Borders Entertainment Contest Result
The Barrhead Burgh Band, conducted by Chris Bradley, lifted the Scottish Borders Trophy at the Borders Entertainment Contest held in Jedburgh recently. Adjudicators Russell Gray and David Lancaster both placed the band from the West of Scotland in first place. Entertainment judge, Zandra Elliot, gave the entertainment prize to Jedforest Instrumental Band. Best soloist went to the euphonium player with JedforestInstrumental, best instrumentalist to the Flugel horn player with Coalburn Silver and the best basses prize to winners Barrhead Burgh.
The full result:
1 - Barrhead Burgh (Chris Bradley, 2) 91+ 93 = 184
2 - Selkirk Silver (Richard Duff, 2) 89 + 89 = 178
3 - Jedforest Instrumental (Alan Fernie,2) 86 + 91 = 177
4 - Shotts St. Patrick's (Chris Brown, 2) 88 + 88 = 176
5= St. Ronan's Silver (David McLeod, 2) 90 + 85 = 175
5= Coalburn Silver (Gareth Bowman, 3) 90 + 85 = 175
7 - McTaggart Scott Loanhead (Alan Fernie, 3) 86 + 82 = 168
8 - Peebles Burgh Silver (Iain Fleming, 3) 84 + 80 = 164
9 - Abbey Brass Jedforest (Cameron Mabon, 4) 78 + 83 = 161
First Prize: The Scottish Borders Trophy : Barrhead Burgh
Entertainment Prize : The Queen's Head Inn Shield : Jedforest Instrumental
Best Second Section Band: The Souter Ronnie Trophy : Barrhead Burgh
Best Third Section Band: The John A. Wilson Memorial Trophy :Coalburn Silver
Best Fourth Section Band: The Harry Pearce Memorial Trophy : AbbeyBrass Jedforest
Best Soloist: The Walter Nichol Memorial Trophy : Euphonium, Jedforest Instrumental
Best Instrumentalist : The Jedforest Instrumental Band 150th AnniversaryTrophy : Flugel, Coalburn Silver
Best Basses : The Bert Neil Memorial Quaich : Barrhead Burgh
