Oran Mor chalks up first Grade 1 victory

Long Beach, California – February 14-15, 2009 – The Oran Mor Pipe Band of New York got that loving feeling the day after Valentine’s Day when the band gained its first victory in Grade 1, coming out ahead of the Los Angeles Scots on the second day of competition at the annual Queen Mary Scottish Festival. The band competition is held at the foot of the 1930s Clydebank-built ocean liner, which serves as a hotel for the games and a venue for the solo competitions. The LA Scots were the aggregate winner in Grade 1 for the weekend.

 

1st LA Scots (P1:2; P2:1; E:1; D:1)

2nd Oran Mor (1, 2, 2, 2)

3rd Coyne Memorial (3, 3, 3, 3)

 

1st LA Scots (Gr3)

2nd Mesa Caledonian

 

1st University of California – Riverside

2nd Nicholson

3rd Pasadena Scots

 

Judges: Piping 1: J. Gattinger, piping 2: H. McNulty, ensemble: A. Aitken, drumming: D. McAdams

 

1st Oran Mor (2, 1, 1, 2 – ens. pref.)

2nd LA Scots (1, 2, 2, 1)

3rd Coyne Memorial (3, 3, 3, 3)

 

1st LA Scots (Gr3)

2nd Mesa Caledonian

 

1st University of California – Riverside

2nd Pasadena Scots

3rd Nicholson

 

Judges: Piping 1: H. McNulty, piping 2: J. Gattinger, ensemble: D. MacAdams, drumming: A. Aitken