Maine Highland Games

Maine Highland Games 2011 Order of Play

Nathan — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 13:08:25 +0000

The order of play for solo piping and drumming competitions is available for download here. Registration confirmation and entry tickets were mailed and should be arriving shortly.

MHG 2011 Solo Order of Play

2011 Maine Highland Games: Mark your calendars!

Nathan — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 14:59:23 +0000

The 2011 Maine Highland Games will take place on August 20, 2011. The games are returning to the Topsham Fairgrounds in Topsham.

The nearest airport is the Portland International Jetport (PWM), 30 miles south of Topsham, which is serviced by many major airlines.

The sponsor hotel for the games is the Days Inn in Brunswick, ME, just a few miles from the games site.

Entry forms are posted! Please see the link above (2011 Registration Form)

We are looking forward to receiving your entry!

Thanks!

Nathan — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 11:46:57 +0000

Thanks once again to everyone who participated in the piping and drumming competitions this year. We had over 50 solo competitors and six bands, and we hope you’ll consider coming back next year.

The results from the competitions are now posted on this website, and will be posted on the EUSPBA website within a few days.

Please note that the grade 4 band competition results were announced incorrectly at the closing ceremonies. The correct results should be:

1. New Hampshire Pipes & Drums IV
2. Fredericton & District Pipe Band
3. Highland Light Scottish Pipe Band

Thanks again to everyone who participated, and especially to the stewards and volunteers. The competitions cannot happen without you, so thanks very much for coming out!

Maine Highland Games new venue

Nathan — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 12:03:00 +0000

As you probably know, the Games this year is moving to a new venue, the Topsham Fairgrounds. We’re sad to leave Thomas Point Beach, but we’re hoping the new venue is a little better suited to the number of visitors that the Games has been attracting over the past few years.

Attached is the map of the venue that will appear in the program. Staging areas for bands are on the left (south) side of the map, and band contests will happen on the main parade field. Bring a tent or other source of shade, because there isn’t much available. Solo piping will take place on the north end of the field, near gate #1. The piping registration table will be in that vicinity.

MHG Site Map

The postmark deadline for solo and band entries is this Saturday, just four days away. The order of play of solo events will be mailed to all registered competitors about one week before the games. We’ll see you there!

Two weeks left

Nathan — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 12:14:13 +0000

There are just two weeks left before the registration deadline for the solo and band competitions at the Maine Highland Games. Go ahead and get those entry forms in!

Judges confirmed for 2010

Nathan — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 16:57:25 +0000

We’re happy to announce that the judges for the solo and band competitions have been confirmed for 2010. Returning from 2009 are piping judges Nancy Tunnicliffe from Lanesboro, MA and Chuck Murdoch from Vernon, CT, and snare drumming judge Norman MacLeod from Lee, MA. Also returning is piping judge Lezlie Webster from Concord, NH, who judged for us in 2007. We’re happy to welcome piping judge Patrick Regan from Pittsburgh, PA, who will be judging at Maine for the first time.

We hope to see you at the games. We’re inside of two months now!

Entry form posted

Nathan — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 10:45:26 +0000

The entry form for solo and pipe band competitions for the 2010 Maine Highland Games has been posted, and is available for download by clicking here. All entries should include a self-addressed stamped enveloped and must be postmarked by August 7, 2010.

Mt. Cranmore solo competition

Nathan — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 15:09:24 +0000

We’re happy to announce that we will be assisting with a new solo competition, to be held on June 5, 2010 at Mount Cranmore in North Conway, NH. There are many events offered at this competition in each grade, so it’s an opportunity to play tunes you might not compete with very often.

The judges will be Lezlie Webster from Concord, NH, and Amy Garson from Ottawa, ON. Abundant lodging and dining is available in the North Conway area.

Click here to download the entry form. The postmark deadline is May 25, so you don’t have much time!

Mark your calendars for 2010

Nathan — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 20:43:10 +0000

The Maine Highland Games will take place at the Topsham Fairgrounds in Topsham, Maine on August 21, 2010. There will be a full complement of amateur piping and drumming competitions, sanctioned by the EUSPBA, as well as a sanctioned grade 4 and grade 5 band competition. Judges and events will be announced as the date draws closer.

We hope to see you there!

2009 Results posted

Nathan — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 12:23:46 +0000

Many thanks to the competitors, bands, and stewards for an enjoyable and successful Maine Highland Games on August 15. We were fortunate enough to have weather that was dry, if a bit warm, and a pretty good turnout at the gate. The results from the solo and band competitions have been posted on the Results page, and at this time have also been posted on the EUSPBA website. Thanks again to all who participated!