Field Marshal Montgomery Pipe Band finished runner-up at the Scottish Pipe Band Championships. The contest was held in Levengrove Park, Dumbarton on Saturday, 26th July. Warm and sunny conditions were tempered by intermittent cloud cover and a cool breeze making it a very challenging day for tuning pipes. Despite this,[…]
Field Marshal Montgomery won their 22nd All Ireland title on Saturday 4th July. The band were awarded six 1st places out of a possible eight and were announced overall winners, taking top spots in both the MSR and Medley contests, as well as best drum corps and best piping prizes.[…]
On Saturday 27th June, Field Marshal Montgomery were crowned European Champions, taking their third major title of the 2015 season. The competition is held in Forres, a town situated on the picturesque Moray coast in the north of Scotland. Eleven bands competed in the Grade 1 contest. FMM were the[…]
Field Marshal Montgomery enjoyed a clean sweep of first prizes at the Craigavon & District Championships on Saturday 20th June. The band enjoyed an emphatic win with 7 first places, including wins in both the MSR and Medley competitions, as well as the best piping, best drum corps and best[…]
Field Marshal Montgomery won their second successive UK Championships on Saturday 13th June, 2015. This is the newest major championship in the RSPBA Calendar replacing the long-standing Cowal Highland Gathering for the first time in 2014. The competition is held in the beautiful grounds of Stormont Estate with Northern Ireland’s[…]
*** PRESS RELEASE @ 09.06.15 *** The Field Marshal Montgomery (FMM) Pipe Band of Lisburn, Northern Ireland, are delighted to confirm the recent renewal of a long-term sponsorship agreement with R. G. Hardie & Co. of Glasgow. This new deal comes as the band’s current 10-year agreement with R. G.[…]
Field Marshal Montgomery won their seventh consecutive British Championship title on Saturday 30th May in Bathgate, Scotland. The contest marked the first major championship of the 2015 competition season. This year the competition moved to a new, larger venue at the Balbardie Park of Peace and the dry weather attracted[…]
Field Marshal Montgomery’s competitive season commenced on Saturday at the Co. Fermanagh Championships. The band won the Grade 1 contest as well as Best Pipe Corps and 1st in Marching & Deportment. The band drew their No. 2 MSR – Balmoral Highlanders, John Roy Stewart and Charlie’s Welcome. After a[…]
Field Marshal Montgomery have released their schedule for the 2015 season. Competitive action kicks off on 23rd May at the Co. Fermanagh Championships in Enniskillen, followed a week later by the first Major Championship of the year, the British, which will be held in Bathgate, Scotland. Last year the band achieved[…]
As the pipe band season drew to a close following the World Championships in Glasgow, the band’s many talented solo pipers and drummers took to the competition boards. Notable results included Ashley McMichael’s winning performances at the Northern Meeting (B-grade MSR), All Irelands (Senior MSR) and Northern Ireland Piper of[…]