Club News

Club members Kev Thompson and Dougie Abercrombie (6 and 5 from left) were both guests of the Howff Club, Dumfries, at their Hallowe'en Supper.
Both sang for their supper and were well received. A big thanks to the Howff for their warm hospitality and the tour of Burns country on the morning after!

Fife Children's competition at Auchterderan Centre :

The above names are the first, second and third winners

Thanks to Frank Sandeman for the results.

Results of the "National Primary Schools Burns Festival" at Webster's High School, Kirriemuir on Sat 28th April, were as follows:-

 Recitation P4/5
  1-Annie Lennox-"The mouse and the lion"-Grampian
  2-Sean Mackenzie-"Emdy lost a jaicket?"-Scottish Southern Counties Burns Assoc.
  3-Dylan McCabe-"Ballad of janitor MacKay"-Renfrewshire.

 Recitation P6/7
  1-Cait Lennox-"The soldiers return"-Grampian
  2-Hannah Farquar-"Address to the toothache"-Angus
  3 Ross Bradford-"The twa dugs(extract)-Grampian.

 Singing P4/5
  1-Natash Jamieson-"The tinkers wedding"-Grampian
  2-Ryan Kopel-"Rantin' rovin' Robin"-Renfrewshire
  3-Loise Marshall-"I left my darling"-Dundee.

Singing P6/7
  1-Mark Robertson-"Scots wha hae"-Renfrewshire
  2-Katie Suttie-"Oh whistle and I'll come tae ye"-Scots  Southern
  3-Ryan King-"Ye Jacobites by name"- Cardenden PS Fife

Instrumental P4/5
  1-Freya Hall-Recorder-Burns medley-Grampian
  2-Hannah Renton-Fiddle-Scots medley-Grampian
  3-Kirsty Potter-??-"Loch Lomond"-Renfrewshire

 Instrumental P6/7
  1-Iain Hall -Recorder-Scots medley-Grampian
  2-Hannah Adamson-Pipes-Burns selection-Grampian
  3-Emma Moody-Cello-Burns/Scots selection-Fife(Falkland PS)

Prize for most points in Recitation/song=Grampian
Prize for most points in Instrumental=Grampian
Best Recitation-Cait Lennox-"The soldier's return"-Grampian.
Best Singing-Mark Robertson-"Scots wha  hae"-Renfrewshire.
Best Instrumental-Iain Hall-recorder-medley-Grampian.
Young Junior Burnsian of 2007=Iain Hall

 Bob Stewart,"Fife Assoc.of Burns Clubs" was the chief organiser.Mrs.Frances Stewart catered for officials,"Arbroath Burns Club" and "Cupar Burns Club" provided stewards.  An excellent and very entertaining day where some wonderful talent was on display-not all of whom were fortunate to get a prize.The youngsters put in a huge effort, much to the credit of their parents,school and teachers.

(thanks to Dougie Abercrombie of Bowhill Peoples' Burns Club for the report and a special well done to Ryan King from Bowhill coming third in his section)

16th April 07

The club is now closed for the summer. Next meeting will be 8/9/07 at 7.00pm in the Bowhill Hotel - Derran Drive Cardenden. Any gentlemen interested in becoming members are welcome.

Annual Fife Burns competition held at Auchterderran Centre with help from G Wilson; Fife's Music Advisor. Winners from Bowhill Competition attended along with entries from many other Fife schools. There are three sections: verse (Burns), song (Burns) and instrumental (any Scots composer) .

There were over 130 entries from schools across Fife with a very high standard. First place winners were:

Instrumental
Emma Moody - Falkland Primary
Christopher Wilson - Buckhaven High School
Ron Harley - Buckhaven High School
David Nicholson - Kirkland High School

Solo Singing
Taylor McQuillan - Cardenden Primary School
Ryan King - Cardenden Primary School
Abbi King - Madras College
Esther Nisbet - Queen Anne High School
Claire Owen - Madras College

Verse
Mia Wardell - Holy Name Primary School
Scott Duncan - Woodmill Primary School
Duncan Primrose - Beath High School
Alison McFarlane - Queen Anne High School: Alison also entertained the entire company at the prize giving ceremony with her spirited rendition of  "To a Louse"

Well done to all who took part!