Thornton Highland Games Results

Dry/windy day with some sunny spells. Only one entry for the junior piobaireachd and three for the light music and three for the senior events. Junior piobaireachd: 1st Campbell Stewart Junior light music 1st Campbell Stewart 2nd Morgan MacLeese 3rd Mathew McKelvie Senior Piobaireachd 1st Calum Brown 2nd Edward Gaul 3rd Lewis Russell Light music 1st Edward Gaul 2nd Lewis Russell 3rd Calum Brown Judges: E Anderson, A Frater [wds id=”2″]

Luss Games Results

The weather was bright and dry in the morning for the Piobaireachd and hard Luss drizzle in the afternoon. Twelve competed. Piobaireachd 1st Ben Duncan (MacDougall’s Gathering) 2nd Craig Martin 3rd Mael Sicard Cras (Lament for the Iolaire) Judges: Tom Speirs, Neil Mulvie March (prizes for top three only) 1st Ben Duncan 2nd Daniel McDermott 3rd Alan Russell 4th Craig Martin 5th Caitlin MacDonald 6th Bruce MacDonald Judges: Ronnie McShannon,…

A Review of Grade 2 at the 2017 European Championships

Grant Park, Forres, looked calm and pristine the night before proceedings, as the vendors were leaving the scene to return in the morning, writes our Special Correspondent. A small ceilidh was going on in the main marquee. The white lines were there to be seen and the circles of four arenas stood by to host the music makers of 110 bands for the 2017 European Championships. With very little darkness…

PP Ed’s Blog: Pipe Band Majors/ Ross & Cromarty P&D/ Small Highland Games

The debate over moving the European Pipe Band Championships to Forres will continue, particularly among bands who just can’t afford to journey up to the Moray Coast. Down the grades this is particularly inconvenient for Irish bands, few of whom, outwith Grade 1, attend. The reverse holds true for the UK Championships in Belfast with many Scottish bands electing to stay at home for that one. It all points to…

Inveraray & District Are European Pipe Bands Champions

Inveraray & District Pipe Band (pictured above courtesy Piping @ Forres) were crowned European Pipe Band Champions today after winning the Grade 1 contest at Forres on Scotland’s Moray Coast. The result means that the Argyllshire outfit, under the renowned P/M Stuart Liddell, now move clear at the head of the Champions of Champions table with two majors to go. In a nice touch the Inveraray band played a tune…