Solos Masterclass - part of All Ireland Pipe Band Championships Fringe
Date: 3 July 2025
Venue: Somme Memorial Hall, 3 Douglas Rd,, Newtownstewart, Tyrone, BT78 4NE
An evening of Solo Piping, Drumming and Drum Major flourishing.
Supported by Derry City and Strabane District Council and the Ulster-Scot Agency, this free event in Newtownsteward is part of the build up to the main All Ireland Pipe Band Championships being held at Ebrington Square, Derry-Londonderry on Saturday 5 July.
Come along to see and hear some wonderfully talented solo players in action up close.
featuring
Alastair Donaghy – Piper, Field Marshal Montgomery – 2025 Ulster Solo Senior Piping Champion. Alastair will represent Ireland at the MacCrimmon Trophy Competition in Lorient in August.
Reece Doherty – Piper, St Laurence O'Toole – 2025 Ulster Solo B Piping Champion
Jacob Laird – Snare Drummer, Ravara – 2023 World Solo Drumming Juv.1 Champion
Jorja Turkington – Drum Major, Matt Boyd Memorial – 2024 United Kingdom, British, Scottish, European, All Ireland and Ulster Champion. Champion of Champion (NI and RSPBA)
Henry Turkington – Snare Drummer, Down Academy – 2025 Ulster Solo Unaccompanied Snare Drumming Champion
plus more acts to follow!