Halkirk in Caithness bathed in warm, summer sunshine for the games last Saturday (July 27). Results in Senior (Open) Piping were as follows:Piobaireachd1. Iain Ruairidh Finlayson – Corrienessan’s Salute2. William Rowe – Lament for Donald Doughal MacKay 3. Alan Clark – Lament for Captain MacDougall March 1. William Rowe 2. Iain Ruairidh Finlayson3. Carol Ann MacKay4. Alan Clark5. Ross Shand Strathspey & Reel1. William Rowe2. Iain Ruairidh Finlayson3. Alan Clark4. Carol Ann Mackay5….

By The Editor I listened to all of the bands in the Grade 1 contest at the Scottish Championships and they produced an astonishing level of performance given the deplorable conditions at Dumbarton. Apart from the first couple of bands (the winners Inveraray – pictured – were one of them) they played in a constant downpour, shirts sticking to arms, rain running down kilts, brogues saturated. This was the pipe…

March1 Ben Duncan2 Brian Lamond3 Greig Canning4 Robbie MacIsaac S&R1 Brian Lamond2 Ben Duncan3 Robbie MacIsaac4 Lewis Russell Jig1 Lewis Russell2 Greig Canning3 Ben Duncan4 Christopher McLeish Junior March1 Bobby Allen2 Hazel Whyte3 Euan Allen4 Douglas MacKechnie Junior S&R1 Bobby Allen2 Joshua Reilly3 Euan Allen4 Hazel Whyte

Weather: heavy rain until late afternoon. Solo piping events were held in the groundkeepers’ equipment shed! Despite difficult conditions, 11 professionals and five juniors competed and a good standard of playing was heard. This games offers significant prize money, so pleasing to see a healthy level of entries despite the weather conditions and conflicting events.  Open Piobaireachd  1. Sandy Cameron – The Red Speckled Bull2. Brian Lamond (pictured) – MacKintosh’s…

Inveraray were declared Scottish Pipe Band Champions today at a damp Levengrove Park, Dumbarton. The weather had an effect on the crowd but there were still significant numbers enjoying the music and the sideshows. The win gave P/M Stuart Liddell his second championship of the season. The other G1 places went to: 2 Scottish Power3 Field Marshal4 SLOT5 Boghall6 Fife Police with the drumming going to Scottish Power. Each band had…