Scottish Champions: Field-Marshal Montgomery

Dumbarton, Scotland – May 21, 2005 – Field Marshal Montgomery won the Scottish Pipe Band Championship here today against a field of 13 other Grade 1 bands. Weather was sunny, with a high temperature of about 15 degrees.

Grade 1 (MSR)
1st Field-Marshal Montgomery (Ulster)
2nd House of Edgar-Shotts & Dykehead (Scotland)
3rd Strathclyde Police (Scotland)
4th ScottishPower (Scotland)
5th St. Laurence O’Toole (Ireland)
6th Boghall & Bathgate (Scotland)
Drumming: Shotts; Best Bass Section: Strathclyde Police
Judges: Dixie Ingram, Allan Ronaldson (piping); J. MacInnes (ensemble); W. Goodall (drumming).

Ravara, Grade 1 in 2004, won the Grade 2 contest, while Drambuie-Kirkliston, with its first-on draw, ended up second. The Grampian Police, which was also downgraded after the 2004 season, failed to make the Grade 2 list.

Grade 2 (Medley, 22 bands competed)
1st Ravara (Ulster)
2nd Drambuie-Kirkliston (Scotland)
3rd Torphichen & Bathgate (Scotland)
4th Tayside Police (Scotland)
5th Bucksburn & District (Scotland)
6th 52nd Lowland Regiment (Scotland)
Drumming: Torphichen
Judges: M. MacKenzie, Ian Roddick (piping); Joe Noble (ensemble); A. Steele (drumming).

Grade 3A
1st Strathclyde Fire Brigade (Scotland)
2nd Seven Towers (Ulster)
3rd Marlacoo (Ulster)
4th Coalburn IOR (Scotland)
5th Newross & District (Ireland)
6th City of Edinburgh (Scotland)
Drumming: Seven Towers
Judges: Trevor Dear, Harry McNulty (piping); Bob Shepherd (ensemble); W. Dunlop (drumming).

Grade 3B
1st Bo’ness (Scotland)
2nd Linlithgow (Scotland)
3rd Dunoon (Scotland)
4th Beeston
5th Williamwood
6th Annsborough
Drumming: Bo’ness
Judges: Trevor Dear, Harry McNulty (piping); Bob Shepherd (ensemble); W. Dunlop (drumming).

Juvenile
1st George Watson’s (Scotland)
2nd Kintyre Schools (Scotland)
3rd Lochgelly (Scotland)
4th Boghall & Bathgate (Scotland)
5th Bucksburn (Scotland)
6th: Dunoon Grammar (Scotland)
Drumming: George Watson’s
Judges: Dixie Ingram, Allan Ronaldson (piping); J. MacInnes (ensemble); W. Goodall (drumming).

Grade 4A
1st Rothesay (Scotland)
2nd Cumnock (Scotland)
3rd Wallacestone (Scotland)
4th Milngavie (Scotland)
5th Sgt. Walker Memorial
6th Tweedvale
Drumming: Wallacestone
Judges: Iain McLellan, Andrew Wright (piping); Denver Cardwell (ensemble); G. Craig (drumming).

Grade 4B
1st Welsh Piping Soc.
2nd Kirkaldy
3rd Strathclyde University
4th Troon Blackrock
5th Antrim
6th Clydebank
Drumming: Uddingston Strathclyde
Judges: Iain McLellan, Andrew Wright (piping); Denver Cardwell (ensemble); G. Craig (drumming).

Novice Juvenile
1st Troon Boys’ Brigade
2nd Royal Burgh of Stirling
3rd Kintyre Schools
4th Methill
5th Vale of Atholl
6th Craigmount High School
Drumming: George Watson’s
Judges: Dixie Ingram, Allan Ronaldson (piping); J. MacInnes (ensemble); D. Goodall (drumming).

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