Photo Album #25

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Overall Event winners from the 69th Annual Gathering of the BC Pipers' Association.

A very large crowd remains in the Mini Band contest theatre for the trophy presentations -

This tradition is both great fun, and memorable.

(these photos were taken by Bob Dunsire, April 14, 2001)

 

PIPING:

Bruce Gandy (winner of all Professional Piping events and trophies) with the MacCrimmon Memorial Cairn - the Piobaireachd prize. He previously has won this event and trophy in 1982, 1991, and 1996. Kevin MacDonald was the overall winner in Grade 1 Piping, and he won the Grade 1 Piobaireachd and MSR trophies too.
Liz Dunsire won Overall in Grade 2, and she won the Piobaireachd, and the MSR trophies too. Ben Parsonson won overall in Grade 3, and he won the G3 Piobaireachd trophy too.
Alex Gandy was the overall winner in Grade 4 Piping, and the winner of the Most Promising Piper award. Marina Lawson was the overall winner in Grade 5,  here with the Piping Hot Summer Drummer Trophy
George Young was the Adult class overall winner. Kelly Fuller was the Grade 1 Piper with the most combined points from the 69th Annual Gathering and the past winter Mini-Gatherings.  She also wins a trip to the George Sherriff Memorial Contest.

DRUMMING:

James P. Troy was the overall winner in Professional Side Drumming. (He also finished 3rd in Professional Piping MSR!) Carly Coulson was the overall winner in Grade 1 Side Drumming
Alexander Munro was the overall winner in Grade 2 Side Drumming. Kristen Tully was the overall winner in Grade 3 Side Drumming.
Shauna Keyes was the overall winner in Grade 4 Side Drumming, and she also won the Most Promising Drummer award. Doug Mossington was the winner in Adult Side Drumming.
Annie Head was the Grade 1 Tenor Drumming winner. Sarah Ballard was the Grade 2 Tenor Drumming winner.

MINI BANDS

Grade 2 Mini Band and G2 Drum Corps winner was the Maple Ridge Pipe Band "A". Here PM Angus Macpherson and DS Dan Weeks pose with their awards. Grade 3 Mini Band winner Robert Malcolm Memorial PB "A" - A happy PM Alison Dunsire poses with the award.
Grade 4 Mini Band and Drum Corps winners were the Sir James McDonald Pipe Band. Here acting PM Will Beattie, and DS Andrew Finley pose with their awards.  
 
Bruce Gandy won all of the Professional Piping events, his son Alex won the Grade 4 Aggregate, and the most promising piper awards. Here they pose with their trophies, and Senior event judge Willie McCallum (43K photo)  
This web page was last updated on April 23, 2001