The Inverclyde Music Festival showcased talent across 37 classes, with standout performances and impressive scores.
Inverclyde: The festival had some amazing highlights this year. The Sheridan siblings—Samuel, Celeste, April, and Faith—performed together in the vocal duet class. Plus, there were three outstanding scores of 95 or more in piping and drumming.
Festival president Isabel Lind shared her excitement with the Telegraph. She said it was a memorable day, and the Beacon venue was perfect for piping and drumming. She feels honored to be the president of the Inverclyde Festival.
Now, let’s dive into the full results from the festival.
Class 268 (chanter march, 12 years and under)
1 Penelope Broadfoot 87 points; 2 Aaron Arthur 85.
Class 272 (bagpipes, 2/4 march, 12 years and under)
1 Louis O’Rourke 77 points; 2 Brodie McArthur 76.
Class 270 (chanter march, slow march, 12 years and under)
1 Penelope Broadfoot; 2 Ruari McCullough.
Class 274 (bagpipes, strathspey and reel, 15 years and under)
1 Ethan Campbell Black 77 points; 2 Louis O’Rourke 76.
Class 269 (chanter march, 15 years and under)
1 Alex McLaren 85 points; 2 Harris Gunn 84.
Class 271 (chanter march, slow march, 15 years and under)
1 Harris Gunn 81 points; 2 Archie Hughes 80.
Class 273 (bagpipes, 2/4 march, 18 years and under)
1 Fraser Gallacher 80 points; 2 Archie Thomson 77.
Class 282 (drumming, snare drum, 12 years and under)
1 Shayne Okoruiu 84 points; 2 Eva Curley 83.
Class 283 (drumming, snare drum, 15 years and under)
1 Eliza Taher 85 points; 2 Finlay Lusk 84.
Class 284 (drumming, snare drum, 18 years and under)
1 Fintan Rooney 89 points; 2 Tanisha Likith 86.
Class 275 (bagpipes, strathspey, 18 years and under)
1 Fraser Gallacher 80 points; 2 Archie Thomson 77.
Class 277 (bagpipes, jig, 18 years and under)
1 Archie Thomson; 2 Charlie Dunnet.
Class 285 (drumming, tenor drum, 15 years and under)
1 Tanith MacLeod 86 points.
Class 286 (drumming, tenor drum, 18 years and under)
1 Ross Cooper 86 points; 2 Rachel Tuck 85.
Class 278 (piobaireachd, 16 years and under)
1 Ava Heasley 74 points; 2 Nicolas Lynch 72.
Class 279 (piobaireachd, 18 years and under)
1 Archie Thomson 72 points; 2 Oliver Madden 70.
Class 287 (drumming, bass drum, 15 years and under)
1 Freya McKeown 85 points.
Class 288 (drumming, bass drum, 18 years and under)
1 Fraser Reid 95 points.
Class 289 (bagpipes, mini band medley, 16 years and under)
1 St Columba’s Band 1; 2 St Columba’s Band 2.
Class 501 (Schools Scottish country dancing, primary introductory, non-competitive)
1 Ardgowan Primary School.
Class 502 (Schools Scottish country dancing, primary, non-competitive)
St Andrews Dancers and Moorfoot Primary.
Class 505 (Schools Scottish country dancing, P4/5)
1 Comely Park Primary (Falkirk) 87 points; 2 Aileymill Primary 82.
Class 511 (Scottish country dancing, junior uniformed organisations, 10 years and under – non-competitive)
First Falkirk Cubs.
Class 504 (Schools Scottish country dancing, P6/7)
1 St Mary’s Primary 96 points; 2 Ardgowan Primary 95.
Class 506 (Schools Scottish country dancing, mixed, P6/7)
1 Ardgowan Primary/Finnart Primary 88 points; 2 Aileymill Primary 76.
Class 513 (Scottish country dancing, junior organisations, 13 years and under)
1 Ardgowan Dancers.
Class 514 (Scottish country dancing, junior organisations, 15 years and under)
1 Ardgowan Dancers.
Class 516 (Scottish country dancing, square dance, 18 years and under)
1 Ardgowan FP.
Class 517 (Scottish country dancing, open community groups)
1 Glenpark Dancers.
Class 521 (Scottish country dancing, square dance, open)
1 Glenpark Dancers.
Class 038 (vocal solo, Songs from the Shows/light opera)
1 Lana Heffernan 90 points; 2= Samuel Sheridan and Cameron Steele 85.
Class 043 (vocal duet, 16 years and under)
1 Cameron Steele and Skye Porter 85 points; 2 Daniel Arthur and Daniel McGhee 83.
Class 045 (vocal duet, 18 years and under)
1 Samuel Sheridan and Celeste Sheridan 87 points; 2 April Sheridan and Faith Sheridan 84.
