Piping 1P1
4
Black Raven
Grade 4B · Eire · 2023 season
Contests
4 in 2023
Major titles
0
Podium finishes
3 of 4
Season form
222
Across the seasons (each year is its own published partition — this band has changed grade — tap a year to open it)
| Year | Grade | Contests | Best | Majors won | Band CoC | Drumming CoC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Grade 3B | 3 contests | 1st best | — majors won | 11th | 7th |
| 2025 | Grade 4A | 5 contests | 1st best | 2× majors won | 2nd | 2nd |
| 2024 | Grade 4B | 5 contests | 1st best | 2× majors won | 4th | 4th |
| 2023 | Grade 4B | 4 contests | 2nd best | — majors won | 8th | 8th |
| 2022 | Grade 4B | 2 contests | 2nd best | — majors won | 12th | 18th |
2023 season · most recent first
Major
The Worlds
19 Aug 2023 Full field › Qualifier 7th of 20 did not qualify
Piping 2P2
8
DrummingD
3
EnsembleE
11
TotalTot
26
Qualifier heat — 20 bands
| 1 | Royal Army of Oman - Oman | 10 pts |
| 2 | Irvine Memorial | 11 pts |
| 3 | Letterkenny & District | 22 pts |
| 4 | Altnaveigh Memorial | 23 pts |
| 5 | Govan Community | 23 pts |
| 6 | Barrhead and District | 25 pts |
How to read it: lower is better. Two piping judges, one drumming, one ensemble — placings sum to the total, lowest total wins. EP/CEP = (combined) ensemble preference, used to break ties.
Ulster
12 Aug 2023 Full field › Result 2nd of 12
Piping 1P1
3
Piping 2P2
2
DrummingD
3
EnsembleE
2
TotalTot
10
Full result — 12 bands
| 1 | Upper Crossgare | 5 pts |
| 2 | Black Raven | 10 pts |
| 3 | Altnaveigh Memorial | 15 pts |
| 5 | Letterkenny & District | 22 pts |
| 6 | Bready Ulster Scots | 25 pts |
| 7 | Moneygore | 31 pts |
How to read it: lower is better. Two piping judges, one drumming, one ensemble — placings sum to the total, lowest total wins. EP/CEP = (combined) ensemble preference, used to break ties.
Ballymena
1 Jul 2023 Full field › Result 2nd of 12
Piping 1P1
3
Piping 2P2
2
DrummingD
4
EnsembleE
3
TotalTot
12
Full result — 12 bands
| 1 | Altnaveigh Memorial | 9 pts |
| 2 | Black Raven | 12 pts |
| 3 | Upper Crossgare | 12 pts |
| 5 | Moneygore | 18 pts |
| 6 | Letterkenny & District | 28 pts |
| 7 | Major Sinclair Memorial | 36 pts |
How to read it: lower is better. Two piping judges, one drumming, one ensemble — placings sum to the total, lowest total wins. EP/CEP = (combined) ensemble preference, used to break ties.
Major
United Kingdom
10 Jun 2023 Full field › Result 2nd of 13
Piping 1P1
2
Piping 2P2
2
DrummingD
3
EnsembleE
2
TotalTot
9
Full result — 13 bands
| 1 | Upper Crossgare | 8 pts |
| 2 | Black Raven | 9 pts |
| 3 | Letterkenny & District | 15 pts |
| 4 | Altnaveigh Memorial | 17 pts |
| 5 | Irvine Memorial | 18 pts |
| 6 | Hollymount | 28 pts |
How to read it: lower is better. Two piping judges, one drumming, one ensemble — placings sum to the total, lowest total wins. EP/CEP = (combined) ensemble preference, used to break ties.
Grade 4B Champion of Champions form · 2023 majors (major placings — tap a band to open their season)
Overall standing shown. Rotate or widen the screen to see each major's placing.
| # | Band | European | Scottish | The Worlds | United Kingdom | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Scots School Albury | — | 1 | 1 | — | 12 |
| 2 | Altnaveigh Memorial | — | 2 | 7 | 4 | 8 |
| 3 | Letterkenny & District | — | — | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 4 | City of Aberdeen | 4 | 5 | 5 | — | 7 |
| 5 | Upper Crossgare | — | — | — | 1 | 6 |
| 5 | Venlo Caledonian - Netherlands | 1 | — | — | — | 6 |
| 7 | Fraserburgh Royal British Legion | 2 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 5 |
| 8 | Black Raven | — | — | — | 2 | 5 |
| 8 | Royal Army of Oman - Oman | — | — | 2 | — | 5 |
| 10 | City of Discovery | — | 3 | 6 | — | 5 |
| 11 | Dunoon Argyll | 5 | 4 | 11 | — | 5 |
| 12 | Irvine and District | 3 | 11 | — | — | 4 |
| 13 | Govan Community | 10 | 6 | 4 | — | 4 |
| 14 | Irvine Memorial | — | — | 8 | 5 | 2 |
| 15 | Greyfriars Pipes & Drums | 6 | 10 | — | — | 1 |
| 16 | Hollymount | — | — | — | 6 | 1 |
| 17 | Stockbridge | 7 | 9 | — | 10 | 0 |
| 18 | Barrhead and District | — | 7 | 10 | — | 0 |
| 19 | Joseph Forde Memorial | — | — | — | 7 | 0 |
| 20 | Granite City | 8 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 20 | Moneygore | — | — | — | 8 | 0 |
| 22 | Bready Ulster Scots | — | — | 9 | 12 | 0 |
| 23 | Ellon & District Royal British Legion | 9 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 24 | Reading Scottish | 11 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 24 | Tullylagan | — | — | — | 11 | 0 |
| 26 | City of Inverness | 12 | 14 | — | — | 0 |
| 26 | Dumfries | — | 12 | — | — | 0 |
| 28 | Dumbarton and District | — | 13 | — | — | 0 |
| 28 | Major Sinclair Memorial | — | — | — | 13 | 0 |
| 30 | City of St. Andrews | — | 16 | — | — | 0 |
| 30 | Helensburgh Clan Colquhoun | — | 17 | — | — | 0 |
| 30 | Tulliallan | — | 15 | — | — | 0 |