Category: Results

PP Ed’s Blog: George Sherriff/ Balmoral Classic/ SG Juniors/ Abbey Piper/ NSW Solos

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Planning your piping weekend? Three top events to choose from in North America and here. Firstly in Ontario  we have the annual George Sherriff Memorial Invitational for amateur pipers. Organiser Bob Worrall has sent this: The 21st Annual competition is on Saturday, November 19, 2016 in St. Paul’s Presbyterian Church, 70 James St. S., Hamilton, Ontario; Admission: $10 ($5 for students) Master of Ceremonies: Michael Grey Adjudicators: Andrew Hayes (Ottawa, Ontario), Shaunna Hilder (British Columbia), and Donald…

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Inverness Piping Society Junior Solo Results

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Inverness Piping Society’s Junior Competition was held last Saturday, November 12, in Bun-sgoil Ghàidhlig, Inverness.  This very active society are holding their first winter recital at the end of the month (November 25 7.30 for 8pm). The piper is Alasdair Henderson and the venue is the Grand Hall at Tulloch Castle Hotel near Dingwall. Entry is £10 for adults, £5 for juniors, 12 and under free. Results: 10 and under chanter:…

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A Look Back at the 2016 London Championship

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Ian Duncan and I judged the A Grade Piobaireachd for the Ram’s Horn Snuff Mull. Committee Room 5 at the Kensington Conference Centre was the venue and, though adequate, the close proximity of the bench to the room’s playing area may have intimidated some of the pipers and contributed to the mixed standard of play. Two tunes were out on their own: Darach Urquhart’s Big Spree and Nick Hudson’s Lament for…

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London Championship – Bratach Goes to Callum, Gillies to Andrew Hayes, Gordon Takes MSR

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The above picture shows some of the winners with their trophies at this year’s London Championship. Unfortunately some successful pipers had to leave early to catch flights back to Scotland. Full results below. Stay tuned for comment on the day from the Editor plus a full array of photographs.  Piobaireachd for the Dr Calum MacCrimmon Bratach Gorm (7 tunes) 1 Callum Beaumont  2 Finlay Johnston, MacLeod of MacLeod’s Lament 3 Jack Lee,…

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Glenfiddich Result Revised – Bruce Gandy Placed Second

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Following today’s story on the error in the final placings at the Glenfiddich Championship the organiser, Mrs Liz Maxwell, has issued the following statement: ‘This year’s Glenfiddich Piping Championship generated a unique situation whereby three pipers tied on merit points for the overall awards. Two of those had been placed 1st in a major element of the Championship viz, the Piobaireachd and March, Strathspey & Reel sections whilst the third…

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