We are excited to reveal the line-up for the Whitburn Band Virtual Festival, with 38 bands from across Scotland taking part including 11 youth bands and two percussion ensembles!
The competing bands are:
CHAMPIONSHIP SECTION
(Judges - Bryan Allen, Chris Bradley, Alison Hall)
Bo'ness & Carriden Band
Dunaskin Doon Band
Newtongrange Silver Band
The Kirkintilloch Band
Unison Kinneil Band
FIRST SECTION
(Judges - Scott Kerr, Chris Bradley, Evelyn Bradley)
Campbeltown Brass
Coalburn Silver Band
Johnstone Band
Kingdom Brass
Newmilns and Galston Brass Band
SECOND SECTION
(Judges - Bryan Allen, Heather McMillan, Chris Shanks)
Annan Town Band
Broxburn and Livingston Band
Irvine and Dreghorn Brass
Lochgelly Band
Selkirk Silver Band
St. David's Brass
THIRD SECTION
(Judges - Scott Kerr, Caroline Farren, Holly Bennett)
Dysart Colliery Silver Band
Langholm Town Band
Whitburn Heartlands Band
FOURTH SECTION
(Judges - Alison Hall, Chris Shanks, Caroline Farren)
Coalburn Intermediate Band
Dunfermline Town Brass Band
Galashiels Town Band
Kilmarnock Concert Brass Band
MacTaggart Scott Loanhead Band
Newland Concert Brass
YOUTH/PERCUSSION ENSEMBLES
(Judges - Holly Bennett, Heather McMillan, Evelyn Bradley)
Abbey Brass Jedforest
Brass Sounds Inverclyde Youth
Coalburn Bronze Band
Coalburn Silver Band Percussion Academy
Irvine and Dreghorn Brass Youth Band
Kirkintilloch Youth Band
Loanhead Brass Roots
Perth and Kinross Schools Percussion Ensemble
Riverside Youth Band
Scottish Borders Youth Brass Band
St. David's Youth Band
Stranraer Youth Band
Whitburn Youth Band
We will release more details in the coming weeks including the contest schedule. All competitions will take place on the weekend of Friday, June 25 – Sunday, June 27, with Whitburn Youth Band, Whitburn Heartlands Band and Whitburn Band performing in an online Gala Concert before the results.
You can watch everything for free on Whitburn Band’s YouTube channel.
Everyone at Whitburn would like to thank Creative Scotland, Besson Brass, Just Music, Band Supplies Ltd. and the Scottish Brass Band Association for their support of the event.