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Antigonish Highland Games, Bands and Solo Results (Updated with Pix)

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Iain Boyd reports: The Antigonish Highland Games, Nova Scotia, were held on July 8 and 9, 2017,  under mixed weather conditions. Saturday’s competitions were greeted with Scotch Mist and Sunday’s competitions were held under sunny skies. Fourteen bands from Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Ontario and Alberta competed over the two days. Close to 100 solo competitors played including nine in open professional piping. Alex Gandy was professional piper of the…

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Tain Highland Games Results (Juniors added)

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A pleasant day in the north with enhanced prizemoney and a relaxed, welcoming day with Tain Highland Games Piping Convenor Duncan MacGillivray ensuring everything went to plan. The picture above shows three of today’s competing pipers, Cameron MacDougall, Brìghde Chaimbeul and Alasdair Fraser, with the legendary Duncan far right. Piobaireachd 1st Cameron MacDougall 2nd Michael MacGillivray 3rd James MacPhee March 1st Brìghde Chaimbeul 2nd Cameron MacDougall 3rd James MacPhee S&R 1st…

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All-Ireland Pipe Band Championships Report and Pictures

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Lurgan Park, County Armagh, Northern Ireland, once again came alive with the music of pipe bands when the prestigious All-Ireland Pipe Band Championships were held in the picturesque park for the first time on Saturday 1st July, write John Kelly and Andrew Cromie.  The championships rotate each year between a venue in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.  It isnow in its 72nd year. It is one of the…

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All Ireland Pipe Band Championships

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Field Marshal Montgomery (pictured) made a clean sweep at the All Ireland Grade 1 Pipe Band Championship held at Lurgan, Northern Ireland, today winning both MSR & Medley. Runners up were St Laurence O’Toole from Dublin. Grade 2 went to Manorcunnigham. Get full results and summaries here. Check Piping Press later for a full report from the All Irelands. Read our report on the history of the competition here. [wds…

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Thornton Highland Games Results

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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″]