Dowco Triumph Street nipping at SFU’s heels

Bellingham, Washington – June 4, 2016 – Dowco Triumph Street came as close as the band has come this year to beating Vancouver rivals Simon Fraser University in an outdoor Grade 1 competition, losing the MSR event at the Bellingham Games on ensemble preference, with two firsts in piping. The close call comes on the brink of Dowco Triumph Street’s journey to compete in the UK Pipe Band Championships at Belfast on June 11th, which also happens to be an MSR event. SFU won the medley event with straight firsts and took the overall prize. In the Open solo piping, Andrew Lee was overall best and Grant Maxwell and Andrew Miller split the two-contestant Open solo snare prizes.

Grade 1
Medley
1st Simon Fraser University (1,1,1,1)
2nd Dowco Triumph Street (2,2,2,2)
Judges: James Barrie, Alan Walters (piping); Colin Nicol (drumming); Rene Cusson (ensemble)

MSR
1st Simon Fraser University (2,2,1,1)
2nd Dowco Triumph Street (1,1,2,2)
Judges: Rob Barrick, Rene Cusson (piping); Scott Robertson (drumming); Alan Walters (ensemble)

Grade 2 MSR
1st Portland Metro (2,1,1,1)
2nd Robert Malcolm Memorial II (1,2,2,2)
Judges: Judges: James Barrie, Rob Barrick (piping); Colin Nicol (drumming); Scott Robertson (ensemble)

Grade 3 Medley
1st Greighlan Crossing (1,1,1,2)
2nd Robert Malcolm Memorial III (2,2,2,1)
Judges: James Barrie, Rene Cusson (piping); Colin Nicol (drumming); Scott Robertson (ensemble)

Grade 4 Quick Marches Set
1st Northwest Junior (1,1,2,1)
2nd Keith Highlanders (2,2,1,2)
3rd Clan Gordon (3,3,4,4)
4th Kamloops (5,4,3,3)
5th White Spot (4,5,5,5)
Judges: Judges: Rob Barrick, Alan Walters (piping); Colin Nicol (drumming); Rene Cusson (ensemble)

Grade 5 Quick Marches Set
1st Robert Malcolm Memorial
2nd Robert Malcolm Memorial Novice
Judges: James Barrie, Alan Walters (piping); Colin Nicol (drumming); Scott Robertson (ensemble)

Open Solo Piping
Piobaireachd
1st Andrew Lee, Surrey, British Columbia
2nd John Lee, Vancouver
3rd Jori Chisholm, Seattle
4th Alastair Lee, Surrey, British Columbia
5th Brian MacKenzie
6th Kevin MacLean
Judge: James Barrie

MSR
1st Jori Chisholm
2nd Andrew Lee
3rd Alastair Lee
4th Kevin MacLean
5th Zachary Read
6th Joseph Stewart
Judge: Rene Cusson

Open Solo Snare Drumming
MSR
1st Grant Maxwell
2nd Andrew Miller
Judge: Duncan Millar

Hornpipe & Jig
1st Andrew Miller
2nd Grant Maxwell
Judge: Scott Robertson