Category: Results

Perth Games (Complete)

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Cloudy but dry day at Perth with 33 pipers entered in the senior, graded, events. Champion Piper: Gordon McCready. Gordon (r) is pictured with Piobaireachd winner Bill Geddes after the results were announced.  P/A Piob 1 W Geddes, Old Men of the Shells 2 G McCready, Big Spree 3 J Hazzard, Lady Margaret MacDonald’s Salute 4 D Midgley, Prince’s Salute 5 D Urquhart, MacLeod of Raasay’s Salute Judges: A Wright, M…

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Strathpeffer Games (Junior pic added)

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11 competed on a bright day. Piobaireachd: 1. Gordon Barclay 2. Nick Hudson 3. James MacPhee 4. Brian Lamond March: 1. Nick Hudson 2. Jenny Hazzard 3. Brian Lamond 4. James MacPhee Strathspey/Reel: 1. James MacPhee 2. Nick Hudson 3. Jenny Hazzard 4. Brian Lamond Jig: 1. Brian Lamond 2. Jenny Hazzard 3. Emily-Kate MacLellan 4. Nick Hudson John Don MacKenzie judged all events. Champion Piper: Nick Hudson [wds id=”17″]

Dornoch Games

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Good, slightly chilly weather with just a bit of mist here and there. 19 played – a very healthy turnout in the far north with US pipers making their mark. Piobaireachd: 1. Nick Hudson, Lament for Donald Duaghal MacKay (pictured receiving his trophy) 2. Anna Kummerlow, Battle of Auldearn 3. Matt Pantaleoni, Lament for MacSwan of Roaig 4. Ursa Beckford, Black Donald’s March Judges: John Don MacKenzie, Jimmy Jackson March:…

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Silver Chanter – full report and comment

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SILVER  CHANTER:  5th AUGUST 2015 By Angus Nicol The 49th annual MacCrimmon Memorial piobaireachd competition, for the much coveted Silver Chanter, was held as always at Dunvegan Castle on 5th August 2015. The six pipers, four of whom had already won the Silver Chanter in years gone by, were selected from those who had won the major piping awards during the previous twelve months.  This made the event, as the…

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Skye Gathering (Updated with Weds Results)

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Complete results from the Gathering.  Dunvegan Medal 1 C Drummond, Lament for the Earl of Antrim 2 A Henderson, Rory MacLoude’s Lament 3 D Urquhart, Lament for Donald Duaghal MacKay 4 J Forrester, Lament for Patrick Og MacCrimmon 5 C Campbell, Too Long in this Condition Judges: I Morrison, M McRae, D McNeill Col. Jock MacDonald Clasp (for former winners of the Dunvegan Medal) 1 C Drummond, Rory MacLoude’s Lament…

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