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CLASP ‘In Person’ Results

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The first in-person Competition League for Amateur Solo Pipers (CLASP) competition of the year was held last Saturday, 11th January 2025, at the National Piping Centre, Otago Street, writes Margaret Houlihan. Overall winners are pictured above, l-r: Donald Morrison (Grade 2), Craig Turnbull (Grade 1), Anthony MacLachlan (Grade 3). G1 Piob.: 1 Donald Morrison 2 Graham Farr 3 John Nevans 4 Craig Turnbull 5 Dugald MacLeod G2 Piob: 1 Adam Aitchison…

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The CLASP ‘Live Online’ 3rd & 4th May Results

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Herewith full results from the latest CLASP ‘Live Online’ competition 3rd & 4th May 2024. There was a very large global turnout and this was helped by our decision to extend the option for competitors to compete either Friday night or Saturday during the day. By MARGARET HOULIHAN Overall winners: G1 Adam Waghorn (NZ), G2 Mariko Arimoto (Japan), G3 Adam Aitchison (Scotland), G4 Jürgen Schrall (Germany). Adam Waghorn gained an…

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CLASP Results

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There was a good turn out for the first CLASP in-person competition of 2024 held in Glasgow on Saturday 13th January, writes Margaret Houlihan. Above is a picture of the Overall Winners, in Grade 1 John Frater (centre), in Grade 2 Donald Morrison (right), and in Grade 3 Adam Aitchison. The judges were Sandy Cameron (light music) and Eireann Iannetta-MacKay. Grade 1 Piobaireachd: 1 Con Houlihan  2 Eddie Boland 3 Graham Farr…

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CLASP 11th November 2023 –  ‘Live Online’ Results

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The Grade 1 Overall winner of this competition receives an invitation to compete in a new CLASP online competition called ‘The World Amateur Solo Piping Champion of Champions’, 2024. This competition launched to celebrate 20 years of CLASP and aims to showcase the best 10 amateur solo pipers in the world using an online platform where audience members can attend. By Margaret Houlihan The competition will run in April 2024…

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CLASP May 6th ‘Live Online’ Competition Results

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This was another well attended ‘live online’ CLASP competition. For Grade 1 CLASP competitors there was one final chance to win an invite to compete at the inaugural amateur invitational competition at the Sun Belt in Florida in November 2023. By Margaret Houlihan Eric Stein, who runs the Sun Belt Professional Invitational Competition in Florida, has expanded this event to include an amateur invitational and Eric is kindly sponsoring flights…

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