First competition down! I drove down to New Hampshire for the Indoor
Scottish Festival in Nashua. I promptly had a freakout upon learning I
was up first for the 2/4 march, and I had arrived a few minutes after
the scheduled start time for the piping competitions. I'd also forgotten
how difficult it could be to tune inside when there are a lot of other
pipers around! After a few minutes of warm up (not enough to get the
pipes settled down and locked in, unfortunately), I was off to the
races.
Overall, I'm pretty happy with how I did - first in the
2/4 and piobaireachd, second in the 6/8, and two AGL marks. Had I been
settled down and warmed up better, I think I probably could have gotten
an AGL for the piobaireachd as well. I'm comfortable I made the right
decision picking up the Naills and reeding them with Ezee tenors and a
Henderson bass. Two judges commented on the drone sound, one giving a
"great instrument" comment. Not bad for a $400 set of pipes I've had for
about two months. One of the judges took a few minutes to talk with me
right after I played, leading off with "You're from Maine right? Who the
hell is there in Maine to teach you to play like THAT?!" They also
suggested I petition for a regrade. I think John would be proud.
After wandering around and listening a little, I think I'm a step ahead of where I thought I was playing-wise. I've sent an email off to the EUSPBA to figure out if I can petition for a mid-season regrade. If
I'm lucky, I may end my first year of competition in Grade 3, with an
eye towards Grade 2. The next competition on the docket for me is the
Rhode Island Highland Games in June. I've got a month and a half to get
ready, and to work up a competition strathspey and reel set in case I
get moved up.
***Update: 4/14***
They're letting me
petition for a regrade, and I'm anxiously awaiting the results. If I'm
lucky, maybe I'll know before the registration info for the Rhode Island
games is up.
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