Swelter at Cambridge: SL78FH survive the heat (MP3 audio)

Cambridge, Ontario – July 19, 2008 – The Cambridge Highland Games often features the hottest weather that southern Ontario can offer and the 2008 rendition was no exception with hazy, muggy 30-plus-degree heat. Except for a few very brief showers, the rain held off for competitors, and the Scottish Lion -78th Fraser Highlanders of Toronto continued their unbeaten streak to win the Grade 1 event.

 

For the first time ever, the Grade 2 recordings are what a piping judge actually heard walking around the section. Grade 1 recordings are from a stationary position in the audience.

 

Grade 3 (medley, four competed)

1st 400 Squadron

2nd Durham Regional Police

3rd Toronto Police (Gr2)

Judges: Geoff Neigh, Andrew Berthoff (piping); Larry Willis (drumming); Bob MacCrimmon (ensemble)

 

Grade 4 (march medley, seven competed)

1st Paris-Port Dover

2nd Hamilton Police (Gr4)

3rd London Firefighters

Drumming: Hamilton Police

Best Bass: Hamilton Police

Judges: Tom Anderson, Andrew Berthoff (piping); Larry Willis (drumming); Bob MacCrimmon (ensemble)

 

Juvenile (march medley, two competed)

1st Flint Scottish

2nd Rob Roy Juvenile

Drumming: Flint

Best Bass: Rob Roy

Judges: Geoff Neigh, Andrew Berthoff (piping); Larry Willis (drumming); Bob MacCrimmon (ensemble)

 

Grade 5 (march medley, nine competed)

1st Georgetown

2nd Brantford

3rd Paris-Port Dover (Gr 5)

Judges: Tom Anderson, Andrew Berthoff (piping); Larry Willis (drumming); Bob MacCrimmon (ensemble)

 

1st Lyric Todkill, Houston, “Lament for Donald Duaghal MacKay”

2nd Doug MacRae, Houston, “The Battle of the Pass of Crieff”

3rd Michael Grey, Dundas, Ontario, “A Flame of Wrath”

Judge: Andrew Berthoff

 

1st Michael Grey

2nd Lionel Tupman, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario

3rd Sean McKeown, Toronto

Judge: Peter Aumonier

 

1st Lionel Tupman

2nd Michael Grey

3rd Andrew MacPhail

Judge: Ron Rollo

 

1st Lionel Tupman

2nd Sean McKeown

3rd Jacob Dicker

Judge: Tom Anderson