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Solo Piping Champions Solo Drumming Champions
1953 WHR Wood - Ballycoan
1954 ???
1955 ???
1956 ???
1957 ???
1958 H.Sawyers - Tullylagan
1959 Tim Keogh - Fintan Lalor
1960 Harry Sawyers
1961 Norman Dodds
1962 Harold Hook
1963 ???
1964 James Boyce - Saintfield
1965 James Boyce - Saintfield
1966 James Boyce - Saintfield
1967 Norman Dodds
1968 Norman Dodds
1969 Enoch Kirk - Robert Armstrong Mem.
1970 Harold Hook - Dromara
1971 Tom Anderson - St.Patrick's Donaghmore *
1972 Harry Stevenson
1973 ???
1974 Norman Dodds
1975 Harold Hook - Dromara
1976 Harold Hook - Dromara
1977 Harold Hook - Dromara
1978 Tom Anderson - Dublin
1979 Ian Jess
1980 Harold Hook - Dromara
1981 Harold Hook - Dromara
1982 Norman Dodds
1983 David Caldwell - Eden
1984 Richard Parkes - Field Marshal Montgomery
1985 K.Stewart - Graham Memorial
1986 Richard Parkes - Field Marshal Montgomery
1987 Richard Parkes - Field Marshal Montgomery
1988 Richard Parkes - Field Marshal Montgomery
1989 Richard Parkes - Field Marshal Montgomery
1990 Terry Tully - St.Laurence O'Toole
1991 Ronan Maguire - St.Laurence O'Toole
1992 Richard Parkes - Field Marshal Montgomery
1993 Jonathan Greenlees - Cullybackey
1994 Terry Tully - St.Laurence O'Toole
1995 David Chesney - Field Marshal Montgomery
1996 Terry Tully - St.Laurence O'Toole
1997 David Caldwell - Eden
1998 Ronan Maguire - St.Laurence O'Toole
1999 Robert Watt - Field Marshal Montgomery
2000 Robert Watt
2001 Richard Parkes - Field Marshal Montgomery
2002 G.Waterson - Bleary and District
2003 Andrew Hall - West Midlands Police
2004 Alen Tully - St.Laurence O'Toole**
2005 Alen Tully - St.Laurence O'Toole
2006 Andrew Carlisle - Field Marshal Montgomery

1952 Sean (Bisto) Keogh - Fintan Lalor
1953 Christy Merrigan - Fintan Lalor
1954 ???
1955 J.Seaton - Ballycoan
1956 ???
1957 ???
1958 Frank Saunders - St.Laurence O'Toole
1959 ???
1960 ???
1961 ???
1962 ???
1963 William Barnham - Robert Armstrong Memorial
1964 ???
1965 John Rea - Ballycoan
1966 J.Gamble - Banbridge
1967 ???
1968 ???
1969 Ronnie Dickson - Dromara
1970 ???
1971 J.Gamble - Anna Holt
1972 Frank Gibson - Robert Armstrong Memorial
1973 Frank Gibson - Ballycoan
1974 Frank Gibson - Ballycoan
1975 Frank Gibson - Ballycoan
1976 Frank Gibson - Ballycoan
1977 William Barnham - Robert Armstrong Memorial
1978 William Barnham - Robert Armstrong Memorial
1979 G.Cairns - Robert Armstrong Memorial
1980 G.Cairns - Robert Armstrong Memorial
1981 Frank Gibson - Cullybackey
1982 Andrew Scullion - Cullybackey
1983 Andrew Scullion - Cullybackey
1984 Keith Orr - RUC
1985 E.Scullion - Bellaghy
1986 Andrew Scullion - Cullybackey
1987 Andrew Scullion - Cullybackey
1988 Andrew Scullion - Cullybackey
1989 John Keogh - St.Laurence O'Toole**
1990 John Keogh - St.Laurence O'Toole
1991 Andrew Scullion - Cullybackey
1992 Andrew Scullion - Cullybackey
1993 Stephen Creighton - St.Joseph's
1994 Andrew Scullion - Cullybackey
1995 Andrew Scullion - Cullybackey
1995 Andrew Scullion - Cullybackey
1996 Andrew Scullion - Eden
1997 Andrew Scullion - Eden
1998 Andrew Scullion - Eden
1999 Andrew Scullion - Field Marshal Montgomery
2000 Aaron McCarten - Ravara
2001 Andrew Scullion - Field Marshal Montgomery
2002 Andrew Scullion
2003 Stephen Creighton - St.Laurence O'Toole
2004 Stephen Creighton - St.Laurence O'Toole
2005 Stephen Creighton - St.Laurence O'Toole
2006 Steven McWhirter - Simon Fraser University


* Tom Anderson , is a Scot and as such is the only non-Irish winner of the event . Tom lived in Dublin for many years and was very active in the IPBA . He acted as Pipe Major of the St. Patrick's Pipe Band , Donaghmore , Co. Tyrone for a few years when that band was a force in Grade 1 .
Tom now resides in Toronto and has played with the 78th. Frasers and other Canadian bands .

** Alen Tully, son of Terry Tully(90/94/96) are the first father/son winners of the Senior Piping Championship.
 In drumming, Sean "Bisto" Keogh 1952 and John Keogh 1989/1990 achieved the same feat as father/son winners of the Senior Drumming Championship.



NOTE : I would be grateful to receive any information on winners not listed as we are unfortunately left with a number of gaps in the record.