Ulster Pipe Band & Drum Major Championships – Band Results 2023


Grade 1 – MSR

Piping Adjudicator 1: Colin Moffett
Piping Adjudicator 2: Mark Faloon
Drumming Adjudicator: Adrian Hoy
Ensemble Adjudicator: John Moles

Band Piping 1 Place Piping 2 Place Drumming Place Ensemble Place Total Final Position
Closkelt 1 1 1 1 4 1st

Grade 1 – Medley

Piping Adjudicator 1: Alan Ronaldson
Piping Adjudicator 2: David Middleton
Drumming Adjudicator: Stuart Coils
Ensemble Adjudicator: Peter Snaddon QVRM

Band Piping 1 Place Piping 2 Place Drumming Place Ensemble Place Total Final Position
Closkelt 1 1 1 1 4 1st

Grade 1 – Overall

MSR Piping Adjudicator 1: Colin Moffett
MSR Piping Adjudicator 2: Mark Faloon
MSR Drumming Adjudicator: Adrian Hoy
MSR Ensemble Adjudicator: John Moles

Medley Piping Adjudicator 1: Alan Ronaldson
Medley Piping Adjudicator 2: David Middleton
Medley Drumming Adjudicator: Stuart Coils
Medley Ensemble Adjudicator: Peter Snaddon QVRM

Band Piping  Total Drumming Total Ensemble Total Overall Total Overall Position
Closkelt 4 2 2 8 1st

Best Bass:  Closkelt
M&D:  Closkelt

Grade 2

Piping Adjudicator 1: Colin Moffett
Piping Adjudicator 2: Mark Faloon
Drumming Adjudicator: Adrian Hoy
Ensemble Adjudicator: John Moles

Band Piping 1 Place Piping 2 Place Drumming Place Ensemble Place Total Final Position
Manorcunningham 1 2 2 1 6 1st EP
Ravara 2 1 1 2 6 2nd
Tullylagan (3a) 4 4 3 3 14 3rd
Major Sinclair Memorial (3a) 3 3 6 6 18 4th
Matt Boyd Memorial (3a) 6 5 4 4 19 5th
Kildoag (3a) 5 6 5 5 21 6th
Colmcille (3a) 7 7 7 7 28 7th

Best Bass:  Ravara
M&D:  Ravara

Grade 3a

Piping Adjudicator 1: Alan Ronaldson
Piping Adjudicator 2: David Middleton
Drumming Adjudicator: Stuart Coils
Ensemble Adjudicator: Peter Snaddon QVRM

Band Piping 1 Place Piping 2 Place Drumming Place Ensemble Place Total Final Position
Tullylagan 1 2 1 1 5 1st
Clogher & District 6 1 2 3 12 2nd
Matt Boyd Memorial 2 6 3 2 13 3rd
McNeillstown 8 3 5 4 20 4th
Major Sinclair Memorial 3 4 9 5 21 5th
Kildoag 4 7 4 9 24 6th
Battlehill 7 5 7 6 25 7th
Colmcille 5 10 6 10 31 8th
Drumlough 9 9 8 8 34 9th
Cullybackey (3b) 10 8 10 7 35 10th

Best Bass:  Tullylagan
M&D:  Clogher & District

Grade 3b

Piping Adjudicator 1: Colin Moffett
Piping Adjudicator 2: Mark Faloon
Drumming Adjudicator: Adrian Hoy
Ensemble Adjudicator: John Moles

Band Piping 1 Place Piping 2 Place Drumming Place Ensemble Place Total Final Position
Cullybackey 1 1 1 1 4 1st
Cleland Memorial 2 2 2 2 8 2nd

Best Bass:  Cullybackey
M&D:  Cullybackey

Grade 4a

Piping Adjudicator 1: Colin Moffett
Piping Adjudicator 2: Mark Faloon
Drumming Adjudicator: Adrian Hoy
Ensemble Adjudicator: John Moles

Band Piping 1 Place Piping 2 Place Drumming Place Ensemble Place Total Final Position
Cloughfin 1 1 7 1 10 1st
Syerla & District 3 3 2 3 11 2nd
Ballyboley 4 4 4 2 14 3rd
Gransha 5 2 3 5 15 4th
William Kerr Memorial 2 5 6 4 17 5th
Raphoe Ulster Scots 7 7 1 6 21 6th
Graham Memorial Clontibret 6 6 5 7 24 7th

Best Bass:  Raphoe Ulster Scots
M&D:  Syerla & District

Grade 4b

Piping Adjudicator 1: Alan Ronaldson
Piping Adjudicator 2: David Middleton
Drumming Adjudicator: Stuart Coils
Ensemble Adjudicator: Peter Snaddon QVRM

Band Piping 1 Place Piping 2 Place Drumming Place Ensemble Place Total Final Position
Upper Crossgare 1 1 2 1 5 1st
Black Raven 3 2 3 2 10 2nd
Altnaveigh Memorial 7 4 1 3 15 3rd
Irvine Memorial 5 3 4 5 17 4th
Letterkenny & District 2 5 11 4 22 5th
Bready Ulster Scots 8 6 5 6 25 6th
Moneygore 9 7 7 8 31 7th
Down Academy Pipes and Drums 4 9 8 11 32 8th
Hollymount 6 11 9 10 36 9th
Joseph Forde Memorial 11 8 13 7 39 10th
Tullylagan 10 10 12 9 41 11th
McDonald Academy 12 13 6 12 43 12th
Kirkistown 13 12 10 13 48 13th

Best Bass:  Upper Crossgare
M&D:  Kirkistown