Great Opportunity for Solo Pipers in Ireland
The Crios Gréine Invitational Solo Piping Competition, Florida,USA.
The Crios Gréine Invitational (The Sun Belt) is a brand new invitational solo competition being launched by Eric Stein in Florida, USA. Eric is a very well-known piper in the USA and has been compere for each of the St. Laurence O’Toole Pipe Band concerts in Glasgow so he will be familiar to many pipers and drummers on this side of the Atlantic.
10 of the World’s top pipers will participate in the new event on November 12th this year. Nine have already been chosen and the great news for Ireland is that the 10th place is being reserved for the highest placed solo piper based on the amalgamated MSR and Piobaireachd competitions in the All Ireland senior grade solo piping on September 17th
Should there be a tie when the piobaireachd and MSR are combined, the Crios Gréine invitation will go on piobaireachd preference.
The invited player must be able to submit 8 piobaireachds as they are using the same requirements that are used for the Gold medal events in Scotland.
If the winner of the Irish event could not submit 8 piobaireachds the invitation would go to second or third place winners. If no one is in a position to submit 8 piobaireachds, the invitation would, unfortunately, have to be withdrawn.
Providing the Irish winner can submit 8 piobaireachds, he/she will receive airfare and three nights at the Orlando Sheraton North in Florida, USA.
The American competition consists of a piobaireachd competition and a medley competition. Prize money at the American competition is $1000, $750, $500, $250, $100 for each event plus an additional $1000 to the overall winner.
