Category: Piobaireachd

Blairgowrie Games Results – Updated with Juniors and Locals

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Rain early; dry later. Open Piob:1 Ben Duncan2 Sandy Cameron3 Innes Smith Open March:1 Ben Duncan2 Fraser Allison3 William Rowe4 Calum Brown Open S&R1 Ben Duncan:2 Calum Brown3 William Rowe4 Sandy Cameron B Piob1 William Rowe2 Calum Brown3 Eireann Ianneta-MacKay4 Callum Wynd5 Eddie GaulJudges: D Fraser, I Duncan C Piob1 Bobby Allan2 Calum Kaye3 Ross Conner4 Christopher McLeish5 James MacPetrie C Grade March1 Bobby Allan2 James MacPetrie3 Calum Kaye4 Jeffrey…

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Braemar Gathering Results – Updated with Comment, Pictures and Juniors

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The final major Highland games of the summer was held in dry, overcast, but warm conditions. There were changes at the piobaireachd board with a new canopy and screen. This helped greatly in reducing extraneous noise and unwanted breezes. One minor hiccup came when Jamie Forrester put a brogue through a rotted plank on the platform. Luckily he was still tuning. It was the only foot he put wrong in…

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Northern Meeting Complete Day 2 Results

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Highlight of the second day at Inverness is the Gold Clasp competition, which, with the Senior Piobaireachd at the Argyllshire Gathering, is the most prestigious ceòl mòr prize in world piping. It was a major win for Angus MacColl adding to his Senior Piobaireachd title at Oban. Angus capped a super day by taking first in Hornpipe & Jig as well. Gold Clasp1 Angus D MacColl, £1,000, Nameless, Cherede Darievea2…

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Northern Meeting Day 1 First Results Complete: Gold Medal, Silver Medal, ‘A’ MSR, Former Winners’ MSR

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Results will be added here as we get them. The 2022 Inverness Medal went to Nick Hudson a teacher at St Thomas’s Episcopal School in Houston, Texas. Nick takes piobaireachd from Mike Cusack and is a former student of the late Jimmy McIntosh. The Oban Gold Medallist, Jamie Forrester, narrowly missed doing the double when he was placed second today. Highland Society of London’s Gold Medal:1 Nick Hudson, Houston, Laird…

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Competing Pipers’ Association Bronze Medal – updated

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This new competition was held today in the Piping Centre in Glasgow. Its purpose is to give a platform for those who fail to achieve selection for the Silver Medal competitions at Oban and Inverness. Twenty two entered, 21 played. The competition is part-sponsored by the Piobaireachd Society. The winner automatically plays for the Silver Medal at the Argyllshire Gathering and Northern Meeting in 2023. The results were: 1 Steven…

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