FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 14, 2005
Contact information:
Jeff Kruske, President MHAF, 8000 Foster Street, Overland Park, Kansas 66204; phone 913.909.0924; jeff@mhaf.org
Kansas City, Missouri– Results from the Midwest Highland Arts Fund “Winter Storm” Weekend Competitions; awards presented Friday evening, January 14 at the Marriott – County Club Plaza
MHAF & MidWest Pipe Band Association U.S. Silver Medal Piobaireachd Competition, Presented by Newcastle Brown Ale.
5th: USD $100 Graham Mulholland, Traverse City, Michigan
4th: USD $200 Andrew Lee, Surrey, British Columbia
3rd: A Ceol Sean CD and USD $300 Andrew Douglas, Marietta, New York
2nd: 2 Ceol Sean CDs and USD $400 Daniel Carr, Owen Sound, Canada
Champion: 3 Ceol Sean CDs, USD $500, and the US Silver Medal James Beaumont, Summerside, Prince Edward Island
Tone Czar Bagpipes - MHAF North American Amateur Drumming Championship, Presented by Premier Percussion
Grade III Medallists:
3rd: Heather Stavropoulos, Westville, Indiana
2nd: Dan Johnson, Louisville, Kentucky
1st: Premier HTS-700, Tyler Young, Montgomery, Alabama
Grade II Medallists:
3rd: Alex Rollings, Mattoon, Illinois
2nd: Derek Cooper, Warminster, Pennsylvania
1st: Premier HTS-700, John McClamrock, Baltimore, Maryland
Grade I Medallists:
3rd: Steve Sutherland, Minneapolis, Minnesota
2nd: Mitch Mackay, Hanover, Ontario
1st: Premier HTS-700, Alex Wright, Lorain, Ohio
Tone Czar Bagpipes - MHAF North American Gold Medal Drumming Championship, Presented by Premier Percussion, & Sponsored by Icelandair.
3rd: USD $250 Steven McWhirter, Antrim, Northern Ireland
2nd: USD $500 Jake Joergensen, Edinburgh, Scotland
Champion: USD $750, Round trip air tickets to Scotland, Premier HTS-700,
and the North American Gold Medal, Blair Brown, Milton, Ontario
KC St. Andrew Society – MHAF U.S. Gold Medal Piobaireachd Competition
3rd: 3 Ceol Sean CDs and USD $250, Ann Gray, Calgary, Alberta
2nd: 4 Ceol Sean CDs and USD $500, Andrew Hayes, Nepean, Ontario
Champion: 5 Ceol Sean CDs and the first release copy of “The Piobaireachd” by Ian McLennan, USD $750, and the US Gold Medal, Andrew Rogers, Fredericton, New Brunswick
The Champion was also formally invited by Dr. Richard Feely to compete in the October 2005 G.S. McLennan Piping Competition, held in San Diego.
TyFry - MHAF Amateur Tenor Drumming Championship
Presented by Premier Percussion
Medallists
3rd: Katherine Luntsford, Berthoud, Colorado
2nd: Karissa Whiting, Cheektowaga, New York
1st: TyFry Platinum Drumsticks, TyFry Interactive Instructional CD-ROM, and a Premier/Hosbilt Tenor Drum, Jessica Reedy, Clearwater, Florida
TyFry - MHAF Gold Medal Tenor Drumming Championship
Presented by Premier Percussion
3rd: USD $250 Jason Evert, Houston, Texas
2nd: USD $500 Brittany Angeltvedt, Langley, British Columbia
Champion: TyFry Platinum Drumsticks, a Premier/Hosbilt Tenor Drum, USD $750, and the Gold Medal, Michael O’Neil, Sacramento, California
The winners of the Gold Medal Piobaireachd, Silver Medal Piobaireachd, Gold Medal Snare, and Gold Medal Tenor events are invited to perform at Winter Storm: The Pipes & Drums Concert, Saturday, January 15, 2005. Full results and photos to be published at winterstorm.net
