The latest round in the popular CLASP amateur competition series was held in Glasgow at the Piping Centre in McPhater Street yesterday, March 2. Overall Winners were: Grade 1 – John Frater, Grade 2 – John Nevans, Grade 3 – Kathryn McEwan.
Grade 1 Piob: 1 John Frater, Lament for MacSwan of Roaig 2 Eddie Boland 3 Graham Farr 4 Robert Wilson 5 Stewart Allan 6 Craig Turnbull
Grade 2 Piob: 1 Jamie Gallagher 2 Donald Morrison 3 Sally Mason
Grade 3 Piob: 1 Adam Aitchison 2 Kathryn McEwan 3 Thomas Warriner
Grade 1 March: 1 John Frater 2 Jamie Gallagher 3 Robert Wilson 4 Graham Farr 5 Eddie Boland 6 Craig Turnbull
Grade 1 S&R: 1 John Frater 2 Jamie Gallagher 3 Graham Farr 4 Eddie Boland 5 Craig Turnbull 6 Rebecca Paterson
Grade 1 Jig: 1 Jamie Gallagher 2 Craig Turnbull 3 Eddie Boland 4 Rebecca Paterson 5 Douglas Small 6 John Frater
Grade 2 March: 1 John Nevans 2 Colin Bathgate 3 Donald Morrison
Grade 2 S&R: 1 John Nevans 2 Colin Bathgate 3 Tony Doherty
Grade 2 Jig: 1 Colin Bathgate 2 John Nevans 3 Tony Doherty
Grade 3 March: 1 Alister Robinson 2 Kathryn McEwan 3 Adam Aitchison 4 Sally Mason 5 Anthony MacLachlan 6 Jamie Thomas
Grade 3 S&R: 1 Alister Robinson 2 Kathryn McEwan 3 Anthony MacLachlan 4 Adam Aitchison 5 Sally Mason 6 Jamie Thomas
Grade 3 Jig: 1 Alister Robinson 2 Kathryn McEwan 3 Adam Aitchison
Judges: J Greenlees and E Conway
Thanks, Len. An enjoyable day – good company, good listening, plenty of musical performances from fellow competitors. CLASP has been a great way for me to improve my piping, especially in terms of delivering a performance. Taking part in competition can be daunting, but CLASP provides a friendly, encouraging atmosphere. A big thank you to Margaret and colleagues.
John
Well done, John