LATEST
NEWS 26th May 2013 BRITISH PIPE BAND CHAMPIONSHIPS,BATHGATE
- RESULTS Having been washed out of Fermanagh the previous week,it
was a big surprise to have one of the finest day's weather at
Bathgate for a pipe band championship...EVER !
SLOT drew their number one set - Highland Wedding, Shepherd's
Crook and The Smith of Chilliechasie - and gave one of the band's
best performances in a couple of years, easily the best MSR since
winning the World's in 2010,so it was a bit of a surprise that the
band ended up 4th overall.
Have a listen and judges for yourself.......
FMM took the overall title,along with the drumming and Shotts
& Dykehead,under new P/M RyanCanning,made a return to the
prize list. The full summaries for all grades
can be found on the RSPBA website - British
Championships
Grade 1
1 - Field Marshal Montgomery
2 - Boghall & Bathgate Caledonia
3 - Inveraray & District
4 - St. Laurence O'Toole
5 - Scottish Power
6 - Shotts & Dykehead Caledonia
Drumming: Field Marshal Montgomery
Judges:
Colin Moffatt and George Wilson (Piping)
Greg Dinsdale (Drumming)
Peter Snaddon (Ensemble) 26th May 2013 CITY OF LISBURN CHAMPIONSHIPS
The band kicked off it's 2013 season with a visit to Lisburn,on a
wet and blustery day.......not ideal conditions for piping &
drumming.
Here, we present our new medley for 2013 - we hope you like it ;-)
14th January 2013
WINTER STORM, KANSAS CITY,MISSOURI Congratulations to our own Mikey McKenna who
took home the Gold Medal for Solo Snare Drumming at the annual
Winter Storm competitions held at the Marriott Hotel Grand
Ballroom of the County Club Plaza Hotel,Kansas City,Missouri,USA.
Solo Drumming - Snare
Gold Medal
1st Michael McKenna, Dublin
2nd Derek Cooper, Warminster, Pennsylvania
3rd Grant Cassidy, Glasgow
4th Graham Brown, Milton, Ontario
5th Chris Barr, Clinton Township, Michigan
6th Zack Miller, Kincardine, Ontario 30th October 2012 SLOT IN CONCERT - ABERDEEN, April 27TH, 2013 Grade 2 Bucksburn & District Pipe Band of
Aberdeen is building its own north-of-Scotland spring concert into
a major annual show. The band has announced that 2010 World
Champions St. Laurence O'Toole will be the headline act at the
April 27th "Boxy Concert" in Aberdeen, following the success of
Inveraray & District in 2012 and Boghall & Bathgate at the
inaugural 2011 show.
"This has been a long and enduring process to secure such a top
Grade 1 pipe band," said Bucksburn band president, Gus McAskill.
"To venture to Aberdeen for this event is one that Pipe Major,
Terry Tully from the SLOT pipe band is very honoured and excited
about."
"[The Boxy Concert is] a well-known event and something we all
would like to be part of," said Terry Tully, pipe-major of St.
Laurence O'Toole.
"We had a meeting . . . to discuss the concert and are all in
agreement that this is definitely something we would like to be
involved in."
Venue : Music Hall,Aberdeen
Date & Time : April,27th @ 7.30pm
30th October 2012 MAJOR CHAMPIONSHIP DATES & VENUES FOR 2013 Please note the dates and locations for the 2013
Major Championships are as follows:
British Championship --> May 25th at Bathgate
European Championship --> June 29th at Forres
Scottish Championship --> July 27th at Dumbarton
World Championship --> August 17th & 18th at Glasgow
Cowal Championship --> August 31st at Dunoon
22nd October 2012 WORLD SOLO DRUMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS - RESULTS Firstly........congratulations to our own Mikie
McKenna, on taking 5th prize in the Adult Final - a huge
achievement - given the calibre of drummer he was up against in
the event.
Congrats also go to to our Lead Drummer,Stephen Creighton, on
making it into the Final.
Steven McWhirter, leading-drummer of Grade 1 Inveraray &
District, won his third World Solo Drumming Championship, and his
second straight title, against a crowded array of most of the
planet's best pipe band drummers.
The Final, which comprised MSR and Hornpipe & Jig events, was
additionally notable for the absence of former-winner Gordon Brown
- who was recently released from hospital after emergency surgery
for a life-threatening ruptured ulcer - and perennial contender
Reid Maxwell, who both failed to get through to the final events
after receiving an exemption from playing in the heats.
There were three heats of between 17 and 22 contestants, narrowed
to two semi-final sections of 14 and 15 players, and ultimately a
final of 12.
1st - Steven McWhirter, Inverary & District
2nd - Barry Wilson, Scottish Power
3rd - Blair Brown, House of Edgar-Shotts & Dykehead
4th - Andrew Lawson, House of Edgar-Shotts & Dykehead
5th - Michael McKenna, St.Laurence O'Toole
6th - Eric Ward, Strathclyde Police
Also in the Final but not making the prizes were :
Craig Brown, Boghall & Bathgate Caledonia
Stephen Creighton, St.Laurence O'Toole
Aaron McLean, Field Marshal Montgomery
Chris McNicholl, Strathclyde Police
Gavin Noade, Field Marshal Montgomery
Cameron Ward Strathclyde Police
12th August 2012 WORLD PIPE BAND CHAMPIONSHIPS - RESULTS
SLOT finished 5th overall this year, playing two very high
standard sets and could have expected to finish higher up the
prize list.Field Marshal Montgomery were declared the champions
for 2012 on what was a rare,warm and sunny Glasgow Green.
Boghall finished strongly with two firsts in both events in
drumming. It was also the highest prize yet for Scottish Power,
who took the runner-up spot. Strahclyde Police under second-year
pipe-major Duncan Nicholson also served notice for the future.
Inveraray & District, who impressed many with their medley
performance, finished out of the prizes.
Full summaries for all grades can be found on the RSPBA
website
Grade One
1 - Field Marshal Montgomery
2 - Scottish Power
3 - Simon Fraser University
4 - Boghall and Bathgate Caledonia
5 - St.Laurence O'Toole
6 - Strathclyde Police
Best Drumming : Boghall and Bathgate Caledonia
MSR Perfomance
MEDLEY Perfomance 28th
July 2012 EUROPEAN PIPE BAND CHAMPIONSHIPS : RESULT SLOT made a welcome return to the top 3
today - drawing the #1 MSR and giving a very good performance of
the tunes : Lord Alexander Kennedy,The Islay Ball and
Mrs.MacPherson of Inveran.
But........it was Boghall's day as they stopped FMM's streak of
seven consecutive major titles by winning the 2012 European Pipe
Band Championship in weather mainly dry with showers & sunny
spells.
The live streaming was also a great success for those who were
unable to be present at the competition - and a big thank you to
all at LJHS - well done !!
Full summaries for all grades can be found on the RSPBA
website
Judges:
Winston Pollock and Ken Eller (Piping)
Paul Turner (Drumming)
Malcolm MacKenzie (Ensemble)
MSR Perfomance 22nd July 2012 NORTH DOWN CHAMPIONSHIPS,BANGOR:
RESULT
Grade One
1 - St.Laurence O'Toole
2 - Cullybackey
3 - Seven
Towers
Best Drumming : St.Laurence O'Toole
MSR Performance 9th July 2012 ALL-IRELAND PIPE BAND
CHAMPIONSHIPS : RESULT A full breakdown of all grades can be
found on the IPBA website.
Grade One
1 - Field Marshal Montgomery
2 - St.Laurence O'Toole
3 - Cullybackey
4 - Seven Towers
Best Piping : Field Marshal
Montgomery
Best Drumming : St.Laurence O'Toole
Best Bass & Tenor Section : St.Laurence O'Toole
MSR Performance
Medley Perfomance
30th June 2012 BRITISH PIPE BAND
CHAMPIONSHIPS - ANNAN : RESULTS The Grade One result from todays championship at
Annan.
A full summary of results for all grades can be found on the RSPBA
website.
1 - Field Marshal Montgomery
2 - Scottish Power
3 - Inveraray and District
4 - Boghall and Bathgate Caledonia
5 - St. Laurence O'Toole
6 - Strathclyde Police
Best Drums : Boghall and Bathgate Caledonia
The Grade One performance..........
8th June
2012 IPHONE 4 COVER This
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Founded in 1910, the band affectionately known as SLOT, are one of
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Purchasing this product sees a significant portion of the sale
price going back into the bands funds to support its ongoing
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20th May 2012 SCOTTISH PIPE
BAND CHAMPIONSHIPS - DUMBARTON : RESULTS The Grade One band finished fifth overall with a
good performance in what were overcast but dry conditions - a
change for Dumrbarton !
Our drum corp finished in third position.
The Grade 3A band had an excellent result in what was their first
competition in Grade 3A,coming in fourth overall.
Full results for all grades can be found on the RSPBA
website.
Grade 1 1 - Field Marshal
Montgomery 2 - Scottish Power 3 - Inverary & District 4 - Strathclyde Police 5 - St.Laurence O'Toole 6 - Boghall & Bathgate Best Drumming:
The House of Edgar : Shotts & Dykehead
Grade 3A 1 - Police Service of Northern Ireland Pipes &
Drums 2 - Cith of Edinburgh
Pipes & Drums 3 - Raffery 4 - St.Laurence O'Toole 5 - Isle of Islay 6 - Edradour Pitlochry &
Blair Atholl Best Drumming: Police Service of Northern Ireland Pipes &
Drums
The Grade One performance..........
SLOT - MERCHANDISE Our new merchandise page is now
"live" and open for business.
Available NOW, the
highly anticipated CD & DVD from our recent concert in Glasgow
- EVOLUTION.
Also up for grabs are the band's original CD from 2005, the 100th
anniversary history book and the collage poster, with images of
the band over the past one hunderd years.
Ordering the new CD
& DVD :
Click here to go direct to the
page or click on the Merchandise link in the navigation menu on
the left.
Album Foreword byMalcolm M MacKenzie:Producer for KRL
What a week for P/M Terry Tully and his St.Laurence O'Toole Pipe
Band.
Starting with winning the prestigious quartet competition on
Tuesday August 10th, this was followed by the sellout concert at
the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall,which has been acclaimed as the
finest concert that there has been since the series began 15 years
ago.
Then came the "icing on the cake" on Saturday 14th August when the
band "swept the boards" in the Grade One World Pipe Band
Championship,winning the MSR and Medley sections,a feat rarely
accomplished before.
A magnificent achievement and a fitting award to Terry and his
band in this their centenary year.
Now sit back and enjoy a feast of musicianship from the
concert,which was a pleasure to be part of. Malcolm M MacKenzie:Producer for
KRL
To get an idea of what to expect on our new DVD, view the
promotional video on Youtube. SLOT 100th ANNIVERSARY HISTORY
BOOK There have been a number of
requests recently about the history book that we published this
year to celebrate the band centenary .........specifically,how to
get hold of it.
Well, here's how.....see below
Details the history of the band from it's inception in 1910 to the
present day.
The famous names - Sean O'Casey,Padraig Pearse,Thomas
Clarke,Douglas Hyde,Arthur Griffith - involved and the people that
have brought the band to where it stands today.
It includes stories from past & present members and is a "must
have" for any fan of the band or Irish pipe band history in
general.
€27.00 - includes postage & packaging to anywhere in the
World.
1. By Credit Card using
Paypal - secure transaction
Price €27.00 (inc.P&P)
Click on the button below
2. Cheque, Postal Order or
International Money Order
Print the order form and post it with your
payment.
Send completed form to the following address : Click here for the Book Order
Form
Price €27.00 (inc. P&P)
St.Laurence O'Toole Pipe Band
260 Glendale Meadows,Leixlip,Co.Kildare,
Ireland
FROM
THE ARCHIVES : WORLD PIPE BAND CHAMPIONSHIPS 2010 :
RESULTS St.Laurence O'Toole - World Champions
2010 !!!!!!!!!
St.Laurence O'Toole of
Dublin won the 2010 World Pipe Band Championship under dry and
relatively warm weather at a very crowded Glasgow Green.
It was the first World title for SLOT and the first time in more
than 10 years that a band other than SFU, Field Marshal Montgomery
and Shotts & Dykehead did not take the title.
SLOT also won the drumming.
The RSPBA announced Simon Fraser University as being fourth in
Grade 1, but a compilers' error appeared to reveal that the band
was actually third, finishing ahead of Boghall & Bathgate on
ensemble preference, according to RSPBA rule 3.84.
The association later admitted the error and posted an apology to
the band impacted.
Full summary details for all grades can be found on the RSPBA
website - click here
Grade 1 - Overall
1 - St.Laurence O'Toole
2 - Field Marshal Montgomery
3 - Simon Fraser University
4 - Boghall and Bathgate Caledonia
5 - The House of Edgar Shotts & Dykehead
6 - Scottish Power
Best MSR - St.Laurence O'Toole
Best Medley - St.Laurence O'Toole
Best Drums - St.Laurence O'Toole
PIPING
TODAY MAGAZINE - PATIENCE OF THE SAINTS An article on P/M Terry Tully and the
St.Laurence O'Toole Pipe Band that appeared in Issue 43 of Piping
Today, the National Piping Centre’s bi-monthly magazine which
seeks to promote the music, history and study of the bagpipes.
To download the article in pdf format,please click on the image
below.
To subscribe to Piping Today magazine - click here SLOT
- FROM THE ARCHIVES As
this season sees the band play it's 21st year in what is
considered the modern Grade One arena,an mp3 of the band's first
foray into the grade from way back then seems pretty appropriate.
Recorded at the 1989 All-Ireland Championships in
Newcastle,Co.Down.
The tunes : Allan Dall MacLeod - The Shepherd's Crook - The Boys
Of Malin - Lord Ramsay's Reel - The Ass In The Graveyard - Paddy
Clancy's Jig - Queen Of The Rushes : Jig - Queen Of The Rushes :
Hornpipe SLOT ON
YOUTUBE
Video footage of the band is now available on
youtube.......spanning 1982 to 2012.
Go direct to our Youtube channels from the links
below -
The band has announced that 2010 World
Champions St. Laurence O'Toole will be the headline act at the
April 27th "Boxy Concert" in Aberdeen, following the success of
Inveraray & District in 2012 and Boghall & Bathgate at the
inaugural 2011 show.
This
iPhone 4/4S Hard Case will appeal to supporters of 2010 World Pipe
Band Champions, St.Laurence O'Toole.
SLOT - MERCHANDISE 
Available NOW, the
highly anticipated CD & DVD from our recent concert in Glasgow
- EVOLUTION.
SLOT 100th ANNIVERSARY HISTORY
BOOK 
St.Laurence O'Toole of
Dublin won the 2010 World Pipe Band Championship under dry and
relatively warm weather at a very crowded Glasgow Green. 
