Twenty-one played in the senior events at Killin Games on Wednesday (Aug 7) with a strong turnout in the junior events, too. Despite ominous torrential rain when pipers were gathering, conditions soon changed to occasional sunshine and showers. Champion Piper: John Dew.
Piob: 1 Jamie Forrester, MacDougall’s Gathering 2 Jonathon Simpson, Cronin Phadruig Seumas 3 Ben Mulhearn, MacNeill of Barra’s March 4 Josh Chandler, Melbank’s Salute
March
1 John Dew
2 Jonathon Simpson
3 Brodie Watson Massey
4 Scott McCaskill
S&R
1 John Dew
2 Jonathon Simpson
3 Craig Muirhead
4 Austin Diepenhorst
Jig
1 John Dew
2 Scott McCaskill
3 David Bruce
4 Jamie Forrester
U18 Piob.: 1 Christopher Drummond 2 Peter Mackay 3 Douglas Baird 4 Fraser Hamilton
U18 March: 1 Christopher Drummond 2 Douglas Baird 3 Fraser Hamilton 4 Peter Mackay
U18 S&R: 1 Christopher Drummond 2 Fraser Hamilton 3 Douglas Baird 4 Peter Mackay
U18 Jig: 1 Fraser Hamilton 2 Christopher Drummond 3 Douglas Baird 4 Peter Mackay
U14 Piob.: 1 James Silcock 2 Hamish Stephens 3 Callan Erskine 4= Owen McCreadie/ Morla Bruce
U14 March: 1 James Silcock 2 Morla Bruce 3 Owen McCreadie 4 Liam Kennedy
U14 S&R: 1 Owen McCreadie 2 James Silcock 3 Hamish Stephens 4 Callan Erskine
U14 Jig: 1 James Silcock 2 Owen McCreadie 3 Morla Bruce 4 Liam Kennedy
Judges: J Banks, L Barclay, R Clark, B Donaldson, I Duncan, N Mulvie
Ballater Games
Ballater Highland Games were held in the village’s Monaltrie Park, in the shadow of Craigendarroch Hill, the landmark that the 2/4 march is named after.
The weather was pleasant and the organisers had a good crowd in attendance. There were 14 in the adult piping competitions.
Piobaireachd
1 Angus MacPhee, Earl of Ross’s March
2 John McDonald, Cave of Gold
3 Louis Davis, Hiharin dro o dro
4 Andrew Donlon, Farewell to the Laird of Islay
5 Greig Canning, MacNeil of Barra’s March
6 Anna Kummerlöw, Lament for MacSwan of Roaig
March: 1 Andrew Donlon 2 Josh Chandler 3 Liam Nicolson 4 Greig Canning
S&R: 1 Anna Kummerlöw 2 Greig Canning 3 Liam Nicolson 4 James McPetrie
U14 March: 1 Larry Presslie 2 Matthew Cowie 3 Sophie Bird 4 Liam Keating
U14 S. Air & March: 1 Liam Keating 2 Andrew Fraser 3 Larry Presslie 4 Sophie Bird
U18 March: 1 James Fraser 2 Craig Mitchell 3 Rory Menzies 4 Larry Presslie
U18 S&R: 1 Craig Mitchell 2 James Fraser 3 Larry Presslie 4 Liam Keating
Judges: E Anderson, L Barclay, N Selbie, D Watson
