{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox recurring event | name = World Solo Drumming Championships | image = |caption = | frequency = Annually | location = Glasgow | years_active = 1947–present |participants_title = Current Champion |participants = Steven McWhirter, Inveraray & District | sponsor = Andante Drums & Percussion | genre = Solo snare drumming competition | website =https://www.glasgowlife.org.uk/arts-music-and-culture/world-pipe-band-championships/world-solo-drumming-championship }} The '''World Solo Drumming Championships''' is an annual event organized by the Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rspba.org/ |title=Home |website=rspba.org}}</ref> and sponsored (since 2000) by Andante Drums & Percussion. First prize in the Adult division is considered the top individual award obtainable in competitive pipe band snare drumming.

==History== Little is known of the event prior to 1947, although the book "One Hundred Years of Pipe Band Drumming" (Young & Chatto) mentions Charlie Davis winning the "SPBA Individual Solo Drumming Championships" in 1937.<ref>{{cite book|title=One Hundred Years of Pipe Band Drumming|last1=Young|first1=Wilson|last2=Chatto|first2=Allan |publisher= Wilson Young Publishing |year=2000|isbn=9780953794300|location=|pages=}}</ref>

No event was held in 1999 due to a lack of sponsorship.

Jim Kilpatrick has been most successful over the years, being named World Champion a record 16 times. The current title holder is Steven McWhirter of Inveraray & District Pipe Band.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rspba.org/results/listwsdchamps.php?Year=2015 |title=RSPBA results |publisher=RSPBA |accessdate=4 June 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pipesdrums.com/article/steven-mcwhirter-wins-2024-world-solo-drumming-championship/ |title=Steven McWhirter wins 2024 World Solo Drumming Championship |publisher= pipes/drums |accessdate=20 October 2024}}</ref>

==List of winners== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- |- align=left |width=100 bgcolor=#f9f9f9|'''Year''' | width="280" bgcolor="#efefef" |'''Winner''' | width="320" bgcolor="#efefef" |'''Band Affiliation''' | width="100" bgcolor="#efefef" |'''Win #''' |- | 1947 || George (Geordie) Pryde || Edinburgh Specials Pipe Band || 1 |- | 1948 || James (Jimmy) Catherwood || Edinburgh City Police Pipe Band || 1 |- | 1949 || Alex Duthart || Dalzell Highland Pipe Band || 1 |- | 1950 || Alex Duthart || Dalzell Highland Pipe Band || 2 |- | 1951 || Alex Duthart || Dalzell Highland Pipe Band || 3 |- | 1952 || A. McCallum || || 1 |- | 1953 || Alex Duthart || Dalzell Highland Pipe Band || 4 |- | 1954 || John B. (Jock) Kerr || Shotts and Dykehead Caledonia Pipe Band || 1 |- | 1955 || J. Neil || || 1 |- | 1956 || Davie Splitt || Lochore Pipe Band || 1 |- | 1957 || J. Robb || || 1 |- | 1958 || Alex Helie || Renfrew Pipe Band || 1 |- | 1959 || Adam Clacher || Michael Colliery Pipe Band || 1 |- | 1960 || Willie Clark || Clan MacRae Society Pipe Band || 1 |- | 1961 || Alex Duthart || Shotts and Dykehead Caledonia Pipe Band || 5 |- | 1962 || Robert (Bob) Montgomery || Edinburgh City Police Pipe Band || 1 |- | 1963 || Dave Armit || Shotts and Dykehead Caledonia Pipe Band || 1 |- | 1964 || Jim Hutton || Muirhead & Sons Pipe Band || 1 |- | 1965 || Robert (Bert) Barr || Shotts and Dykehead Caledonia Pipe band || 1 |- | 1966 || Robert (Bobby) Rae || Ballycoan Pipe Band || 1 |- | 1967 || Wilson Young || Red Hackle Pipe Band || 1 |- | 1968 || Alex Duthart || Edinburgh City Police Pipe Band || 6 |- | 1969 || Robert (Bob) Montgomery || Edinburgh City Police Pipe Band || 2 |- | 1970 || Jim Hutton || Edinburgh City Police Pipe Band || 2 |- | 1971 || Jim Hutton || Edinburgh City Police Pipe Band || 3 |- | 1972 || Joe Noble || Renfrew Pipe Band || 1 |- | 1973 || Jim Hutton || Shotts and Dykehead Caledonia Pipe Band || 4 |- | 1974 || Robert (Bert) Barr || Shotts and Dykehead Caledonia Pipe Band || 2 |- | 1975 || Joe Noble || British Caledonian Airways (Renfrew) Pipe Band || 2 |- | 1976 || Robert (Bert) Barr || Shotts and Dykehead Caledonia Pipe Band || 3 |- | 1977 || Jim Kilpatrick || Shotts and Dykehead Caledonia Pipe Band || 1 |- | 1978 || John Scullion || Shotts and Dykehead Caledonia Pipe Band || 1 |- | 1979 || John Scullion || Shotts and Dykehead Caledonia Pipe Band || 2 |- | 1980 || Jim Kilpatrick || Polkemmet Colliery Pipe Band Pipe Band || 2 |- | 1981 || John Scullion || Shotts and Dykehead Caledonia Pipe Band || 3 |- | 1982 || John Scullion || Shotts and Dykehead Caledonia Pipe Band || 4 |- | 1983 || Jim Kilpatrick || Polkemmet Colliery Pipe Band Pipe Band || 3 |- | 1984 || Robert (Bobby) Rea || Royal Ulster Constabulary Pipe Band || 2 |- | 1985 || Jim Kilpatrick || Polkemmet Grorud Pipe Band Pipe Band || 4 |- | 1986 || Jim Kilpatrick || Polkemmet Grorud Pipe Band Pipe Band || 5 |- | 1987 || Andrew Scullion || Pipes & Drums of the Royal Ulster Constabulary|| 1 |- | 1988 || Arthur Cook || Lothian & Borders Police Pipe Band || 1 |- | 1989 || Paul Turner || Vale of Atholl Pipe Band || 1 |- | 1990 || Jim Kilpatrick || Shotts and Dykehead Caledonia Pipe Band || 6 |- | 1991 || Jim Kilpatrick || Shotts and Dykehead Caledonia Pipe Band || 7 |- | 1992 || Jim Kilpatrick || Shotts and Dykehead Caledonia Pipe Band || 8 |- | 1993 || Andrew Scullion || Cullybackey Pipe Band || 2 |- | 1994 || Gordon Brown || Boghall and Bathgate Caledonia Pipe Band || 1 |- | 1995 || Jim Kilpatrick || Shotts and Dykehead Caledonia Pipe Band || 9 |- | 1996 || Jim Kilpatrick || Shotts and Dykehead Caledonia Pipe Band || 10 |- | 1997 || Andrew Scullion || Eden Pipe Band || 3 |- | 1998 || Jim Kilpatrick || Shotts and Dykehead Caledonia Pipe Band || 11 |- | 1999 || *No contest was held this year* || || |- | 2000 || Jim Kilpatrick || Shotts and Dykehead Caledonia Pipe Band || 12 |- | 2001 || Jim Kilpatrick || Shotts and Dykehead Caledonia Pipe Band || 13 |- | 2002 || Gordon Brown || Boghall and Bathgate Caledonia Pipe Band || 2 |- | 2003 || Jim Kilpatrick || Shotts and Dykehead Caledonia Pipe Band || 14 |- | 2004 || Jim Kilpatrick || Shotts and Dykehead Caledonia Pipe Band || 15 |- | 2005 || Jim Kilpatrick || Shotts and Dykehead Caledonia Pipe Band || 16 |- | 2006 || Steven McWhirter || Simon Fraser University Pipe Band || 1 |- | 2007 || Barry Wilson || ScottishPower Pipe Band || 1 |- | 2008 || Barry Wilson || ScottishPower Pipe Band || 2 |- | 2009 || Barry Wilson || ScottishPower Pipe Band || 3 |- | 2010 || Barry Wilson || ScottishPower Pipe Band || 4 |- | 2011 || Steven McWhirter || Inveraray & District Pipe Band || 2 |- | 2012 || Steven McWhirter || Inveraray & District Pipe Band || 3 |- | 2013 || Steven McWhirter || Inveraray & District Pipe Band || 4 |- | 2014 || Steven McWhirter || Inveraray & District Pipe Band || 5 |- | 2015 || Steven McWhirter || Inveraray & District Pipe Band || 6 |- | 2016 || Steven McWhirter || Inveraray & District Pipe Band || 7 |- | 2017 || Steven McWhirter || Inveraray & District Pipe Band || 8 |- | 2018 || Steven McWhirter|| Inveraray and District || 9 |- | 2019 || Steven McWhirter|| Inveraray and District|| 10 |- | 2022 || Steven McWhirter || Inveraray and District|| 11 |- | 2023 || Kerr McQuillan<ref>{{Cite web |title=2023 World Solo Snare Drumming Champion: Kerr McQuillan; Cameron Sinclair wins Tenor title |url=https://www.pipesdrums.com/article/2023-world-solo-snare-drumming-champion-kerr-mcquillan/ |access-date=2025-10-20 |website=pipes{{!}}drums |language=en-US}}</ref>|| Peoples Ford Boghall and Bathgate Caledonia Pipe Band|| 1 |- | 2024 || Steven Mcwhirter || Inveraray and District|| 12 |- |2025 |Kerr McQuillan <ref>{{Cite web |title= Kerr McQuillan: 2025 World Solo Snare Drumming Champion; Jordan Baillie wins Tenor Championship |url=https://www.pipesdrums.com/article/kerr-mcquillan-2025-world-solo-snare-drumming-champion-jordan-baillie-win-tenor-championship/ |access-date=2025-10-20 |website=pipes{{!}}drums |language=en-US}}</ref> |Peoples Ford Boghall and Bathgate Caledonia Pipe Band |2 |}

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * {{Official website|http://www.rspba.org/}}

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