September 23, 2022 1. Upcoming Events and Competitions October 1: Santa Clara Parade of Champions, Santa Clara, CA https://www.scparadeofchampions.org/ October 8: 70th Birthday Party, Benicia, CA October 22: Honor Flight, SFO, Terminal 2 https://www.honorflightbayarea.org/home.html November 13: St. Andrew’s Day, St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, Saratoga December 4: Holiday Concert, St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, Saratoga ________________________ 2. September Featured Band Members: Malachi Johannsen & Marie Rude Malachi Johannsen Current role in band: Piper in the G3 band. Original hometown: Ripon, CA Current hometown: Modesto, CA Hobbies include: playing many instruments: low D-whistle, mandolin, uilleann pipes, piano, and fishing. Past pipe bands: Emerald Society Pipe Band of Ripon, City of Sacramento Pipe Band Number of years playing: 8 years Favorite Tune: A Glasgow Week in Hamburg A fond memory: The first set of pipes I got when I was seven. I could only play the drones because the reed was super hard, but taking them out of the box and holding them after years of wanting a set of pipes were this kid’s dream come true. Marie Rude Current role(s) in band: Previous grade 3 bass, now grade 3 tenor Original hometown: Hayward Current hometown: Temecula 👎[image: Emoji] Occupation and/or other hobbies: Massage Therapist.(who has time for any other hobbies outside of pipe band??) Past pipe bands: This is my home band, though I was with Prince Charles very, very briefly and have done some gigs with House of Scotland...also played with UC Riverside this season. Number of years playing: 10 Favorite tune: I don't know the name of it (when do we ever?), but it's a Gordon Duncan reel A fond memory from my drumming career thus far: Running into every trash can while carrying the bass. Also all the friends and great people I've met, etc. etc. [image: Emoji] ________________________ 3. YOLO (You only live once), So You Should Do SOLOs Who: drummers and pipers What: start the prep now for next season as a soloist When: every Sunday, starting September 25, Noon to 3PM (?) weather permitting Where: Edith Morley office buildings in Campbell Why: nothing is better (or worse!) than playing in front of an educated audience How: details below Now is the perfect time to pick your solo tunes and begin practicing for 2023. For drummers, I'm going to offer to be your "study buddy" this Fall but it will be up to you to secure your own piper(s) for the contests. I hope pipers in the band will volunteer to play for drummers since, I promise, it will make you better. Bonus: Adam will join us beginning October 2 and can help fix instruments and also provide feedback. We'll do our own unique spin on "last lad/lass standing" by saving piobaireachd for the end of each session. Questions: Rob Boyd, rboyd@scu.edu or cell, 408-687-0149 ________________________ 4. Pleasanton Highlights Way to bring it, SVPB. And hats off to the many SVPB pipers and drummers who competed in solos (Adam, Mason, Alexandra, Rhett, Connor, Malachi, Alex C., Iain, Ignacio, Alex T., Jeff, and Ryan)! Saturday results: Grade 3 Time Limit Medley Adjudicators: Alan Bevan (Piping), Rene Cusson (Piping), Ken Eller (Ensemble), John Fisher (Drumming) 1. Silicon Valley Pipe Band (3, 2, 1, 1) 2. Pasadena Scottish Pipes & Drums (1, 1, 3, 3) 3. Kevin R. Blandford Memorial Pipe Band (2, 3, 2, 2) Grade 4 MSR Adjudicators: Richard Parkes (Piping), Bob Worrall (Piping), Jamie Cuthill (Ensemble), Jim Sim (Drumming) 1. City of Angels Pipe Band (2, 1, 1, 1) 2. Nicholson Pipes and Drums (1, 2, 3, 2) 3. Wasatch & District Pipe Band (4, 3, 4, 3) 4. Silicon Valley Pipe Band (5, 4, 2, 4) 5. Irish Pipers Band of San Francisco (6, 6, 5, 5)† 6. Utah Pipe Band (3, 7, 6, 6)† 7. Jefferson Pipe Band (8, 5, 7, 8) 8. House of Scotland Pipe Band (7, 8, 8, 7) Sunday results: Grade 3 MSR Adjudicators: Jamie Cuthill (Piping), Richard Parkes (Piping), Bob Worrall (Ensemble), Jim Sim (Drumming) 1. Silicon Valley Pipe Band (1, 1, 2, 1) 2. Kevin R. Blandford Memorial Pipe Band (2, 2, 1, 2) 3. Pasadena Scottish Pipes & Drums (3, 3, 3, 3) Grade 4 Time Limit Medley Adjudicators: Rene Cusson (Piping), Ken Eller (Piping), Alan Bevan (Ensemble), John Fisher (Drumming) 1. City of Angels Pipe Band (3, 3, 1, 1) 2. Silicon Valley Pipe Band (2, 2, 3, 2) 3. Wasatch & District Pipe Band (4, 4, 4, 3) 4. Nicholson Pipes and Drums (1, 1, 8, 6) 5. Utah Pipe Band (6, 6, 2, 4) 6. Jefferson Pipe Band (5, 5, 5, 8) 7. Irish Pipers Band of San Francisco (7, 7, 6, 5) 8. House of Scotland Pipe Band (8, 8, 7, 7) ________________________ 5. September Birthdays Here’s to you, September babies! September 1: Iain MacKay September 7: Brandon Ward September 12: Celeste Neary September 18: Alex Titus September 22: Robbie Boyd ________________________ 6. Musician Humor Go easy on yourself, Goofus - - but make good choices re: practicing!