Serving pipers, drummers, and pipe bands in Northern California and Northern Nevada.
Redding Bagpipe Competition
Sunday, March 8, 2020
Red Lion Hotel, Redding, CA
Solo Results (Unofficial*)
Grade 1 Piobaireachd – 1 Competitor
Adjudicator: Terry Lee
1. 388 Charles Martin
Grade 2 Piobaireachd – 1 Competitor
Adjudicator: Ken Sutherland
1. 1205 Ted Hales
Redding Bagpipe Competition
Saturday, March 7, 2020
Red Lion Hotel, Redding, CA
Solo Results (Unofficial)
Grade 1 Piping MSR – 3 Competitors
Adjudicator: Terry Lee
1. 978 Steven McElhaney
2. 065 Kristopher Muse
3. 388 Charles Martin
Grade 1 Piping Hornpipe/Jig – 3 Competitors
Adjudicator: Jack Lee
1. 978 Steven McElhaney
2. 388 Charles Martin
3. 065 Kristopher Muse
Grade 1 Piping 6/8 March – 3 Competitors
Adjudicator: Ken Sutherland
1. 065 Kristopher Muse
2. 388 Charles Martin
3. 978 Steven McElhaney
The Northern Branch AGM was held Saturday, January 11, 2020, at the United Irish Cultural Center in San Francisco.
Northern Branch Officers Elected:
Vice President – Erin Berta
Secretary – Wes Weber
Piping at the Mansion
Saturday, January 4, 2020
McHenry Mansion, Modesto, CA
Solo Results (Unofficial*)
Grade 2 Piping MSR – 2 Competitors
Adjudicator: Ken Sutherland
1. 497 Joshua Agee
2. 1399 Malachi Johannsen
Grade 2 Piping Hornpipe/Jig – 2 Competitors
Adjudicator: Liz Tubbs
1. 1399 Malachi Johannsen
2. 497 Joshua Agee
Grade 2 Piping 6/8 March – 2 Competitors
Adjudicator: Ken Sutherland
1. 497 Joshua Agee
2. 1399 Malachi Johannsen
Grade 2 Band—Prince Charles Pipe Band
Grade 3 Band—Silicon Valley Pipe Band
Grade 4 Band—Silicon Valley Pipe Band
Grade 5 Band—Jefferson Pipe Band
Open Piping & Piobaireachd—Erik Leiken
Grade 1 Piping & Piobaireachd—Adam Blaine
Grade 2 Piping—Kristopher Muse
Grade 3 Piping & Piobaireachd—Malachi Johannsen
Grade 4 Piping—Brian Schwartzberg
Grade 2 Piobaireachd—Matthew Anderson
Grade 4 Piobaireachd—Christina Shute
Grade 1 Side Drumming—Patrick Steuber
Grade 2 Side Drumming—Stuart McLean
Grade 3 Side Drumming—Dodger Posey
Grade 4 Side Drumming—Ethen Cubberly
Intermediate Bass Drumming—Jeff Gordon
Novice Bass Drumming—Gail Muldrow
Congratulations to all of our Branch Champions! Championship awards will be presented at the Awards Celebration on January 11, 2020.
A few major highlights from this year’s WUSPBA AGM in Sacramento, California:
1) The new President of WUSPBA is Jeff Mann, and the new Band Registrar is Charlie Butterworth.
2) The Music Board will undertake to create a list of recommended tunes for Grade 4 piobaireachd. Competitors may consult this list to aid them in selecting a piobaireachd that is appropriate for their grade level. Use of this list will be optional.
3) Next year’s AGM will be hosted by the Southern Branch in Southern California.
Summary of the voting outcomes on all of the Contest Rule proposals*:
Contest Rule Proposals
CR1 – Juvenile Bands – PASSED
CR2 – Piobaireachd Grading – FAILED
CR3 – Piobaireachd Set Tunes – FAILED
CR4 – QMM Part Definition – FAILED
CR6 – Tune Reusage – PASSED (as amended)
CR7 – Sanction Midsection Competition – WITHDRAWN
CR8 – Alternate Grades on Contest Days – FAILED
CR9 – 6/8 March Requirements for Grades 1 & 2 – FAILED
*This is an unofficial report. The final language of each proposal and the official vote outcomes will be posted on the WUSPBA website.
Central Valley Highland Games & Celtic Festival
Saturday, October 19, 2019
Stanislaus County Fairgrounds, Turlock, CA
Solo Results (Unofficial*)
Grade 1 Piping MSR – 2 Competitors
Adjudicator: Ken Sutherland
1. 2034 Abraham McCarty
2. 1521 Adam Blaine
Grade 1 Piping Hornpipe/Jig – 2 Competitors
Adjudicator: Ken Sutherland
1. 1521 Adam Blaine
2. 2034 Abraham McCarty
Grade 1 Piping 6/8 March – 2 Competitors
Adjudicator: Ken Sutherland
1. 1521 Adam Blaine
2. 2034 Abraham McCarty
Escalon Scottish Games
Saturday, October 12, 2019
Hogan Park, Escalon, CA
Solo Results (Unofficial*)
Grade 3 Piping 2/4 March – 5 Competitors
Adjudicator: Liz Tubbs
1. 355 Bruce Locken
2. 1399 Malachi Johannsen
3. 074 Randy Erickson
Grade 3 Piping Strathspey/Reel – 4 Competitors
Adjudicator: Liz Tubbs
1. 1399 Malachi Johannsen
2. 355 Bruce Locken
3. 636 Zachary Arbios
4. 074 Randy Erickson
Dixon Scottish Highland Games
Saturday, September 28, 2019
Dixon Fairgrounds, Dixon, CA
Band Results (Unofficial*)
Local Option Events (not tracked)
Band Quartet: Grade 2 MSR
Adjudicators: Liz Tubbs (Piping), Darrell Calvillo (Piping), David McAdam (Ensemble), Duncan McPherson (Drumming)
1. Silicon Valley Pipe Band (1, 1, 1, 1)
Band Quartet: Grade 3 MSR
Adjudicators: Liz Tubbs (Piping), Darrell Calvillo (Piping), David McAdam (Ensemble), Duncan McPherson (Drumming)
1. Silicon Valley Pipe Band (1, 1, 1, 1)
Band Quartet: Grade 4 Mini MSR
Adjudicators: Liz Tubbs (Piping), Darrell Calvillo (Piping), David McAdam (Ensemble), Duncan McPherson (Drumming)
1. MacIntosh Pipe Band A (1, 1, 1, 1)
2. MacIntosh Pipe Band B (2, 2, 2, 2)
Band Quartet: Grade 5 March Medley
Adjudicators: Liz Tubbs (Piping), Darrell Calvillo (Piping), David McAdam (Ensemble), Duncan McPherson (Drumming)
1. Prince Charles Junior Pipe Band (1, 1, 2, 1)
2. Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office Pipe Band (2, 2, 1, 2)
Caboose Games
Saturday, September 21, 2019
Tubbs Caboose, Herald, CA
Solo Results (Unofficial*)
Grade 2 Piping MSR – 2 Competitors
Adjudicator: Darrell Calvillo
1. 065 Kristopher Muse
2. 497 Joshua Agee
Grade 2 Piping Hornpipe/Jig – 2 Competitors
Adjudicator: Darrell Calvillo
1. 065 Kristopher Muse
2. 497 Joshua Agee
Grade 2 Piping 6/8 March – 2 Competitors
Adjudicator: Liz Tubbs
1. 065 Kristopher Muse
2. 497 Joshua Agee
