The annual, two-day Skye Gathering piping competitions began today (Aug 6) in Portree. Twenty-nine entered for the Dunvegan Medal contest for which pipers have to submit four MacCrimmon tunes.
Previous winners are excluded and play for the Col. Jock MacDonald Clasp to the medal. The winner of the 2024 medal was Sandy Cameron (pictured above courtesy Cailean Maclean). We will add to the lists below as we get the results.
Dunvegan Medal
1 Sandy Cameron
2 Angus MacPhee
3 Callum Wynd
4 John MacDonald
5 Steven Leask
6/8 March
1 Derek Midgley
2 Steven Leask
3 Keith Bowes
4 Fred Morrison
5 Callum Wynd
H&J
1 Fred Morrison
2 Derek Midgley
3 Nick Hudson
4 Cameron May
5 Fraser Allison
Col. Jock MacDonald Clasp for former winners of the Dunvegan Medal (four played)
1 Derek Midgley, Lament for Padruig Òg MacCrimmon
2 Sandy Cameron
3 Fred Morrison
Sandy Cameron and Derek Midgley qualify for the 2025 Silver Chanter.
Kemble Star March
1 Nick Hudson
2 Steven Leask
3 Angus Macphee
4 Derek Midgley
5 Christopher McLeish
6 Darach Urquhart
Peter MacFarquhar Star S&R
1 Nick Hudson
2 Sandy Cameron
3 Derek Midgley
4 Alistair Brown
5 Anna Kumeerlöw
6 Darach Urquhart
Champion Piper (£500): Derek Midgley; Best Light music (£200): Derek Midgley; Best local piper (Finlay MacRae Memorial Trophy): Alastair Brown.
Ceòl Mòr – Open Under-18
1 2 3
March Strathspey & Reel – Open Under-18
1 2 3
Judges: A Forbes, A MacDonald, I MacFadyen, JD MacKenzie, J Taylor
