On Saturday, June 27, Victoria Park came alive in a wash of colours and styles,{{more}} as 13 bands proudly paraded their designs, but were pipped to the post by the top bandâs âIllusion â Never See, Come Seeâ 2015 presentation.
Blondie Bird and Friends, led by band leader Elroy âBlondie Birdâ Boyd, walked away with first and second place in the Individuals (age 5 – 9) category with âMagicâ (1st) and âIllusion of Grandeurâ (2nd). The band also took first and second place spots in the Individuals (age 10 – 15) category with âOptical Illusionâ (1st) and âOne Moment in Timeâ (2nd).
Additionally, Blondie Bird and Friends dominated the Junior Section category â scooping first and second place with âOne Moment in Timeâ and âMusical Illusionâ, respectively. In the Uptown Competition, the band had to settle for second place, edged out by SVG Players International Mas Band with its âMasqueradeâ presentation.
In the Junior Queen competition, Blondie Birds and Friends placed first with âDaydreamâ; SVG Players International placed second with âImaginationâ; Digicel Nelson Bloc took third with âVincy Heatâ; and âHansel and Gretelâ secured fourth place for High Voltage Mas Production.
In the Junior King competition, Blondie Bird and Friends again dominated with âHand Shadowsâ, while SVG Players International placed second with âRise of the Phoenixâ. Third place went to Digicel Nelson Bloc for âSoca Warrior,â and fourth place went to High Voltage Mas Productionâs âOompa Loompaâ.
Second place in the Junior Band of the Year was taken by Digicel Nelson Bloc with âSoccer â the Game of the Peopleâ; third went to SVG Players International with âMasqueradeâ; fourth place, High Voltage Mas Productionâs âCandy Worldâ; fifth place, Dragons Cultural Organizationâs â50th Anniversary Celebrationâ; and sixth was Tribes Mas Band with âAn Explosion of Coloursâ.
The other results were as follows:
Individuals (5 – 9)
3rd â âMasqueradeâ by SVG Players International
4th â âSkittlesâ by Tribes Mas Band
Individuals (10 – 15)
3rd â âGem of the Antillesâ by SVG Players International
4th â âKissâ by High Voltage Mas Production
Uptown Competition
3rd â âSoccer: the game of the Peopleâ by Digicel Nelson Bloc
4th â â50th Anniversary Celebrationâ by Dragons Cultural Organisation
5th â âSongs from Machel Montanoâ by Lynx Mas Band
6th â âCandy Worldâ by High Voltage Mas Production
This was the second year in a row that Blondie Bird and Friends was adjudged Junior Carnival Band of the Year; and they will undoubtedly be looking to replicate last yearâs first place success at Mardi Gras too, which takes place on Tuesday, July 7. (JSV)