Lonach Games were held last Saturday, August 22nd. Thanks to the very attractive prize money there was a large entry in the Seniors – 28. Conditions were cool with a blustery wind. The piobaireachd competition finished at 7.15pm to the strains of the disco starting up.
A big change from a few years ago when two retired players who happened to be judging another event took the two vacant prize spots – 5th and 6th. All prizes in the ceol mor went to overseas pipers.
Piobaireachd
1 Nick Hudson – Port Urlar (£500)
2 Derek Midgley – A Welcome for Patrick Struan (£300)
3 Ed McIlwaine – King’s Taxes (£200)
4 Zephan Knichel – Nameless Hiharin dro o dro
5 Andrew Zhao – Farewell to the Queensferry
6 Cameron Bonar – Earl of Seaforth’s Salute
March: 1 Angus MacPhee 2 Zephan Knichel 3 Liam Nicolson 4 Liam Kernaghan 5 Ross Miller 6 Alistair Lee
S&R: 1 Cameron Bonar 2 Liam Nicolson 3 Nick Hudson 4 Angus MacPhee 5 Dan Lyden 6 Ross Miller
William Grant Composition (13 entered) 1 Liam Kernaghan 2 Nick Hudson 3 Malachi Johannsen 4 John MacDonald 5 Derek Midgley 6 Andrew Zhao
U18 Piob.: 1 Lachlan Rennie 2 Rory Menzies 3 Abby Long 4 Larry Presslie
U18 March: (7 entered): 1 Lachlan Rennie 2 Rory Menzies 3 Abby Long 4 Larry Presslie 5 Andrew Fraser 6 Ethan Lowe
U18 S&R: (7 entered): 1 Lachlan Rennie 2 Larry Presslie 3 Rory Menzies 4 Abby Long 5 Harper Cheyne 6 Andrew Fraser
Champion Piper: Lachlan Rennie
U14 March (10 entered): 1 Larry Presslie 2 Anya O’Gorman 3 Abi Clark 4 Harper Cheyne 5 Aled Lynn 6 Kate Elliot
U14 S&R (8 entered): 1 Larry Presslie 2 Anya O’Gorman 3 Harper Cheyne 4 Aled Lynn 5 Kate Elliot 6 Abi Clark
Champion Piper: Larry Presslie
Judges: R Barnes, G Brown, L Barclay, P Smith, L Tannock, J Taylor.
Killin Games were held earlier this month, on August 5. We have only just got the results. They were as follows:
Piob.: 1 Scott Barrie 2 Ross Conner 3 John Dew 4 Callum Wynd
March: 1 Callum Wynd 2 John Dew 3 Ross Conner 4 Scott Barrie
S&R: 1 John Dew 2 Callum Wynd 3 Ross Conner 4 David Bruce
Jig: 1 David Bruce 2 Lewis Maxwell 3 John Dew 4 Ross Conner
Champion Piper: John Dew
14-18 Piob.: 1 Rory Cairns 2 Arthur MacKay 3 James Silcock 4 Lorne MacIntyre
14-18 March: 1 Arthur MacKay 2 Morla Bruce 3 Rory Cairns 4 Lauren Bain
14-18 S&R: 1 Rory Cairns 2 Arthur MacKay 3 Lauren Bain 4 Janes Silcock
14-18 Jig: 1 Arthur MacKay 2 James Silcock 3 Rory Cairns 4 Kayli Folan
Intermediate Champion Piper: Arthur MacKay
Perthshire Confined: 1 Morla Bruce 2 Kayli Folan
U14 Piob.: 1 Mirren Silver 2 Larry Presslie 3 Jack Folan 4 Eilidh Raeside
U14 March: 1 Mirren Silver 2 Jack Folan 3 Rory Fielden 4 Larry Presslie
U14 S&R: 1 Mirren Silver 2 Jack Folan 3 Rory Fielden 4 Larry Presslie
U14 Jig: 1 Larry Presslie 2 Mirren Silver 3 Jack Folan 4 Ruaridh Lean
Junior Champion Piper: Mirren Silver
Perthshire Confined: 1 Jack Folan 2 Ruaridh Lean
