Argyllshire Gathering Day 2 Complete Results – Pictures Added

Ceòl beag is the focus of the second day at Oban with competitions for ‘A’ and ‘B’ grade March and Strathspey & Reel. There is also the Intermediate MSR for young pipers who played in the MacGregor Memorial the day before, and local contests. ‘A’ March Final, Royal Scottish Pipers’ Society Bronze Star1 Angus J MacColl, £140 (pictured above receiving the Bronze Star from Piping Convenor Torquil Telfer), John MacFadyen…

Glenisla Games Results

A changeable day at Glenisla in the Angus glens – mostly dry with all of the rain falling during Liam Kernaghan’s jig performance. Champion Piper Alan Bevan, British Columbia, is pictured above during his winning performance in the March. March1st Alan Bevan2nd Zephan Nickel3rd Allister Bevan4th Jonathon Simpson5th Liam Kernaghan Strathspey & Reel1st Alan Bevan2nd Zephan Knichel3rd Jonathon Simpson4th Liam Kernaghan5th Callum Bevan Jig1st Alan Bevan2nd Liam Kernaghan3rd Zephan Knichel4th…

Nethybridge Games Results

It was a beautiful sunny day for the games at Nethybridge at the foot of the Cairngorm Mountains and it was enjoyed by a good crowd of spectators. The slightly elevated piping platform is located outside the games area and is surrounded by seating for those interested. Fortunately the area was shaded from the heat of the day. Piobaireachd1 Adam Cameron-Taylor (pictured on the boards above), Lament for the Only Son2 Neil…

Lorient Results: MacCrimmon Trophy and Piobaireachd

The day after securing the lucrative MacCrimmon Trophy, Northern Ireland’s Robert Watt completed a very successful visit to the Lorient Festival in Brittany by taking first in the Piobaireachd competition as well. The runner-up was once more the Province’s other outstanding piper at the festival, Andrew Carlisle. Ceòl mòr results were as follows: 1 Robert Watt, Corrienessan’s Salute 2 Andrew Carlisle, Lament for the Earl of Antrim 3 Derek Midgley,…

Aboyne Games Results

There was a bumper crowd of about 12,000 at Aboyne today, writes Jack Taylor. Calum Brown from Cults, Aberdeen, was overall champion with firsts in March, Strathspey and Reel, Hornpipe and Jig and fifth in Piobaireachd. Calum also piped for the dancing and is due to play a solo at Inveraray Pipe Band’s concert on Wednesday in Glasgow’s Royal Concert Hall. Under 18 Piobaireachd 1 Alistair Williams, Massacre of Glencoe2 Craig…