Contest Results 2018

January 12, 2018

Kansas City, Missouri– The Midwest Highland Arts Fund (MHAF) Board of Directors is pleased to announce the results from the Winter Storm 2018 Competitions. Awards were presented Friday evening, January 12, 2018, at the Kansas City Marriott – Country Club Plaza Grand Ballroom.

McCallum Bagpipes & MidWest Pipe Band Association
United States Silver Medal Piobaireachd Competition

1st   Zephan Knichel   Surrey, BC, Canada
2nd   Andy Wilson   Dromore, Down, UK
3rd   Kevin McLean   Maple Ridge, BC, Canada
4th   Alastair Murray   Moon, PA
5th   John Lee   Surrey, BC, Canada

Judges: Alan Bevan, Ann Gray

Midwest Highland Arts Fund
Amateur & Gold Medal Tenor Drumming Championships

Novice

1st  Kathryn Byzewski   Minneapolis, MN
2nd  Rylee Neil Burlington, Ontario, Canada
3rd  Annie Colquhoun   Kincardine, Ontario, Canada

Judges: Stevie McQuillan, Michael O’Neil, Jordan Bailie

Intermediate

1st Courtney Green Gurnee, IL
2nd Seton Helwig Seaside Park, NJ
3rd Fiona McCall Stirling, Scotland UK

Judges: Stevie McQuillan, Micheal O’Neil, Jordan Bailie

Gold Medal

1st Andrew Elliott Houston, TX
2nd Taylor Page Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
3rd Sam Johnson Baltimore, MD

Judges: Stevie McQuillan, Micheal O’Neil, Jordan Bailie

Midwest Highland Arts Fund
Amateur Bass Drumming Championships and
Gold Medal Bass Drumming Championship

Novice

1st Brianna McDonald   Dundee, IL
2nd Shanna McDonald   Dundee, IL
3rd Christian Vegors    Seattle, WA

Judges: Steve Foley, Steven Roberts

Intermediate

1st  Andrea Brennan-Doucette   Belleville, Ontario, Canada
2nd Jay Jolley   Omaha, NE
3rd Wendy Dowell   Atkinson, IL

Judges: Steve Foley, Steven Roberts

Gold Medal

1st  Andrew Elliott   Houston, TX
2nd  Ben Elkins   Falls Church, VA
3rd  Andrew Fowler   Parma Heights, OH

Judges: Steve Foley, Steven Roberts

Lee & Sons Bagpipes – Midwest Highland Arts Fund
North American Amateur Ceol Beag Competition

Grade 3

1st Gillian Blaney   Sackville, Nova Scotia, Canada
2nd  Kristopher Muse   Vacaville, CA
3rd  Jackson Herrscher   Houston, TX

Judge: Terry Lee

Grade 2

1st  Kayleigh Johnstone   Aurora, Ontario, Canada
2nd  Eric den Ouden   Stayner, Ontorio, Canada
3rd  Joel Hrncir   Houston, TX

Judge: Terry Lee

Grade 1

1st  Filemon Tan   Bellaire, TX
2nd  Joseph Horwath   Saginaw, MI
3rd  Ben Peterson   Lombard, IL

Judge: Willie McCallum

North American Amateur Amateur Piobaireachd Championships
Presented by The Tone Protector @ bagpipelessons.com

Grade 3

1st   Weston Kennedy   Sammamish, WA
2nd   Gillian Blaney   Sackville, Nova Scotia, Canada
3rd   Kim Greeley   Honolulu, HI

Judge: Willie McCallum

Grade 2

1st Jennifer Westphal   New York, NY
2nd  Evan Burlew   Pittsburgh, PA
3rd  Linda Robertson   Bakersfield, CA

Judge: Jenny Hazzard

Grade 1

1st  Filemon Tan   Bellaire, TX
2nd  Charlie Morris   Agoura Hills, CA
3rd  Nathan Wilds   Tolono, IL

Judge: Jenny Hazzard

Henderson’s Pipe and Drum Supply – Midwest Highland Arts Fund
North American Professional Ceol Beag Competition

1st  Sarah Muir   Glasgow, Lanarkshire, UK
2nd  Andrew Carlisle   Pittsburgh, PA
3rd  Matt MacIsaac   Stayner, Ontorio, Canada
4th  Derek Midgley   Tinton Falls, NJ
5th  James Troy   Victoria, BC, Canada

Qualifiers:
Ken Eller, Richard Parkes
Ian McDonald, Fred Morrison

Final:
Colin MacLellan
Stuart Liddell

Cameron Drumming Studios – Midwest Highland Arts Fund
North American Amateur Drumming Championships

Grade 3

1st  Caitlyn Malloy   Falkirk, Stirlingshire, UK
2nd  Terrance Cadiente   Westminster, BC, Canada
3rd  Andrew Jirsa   Forrest Park, IL

Judges: Stephen Creighton, Jake Jorgensen

Grade 2

1st  Kerr McQuillan   Glasgow, Scotland, UK
2nd  Sebastian Arguelles   Houston, TX
3rd Raymond Marshall   Fort Collins, CO

Judges: Stephen Creighton, Jake Jorgensen

Grade 1

1st Bryce Kreger Shoreline, WA
2nd Matthew Page Hamilton, ON
3rd Robert Graham Shoreline, WA

Judges: Stephen Creighton, Jake Jorgensen

Henderson’s Pipe and Drum Supply – Midwest Highland Arts Fund
North American Gold Medal Drumming Championship

1st  Grant Cassidy   Uddington, Glasgow, UK
2nd Grant Maxwell   Surrey, BC, Canada
3rd Stephan Paynter   Coquitlam, BC, Canada
4th  Eli Fugate   San Diego, CA
5th  Derek Cooper   Warminster, PA
6th  Eric MacNeill   Dunedin, FL

Judges:
Qualifier-
John Fisher
Paul Turner
Jim Sim

Final-
Gordon Brown
Steven Creighton
Jake Jorgensen

R.G. Hardie & Co. – Midwest Highland Arts Fund
United States Gold Medal Piobaireachd Competition

1st Alastair Lee   Coquitlam, BC, Canada
2nd  Andrew Donlon   Germantown, MD
3rd  Derek Midgley   Tinton Falls, NJ

Judges: Callum Beaumont, Colin MacLellan