Duncan Johnstone Memorial Results 2023 – Updated with Picture and Comment

This competition for junior professionals was held today (Sat, March 11) at the National Piping Centre, Otago Street and McPhater Street, Glasgow. There were large entries in all categories, 33 in the C Piobaireachd and 30 in the C MSR. There were 23 in the B Piob and 21 in the B MSR. Pictured above are all the trophy winners with Champion Piper Callum Wynd far left. B Grade Piobaireachd,…

Editor’s Notebook: Highland Games Threat/ Trophy Search/ Oban Festival/ Dollar Contest/ Sandy Jones

This from a prominent Highland games organiser: ‘On the CPA judge/pupil pronouncements that have lately been made, has anyone raised the problems this causes for competition organisers? ‘How are games committees, expected to be able to attract decent player numbers, or to maintain their ‘local’ feel, when they may not be able to use local piping adjudicators because they then wouldn’t get local competitors? ‘How can they afford to import…

CLASP ‘Live Online’ 2023 Results

This February 11 competition was the first CLASP ‘Live Online’ event for 2023 and there was a particular interest as an invite to compete at the inaugural amateur invitational at The Sun Belt in Florida in November 2023 was up for grabs for the overall winner of Grade 1.  Eric Stein, who runs the Sun Belt Professional, has expanded his event to include an amateur invitational and Eric is kindly…

Review: Uist & Barra Professional 2023

The first thing to say is what a total success this comeback meeting, the first for three years, was. The standard of play, particularly in the light music, was as good as has been heard at this stage of the competitive year. Yes, there was some ring rustiness – but only some. For the most part the ten pipers entertained the large crowd grandly, with even those who didn’t make…

Uist & Barra 2023 Results

This competition was held today, March 4, at the Piping Centre, McPhater Street, Glasgow. Pipers were given their tunes one week in advance. There was a large and appreciative audience throughout the day. It was the first U&B since 2020. Ceòl Mòr, Glasgow Highland Club Medal and Finlay MacKenzie Challenge Trophy1 Craig Sutherland, Park Piobaireachd No.22 John Mulhearn, Queen Anne’s Lament3 Angus D MacColl, End of the High Bridge 4 Sandy Cameron,…