(HD video) Field Marshal Montgomery: 2012 World Pipe Band Champions
Glasgow – August 11, 2012 – Field Marshal Montgomery were declared the World Pipe Band Champions for 2012 after a thrilling day on a sunny and warm Glasgow Green. It was the eighth World Championship for the Belfast-based FMM, a popular winner on the day. Boghall & Bathgate Caledonia finished strongly with two firsts in both events in drumming. It was also thr highest prize yet for ScottishPower, who relished their second-place. The Strahclyde Police under second-year pipe-major Duncan Nicholson also served notice for the future. Inveraray & District, who impressed many with their medley performance, finished out of the prizes. After being shut out in 2011, all three Ontario Grade 1 bands made it through to the Final after the qualifying round. Remarkably, the Toronto Police were placed last in the Medley competition by every judge after playing their much-discussed innovative selection that featured variations on one of the oldest Gaelic songs known, putting collusion on the minds of many. It was the last competition for RSPBA judges Bob Shepherd and Iain MacLellan who are now officially retired from the panel.
Grade 1 Overall
1st Field Marshal Montgomery (Northern Ireland)
2nd ScottishPower (Scotland)
3rd Simon Fraser University (Canada)
4th Boghall & Bathgate (Scotland)
5th St. Laurence O’Toole (Ireland)
6th Strathclyde Police (Scotland
Drumming overall Boghall & Bathgate
Drumming MSR Boghall & Bathgate
Drumming Medley Boghall & Bathgate
Medley
1st Field Marshal Montgomery
2nd ScottishPower
3rd Boghall & Bathgate
4th Inveraray & District (Scotland)
5th St Laurence O’Toole
6th Simon Fraser University
Judges: Iain MacLellan, David Clark (piping); D. Goodall (drumming) ; Bob Shepherd (ensemble)
MSR
1st Field Marshal Montgomery
2nd ScottishPower
3rd Simon Fraser University
4th Strathclyde Police
5th St Laurence O’Toole
6th Inveraray & District
Judges: Harry Stevenson, James Wark (piping); Joe Noble (drumming); Ciaran Mordaunt (ensemble)
Grade 2 Final
1st Denny & Dunnipace-Gleneagles (Scotland)
2nd St Thomas Alumni (USA)
3rd Bagad Brieg (Brittany)
4th Buchan (Scotland)
5th Glasgow Skye Association (Scotland)
6th University of Bedfordshire (England)
Drumming: Bagad Brieg
Judges: Sam Young, Colin Moffett (piping); Greg Dinsdale (drumming); Peter Snadden (ensemble).
Grade 3A
1st Robert Malcolm Memorial (Canada)
2nd Police Service of Northern Ireland (Northern Ireland)
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Glasgow – August 11, 2012 – Field Marshal Montgomery were declared the World Pipe Band Champions for 2012 after a thrilling day on a sunny and warm Glasgow Green. It was the eighth World Championship for the Belfast-based FMM, a popular winner on the day. Boghall & Bathgate Caledonia finished strongly with two firsts in both events in drumming. It was also thr highest prize yet for ScottishPower, who relished their second-place. The Strahclyde Police under second-year pipe-major Duncan Nicholson also served notice for the future. Inveraray & District, who impressed many with their medley performance, finished out of the prizes. After being shut out in 2011, all three Ontario Grade 1 bands made it through to the Final after the qualifying round. Remarkably, the Toronto Police were placed last in the Medley competition by every judge after playing their much-discussed innovative selection that featured variations on one of the oldest Gaelic songs known, putting collusion on the minds of many. It was the last competition for RSPBA judges Bob Shepherd and Iain MacLellan who are now officially retired from the panel.
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