Na Worlds 2016
Catriona MacNeil presents the first of two programmes from the 2016 World Pipe Band Championships at Glasgow Green, featuring 234 bands competing in various grades over two days.
Bidh Catr矛ona NicN猫ill a' cur f脿ilt' oirbh gu Farpais C貌mhlain-Ph矛oba na Cruinne-C猫 neo mar a chanas t貌rr - Na Worlds. 'S e seo an t-seachdadamh bliadhna a tha Na Worlds air a bhith a' tachairt le d脿 cheud, tr矛thead sa ceithir c貌mhlain p矛oba a gabhail p脿irt is d脿 fhichead mile neach a' tadhal thairis air an d脿 latha. Bha dusan c貌mhlan sa chuairt deireannach aig 矛re a h-aon a' cluich d脿 ph矛os ci霉il, an toiseach a' cluich caismeachd, srathsp猫idh agus ruidhle agus an uairsin a cluich a-rithist, le puirt a thagh iad fh猫in. Bhuannaich C貌mhlan P矛oba Field Marshal Montgomery 脿 脠irinn a Tuath airson an aonamh turas deug fo'n sti霉ir aig M脿idsear na P矛oba Richard Parkes MBE. Tha an c貌mhlan air a bhith anns a' chiad cheithir 脿ite bho Naoi Ceud Deug Naochad sa Seachd, agus iad air barrachd 's leth-cheud farpais mh貌r a bhuannachadh.
The first of two programmes from the 2016 World Pipe Band Championships at Glasgow Green, with 234 bands competing in various grades over 2 days, and with around 40,000 people in attendance. Grade 1 pipe bands are judged on 2 pieces of music - a March, Strathspey and Reel followed by a medley of their own choice.
In the Grade 1 finals, 12 bands competed for the coveted title eventually won by Field Marshal Montgomery Pipe Band from Northern Ireland for the 11th time. Under the leadership of Pipe Major Richard Parks MBE, the band have not been out of the top four since 1997 and have been at the forefront of the pipe band world for the last two decades, winning over 50 major championship titles.
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