Well that’s the Argyllshire over for another year, and despite the difficulties some individuals try to throw in the way of this great gathering, I think it would be fair to say it all went off with nary a hitch, writes the Editor. All credit to Piping Convenor Torquil Telfer, his assistant Jamie Mellor and their stewards. From speaking to the judges we had the usual mix of brilliant performances…
Four of the major piobaireachd competitions in world piping were held today in Oban, Argyll.The winner of the Senior Piobaireachd award for former winners of the Gold Medal was Glenn Brown formerly of Ontario now of Glasgow, the Gold Medal to Craig Sutherland from Crieff and the Silver Medal to Cameron MacDougall from Nigg. The very tough Former Winners’ MSR went to Jack Lee from British Columbia. The picture above shows…
To Oban today for the 2017 Argyllshire Gathering. It is always a great occasion, one of the two ‘majors’ in the solo piping calendar and, with the Northern Meeting in Inverness, the place to hear the best pipers in the world. The piobaireachd competitions are the most difficult of all on the calendar given that they prescribe the tunes that are to be played. This single fact elevates the senior…
The Ulster pipe band season came to an end on Saturday last when the Recreation Grounds, Ramore Head, Portrush, provided the background for the North West Championships and the end of the Champion of Champions season-long competition. In the picture above Lauren Hanna (Senior Drum Major) is pictured leading the ‘Salute to the Chieftain’ during the Massed Bands at the end of the day. While it was essentially dry it…
Terrible conditions at the most picturesque setting for a Highland games. Despite the flooding the games went ahead as usual a credit to the organisers. Piobaireachd1 Jori Chisholm2 Peter McCallister3 Calum Brown March1 Jori Chisholm2 Xavier Boderiou3 Jonathon Simpson Strathspey & Reel1 Jonathon Simpson2 Jori Chisholm3 Calum Brown Judges: I MacFadyen, M McRae [wds id=”13″]
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