Irvine & Dreghorn retain Borders Title

Congratulations to Irvine & Dreghorn Brass on successfully defending their ‘champion band’ title at the Borders entertainment contest on the weekend. With an entry of 14 bands, each playing a 15-minute programme of own-choice music, the event was organised by the Scottish Borders Brass Band Association and staged in Hawick, in the High School, for the first time. Well done to all bands who took part, creating a fantastic day of brass music in the Borders town.

Results:

1. Irvine & Dreghorn Brass

2. Jedforest Instrumental

3. Broxburn & Livingston

4. Langholm Town

5. Shotts St Patrick

6. Selkirk Silver

7. North Lakes

8. St Ronan’s Silver

9. Buckhaven & Methil

10. MacTaggart Scott Loanhead

11. Kirkton Brass Bathgate

12. Peebles Burgh

13. Hawick Saxhorn

Galashiels Town non-competing

Best entertainment: Irvine & Dreghorn Brass

Best deportment: Irvine & Dreghorn Brass

Best soloist: Jedforest Instrumental trombone

Best instrumentalist: Irvine & Dreghorn Brass euphonium

Best solo cornet: Selkirk Silver

Best bass section: Irvine & Dreghorn Brass

Best percussion: St Ronan’s Silver

Highest placed Borders band: Jedforest Instrumental

Best 2nd Section band: Irvine & Dreghorn Brass

Best 3rd Section band: Langholm Town

Best 4th Section band: North Lakes

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