Author: Robert Wallace

Masters Solo Piping Championship

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This competition was held today in the National Piping Centre in Glasgow as part of the Piping Live Festival. The overall winner qualifies for the Glenfiddich Championship in October. This prize went to Angus MacColl, Benderloch, who placed second in both disciplines. The competition is open to Gold Medallists and those who have won ‘A’ Grade events at either Oban or Inverness. The competition was live streamed thanks to generous…

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North Berwick/ Glengarry Highland Games/ NZ Police win in Lisburn

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A hearty well done all the local senior bands who supported the North Berwick contest last Saturday: Inveraray, Fife Police, Boghall. All reports say there was a very high standard of competition in Grade 1 with an exceptional performance by Grade 2 Johnstone Pipe Band putting them in fourth ahead of Canada’s 78th Frasers and  New Zealand’s Manawatu. However Johnstone were pushed into second place in Grade 2 by the St…

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Pacific Northwest Highland Games

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BC Pipers President Robert MacNeill: Partial results of the 2016 Pacific Northwest Highland Games and BCPA Grand Aggregate Awards Under pleasant weather, the final highland games on the BC Pipers’ Association circuit, the 2016 Pacific Northwest Highland Games was held on July 30 & 31 at the Enumclaw Expo Center in Enumclaw, WA. One hundred and five  solo players and 13 bands competed. Jack Lee won the Open Piping Aggregate, Kyle…

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Newtonmore Games Results

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Thirteen pipers competed. The rain was on and off all day. Piobaireachd 1. Charles MacDonald 2. Derek Midgley 3. Ben Duncan 4. Nick Hudson Judge: John Don MacKenzie March 1. Ben Duncan 2. Graham Mulholland 3. Charlie MacDonald 4. James MacPhee S&R 1. Ben Duncan 2. Graham Mulholland 3. Derek Midgley 4. Matt Pantaleoni Jig 1. Graham Mulholland 2. Ben Duncan 3. Emily MacLellan 4. Matt Pantaleoni Light music judge:…

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Aboyne Games Results

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Piping Convenor Dr Jack Taylor reports: Here are the Aboyne Games results; it was a perfect day weather-wise. There were 11 in the senior events. It was good to welcome folk there from Halifax, Nova Scotia, who also took in Breabach’s concert in Aboyne last evening. Open Piobaireachd 1.  Calum Brown,  The Bicker 2.  John MacDonald 3.  Alan Clark 4.  Allan Russell 5.  Duncan Watson Judges Norman Matheson, Malcolm McRae, Ian…

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