[Jamie]

To all the drummers out there, in case you weren't aware the World Solo Drumming Championships were held in Glasgow last weekend, with Barry Wilson (Lead Side of Scottish Power) taking out the overall title for the 4th year in a row. Full results and breakdown are available on http://www.rspba.org

A big congratulations to the Canterbury Cale's own James Laughlin who made it through to the semi final, and was only 2 spots away from making the final - a fantastic effort for his first time back at the World Solo's since 2007 . Recordings of James' semi-final performance, along with the rest of the semi-finalists and all of the performances in the final are available from http://www.gusweb.org - a small donation is required for access to these recordings, but I highly recommend it as a small price to pay for a sampling of the best solo drumming you will hear.

A great effort too from Kiwi Libby O'Brien who finished 9th in her heat, and also to Stac's leading side James Le Leivre, who competed in Juvenile Section 3 - the first Kiwi to compete in Juvenile that I'm aware of - a daunting task when competing against drummers who are members of top Grade 1 bands such as SFU, Boghall, Shotts & Scottish Power. Great to see some good representation of Aotearoa over there!!