North-south split in Scottish Open competing bands

On the second weekend of the Scottish Festival of Brass, 14 championship bands are lined up to compete in the Scottish Open, supported by Besson, in Perth Concert Hall on Saturday.

Interestingly, there’s a 50-50 split in contest entrants with seven of the participating bands travelling north from England.

The own-choice contest will be adjudicated by Glyn Williams and Anne Crookston.

The following day the Scottish Youth Championships will take place with 25 brass bands participating in four sections – Novice, Intermediate, Development and Non-competitive. Anne Crookston and Glyn & Helen Williams will share the adjudication in this event.

The Scottish Brass Band Association is grateful to all sponsors, supporters, vendors and programme advertisers – including SN Percussion, Renfrew Burgh Band, Brass Reconstruction and The Wind Section – without whom this event would be much more difficult to organise.

Tickets for the Scottish Festival of Brass are available on the day at the entrance to Perth Concert Hall, priced at £16.50 (and £12.50 for concessions).

Scottish Open, Perth Concert Hall, Saturday 29 November

Own choice contest, draw at 10am, first band 11.15am

Adjudicators: Glyn Williams and Anne Crookston

• Bon-Accord Silver (Adam Cooke)
• Coalburn Silver (Gareth Bowman)
• Dalmellington (Erik Janssen)
• Easington Colliery (Graeme Tindall)
• East London Brass (Jayne Murrill)
• Fishburn (Chris Bentham)
• Hammonds (Morgan Griffiths)
• Kingdom Brass (Eoin Tonner)
• Kirkintilloch Kelvin (Mareika Gray)
• Milnrow (Christopher Binns)
• Pemberton Old DW (Ryan Watkins)
• Tewit Silver (Martin Hall)
• The Kirkintilloch Band (Martyn Ramsay)
• Whitburn (Prof Nicholas Childs)

Milnrow Band are defending their Scottish Open champions title

Scottish Youth Championships, Perth Concert Hall, Sunday 30 November

Pre-drawn, commences 9.30am

Adjudicators: Anne Crookston and Glyn & Helen Williams

Novice Section

• Broxburn & Livingston Future Brass (Jim Bone)
• Clackmannan District Beginners (Luci Lamb)
• Cupar Bandits & Wizards (Alison Milne)
• Hawick Saxhornettes (Stuart Black)
• Irvine & Dreghorn Brasslets (John Boax)
• Kinneil Youth Band (Scott Gardner)
• KIrkton Youth Band (Karen Heenan)
• Loanhead Brass Roots and Newtongrange Junior Band (Alan Fernie)
• Maroon Brass (Stuart Black)
• Perth & Kinross Brass (Elaine Blackwood)

Intermediate Section

• Campbeltown Brass Intermediate (David Cosgrove)
• Coalburn Bronze (Jim Park)
• Galashiels Youth Band (Stuart Black)
• King’s Park Junior Brass (Emily Stokes)   
• Kirkintilloch Youth Band (Katherine Adams)
• Loanhead Brass Youth (Alan Fernie)
• Stranraer Brass Training (Angela Miller) 
• Tweed Valley Brass Youth (Keith Belleville)

Campbeltown Development Brass won the Development Section last year

Development Section

• Campbeltown Brass Development (Katrina Barr)
• Irvine Youth Band (John Boax)
• Newtongrange Junior Band (Alan Fernie)
• Perthshire Youth Brass (Willie McMullen)
• Scottish Borders Youth Band (Alan Fernie)
• Whitburn Youth Band (Caroline Farren)

Non-competitive Section

• St David’s & Penicuik Joint Youth (John A Dickson)