Back from the Emerald Isle

Well I've been to Ireland and kissed the Blarney Stone and just missed everyone celebrating at Brampton.

Missed both the competitions at Melrose and Cowal - If anyone has got any pics - please get them to me and I'll happily post them!

Quickly skipped over Melrose as I cannot comment - (I'm sure Tom and Neal said enough!) Well done to everyone at Cowal - more silverware - Drummers sitting pretty in second in the Champion of Champions - not bad for only going to 4 majors and not being placed in one.

Big question did you play the Grade 3 set marching down the road at Cowal?


......and has anyone got a copy of the latest DVD of the Red Hot Chilli Pipers (saw some of it in Gretna and it looked quite good!)

RSPBA CHAMPIONSHIP TABLES

despite a dissapointing result in the finals at the worlds, it is pleasing to see that the band are lying 11th in the championship tables, with the drummers a very worthy 3rd. A good result at Cowal games should see us well into the top 10 as a band, and a possible move to 2nd in the table for the drummers.

Good luck to all who will be competing at Cowal Games.

Melrose results

All members played, and finished 8th out of 13 bands.

MELROSE CONTEST

Good luck to all goin to Melrose.....

BIRTHDAY WISHES

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO PETER SAVAGE.....

ANY GUESSES AS TO HOW OLD HE IS?

Worlds Result

Well done everyone - Winning heat and 12th place in the Final - I think everyone was disappointed with the final placing as the performance seemed to be far better than the result. It was certainly well received by the watching crowd!

In an attempt to crack the system it's been suggested that we change the Band name to Drumaville O'Malleys Memorial Pipeband - See you at practice! Please wear green!

The Worlds

Good Luck to everyone going to the Worlds - Forecast for rain so don't forget your wellies!

I'm on holiday next week (the land of the Leprechaun) and I will be posting some of the completed profiles and making some alterations to the website when I come back

Publishing posts

If you would like an article posting on the general blog - get in touch with Allan or Peter and we will post on your behalf - If you just want to comment on any article you can use either the shoutbox to the side or click on comments - if you want to add a comment you will need to select a format - choose the google account option and register as a blogger!

North Berwick competition

good luck to the band for this competition, its killing me not being there.....aagghhhh

Update

Just for your info - you'll have noticed there are now adverts on this page with tenuous links to the pipeband - if you click on them we get a small donation so the more people that use this site and the links the more money we will raise! Don't get too excited though it's not vast amounts so I wouldn't be booking that holiday just yet!

Please use the shout box to the right - its an instant messaging service!

For your entertainment I will be publishing some of the profiles that you have completed on this page - I am going to anonymise them - so you can all have a guess at who they are!

For those of you that have access to the Band Members area - I am hoping to get Tom to comment after each competition - so that you can get some feedback - Don't worry I'll take the expletives out

Money raised

Over £1100 raised over the weekend - Well done to everyone involved - I think it's fair to say some venues were better than others - Personnally I enjoyed the Quayside and the Diamond at Ponteland and I reckon the couple that paid for Highland cathedral in the Badger won't forget that for a while!

European Faux pas!

Never let it be said that the papers get it wrong, but in tonights Ronnie Gill the band has been proclaimed European Champions and we are off to conquer the World.

Anyhow nice picture of Little Thomas (again) - He will be at Waterstones on Friday signing his new photo album for punters (with Matthew and Malcolm!)

Please use the blog

You can either 'shout' with the bar to the side - pretty instant or comment on these posts.

I am going to add further novelties to the site - including an album of pictures of the pipeband members abroad - I'll need a copy of the pic and a clue as to where it's at!

A question to get you going - Does anyone know how much was raised over the weekend?

Pub Crawl

Well done every one for yesterday - it was a long day - I hope we raised loads of money! More of the same today - By the way Sunderland 2, Celtic 1 - You beauty!!!