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Results: Fife Brass Festival

Kingdom Brass warm up for Montreux with a top section win at the Fife Brass Festival.

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There was a small but competitive turn out of bands at the Fife Brass Band Festival on Saturday 16th April, where Kingdom Brass warmed up for their forthcoming appearance at the European Brass Band Championships in Montreux by adding an extra £200 to the coffers by winning the Championship Section event under the baton of Anne Crookston.

Victors

Clackmannan beat rivals Coalburn to take the First Section honours, whilst Shott’s St Patrick’s Brass picked up the Second Section title. Brass Sounds Inverclyde came out on top in the Third Section, whilst the Fourth Section title was claimed by Queensferry Community.

There was good news for the organisers with the return of Sanquhar & District and the debut of Tullis Russell Intermediate in the non contesting section.

Kingdom Brass warmed up for their forthcoming appearance at the European Brass Band Championships in Montreux by adding an extra £200 to the coffers4BR

Results:

Championship Section:

1. Kingdom Brass (A. Crookston) – 190
2. GT Group Peterlee (S. Malcolm) – 189

Best Instrumentalist: Trombone (GT Group Peterlee)
Best Basses: Kingdom Brass

First Section:

1. Clackmannan (P. Kiernan) – 187
2. Coalburn Silver (G. Bowman) – 186

Best Instrumentalist: Baritone (Coalburn)


Second Section:

1. Shott’s St Patrick’s Brass (M. Marzella) – 188
2. Tullis Russell Mills (M. Ramsay) – 187
3. Granite City Brass (A. Haggart) – 186
4. Croy Silver (K. Blackwood) – 185

Best Instrumentalist: Bass trombone (Granite City)


Third Section:

1. Brass Sounds Inverclyde (L. Nicholson) – 186
2. Dunfermline Town (A. Shaw) – 185
3. St David’s (J. Dickson) – 183
4. Buckhaven & Methil (D. Neil) – 182
5. Dumfries Town Band (P. Heyes) – 181

Best Instrumentalist: Flugel (Brass Sounds Inverclyde)


Fourth Section:

1. Queensferry Community (J. Anderson) – 173
2. Callander Brass (I. Milligan) – 172
3. MacTaggart Scott Loanhead (M. Bell) – 171
4. Dysart Colliery Silver (W. Sandell) – 170

Best Instrumentalist: Euphonium (MacTaggart Scott Loanhead)


Non Contesting:

Sanquhar & District Silver (C. Wilson)
Tullis Russell Intermediate (S. Craig)


Adjudicators:
Bruce Fraser (Championship, First, Fourth, Non Contesting)
James Smith (Second, Third, Non Contesting)

Prizes:
All £200, £100, £75

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