Summaries for Piping & Drumming Events.

Kingdom Thistle 2023 was another successful event. The first time we have held a full event since 2019 and it was just as we had hoped. A busy day for our stewards and adjudicators at Lochgelly High School Fife. The senior awards for the open events were won by Steven Shedden from Hawthorn Pipe Band, Australia (Drumming) and Callum Davidson from Boghall & Bathgate Caledonian (Piping), Callum also won the open Piobaireachd.

2023 continued to see the RSPBA solo drumming championship circuit held at Kingdom Thistle in conjunction with RSPBA Dundee Perth & Angus. The European Solo Drumming Championship won by Steven Shedden, Hawthorn Pipe Band. This also included the World Solo Drumming Championship qualification for 6 adult drummers who qualify for the semi final stage of the World Solos.

Results for the European Solo Drumming Championships and World Solo Drumming qualification event will be published by the RSPBA.

Thank you to our sponsors for their continued support. Andante Drums, Proline Tenors, McCallum Bagpipes & Kingdom Thistle Pipe Band Supplies.

Summaries for events below

https://kingdomthistle.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Piping-Summary-2023.pdf

https://kingdomthistle.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Drumming-Summary-2023.pdf

Kingdom Thistle 2019 Piping & Drumming Draw

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Piping Draw 2019

Drumming Draw 2019

Subject to Change, Draw will be available on the day

 

Kingdom Thistle Solo Piping & Drumming 2018 Summaries

Piping Summary 2018

Drumming Summary 2018

Congratulations to all the competitors who took part today.

Today was the 10th Year for Kingdom Thistle Solos. Thank you to all of our competitors who have continued to travel far and wide as well as local players who have supported our event over the years.

Thank you to our sponsors, without them it wouldn’t be possible to present our prize winners with a vast array of fantastic piping and drumming prizes.

Nigel Hodgen – Andante Drums
Craig Munro – Wallace Bagpipes
Kenny McLeod – McCallum Bagpipes
Stephen McQuillan – Proline
Paul Brown – Kingdom Thistle
BPMPERCUSSION – wwwbpmpercussion.com

Special congratualtions to Kenzie Philliban from Methil and District Pipe Band who was the winner in the 13 & Under Piping Event today, He won a fantastic prize today by securing a set of Classic 2 Bagpipes from Wallace Bagpipes. Thank you, Graig Munro.

Kingdom Thistle in conjunction with the RSPBA , Hosted the first Adult WSDC Qualifier of 2018 with 4 competitors gaining automatic entry to the Semi Final stages of the World Solo Drumming Championship to be help in Glasgow in October sponsored also by Andante Drums.

Kingdom Thistle Solo Piping & Drumming Championship 2018 DRAW

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Drumming Draw

Piping Draw

Please note, there is NO OPEN SOLO PIPING competition for 2018. This competition will return in 2019 when we return to our usual date in April.

Please note, There will be a  WSDC Qualification Heat held in conjunction with RSPBA Dundee Perth & Angus Branch. Each competitor to submit 2 MSRs to be drawn on the day. There will be 4 Qualification places allocated to the first 4 competitors who have not already qualified.