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A group of happy contestants surrounds club president Jim Calderwood on the stage of the Soutar Theatre.
Prize winners in the first half of the competition. [l to r]: Erin Wylie, Craigie Primary [Bruce Trophy for fiddle playing]; Alice Girling, Kinross High [Dalriada Cup for accordion playing]; Chloe MacDonald, Murthly Primary [Robert W. Donaghy Quaich for solo singing]; President Jim Calderwood; Holly Jarvis, Dunblane Centre Burns Youth Club [Windyedge Bowl for solo singing]; Ellen Pennie, Dunblane Centre Burns Youth Club [Graham D Thomson Rosebowl for fiddle playing].
Mia Curran, Dunblane Centre Burns Youth Club [Binn Farm Quaich for solo verse speaking].
Eilidh Donnachie, Abernethy Primary [Ruth Lumsden Quaich for solo verse speaking].
Ben Morrison, Strathallan School [Grampian Cup for solo verse speaking].
Ellen Pennie, Dunblane Centre Burns Youth Club [Archibald Morrison Memorial Quaich for solo verse speaking].
The 30th annual Schools Festival was held in the Soutar Theatre at Perth`s A.K. Bell Library on Sunday, February 12, 2017.
Almost 30 entries from schools throughout Perthshire and Kinross were received for the programme of Scots verse speaking, solo singing, accordion and fiddle playing. Once again, the standard of performance was extremely high, with close decisions in several classes. In addition to the main awards, all competitors were presented with certificates of proficiency.
The principal trophy winners were as follows:
- Solo Singing
- [Adjudicated by Craig Dennis]
Primary pupils. [The Robert W. Donaghy Quaich] - Chloe MacDonald, Murthly Primary.
Secondary pupils [The Windyedge Bowl. Donated by Professor David W. Purdie] - Holly Jarvis, Dunblane Centre Burns Youth Club. - Accordion Playing
- [Adjudicated by Alex McIntyre]
Primary pupils [The Hector D. Chisholm Quaich] - not contested.
Secondary pupils [The Dalriada Cup. Donated by Hamish D. McLaren] - Alice Girling, Kinross High. - Fiddle Playing
- [Adjudicated by Eva Sparreboom]
Primary Schools [The Bruce Trophy - donated by Arthur and Jean Bruce] - Erin Wylie, Craigie School.
Secondary Schools [The Graham D. Thomson Rosebowl] - Ellen Pennie, Dunblane Centre Burns Youth Club. - Verse Speaking
- [Adjudicated by Angus Middleton]
Primary pupils in classes 4 and 5 [The Binn Farm Quaich. Donated by John MacGregor] - Mia Curran, Dunblane Centre Burns Youth Club.
Primary pupils in classes 6 and 7 [The Ruth Lumsden Quaich] - Eilidh Donnachie, Abernethy Primary.
Secondary pupils under 15 [The Grampian Cup. Donated by Stella A. Cormie] - Ben Morrison, Strathallan School.
Secondary pupils over 15 [The Archibald Morrison Memorial Quaich] - Ellen Pennie, Dunblane Centre Burns Youth Club. - William Soutar Unicorn
- This sculpture, presented to the club by the Friends of William Soutar Society for the best recital of a William Soutar poem, was won by Morgan Patterson of Strathallan School, for his rendition of "Puddle Doo".
- The President's Prize
- This silver salver, presented to the club by Bill Dawson [a past president of both Perth Burns Club and the Robert Burns World Federation] for outstanding performance of a work by Robert Burns in the festival, was awarded to Eilidh Donnachie, Abernethy Primary, for her very expressive "Address to a Haggis".
Morgan Patterson, Strathallan School [Soutar Unicorn for best recital of a William Soutar poem].
Eilidh Donnachie, Abernethy Primary [President's Prize for outstanding performance of a work by Robert Burns].
Craig Dennis [Solo Singing Adjudicator]
Alex McIntyre [Accordion Playing Adjudicator]
Eva Sparreboom [Fiddle Playing Adjudicator]
Angus Middleton, past President of RBWF [Solo Verse Adjudicator]
Martin Bristow [Piper]
Jim Aitken [Reciter]
Chloe MacDonald [Murthly Primary]
Carla Rourke [Kilgraston School]
Holly Jarvis [Dunblane Centre Burns Youth Club]
Alice Girling [Kinross High]
Erin Wylie [Craigie Primary]
Ailsa Marama [Kinross High]
Ellen Pennie [Dunblane Centre Burns Youth Club]
Jamie Hebbourn [Ruthvenfield Primary]
Lyle Chappell [Ruthvenfield Primary]
Georgia Simpson [Ruthvenfield Primary]
Spencer Stewart [Ruthvenfield Primary]
Ryan Hebbourn [Ruthvenfield Primary]
Mia Curran [Dunblane Centre Burns Youth Club]
Keir Chalmers [Kinnoull Primary]
Agne Stasyte [Oakbank Primary]
Struan Davie [Oakbank Primary]
Eilidh Donnachie [Abernethy Primary]
Alex Cook [Abernethy Primary]
Aleksandra Delatowska [Balhousie Primary]
Erin Wylie [Craigie Primary]
Carla Rourke [Kilgraston School]
Ben Morrison [Strathallan School]
Morgan Patterson [Strathallan School]
Elise Rutherford [Dunblane Centre Burns Youth Club]
Ellen Pennie [Dunblane Centre Burns Youth Club]
Holly Jarvis [Dunblane Centre Burns Youth Club]
All photographs courtesy of
Elliott Boyle, Perth Burns Club.
Email Elliott if you'd like a copy of a photograph.