Hallkirk Games, Pacific North West Results, AP Campbell on the Games, WW1 Tunes, Tom Peterkin

Results for Hallkirk Games and in the US the Pacific Northwest band and solo competitions, have been posted on the Results pages. The picture above shows Colin Campbell, Aberlour, the Champion Piper at Hallkirk. Colin is playing at Tobermory Games in beautiful conditions under the famous piobaireachd tree. Writer, poet, broadcaster and actor Angus Peter Campbell, father of noted young player Brighde Chaimbeul, had an interesting article on the games…

A Look Back at the Scottish PB Championships and a Review of Grade 1

A very busy week in the piping and pipe band calendar ended with the Scottish Pipe Band Championships at Dumbarton on Saturday. The championship, the fourth in the RSPBA roster, was won by Ireland’s St Laurence O’Toole. Today we carry a review of the Grade 1 contest from editor Robert Wallace. Comments on his comments are welcome. The above picture shows a SLoT piper playing in front of Dumbarton Rock,…

Airth Games (Updated)

Some heavy showers and intermittent sunshine. The above pictures shows Champion Piper Ben Duncan who continued his successful summer round the games with two first prizes and a second. Piobaireachd 1st J. Hazzard (MacNeill of Barra’s March) 2nd B. Duncan, McDougall’s Gathering 3rd R. Tierney, Too Long in This Condition 4th J.Miller, Lachlan MacNeill Campbell’s Fancy MSR 1st B. Duncan 2nd J. Miller 3rd J. Hazzard 4th R. Tierney H&J…

Lochearnhead Games (Updated)

A sunny day at times; ten competed in a high quality field. Piob: 1 Darach Urquhart (Big Spree) 2 Peter McCalister 3 Graham Mulholland 4 John Mulhearn Judges: A Wright, M McRae March: 1 Gordon McCready 2 John Mulhearn 3 Finlay Johnston 4 Ben Mulhearn Judges: A Forbes, A Frater S&R 1 Gordon McCready 2 Finlay Johnston 3 John Mulhearn 4 Graham Mulholland Judges: J Banks, G Lumsden [wds id=”17″]

North Uist Games

Beautiful sunny weather, for this traditional games in the Outer Hebrides. Pìobaireachd: 1st Fiona MacLean, Griomasaigh 2nd Peter Donnan, Dublin March: 1st Peter MacKay, Lewis 2nd Peter Donnan, Dublin 3rd Fiona Maclean, Griomasaigh. S&R: 1st Peter MacKay 2nd Fiona MacLean 3rd Peter Donnan Overall prize shared between Fiona MacLean and Peter MacKay. Judges: James MacLean and John Don MacKenzie. The above picture shows adjudictor John Don MacKenzie and ceol mor winner…