HD videos: 78th Frasers first at rainy Cambridge

Cambridge, Ontario – July 19, 2014 – The 78th Fraser Highlanders continued their perfect season in Ontario with another win in Grade 1, this time at the annual Cambridge Highland Games. Despite two firsts in piping, the Toronto Police finished third in the four-band event. Weather was overcast all day, and rain held off for the most part until about 3:30 pm when the skies opened up, hitting the Grade 1 band contest hard. Ian K. MacDonald once again came away with the Professional Piper of the Day aggregate prize. Elizabeth Shaw was Professional Snare Drummer of the Day.

Bands
Grade 1 (MSR, four competed)
1st 78th Fraser Highlanders (2,2,1,2)
2nd Peel Regional Police (3,3,2,1)
3rd Toronto Police (1,1,4,4)
4th Ottawa Police (Gr2) (4,4,3,3)
Judges: John Elliott, Ed Gorman (piping); Mike Hunter (drumming); Ken Eller (ensemble)

Grade 2 (medley, one entered)
1st Ottawa Police
Judges: Ed Gorman, John Elliott (piping); Mike Hunter (drumming); Ken Eller (ensemble)

Grade 3 (medley, eight competed)
1st Paris Port Dover (1,1,2,1)
2nd Toronto Police (Gr3) (2,2,3,4)
3rd Hamilton Police (5,4,1,2)
4th Niagara Police (3,5,4,3)
5th Windsor Police (4,6,5,7)
6th Glengarry (6,3,8,8)
7th Durham Regional Police (7,7,7,5)
8th Chicago Celtic (8,8,6,6)
Judges: Ed Gorman, John Elliott (piping); Mike Hunter (drumming); Ken Eller (ensemble)

Grade 4 (medley, seven competed)
1st Rob (1,3,1,1)
2nd Grand Celtic (2,1,4,4)
3rd Guelph (3,2,6,2)
4th Chatham Kent Police Services (4,6,3,5)
5th Lindsay (7,4,5,3)
6th York Regional Police (6,5,2,6)
7th Forest City Celtic (5,7,7,7)
Judges: Gail Brown, Lynda Mackay (piping); Brian McCue (drumming); Peter Sinclair (ensemble)

Grade 5 (march medley, 11 competed)
1st Hamilton Police (Gr5) (4,2,1,3)
2nd Paris Port Dover (Gr5) (6,1,4,1)
3rd Lindsay (Gr5) (5,4,2,4)
4th Cambridge (3,6,6,2)
5th Barrie (1,3,9,5)
6th Grand Celtic (2,5,5,6)
7th Durham Regional Police (Gr5) (8,8,3,9)
8th Ryan Russell Memorial (9,9,8,7)
9th Scarborough (7,11,7,8)
10th Windsor Police (Gr5) (10,7,10,10)
11th Dundas (11,10,11,11)
Judges: Gail Brown, Lynda Mackay (piping); Brian McCue (drumming); Peter Sinclair (ensemble)

Professional Solo Piping
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A-Grade (10 competed)
1st Ian K. MacDonald, “His Father’s Lament for Donald MacKenzie”
2nd Andrew Berthoff, “Lament for the Earl of Antrim”
3rd Andrew Hayes, “Lament for the Laird of Annapool”
4th Ed Bush
5th Andrea Boyd
6th Doug MacRae
Judge: Peter Aumonier