Serving pipers, drummers, and pipe bands in Northern California and Northern Nevada.
Study piping or drumming in the Bay Area this summer!
The Davidson Scottish Arts Academy is in its inaugural year and will be holding a week-long session at Cal Maritime in Vallejo, June 24 – July 1. Instructors are Pipe Major Brian Donaldson and Donald McBride for piping, and Andrew Hoinacki for drumming.
For more information, visit the Davidson Summer Sessions webpage or their California Session Facebook event.
Sacramento Valley Scottish Games – Day 2
4/24/2016
Yolo County Fairgrounds, Woodland, CA
Band Results (Unofficial*)
Grade 2 Time Limit Medley
Adjudicators: Seumas Coyne (Piping), Glen Thompson (Piping), Ed Best (Ensemble), Tom Foley (Drumming)
1. Prince Charles Pipe Band (1, 1, 1, 1)
2. Irish Pipers Band of San Francisco (2, 2, 2, 3)
3. Wasatch & District Pipe Band (3, 3, 3, 2)
Sacramento Valley Scottish Games – Day 1
4/23/2016
Yolo County Fairgrounds, Woodland, CA
Band Results (Unofficial*)
Grade 2 MSR
Adjudicators: Seumas Coyne (Piping), Glen Thompson (Piping), Tom Foley (Ensemble), Ed Best (Drumming)
1. Prince Charles Pipe Band (1, 1, 1, 1)
2. Irish Pipers Band of San Francisco (2, 2, 2, 2)
3. Wasatch & District Pipe Band (3, 3, 3, 3)
Order of play for the Sacramento Valley Scottish Games this weekend, April 23 & 24, in Woodland:
Northern Branch Solo Contest at Ardenwood Farm
4/2/2016
Ardenwood Historic Farm, Fremont, CA
Solo Results (Unofficial*)
Grade 2 Piping MSR – 1 Competitor
Adjudicator: Jan Richey
1. 934 Reece Owens
Redding Solo Bagpipe Competition
3/5/2016
Old Redding City Hall, Redding, CA
Solo Results (Unofficial*)
Grade 2 Piping MSR
1. Charlie Martin
The Northern Branch will be hosting a solo contest at Ardenwood Historic Farm in Fremont, on Saturday April 2, 2016. The contest is piping only this year, light music and piobaireachd, grades 4, 3, and 2.
Competitors may enter online or print a paper entry form at: https://wuspbanb.org/ardenwood/
Hope to see you there!
The Northern Branch AGM was held Saturday, February 6, 2016, at the United Irish Cultural Center in San Francisco.
Northern Branch Officers Elected:
President – Suzan Karayel
Vice President – Lisa Graves
Secretary – Wes Weber
Amendment to Northern Branch Bylaws:
15 Day Amendments – PASSED
Grade 2 Band—Prince Charles Pipe Band
Grade 4 Band—Irish Pipers Band of San Francisco
Grade 5 Band—Pipes and Drums of CDF Firefighters
Open Piping & Piobaireachd—Erik Leiken
Grade 1 Piping & Piobaireachd—Abraham McCarty
Grade 2 Piping—Reece Owens
Grade 3 Piping—Elizabeth McCarty
Grade 4 Piping—Gaelin Arbios
Grade 2 Piobaireachd—Charles Martin
Grade 3 Piobaireachd—Bruce Duncan
Grade 4 Piobaireachd—Melody Farquhar-Chang
Grade 3 Side Drumming—Garrett Harpainter
Grade 4 Side Drumming—Dodger Posey
Grade 4 Tenor Drumming—Ayla Ferrell
Open Bass Drumming—Milanda Moore
Amateur Bass Drumming—Jeff Gordon
Congratulations to all of our Branch Champions! Awards will be presented at the AGM on February 6, 2016.
WUSPBA Northern Branch 