah Grant – Turriff & District N/J
4 Calum Morrice – Turriff & District N/J
5 Christopher Carter – Turriff & District
6 Amanda Buchan - Fraserburgh RBL
7 Leanne Brown – Ellon & District RBL
8 Gillian Wright – Bucksburn & District N/J
9 Sophie Martin – Buchan Gr4

Section 9 – 17 Years & Under – March, Strathspey & Reel (2.30)

1 Joe Strachan – Buchan
2 Katie Gauld – Buchan
3 Chris George – Bucksburn & District
4 Paul Meiklejohn – Turriff & District
5 Marteen Nicoll – Buchan