A dry and fairly warm day in the Perthshire Highlands. Some of the prizewinners are pictured above with Piping Convenor Gordon Clark. Piob 1 Brian Lamond, Lament for the Only Son 2 Gwenael Dage, MacCrimmon’s Sweetheart 3 Rebecca Tierney, Old Men of the Shells 4 Finlay Clarke, Lord Lovat’s Lament March 1 Timothy Ness 2 Gwenael Dage 3 Brian Lamond 4 Rebecca Tierney S&R 1 Gwenael Dage 2 Brian Lamond…

His wellies and cape kept out the water…MacStig was our man was on the scene over the weekend The East Lothian town of North Berwick saw sunshine, moderate cloud and cool breeze. Greying over by late afternoon. The arenas were busy and the  dancers, dogs, tug o’ war and ‘heavies’ kept the wider public entertained. The three ring set up was useful given the sheer volume of performances, although it meant…

The rain was persistent throughout the day at Scone Palace and there were a few scratches because of this. Champion Piper Ben Duncan is pictured on a better day earlier in the summer. Open Piobaireachd1st Jonathan Greenlees, Lament for the Children2nd Gordon McCready, Big Spree3rd Edward MacIlwane4th Peter McCalister5th Gordon BruceJudges: C MacLellan, N Mulvie B Piobaireachd1st Callum Watson2nd Ben Duncan3rd Greig Canning4th Craig Martin5th Zephan KnichelJudges: S Samson, L…

Gilbert Cromie reports…The curtain came down on the 2018 NI Branch contest season at Portrush on Saturday and despite the many reservations about the venue, the Lansdown Road Car Park, everything went smoothly. Despite the adverse weather in other parts of the country we enjoyed a pleasant day which contributed to the large crowd who attended. I would like to echo the sentiments of the Chieftain of the Day, Councillor…

A good day of piping in the picturesque village with the Cairngorm Mountains as a backdrop. It was dry but grew colder later on in the day. Piobaireachd 1. Edward McIlwaine, The King’s Taxes 2. Alan Clark, MacCrimmon’s  Sweetheart 3. Gordon Barclay, The Piper’s Warning to his Master 4. John McDonald, Too Long in This Condition (Angus MacKay) 5. John Angus Smith, The Red Hand in MacDonald’s Arms 6. James MacPhee, Glengarry’s March…