The annual contest of the Glasgow Uist & Barra Association was held today in the Otago Street premises of the National Piping Centre. Eleven pipers played in each category. Tunes were selected and given to the pipers one week in advance. Overall champion was Angus MacColl.
Piob:
1 Finlay Johnston, Craigellachie
2 Angus MacColl, Phantom Piper of the Corrieyairick
3 Iain Speirs, MacLeod of Clobeck’s Lament
4 Glenn Brown, The Edinburgh Piobaireachd
5 Alasdair Henderson, Scarce of Fishing
MSR:
1 Sarah Muir, Allan Dodd’s Farewell to Scotland, Cal. Soc. of London, Alick C. MacGregor
2 Iain Speirs, P/M J McWilliams, Arniston Castle, Bessie MacIntyre
3 Finlay Johnston, John MacColl’s March to Kilbowie Cottage, Bob o’ Fettercairn, Sheepwife
4 Angus MacColl, Highland Wedding, Ewe wi’ the Crookit Horn, Lachlan MacPhail of Tiree
5 Alasdair Henderson, Hugh Kennedy, Piper’s Bonnet, Sandy Cameron
H&J:
1 Angus MacColl, Redondo Beach, Skye
2 Alasdair Henderson, Train Journey North, Alex MacDonald
3 Connor Sinclair, John MacKenzie’s Fancy, Inspector Campbell, Ness
4 Iain Speirs, Arthur Gillies, Angus John MacNeill, Barra
5 Gordon McCready, Raigmore, Hen’s March
Judges: C Armstrong, P Henderson, C MacLellan. More to follow.
What were the tunes given to the pipers? Is that information regularly published?