Skye Gathering 2023 Results Complete

The annual, two-day Skye Gathering piping competitions began today in Portree. Thirty entered for the Dunvegan Medal contest for which pipers have to submit four MacCrimmon tunes. Previous winners are excluded and play for the Col. Jock MacDonald Clasp to the medal. The winner of the 2023 medal was Fred Morrison. We will add to the lists below as we get the results. Dunvegan Medal1 Fred Morrison, Macleod of Colbeck’s…

Aboyne Games Results

A chilly morning and a lunchtime downpour did not dampen enthusiasm at Aboyne Games on Saturday 5th August, writes Jack Taylor After a welcome by the Chieftain the Marquis of Huntly, commentator Graham Thomson gave a moving tribute to his predecessor Robbie Shepherd who died three days previously. Fiddler Paul Anderson then played his own composition Lament for Robbie Shepherd:  At the conclusion of proceedings Piobaireachd judge Malcolm McRae was…

Newtonmore Games Results

Strathpeffer Games Results

Scottish Pipe Band Championships 2023 Review

I had long advocated for a change in the siting of the competition arenas at Dumbarton, so there was some satisfaction in discovering just that. No longer are the bands exposed to the full, raw blast from the Clyde estuary. Now they are snuggled away in Levengrove Park’s pleasant greenery, well protected from the elements.  The only disadvantage to the new Grade 1 circle is that the final tuning area…