Piper Dirk Otten

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Piper Dirk Otten from Belgium has over 16 years experience in playing the Bagpipes.

His musical career began in the ‘Mac Kenzie’ Pipe Band in Ghent (Belgium) in 1994

In 1996, a small group that wanted to go in competition was launched,,that became ‘the Fleming Pipe Band’, and was situated in Ghent. in 1997 Dirk became Pipe Major of the Band. Within three years, the Band was eager to learn and growed into a well-know Band.

In 1998, he became a playing member of the ‘Antwerp & District Pipe Band’ in the province of Antwerp (B)

Records : Solo's and as a PipeMajor (B)

1999 - 1^st place 6/8 March solo Championships (NL)

2000 - 1^st place 6/8 March solo Championships (NL)
2001 - 1^st place 6/8 March solo National Championships (B)
2001 – 2^nd place grade 4 (PM Dirk) Fleming PipeBand National Championships (B)

2002 - 1^st place grade 4 ( PM Dirk) Fleming PipeBand National Championships (B)
2002 - 1^st place 2/4 March solo National Championship (B)

2002 - 1^st place Strathspey & Reel solo National Championships (B)
2002 - 1^st place 6/8 March solo National Championships (B)

2003 – 7nd place Fleming PipeBand (B) in European Championships out of 27 PipeBands

PipeMajor Dirk

Records : Piper Dirk with Antwerp & District PB // Mühl Pipes & Drums.

1998 - 3^rd place in grade 3A at the Cowal Games in Dunoon (Scotl)
2000 - 3^rd place in grade 3A at the British Championships, Ashbourne (Uk)
2001 - 1^st place grade 3A in Colchester (Essex –Uk)
     - 1^st in grade 3A & grade 2 MSR in Leipzig Pipe Band Competition (Germany)
2002 - 1^st place in grade 2 and 2^nd in grade 3 :Continental PB Championships (NL)
   - 2^nd place in grade 3A at the Cowel Games, Dunoon (Scotl)
     - 1^st Open grade - 2^nd place grade 2 & 3A in PipeBand Championship Alden Biesen (Belg)

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