MacIsaac sweeps up at Summerside

Summerside, Prince Edward Island – June 28-29, 2008 – Matt MacIsaac of Halifax, Nova Scotia, won all of the Professional solo piping events at the annual Summerside Highland Games. In the band events, Fredericton and Dartmouth each won the Grade 2 contest on the separate days. Conditions were testing, with heavy rain on Sunday forcing everything into the College of Piping and Celtic Performing Arts of Canada’s amphitheater. Aaron Carter of Fredericton, New Brunswick, won all of the Professional solo snare drumming events, and Brittany Otto of Vancouver won the amateur piping aggregate.

Saturday
Bands
Grade 2 (MSR)
1st Dartmouth & District (ensemble preference)
2nd Fredericton Society of Saint Andrew

Grade 3 (medley)
1st College of Piping

Grade 4 (march medley, five competed)
1st 78th Highlanders Halifax Citadel, Grade 4
2nd Dartmouth & District, Grade 4
3rd Fredericton Society of Saint Andrew, Grade 4

Grade 5 (march)
1st 78th Highlanders Halifax Citadel, Grade 5
2nd Dartmouth and District, Grade 5

Judges for all events: Andrew Hayes, John Recknagle (piping) Ted Barr (drumming); Sandy Keith (ensemble)

Sunday
Grade 2 (medley)
1st Fredericton Society of Saint Andrew
2nd Dartmouth & District

Grade 3 (MSR)
1st College of Piping

Grade 4 (medley, five competed)
1st Fredericton Society of Saint Andrew, Grade 4
2nd 78th Highlanders Halifax Citadel, Grade 4
3rd Dartmouth and District, Grade 4

Grade 5 (medley)
1st 78th Highlanders Halifax Citadel, Grade 5
2nd Dartmouth and District, Grade 5

Judges for all events: Sandy Keith, John Recknagle (piping) Ted Barr (drumming); Andrew Hayes (ensemble)

Professional Solo Piping
Piobaireachd
1st Matt MacIsaac
2nd Matthew MacLaine
3rd Elizabeth Drury

MSR
1st Matt MacIsaac
2nd Elizabeth Drury
3rd Matthew MacLaine

Hornpipe & Jig
1st Matt MacIsaac
2nd Elizabeth Drury
3rd Matthew MacLaine

6/8 March
1st Matt MacIsaac
2nd Elizabeth Drury
3rd Matthew MacLaine

Professional Solo Snare Drumming:
MSR
1st Aaron Carter
2nd Justin Gallant

Hornpipe & Jig
1st Aaron Carter
2nd Justin Gallant

Fanfare
1st Aaron Carter
2nd Justin Gallant