Pacific Northwest Highland Games

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…

Newtonmore Games Results

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:…

Aboyne Games Results

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…

Dornoch Games Results

Derek Midgley of New Jersey, USA, continued his good form at these north games. Weather 16C and cloudy. Thirteen played in the ceol beag and 12 in ceol mor.  Piob: 1 Jamie Forrester (Battle of Waternish) 2 Derek Midgley (Isabel MacKay) 3 Anna Kummerlöw (Flame of Wrath) Judges: John Don MacKenzie, Jimmy Jackson March: 1 Derek Midgley 2 Matt Pantaleoni 3 Jamie Forrester 4 Cameron MacDougall S/R: 1 Derek Midgley 2 Anna Kummerlöw 3…

PP Editor’s Blog: Silver Chanter/ Letters/ Comments/ Games/ Nicol-Brown/ Bill Blacklaw

Congratulations to Iain MacFadyen on completing 50 years attendance at the Silver Chanter competition held this week at Dunvegan Castle, Skye. Iain’s family has had a long association with the competition and with the island. His brother John, who had a home there, was one of the Chanters’ co-founders back in the late 60s. The family connection with the Misty Isle continues with Cameron MacFadyen, Iain’s nephew, taking over from…