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Braemar Results and Report/ Blairgowrie Results

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The Braemar Gold Medallist for 2025 is John McDonald, Aberdeen, (above). He gave a fine rendition of the supposedly MacCrimmon tune, the Glen is Mine, on a steady, tuneful instrument, writes the Editor How appropriate that a local man should win the medal with this tune. The first few bars of it are inscribed on the memorial cairn to the Bobs of Balmoral only yards from the piobaireachd board. As…

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Reflections on the Argyllshire Gathering – Part 2

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Argyllshire Gathering Day 1. I judged the Silver Medal with Robert Barnes and Donald MacPhee. We started at 9am sharp and finished at 4.30 with a short break for some lunch. The winner was Kyle Cameron, now a son of Tobermory on Mull. His tune was the shortest in the list, You’re Welcome Ewen Lochiel. The pipe was rich-toned and as rock steady as the finger. Kyle’s only fault was…

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Reflections on the Argyllshire Gathering – Part 1

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I think it would be fair to say that everything went off very smoothly over the two days of the Gathering held in Oban last week. It is no easy task to organise more than 100 highly motivated pipers and more than 30 judges and stewards, so all credit to John Campbell, Kilberry, Piping Steward, and Assistant Steward Torquil Telfer and their team. Conditions could have been kinder on Games…

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Lochaber Gathering Results (Juniors added)

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This competition was held yesterday, August 29, in Fort William. The senior events were held in and outside the Highland Cinema and the junior events on the lawns in the town centre. The day was a great success with more than 50 pipers taking part and concluding exactly on schedule. It was a credit to new Lochaber Piping Society Chairman James Rosie. James took over from Ken Cameron earlier this…

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Argyllshire Gathering Day 1 Results Complete

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Four of the major piobaireachd competitions in world piping, plus the Former Winners’ MSR, were held today in Oban, Argyll. Gold Medal1 Steven Leask, MacLean’s March2 Brendan Eade, Prince’s Salute 3 Sean McKeown, Young Laird of Dungallon4 Callum Brown, Ronald MacDonald of Morar5 Chris Armstrong, Lament for the Departure of King JamesJudges: A Forbes, M Henderson, W Wotherspoon Silver Medal1 Kyle Cameron, You’re Welcome Ewen Locheil 2 Jonathon Simpson, Lament for the Viscount of Dundee3 Ross Miller, MacFarlane’s Gath.4 Joe…

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