Category: Pipe Music

Newtonmore Games Results

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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:…

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Aboyne Games Results

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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…

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Dornoch Games Results

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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…

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Skye Gathering and Silver Chanter Results (Complete)

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The annual competitions were held (August 2) in Portree, Isle of Skye. In the piobaireachd pipers are asked to play pieces from the MacCrimmon tradition. The winner of both the Dunvegan Medal and the Col. Jock MacDonald Clasp are invited to play for the prestigious Silver Chanter in 2017. Excepting Oban and Inverness, Skye is considered the most important open solo piping competition in the calendar. The piper with the…

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Killin Highland Games

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The annual games were held in the picturesque Perthshire town on August 3. Overcast day with a few showers; warm. Piob 1 Ross McCrindle 2 Donald MacPhee 3 Ben Duncan 4 William Geddes Judges: R Clark, N M Mulvie, A Wright March: Ben Duncan S&R: Graham Drummond Jig: Graham Mulholland Ceol beag judges: T Speirs, L Tannock