Four of the major piobaireachd competitions in world piping, plus the Former Winners’ MSR, were held today in Oban, Argyll.
Gold Medal
1 Sean MacKeown, Port Urlar, £550
2 Andrew Donlon, Lament for Capt. D MacKenzie, £400
3 Darach Urquhart, Fair Thee Well Donald, £250
4 Chris Armstrong, Lament for Capt. D MacKenzie, £200
5 Connor Sinclair, MacDonalds are Simple, £150
Judges: J Banks, A Forbes, J Wilson
Silver Medal
1 Zephan Knichel, £350
2 Ruairidh Brown, £300
3 Ross Miller, £150
4 Bobby Durning, £100
5 Andrew Smith, £60
Judges: E Anderson, M Cusack, R MacShannon
Senior Piobaireachd
1 Greg Wilson, Phantom Piper of the Corrieyairick, £1,000
2 Iain Speirs, £500
3 Stuart Liddell, £300
4 Cameron Drummond, £200
5 Brodie Watson-Massey, £150
6 Alasdair Henderson, £100
Judges: M Henderson, R Worrall, W Wotherspoon
MacGregor Memorial Piobaireachd (for pipers aged 22 and under – two heats, four from each going forward to a final of eight judged by all four judges)
1 Alex Pavlovic, £220
2 Malachi Johannsen, £170
3 Lachlan Rennie, £120
4 Thomas Fallon, £100
Other finalists: Liam Nicolson, Magnus Stone, Abby Long, Peter McKay
Judges: I Duncan, D Fraser, P Henderson, L Tannock
Former Winners’ MSR
1 Finlay Johnston, £550
2 Ian K MacDonald, £400
3 Cameron Drummond, £250
4 Callum Beaumont, £200
5 Alasdair Henderson, £150
Judges: R Barnes, D MacPhee, R Wallace
Stay tuned to Piping Press for more from the Argyllshire Gathering.
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