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Weekend Games Results Round Up

Judges and piper at Mallaig & Morar

Four different Highland Games piping contests were held over last weekend, three on Saturday and one yesterday, August 3. There were healthy entries at all games despite the clash of dates. Incidentally, we are still awaiting results from the Young Piper of the Year held on Benbecula the week before last. Would the secretary please forward to editor@pipingpress.com.

Once more we appreciate the assistance of those correspondents who have sent the following information and pictures:

Mallaig & Morar Games, August 3
Eleven entered with a high standard reported.
Piobaireachd:
1 Piers Dover, MacFarlane’s Gathering
2 Campbell Wilson, MacDonald of Kinlochmoidart’s Lament No 1
3 Martin Kessler, Lament for Mary MacLeod
4 Decker Forrest, Battle of Waternish

March: 1 Piers Dover 2 Decker Forrest 3 Terry Krog 4 Hector Munro
S&R: 1 Decker Forrest 2 Angus MacPhee 3 Terry Krog 4 Hector Munro
Jig: 1 Campbell Wilson 2 Piers Dover 3 Angus MacPhee 4 Callum Carn
Champion Piper: Piers Dover; Judges: L Hutt, I MacFadyen


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Aboyne Games, August 2
Dr Jack Taylor reports: We had a bumper crowd on a hot, sunny day which sent pipers scurrying for shade at any opportunity. There was a strong field in both junior and senior events. Callum Beaumont was senior champion, with Lachlan Rennie taking the junior honours.

Piobaireachd
1 Callum Beaumont – Mrs MacLeod of Talisker’s Salute
2 William McCallum – Lament for the Earl of Antrim 
3 Ben Duncan – Lament for Ronald MacDonald of Morar
4 Greig Canning – Desperate Battle of the Birds
5 Ed Macilwaine – Lament for the Departure of King James

March: 1 William McCallum 2 Ben Duncan 3 Callum Beaumont 4 Anna Kummerlöw
S&R: 1 Callum Beaumont 2 Ben Duncan 3 William MacCallum 4 Greig Canning
H&J: 1 Callum Brown 2 William McCallum 3 Callum Beaumont 4 Ben Duncan

U18 Champion Lachlan Rennie

U18 Piob.: 1 Lachlan Rennie – Glen is Mine 2 Craig Mitchell – Black Donald’s March 3 Rory Menzies – Munro’s Salute 4 Calum Pearson – Garden of Roses

U18 MSR: 1 Lachlan Rennie 2 Rory Menzies 3 Craig Mitchell 4 Calum Pearson
U14 March: 1 Larry Presslie 2 Aled Lynn

Judges: L Barclay, P Henderson, M Henderson, L Tannock, J Taylor, D Watson, W Wotherspoon. 


Dundonald Games, August 2
Peter Hunt: This Ayrshire games went really well. The weather helped and the organisers sited the solo piping in a decent area away from the bands with the piobaireachd right up at the castle which was a nice setting for it. There were 12 competitors in the seniors and seven in the juniors.

The addition of a piobaireachd competition and the grant from the Piobaireachd Society made a huge difference to the competition as the last couple of years they only had a few competitors in senior and junior light music competitions. I think the promoters are keen for the competition to grow and are prepared to listen to advice so that’s encouraging.

Piobaireachd winner John Dew

Piobaireachd
1 John Dew – McFarlane’s Gathering
2 Campbell Wilson – Lament for the Viscount of Dundee
3 Gordon McCready – Lament for the Earl of Antrim

MSR: 1 Andrew Pattison 2 Gordon McCready 3 Campbell Wilson
H&J: 1 Gordon McCready 2 Campbell Wilson 3 John Dew

Champion Piper: Gordon McCready; Judges: B Donaldson, D Fraser, P Hunt, R MacShannon.


Newtonmore Games, Aug 2
Nineteen entered on what was a warm, sunny day in Badenoch. Unfortunate illness of one of the judges meant the cancellation of the March and Strathspey & Reel competitions. We are awaiting the results of the Jigs.

Piobaireachd
1 Angus MacPhee, Lament for MacLeod of Colbeck
2 Eilean Ianetta-MacKay, Lament for the Viscount of Dundee
3 Calum Carn, MacFarlane’s Gathering
4 Jamie Elder, MacLeod of Raasay’s Salute

Junior Piob: 1 Chris Drummond, Lament for Mary MacLeod 2 Lily Robertson, MacMhurrich’s Salute 3 Mirren Silver, Sir James MacDonald of the Isles’ Lament

Judges: F MacGhee, JD MacKenzie


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