Alberta season gets going at Ogden

Calgary – May 2, 2015 – The Alberta pipe band season kicked off this weekend with the annual Ogden Indoor competition attracting bands from across the province. There was an excellent turnout of soloists in the morning, but a small attendance by bands in the afternoon. The Grade 2 “Battle of Alberta” got off to a slow start with the Rocky Mountain Pipe Band being the only band in the grade. Rivals Viscount Park and the newly-formed North Stratton Pipe Band from Edmonton did not make it out.

Bands
Grade 2
MSR and Medley
1st Rocky Mountain

Grade 3
Medley
1st Ogden Legion

Grade 4
Quick March Medley
1st Edmonton Youth

Grade 5
Quick March Medley
1st 78th Fraser Highlanders
2nd Odgen Legion
3rd Alberta Firefighters

Judges for all band events: Ann Gray, Dave Hicks (piping); Bill Saul (ensemble); Jacquie Troy Carter (drumming)

Solo Piping
Professional
Piobaireachd
1st Ann Gray
2nd Jonathan Grady
3rd Ross Barker
Judge: Sean Somers

MSR
1st Stewart Smith
2nd Ann Gray
3rd Jonathan Grady
4th Morgan Miller
Judge: Gordon Conn

Hornpipe & Jig
1st Stewart Smith
2nd Ann Gray
3rd Morgan Miller
4th Jonathan Grady
Judge: Dave Hicks

Solo Drumming
Snare
Professional
MSR
1st Andrew Miller
2nd Michael Hansen
Judge: Jacquie Troy Carter

Hornpipe & Jig
1st Andrew Miller
2nd Michael Hansen
Judge: Bill Saul

Professional
Tenor Drumming
MSR
1st Kelsey Drummond
Judge: Bill Saul

Hornpipe & Jig
1st Kelsey Drummond
Judge: Jacquie Troy Carter

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