The rain was persistent throughout the day at Scone Palace and there were a few scratches because of this. Champion Piper Ben Duncan is pictured on a better day earlier in the summer. Open Piobaireachd1st Jonathan Greenlees, Lament for the Children2nd Gordon McCready, Big Spree3rd Edward MacIlwane4th Peter McCalister5th Gordon BruceJudges: C MacLellan, N Mulvie B Piobaireachd1st Callum Watson2nd Ben Duncan3rd Greig Canning4th Craig Martin5th Zephan KnichelJudges: S Samson, L…

Gilbert Cromie reports…The curtain came down on the 2018 NI Branch contest season at Portrush on Saturday and despite the many reservations about the venue, the Lansdown Road Car Park, everything went smoothly. Despite the adverse weather in other parts of the country we enjoyed a pleasant day which contributed to the large crowd who attended. I would like to echo the sentiments of the Chieftain of the Day, Councillor…

A good day of piping in the picturesque village with the Cairngorm Mountains as a backdrop. It was dry but grew colder later on in the day. Piobaireachd 1. Edward McIlwaine, The King’s Taxes 2. Alan Clark, MacCrimmon’s  Sweetheart 3. Gordon Barclay, The Piper’s Warning to his Master 4. John McDonald, Too Long in This Condition (Angus MacKay) 5. John Angus Smith, The Red Hand in MacDonald’s Arms 6. James MacPhee, Glengarry’s March…