Field Marshal Montgomery takes 2017 UK titles at Belfast Championships

Field Marshal Montgomery Pipe Band was in fine form at the 2017 UK Pipe Band Championships held on 10 June at the Stormont Estate in Belfast. The band, directed by Pipe Major Richard Parkes with Drum Sergeant Keith Orr, was placed first in the Grade One competition winning both the Grade One Championship and the Drumming Championship.

The band was playing a new medley that sparkled with wit and invention. The tunes were:

Edison (Stuart Irvine)
Morning Blossom (Lincoln Hilton)
The Piper's Bonnet (traditional)
Nameless Air (traditional)
Jane Campbell (Michael Grey)
The Braes of Forbes (G S McLennan)
Richard Dwyer's (traditional)
The Hard Drive (Gordon Duncan)

The weather looks beautiful, and it was sunny and warm as Belfast found itself between two wet weather fronts, but there was a very blustery wind.

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