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Report & Results: 2016 Fife Festival of Brass

A great cross border battle in Dunfermline sees victories for Newmilns & Galston, Ellington Colliery, Buckhaven & Methil, and Newmains & District Bands.

Newmilns
 

There was an excellent turnout of bands from both sides of Hadrian's Hall in Dunfermline on the weekend for the annual Fife Brass Band Festival.

The event, which took place amid the fine acoustic of the town's Carnegie Hall, saw Newmilns & Galston, Ellington Colliery, Buckhaven & Methil, and Newmains & District Bands come out on top in their respective sections.

All the bands impressed adjudicator Archie Hutchison with their own-choice entertainment programmes which all had to feature a work by composer and arranger, Alan Fernie.

All the bands impressed adjudicator Archie Hutchison with their own-choice entertainment programmes which all had to feature a work by composer and arranger, Alan Fernie4BR

Results:

Section 1:
Adjudicator: Archie Hutchison

1. Newmilns & Galston (Alan Cameron) — 191
2. Bathgate Band (Anne Crookston) — 190
3. Lochgelly (Paul Mckelvie) — 189
4. Dalkeith & Monktonhall (Jim Chamberlin) — 188

Best Instrumentalist: Douglas Cameron (cornet) — Newmilns & Galston

Section 2:

1. Ellington Colliery (Jonathon Fenwick) — 191
2. Shotts St Patrick's (Chris Mansfield) — 190
3. Arbroath Instrumental (Michael Robertson) — 189
4. Coalburn Silver (Gareth Bowman) — 186
5. Renfrew Burgh (Mark Good) — 185

Best Instrumentalist: John Colvine (cornet) — Ellington Colliery

Section 3:

1. Buckhaven & Methil Miners (David Neil) — 190
2. Mactaggart Scott (Loanhead) (Kenny Letham) — 188

Best Instrumentalist: Metis Denton (horn) — Mactaggart Scott (Loanhead)

Section 4:

1. Newmains & District (Peter Holmes) — 189
2. Penicuik Silver (Stuart Black) — 188
3. Dysart Colliery Silver (Bruce Fraser) — 187
4. Dunfermline Town (Andy Shaw) — 186
5= Callander Brass (Ian Milligan) — 185
5= Brass Sounds Inverclyde (Chris Mansfield) — 185

Best Instrumentalist: John Stirling (euphonium) — Newmains & District

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