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| Oct 20 2008, 6:56 PM EDT | nigelmorris | 1 photo added, 1 photo deleted |
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2008 Competition Results
| CONTEST | DATE | GRADE | RESULT |
| Loch Lomond | 19/7/08 | 4 | 1 |
| Loch Lomond | 19/7/08 | 3 | 4 |
| Mull of Kintyre | 17/5/08 | 4 | 1 |
| Mull of Kintyre | 17/5/08 | 3 | 6 |
| Cowal Championships | 30/8/08 | 4A Qual 2 | 1 EQ |
| Cowal Championships | 30/8/08 | 4A | 1 |
| World Championships | 16/8/08 | 4A Qual 3 | 1 |
| World Championships | 16/8/08 | 4A | 2 |
| European Championships | 26/7/08 | 4A Qual 1 | 1 |
| European Championships | 26/7/08 | 4A | 2 |
| British Championships | 28/6/08 | 4A Qual 1 | 1 EQ |
| British Championships | 28/6/08 | 4A | 1 |
| Scottish Championships | 24/5/08 | 4A Qual 1 | 1 |
| Scottish Championships | 24/5/08 | 4A | 1 |
News:
Black Bottle of Islay Pipe Band CD NOW on sale.
The band have been working hard over the past few months getting ready to record their new cd "AT LONG LAST".
I`m pleased to say that the cd is nearly finished, we are hoping that the cd will be realised in the next few weeks. If you would like to purchase a cd please don't hesitate to drop me an e-mail, the cd will be available to purchase from the web site soon.
On Saturday the 17th of May we competed at our first competition of the year at Campbeltown, This was the bands first time competing at the Mull of Kintyre Championships and I `am pleased to say it was a very successful day, the band was placed first in grade 4. I would also like to say well done Sandy McLean for
being our stand in leading tip due to Davie Hastie not managing to make the competition, this was Sandy's first time as leading tip and he done a fantastic job.
On Saturday the 24th of May Black Bottle Pipe Band win the Scottish Championships, this was the first major championship of the year.
I would like to say a big thank you to all the band members for all their hard work on the build up to this competition.
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Black Bottle Islay Pipe Band are led my P/M Nigel Morris and L/D Davie Hastie.
The band plays at many local events including the whiskey festival, Beach Rugby and the Jura Music Festival plus many more. In the past couple of years the band has performed in major venues in Glasgow and Edinburgh with John Rae's Celtic Big Feet and have taken part in the Tartan Day parade in New York City.
The band practice at the Gaelic College in Bowmore every Tuesday and Thursday. If you are interested in learning pipes or drums, or would like to know more about the band, drop us a line.
e-mail: islaypipeband@hotmail.co.uk
