The weather in the wilds of the Cairngorm National Park was ‘rather nasty at times with rain, but it wasn’t cold’. Eight pipers played. The contest was well supported by local distilleries. Champion Piper was P/M Ben Duncan and he is pictured abpve with trophies and spoils. The games committee arranged a presentation of an inscribed cuach to Mr Norman Matheson MBE, recognising his attendance at the games judging the…

A warm day at this popular Perthshire games held at the loch side today (July 20th). The winner of the piobaireachd received the Royal Scottish Pipers’ Society Bronze Star and a trophy. Nineteen played in the ceol mor and 21 in the ceol beag. Piob (three tunes)1 Darach Urquhart, Blind Piper’s Obstinacy 2 Ben Mulhearn, King’s Taxes3 William Geddes, Kintarbert’s Fancy4 John Dew, Marquis of Argyll’s Salute Judges: M McRae,…

Piob1 Sandy Cameron2 Archie Drennan3 Ursa Beckford4 Gordon Barclay5 Connor Kellett MSR1 Archie Drennan2 Angus MacPhee3 Sandy Cameron4 Connor Kellett5 Gordon Barclay H&J1 Archie Drennan2 Hamish Drennan3 Ursa Beckford4 Chris MacLeish5 Gordon Barclay Champion Piper: Archie Drennan Judges: I MacFadyen, A MacLean (Piob.), Rona Lightfoot (MSR). All three judged the H&J.

A beautiful day on the machair saw Champion Piper Jonathan Simpson continue his good form from Benbecula. Under 15 champion was Calum Dunbar (pictured above) and under 18 champion Bobby Allen who made it three in a row taking South Uist, Benbecula and North Uist. Judges for the seniors were Dr Angus MacDonald and Sir Patrick Grant with Seumas MacLean doing the Juniors. Open Piob1 Jonathan Simpson2 Ross Miller3 Iain…

The 156th Antigonish Highland Games, the oldest continuous highland games outside of Scotland, were held under ideal conditions on Saturday, July 13 and Sunday, July 14, 2019. More than 100 solo pipers and drummers and 14 pipe bands competed over the two days.  Bruce Gandy won Professional Piper of the Games. Andrea Boyd won the Atlantic Canada Piobaireachd Championship. Bree Caldwell won Professional Drummer of the Games.  Nova Scotia Pipe…