Serving pipers, drummers, and pipe bands in Northern California and Northern Nevada.
The WUSPBA Northern Branch AGM will be Saturday, January 21, 2017, at the United Irish Cultural Center in San Francisco.
Any proposed amendments to the Northern Branch bylaws may be submitted to Wes Weber, Northern Branch Secretary, at wesweber@pacbell.net.
The meeting will be followed by an awards dinner to honor the 2016 Northern Branch Champions.
More details coming soon!
A few major highlights from this year’s WUSPBA AGM in Park City, Utah:
1) The following WUSPBA bands have been upgraded for 2017:
Las Vegas Pipe Band – upgraded to Grade 4
Prince Charles Pipe Band 5 – upgraded to Grade 4
Phoenix Pipe Band – upgraded to Grade 3
Cameron Highlanders 3 – upgraded to Grade 2
2) The Southern Branch has been split into two branches: the Southern California Branch and the Desert Branch, a new branch that encompasses all of Arizona and the Las Vegas area of Nevada.
3) Drum Major competitions are now organized into three (3) grades: Adult Open, Adult Intermediate, and Juvenile.
4) Solo Tenor drumming is now organized into three (3) grades: Open, Intermediate, and Novice.
Reno Celtic Celebration
Saturday, 10/1/2016
Bartley Ranch Regional Park, Reno, NV
Band Results (Unofficial*)
Grade 4 Time Limit Medley
Adjudicators: Campbell Naismith (Piping), Jeff Anderson (Piping), Liza McAdam (Ensemble), David McAdam (Drumming)
1. Stewart Tartan Pipes & Drums (2, 2, 1, 1)
2. Irish Pipers Band of San Francisco (1, 1, 3, 2)
3. Jefferson Pipe Band (3, 3, 2, 3)
Dixon Scottish Highland Games
9/24/2016
Dixon Fairgrounds, Dixon, CA
Band Results (Unofficial*)
Grade 5 Quick March Medley
Adjudicators: Liz Tubbs (Piping x2), Ken Sutherland (Ensemble), David McAdam (Drumming)
1. Prince Charles Pipe Band (1, 1, 1, 1)
Caledonian Club of San Francisco Scottish Highland Games
Saturday, 9/3/2016
Alameda County Fairgrounds, Pleasanton, CA
Solo Results (Unofficial*)
Open Snare Drumming MSR
1. 1201 Eli Fugate
2. — Andrew Miller
3. — Kyle McCormack
Continue reading “PLEASANTON – Unofficial Results (Drumming, All Days)”
Caledonian Club of San Francisco Scottish Highland Games
Friday, 9/2/2016
San Ramon Marriott, San Ramon, CA
Solo Results (Unofficial*)
Open Piping MSR
1. 954 Ian Whitelaw
2. — John Lee
3. — Alexander Schiele
Continue reading “PLEASANTON – Unofficial Results (Piping Open-Grade 3, All Days)”
Caledonian Club of San Francisco Scottish Highland Games
Friday, 9/2/2016
Alameda County Fairgrounds, Pleasanton, CA
Solo Results (Unofficial*)
Grade 4 Piobaireachd, 21 & Over (Group A)
1. 730 Alan Wood
2. 758 Tomio Endo
3. 316 Russell Parker
Continue reading “PLEASANTON – Unofficial Results (Piping Grade 4, All Days)”
Caledonian Club of San Francisco Scottish Highland Games – Day 1
Saturday, 9/3/2016
Alameda County Fairgrounds, Pleasanton, CA
Band Results (Unofficial*)
Grade 1 MSR
Adjudicators: Donald Lindsay (Piping), Campbell Naismith (Piping), Alan Bevan (Ensemble), Hugh Cameron (Drumming)
1. Triumph Street Pipe Band (1, 1, 1, 1)
2. Los Angeles Scottish Pipe Band (2, 2, 2, 3)
3. Prince Charles Pipe Band (3, 3, 3, 2) [challenge up]
Continue reading “PLEASANTON – Unofficial Results (Bands, Both Days)”
Monterey Scottish Games – Day 2
8/7/2016
Monterey County Fairgrounds, Monterey, CA
Band Results (Unofficial*)
Grade 4 Time Limit Medley
Adjudicators: Glen Thompson (Piping x2), Campbell Naismith (Ensemble), Liza McAdam (Drumming)
1. Stewart Tartan Pipes & Drums (1, 1, 1, 1)
2. Monterey Bay Pipe Band (3, 3, 2, 4)†
3. Irish Pipers Band of San Francisco (2, 2, 5, 3)
4. City of Sacramento Pipe Band (4, 4, 4, 2)
5. MacIntosh Pipe Band (5, 5, 3, 5)
6. Jefferson Pipe Band (6, 6, 6, 6)
Monterey Scottish Games – Day 1
8/6/2016
Monterey County Fairgrounds, Monterey, CA
Band Results (Unofficial*)
Grade 4 Mini MSR
Adjudicators: Campbell Naismith (Piping x2), Glen Thompson (Ensemble), Liza McAdam (Drumming)
1. City of Sacramento Pipe Band (1, 1, 3, 2)
2. Irish Pipers Band of San Francisco (2, 2, 1, 3)
3. Stewart Tartan Pipes & Drums (3, 3, 4, 1)
4. Monterey Bay Pipe Band (4, 4, 2, 5)
5. MacIntosh Pipe Band (5, 5, 5, 6)
6. Jefferson Pipe Band (6, 6, 6, 4)
WUSPBA Northern Branch 