Heart O’Down Pipe Band & Drum Major Championships – Band Results 2024


Grade 1 – MSR

Piping Adjudicator 1: John Moles
Piping Adjudicator 2: John Reville
Drumming Adjudicator: Adrian Hoy
Ensemble Adjudicator: David Brown

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

Grade 1 – Medley

Piping Adjudicator 1: Colin Moffett
Piping Adjudicator 2: David Middleton
Drumming Adjudicator: Harry Russell
Ensemble Adjudicator: Mark Wilson

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

Grade 1 – Overall

MSR Piping Adjudicator 1: John Moles
MSR Piping Adjudicator 2: John Reville
MSR Drumming Adjudicator: Adrian Hoy
MSR Ensemble Adjudicator: David Brown

Medley Piping Adjudicator 1: Colin Moffett
Medley Piping Adjudicator 2: David Middleton
Medley Drumming Adjudicator: Harry Russell
Medley Ensemble Adjudicator: Mark Wilson

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

Best Bass: Closkelt
M&D:
Closkelt

Grade 2

Piping Adjudicator 1: John Moles
Piping Adjudicator 2:
John Reville
Drumming Adjudicator:
Adrian Hoy
Ensemble Adjudicator:
David Brown

Band Piping 1 Place Piping 2 Place Drumming Place Ensemble Place Total Final Position
Ravara 1 1 1 1 4 1st
Tullylagan 2 2 2 2 8 2nd
Matt Boyd Memorial 3 3 3 3 12 3rd
Major Sinclair Memorial 4 4 4 4 16 4th

Best Bass: Ravara
M&D: 
Ravara

Grade 3a

Piping Adjudicator 1: Colin Moffett
Piping Adjudicator 2:
David Middleton
Drumming Adjudicator:
Harry Russell
Ensemble Adjudicator:
Mark Wilson

Band Piping 1 Place Piping 2 Place Drumming Place Ensemble Place Total Final Position
Clogher & District 1 1 2 1 5 1st
Major Sinclair Memorial 4 2 3 2 11 2nd
Matt Boyd Memorial 3 5 1 3 12 3rd
McNeillstown 5 3 5 4 17 4th
Cullybackey 2 4 6 6 18 5th
Battlehill 6 6 4 5 21 6th

Best Bass:  Matt Boyd Memorial
M&D: 
Clogher & District

Grade 3b

Piping Adjudicator 1: John Moles
Piping Adjudicator 2: John Reville
Drumming Adjudicator: Adrian Hoy
Ensemble Adjudicator: David Brown

Band Piping 1 Place Piping 2 Place Drumming Place Ensemble Place Total Final Position
Syerla & District 2 2 2 1 7 1st
Drumlough 3 3 1 2 9 2nd
Cloughfin 1 1 6 4 12 3rd
William Kerr Memorial 5 5 3 5 18 4th
Cleland Memorial 6 6 4 3 19 5th EP
Ballyboley 4 4 5 6 19 6th

Best Bass: Cloughfin
M&D: 
William Kerr Memorial

Grade 4a

Piping Adjudicator 1: Colin Moffett
Piping Adjudicator 2:
David Middleton
Drumming Adjudicator:
Harry Russell
Ensemble Adjudicator:
Mark Wilson

Band Piping 1 Place Piping 2 Place Drumming Place Ensemble Place Total Final Position
Upper Crossgare 2 2 2 1 7 1st EP
William Kerr Memorial 1 1 3 2 7 2nd
Irvine Memorial 3 3 4 4 14 3rd
Gransha 4 4 6 3 17 4th EP
Ballyboley 5 5 1 6 17 5th
Cottown 6 6 5 5 22 6th
Thiepval Memorial 7 7 7 7 28 7th

Best Bass: Ballyboley
M&D: 
Irvine Memorial

Grade 4b

Piping Adjudicator 1: John Moles
Piping Adjudicator 2: John Reville
Drumming Adjudicator: Adrian Hoy
Ensemble Adjudicator: David Brown

Band Piping 1 Place Piping 2 Place Drumming Place Ensemble Place Total Final Position
Black Raven 1 1 1 1 4 1st
Altnaveigh Memorial 3 3 2 2 10 2nd
Moneygore 2 2 5 7 16 3rd
Tullylagan 6 5 3 4 18 4th
Marlacoo 4 4 6 5 19 5th
McDonald Memorial 9 8 4 3 24 6th
Raffrey 7 7 7 6 27 7th
Major Sinclair Memorial 5 6 10 8 29 8th
Down Academy 8 9 8 10 35 9th
Hollymount 10 10 9 9 38 10th
Kirkistown 11 11 11 11 44 11th

Best Bass: Major Sinclair Memorial
M&D: Black Raven