Our ‘Raasay Pitlochry Concert’ takes place in Pitlochry Town Hall the evening before the Glenfiddich, writes Angus Clarke.
It’s quite different to the Raasay Competition held last month in that the emphasis is much less on playing for step-dancing, and is instead more of a concert of top class piping.
The aim is to provide a varied, interesting – and entertaining – contrast to the equally top class competition piping that will take place the following day in the ballroom of Blair Castle.
Details below, including the link to the page for buying tickets for said event. Join us for a relaxed, and likely up-tempo, evening of traditional music.
Performers: InB, a superb quartet of pipers from Scotland and Ireland, Brighde Chaimbeul and Fin Moore (Scottish Smallpipes) and Louise Mulcahy and Tairnán Ó Duinnchinn (uilleann pipes).
Then we have Angus MacColl on Highland pipes and Ross Ainslie on Border pipes.
It’s all pulled together by Hamish Moore and very much focussing on taking piping back to its Gaelic roots as celebrated at the
Raasay Restitution Competition held annually in early September. Tickets here or by using the QR code.
Nicol-Brown Amateur Contest
The 43rd annual competition was held last weekend in Rockville, Maryland. The overall winner was Liam Horne who is pictured with adjudicators Craig Sutherland (r) and Skip Cleaviger, picture courtesy Peter Kent:
Piob: 1 Liam Horne, Lament for the Iolaire 2 Jack Martin, Fair Honey 3 Logan Gorsuch, Earl of Seaforth’s Salute 4 Hazen Metro, Young Laird of Dungallon‘s Salute 5 Colin Richdale, King’s Taxes
MSR: 1 Jack Martin, Knightswood Ceilidh, Inveraray Castle, Smith of Chilliechassie 2 Olivia Corcoran, Donald MacLellan of Rothesay, Susan MacLeod, Alick C MacGregor 3 Liam Horne, Dugald MacColl’s Farewell to France, Lady Louden, Broadford Bay 4 Colin Richdale, Mrs John MacColl, Blackley of Hillsdale, The Sheepwife 5 Brady Webb, Brigadier Cheape of Tiroran, Bob o‘ Fettercairn, Lt. Col. DJS Murray
6/8: 1 Liam Horne, P/M Donald MacLean of Lewis, Mrs Lily Christie 2 Greg Bowen, Tom Speirs’s Welcome to Glenalmond, Dundee City Police Pipe Band 3 Luke Baltrusaitis, Mardick, Mrs MacDonald of Uig 4 Logan Gorsuch, Lady Dorothea Stuart Murray, Redford Cottage 5 Hazen Metro, Dr Peter Pern, Bruce Gandy’s Farewell to the Iron Horse
Dress and Deportment: 1 Colin Richdale.
- Next year’s Nicol-Brown is on October 9, 2027.
Ceòl Beag Lessons…. strathspeys, reels, hornpipes & jigs
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