News
NoS Mini Bands19th March 2011 |
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Bucksburn & District Junior Pipe Band celebrated a winning return to the Novice Grade by winning the Novice section at the North of Scotland Mini Bands contest. Group A won the Best Novice Band prize, while group C won the Best Novice Drum Corps. The three groups placed 5th, 6th and 10th of 13 over in Grade 4. All three groups were today led by P/M Andrew Clark for the first time. Well done to you all! |
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Arbroath Music Festival goes down well for Boxy youngsters18th March 2011 |
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Young Pipers and Drummers had a successful day at the Arbroath Music Festival Solo Piping & Drumming contest. Piper Andrew Clark had a hugely successful day, winning all 5 categories he entered and best Junior Piper. David Wright made his first solos appearance in many years to pick up 3rd in the specified composer March, and 2nd in the over 18 Years Hornpipe and Jig. Ewan Dallas won the Novice Drumming category, playing King George V's Army, and was also named as Junior Drummer of the Day - Well done! Carrie Watson picked up 2nd place in the Intermediate Drumming category at her first attempt. Lachlan Gibb won the Under 18 Years MSR event playing Highland Wedding, Blair Drummond and John Morrison of Assynt House. Jenni Clark won the Under 18 Years Tenor Drumming Section. |
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Winning start to 2011 for Novice band19th February 2011 |
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Bucksburn & District Novice / Juvenile Pipe Band had a winning start to 2011 at the RSPBA North of Scotland Piping Quartets held at Elgin High School. The quartet led by Caitlin Drummond (pictured right) won the Novice / Juvenile category and placed 4th of 12 in the Grade 4 contest. The second quartet placed 3rd in Novice / Juvenile and 6th in Grade 4. A group of Pipers also "played up" into Grade 3 placing 6th overall. Well done to all our young Pipers! |
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Founding P/M passes away4th February 2011 |
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All past and present members of Bucksburn & District Pipe Band were saddened to hear of the passing of the band's founding Pipe Major, David C. Duncan on Wednesday 2nd February 2011. On his return to Aberdeen from serving with the Gordon Highlanders "Davie" Duncan put the wheels in motion to create one of the North-East's foremost pipe bands. From 1947 until 1976 his drive and determination in running the band were admired by many in and out of his band. He took a great interest in teaching the bagpipes, working with youngsters at the Aberdeen Boys Brigade and in later years helping bands in the Keith and Buckie areas. The sympathy and thoughts of the band go out to the family of P/M D.C. Duncan. |
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NoS Solo P&D Success20th November 2010 |
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Members of our junior and senior bands gathered 15 pieces of silverware on a successful day at the North of Scotland Solo Piping & Drumming contest held at Elgin High School. As always, we look at the solos to aid personal development for our younger players, and it was brilliant to see so many of them come out happy with their performances, even those not in the prize list this year. Well done to the following prizewinners:- Pipes
Snare Drum
Tenor Drum
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