From being chosen by the Grade 4B, 4A and Juvenile World Champions all the way to being the choice of the Worlds best in Grade 1, our Chanters and Reeds are played by the top bands throughout nearly all grades in 2018!
Check out Field Marshal Montgomery's winning Grade 1 Medley performance playing Chesney Copper Pipe Reeds.
Field Marshal Montgomery claimed the 2018 World Championship and Inveraray and District finish the season as Grade 1 Champions of Champions with both bands playing Chesney Copper Pipe Reeds. FMM's victory makes it 9 years in a row the Grade 1 World Champions have played Chesney Reeds or Chanters and Reeds.
Congratulations also go to McNeillstown on winning the Grade 4A World Championship and Gransha on winning the Grade 4B World Championship with both bands playing Chesney MK1 Chanters and Reeds.
Closkelt finished the season off as Grade 2 Champions of Champions playing Chesney Chanters and Reeds.
Johnstone finished the season as Grade 3B Champions of Champions playing Chesney Pipe Reeds.
BANDS PLAYING CHESNEY CHANTERS AND PIPE REEDS WON GRADE 1 AND GRADE 2 FOR THE 2ND MAJOR IN 2018 WITH ST LAURENCE WINNING GRADE 1 AND RAVARA WINNING GRADE 2. THIS IS THE 2ND TIME AS AT THE BRITISH CHAMPIONSHIPS ST LAURENCE ALSO WON GRADE 1 AND CLOSKELT GRADE 2.
9 OF THE TOP 1 GRADE 1 BANDS AT THE 2018 SCOTTISH CHAMPIONSHIPS PLAYED CHESNEY PIPE REEDS WITH ST LAURENCE PLAYING CHESNEY CHANTERS AND PIPE REEDS.
ALL LISTED BELOW :
GRADE 1
1ST LAURENCE O'TOOLE
2ND INVERARAY AND DISTRICT
3RD FIELD MARSHAL MONTGOMERY
5TH FIFE POLICE
6TH SHOTTS AND DYKEHEAD
7TH BOGHALL AND BATHGATE
8TH GLASGOW POLICE
9TH JOHNSTONE
10TH VALE OF ATHOLL
GRADE 2 (BOTH BANDS PLAY CHESNEY CHANTERS AND PIPE REEDS)
1ST RAVARA
3RD CLOSKELT
GRADE 3B
2ND BATTLEHILL (CHESNEY CHANTERS AND PIPE REEDS)
3RD JOHNSTONE (CHESNEY PIPE REEDS) **2018 3B CHAMPIONS OF CHAMPIONS**
GRADE 4A
3RD CULLYBACKEY (CHESNEY CHANTERS AND REEDS)
GRADE 4B
1ST BESSBROOK CRIMSON ARROW (CHESNEY CHANTERS AND PIPE REEDS)
JUVENILE (BOTH CHENSEY PIPE REEDS)
1ST DOLLAR ACADEMY
2ND GEORGE WATSONS COLLEGE
JUVENILE A
1ST DOLLAR ACADEMY (CHESNEY PIPE REEDS)
