Kirrie Festival - Competitions 2023

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Kirriemuir Festival of Music and Song
Competitions
Saturday 2 September 2023

Competition Entry You can enter all competitions at the Festival Office during the weekend, or ahead of time by emailing bothyscott@hotmail.com.
Kirk - 10.30am start
Fiddle Junior Senior Local J F Dickie Cup	Any three Traditional Scottish Tunes of competitor's own choice. Each to be played through twice. Chosen from the following list: Slow Air, Strathspey, Slow Strathspey, Reel, March, Jig, Hornpipe. Competitor may choose to be accompanied. Junior: Under 16 years old on day of competition Local: Awarded to the highest scoring player who lives within 20 miles of Kirriemuir JF Dickie: Traditional Slow Strathspey, Hornpipe and Reel of competitor's choice	Starts at 10.30
Accordion Junior Senior Local	Any three Traditional Scottish Tunes of competitor's own choice. Each to be played through twice. Chosen from the following list: Slow Air, Strathspey, Slow Strathspey, Reel, March, Jig, Hornpipe, Scottish Waltz Junior: Under 16 years old on day of competition Local: Awarded to the highest scoring player who lives within 20 miles of Kirriemuir	follows Fiddle
Ceilidh Band	Not less than three instruments and no more than seven of any description. Own choice of one or more Scottish traditional dance tunes. Total playing time should not exceed five minutes.	follows Accordion
Instrumental Pairs	Competitors should play own choice of traditional Scottish tunes. Total playing time should not exceed four minutes. Anyone wishing to enter more than once must play a different instrument each time. Two instruments per entry. Instruments must play as a pair - not as one instrument accompanying another.	follows Ceilidh Band

*Kirk Hall in the morning - 11.00am start**
Men's singing Junior Senior	Any two Scottish traditional songs of contrasting nature to be sung unaccompanied.	Starts at 11.00am The singing classes are run together, alternating between men and women, so that festival-goers can hear all the singing. *Because of the increasing number of entrants, and after much committee deliberation, we have changed the start time of the singing competitions to 11.00am. There will be piece breaks as appropriate. Anyone who canna make it to Kirrie for 11.00am is welcome to enter beforehand (contact secretary) and we'll put them on when they get there.
Women's singing Junior Senior	Any two Scottish traditional songs of contrasting nature to be sung unaccompanied.
Bothy Ballad	One bothy ballad to be sung unaccompanied. If the competitor is also an entrant in the traditional singing then their bothy ballad is also judged as one of their traditional songs.
Local singer	Awarded to the highest scoring singer (male or female) who lives within 20 miles of Kirriemuir.
Novice singer	Awarded to the highest scoring singer (male or female) who has not previously won a TMSA singing competition.

Kirk in the afternoon - 1.00pm start
Mouth Organ	Any two traditional Scottish tunes from the following list: Slow Air, Strathspey, Slow Strathspey, Reel, March, Jig, Hornpipe, Scottish Waltz. Each to be played through twice.	Starts at 1.00
Jews Harp	Any two traditional Scottish tunes from the following list: Slow Air, Strathspey, Slow Strathspey, Reel, March, Jig, Hornpipe, Scottish Waltz. Each to be played through twice.	follows Mouth Organ
Tin Whistle	Any three Traditional Scottish Tunes of competitor's own choice. Each to be played through twice. Chosen from the following list: Slow Air, Strathspey, Slow Strathspey, Reel, March, Jig, Hornpipe, Scottish Waltz.	follows Jews Harp
Melodeon	Any three Traditional Scottish Tunes of competitor's own choice. Each to be played through twice. Chosen from the following list: Slow Air, Strathspey, Slow Strathspey, Reel, March, Jig, Hornpipe, Scottish Waltz.	follows Tin Whistle
Concertina	Any three Traditional Scottish Tunes of competitor's own choice. Each to be played through twice. Chosen from the following list: Slow Air, Strathspey, Slow Strathspey, Reel, March, Jig, Hornpipe, Scottish Waltz.	follows Melodeon
Oral Whistle	Any two traditional Scottish tunes from the following list: Slow Air, Strathspey, Slow Strathspey, Reel, March, Jig, Hornpipe, Scottish Waltz. Each to be played through twice.	follows Concertina
Diddling	Any two traditional Scottish tunes from the following list: Slow Air, Strathspey, Slow Strathspey, Reel, March, Jig, Hornpipe, Scottish Waltz. Each to be played through twice.	follows Oral Whistling
Storytelling Junior Senior	Traditional story or tale to last no longer than ten minutes. Junior: Under 16 years old on day of competition.	Starts 2.30pm
Doric Verse Under 8 9 to 12 years 13 to 15 years Senior	One Scots poem to be recited in the traditional style. Poem may be the competitor's own work.	follows Storytelling
Chorus Cup The Chorus Cup is held during the evening singaround at the Masonic Hall. The cup is awarded to the singer of the song which (in the judge's opinion) gets the most chorus singing from the audience.