Soloists and quartets from across the Borders region of Scotland flocked to Knowepark Primary school in Selkirk on October 4th for the annual Borders Slow Melody Contest.
Hot contest
As usual the contest was organised and supported by Selkirk Silver Band and was hotly contested by a large number of players across the age spectrum.
The slow melody contest was started in 1985 in memory of Alex Mallin.
Seeing the Juniors compete with as much, if not more, fervour and passion than some of more mature players makes a solid statement for the future of brass playing in the Borders areaorganisers
Age span
The age span for this year’s competition ran from the under 10’s to the open section that contained some, who’s ages would rather not be known in public!
A spokesperson told 4BR: "Seeing the Juniors compete with as much, if not more, fervour and passion than some of more mature players makes a solid statement for the future of brass playing in the Borders area."
Results:
Intermediate Quartets:
1. Selkirk Silver Band — 87
Open Quartets:
1. Trombone Choir (Selkirk Silver Band) — 91
2. Double DCR (Peebles Burgh Silver Band) — 90
3. Selkirk Silver Band — 89
Junior Section: Under 10’s
1. Struan Legge (Selkirk Junior Band) — 82
2. Guy Mallin (Selkirk Junior Band) — 81
3. Hannah Kemp (Selkirk Junior Band) — 80
Junior Section: Under 12’s
1. Harry Marshall (Wilton Primary School) — 86
2. Heather Hughes (Berwickshire High School) — 85
3. Emma Boland (Hawick Saxhorn Band) — 84
4. Ben Hindley (St Ronans Future Band) — 83
5. Iain Rolland (Wilton Primary School) — 82
Junior Section: Under 14’s
1. Dominic Russell (Peebles Burgh Silver Band) — 86
2. Jake Hume (Hawick High School) — 85
3. Duncan Fraser (Earlston High School) — 84
4. Ruairidh Allan (St Ronans Future Band) — 83
Senior Section: Under 18’s
1. Joanne Grieve (Selkirk Silver Band) — 88
2. Callum Hewson (Hawick High School) — 87
3. Rory Watt (Selkirk Silver Band) — 85
4. Rose Hadshar (Kelso High School) — 84
5. Greg Lane (St Ronans Future Band) — 84
6. Ned Booker (Berwickshire High School) — 83
7. Alex Watney (Berwickshire High School) — 83
8. Liam Blain (Earlston High School) — 83
Open Section:
1. Colin Crozier (St Boswells Band) — 90
2. Colin Kemp (Selkirk Silver Band) — 89
3. Brian Hermiston (Selkirk Silver Band) — 88
4. Rhona Musgrave (Peebles Burgh Silver Band) — 87
5. Daniel Williamson (Peebles Burgh Silver Band) — 86
6. Gordon Melrose (St Boswells Band) — 86
7. Colin Heatlie (Selkirk Silver Band) — 84
8. Alex Watney (Berwickshire High School) — 84
