Category: Solo Piping

Argyllshire Gathering Underway – MacGregor Qualifiers Announced

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The 2017 Argyllshire Gathering began this morning in Oban with the major piobaireachd events, the Gold Medal, Senior Piobaireachd, Silver Medal and MacGregor Memorial Piobaireachd.  Four qualifiers for the MacGregor Memorial competition announced early afternoon were: Brodie Watson-Massey, John Dew, Rebecca Tierney, Calum Brown, Brighde Chaimbeul, Andrew Ferguson, Lewis Russell, Donald Stewart. These pipers now play a different tune in the final. The seaside town was battered by thunder storms…

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PP Ed’s Blog: Argyllshire Gathering/ CLASP/ Letters/ Festival of Junior Piping/ Grampian League

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To Oban today for the 2017 Argyllshire Gathering. It is always a great occasion, one of the two ‘majors’ in the solo piping calendar and, with the Northern Meeting in Inverness, the place to hear the best pipers in the world. The piobaireachd competitions are the most difficult of all on the calendar given that they prescribe the tunes that are to be played. This single fact elevates the senior…

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Kinloch Rannoch Games

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Only four senior and two junior pipers. Wet and blustery day all events judged by Ian Duncan. March: 1. Graham Drummond, Bathgate 2. Graham Mulholland, Birnam 3. Iain MacDonald, Regina 4. Barbara MacDonald, Regina Strathspey & Reel: 1. Graham Drummond 2. Graham Mulholland 3. Iain MacDonald 4. Barbara MacDonald Jig: 1. Graham Drummond 2. Graham Mulholland 3. Iain MacDonald 4. Barbara MacDonald Slow Air/Piobaireachd Ground: 1. Graham Mulholland 2. Graham…

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Glenfinnan Games Results

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Terrible conditions at the most picturesque setting for a Highland games. Despite the flooding the games went ahead as usual a credit to the organisers. Piobaireachd1 Jori Chisholm2 Peter McCallister3 Calum Brown March1 Jori Chisholm2 Xavier Boderiou3 Jonathon Simpson Strathspey & Reel1 Jonathon Simpson2 Jori Chisholm3 Calum Brown Judges: I MacFadyen, M McRae [wds id=”13″]

Lochaber Gathering Results (further update with more comment)

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Lochaber Gathering was held today in a cool, damp Fort William. Pipers and judges were glad of the indoor facility at the Nevis Centre. There were good entries in all events except in the juniors.  In the programme notes Piping Convenor Allan MacColl commented: ‘…On a less positive note the seriously depleted number of junior competitors from the Highlands is worrying. Locally, other than two highly talented entrants, no Lochaber…

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