Competitions

The competitions. The serious stuff. The competitions are an important part of Keith Festival. Competitors come in all shapes and sizes, are all ages and from all walks of life. The competitions are open to all so you may see some weel kent faces amongst the entrants. But the main idea behind these competitions is to encourage young people into the tradition - to learn the songs and sing them - to pick up an instrument and play - to hold an audience spellbound with an ancient story.

All entry forms may be obtained at the Longmore Hall from 10.00am on Saturday - Competition day. Completed entry forms should be handed to officials there and will be accepted up to 15 minutes before the start of the competition.

No entries will be accepted after the competition has started.

In case of any dispute, the TMSA will accept the decision of the adjudicator as being final.

Competitors must be under the specified maximum age on the day of the competition.

Junior competitions are open to those under 16 on the day of the competition. Under 16 means that if you are 16 on the day of the competition, you must enter the Senior competition.

The Keith Branch of TMSA is indebted to all the individuals and firms who have donated trophies for the competitions.

Trophies are presented at the start of the Prizewinners Concert which takes place on Saturday evening
Fiddle
Senior
Junior
12 & under		 Any three Scots tunes of the competitor's choice to be played through twice and chosen from: slow air, slow strathspey, strathspey, reel, march, jig and hornpipe. If the competitor prefers, he or she may be accompanied, preferably without sheet music Longmore Hall (L)
10.00am
Accordion
Senior
Junior
12 & under		Any three Scots tunes of the competitor's choice to be played through twice unaccompanied and chosen from: slow air, slow strathspey, strathspey, reel, march, jig, hornpipe and Scottish waltz Longmore Hall (S)
10.00am
Melodeon Rules are as for Accordion Bowling Club
10.00am
Moothie Any two Scots tunes of the competitor's choice to be played through twice unaccompanied and chosen from: slow air, slow strathspey, strathspey, reel, march, jig, hornpipe and Scottish waltz Bowling Club
Diddling Rules are as for Moothie Bowling Club
Tin Whistle
Senior
Junior
12 & under		 The rules are exactly the same as for Fiddle (Senior) except for juniors, who only have to play two unaccompanied tunes from: slow air, slow strathspey, reel, march, jig and hornpipe
Seniors play three unaccompanied tunes from the above list		 North Kirk Hall
10.00am
Recorder
Solo
Group
12 & under		 Any three Scots tunes of the competitor's choice to be played through twice and chosen from: slow air, strathspey, reel, march, jig, hornpipe and Scottish waltz. The competitor can choose whether to be accompanied or not North Kirk Hall
Poetry
Solo
Group		 The individual or group to recite one Scots poem in the traditional style North Kirk Hall
Men's Singing
Bothy
Senior
Junior		 Any one traditional Scots song to be sung unaccompanied Bowling Club
1.30pm
Traditional Singer
9 & under
13 & under
15 & under		 Any one traditional Scots song to be sung unaccompanied. Competitors must be under 16 on the date of the competition North Kirk Hall
1.30pm
Best Instrumental
12 & under		Any three Scots tunes from the list given under Accordion (Senior). The trophy will be awarded to the best player of fiddle, accordion, melodeon, whistle, recorder, concertina or mouth organ North Kirk
1.30pm
Piano
15 & under		 Any three Scots tunes of the competitor's choice to be played through twice and chosen from: strathspey, reel, march, jig, hornpipe and Scottish waltz North Kirk
Instrumental GroupThe cup will be awarded for the best playing of two or more pieces from the list given in Accordion (Senior). Playing time shall not exceed five minutes and a group will be deemed to consist of three or more players of any description Longmore Hall (L)
1.30pm
Women's SingingAny one traditional Scots song to be sung unaccompanied Longmore Hall (S)
1.30pm
Best Local Singer Any one traditional Scots song to be sung by a person living within 20 miles of Keith Longmore Hall (S)
Storytelling
Senior
Junior		Traditional story or tale to last five minutes or longer at the judge's discretion North Kirk Session Room
1.30pm