Four of the major piobaireachd competitions in world piping, plus the Former Winners’ MSR, were held today in Oban, Argyll. Results (below) will be updated as we get them.
Gold Medal
1 Sean MacKeown, Port Urlar, £550
2 Andrew Donlon, Lament for Capt. D MacKenzie, £400
3 Darrach 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, £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:
Judges: I Duncan, D Fraser, P Henderson, L Tannock
Former Winners’ MSR
1 £550
2 £400
3 £250
4 £200
5 £150
Judges: R Barnes, D MacPhee, R Wallace
Stay tuned to Piping Press for more from the Argyllshire Gathering.
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