Spirit of Richmond, African Skye take firsts in South African season kick-off
Vanderbijlpark, South Africa – April 6, 2019 – The South African pipe band competition season kicked off at the Vaal Highland Gathering at the Emerald Casino in Vanderbijlpark, African Skye and the newly-named Spirit of Richmond split the first prizes in the “Open Senior” events, which allowed all non-Juvenile bands to compete.
Open Senior
Medley
1st Spirit of Richmond (Gr2) (1,1,2,1)
2nd African Skye (Gr2) (2,2,1,2)
3rd SA Irish (4,3,3,3)
4th Glen Allen
5th Transvaal Scottish (Gr4)
6th African Skye (Gr4)
Adjudicators: Roy Blevins, Struan Young (piping); Allan McLuckie (drumming); Anthony Evans (ensemble)
MSR
1st African Skye (Gr2) (1,1,1,1)
2nd Spirit of Richmond (Gr2) (2,2,2,2)
3rd SA Irish (3,3,3,3)
4th Transvaal Scottish (Gr4)
5th Glen Allen
6th African Skye (Gr4)
Adjudicators: Roy Blevins, Struan Young (piping); Anthony Evans (drumming); Ewen Gilchrist (ensemble)
Open Juvenile
1st St. Benedict’s Juvenile
2nd Benoni Juvenile
3rd Pretoria Boys
4th Jeppe
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