The Tallaght Youth Band Marching Vikings and Ravens Marching Showband have been crowned Irish champions in the Premier Class and Junior Class respectively. The scores are considerably higher than at last year’s championships. The Championships of the Irish Marching Bands Association were held last Saturday in Clonmel. The Clonmel Bluehawks defended their Premier Class title […]
Congratulations to the Kidsgrove Scouts on achieving 7th Place at the Drum Corps Associates (DCA) World Championships in Annapolis – Maryland, USA this past week only missing 6th place by less than two tenths of a point and placing 3rd in the Colour Guard caption. During their two week trip, and prior to the World […]
The Kidsgrove Scouts have made it into the Open Class Finals of Drum Corps Associates. The British corps scored 89.75 and reached the seventh place in Prelims yesterday. Kidsgrove beat Atlanta CV, Renegades, Fusion Core, Bushwackers and Kilties. The last two corps didn’t proceed to Finals, as only the top 10 moves on. The Prelims […]
The Kidsgrove Scouts have scored well at the Individuals & Ensembles of Drum Corps Associates. Several members of Kidsgrove won their caption yesterday in Annapolis. Kidsgrove did really well at the DCA I&E, winning the Brass Ensemble, getting first and second in Baritone, and top three places in Visual Combo Individual. The I&E competition was […]
Ravens Marching Showband are currently topping the European Junior Class score board. The Irish youth corps attained a score of 70.05 on Sunday at the DCE certified contest in Arklow, sanctioned by the Irish Marching Band Association. Besides Ravens, the European top three in the Junior Class currently consists of the Dutch Jong Jubal (67.80) […]
After the Super Seats and sections A and B, section C has now been sold out. Those who want to get good seats for the event are advised to order them online now. The longer you wait, the further your seat will be from the ’50 yard’. Although tickets have been sold in all available […]
The Kidsgrove Scouts had a succesful start in the competition of Drum Corps Associates yesterday. The British corps scored 87.05 and ended in second place. The corps became first in the Brass caption. The Hurricanes won the show in Bridgeport with 90.75. Kidgrove scored 87.05 (1.0 penalties) and beat Windsor Regiment (78.70), Bushwackers (76.00), Sunrisers […]
The Kidsgrove Scouts have started their USA tour. In the weeks to come, the reigning British drum champions will participate in the Drum Corps Associates competition, including the DCA Championships. This is the second time in three years that the Kidsgrove Scouts are participating in DCA. They made their first crossing in 2010 and the […]
For the first time, there is no real summer break in the European drum corps competition. Last Saturday there was a contest in Ireland, and next Saturday is the next contest of the European Music Games in the French town of Quiberon. The upcoming contest in Quiberon (organised by Marching Music France) has French participants […]
The second show of the IMBA 2012 season took place in Ballygar, Galway on Sunday 5th August where the victory was taken by the Tallaght Youth Band Marching Vikings. The Dublin corps obtained a score of 57.65 points. Second place was taken by the Clonmel Bluehawks with 56.45 points. It was two out of two […]
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