The ‘Captain John’ was held at the Army School of Piping in Inchdrewer House, Edinburgh, last weekend. Unfortunately we have not been sent the complete results and below is what we have drawn together from other sources.
Apologies for any inaccuracies. If anyone has corrections or additions regarding places, names of judges, or tunes played please forward.
P Piob: 1 Finlay Johnston 2 William McCallum 3 Stuart Liddell 4 Glenn Brown 5 Iain Speirs
P MSR: 1 Sarah Muir 2 William McCallum 3 Iain Speirs 4 Finlay Johnston 5 Stuart Liddell
A Piob: 1 Calum Watson, MacDougall’s Gathering 2 Angus MacPhee, Earl of Ross’s March 3 Gordon McCready, Lament for the Earl of Antrim 4 Sarah Muir, Lament for the Earl of Antrim 5 Sandy Cameron, I Gave a Kiss to the King’s Hand
A MSR: 1 Gordon Bruce 2 Sandy Cameron 3 Bradley Parker 4 Steven Leask 5 Brodie Watson-Massey
B Piob: 1 Ross Conner 2 Kris Coyle 3 Ben Mulhearn 4 Kyle Shead 5 Fraser Allison
B MSR: 1 Jonathon Simpson 2 Edward Gaul 3 Andrew Pattison 4 Finlay Frame 5 Scott Wallace
C Piob: 1 Thomas Cangelosi, USA 2 Magnus Stone, USA 3 Iain Simpson 4 Thomas Fallon 5 Craig Muirhead
C MSR: 1 James Stone, Eire 2 Chris Coates 3 Thomas Fallon 4 Lewis Maxwell 5 John McElmurry
Open H&J: 1 Stuart Liddell 2 Scott Wallace 3 Sarah Muir 4 Cameron May 5 Ross Conner
Judges: R Barnes, B Donaldson, D Fraser, R Livingstone, M Henderson, P Henderson, D MacPhee, J Wilson.
Glengarry Cup, Ontario
The Ottawa Branch of the Pipers’ and Pipe Band Society of Ontario hosted this annual competition on September 26, attracting top pipers from Canada, the US, and Scotland. The Piobaireachd is held in the afternoon, followed by the MSR in the evening. The overall winner was Andrew Hayes.
Piobaireachd, first place sponsored by the Piobaireachd Society:
1 Colin MacLellan – Lament for the Viscount of Dundee
2 Ian K MacDonald – My Dearest on Earth, Give Me Your Kiss
3 Joseph Biggs – Red Speckled Bull
4 Andrew Hayes – Lachlan MacNeill Campbell of Kintarbert’s Fancy
5 Andrew Donlon – Rory MacLeod’s Lament
MSR: 1 Andrew Hayes 2 Andrew Donlon 3 Joseph Biggs 4 Jenny Hazzard 5 Tyler Harris
Ottawa Branch President Anne Seigmiller said: ‘We are particularly proud this year to see the event supported by the community
with sponsorships and contributions. Witnessing these performers come to Ottawa again, or for the first time, is truly a pleasure.’
The Glengarry Cup has a history dating back to the 1980s when it was first donated by the Glengarry Pipe Band. Past winners include Andrea Boyd, Ed Bush, Rob Crabtree, Bruce Gandy, Michael Grey, Andrew Hayes, Matt MacIsaac, Colin MacLellan, Ian K. MacDonald, and many others.
2026 sponsors: RJW Stonemasons, the Piobaireachd Society, Moose Creek Cement, Ross Brown Bagpipe Supply, RCMP PB, Robert Miller, Glengarry Highland Games, Ed Bush, Pipes | Drums, North Lanark Highland Games, Quigley Highlanders.
Judges: A Berthoff, J Cairns, A Garson. MC: B Williamson.
