Pipe band and solo piping competitions held for the first time at this event today, organised by the London & South of England branch of the RSPBA. The weather was warm but overcast.
Open (professional) events – 5 competed
Piobaireachd
1. Julian Smart (The Kings Taxes)
2. Pipe Major Roger Huth (Lament for Alasdair Dearg MacDonnell of Glengarry)
3. Ross Ferguson (The MacFarlane’s Gathering)
March, Strathspey & Reel
1. Pipe Major Roger Huth
2. Fraser Stewart
3. Julian Smart
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6/8 March
1. Pipe Major Roger Huth
2. Fraser Stewart
3. Ross Ferguson
Hornpipe & Jig
1. Ross Ferguson
2. Pipe Major Roger Huth
3. Fraser Stewart
Amateur events – 7 competed
Piobaireachd
1. Ryan Smart (The Lament for Mary MacLeod)
2. Philip Duthie (The Little Spree)
3. Bill Copland (The Lament for Donald of Laggan)
March, Strathspey & Reel
1. Ryan Smart
2. Philip Duthie
3. Bill Copland
6/8 March
1. Ryan Smart
2. Philip Duthie
3. Robert Cunningham
Hornpipe & Jig
1. Ryan Smart
2. Philip Duthie
3. Robert Cunningham
All solo piping events judged by Roderick Livingstone
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A very enjoyable day of challenges from City of London PB soloists plus the bonus of hearing Julian Smart play the Kings Taxes, full of our music, in the Open Ceol Mor