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…

an overcast but warm day at Monaltrie Park, Ballater, on Royal Deeside today (Aug 10). Andrew Donlon, USA, was the winner of the RB Nicol Trophy for Piobaireachd. Twenty pipers played. Five prizes in piobaireachd and six in the light music. Piobaireachd 1 Andrew Donlon, Rout of the Lowland Captain2 Angus MacPhee, Battle of Auldearn No13 Fred Morrison, MacLeod of Colbeck’s Lament4 John MacDonald, Tulloch Ard5 Greig Canning, Nameless, One of the…