Category: Solo Piping

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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PP Editor’s Blog: Band Formation Poll Results/Grampian League/ / Festival of Juvenile Solo Piping etc.

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A couple of weeks ago I ran a piece lauding the organisers of the Chicago Highland Games for instituting concert formation for their band competition. The accompanying poll results can now be revealed. We asked the question ‘What do you think of the circle formation for band competition’. The results show an overwhelming majority in favour of change – a huge 88%. The response ‘Couldn’t be better; leave well alone’…

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Newtonmore Games

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The weather was a mixed bag of cold, wind, rain, and the odd bit of sunshine.  Jimmy Jackson and Duncan MacDiarmid judged the light music while John MacDougall and John Don MacKenzie had the piobaireachd.   Piobaireachd: 1 Derek Midgley (Patrick Og) 2 Matt Pantaleoni (King’s Taxes) 3 Sandy Cameron (MacLeod of Raasay) 4 Jamie Forrester March: 1 Jamie Forrester 2 Matt Pantaleoni 3 Sandy Cameron 4 Jonathan Simpson S/R:…

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Aboyne Games (updated)

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Bright but cold day on Royal Deeside. Healthy turnout of pipers. Fifteen played in light music; 17 in ceol mor. A very successful day for piper Gordon McCready (pictured with David Wilton). Piob: 1 G McCready (Lady Mgt. MacDonald’s Salute) 2 U Beckford 3 A Russell 4 G Canning 5 D Watson Judges: N Mathieson, M McRae, W Wotherspoon March: 1 G McCready 2 A Russell 3 J Greenlees 4…

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