The rain held off and was mainly warm and sunny throughout the day in Badenoch. Ben Duncan (pictured) of the Army School of Piping continued his tremendously successful summer round the games, once again being declared Champion Piper. Judges on the light music were Jimmy Jackson and Gordon Clark with John Don MacKenzie on the Piobaireachd. Champion Piper: Ben Duncan. Junior Champion Piper: Finlay Cameron. Piobaireachd 1 Ben Duncan 2 Darach…
From our correspondent in the (muddy) field with brightening sky…..On a bright sunny morning and early afternoon (yes, really), the east coast competition was well attended with over 80 band performances. A little shower at one stage, the breeze kept it ‘Moving Cloud’ until around 4pm when the wind picked up and the sky darkened. And boy oh boy did the Pipe Band Club (Australia) get the worst of it…
Very sunny with only the odd shower to spoil the day for the large crowd. They were thrilled when a surprise visit was paid to the gathering by Her Majesty The Queen, this to mark their 150th anniversary. Seventeen pipers played in the open categories. Pictured above is Champion Piper Allan Russell. Piping Convenor Dr Jack Taylor adds: ‘Sunny day with a cooling breeze enough to set the flags fluttering. …
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