Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association Lothian & Borders Branch | 75th Anniversary

Contest Draw
Branch Solos and Bands | 29th March 2025

Event 1: Chanter 10 years & under will play 2 parts march.

Dance Studio - Starts 9.00am

1 Max Leslie George Watson's College

2 Murray Laird George Watson's College

3 Matthew Dunn George Watson's College

4 Cameron Stenhouse George Watson's College

5 Logan Barclay George Watson's College

6 Callum Usher George Watson's College

7 Michael Pettigrew George Watson's College

8 Magnus Campbell The Edinburgh Academy

9 Austin Carter George Watson's College




Event 2 - Chanter Contest 11 years and over will play 4 parts March



Dance Studio – Starts 9.45am

1 Harry McWhirter Falkirk Schools

2 Murray Reid George Watson's College

3 Niven Clark George Watson's College




Event 3 – Aged 14 and Under - registered with a Novice Juvenile or Grade 4 Band 8 Parts of Quick March tempo in 2/4 time signature, tunes from the RSPBA Approved List

Room 01-093 Starts 8.45am

1 Izzy Steele George Heriot's School

2 Daniel Zasada West Lothian Schools

3 Lochlan Chambers George Watson's College

4 Aaron Kane West Lothian Schools

5 Matthew Menzies George Watson's College

6 Archie Cardwell Renfrewshire School

7 Adam Fersia George Watson's College

8 Cameron Higgins Kinross & District

9 William Gold Pryde of East Lothian

10 Arlo Sheidig George Watson's College

11 Harrison Couch Balerno & District Schools

12 Lewis Brown George Watson's College

13 Josh Alexiou West Lothian Schools

14 Murray Craig George Watson's College

15 Rory Laird George Watson's College

16 Joshua McLaughlan Balerno & District Schools

17 Ava Shaw Burntisland & District

18 Roddie Paulin George Watson's College

19 James Woods George Watson's College

20 Calum Paterson Burntisland & District

21 Finlay Barclay George Watson's College

22 Fraser Macleod George Heriot's School

23 Abhiram Rao West Lothian Schools

24 Douglas Cherry West Lothian Schools

25 Archie Brown George Watson's College




Event 4 – Aged 14 and over and under 18 - registered with a Novice Juvenile or Grade 4 Band - 8 Parts of Quick March tempo in 2/4 time signature, tunes from the RSPBA Approved List

Room 01-093 Starts 11.00am



1 James Hogg The Edinburgh Academy

2 Ava Shaw Burntisland & District




Event 5 - Aged 14 and Under - registered with a Novice Juvenile, Grade 4, Juvenile, Grade 3, Grade 2 or Grade 1 - March, Strathspey and Reel, to be played without stopping in between tunes. Minimum of FOUR parts each tune

Room 01-087 Starts 09:00



1 Cameron Lyle George Watson's College

2 Douglas Baird Scottish Power

3 Eddie Molyneux George Heriot's School

4 Euan Fyfe George Watson's College

5 Rory Cairns George Heriot's School

6 Sam Donnelly West Lothian Schools

7 Neil Sweeney Falkirk Schools

8 Hamish Murray West Lothian Schools

9 Cash McLeay Preston Lodge High School

10 Aaron Kane West Lothian Schools

11 Cailean Acamovic Preston Lodge High School

12 Owen McCreadie Peoples Ford Boghall & Bathgate Caledonia

13 Lewis Brown-Potter George Watson's College

14 Abhiram Rao West Lothian Schools

15 William Gold Pryde of East Lothian

16 Lorne McIntyre George Heriot's School

17 Ollie Kemp Preston Lodge High School

18 Josh Alexiou West Lothian Schools

19 Archie Cardwell Renfrewshire School

20 Arthur Mackay West Lothian Schools

21 Murray Perks George Watson's College

22 Archie Leonard George Heriot's School

23 Rory Forbes George Watson's College

24 Douglas Cherry West Lothian Schools




Event 6 – Aged 14 years and over and under 16 Years - registered with a Novice Juvenile, Grade 4, Juvenile, Grade 3, Grade 2 or Grade 1 - March, Strathspey and Reel, to be played without stopping in between tunes. Minimum of FOUR parts each tune

Room 01-077 Starts 9.00am

1 Robert Thyne The Edinburgh Academy

2 Oliver Wojciechowski Preston Lodge High School

3 Ran Birch George Heriot's School

4 Robert Tait People's Ford Boghall & Bathgate Caledonia

5 Harris Fyffe George Watson's College

6 Thomas Edgar George Heriot's School

7 Henry Macrae George Watson's College

8 Lucy Thomson Preston Lodge High School

9 Oliver Richardson George Watson's College

10 Lachlan Campbell The Edinburgh Academy

11 Charlie Mack Preston Lodge High School

12 Owen McCreadie Peoples Ford Boghall & Bathgate Caledonia

13 Logan Chiole Preston Lodge High School

14 Archie Frost George Watson's College

15 Mason Richards North Lanarkshire Schools

16 Gregor Cohen George Watson's College

17 James Mercer The Edinburgh Academy




Event 7 – Ages 16 Years and over to under 18 years of age - registered with a Novice Juvenile, Grade 4, Juvenile, Grade 3, Grade 2 or Grade 1 - March, Strathspey and Reel, to be played without stopping in between tunes. Minimum of FOUR parts each tune

Room 01-077 Starts 11.30am

1 Henry Kesterton George Heriot's School

2 Max McGill George Watson's College

3 Luke Smith Livingston Caledonia

4 Iain Huffer George Watson's College

5 Christopher Drummond West Lothian Schools

6 Nyree Howes Burntisland & District

7 Jamie Crawford Preston Lodge High School

8 Lyle Maciver George Watson's College

9 Archie Thomson Preston Lodge High School

10 Angus Johnston-Smith Preston Lodge High School




Event 8 - March, Strathspey and Reel, to be played without stopping in between tunes. Minimum of FOUR parts each tune. Two MSRs to be submitted and will be drawn on the line.

Room 01-093 Starts 11.20am

1 Jonathon Simpson Peoples Ford Boghall & Bathgate Caledonia

2 Douglas Mair Peoples Ford Boghall & Bathgate Caledonia

3 Finlay Frame Peoples Ford Boghall & Bathgate Caledonia

4 Iain Simpson Peoples Ford Boghall & Bathgate Caledonia

5 Callum Davidson Peoples Ford Boghall & Bathgate Caledonia

6 John Dew Inveraray & District

7 Brooklyn Morris Burntisland & District

8 Ryan McCreadie Peoples Ford Boghall & Bathgate Caledonia

9 Graham Duncan Denny & Dunipace

10 Andrew Orr Preston Lodge High School


Event 9 Stick & Pad 10 years & under will play 2 parts march.

Dance Studio Starts 10:00



1 Oliver Lee George Watson's College

2 Shreyas Srinivisan George Watson's College

3 Ronan Harcass Balerno & District Schools

4 Gregor Craig George Watson's College

5 Elliott Sinnott George Heriot's School

6 Vidya Thiago Balerno & District Schools

7 Maxime Fournier George Watson's College

8 Fhionnlaidh Briggs George Watson's College




Event 10 Stick & Pad 11 years & over will play 4 parts march.

Dance Studio Starts 10:45



1 Thomas Keane George Watson's College

2 Francesco Corace George Watson's College

3 Florence Buckley George Watson's College

4 Andrew O'Brien George Watson's College

5 Finn Cameron George Watson's College

6 JJ Dunn George Watson's College

7 Agastya Gandhi George Heriot's School

8 Murray Brown-Potter George Watson's College






Full Bands



Grade 4B – 4 x 2/4 Marches from RSPBA list of prescribed tunes

Starts 13.00 - Main Hall

1 Penicuik & District

2 Irvine & District




Grade 4A – will play MSR from the RSPBA list of approved tunes

Starts 13.20 – Main Hall

1 Denny & Dunipace




Novice Juvenile B – will play 4 x 2/4 Marches from RSPBA list of prescribed tunes

Starts 13.50 – Main Hall

1 West Lothian Schools

2 George Watson's College

3 Preston Lodge High School

4 Geoge Heriot's School

5 People's Ford Boghall & Bathgate




Novice Juvenile A – will play MSR set from RSPBA list of prescribed tunes

Starts 14.40 – Main Hall

1 West Lothian Schools

2 George Watson's College

3 Preston Lodge High School

4 Geoge Heriot's School

5 People's Ford Boghall & Bathgate




Grade 3 – will play Medley 3-5 Mins

Starts 15.35 – Main Hall

1 Burntisland & District




Juvenile – will play MSR

Starts 15:55 – Main Hall

1 George Heriot's School

2 George Watson's College

3 Preston Lodge High School




Grade 2 – will play MSR

Starts 16:30 – Main Hall

1 George Watson's College

2 Preston Lodge High School

3 Burntisland & District

4 George Heriot's School




Grade 1 - will play Medley 5-7 Mins

Starts 17:10 – Main Hall

1 People's Ford Boghall & Bathgate Caledonia