Results from the Cowal

Grade 1 (MSR, 14 competed)
1st Field Marshal Montgomery
2nd St.Laurence O'Toole
3rd House of Edgar-Shotts & Dykehead
4th Strathclyde Police
5th Boghall & Bathgate
6th ScottishPower
Drumming: House of Edgar-Shotts & Dykehead

Grade 2 (medley, 18 competed)
1st Inveraray & District
2nd Dumfries & Galloway Constabulary
3rd Grampian Police
4th Phoenix Honda-Glasgow Skye
5th Lomond & Clyde
6th Mauchline & District
Drumming: Inveraray

That makes FM Supreme Champions (again) with SLOT nipping at their ghillies. Also, Grade One will be welcoming Inverary & District next year - after a clean sweep of all the Majors for them. Should be interesting to see if they can make the final at the Worlds next year....

The Grade 1 Results!

The Grade 1 Results!
Originally uploaded by ulsterscot

Grade 1 in order
Drums MSR - SFU
           MED - Shotts
           Overall - SFU (MSR preference)

Bands
SFU
FMMPB
SLOT
Polis
Shotts
Boghall

MSR - SFU
MED - SFU

Ulster Championships 2009

Cullybackey PB at the Ulster Championships 2009
Originally uploaded by ulsterscot

Dodging the rain showers and chatting with the Dignitaries - who
included the Minister from DCAL - a pleasant afternoon was passed at
the Ulsters in Newcastle.

Cullybackey impressed with their now characteristic clean fingering in
Grade 1. I didn't stay for the results but am guessing Field Marshall
should have topped the pile. SLOT get better every year and I suspect
should have been close behind. I'll post a link to the results when
they appear on line

[updated] The results are now up here and I think that I have reason to feel a little smug. FM won with SLOT in second - gettting two firsts in the MSR. Interesting to see that the overseas bands struggled. Hopefully that bodes well for the Worlds next week - although the stronger competition should be from Scotland and Canada.

That has given me an idea for the Worlds next week. Hmmmmm. I'll
ruminate on it and post later on.