2018
Scottish Brass Band Championships
Saturday 10th March 2018
Perth Concert Hall
"A fine opening with drive and some lovely sounds throughout. Towards the end of "Brigantes" there is detail not yet heard. For such a young band it's heart warming to hear such mature sounding soloists. Cornets, flugel, horn, euphonium and soprano are excellent. Another thing that separates this is that the tuning is absolutely on point and there is music making in abundance. What a performance by the young team from Campbeltown! This really is turning into a high quality contest." - British Bandsman
Many hours and weeks of hard work have paid off! Competing against 10 other Second Section bands, Campbeltown triumphed with a solid performance of Jonathan Bates Ex Terra Lucem under the direction of Paul Kiernan. Well done everyone! A huge thank you to Paul Kierman, Charlie Farren and Stephanie Mitchell for all their hard work in preparing the Band.
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Fife Brass Band Festival
Saturday 21st April 2018
The Lochgelly Centre
A massive congratulations to Campbeltown Brass! Best Second Section and second highest marks in the contest at the Fife Brass Band Festival, with Amy Paterson winning Best Instrumentalist. Safe to say a very good day at the office. Well done everyone and big thanks to conductor Stephanie Mitchell!
Mid-Argyll Music Festival
23rd - 24th March 2018
Lochgilphead
Results
Beginners Solo
James Barr, 3rd
Primary Solo
Hannah McCaig, 1st
Grace McTaggart, 2nd
Charlie Colville, 3rd
Primary Duet
Kirstie Renton & Grace McTaggart, 1st
Charlie Colville & Sean West, 2nd
Mae Barr & Elyce Walker, 3rd
Primary Ensembles
Campbeltown Brass A, 1st
Campbeltown Brass B, 2nd
Campbeltown Brass C, 3rd
Secondary solo S1 - S3
Andrew Colville, 1st
Jamie Colville, 2nd
Kyle Paterson, 3rd
Secondary Solo S4 - S6
Amy Paterson, 1st
Ali Cupples, 2nd
Secondary Duet
Jack and Rona Campbell, Winners
Secondary Ensemble S1 - S3
Campbeltown Brass, Winners
Secondary Ensemble S4 - S6
Campbeltown Brass, Winners
Open Ensemble
Campbeltown Brass Seniors, Winners
Amy Paterson won the Co-op Trophy for the highest mark for Brass solos and also received the highest mark in the entire festival.
Hannah McCaig won the most promising player of the festival.
Celebration Concert
Monday 26th March 2018
Community Centre
What a wonderful evening we had last night! What a joy to hear the Senior band's championship performance. There were also fantastic performances by the Beginners and Junior bands, ensembles and soloist Amy Paterson fresh from their Mid Argyll victories - well done all. Thank you so much to everyone who came - your support means a lot to us.
Talent Show and Pancake Tea
Sunday 29th April 2018
Peninver Village Hall
Wow! What an amazing display of talent. Thank you so much for all your support, it was a tremendous turnout, especially on such a sunny day! Over £800 was raised! Thank you to all the performers, helpers and Peninver Village Hall committee but most all - the audience.
Oban Dance and Music Festival
Saturday 5th May 2018
Oban Congregational Church
A successful day for the Band at the Oban Music & Dance Festival. Band members were given a very warm welcome by the Festival Committee. Congratulations to all the winners and well done everyone for taking part.
RESULTS
Brass Primary
Class 301 Elementary - James Barr, 2nd
Class 302 Open - Mae Barr, 2nd
Class 303 Ensemble - Campbeltown Junior Ensemble, 1st
Brass Secondary
Class 310 Junior (S1) - Rona Campbell, 1st
Class 311 Intermediate (S2 & S3) - Kyle Paterson, 1st. Drew Cunningham, 3rd.
Class 312 Senior (S4, S5 & S6) - Amy Paterson, 1st
Class 313 Ensemble - Campbeltown Brass Senior Ensemble, 1st
Brass Winner
Amy Paterson
Supporting the Community
May 2018
A busy few days for the Band. On Thursday and Friday a group of senior players played at the Springbank Distillery and Glengyle Distillery as part of the Whisky festival and this morning we were pleased to support the Mok Run by playing for the runners on the last section of the Mull of Kintyre Half Marathon and 10k Race. Thank you to all band members who took part and to the junior band members helping out today.
Kintyre Music Festival
4th - 9th June 2018
Campbeltown
Congratulations to all the winners and well done to everyone who took part. Special thanks to Kevin McMillan, David Cosgrove, David McEwan and Suen Yee Walker for playing the piano accompaniments. It is a huge amount of work and very much appreciated by the Band.
RESULTS
Primary Solo - Beginners Class
Kaila Mclean, 1st
Sophie Galbraith, Brooke Coffield, Gregor Craig, 2nd
Taylor McMillan, Skye Lavery, 3rd
Primary Solo
Hannah McCaig, 1st
Mae Barr, Grace McTaggart, Sean West, 2nd
Cara McFadzean, Charlie Colville, 3rd
Primary Duet
Mae Barr & Elyce Walker, 1st
Charlie Colville & Sean West, 2nd
Kirstie Renton & Grace McTaggart, 3rd
Primary Ensembles
Campbeltown Brass Z, 1st
Campbeltown Brass Y, 2nd
Campbeltown Brass X, 3rd
Secondary Solo - S1
Jamie Colville, 1st
Andrew Colville, Jack Campbell, Rona Campbell, 2nd
Secondary Solo - S2 & S3
Kyle Paterson, 1st
Andrew McMillan, 2nd
Beth MacPherson, Emily Bennie, Drew Cunningham, 3rd
Secondary Solo - S4, S5 & S6
Amy Paterson, 1st
Erin McLellan, 2nd
Secondary Duet Class
Jack & Rona Campbell, 1st
Andrew McMillan & Caius Walker, 2nd
Kyle Paterson & Scott Oman, Jamie & Andrew Colville, joint 3rd
Ensemble Class
'The Girls', Winners
Junior Bands
Campbeltown Brass Juniors, 92
Senior Bands
Campbeltown Brass, 94
Open Day
Saturday 14th July 2018, 10.00 am - 12.00 pm
Community Centre
Agricultural Show
3 August 2018
Young players of Campbeltown Brass showing their resilience playing in the wind and rain - well done!
Coffee morning
Saturday 11th August 2018
Town Hall
Thank you to everyone who came along on Saturday to help raise funds to take the band to the National Championships in September. A total of £870 was raised! Thank you also to all the band members and volunteers for making this a success.
Road to Cheltenham
15th August 2018
A huge thank you to everyone who came along to the Band's coffee morning, to help raise much-needed funds to take the band to the National Championships in September. A total of £870 was raised! If you weren't able to join us last Saturday, remember you can still make a donation on the Band's MyDonate page...every penny counts. Well, we have now submitted our profile and information to the organisers of the Nationals - take a look and be proud that we are not just representing Campbeltown but Scotland!
This year Campbeltown Brass is celebrating their 35th Anniversary. Being one of the furthest travelled bands in the country, they have certainly clocked up the miles in this time. Founded in 1983 by Gordon Evans, the Band, although situated in the far-flung corner of the West Coast of Scotland, has accumulated a haul of silverware to be proud of and has produced and continues to produce some exceptional players. Another fact that sets this Band apart and is quite amazing, is that the average age of its Contest Band seldom reaches above 14 years old. You will often find that most of the Senior players of Campbeltown Brass are still in Primary and Secondary schools! However, coupled with the experience and guidance of its ‘older’ players, Campbeltown Brass continues to compete against the best in the country and is currently the Scottish Champions in both Second Section and Youth Championship sections, not bad for a Band that takes, on average, a six hours one-way bus journey to compete.
At the heart of Campbeltown Brass are their players and volunteers. The Band is more than just a competing band. It is the coming together of ordinary folks, those who happen to enjoy learning an instrument and want to share the wonderful sound of brass band music with the community and those who wish to help them achieve it. Campbeltown Brass has influenced and inspired generations of players to enjoy music and to enjoy making music together.
National Brass Band Championships
Saturday 15th September 2018
The Centaur, Cheltenham Racecourse
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single…bus!
- Chinese/Campbeltown proverb
Not quite a thousand miles but it felt like it! Although it would have been nice if we were placed a bit higher in the results, we can be extremely proud of what we have achieved. Descending upon the National Brass Band Championships in Cheltenham, inevitably we get the same surprising and curious looks – are they in the right competition? Wow, they look young! I can’t remember how many times, spectators and players from other bands, commented that it is so good to see so many young people in the band. Full of admiration of how unphased they are by the occasion, even with the 12 hours journey the night before.
Right enough, straight after we played, you can see the younger ones of the band heading straight to the food court and yes, they eat constantly. Then it was out on the stands, chatting and mucking around, oblivious to what is around them. At the same time, I was talking to a couple of players from another band, in their 70’s and only been playing for the last four years, sharing stories and experiences of banding. Whether you are 7 or 70 – music doesn’t discriminate.
We wish to thank everyone involved, from the young to the old, from the players to the volunteers, for a great Cheltenham experience and hope we can continue to build on the progress that we have made.
Concert at Dunaverty Hall
Thursday 25th October 2018
West of Scotland Solo & Ensemble Contest
Saturday 27th October 2018
Salvation Army, Paisley
Results
Junior Solos
Andrew Colville, Gold, 1st
Hannah McCaig, Gold, 2nd
Jamie Colville, Gold, 3rd
Grace McTaggart, Gold, 4th
Rona Campbell, Gold
Jack Campbell, Gold
Flint Phoenix-Barrett, Silver
Mia MacLaren, Silver
Cara McFadzean, Silver
Gemma McCaig, Silver
Charlie Colville, Silver
Isla McShannon, Silver
Mae Barr, Silver
Annie Watson, Silver
Junior Ensembles
Campbeltown Brass C, Winners
Campbeltown Brass A & B, joint 3rd
Intermediate Solos
Amy Paterson, Gold, 1st
Kyle Paterson, Gold, 2nd
Andrew McMillan, Gold, 3rd
Beth MacPherson, Silver
Drew Cunningham, Silver
Intermediate Ensembles
Campbeltown Brass Intermediate, Winners
Youth Ensembles
Campbeltown Brass Senior Ensemble, Winners
Glasgow Gaelic Choir Concert
Saturday 10th November 2018
Lorne & Lowland Church
Thank you to all our young players. We are very grateful to have been given a donation of £545 from the proceeds of the concert.
Remembrance Sunday
Sunday 11th November 2018
100th anniversary of the Armistice in 1918 that signalled the end of World War One.
Co-op Local Community Fund
Friday 23rd November 2018
We were delighted to be presented with a cheque for £6,588.57 by Co-op Campbeltown. This amount was raised through the Co-op Local Community Fund. Thank you to every shopper who supported our cause and helped raise much-needed funds for the band.
Scottish Youth Championships
Sunday 25th November 2018
Perth Concert Hall
Congratulations to Campbeltown Brass Juniors Winners of the Preparatory Section! Having just moved up to the Development Section, Campbeltown Brass Intermediate took the Runners-up prize. Well done all!