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EDMONTON & DISTRICT 2009 ACTIVITIES
Competitions
Calgary Highland Games
EDPB Grade 4 - 2nd
Canmore Highland Games
EDPB Grade 4 - 3rd
Pleasanton Highland Games
DPB Grade 3 - 1st MSR
EDPB Grade 3 - 1st Medley
Glengarry (Maxville) Highland Games: North American Championships
EDPB Grade 3 - 5th
EDPB Grade 3 - Bass/Tenor Section - 2nd
High River Highland Games
EDPB Grade 4 - 2nd
Montreal Highland Games
EDPB Grade 3 - 2nd (1st in piping)
EDPB Grade 3 - Drum Section - 1st
Pleasanton Highland Games
EDPB Grade 3 - 1st MSR
EDPB Grade 3 - 1st Medley
Fort Edmonton Park Highland Gathering
EDPB Grade 3 - 1st
EDPB Grade 4 - 2nd
Red Deer Highland Games
EDPB Grade 3 - 1st
EDPB Grade 4 - 2nd
Best Junior Bass Drummer: Kelly Fey - EDPB Grade 3
Performances and Events:
Edmonton Burns Club Dinner
St. Patrick's Day Ceilidh, Edmonton, AB
Sikh Community Parade, Edmonton, AB
Ellerslie Games, Ellerslie AB (Competitions cancelled, performances only)
Canada Day at Borden Park, Edmonton
Edmonton's 2nd Annual Celtic Festival - Grade 3 CFI Band
Oilers' Season Opener Pre-Game
Show, Edmonton
Remembrance Day Service, St. Albert Legion, St. Albert
Remembrance Day Performance for Veterans, Norwood Legion, Edmonton
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EDMONTON & DISTRICT 2008 ACTIVITIES
Competitions
Pipe Bands - 2008 Provincial Championship
Edmonton & District Pipe
Band Grade 3: 2nd Place, 264 points
Edmonton & District Pipe Band Grade 4: 2nd Place, 216 points
Calgary Highland Games ,
Alberta
EDPB Grade 4: 6th Place
Canmore Highland Games,
Alberta
EDPB Grade 4: 3rd Place Quick
Marches Medley
Edmonton Scottish Society
Highland Gathering, Alberta
EDPB Grade 3: 1st Place
EDPB Grade 4: 2nd Place
Fort Edmonton Highland Games,
Alberta
EDPB Grade 3: 1st Place
EDPB Grade 4: 2nd Place
Pleasanton Highland Games,
USA
EDPB Grade 3: 2nd Place Medley
EDPB Grade 3: First Place MSR
Red Deer Highland Games,
Alberta
EDPB Grade 3: 1st Place
EDPB Grade 4: 2nd Place
World Pipe Band Championships,
Scotland
EDPB Grade 4B: 12th Place
Performances and Events:
Edmonton Burns Club Dinner
Sherwood Park Burns Club Dinner
Traditions Concert at the Winspear Theatre, Edmonton
BCPA Annual Gathering, Grade 3 Band, Vancouver
Ellerslie Highland Games
Scotland Trip, Grade 4 Band
First Annual Celtic Festival, Edmonton
Hallowe'en Ceilidh at Norwood Legion, Edmonton
Remembrance Day Service, St. Albert Legion, St. Albert
Remembrance Day Performance for Veterans, Norwood Legion, Edmonton
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2007 ACTIVITIES
Competitions:
Edmonton & District Pipe Band are North
American Grade 3 Champions.
&D Grade 3 took First place at the Maxville
Highland Games in Ontario with a First in Drumming and a First in Ensemble to win the North American Championships!
E&D also took First place the following day at the Montreal Highland Games in Quebec. A clean sweep!
Calgary Highland Games,
Alberta
Grade 3: 2nd Place
Canmore Highland Games,
Alberta
Grade 3: 2nd Place
Ellerslie Highland Games,
Alberta
Grade 3: 1st Place MSR
Grade 4: 3rd Place Medley
Fort Edmonton Highland Games, Alberta
Grade 3: 1st Place
Grade 4: 1st Place
Chieftain of the Day: John Reid
Red Deer Highland Games,
Alberta
Grade 3 1st Place playing
Medley
Grade 4 Second Place playing Marches
Performances and Events:
Opening act for Rod Stewart at Rexall Place
Opening ceremony performance, Allan Cup 2007, Stony Plain
Grande Prairie Legion Branch #54 Musical Tattoo
Norwood Legion Remembrance Day Service
Annual Hallowe'en Ceilidh, Norwood Legion
Alberta PC Party AGM
St. Patrick's Day Concert, Norwood Legion
May Workshop with Ken Eller and Doug Stronach
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2006 ACTIVITIES
Competitions:
Alberta Provincial Championships
Grade 2 Band: 1st Place
Calgary Highland Games
Grade 4 Band: B Dress & Deportment
Grade 4 Band: 2nd place
Grade 2 Band: 2nd Place
Grade 4A: Sean Doucette 2/4 March
Grade 4B: Jaymes Bakker-Lamont Strathspey Reel
Grade 2: Michelle-Marie Bradley 3rd Hornpipe/Jig
Professional Open Drum Major: 2nd John B. Reid
Canmore Highland Games
Bass Drummer: Edmonton & District Grad II (B Circle)
Professional Open Drum Major: 2nd John B. Reid
Grade 2 Band: 2nd MSR
Professional MSR: 1st Dawn Heron
Professional Hornpipe/Jig: 2nd Dawn Heron
Edmonton Scottish Society
Highland Games, Ellerslie
Grade 4 Band: 2nd Quick Marches Medley
Grade 3 Band: 4th Medley
Grade 2 Band: 1st MSR
Fort Edmonton Highland Games
Grade 4 Band: 1st Medley
Grade 3 Band: 1st MSR
Grade 2 Band: 1st Medley
Moose Jaw Highland Games
Grade 4 Band: 1st March Selection,
Grade 4 Band: 3rd Medley
Grade 3 Band: 3rd MSR
Grade 3 Band: 4th Medley
Grade 2 Band: 3rd MSR
Grade 2 Band: 3rd Medley (One 1st piping, One 2nd piping)
Regina Highland Games
Grade 4 Band: 1st March Selection,
Grade 4 Band: 2nd Medley
Grade 4 Solo: 4th 6/8 March, Sean Doucette
Grade 4 Solo: 4th Pibaireachd, Jeff Allen
Grade 3 Band: 3rd MSR
Grade 3 Band: 4th Medley
Grade 2 Band: 3rd MSR
Grade 2 Band: 2nd Medley (Two firsts in piping)
Performances and Events:
Robbie Burns Supper
St. Patrick's Day at the Rose and Crown Pub
Lakeland College Concert
The Old Strathcona Silly Parade
100th Anniversary Parade in Vegreville
Benefit Concert for Edmonton Garrison Troops
Voices for Hospice Benefit
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 2005 ACTIVITIES
Competitions:
Red Deer Highland Games
Grade 4: 2nd Quick March Medley
Grade 3: 2nd Medley
Grade 2: 2nd MSR
Edmonton Scottish Society
Highland Gathering
Grade 4: 2nd Medley
Grade 2: 1st Medley
Fort Edmonton Park Highland
Gathering
Grade 4: 1st Quick March Medley
Grade 3: 3rd Medley
Grade 2: 1st MSR
Performances and Events:
Robbie Burns Supper
Traditions Concert at the Winspear
Pub Night II with Jack Lee &
J. Reid Maxwell
Edmonton & District Pipe
Band was announced as the official pipe band for the 2005 Brier - Canadian Men's Curling Championship. |
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2004 ACTIVITIES
Competitions:
Grade 2 Band were the Alberta Aggregate
Champions for 2004
Calgary Highland Games:
Grade 4 - 3rd March Medley
Grade 2 - 2nd MSR
Grade 2 - 2nd Medley play-off
Canmore Highland Games
Grade 2 - 2nd Medley
Performances and Events:
Micheal Grey performance hosted at the Norwood Legion
Seanchaidh Concert hosted at the Winspear, Edmonton
Post-concert gathering with St. James Gate, Citadel Theatre
Pub Night II with Jack Lee &
J. Reid Maxwell.
The Big Rock Pipe Band site
was converted to www.edpb.ca in May/June
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2003 ACTIVITIES
Competitions:
Calgary Highland Games
Grade 2 - 1st Medley
Grade 3 - 6th March, Strathspey and Reel
Grade 4 - 1st March
Canmore Highland Games
Grade 2 - 1st MSR
Grade 3 - 5th Medley
Grade 4 - 2ndMedley
Ellerslie Highland Games
Grade 2 - 1st Medley
Grade 3 - 4th MSR
Grade 4 - 2nd Medley
Fort Edmonton Highland Games
Grade 2 - 1st MSR
Grade IV - 2nd Quick Marches Medley
MooseJaw Highland Games
Grade 2 - 1st Medley
Grade 2 - 1st MSR
Red Deer Highland Games
Grade 2 - 1st MSR
Grade 3 - 5th Medley
Grade 4 - 2nd Quick Marches Medley
Regina Highland Games
Grade 2 - 2nd Medley
Grade - 2nd MSR
Grade 3 - 4th MSR
Grade 3 - 4th Medley
Grade 4 - 1st March Selection
Grade 4 - 4thMedley
Sherwood Park Highland Games
Grade 2 - 1st MSR
Grade 2 - 1st Medley
Grade 3 - 3rd MSR
Grade 3 - 3rd Medley
Grade 4 - 1st Quick Marches Medley
Grade 4 - 1st Medley
Performances and Events:
Robbie Burns Supper
March Tartan Ball
Cancer "Wigs for Kids" Fund-raiser
St. Albert November 11 parade
Norwood Legion November 11 service
Jack Lee workshop
The Grade 3A band became Grade 2 in January |
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2002 ACTIVITIES
Competitions:
Big Rock Pipe Band Grade 3 and
Grade 4 bands were the
Alberta Aggregate Champions for the 2002 season.
BCPA 70th Annual Gathering, Vancouver.
Grade 3 Band - 2nd in Mini-Bands competion
Calgary Highland Games
Grade 3 band - 1st Medley
Grade 3 drum corp - 1st Medley
Grade 3 band - Dress and Deportment
Grade 4 band - 2nd Medley
Grade 4 drum corp - 1st Medley
Bass Drummer of the Day - Colin Stewart
Canmore Highland Games
Grade 3 band - 1st MSR
Grade 3 drum corp - 1st MSR
Grade 4 band - 1st Quick March Medley
Grade 4 drum corp - 1st Quick March Medley
Grade 4 Band: Dress and Deportment
Bass Drummer of the Day - Colin Stewart
Ellerslie Highland Games
Grade 3 band - 2nd MSR
Grade 3 drum corp - 1st MSR
Grade 4 band - 2nd Quick March Medley
Grade 4 drum corp - 2nd Quick March Medley
Fort Edmonton Highland Games
Grade 3 band - 1st Medley
Grade 3 drum corp - 1st Medley
Grade 4 band - 2nd Medley
Grade 4 drum corp - 1st Medley
Inverkeithing Games Highland Games, Scotland
Grade 3 band - 2nd place
Perth Highland Games, Scotland
Grade 3 band - 1st place
Grade 4 band - 4th place
Sherwood Park Highland Games
Grade 3 band - 1st MSR
Grade 3 drum corp - 1st MSR
Grade 4 band - 2nd Quick March Medley
Grade 4 drum corp - 1st Quick March Medley
Red Deer Highland Games
Grade 3 band - 1st Medley
Grade 3 drum corp - 1st Medley
Grade 4 band - 1st Medley
Grade 4 drum corp - 1st Medley
World Pipe Band Championships, Scotland
Grade 4 band - 7th place
Performances and Events:
Traditions Concert at the
Winspear, Edmonton
Skyreach Centre Tribute to Fallen Soldiers from
Princess Patricia's CLI.
Band visit to Scotland, performance at Stirling Castle
Craig Weston is announced as Drum
Sergeant of the Grade IV drum corp.
Big Rock acquires new set of Sinclair Chanters and Premier drums.
Big Rock starts the competition season with a new look. A five button vest has been added to the uniform ensemble
giving the band a more contemporary style. All comments have been very positive regarding this change.
Big Rock Grade 3 and Grade 4 bands visited Scotland from July 28 to August 13.
The votes are in for the fourth annual
Viewer's Choice Voting for the Bagpipe Web Directory Web Sites of the Year: Congratulations to bigrockpipeband.com!
The webmaster is just delighted and the Big Rock Pipe Band is very pleased to be listed among Bob Dunsire's "the
best of the best"!
The Big Rock Pipe Band formed three separate units this year, Grades 3a, 3b and 4. |
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| 2001 ACTIVITIES |
 Competitions:
Big Rock Pipe Band Grade 2, Grade
3 and Grade 4 bands were the Alberta Aggregate Champions for the 2001 season.
Calgary Highland Games
Grade 2 Band - 2nd place
Grade 3 Band - 1st place
Grade 4 Band - 2nd place
Canmore Highland Games
Grade 2 Band - 2nd place
 Grade
3 Band - 1st place
Grade 4 Band - 1st Place
Ellerslie Highland Games
Grade 3 Band - 1st place
Grade 4 Band - 1st Place
Red Deer Highland Games
Grade 3 Band - 1st place
Grade 4 Band - 1st Place
Sherwood Park
Grade 3 Band - 1st place
Grade 4 Band - 2nd place |
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