Category: Results

CLASP Results from the Army School of Piping Competition

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Margaret Dunn reports: Here are results from today’s CLASP competition at the Army School. The picture shows, from L- R: Connor Sinclair (judge), Gregor McCulloch, Ross Walker, Ewen Brindle and Wilson Brown (judge).  Overall Winner Grade 3 – Ewen Brindle Overall Winner Grade 2 – Ross Walker Overall Winner Grade 1 – Gregor McCulloch Grade 3 Piobaireachd Ground 1st Robert Wilson 2nd David McRobb 3rd Andrew Richardson Full Piobaireachd 1st Ewen…

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Atholl Gathering Results

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The Atholl Gathering took place today in the grounds of Blair Castle, Blair Atholl, Perthshire, writes the Editor. Weather was dry and pleasant – ideal for piping and it drew a large and appreciative crowd to the first major games contest of the summer. The Champion Piper was Angus D. MacColl and how pleasing for the organisers to have this master piper supporting their contest. Angus is pictured above shortly…

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Bathgate Games Results

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A warm day with a high standard in all events, particularly the senior light music. Piob 1 Gordon McCready, Battle of the Pass of Crieff 2 Ashley McMichael 3 Kris Coyle Judge: T Speirs March 1 Gordon McCready (pictured above) 2 Ashley McMichael 3 Graham Drummond 4 Jonathan Greenlees S&R 1 Gordon McCready 2 Ashley McMichael 3 William Geddes 4 Jonathan Greenlees Ceol Beag judge: W Cowan Junior Piob 1…

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Review: Grade 2 at the 2017 British Pipe Band Championships

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This summary of the performances at the Grade 2 British Championship follows last week’s prelim piece from our Special Correspondent. Here he gives us his thoughts on a hard-fought Grade 2 contest last Saturday at Paisley…. From Arena 4, the one nearest the motorway and the airport take off path. Brightening sky with the earliest contests facing rain just an hour or so earlier. During the grade the clouds ebbed and flowed,…

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Review: The 2017 British Pipe Band Championships Grade 1 Performances

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One of the first rules of journalism is ‘be there’ and if you want to give a detailed and accurate, albeit subjective, account of an important pipe band contest then that is exactly what you have to do. No amount of social media chatter, summary sheet perusal or YouTube re-runs is in any way a substitute to actually positioning yourself at a suitable coign of vantage and listening and watching the…

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