Saturday’s contest is coming up quickly. We’re looking forward to seeing Cameron Reid and Patrick Downing returning to adjudicate our events. Registration starts at 9:00, Piping starts at 10:00, and Drumming will begin at 11:00 AM.
Cameron Reid
Originally from Vancouver Island, Cameron grew up taking lessons from Robbie Collins and J. Reid Maxwell. He eventually joined the Robert Malcolm Memorial Pipe Band and went on to win World Pipe Band Championship titles at both the Juvenile, and Grade 2 levels. Cameron has also enjoyed success in Solo competition. In 2004, he placed 3rd in the Juvenile Section at the World Solo Drumming Championships.
Cameron is a current member of the Dowco Triumph Street Pipe Band of Vancouver, BC. He is also a qualified drumming adjudicator with the BC Pipers Association, and an active instructor in Vancouver.
Patrick Downing
Patrick has been playing the pipes since the age of ten. Upon graduating high school, Patrick moved to Washington and played with SFU for the 2008 and 2009 seasons, where they won the worlds consecutively. Patrick competes at the professional level and is the proud instructor of the Bellingham Fire Pipes and Drums, formed in 2009. Patrick is a junior at Western Washington University where he studies Industrial Design. If the weather is right, you can find Patrick skiing Mount Baker!
