Heather sets Scandinavian Championships afire

Copenhagen – May 10, 2008 – The hometown Heather Pipes & Drums of Denmark won the Open contest to take the annual Scandinavian Pipe Band Championship, and the Copenhagen Caledonia Pipe Band (left), also of Denmark, took the Grade 4 event. Gavin Hardie of Helsinki was the overall winners of the solo piping.BandsOpenScandinavian Champions: Heather Pipes & DrumsGrade 41st Copenhagen Caledonia Pipe Band, DenmarkSolo PipingOpenPiobaireachd1st Gavin Hardie2nd Kaj Framke3rd Jan JoensenMSR1st Jacob Jensen2nd Gavin Hardie3rd Iain CurrieHornpipe1st Iain Currie2nd Jacob Jensen3rd Gavin HardieIntermediate2/4 March1st Jens Olsen2nd Christian Søe3rd Jacob JuhlSlow Air & Jig1st Jens Hørring Olsen2nd Torben Kaasgaard3rd Rohini Oddeshede6/8 March1st Gavin Hardie2nd Ian Currie3rd Rune JensenSlow Air1st Jonas Hansen2nd Søren Berggren3rd Mark NicolBeginner March1st Mark Nicol2nd Lasse Hyldested3rd Jonas HansenScandinavian Tune1st Torben Kaasgaard2nd Casper Andersen3rd Christian SøeSolo DrummingMarch1st Martin Andersen2nd Kim H Olsen3rd Martin Low6/8, 9/8, 12/81st Michael Ambech2nd Martin Andersen3rd Nicolai SøeMSR Closed1st Daniel B Low2nd Jacob Jonsen3rd Kristian Bødtker-FabrinMSR Open1st Michael Ambech2nd Dennis Frederiksen3rd Jacob B PetersenHornpipe & Jig Closed1st Jacob Jonsen2nd Kristian Bødtker-Fabrin3rd Daniel B LowHornpipe & Jig Open1st Michael Ambech2nd Dennis Frederiksen3rd Oliver BernhardtTenor1st Stine Kjærsgaard2nd Benjamin Olsen3rd Helle Viuf.