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International flavour to the Scottish Open in Perth

There is a cross border, cross ocean feel to the Scottish Open Championship in Perth this weekend.

Scotland
  The Scottish Open Championship takes place in Perth on Saturday

4BR will also be heading to the wonderful city of Perth this weekend to bring you live coverage of the Scottish Open Championship.

15 bands take to the stage to perform their Peter Graham selections in the hope of lifting the title.

The defending champion is Whitburn, whilst there is added international flavour to the event with former champion and recent Brass in Concert Championship runner-up Fountain City making a welcome return.

The defending champion is Whitburn, whilst there is added international flavour to the event with former champion and recent Brass in Concert Championship runner-up Fountain City making a welcome return4BR

Scottish Open:


Saturday 25th Movember
Perth Concert Hall
Own Choice test piece composed by Peter Graham
Commence 1.30pm
Adjudicators: Steven Mead and Alan Morrison

Bon Accord Silver (Stephen Malcolm)
Bo'ness & Carriden (Kevin Price)
Co-operative Funeralcare (Allan Ramsay)
Damellington (Richard Evans)
EYMS (Stig Maersk)
Fishburn (David Hirst)
Fountain City Brass (Dr Joseph Parisi)
Kirkintilloch (Ray Munday)
Kirkintilloch Kelvin Brass (Charles Keenan)
Kingdom Brass (Paul Drury)
Rainford Band (Gareth Brindle)
Tullis Russell Mills (John Wallace CBE)
Unison Kinneil (Raymond Tennant)
Whitburn Band (Prof Nicholas Childs)
Yorkshire Imperial DUT (Russell Gray)

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