Blair Brown wins 2025 RSPBA PacRim Solo Drumming Championship

Burnaby, British Columbia—March 8, 2025—Winning both the MSR and Hornpipe & Jig events, Blair Brown from Grade 1 St. Thomas Alumni was the overall winner of the 2025 Pacific Rim Solo Snare Drumming Championship against eight other contestants.

The top four in the MSR event, which is managed strictly by the RSPBA and must use RSPBA-accredited judges, qualify for the semi-final of the World Solo Snare Drumming Championship in Glasgow in October.

By winning the MSR, Brown also gained the J. Reid Maxwell Medal.

The event was held on the campus of Simon Fraser University and organized by the British Columbia Pipers’ Association and the Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association.

Overall
1st Blair Brown ($1000)
2nd Robert Graham, Cascadia ($500)
3rd Eric MacNeill, City of Dunedin ($250)

RSPBA MSR
1st Blair Brown ($500)
2nd Eric MacNeil ($300)
3rd Robert Graham ($200
4th Kyle Wallis, Simon Fraser University
5th Eli Fugate, St. Laurence O’Toole
6th Jake Mix, Simon Fraser University
Judges: Greg Dinsdale, Mark Wilson

Hornpipe & Jig
1st Tommi McAndrew
2nd Malcolm Fuller
3rd Keiran Stephen
Judges: John Fisher, Greg Dinsdale

Under 16
MSR
1st Megan Millar
2nd Aiden Huston
Judges: John Fisher, Mark Wilson

Hornpipe & Jig
1st Megan Millar
2nd Aiden Huston
Judges: Greg Dinsdale, Kyla MacNeil