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David Mason
This collection of music as well as David’s first collection, “Tummle Yer Wilkies”, are available as free downloads at Tummle Yer Wilkies Free Download.
Len Waskis passed away on the 25 August 2010 after a short illness. Len was a piper in the Witwatersrand Rifles Pipe Band in the 1950s along with his brother, the late Pipe Major Les Waskis.
The funeral shall take place on Wednesday, 1st September 2010, at 14h00 at the Primrose Catholic Church in Gumtree Road, Primrose, Germiston.
The PBASA extends its sincere condolences to the family and friends of Len Waskis in this time of sadness and loss.
Craig Sked
Whilst a pupil at King Edward VII School in Johannesburg, Craig learnt to play bagpipes under the tuition of Pipe Major Chris Mulinder. Craig is also a member of the Scottish Power Pipe Band who finished sixth in the World Pipe Band Championships earlier this month.
The 1 Medical Battalion Pipe Band, from Durban, South Africa, was placed second in Grade 4 at the Rothesay Highland Games in Scotland on Saturday, 22 August 2010. Well done to Pipe Major Thomas Fuller and his lads and lassies. The complete results for the day can be found at Rothesay Highland Games Results.
The Transvaal Scottish Regiment will be hosting their Annual Open Day on the 2nd October this year. Come along and see the Transvaal Scottish Pipes and Drums performing on their home ground in the beautiful setting of their refurbished historical regimental headquarters.
St Laurence O’Toole Pipe Band emerged as the 2010 World Pipe Band Champions by winning both Grade 1 events at the World Pipe Band Championships, held at Glasgow Green in Glasgow, Scotland on Saturday, 14th August 2010. The Drum Corps prize was also won by the St Laurence O’Toole Pipe Band. The top six bands overall in Grade 1 on the day were :
1st St Laurence O’Toole Pipe Band
2nd Field Marshall Montgomery Pipe Band
3rd Simon Fraser University Pipe Band
4th Boghall and Bathgate Caledonia Pipe Band
5th The House of Edgar Shotts and Dykehead Pipe Band
6th Scottish Power Pipe Band
The complete results for the day can be found at World Pipe Band Championships Results.
Within the ranks of the bands that competed in Grade 1 on the day were a number of South Africans – congratulations and well done to the lads listed below :
Gareth Rudolph (St Laurence O’Toole Pipe Band)
The first South African to have played on the day as part of the band that won the Grade 1 World Pipe Band Championships. Gareth learnt to play bagpipes in the St Benedict’s College Pipe Band and later went on to play for SAS Rand Pipe Band and then the Transvaal Scottish Pipes and Drums.
Craig Sked (Scottish Power Pipe Band)
Craig learnt to play bagpipes in the King Edward VII Pipe Band.
Robert du Toit (Auckland and District Pipe Band)
Robert is currently Pipe Major of the Benoni Mac-Talla Pipe Band.
Colin Jeffrey (The Pipe Band Club)
Colin was taught snare drumming by his father, Dave Jeffrey, and played for the 1st Battalion Transvaal Scottish Pipes and Drums.
Brother Maher passed away this afternoon, 11 August 2010, after a short illness. For most of his life, Brother Maher taught at the Christian Brothers Colleges around South Africa. During his tenure at these colleges, Brother Maher taught many an enthusiastic pupil to play the bagpipes.
Although Brother Maher had not taught for many years before his death, his legacy lives on through his nephew, Seán Maher, who is the current tutor of the CBC Boksburg Pipe Band and, the current Pipe Major of the African Skye A Pipe Band.
The PBASA extends its sincere condolences to the family and friends of Brother Maher in this time of sadness and loss.
Seán Maher
At the Benoni Highland Gathering for Solo Piping and Drumming held on Sunday, 8th August 2010, Seán Maher was declared the Open Piping Champion and Dave Murray won the Open Snare Drumming event. The complete results for the day are here, Benoni Highland Gathering Solo Piping and Drumming Results.
The final gathering in the PBASA Champion of Champions was the Benoni Gathering held at Benoni High School, in Benoni, on Saturday, the 7 August 2010. Transvaal Scottish A emerged as both the PBASA Champion of Champions Grade 2 Band and Drum Corps after a tightly contested season. The complete results for all grades are here, PBASA Champion of Champions Results.
