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Glenfiddich Championship 2022 Results

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The Glenfiddich Champion for 2022 is William McCallum. He was placed third in ceòl mòr and first in light music to take the overall title. Piobaireachd placings:1 Callum Beaumont, Lament for the Earl of Antrim2 Fred Morrison, End of the Great Bridge3 William McCallum, Lachlan MacNeill Campbell of Kintarbert’s Fancy4 Angus D. MacColl, Nameless, Cherede Darievea5 Glenn Brown, Rory MacLeod’s Lament MSR placings:1 William McCallum, Crags of Stirling, Susan MacLeod,…

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More Tributes Paid to the Late Andrew Wright

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A large number of readers have left messages of condolence on our Comments section. This morning the tributes have continued to arrive and we thought it best, given Andrew’s undoubted status in the piping world, to carry them with more prominence. We also include additional photographs from his long life in piping. Allan Hamilton of Pipers Persuasion: ‘We are sad at hearing of the passing of our friend Andrew. I…

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Lochnell Intermediate Piping Championship Results

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This prestigious contest for pipers aged under 22 was held on Saturday, October 22nd, at Lochnell Castle, Benderloch, Argyll. The overall champion piper with most points in the Piobaireachd and March, Strathspey & Reel sections was Ruairidh Brown. He is pictured above with overall trophy and the new William McCallum Snr. Trophy for MSR. In addirion he also received the Royal Scottish Pipers’ Society Bronze Medal and £200. The full…

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Lochnell Championship Underway

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The prestigious Lochnell Intermediate Piping Championship got underway at 10am this morning with seven of the country’s top young talents aged under 22 vying for the title. The event is taking place in Lochnell Castle, a picturesque setting on a spit of land on the Argyllshire coast. The venue is courtesy the Earl of Dundonald and the competition is hosted by his son Lord Archie Cochrane. The competition is modelled…

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Lochnell Intermediate Championship Draw and Submitted Tunes

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The Lochnell Intermediate Piping Championship takes place tomorrow, October 22, at the picturesque Lochnell Castle, Argyll, under the auspices of the Argyllshire Gathering Trust. Seven of the world’s top young players will compete in Piobaireachd and March, Strathspey & Reel. The pipers will be given their chosen tunes this evening Friday October 21. There are four prizes in each event: £120, £80, £60, £40. Here are the competitors in order…

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