Glorious sunshine and a very busy Highland Games with lots of different activities and events. Pipe Bands, vintage cars, dancers, birds of prey, rock bands and sprinting races amongst others! Possibly the most varied and entertaining Games on the circuit. Piping was at the top of the hill away from any distracting noise and with a great view of the whole Gathering. All six competing pipers were amateur status. It…
A pleasant day in the north with enhanced prizemoney and a relaxed, welcoming day with Tain Highland Games Piping Convenor Duncan MacGillivray ensuring everything went to plan. The picture above shows three of today’s competing pipers, Cameron MacDougall, Brìghde Chaimbeul and Alasdair Fraser, with the legendary Duncan far right. Piobaireachd 1st Cameron MacDougall 2nd Michael MacGillivray 3rd James MacPhee March 1st Brìghde Chaimbeul 2nd Cameron MacDougall 3rd James MacPhee S&R 1st…
I think I agree with correspondent Ian Forbes about the order of play affecting pipe band results. Does a stick out performance at the start of the Worlds final leave a better impression than one at the end? I think he has a point and there could be an argument for bands that are on early in the MSR being seeded to the end of the Medley. However what about…
Grateful to piping historian Keith Sanger for forwarding this letter from the Blair Castle archives. It is dated 1830 and is by Perthshire piper John McGregor. It mentions his (McGregor’s) winning the prize pipe and Angus MacKay (pictured above) coming second. MacKay is intimated as piper to the Duke of Gordon which is news to me. I understood that before royal service with Queen Victoria he was with the Laird…
Dry/windy day with some sunny spells. Only one entry for the junior piobaireachd and three for the light music and three for the senior events. Junior piobaireachd: 1st Campbell Stewart Junior light music 1st Campbell Stewart 2nd Morgan MacLeese 3rd Mathew McKelvie Senior Piobaireachd 1st Calum Brown 2nd Edward Gaul 3rd Lewis Russell Light music 1st Edward Gaul 2nd Lewis Russell 3rd Calum Brown Judges: E Anderson, A Frater [wds id=”2″]
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