Kirkie Kelvin Northern Counties Win
Kirkintilloch Kelvin Brass Conducted by Gareth Bowmen took first prize at the Northern Counties Contest on Sunday 23rd May in the Reid Hall Forfar. Adjudicator Tony Swainson spread the prizes around the 8 bands who took part in the event. Each band performed an entertainment programm, the results we have so far are:
1st Kirkintilloch Kelvin Brass
2nd Arbroath Instrumental, who also took prizes for Best Percussion, Best Soloist, Best Soprano, Most Entertaining Performance, and Best 1st Section Band.
3rd Broxburn & Livingston.
FULL Results thanks to 4barsrest
Results:
1. Kirkintilloch Kelvin (Gareth Bowman) - 187
2. Arbroath Instrumental (Michael Robertson) - 186
3. Broxburn and Livingston (Charlie Farren) - 183
4. Renfrew Burgh (David Hutcheson) - 181
5. Granite City Brass (Lt Col (Rtd) Robert Owen) - 179
6. City Of Discovery (Scott Barker) - 177
7. Tayport Instrumental (Frank Culross) - 175
8. Perthshire Brass (George Annan) - 174
Awards
Best 4th Section Band: Tayport Instrumental
Best 3rd Section Band: Renfrew Burgh
Best 2nd Section Band: Granite City Brass
Best 1st Section Band: Arbroath Instrumental
Most Entertaining Programme: Arbroath Instrumental
Best Percussion: Arbroath Instrumental
Best Soprano: Arbroath Instrumental
Soloist Award: Arbroath Instrumental
Winning Conductor: Gareth Bowman
Highest Placed Northern Counties Band: Arbroath Instrumental
Highest Placed Non Northern Counties Band: Kirkintilloch Kelvin
Howard Wilkin, Karen Needham from KKB with Winning Conductor Gareth Bowman
