Category: Solo Piping

Lochaber Gathering/ Mallaig Games/ Aboyne Games

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Ken Cameron, Chairman of Lochaber Gathering: This year we are re-introducing Junior (18 & Under) classes and the entry form for that is available here. Entries are restricted to 20 and allocated on a first come first served basis. Closing date is 12th August or when entries are full; further entries at the discretion of the committee. The Gathering takes place on Aug 26. Last year Senior entries had to…

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Tobermory Games Results (Comment Added)

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A fine day at Erray Park above Tobermory Bay. Fifteen pipers played in the senior events (13 in the Piobaireachd) and 16 in the juniors. Champion Piper Ben Duncan is pictured above. Judges reported a high standard. Comment on the piobaireachd below. Three tunes were asked for in all senior competitions. Piob: 1 P/M Ben Duncan, Beloved Scotland2 Angus MacColl Snr., I Gave a Kiss to the King’s Hand3 Christopher…

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Helensburgh Professional Contest

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This competition was held yesterday (July 17) in lieu of the cancelled Rosneath Highland Games and was sponsored by the Piobaireachd Society. The venue was the Victoria Halls in Helensburgh. Prizewinners are pictured above. Piob1 Gordon McCready 2 Peter McCalister 3 Anna Smart 4 Andrew DonlonJudges: R Huth, R Livingstone March1 Brian Lamond 2 Gordon McCready 3 Callum Wynd 4 Bobby Allan S&R1 Gordon McCready 2 Brian Lamond 3 Callum…

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Balloch Games Results (CLASP G1 Piob added)

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A warm but overcast day at Balloch on the shores of Loch Lomond on the first day of the Glasgow Fair holidays. Sixteen played in the Open events and seven in the juvenile. Pictured above (l-r) are Brian Lamond, organiser Helen Campbell, Kris Coyle and Bobby Allen. Piob1 John Mulhearn2 Bobby Allen3 Brian LamondJudges: A Frater, W Morrison March1 Brian Lamond, Bonnie Anne2 Kris Coyle, Hugh Kennedy3 John Mulhearn, P/M…

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Editor’s Notebook: Worlds Grade 1/ Worlds Tickets/ RSPBA Jubilee/ Duncan’s Forgotten Piobaireachd/ Brisbane Beers

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So it is a fact that this year’s World G1 title will be decided over four competitions involving a total of 16 judges. No one will be able to gainsay the winner after that. However I do not feel it necessary to go to such lengths. Eight judges stout and true can do the job perfectly well as they have shown in the past. Sixteen should not become the norm….

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