Pipe Majors' Wheel of Fortune Competition 2006

**Glyn_Mo** · 15-11-06, 02:55 PM

The City of Edinburgh Pipes & Drums is pleased to announce the inaugural PIPE MAJORS' WHEEL OF FORTUNE COMPETITION to be held at the Thomas Morton Hall (Leith Town Hall), Ferry Road, Leith, Edinburgh, on Saturday 18 November 2006 at 1pm.

The competition is of a very different format to most other solo piping competitions and aims to be a highly enjoyable day for competitors and spectators alike.

Competitors

PM Derek Graham (PM City of Edinburgh Pipes & Drums)

PM Brian Elrick (PM of Tayside Universities Officer Training Corps, and member of Lothian & Borders Police and ex-Vale of Atholl)

PM Stewart McKenzie (PM of the Manawatu Scottish Society Pipe Band (NZ))

PM Brian Lamond (PM of Dysart & Dundonald Pipe Band)

James Murray (ex-PM of Dysart & Dundonald and currently of Shotts & Dykehead Pipe Band)

Judges

Pipe Major Ian Duncan and Pipe Major Gordon Campbell

Competition Format

Each of the Pipe Majors will play a short selection of their own choice to get the pipes settled. They will then play a March, Strathspey & Reel. This is followed by the main Pipe Majors' "Wheel of Fortune" event.

On the Wheel of fortune there are 12 categories of tune:

Gordon Duncan composition
Own composition
Breton composition
Austurian/Galician composition
G. S. Maclennan composition
Irish Jigs
Irish Reels
Gaelic Slow Air
Irish Slow Air
Polka
Hornpipe
9/8 March

The tunes each competitor will play depends on the categories the "Golden Chanter" stops on. The Golden Chanter will be spun a number of times so that each competitor draws 5 categories of the 12. Each Pipe Major will then select a tune from each of the 5 categories they draw and put them together into a set and then perform them. At some stage, each competitor is required to tell a joke.

Prizes

1st prize - £500
2nd prize - £300
3rd prize - £150
Dress & Deportment - £50
Best joke prize also

There will be full bar services and food available at the hall.

The City of Edinburgh Pipes & Drums hope this contest will be enjoyable day for everybody, at a time of year when there are not a great deal of piping and drumming events taking place. We also hope to develop the contest in years to come. We look forward to seeing you there. If you have any queries, please email me at bagpipers@uk2.net

Glyn Morris, City of Edinburgh Pipes & Drums

**Nowan** · 15-11-06, 05:15 PM

Sounds brilliant!

Wish i could be there :(

**alasterdo** · 15-11-06, 05:30 PM

Sounds excellent, really good idea! Unfortunately I'm working on Saturday and won't be able to make it.

You should hold it in the evening ... to suit me lol.

Hope it all goes well mate.

PowerBoozer007 · 16-11-06, 10:20 AM

That has to be nerve rackiong, making sure you can pull off the punch line in front of hundreds

The rest is no bother!

16-11-06, 10:28 AM

Wow, that sounds amazing!! well done whoever thought up the idea!, and well done to thos brave enough to partake?? I mean telling a Joke whilst playing the pipes? must be hard?

PowerBoozer007 · 16-11-06, 08:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dai Robb

Wow, that sounds amazing!! well done whoever thought up the idea!, and well done to thos brave enough to partake?? I mean telling a Joke whilst playing the pipes? must be hard?

Dai it's easy for some to be a joke while playing, just ask Ian!

**redneck** · 17-11-06, 01:28 PM

Cheers m8,............always knew I was good at something.

BTW,..........it's Iain......no Ian. That's how the Englanders spell Iain.

17-11-06, 02:05 PM

You tell him Mate?, and I know you are not a joke?? I have seen you in action(Playing the pipes i mean of course)

**Itchyknee** · 18-11-06, 07:17 PM

Sounds like an excellent night. Wish I could make it.

One question....why is it called the wheel of fortune? Is it like the TV programme where you have to guess names of things?

**Glyn_Mo** · 20-11-06, 02:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Itchyknee

Sounds like an excellent night. Wish I could make it.

One question....why is it called the wheel of fortune? Is it like the TV programme where you have to guess names of things?

There was a wheel with 12 categories of tune on it. The "Golden Chanter" on the wheel was spun and the competitors had to play whatever tune category the golden chanter landed on.

15-11-06, 02:55 PM	#1
Glyn_Mo Super V.I.P. Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Edinburgh Age: 34 Posts: 112 Casino cash: $522 Country: Thanks: 13 Thanked 44 Times in 31 Posts	Pipe Majors' Wheel of Fortune Competition 2006 The City of Edinburgh Pipes & Drums is pleased to announce the inaugural *PIPE MAJORS' WHEEL OF FORTUNE COMPETITION* to be held at the Thomas Morton Hall (Leith Town Hall), Ferry Road, Leith, Edinburgh, on Saturday 18 November 2006 at 1pm. The competition is of a very different format to most other solo piping competitions and aims to be a highly enjoyable day for competitors and spectators alike. Competitors PM Derek Graham (PM City of Edinburgh Pipes & Drums) PM Brian Elrick (PM of Tayside Universities Officer Training Corps, and member of Lothian & Borders Police and ex-Vale of Atholl) PM Stewart McKenzie (PM of the Manawatu Scottish Society Pipe Band (NZ)) PM Brian Lamond (PM of Dysart & Dundonald Pipe Band) James Murray (ex-PM of Dysart & Dundonald and currently of Shotts & Dykehead Pipe Band) Judges Pipe Major Ian Duncan and Pipe Major Gordon Campbell Competition Format Each of the Pipe Majors will play a short selection of their own choice to get the pipes settled. They will then play a March, Strathspey & Reel. This is followed by the main Pipe Majors' "Wheel of Fortune" event. On the Wheel of fortune there are 12 categories of tune: Gordon Duncan composition Own composition Breton composition Austurian/Galician composition G. S. Maclennan composition Irish Jigs Irish Reels Gaelic Slow Air Irish Slow Air Polka Hornpipe 9/8 March The tunes each competitor will play depends on the categories the "Golden Chanter" stops on. The Golden Chanter will be spun a number of times so that each competitor draws 5 categories of the 12. Each Pipe Major will then select a tune from each of the 5 categories they draw and put them together into a set and then perform them. At some stage, each competitor is required to tell a joke. Prizes 1st prize - £500 2nd prize - £300 3rd prize - £150 Dress & Deportment - £50 Best joke prize also There will be full bar services and food available at the hall. The City of Edinburgh Pipes & Drums hope this contest will be enjoyable day for everybody, at a time of year when there are not a great deal of piping and drumming events taking place. We also hope to develop the contest in years to come. We look forward to seeing you there. If you have any queries, please email me at bagpipers@uk2.net Glyn Morris, City of Edinburgh Pipes & Drums __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

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alasterdo Super V.I.P. Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Glasgow Age: 25 Posts: 157 Casino cash: $250 Country: Thanks: 28 Thanked 21 Times in 15 Posts	Sounds excellent, really good idea! Unfortunately I'm working on Saturday and won't be able to make it. You should hold it in the evening ... to suit me lol. Hope it all goes well mate. __________________ Ally - To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

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PowerBoozer007 PowerBoozer007 Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Modesto California, previous Toronto Posts: 0 Casino cash: $10 Country: Thanks: 529 Thanked 979 Times in 649 Posts	too much nerves That has to be nerve rackiong, making sure you can pull off the punch line in front of hundreds The rest is no bother!

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Nowan Super V.I.P. Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Antwerp, Belgium Age: 24 Posts: 873 Casino cash: $274 Country: Thanks: 238 Thanked 151 Times in 104 Posts	Sounds brilliant! Wish i could be there :(

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Dai Robb Guest Posts: n/a Casino cash: $	Wow, that sounds amazing!! well done whoever thought up the idea!, and well done to thos brave enough to partake?? I mean telling a Joke whilst playing the pipes? must be hard?

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redneck PBF Piping Advisor Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Belfast (South) God's country Age: 56 Posts: 4,183 Casino cash: $7831 Country: Thanks: 4,258 Thanked 1,740 Times in 935 Posts	Cheers m8,............always knew I was good at something. BTW,..........it's Iain......no Ian. That's how the Englanders spell Iain.

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Dai Robb Guest Posts: n/a Casino cash: $	You tell him Mate?, and I know you are not a joke?? I have seen you in action(Playing the pipes i mean of course)

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Itchyknee Super V.I.P. Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Garioch Posts: 6,764 Casino cash: $676 Country: Thanks: 432 Thanked 528 Times in 358 Posts	Sounds like an excellent night. Wish I could make it. One question....why is it called the wheel of fortune? Is it like the TV programme where you have to guess names of things?

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