Strachur & District Piping Association
The Association was started in 1968 to promote piping in the district, particularly among the youth of the area. Regular concerts and ceilidhs are held in the Memorial Hall and there is free tuition given to young pipers on Friday nights throughout the year. From almost its inception the Association has held a Piping Competition and 5 day Summer School at the start of the school summer holidays. These were inaugurated by Mr Niall Campbell BEM of Succoth who also started, and was Pipe Major of, the Dunoon Grammar School Pipe band. So the links with the Grammar School are very strong and the summer events are jointly sponsored and held across the Memorial Hall and Strachur Primary School.
Piping Competition and Piping School 2008
The date of the Annual Piping Competition this year is Saturday 21st June. The programme is listed below with an entry form at the bottom of the page. The Summer School will be held on June 30th to July 4th with the School Concert on the final evening.
Strachur & District Piping Association Annual Piping Competition
Saturday 21st. June, 2008 – Commencing 9.15a.m.
Strachur Memorial Hall (Events 1 - 4); and Strachur Primary School (Events 5 - 12)
| EVENT | TROPHY |
| Chanter – open to Primary School Pupils only |
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| 1 March (2 part) | 1st Neil Beaton Memorial Trophy 2nd McCready Cup |
| 2 Strathspey & Reel | 1st Strachur & Dist Piping Assn Shield 2nd The Wee Cup |
| Bagpipe | |
| 3 Novice Bagpipe March (2 Parts) [Open to competitors for one year only] |
1st Hazelbank Trophy 2nd St Catherine's Shield |
| 4 March 12 yrs and under | Dewar Trophy |
| 5 Ground of Piobaireachd 17yrs & under |
Wyatt Trophy |
| 6 Slow March 14 yrs and under | John Brown Trophy |
| 7a* March 14 yrs and under | Forest View Trophy |
| 7b* Strathspey & Reel 14 years and under |
John Black Trophy |
| 8a* March 15-17 yrs | MacPherson Trophy |
| 8b* Strathspey & Reel 15-17yrs | MacShannon Trophy |
| 9 Piobaireachd 17 yrs and under | Jura Trophy |
| 10a* Hornpipe 17 yrs and under | Paterson Trophy |
| 10b* Jig 17 yrs and under | MacLennan Trophy |
| 11 6/8 March 17 yrs and under | Mary Beaton Memorial Rose Bowl |
| 12 Selection (3-5 mins) 17 years and under | Currie Cup |
| Dress & Deportment |
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| All competitors entered automatically | Jean Brogan Troph |
Notes:
A competitor entering event 3 may not enter any other competition, and can enter at Novice level for one year only.
Competitors in event 5 cannot enter event 9.
* Events 7a & 7b, 8a & 8b, 10a & 10b played together.
ENTRIES TO BE RECEIVED BY 31st MAY, 2008
Piping Competition Entry Form
Click here to download the programme and piping competition entry form.