Atholl Gathering Results

Robert Wallace

7 years ago

The Atholl Gathering took place today in the grounds of Blair Castle, Blair Atholl, Perthshire, writes the Editor. Weather was dry and pleasant – ideal for piping and it drew a large and appreciative crowd to the first major games contest of the summer.

The Champion Piper was Angus D. MacColl and how pleasing for the organisers to have this master piper supporting their contest. Angus is pictured above shortly after the Champion Piper announcement was made.

Angus placed second in Open Piob and first in MSR and H&J. Winner of the Open Piobaireachd was David Wilton. What a great eight days for David, his band Lomond & Clyde having taken the Grade 2 title at last week’s British Pipe Band Championships at Paisley.

In all fifty adult and 12 junior pipers played. Novice pipers from the Army School of Piping, all full-time soldiers, kindly provided the stewarding. They did a terrific job.

Three tunes of each were asked for in the Piobaireachd and in the Ceol Beag heats. The MSR final required three tunes of each and the H&J final was own choice.

The Atholl Highlanders Pipe Band under P/M Ian Duncan, led the Highlanders from the Castle to the games field at 1.15pm. This was followed by a minute’s silence in respect for the victims of the Manchester bombing atrocity who sadly included young Barra piper Eilidh MacLeod.

Results:

P/A/Open Piobaireachd:
1 David Wilton, The Piper’s Warning
2 Angus D MacColl, Red Speckled Bull
3 Craig Sutherland, Nameless Dro o Dro
4 Innes Smith
5 Jonathan Greenlees
Judges: R Barnes, C MacLellan

B Piobaireachd
1 Charles MacDonald, Lament for Captain MacDougall
2 Calum Wynd, MacDougall’s Gathering
3 John McDonald, Too Long in this Condition
4 Cameron MacDougall, Lament for the Duke of Hamilton
5 Eddie Gaul, Lady Margaret MacDonald’s Salute
Judges: S Shedden, R Wallace

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C Piobaireachd
1 Calum Ian Brown, Earl of Seaforth’s Salute
2 Eireann Ianetta MacKay, Lament for Viscount Dundee
3 John Cameron, Too Long in this Condition
4 Dan Nevans, Isobel MacKay
5 William Waites, Lament for Donald of Laggan
Judges: A Maclean, S Samson

MSR Final
1 Angus D MacColl
2 Craig Sutherland
3 David Wilton
4 Graham Drummond
5 Ben Duncan/ Steven Leask
Judges: I McLellan, T Speirs

Calum Ian Brown, Charles MacDonald and David Wilton, the three piobaireachd winners at today’s Atholl Gathering

H&J Final
1 Angus D MacColl
2 Steven Leask
3 Graham Mulholland
4 Craig Sutherland
5 David Wilton
Judges: A Frater, P GrantJunior Piob
1 Andrew Ferguson
2 Luke Kennedy
3 Finlay Cameron
4 John McLaren

Junior MSR
1 Brodie Watson-Massey
2 Luke Kennedy
3 Andrew Ferguson
4 Douglas Mair

Junior Jig
1 Andrew Ferguson
2 Brodie Watson-Massey
3 Douglas Mair
4 Luke Kennedy

All junior events were own choice and were judged by E Anderson and A Forbes.

• Following the rest of the games season? Check out our Guide to the Games here.

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