Ceòl beag is the focus of the second day at Oban with competitions for ‘A’ and ‘B’ grade March and Strathspey & Reel and Jig. There is also the Intermediate MSR for young pipers who played in the MacGregor Memorial the day before, and local contests.
Conditions were wet and windy but canopies provided for judges and competitors offered a good degree of protection from the elements.
‘A’ March, Royal Scottish Pipers’ Society Bronze Star
1 Callum Beaumont, £140
2 Ben Duncan, £110
3 Cameron MacDougall, £85
4 Liam Kernaghan, £70
5 Calum Moffat, £60
6 Sandy Cameron, £40
Judges: J Banks, A MacDonald, R Wallace
‘A’ S&R, Argyllshire Gathering Silver Medal
1 Calum Brown, £140
2 Nick Hudson, £110
3 Craig Muirhead, £85
4 Alan Bevan, £70
5 Sarah Muir, £60
6 Andrew Donlon, £40
Judges: I Duncan, M Henderson, J Wilson
‘B’ March
1 Cameron Bonar, £95
2 Callum Wynd, £70
3 Zephan Knickel, £60
4 Fraser Allison, £50
5 John Dew, £40
Judges: E Anderson, B Donaldson, R MacShannon
‘B’ S&R
1 Cameron May, £95
2 Cameron Bonar, £70
3 Bobby Allen, £60
4 Bradley Parker, £50
5 Ross Miller, £40
Judges: D Fraser, B Hitchings, R Worrall
Jigs, Donald Shaw Ramsay Memorial Trophy, 49 played
1 Greg Wilson, £90
2 Nick Hudson, £65
3 Callum Watson, £55
4 Alan Bevan, £45
5 Steven Gray, £35
Judges: W Wotherspoon, I MacFadyen
Intermediate MSR, RG Hardie Memorial Trophy
1 Kyle Cameron, £60
2 Liam Nicolson, £50
3 Cameron MacPhail, £40
4 Calum Bevan, £30
5 Maggie McConnochie, £20
Judges: M Cusack, A Forbes, I MacFadyen
Junior MSR, Duke’s Medal: 1 Hugh Anderson, £200 bursary 2 Alfie Robertson, Silver Medal 3 Alasdair Bullock, Bronze Medal
Local March: 1 Cameron MacPhail, £65 2 Alfie Robertson, £55 3 Calum McGuigan, £45 4 Euan McCracken, £35
Local S&R: 1 Cameron MacPhail, £65 2 Alfie Robertson, £55 3 Calum McGuigan, £45 4 Euan McCracken, £35
Angus Nicol Quaich for most points in Silver Medal and ‘B’ Grade: Cameron May
Royal Celtic Society Prize for Champion Piper (Snr. Piob. & Former Winners’ MSR): Stuart Liddell
Angus Nicol Memorial Medal for most points in MacGregor Piobaireachd and RG Hardie Intermediate MSR: Kyle Cameron
• Check out Day 1 results here.
