Adelaide Highland Games - 1981
This was our first chance to be judged by an overseas piping judge - Jimmy McIntosh, and he gave us first place by quite a margin. I spoke to him after the event, and he reckons we were playing to an excellent Grade III standard.
This was the first time that the band had to march into a circle for the recently introduced "Medley" event.
Our Pipers:
Angus Massie (sen), Alan Dodds, Angus Massie (jun), Peter Cameron, Stewart Kearney, Liam Craig, Craig McAinsh, Andrew Saj, Peter Whitehead, Andrew MacArthur.
Our Drummers:
Sides - Matthew Fielder, Tony Krelle, Stephen Dunn. Bass - Michael Dunn, Robert Cottnam, Marshal Hamon (medley). Drum Major - Marshal Hamon.
Our tunes:
Quickstep - Major MacLennan.
Selection - Drunken Piper.
Medley - Piper O' Dundee, Paddy's Leather Breeches, Come by the Hills, The Waterhole, Maggie Duncan, O'er the Bows to Ballindalloch, Miss Girdle, De'il Amang the Tailors, Shoals of Herring.
Results:
Quickstep and Selection - Second place overall in Grade III.
Medley - First in Grade III.
We were first in piping in all three events.
Negotiating the Quickstep Course -
a mandatory contest element in those days.
After the Contest. Dave Paterson (PM of Ballentine Scotch), Jim McIntosh (Scottish Piping Judge), and Angus Massie (PM City of Elizabeth).
A "telescopic view" of Garry Barker (Piping Judge), Norman Kerr
(Drill Judge), and Bob Currie (DM Ballentine Scotch).
Marshal Hamon, Dave Flockhart (partly hidden), Ray Jones and
Garry Blackie - perhaps discussing our chances!
Peter Whitehead and Ray Jones on the Terracing.
Marshal pointing out a feature of the course to Bill and Liam Craig.