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Joseph Forde Memorial

Grade 4B · 2026 season
Contests
6 in 2026
Major titles
0
Podium finishes
0 of 6
Season form
446547

Across the seasons (each year is its own published partition — tap a year to open it)

YearGradeContestsBestMajors wonBand CoCDrumming CoC
2026Grade 4B6 contests4th best— majors won16th22nd
2025Grade 4B3 contests5th best— majors won——
2024Grade 4B5 contests4th best— majors won——
2023Grade 4B5 contests5th best— majors won19th27th

2026 season · most recent first

Newcastle

22 Aug 2026 Full field ›
Result 7th of 9
Piping 1P1
7
Piping 2P2
7
DrummingD
5
EnsembleE
7
TotalTot
26
Full result — 9 bands
1 Bready Ulster Scots 4 pts
2 Tullylagan 9 pts
3 Major Sinclair Memorial 11 pts
4 Down Academy 16 pts
5 Dromara and District 22 pts
6 Cleland Memorial 24 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.

Lurgan

8 Aug 2026 Full field ›
Result 4th of 7
Piping 1P1
5
Piping 2P2
5
DrummingD
2
EnsembleE
4
TotalTot
16
Full result — 7 bands
1 Hollymount 7 pts
2 Tullylagan 9 pts
3 Bready Ulster Scots 10 pts
4 Joseph Forde Memorial 16 pts
5 Cleland Memorial 19 pts
6 Dromara and District 24 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

1 Aug 2026 Full field ›
Result 5th of 10
Piping 1P1
5
Piping 2P2
5
DrummingD
5
EnsembleE
6
TotalTot
21
Full result — 10 bands
1 Bready Ulster Scots 5 pts
2 Tullylagan 10 pts
3 Major Sinclair Memorial 11 pts
4 Hollymount 14 pts
5 Joseph Forde Memorial 21 pts
6 Cleland Memorial 26 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

UK

13 Jun 2026 Full field ›
Result 6th of 9
Piping 1P1
3
Piping 2P2
3
DrummingD
7
EnsembleE
7
TotalTot
20
Full result — 9 bands
1 Tullylagan 10 pts
2 Hollymount 10 pts
3 Uddingston Strathclyde 14 pts
4 City of Limerick 15 pts
5 Bready Ulster Scots 19 pts
6 Joseph Forde Memorial 20 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.

Cookstown

6 Jun 2026 Full field ›
Result 4th of 7
Piping 1P1
2
Piping 2P2
3
DrummingD
4
EnsembleE
5
TotalTot
14
Full result — 7 bands
1 Tullylagan 8 pts
2 Hollymount 8 pts
3 Bready Ulster Scots 13 pts
4 Joseph Forde Memorial 14 pts
5 Major Sinclair Memorial 20 pts
6 Raphoe Pipe Band 21 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.

Irvinestown

23 May 2026 Full field ›
Result 4th of 4
Piping 1P1
4
Piping 2P2
4
DrummingD
4
EnsembleE
4
TotalTot
16
Full result — 4 bands
1 Tullylagan 4 pts
2 Bready Ulster Scots 9 pts
3 Raphoe Pipe Band 11 pts
4 Joseph Forde Memorial 16 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 · 2026 majors (major placings — tap a band to open their season)

Overall standing shown. Rotate or widen the screen to see each major's placing.

#BandBritishUKEuropeanScottishThe WorldsPts
1 Arbroath 6—143 14
2 Lanark and District 4—3—2 12
3 Uddingston Strathclyde 734310 11
4 Royal Air Force of Oman ———14 9
5 1st Troon Boys Brigade 1——56 9
6 Bready Ulster Scots —5——1 8
7 Dumfries 10—275 7
8 Tullylagan —1——— 6
9 East Kilbride 2—76— 6
10 Kilbarchan 375—— 6
11 City of Brechin ———29 5
12 Hollymount —2——— 5
13 City of Limerick —4——— 3
14 Paisley & District R.B.L 5—1298 2
15 Irvine and District 9—61011 1
16 Joseph Forde Memorial —6——— 1
17 Dean Castle Pipes & Drums ——10—7 0
18 Granite City ——88— 0
19 Down Academy —8——— 0
19 Queensferry 8———— 0
21 Dunnottar Pipes & Drums ——9—— 0
21 Gorey —9——— 0
23 City of Aberdeen ———11— 0
23 Northern Constabulary Community ——11—— 0
23 Stockbridge 11———— 0
26 The Sons of Scotland ————12 0
26 Troon Blackrock 12———— 0
26 Vale of Atholl ———12— 0
29 Alyth & District ——13—— 0
29 Dunoon Argyll 13———— 0
31 Tulliallan 15———— 0
31 Warrington 14———— 0