Held in Gairloch High School, September 26th Robert Wallace: Well it is good to report that here, right in Iain Dall MacKay country, in the magnificent north-west of Scotland, that the pipe is being taught throughout the region and taught well. School tutors Iain Ruaridh Finlayson (Skye), Gary Nimmo and Alison Sinclair (Ullapool Pipe Band) had many of their young pupils forward and a good account they all gave I…
Piping Correspondent of the Times in London, Angus Nicol, takes a look back at this year’s Lochaber Gathering, in principal the senior competitions….. CRUINNEACHADH LOCH ABAR: THE LOCHABER FESTIVAL OF PIPING It was very pleasing to see the great upsurge in the numbers of competitors at all levels after a number of years of very sparse entries. For the Tuagh Oir, for instance, there were 17 entrants of…
Results of the 16th Robert Burns Piping Contest 5th September 2015; Held in Dumfries Academy, Dumfries; supported by South West Scotland Piping & Drumming Academy Judges were Pipe Major Ross McCrindle & Sgt Andrew Reid from the Army School of Bagpipe Music & Highland Drumming in Edinburgh by kind permission of Senior Pipe Major Martin McDonald. Prizes were presented by Andy McCartney representing the South West Scotland Piping & Drumming Academy. A total 45 competitors…
Chatsworth Results for professional and amateur solo piping events held Sunday 6th September. Open Piobaireachd 1. William McCallum – Lament for the Children 2. Peter Hunt – Tulloch Ard 3. Andrew Hall – The Battle of Auldearn (No. 2) Open 2/4 March 1. William McCallum 2. Peter Hunt 3. Andrew Hall Open Strathspey & Reel 1. William McCallum 2. Peter Hunt 3. Andrew Hall Open 6/8 March 1. Peter Hunt…
Gold Clasp (for former winners of the Gold Medal) 1 £500 Callum Beaumont, MacLeod of Colbeck’s Lament 2 £350 Angus MacColl, Lament for the Earl of Antrim 3 £200 Stuart Liddell, Lament for Donald Ban MacCrimmon 4 £150 Andrew Hayes, Lament for Patrick Og 5 £100 William McCallum, Lament for the Children Judges: IM Morrison, J Taylor, R Wallace Champion Piper: Angus MacColl Snr. ‘B’ Grade MSR 1 £125 Angus…
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