Some say he can’t tie a ghillie brogue without asking for help….others that he thinks a good chanter is a Glasgow pub singer…..whilst more say that to him a Swiss Ruff is a hangover in Geneva….all we can say is that he’s called MacStig… Reporting from near Dumbarton Rock on a dreich Scottish Saturday. Overcast sky, temperature around 16 to 18C at best, and fresh westerly wind. Showers were present…
Dry to begin with in the lovely Perthshire village. Piobaireachd 1 Nick Hudson, Houston, Texas 2 Calum Wynd 3 Angus D MacColl 4 Sandy Cameron Judges: R Clark, A Frater March 1 Angus D MacColl 2 Ben Duncan 3 Ross Millar 4 Sandy Cameron S&R 1 Angus J MacColl 2 Colin Wynd 3 Ben Duncan 4 Angus D MacColl Jig 1 Angus J MacColl 2 Angus D MacColl 3 Ben Duncan…
Kevin MacLean reports: Under sunny and hot weather, the final Highland games on the BC Pipers’ Association circuit, the 2017 Pacific Northwest Highland Games was held on July 29 & 30 at the Enumclaw Expo Center in Enumclaw, WA. 116 solo players and 13 bands competed. The event concluded with the announcement of the BCPA season-long championship Grand Aggregate Awards. The Grand Aggregate Award winners and partial results of the 2017 Pacific…
The games were held on July 29. Judges were Robert Barnes and Ronnie Clark for Piobaireachd and Bob McPhee for MSR and Jig. Piobaireachd 1 Angus MacColl (senior) 2 Kate Kimove 3 Raphael Mercier March 1 Angus MacColl (senior) 2 Raphael Mercier 3 Caitlin MacDonald Strathspey & Reel 1 Angus MacColl (senior) 2 Angus MacColl (junior) 3 James Dyson Jig 1 Kate Kimove 2 Angus MacColl (senior) 3 James Dyson…
I have to say that I did not agree with the result in Grade 1 at the Scottish Pipe Band Championships at Levengrove Park, Dumbarton, last weekend. The winners, Inveraray (above) were good, very good, but in my view they were bested in musicality and tone by Field Marshal Montgomery. However, all congratulations to P/M Stuart Liddell on his success. The judges had him first and that is all that…
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