Band of the Year

Final standings for 2023 Bands of the Year

Championship Section
 Whitburn Band

1st Section
The Kirkintilloch Band

 

2nd Section
Clackmannan District Band

 

3rd Section

4th Section
Highland
Brass

 

 

Each band receives 1 point for taking part, 1 additional point for each Scottish band in their own section which they defeat and 1 bonus point for being the winning band in their section. Using this example, if 3 bands from the same section were to take part in one of these contests, the sectional winners would receive 1 point for taking part, 2 points for having finished higher than 2 other bands in the same section and 1 bonus point for winning the section, being a total of 4 points. In the same example, the band finishing second would receive 2 points and the band finishing third in the section would receive 1 point.

For the West Lothian Festival, points will only be awarded based on the ultimate result of the contest. Assuming all of the bands in the contest are Scottish and in the same section, the winners of the contest will therefore receive 7 points (1 for taking part, 5 for having finished higher than 5 other bands and 1 bonus point for winning the contest), the runners up in the final will receive 5 points, each band taking part will receive 3.5 points.

Major National and International Contests

(National Championship Finals - all sections, British Open, Grand Sheild, Senior Cup, Senior Trophy, European Championships, Scottish Open, International Masters, Brass in Concert, Mineworkers and Pontins).

Each band receives 1 point for taking part, 1 additional point for each Scottish band in their own section which they defeat, 1 bonus point for being the highest placed Scottish band in their section in the event and an additional bonus point if they were to be the overall winners of the event. Using the 2003 Scottish Open result as an example, Scottish Co-op receive 1 point for taking part, 6 points for defeating 6 other Scottish Championship section bands, 1 bonus point for being the highest placed Scottish Championship section band and 1 further bonus point for being the overall winners, being a total of 9 points.

In the event of a tie in the total number of points scored by two or more bands over the course of the year, the placings acheived in the Scottish Championships will determine the final Band of the Year placings for the bands concerned.

The tables for Band of the Year will be updated following each contest and the up to date position can be checked on this website.

 

Championship section

Whitburn 40
the cooperation band 32
Dalmellington 25
Kingdom Brass 21
Kirkintilloch Kelvin 20
Dalkeith & Monktonhall 18
Unison Kinneil 11
Bon-Accord Silver 11
Bo'ness & Carriden 8
Johnstone Band 5

 

1st Section

The Kirkintilloch Band 45
Coalburn Silver 33
Bathgate 33
Newtongrange Silver 26
Lochgelly 22
Dunaskin Doon 17
Granite City Brass 15
Newmains and District Band 9
Campbeltown Brass 7
Tullis Russell Mills 7

 

2nd Section

Clackmannan District 35
Newmilns & Galston 29
Irvine & Dreghorn 27
Broxburn & Livingston 24
Annan Town 23
Renfrew Burgh 18
St. David's Brass 16
Kilmarnock Concert Brass 12
Jedforest Instrumental 9
St. Ronan's Silver 7
Dysart Colliery 5
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3rd Section

Selkirk Silver 24
Shotts St. Patrick's Brass 22
Brass Sounds Inverclyde 19
Perthshire Brass 17
Croy Silver 12
Langholm Town 11
Stranraer Brass 6
Arbroath and Carnoustie Band 6
Whitburn Heartlands 2

 

4th Section

Highland Brass 29
Buckhaven & Methil Miners 28
MacTaggart Scott Loanhead 25
Peebles Burgh 24
Penicuik Silver 24
Bon-Accord Silver 'B' 22
Kirkton Brass Bathgate 17
Hawick Saxhorn 14
Dundee Instrumental 10
Coalburn Intermediate 9
Dunfermline City Brass 8
Turriff Silver 5
Forfar Instrumental 1
Barrhead Burgh 0
0
Creetown Silver 0
Dumfries Town 0
Callander Brass 0
Queensferry Community Brass 0
Tayport Instrumental 0