Commonwealth wins big at 2024 Celtic Classic; Siren City takes Grade 4

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania – September 28-29, 2024 – The Commonwealth Pipes & Drums of Melrose, Massachusetts, was the overall winner of the top grade at the 2024 Celtic Classic in the historic downtown of Bethlehem. The band finished second in both Grade 3 Medley and MSR contests, which were won by New York Metro and McMillan-Birtles, respectively. Eight bands competed in Grade 3.

The Grade 4 band contest was held on September 28th, and was won by Siren City of Norfolk, Virginia.

The Celtic Classic Festival, now in its thirty-seventh year, attracts more than 200,000 visitors over the two-day event.

Grade 3
Overall
1st Commonwealth
2nd New York Metro
3rd MacMillan-Birtles
4th Carnegie Mellon University
5th Roisin Dubh
6th St. Columcille
7th Atlanta
8th Capital District

Medley
1st New York Metro (2,3,1,1)
2nd Commonwealth (5,1,2,2)
3rd Carnegie Mellon University (4,4,3,2)
4th Roisin Dubh (3,2,6,5)
5th MacMillan-Birtles (1,5,4,7)
6th St. Columcille (6,6,5,6)
7th Atlanta (8,8,8,4)
8th Capital District (7,7,7,8)
Judges: Dan Lyden, Andrew Walker (piping); Jim Wilson (ensemble); Scott Fletcher (drumming)

MSR
1st MacMillan-Birtles (3,1,1,5)
2nd Commonwealth (2,4,4,1)
3rd St. Columcille (1,5,2,7)
4th New York Metro (6,2,6,2)
5th Carnegie Mellon University (5,3,3,6)
6th Roisin Dubh (4,6,7,4)
7th Atlanta (7,8,8,3)
8th Capital District (8,7,5,8)
Judges: Dan Lyden, Jim Wilson (piping); Andrew Walker (ensemble); Scott Fletcher (drumming)

Grade 4
Overall
1st Siren City
2nd Bergen Irish
3rd Sean McGonigal
4th Philadelphia & District
5th Roisin Dubh
6th Ceol Neamh
7th Jersey Devils

Medley
1st Siren City (4,3,1,1)
2nd Sean McGonigal (3,2,2,3)
3rd Bergen Irish (2,1,5,3)
4th Philadelphia & District (1,4,3,6)
5th Roisin Dubh (Gr4) (5,5,4,5)
6th Ceol Neamh (6,6,6,4)
7th Jersey Devils (7,7,7,7)
Judges: Dan Lyden, Jim Wilson (piping); Andrew Walker (ensemble); Scott Fletcher (drumming)

MSR
1st Siren City (1,1,1,1)
2nd Roisin Dubh (Gr4) (4,5,3,4)
3rd Bergen Irish (3,3,2,5)
4th Sean McGonigal (ens.pref.) (5,4,4,3)
5th Philadelphia & District (2,2,6,6)
6th Ceol Neamh (7,7,7,4)
7th Jersey Devils (6,6,5,7)
Judges: Dan Lyden, Jim Wilson (piping); Andrew Walker (ensemble); Scott Fletcher (drumming)

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