The Glenfiddich Champion for 2023 is Callum Beaumont. He was placed first in ceòl mòr and won by piobaireachd preference over Finlay Johnston. There was a very large audience in the great hall at Blair Castle, Blair Atholl, and the event was also live-streamed. Pictured above is Alex Gandy winner of the MSR.
Piobaireachd placings:
1 Callum Beaumont, Lament for MacLeod of Colbeck
2 Finlay Johnston
3 Fred Morrison
4 Bruce Gandy
5 Angus MacColl
MSR placings:
1 Alex Gandy
2 Jack Lee
3 Angus MacColl
4 William McCallum
5 Finlay Johnston
The judges were: J Banks, I Duncan, M Henderson, I McLellan, J Taylor, R Worrall
Any chance of getting a pic of the commemorative kilt pin John Wilson gushed about?