Elgin fiddle festival was a great success
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Sweet symphonies could be heard from the Elgin Parish Church as it held the Elgin Strathspey and Reel Fiddle Festival last month.
Children from around the area took part in the competition with many taking home medals donated by Rotary Elgin.
Festival Secretaries, Louise McLean and Jim Hogg said: “We are delighted to be able to continue running this competition for everyone who loves Scottish music, young and old.
“A huge thank you to the teachers who are working very hard to ensure that traditional Scottish music is being encouraged and nurtured in this area.”
The adjudicator of the competition, Raemond Jappy, travelled from Aberdeen had a “task on his hands” but the festival secretaries described him as doing a “sterling job” with plenty of constructive feedback.
The audience also enjoyed guest performances from Mike Morgan and Gary Coull.
The results for the competition were as follows:
Kim Murray Trophy – 9 and under
1st Ruby Grant (Portessie)
2nd Maisie Logan (Elgin)
3rd Esme Robertson (Cullen)
McKerran Cup (10-12 years)
1st Seren Campbell (Buckie)
2nd Melissa Starrs (Cullen)
3rd Rosabella Smith (Nairn)
Pat Cameron Chambers Trophy
Melissa Starrs (Cullen)
Bill Brian Memorial Trophy
Emily Wright (Buckie)
Sound and Vision Trophy (Primary Schools Orchestral)
Barbara Coutts Music Group (New Deer)
Frank Collins Trophy (Secondary Schools Ensemble)
Barbara Coutts Music Group (New Deer)
Fochabers Cup (Secondary Schools Orchestral)
Milnes High School Fiddlers (Fochabers)
George Mair Trophy (March, Strathspey and Reel, 13-16 years)
1st Branagh Gillies (Dufftown)
2nd Emma Cameron (Kintore)
3rd Chloe Campbell (Spey Bay)
McDonald Cup (Slow Air, 13-16 years)
1st Emma Cameron (Kintore)
2nd Branagh Gillies (Dufftown)
3rd Kayden Taylor (Cullen)
Andy McCormack Trophy
Kayden Taylor (Cullen)
William Macpherson Trophy (Championship Class)
1st Amber Thornley (Mosstodloch)
2nd Anne Mitchell (Inverurie)
3rd Cassie Findlay (Grange)
Effie and Harry Glasgow Trophy (own composition)
Douglas Lawrence (Glasgow)
Duncan Pirie Cup (senior ensemble)
1st The Country Quies Band
2nd Rubber Ceilidh Band
3rd Fiddlers Galore
Local Trophy Winners:
Elgin Rotary Club Shield
Branagh Gillies (Dufftown)
Captain George Douglas Trophy
Ruby Grant (Portessie)
Evening Orchestral Competition
1st Banchory S&R Society
2nd Arc Fiddlers
3rd Elgin S&R Society
