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Birnam Games Results

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A mostly dry day in the Perthshire Highlands. Ten played in the seniors. Piobaireachd winner Anna Kummerlöw, Germany, is pictured above with her trophy. Piobaireachd1 Anna Kummerlöw, Nameless ‘One of the Cragich’2 Ben McClamrock3 Dan Lyden4 Brian Lamond5 Bobby Durning March1 Brian Lamond2 Mike Fitzhenry3 Ben McClamrock4 Bobby Durning5 Anna Kummerlöw S&R1 Brian Lamond2 Ben McClamrock3 Calum Wynd4 Dan Lyden5 Mike Fitzhenry Jigs1 Jacob Dicker2 Austin Diepenhorst3 Dan Lyden4 Callum…

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Lochaber Gathering Results (Updated with Pictures and Juniors)

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This competition was held today, August 25, in the Highland Cinema, Fort William. Sponsors were the Moidart Trust, Bidwells, MacKintosh Foundation and PF Charitable Trust. Pictured above is Champion Piper James MacHattie, Prince Edward Island, Canada, with the Gold Lochaber Axe Kilt Pin. P/A Piobaireachd1 James MacHattie, Old Men of the Shells2 Derek Midgley, Rout of the Lowland Captain3 Nick Hudson, Daughter’s Lament4 Sandy Cameron, Battle of the Pass of…

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Argyllshire Gathering Day 1: Former Winners, Gold Medal, Senior Piobaireachd, Silver Medal, MacGregor

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Four of the major piobaireachd competitions in world piping were held today in Oban, Argyll. The winner of the Gold Medal was Alasdair Henderson, P/Sgt of the Inveraray Pipe Band. This was Alasdair second Gold Medal having already secured the Inverness medal. The Senior Piobaireachd went to Angus MacColl for the second year running. Angus is pictured this evening with the Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders Trophy. The judges in both…

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A Review of the Worlds Day 2

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My plan for the Saturday was to listen to the whole of the Grade 1 MSR and then to try to take in some of the performances in the other grades. Grade 1: I thought Inveraray were the outstanding band in the morning, again fluent and finger perfect. Boghall were good but a shade careful, though the technique in the strathspey was outstanding. FMM had a poor run with one…

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A Review of the Worlds Day 1

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I penned these notes a few hours after the close of play last Friday….. There is not a band that let themselves down today. The top outfits are all in the mix going into tomorrow’s last two legs, the standard among them unbelievably high. Equally in the mid table bands. The weather was kind, no rain, and the day ran to schedule as per the RSPBA’s usual efficient system, kicking…

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