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Results: Borders Slow Melody Competition

There was a fantastic turn out of performers at the Borders Slow Melody Competition in Selkirk.

 

There was a fine turn pout of performers at the recent Borders Slow Melody Competition, held at the Knowepark Primary School, Selkirk on Sunday, 28 September. The adjudicatorwas Ian Fleming.

Full Results:
Intermediate Quartets:

1. St Ronans Future Band — 80

Open Quartets:
1. Jedforest Instrumental Band — 81
2. Beltane Belles (Peebles Burgh Silver) — 80

Junior Section: Under 10’s
1. Spike Hardy (Chirnside Primary School) — 75

Junior Section: Under 12’s
1. Jake Hume (Hawick Junior Band) — 85
2. Harry Marshall (Wilton Primary School) — 84
3. Ruairidh Allan (St Ronans Silver) — 83
4. Nicola Watt (Selkirk Silver) — 82
5. Neil Heatlie (Selkirk Junior) — 81
6. Iona Balfur (Loanhead Brass) — 80
7. Iain Roland (Wilton Primary School) — 79
8= Ben Jacobs (Jedforest Instrumental) — 78
8= Emma Boland (Denholm Primary School) — 78

Junior Section: Under 14’s
1. David Tait (St Ronans Silver) — 80
2. Rebecca Tait (St Ronans Silver) — 79
3. Rebecca Lindsay (St Ronans Silver) — 78
4. Dominic Russell (Peebles Burgh Silver) — 77

Senior Section: Under 18’s
1. Alexandra Watney (Berwickshire High School) — 88
2. Ian Munday (McTaggart Scott Loanhead Brass) — 87
3. Rose Hadshar (Kelso High School) — 86
4. Caitlin Riley (Peebles Burgh Silver) — 85
5. Patrick Fraser (Jedforest Instrumental) — 84
6. Liam Blain (Earlston High School) — 83
7. Joanne Grieve (Selkirk Silver) — 82
8. Derrick Morgan (Berwickshire High School) — 81
9. Emma Douglas (Jedforest Instrumental) — 80
10. Robert Fraser (Jedforest Instrumental) — 79
11. Rory Watt (Selkirk Silver) — 78

Open Section:
1. Caitlin Riley (Peebles Burgh Silver) — 92
2. Brian Hermiston (Selkirk Silver) — 91
3. Colin Kemp (Selkirk Silver) — 89
4. Rhona Musgrave (Peebles Burgh Silver) — 88
5. Peter Holmes (Selkirk Silver) — 87
6. Mark Caswell (Jedforest Instrumental) — 86
7. John Kirk (Jedforest Instrumental) — 85
8. Alexandra Watney (Berwickshire High School) — 84
9. Emma Douglas (Jedforest Instrumental) — 83
10. Colin Heatlie (Selkirk Silver Band) — 82
11. Robert Fraser (Jedforest Instrumental) — 81
12. David Sutherland (Jedforest Instrumental) — 80
13. Patrick Fraser (Jedforest Instrumental) — 79

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