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Piping World Rallies in Support of Shooting Victim John Don MacKenzie

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The piping world remains in shock this morning following the shooting of adjudicator John Don MacKenzie (above) at his home in Dornie, Wester Ross, on Wednesday. John Don (63), a retired osteopath and a popular figure on the Highland games circuit, remains in a critical condition in the intensive care unit at Raigmore Hospital, Inverness. He has undergone extensive surgery on abdominal wounds. Pipers have been contacting Piping Press expressing…

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Ballater Games Results – Juniors Added

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Eight played at Ballater yesterday (Aug 11). Xavier Boderiou was overall champion. Pictured in the scorching heat is Brian Lamond winner of the RB Nicol Trophy for Piobaireachd. Piobaireachd 1.  Brian Lamond – The Fingerlock2. Xavier Bouderiou – Glengarry’s March3. Angus MacPhee 4. Andrew Donlon5. John MacDonald6. Adam Taylor March1. Xavier Boderiou2. Angus MacPhee3. Alan Clark4. Andrew Donlon 5. Brian Lamond6. John MacDonald Strathspey and Reel1. Andrew Donlon 2. Brian Lamond3. Xavier Boderiou4. Alan Clark5….

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Draws for Inverness Announced

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The Northern Meeting piping competitions, to be held in Inverness on September 1 and 2, have released the draws for their junior and senior competitions. Scroll through the panel below to view them or download by using the arrows top right:

Masters Solo Piping Results

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This competition was held today in the National Piping Centre in Glasgow as part of the Piping Live festival. Overall winner was Callum Beaumont on a piobaireachd preference. He is pictured above with his trophy. Seventeen entered in the light music and 16 in the piobaireachd. The competition is only open to Gold medallists and winners of ‘A’ grade light music events at Oban and Inverness. Piobaireachd1 Callum Beaumont, Lament…

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Lorient Results: MacCrimmon Trophy and Piobaireachd

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The day after securing the lucrative MacCrimmon Trophy, Northern Ireland’s Robert Watt completed a very successful visit to the Lorient Festival in Brittany by taking first in the Piobaireachd competition as well. The runner-up was once more the Province’s other outstanding piper at the festival, Andrew Carlisle. Ceòl mòr results were as follows: 1 Robert Watt, Corrienessan’s Salute 2 Andrew Carlisle, Lament for the Earl of Antrim 3 Derek Midgley,…

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