North Uist Games

Overall Winner:Brìghde Chaimbeul (pictured with the Pipe Major John MacLean Memorial Trophy for most points in the four Senior Piping Events, and the Jessie Ann Macaulay Memorial Trophy for S&R). Pìobaireachd: 1st Donald MacPhee (Mary’s Praise) 2nd Brìghde Chaimbeul (The Big Spree) 3rd James MacPhee 4th Finlay MacLeod March: 1st Donald MacPhee 2nd Brìghde Chaimbeul 3rd Ashley MacDonald 4th Finlay MacLeod S&R 1st Brìghde Chaimbeul 2nd James MacPhee 3rd Donald…

Tobermory Games: Full Results and Critique of the Ceol Mor

A warm, sunny day and a high standard of play. Apart from the solo piping boards, the large crowd was entertained royally by Oban High School Pipe Band under P/M Angus MacColl Snr. and the Mull & Iona Pipe Band under P/M Neil MacCallum. Angus is pictured above on his way to glory in the ceol mor. Piobaireachd (three tunes asked for and given and selected tune given at the…

Highlands and Islands Young Piper of the Year (updated with tunes and judges)

Senior (Under 30) Pìobaireachd: 1st Alasdair Henderson, My King Has Landed in Moidart 2nd Cameron Drummond, Mary’s Praise 3rd Brìghde Chaimbeul, Big Spree Under 3O March 1st Alasdair Henderson, Col. MacLean of Ardour 2nd Cameron Drummond, Braes of Castle Grant 3rd Brìghde Chaimbeul, P/M Jim MacWilliams Under 30 S&R 1st Cameron Drummond, Shepherd’s Crook, John MacKechnie 2nd Alasdair Henderson, Hector MacLean/ Sandy Cameron 3rd Jonathan Simpson, Fiddler’s Joy/ Grey Bob Under…

The Worlds – the Final Lists of All Bands Entered

The full lists of bands entered for the World Pipe Band Championships are published today. A remarkable  234 will be taking part in what is easily the biggest competition of the year. All will gather on Glasgow Green three weeks from this Saturday (August 12 and 13) to battle it out for top honours. The most heavily populated list is, as expected, in Grade 4b where 67 bands have entered with…

Inveraray Games Results – Complete with Juniors

Very warm, sunny day. ‘A’ Piob Four tunes asked for but given to pipers one week beforehand. 1 Finlay Johnston, MacLeod of MacLeod’s Lament 2 Roderick MacLeod 3 Cameron Drummond 4 Callum Beaumont 5 Angus MacColl Snr. 6 Faye Henderson Judges: M McRae, J Wilson ‘A’ March 1 Stuart Liddell 2 Roderick MacLeod 3 Alasdair Henderson 4 Callum Beaumont 5 Allan Russell 6 Steven Gray/Graham Drummond Judges: W Cowan, J…