This competition was held today, March 9, at the old College of Piping building in Otago Street, Glasgow. Pipers were given their tunes one week in advance.
There was a large and appreciative audience throughout the day. Ten invited pipers competed.
Ceòl Mòr, Glasgow Highland Club Medal
1 Callum Beaumont, £220, (above), Donald Gruamach’s March
2 William McCallum, £175, Earl of Ross’s March
3 Alasdair Henderson, £110, Bells of Perth
4 Iain Speirs, £85, Nameless-Cherede Darievea
5 Craig Sutherland, £65, Macleod of Colbeck’s Lament
MSR
1 Sarah Muir, £165, Allan Dodd’s Farewell to Scotland, Lady MacKenzie of Gairloch, Roddy MacDonald’s Fancy
2 Craig Sutherland, £110, MacLean of Pennycross, Islay Ball, John MacKechnie
3 Alasdair Henderson, £85, Col. MacLean of Ardgour, Cal. Soc. of London, Sandy Cameron
4 William McCallum, £75, Angus Campbell’s Farewell to Stirling, Shepherd’s Crook, John MacKechnie
5 Finlay Johnston, £65, Leaving Lunga, Cat Lodge, Brown Haired Maid
H&J
1 Sarah Muir, £70, The Sorcerer
2 Craig Sutherland, £60, The Gladiator, Donald Cameron’s Powderhorn
3 William McCallum, £50, Piper’s Controversy, Over to Uist
4 Alasdair Henderson, £40, Dora Watt, Donald MacLennan’s Tuning Phrase
5 Callum Beaumont, £30, Raigmore, Kenny Gillies of Portnalong
Judges for all events: J Banks, R Barnes, W Morrison. Stay tuned for more from the Uist & Barra.
A great afternoon’s piping in the light music section. The standard was extremely high and those of us fortunate enough to be present had a really enjoyable time. Sincere thanks to President Mags Sproat, piping convenor John Angus Smith and the rest of the team at Comunn Uibhist agus Bharraigh Ghlaschu for a job well done and to all the competitors for providing a splendid musical experience.
`One question – where were the magnificent trophies?