2019 P.M. Ian Swinton Open & Terry McHugh Memorial Results

Thank you to all the contestants, judges, volunteers, and spectators on Saturday for turning the Day of Piping into a great event!

Here are the results of the Pipe Major Ian Swinton Open and the Terry McHugh Memorial Piping Solo Contest.

Congratulations to the overall P.M. Ian Swinton Open winner Andrew Carlisle!

2019 Terry McHugh Memorial Piping Solo Champions:

Grade 1: Joseph Horwath

Grade 2: Mary Thrasher

Grade 3: Gabrielle Neal

Grade 4 Sr.: Kristina Rodgers

Grade 4 Jr.: Clayton Nelson

Senior Novice: Peter Case

Junior Novice: Stella Jacoby

Recordings of the P.M. Swinton Open MSR and Piobaireachd performances are available on the MWPBA YouTube Channel.

Overall winner Andrew Carlisle, P.M. Ian Swinton, Pres. Jim Sim

L-R: Nick Hudson, Derek Midgley, Andrew Lewis, Terry Krogh, Andrew Carlisle, Jack Williamson, P.M. Ian Swinton, Brad Davidson, Kenneth Liechti, Jim Sim

2019 P.M. Ian Swinton Open/Terry McHugh Solo Piping Final

Now that the Terry McHugh Memorial Regionals are completed, let's look ahead to the MWPBA Day of Piping on May 4 at the First Baptist Church in Park Ridge, IL (1266 North Northwest Highway, Park Ridge, IL 60068)

The Terry McHugh solo schedule is here (updated 3:52 pm CDT, 3 May 2019).

The P.M. Ian Swinton Open schedule is here.

We hope to see many of you on May 4th in Park Ridge, IL for the MWPBA Day of Piping. It should be a great day.

2019 Alma Regional Piping Solos Results

The 2019 Alma Regional Piping Solos have been completed, and the results are posted.

The top 3 contestants in each grade are eligible to compete in the Terry McHugh Memorial Solo Piping Contest, taking place on May 4 in Park Ridge, IL, and have already been enrolled.

Oklahoma!

New for 2019, the MWPBA is delighted to announce sanctioning of the SCOTFEST Highland Games in Broken Arrow, near Tulsa, Oklahoma!

Save the date : Saturday, September 14th, 2019.

Grade 3, 4 , and 5 pipe band competitions are offered, along with all amateur piping and drumming solo contests. SCOTFEST will also feature band Quartet contests (4 pipers). Bands may enter as many Quartet groups as they can muster from their roster, as long as each player plays in one Quartet group only.

The band and solo contest entry forms are updated. Hopefully we'll see you there!

2019 St. Paul Regional Piping Solos Results

The 2019 St. Paul Regional Piping Solos have been completed, and the results are posted.

The top 3 contestants in each grade are eligible to compete in the Terry McHugh Memorial Solo Piping Contest, taking place on May 4, 2019 in Park Ridge, IL, and have already been enrolled.

RSPBA-MWPBA Supplemental Roster form (2019)

All bands that intend to compete in Scotland this season MUST complete the Supplemental RSPBA-MWPBA Pipe Band Roster and submit it TWO MONTHS BEFORE the first contest in which they intend to compete.

Good Luck to any MWPBA member bands that are planning to make the trip! Let us know so that we can give you a shout out!

The MWPBA is an Affiliated Association of the RSPBA.

St. Paul Regional Solo Piping Contest-Schedule

Here is the schedule for the St. Paul Regional.

All,

We've just worked out the details for the St. Paul Regional Solo Piping Contest, to be held at:

The University of Minnesota

St. Paul Student Center

2017 Buford Ave.

St. Paul, MN 55108

on March 30, 2019.

A map of the campus can be located here.

Due to the limited time to enter, we've waived the late-fee stipulation for this contest only; the final entry deadline will be March 17. No entries for this regional will be accepted after that.

Enter here