Argyllshire Gathering 2017 – Former Winners, Gold Medal, MacGregor Memorial, Silver Medal and Senior Piob Results from Day 1

Four of the major piobaireachd competitions in world piping were held today in Oban, Argyll.The winner of the Senior Piobaireachd award for former winners of the Gold Medal was Glenn Brown formerly of Ontario now of Glasgow, the Gold Medal to Craig Sutherland from Crieff and the Silver Medal to Cameron MacDougall from Nigg. The very tough Former Winners’ MSR went to Jack Lee from British Columbia. The picture above shows…

Argyllshire Gathering Underway – MacGregor Qualifiers Announced

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…

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

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…

Kinloch Rannoch Games

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…

Glenfinnan Games Results

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″]