Lorient round-up: Cap Caval captures Breton Championship; Toronto Police win “pipe band” event

August 9, 2009 – Lorient, Brittany – Bagad Cap Caval won the Breton Bagadou Championship, while Auray bested Cap Caval to take the Lorient Championship. In the “Pipe Band” competition, the visiting Toronto Police placed first in the Medley event and tied Cap Caval in the MSR in the two-band contest.

 

1st Auray

2nd Cap Caval

3rd Kemperle

4th Brieg

5th Perros-Guirec

6th St Nazaire

 

1st Cap Caval

2nd Auray

3rd Brieg

4th Kemperle

5th Perros-guirec

6th St. Nazaire

 

1st Toronto Police / Cap Caval (tied)

 

1st Toronto Police

2nd Cap Caval

 

Judges : John Wilson, Bob Worrall, Bobby Brannigan, Tom Johnstone

 

Earlier in the week the solo competitions were held, including the MacCrimmon Trophy event on August 2nd, in which 13 pipers competed across Breton, Scottish and Irish sections. Alex Meunier of Brittany was the overall winner.

 

 

1st Cédric le Bozecm, Brittany

2nd Gwenael le Corronc, Brittany

3rd Alexis Meunier

4th Stuart Easton, New Zealand

5th Andrew Carlisle, Northern Ireland

 

1st Andrew Carlisle

2nd Robert Watt, Northern Ireland

3rd Michael Grey, Canada / Matthew Supranowicz (tied)

1st Cameron Drummond, Edinburgh

2nd Alexis Meunier

3rd Ian K. MacDonald, Whitby, Ontario

 

Also competing but not in the prizes were Cédric Lebozec, Brittany; Chris Gibb, Glasgow;  Alasdair Henderson, Glasgow; and David Stone.

 

A Piobaireachd competition was held on August 3rd with 11 competitors participating.

 

1st Hervé le Floc’h, Brittany, “The Blind Piper’s Obstinacy”

2nd Alasdair Henderson, “The Battle of Auldearn” No. 2

3rd Ian K. MacDonald, “Lament for the Dead”

4th Andrew Carlisle, “Lament for Captain MacDougall”

5th Robert Watt, “Corrienessan’s Salute”

 

Also competing but not in the list were Alexis Meunier, Chris Gibb, Matthew Supranowicz, Michael Grey, Cameron Drummond and Stuart Easton.

 

Andrew Carlisle won a Kitchenpiping event on August 4th.