Warm and dry for the final Highland games of the season. There was a two-minute silence for HM The Queen and a lone piper played the lament. Twenty played in the seniors, eight in the juniors. Champion Piper was Craig Sutherland who is pictured above on the boards today.
A composing competition to mark the 170th Anniversary of the Pitlochry Games has been won by Niall Matheson, Inverness. Niall was in attendance to perform the tune.
Dozens of entries were received from all over the world and there is now the possibility that these will be collected into a new book of tunes. More here.
Results:
MSR (three of each asked for)
1 Craig Sutherland, Lonach Gathering, Islay Ball, Lochcarron,
2 Chris McLeish, Maclean of Pennycross, Dora MacLeod, Mrs MacPherson of Inveran
3 Cameron May, Inveran, Cat Lodge, Dr MacPhail
4 Brian Lamond, Dr EG MacKinnon, Shepherd’s Crook, The Flaggon
5 Eddie Gaul, Pap of Glencoe, Maggie Cameron, Sandy Cameron
6 Finlay Frame, Braes of Castle Grant, John Roy Stewart, Ca’ the Ewes
6/8 March (own choice), Sandy Spence Memorial Trophy
1 Craig Sutherland
2 Brian Lamond
3 Craig Black
4 Jamie Brownlie
5 Angus MacPhee
6 Hector Munro
Jig (two, own choice)
1 Brian Lamond
2 Craig Sutherland
3 Chris McLeish
4 Angus MacPhee
5 Dan Nevans
6 Finlay Frame
15-17 MSR
1 MacKenzie Fraser
2 Archie McNab
3 Arran Green
4 Peter MacKay
5 Emily Anderson
U15 MSR
1 Hamish Stevens
2 Rory Menzies
3 Archie Leonard
4 Charlie Mack
5 Joseph Townsley
Local March
1 Archie McNab
2 Hamish Stevens
Local S&R
1 Archie McNab
2 Hamish Stevens
Judges on duty were: B Donaldson, D Fraser, A Maclean, R Wallace