Past Winners
01/14/2011
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.
1. The McCallum Bagpipes & MidWest Pipe Band Association
United
States Silver Medal Piobaireachd Competition
Judges: Roddy MacLeod, Glasgow, Scotland; Mike Cusack, Houston, TX; Andrew
Wright, Dunblane, Scotland
Finalists 2nd through 5th received a
blackwood McC2 McCallum solo chanter.
5th: $100 USD Derek
Midgley, Tinton Falls, NJ, "The Battle of Auldearn No. 1"
4th:
$200 USD Robbie Beaton, Scotia, NY, tune: "The Battle of Auldearn No.
1"
3rd: $300 USD Elizabeth Sheridan, Oakville, ON, "The Battle
of the Strome"
2nd: $400 USD Colin Clansey, Kingston, ON "Park
Piobaireachd No. 2"
Champion: $500 USD, Half-Silvered McCallum
Bagpipes, and the US Silver Medal Doug MacRae, London, ON "The End of the
Great Bridge"
2. The Midwest Highland Arts Fund
Gold Medal and Amateur Bass Drumming
Championships
Presented by Premier Percussion, Andante Percussion and Pearl Drums
Judges: Mike Cole, Chicago, IL; Johnny Rowe, Toronto,
ON, Canada; Kahlil Cappuccino, Ottawa, Canada
Novice
1st: Choice of
bass drum and MHAF Bronze Medal Sheila Loucks, Eagan,
MN
2nd: Christina McClain, Liberty Township, OH
3rd: Kylie
Mervyn, West Allis, Wisconsin
Intermediate winning an MHAF Bronze Medal
3rd
place, Sean Biggar, Sunnyvale,
CA
2nd place, Morgan Schiele,
Snohomish, WA
1st place, choice of drum. Amber Bartholomeusz, San Jose, CA
MHAF Gold Medal
3rd: $250 USD Audrey
Stumpf, Chaska, MN
2nd: $500 USD Christina
Hanks, Somers, CT
Champion: $750 USD, choice of
bass drum, and the MHAF Gold Medal Andrew Elliott, Toronto, Canada
3. The Midwest Highland Arts Fund
Gold Medal and Amateur Tenor
Drumming Championships
Presented by Premier Percussion, Andante
Percussion and Pearl Drums
Judges: Mike O'Neil, Carmel, CA; Blake Schmidt, Vancouver, British
Columbia; Stevie McQuillan, Glasgow, Scotland
Novice winning an MHAF Bronze Medal
1st place – Christina McClain, Liberty Township, OH
2nd place – Maire
Cameron, Shawnee, KS
Intermediate winning an MHAF Bronze Medal
3rd place, Amber Bartholomeusz, San Jose, CA
2nd place, Ryan
Robertson, Stoney Creek, ON
1st place, Devon Mackay,
Guelph, ON
MHAF Gold Medal
3rd: $250 USD Sara Galvez, Concord,
CA
2nd: $500 USD Owen Russell, St. Paul, MN
Champion: $750 USD, choice of tenor drum, and the MHAF Gold Medal Kyle Heaney, Ingleside, ON
4. The R. G. Hardie & Co. – Midwest Highland Arts Fund
United
States Gold Medal Piobaireachd Competition
Judges: Alasdair Gillies, Pittsburgh, PA; John Cairns, London, Ontario;
William McCallum, Bearsden, Scotland
3rd place: Alex Gandy, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
2nd
place: Andrew Lee, Surrey, BC
Champion: $750 USD, a
blackwood Peter Henderson pipe chanter, and the US Gold Medal Andrew
Bonar, Surrey, BC
5. The Cameron Drumming Studio - Midwest Highland Arts Fund
North
American Amateur Drumming Championships
Presented by, Premier Percussion,
Andante Percussion and Pearl Drums
Judges: Jake Jorgenson, Edinburgh, Scotland; Doug Stronach, Fergus, ON,
Canada
Grade 3 Snare winning a Cameron Bronze Medal
3rd: Michael Cronin, Huntington, NY
2nd: Wesley Blevin,
Louisville, KY
1st: Choice of snare drum Duncan Scott,
Coquitlam, BC
Grade 2 Snare winning a Cameron Bronze Medal
3rd place: Bryce Kreger, Auburn, WA
2nd place: Daniel Parsons,
Kingston, MA
1st place: Logan Taylor, South Pasadena, CA,
choice of snare drum.
Grade 1 Snare winning a Cameron Bronze Medal
3rd: Gavin
MacRae, Anmore, BC
2nd: Cameron Bolley, Clarkston,
MI
1st: Choice of snare drum Elizabeth Shaw, Calgary,
Alberta
6. The Henderson's Pipe and Drum Supply and Midwest Highland Arts
Fund
North American Gold Medal Drumming Championship
Presented by
Premier Percussion, Andante Percussion and Pearl Drums
Judges: Qualifying round: Hugh Cameron, Kitchener, ON; Drew Duthart,
Toronto, ON
6th place: Bryce Parker, Henderson, NV
5th place: Duncan McPherson, Sacramento, CA
4th place: Eric
MacNeil, Schenectady, NY
3rd place: Graham Brown, Milton,
ON
2nd place: Tano Martone, Houston, TX
Champion: Derek Cooper, Warminster, PA: $750 USD, choice of snare drum, $1500 USD
travel allowance, and the Henderson's Gold Medal
7. The Henderson’s Pipe and Drum Supply - Midwest Highland Arts
Fund
North American Gold Medal Ceol Beag
Competition
Presented by James Moore
Judges: Roddy MacLeod, Glasgow; Alasdair Gillies, Pittsburgh, PA; Donald
McBride, Donegal, Republic of Ireland
3rd: $250 USD Alastair Lee, Coquitlam, BC
2nd: $500 USD Jamie Troy, Victoria, BC
Champion: $750 USD, Alex Gandy,
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
Results from the 2010 Midwest Highland Arts Fund “Winter Storm” Weekend Competitions.
The McCallum Bagpipes & MidWest Pipe Band Association
United States Silver Medal Piobaireachd Competition
Judges: John Cairns, Canada; Alasdair Gillies, USA; and Colin MacLellan, Scotland
- Finalists 2nd through 5th received a blackwood McC2 McCallum solo chanter.
5th: $100 USD Derek Midgley, Tinton Falls, New Jersey, “MacDougall’s Gathering”- 4th: $200 USD David Wilton, Forfar, Scotland, “Park Piobaireachd No. 2”
- 3rd: $300 USD Elizabeth Sheridan, Oakville, Ontario, “MacNeil of Barra’s March”
- 2nd: $400 USD Will Nichols, Blaine, Washington, “MacDonald of Kinlochmoidart’s Lament No. 1”
- Champion: $500 USD, Half-Silvered McCallum Bagpipes, and the US Silver Medal Brian McKenzie, Seattle, Washington, “Lament for Mary MacLeod”
The Midwest Highland Arts Fund
Gold Medal and Amateur Bass Drumming Championships
Presented by Andante Percussion and Pearl Drums
Judges: Kahlil Cappuccino and John Rowe, Canada
- Novice winning an MHAF Bronze Medal
- 2nd: Kylie Mervyn, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- 1st: Choice of bass drum Sally Gordon, Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Intermediate winning an MHAF Bronze Medal
- 3rd: Beverly Huber, Hebron, Kentucky
- 2nd: Ben Peterson, Afton, Minnesota
- 1st: Choice of bass drum Iain Ricketts-Moncur, Ancaster Ontario
MHAF Gold Medal\ - 3rd: $250 USD Andrew Elliott, Toronto, Ontario
2nd: $500 USD Mike Daine, Ottawa, Ontario
Champion: $750 USD, choice of bass drum, and the MHAF Gold Medal Steve Foley, Costa Mesa, California
The Midwest Highland Arts Fund
Gold Medal and Amateur Tenor Drumming Championships
Presented by Andante Percussion and Pearl Drums
Judges: Norman “Haggis” MacLeod, Scotland; Emily McLeod, Ireland; and Michael O’Neil, USA
Novice winning an MHAF Bronze Medal
1st: Choice of tenor drum Don Caldwell, Cedar Park, Texas
Intermediate winning an MHAF Bronze Medal
3rd: Ryan Robertson, Stoney Creek, Ontario
2nd: Tara Davidson, Scotia, New York
1st: Choice of tenor drum Molly Steuber, Herald, California
MHAF Gold Medal
3rd: $250 USD Owen Russell, St. Paul, Minnesota
2nd: $500 USD Kyle Heaney, Kitchener, Ontario
Champion: $750 USD, choice of tenor drum, and the MHAF Gold Medal Andrew Elliott, Toronto, Ontario
The R. G. Hardie & Co. – Midwest Highland Arts Fund
United States Gold Medal Piobaireachd Competition
Judges: Micheal Cusack, USA; Angus MacColl and Andrew Wright, Scotland
3rd: $250 USD Andrew Carlisle, Ballygowan, Northern Ireland, “Park Piobaireachd No. 2”
2nd: $500 USD Alex Gandy, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, “Lament for MacSwan of Roaig”
Champion: $750 USD, a blackwood Peter Henderson pipe chanter, and the US Gold Medal Andrew Lee, Surrey, British Columbia, “The Big Spree”
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The Cameron Drumming Studio - Midwest Highland Arts Fund
North American Amateur Drumming Championships
Presented by Andante Percussion and Pearl Drums
Judges: John Fisher, Canada and Blair Brown, USA
Grade 3 Snare winning a Cameron Bronze Medal
3rd: Sean Ball, Cotuit, Massachusetts
2nd: Graham Ricketts-Moncur, Ancaster, Ontario
1st: Choice of snare drum Steven Wheeler, Auburn, Washington
Grade 2 Snare winning a Cameron Bronze Medal
3rd: Molly Steuber, Herald, California
2nd: Daniel Parsons, Kingston, Massachusetts
1st: Choice of snare drum Graham Haddon, Langley, British Columbia
Grade 1 Snare winning a Cameron Bronze Medal
3rd: Nader Girgawy, Bellaire, Texas
2nd: Kyle Wallis, Port Coquitlam, British Columbia
1st: Choice of snare drum Kevin Yang, Houston, Texas
The Meade Custom Drumming Supplies - Midwest Highland Arts Fund
North American Gold Medal Drumming Championship
Presented by Andante Percussion and Pearl Drums
Judges: Hugh Cameron and Drew Duthart, Canada
6th: Eric MacNeill, Rensselaer, New York
5th: Andre Tessier, Maple Ridge, British Columbia
4th: David Bowman, Burnaby, British Columbia
3rd: $250 USD Tano Martone, Houston, Texas
2nd: $500 USD Derek Cooper, Warminster, Pennsylvania
Champion: $750 USD, choice of snare drum, $1500 USD travel allowance, and the Meade Gold Medal Graham Brown,
Milton, Ontario
The Henderson Imports - Midwest Highland Arts Fund
North American Gold Medal Ceol Beag Competition
Presented by Fred Morrison Sound Software
Judges: John Cairns, Canada; Alasdair Gillies, USA; and Colin MacLellan, Scotland
3rd: $250 USD and Fred Morrison Sound software Alastair Lee, Coquitlam, British Columbia
2nd: $500 USD and Fred Morrison Sound software Andrew Hayes, Nepean, Ontario
Champion: $750 USD, Fred Morrison Sound software and electronic chanter, and the Henderson Gold Medal, Jamie Troy, Victoria, British Columbia