 The 2012 Colorado Irish Festival will host several bagpipe and drum bands from around the state to perform throughout the weekend. Players will perform Highland music and dress in full Highland attire! Yes, that means kilts!
Individual solo bagpipers and drummers will be judged by an official Western United States Pipe Band Association (WUSPBA) judge. Players will be categorized by grade level and will be require to play certain types of tunes including, but not limited to, marches, jigs and even piobaireachd!
Competing bands vary according to grade level. As with solos, bands will be judged by official WUSPBA judges, although during band competitions, bands have 3 judges ranking the bands at once, each judging on different aspects of the music. Around the competition circle, spectators will see a piping judge, an ensemble judge and a drumming judge. This event is always entertaining!
Want to learn how to play the bagpipes, or any of the Irish or Scottish drums? Visit www.wuspba.org, or find us on Facebook under "Intermountain Branch", where you can find links to instructors and local bands!
We hope you plan on attending the amazing and unique competitions, and soak in the incredible Highland music!
Click here for the 2011 Band & Solo Entry Form.
Questions? Contact Christina Marshall, Pipe & Drum Competition Coordinator at sicilycmj@yahoo.com |
