Perth Burns Club

Schools' Festivals

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The 27th annual Schools Festival of Perth Burns Club broke with tradition and took place in February rather than November after the schools indicated a strong preference for that date (no Festival was held during the calendar year 2013 as a result).

The event was also held in a new venue, the Soutar Theatre at the A.K.Bell Library Perth, during the afternoon of Sunday, February 2, 2014.

Around 30 pupils from primary and secondary schools throughout Perthshire and Kinross competed in a programme of verse speaking, solo singing, accordion playing and fiddle playing. In addition to the main awards, all competitors were presented with certificates of proficiency.

The trophy winners were as follows:

Solo Singing

[Adjudicated by Mr Craig Dennis]
Primary pupils. [The Robert W. Donaghy Quaich] - Carla Rourke, Kinnoull Primary, Perth.
Secondary pupils [The Windyedge Bowl. Donated by Professor David W. Purdie] - (not contested)

Accordion Playing

[Adjudicated by Mr Alex McIntyre]
Primary pupils [The Hector D. Chisholm Quaich] - Alice Girling, Arngask Primary.
Secondary pupils [The Dalriada Cup. Donated by Hamish D. McLaren] - Shannon McGrath, Perth High School.

Fiddle Playing

[Adjudicated by Mr Pete Clark]
Primary Schools award [The Bruce Trophy - donated by Arthur and Jean Bruce] - Heather Rodger, Abernethy Primary.
Secondary Schools award [The Graham D. Thomson Rosebowl] - Shannon McGrath. Perth High School.

Verse Speaking

[Adjudicated by Mrs Lovina Roe]
Primary pupils in classes 4 and 5 [The Binn Farm Quaich. Donated by John MacGregor] - Heather Rodger Abernethy Primary.
Primary pupils in classes 6 and 7 [The Ruth Lumsden Quaich] - Cameron Rodger, Abernethy Primary.
Secondary pupils under 15 [The Grampian Cup. Donated by Stella A. Cormie] - Holly Jarvis, Dunblane Centre Burns Youth Club.
Secondary pupils over 15 [The Archibald Morrison Memorial Quaich] - Hamish Diamond, Dunblane Centre Burns Youth Club.

The President's Prize, a silver salver presented to the club by Bill Dawson [a past president of both Perth Burns Club and the Robert Burns World Federation] for the best performance in the festival of a poem, song or piece of music was awarded to Shannon McGrath of Perth High School for her winning performances in accordion and fiddle playing.

The William Soutar Unicorn, presented to the club by the Friends of William Soutar Society for the best recital of a William Soutar poem was won by Maggie English of Strathallan School for her rendering of "Puddle-Doo".