Harry’s 2016 Raspberry Awards

 The Henry-David-Thoreau-Different-Drummer Award

Still with highfalutin literary types, it was the 19th century American writer and philosopher who said, “If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music he hears, however measured or far away.” Apart from the obvious application of this (“What drum corps were they playing to in that medley?”) it’s clear that some pipe-majors start hearing a different drummer before the old one has gone. Is Harry wrong in thinking that the drama around drumming leadership changes has increased like the clamouring for a pint at last call?

For the win: Both the Glasgow Police and the Los Angeles Scots apparently surprised their lead-drummers with a leadership change in 2016. The Polis announced Eric Ward’s departure only to have him refute it (déjà vu all over again) and the LA Scots maintained pace on the speed of their revolving door by announcing a new lead-drummer apparently before the current one had been notified.

+ Glasgow Police searching for L-D as Ward departs

+ (update 1) Ward says he is still with Glasgow Police

+ Glasgow Police to start rebuilding with Henderson

+ Ward takes his talents to Bleary

+ LA Scots bring back Lenny as L-D