Category: Piobaireachd

Tomintoul Games

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A cold windy day which made playing difficult, but the pipers coped well according to piobaireachd judges Norman Matheson and Duncan Watson. Piob: 1. Ben Duncan, Desperate Battle of the Birds 2 Gordon McCready, Lady Margaret MacDonald’s Salute 3. Greig Wilson, MacLeod of Raasay’s Salute 4. Edward Gaul, Too Long in this Condition March 1. Ben Duncan 2. Gordon McCready 3. Greig Wilson 4 John Macdonald S&R 1. Gordon McCready…

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Inverness Games: Updated with Full Results

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Very cold and windy conditions at Bught Park, Inverness, yesterday (July 18). Open MSR (11 Played) 1 Decker Forrest 2 Graham Mulholland 3 Jenny Hazzard 4 Euan MacCrimmon 5 Stephen Spencer Judges: Jimmy Jackson, P/M Andy Venters Open Piobaireachd (10 Played) 1 Decker Forrest 2 Graham Mulholland 3 Gordon Barclay 4 Stephen Spencer 5 Jenny Hazzard Judges: Rona Lightfoot, Iain MacFadyen  Open Hornpipe/Jig 1 Stephen Spencer 2 Euan MacCrimmon 3 Cameron…

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Taynuilt Games

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A blustery day at the Argyllshire village games near Oban. Rain threatened but never materialised. Eight played in the ceol beag and six in the ceol mor. Champion piper was Darach Urquhart. Piob 1 Darach Urquhart (Big Spree) 2 Euan Dewar 3 Jamie Forrester Judges: G Clark, R Clark March 1 Darach Urquhart 2 Gordon MacLean 3 Jamie Forrester S&R 1 Euan Dewar 2 Darach Urquhart 3 Jamie Forrester Jig…

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Band Formations Poll/Nicol-Brown Information/Hawick BB

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There was considerable response to yesterday’s essay on pipe band formations and to further gauge opinion we have a new poll. We hope as many readers as possible will respond:   [polldaddy poll=8982241] Our last poll on 2/4 marches posed the question: ‘Should we be free to alter music for 2/4 marches as we see fit’. 33% said ‘yes’, it was traditional music after all; 31% it depended on the…

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Harpenden Highland Games/ Roddy Cannon Eulogy

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 Harpenden Highland Games John Angus Smith was the overall winner at the games held at the weekend near London. Adjudicator Roddy Livingstone:  Re your report on Corby, the points regarding pipe bands / teaching etc. are well made and mirror comments of people like myself, Andrew Hall, Hugh Jamieson, Alan Beaton, Jimmy Banks, ‘Gabby’ Roe, Brian MacRae….. (the list goes on) over many years!  The Scottish Piping Society of London is seeking…

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