Category: Piobaireachd

Solo Piping Adjudicator Seriosuly Wounded in Highland Shooting

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Solo piping judge John Don MacKenzie (circled) was shot and seriously wounded in yesterday’s violent incident in the the Highlands which left one man dead and three injured. John Don, an osteopath, was attacked in his home village of Dornie, Wester Ross. He is receiving treatment in Raigmore Hospital, Inverness. His wife Fay, a mental health nurse, was also injured in the attack and is being treated at a hospital…

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Draws for Inverness Announced

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The Northern Meeting piping competitions, to be held in Inverness on September 1 and 2, have released the draws for their junior and senior competitions. Scroll through the panel below to view them or download by using the arrows top right:

Mallaig & Morar Games Results

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Nine competed in cold, drizzly conditions on the far west coast. Piob: 1 Andrew Donlan2 Angus MacPhee3 Brian Lamond4 Fraser Allison March1 Andrew Donlon2 Angus MacPhee3 Brian Lamond4 Alistair Brown Strathspey & Reel1 Brian Lamond2 Andrew Donlan3 Chris McLeish4 Andrew Smith Hornpipe & Jig1 Andrew Donlan2 Brian Lamond3 Angus MacPhee4 Hector Munro Champion Piper: Andrew Donlon (pictured)Judge: A Maclean

Aboyne Games Results

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There was a bumper crowd of about 12,000 at Aboyne today, writes Jack Taylor. Calum Brown from Cults, Aberdeen, was overall champion with firsts in March, Strathspey and Reel, Hornpipe and Jig and fifth in Piobaireachd. Calum also piped for the dancing and is due to play a solo at Inveraray Pipe Band’s concert on Wednesday in Glasgow’s Royal Concert Hall. Under 18 Piobaireachd 1 Alistair Williams, Massacre of Glencoe2 Craig…

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Newtonmore Games Results

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Seven played in blustery conditions in the land of Calum Piobair. Piobaireachd winner P/M Ben Duncan is pictured with the Dr Kenneth Mackay Piobaireachd Trophy. Piobaireachd (3 tunes)1. P/M Ben Duncan (Lament for the Children)2. Angus MacPhee (Old Men of the Shells)3. Callum Wynd (End of the Great Bridge)4. Matt Pantaleoni Judge: John Don MacKenzie March (3 tunes)1. Angus MacPhee2. P/M Ben Duncan3. Matt Pantaleoni4. Callum Wynd Strathspey & Reel (3…

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