Lyon College 2001 World Pipe Band Championship Medley Grade 3B 2nd Place

Lyon College Pipe Band Competing at the World Pipe Band Championships in 2001 in grade 3B. Won 2nd place! Yes, those are maple Sinclair chanters.

Here is a link to the raw version, but it only plays through your left speaker: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQeGOR-Nukk

Medley tunes:
The Rock - Jimmy Mitchell
Rory MacLeod - Donald MacLeod
Rob's Shower Shabang - Murray Blair
Banks of Lochiel - traditional
Miss Craig - traditional?
The Korgi - John Walsh
Conway's Farewell - Dougie Pincock
The Gravel Walk - traditional
The Red Fox - Robert Mathieson

Let me know if I left someone out or got something completely wrong, my memory is a little foggy.
Pipers:
Willie Muirhead - Pipe major
Chris Knife
Paul Muirhead
Lance Doris
Patrick McLaurin
Steve Moore
Aaron Malcomb
Leslie Sheirer (sp?)
Greg McWilliam
Robert McCallion
Nelson Bundrick

Drummers:
Tom Foote
Gary Smith
Brian Morgan
Aaron Potts - that's a guess
Sally ? - Bass, maybe
Amanda Seivwright - Tenor
Jennifer Schouten - Tenor

Recording by David MacDonald (occasional voice in background). Digitized from VHS to AVI using an ARCHOS tablet. David being from Lubbock, occasionally zoomed in on the other Lubbockite, Patrick McLaurin. I'm not easy on the eyes, sorry!

Lyon College Pipe Band also won 2nd place at the Scottish Championships that year with the March, Strathspey, and Reel:
Highland Wedding
Ewe with the Crooked Horn
Captain Lachlan MacPhail of Tiree

Category:

Music

Tags:

• lyon college
• world pipe band championship
• bagpipe

[LastvanLichtenGlorie]

Where did Willie Muirhead go? I can't find even a reference to him on the Lyon College website whatsover??? anyone know?

[patrickmclaurin]

@LastvanLichtenGlorie Willie left Lyon in the summer of 2003 and was replaced by Jimmy Bell.

[MrRetroRetro]

This is amazing, I just love the sound of Bagpipes :)

[mandilynn215]

Wow!! I have not seen this in forever!!! Thanks Patrick! Brings back alot of fun Memories!! one of my best! We were AWESOME! :)

[KiltedMusician]

Awesome. Lots of hard work paid off. Thanks for uploading this video. It's nice to see my instructor layin' it down. :)