Scott Currie Percussion is pleased to
welcome the addition of Premier drums to our range of
pipe band drums.
We can now offer all Premier HTS 800 snare
drums, Professional Series bass & tenor drums and Traditional Series
snare, bass & tenor drums. In addition, we can provide Premier
accessories and spare parts and we will be adding these to our
accessories range in the near
future.
If you are interested in any of the Premier
products in our range, please contact us to
request a quote.
Make sure to order what you need in plenty
of time for Christmas, especially on overseas orders. We look forward to
helping you bring a smile to the face of drummers everywhere this
Christmas.
Wild Biscuit
Productions have appointed Scott Currie Percussion as
pipe band percussion supplier to
MOVE - The Live Show, a live stage show
featuring a collaboration between Neil
Primrose (Travis), Fraser Fifield (Salsa Celtica), Random Aspekt and Argyll Pipers
& Drummers.
Bass and snare drummers alike will be
pleased to hear Scott Currie Percussion has added the full range
of Stick Rapp by
Pro-Mark to our accessories
inventory.
Having overcome the hurdle of having to
compete in the qualifying heat in the morning in which they finished
first for drumming, the Shotts drum corps led by Jim Kilpatrick MBE
pulled off two outstanding performances in the March, Strathspey & Reel
and Medley events in the final to win the new Andante Cup & Sash.
The event was live streamed around the world
by the BBC and the Shotts performances can be found on the
BBC
World Pipe Band Championships 2011 website or watching the embedded
BBC iPlayer below.
Despite the RSPBA's elimination of the prize in March 2008, the tradition of the awarding the best bass section in Grade 1 at the World Pipe Band Championship has continued, and the 2010 winner of the Hosbilt Cup is
The House of Edgar Shotts & Dykehead
Pipe Band.
The award was determined this year by the bands themselves in a peer-reviewed process. Each of the 14 Grade 1 finalists was asked to vote for their winner, with the stipulation that they could not choose their own section. According to organiser Craig Colquhoun
of Hosbilt, who originally sponsored the trophy and gained it back from the RSPBA, 12 of the 14 bands responded and two declined the invitation. The House of Edgar Shotts & Dykehead played with two bass drummers at the 2010 Worlds, so for the first time the prize is officially attached with more than one player. Scott Currie and Steven Roberts manned the big drums for Shotts last year.
The 2008 and 2009 Hosbilt Cup awards were decided in a
'People's Choice' format, with
pipes|drums Magazine facilitating the contest.
The final result of the 2010 award was
The House of Edgar Shotts & Dykehead 4, Inveraray & District 3, Simon Fraser University 3, St. Laurence O'Toole 2.
From 1985 until 2003 the Best Bass award was decided by the MSR drumming judge in the Grade 1 final. In 2004 Hosbilt sponsored the award with a new trophy.
The trophy was sponsored by Victoria Wines from 1985 until 2003, and was for
'Best Bass Drummer.' According to Colquhoun, the RSPBA approved the change to
'Best Bass' when the Hosbilt Cup was donated in 2004.
The RSPBA eliminated Best Bass Section awards in all grades at major championships at its 2008 annual general meeting. The organisation did not provide a full explanation for the change, which was purportedly to help save time at closing
'march-past' ceremonies.
A petition was launched in 2008 to have the award reinstated, and was signed by 688 people. It was delivered in-person to RSPBA Executive Officer Ian Embelton, but ultimately did not have an impact on reinstating the rule.
Winners of the Grade 1 Best Bass Section award at the World Pipe Band Championships:
Scott Currie
Percussion is now
accepting pre-launch orders for the brand
new Jim Kilpatrick KP2 snare drum stick in
blue. Priced at £11.00, the latest addition
to the range of the world's best selling
snare drum sticks will be ready for shipping
worldwide in early March, 2011. You can make
your advance purchase by visiting our
online shop.
Could these
become the most popular stick in the KP2
range? Order now to make sure you are one of
the first to own this year’s hottest
release.
The competition will take place on Saturday
19 March, 2011 in the Radisson SAS hotel in Glasgow city centre.
The Shotts band has been drawn 5th in the
second qualifying heat. The top two qualifiers from each heat will play
off against one another in a final, comprising both March, Strathspey &
Reel and Medley performances.
The overall winner takes a cash prize of
£2000, the largest purse available to pipe bands in the UK.
Scott Currie Percussion is continuing
to offer the lowest prices on all TyFry
tenor drum mallets into 2011.
Despite retail prices in the UK rising due to the January 2.5% VAT
increase, prices on TyFry Classic, Platinum and Practice tenor drum
mallets will remain at 2010 special offer prices starting at £28.99 for
the Classic. Practice and all Platinum mallets; including limited
edition models, are available at just £32.99.
We still have some fantastic
special offers available on
all TyFry products too. There's a pair of mallets for everyone in the
TyFry range, so buy now and take advantage of the huge savings on offer
from Scott Currie Percussion.
As the
result of a recent alleged incident with an
improvised explosive device on board an
aircraft bound for the USA, all packages
received in the country will be subject
to stricter security screening. This may
lead to delays in the delivery time to
customers in the USA and we would ask
you to be mindful of this at the time of
purchase. We will of course help manage
your expectations by by reminding you of
the foregoing by E-mail.
Despite the RSPBA's elimination of the prize in March 2008, the tradition of the awarding the best bass section in Grade 1 at the World Pipe Band Championship has continued, and the 2010 winner of the Hosbilt Cup is
