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North Games Champion Receives the Glass Chanter

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Champion Piper at the North of Scotland’s Highland Games 2024 is Angus MacPhee, Inverness. He was presented with the new Glass Chanter Trophy and a cheque during a break at last week’s Northern Meeting. The new perpetual trophy, inscribed ‘Champion Piper, North Highland Games Circuit’, replaces an earlier version which has gone missing. Angus said: ‘I am very honoured to have won the Glass Chanter this year. I have always…

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Inveraray Pipe Band Victory Parade/ Chatsworth Results

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World Pipe Band Champions Inveraray and District held a victory march through their home village on Saturday (August 31st). A large crowd enjoyed sunny weather as they welcomed the band to the Argyllshire tourist hotspot. Two weeks earlier P/M Stuart Liddell MBE and his pipers and drummers secured their third Worlds title at Glasgow Green triumphing over Northern Ireland’s Field Marshal Montgomery Pipe Band and other top bands in a…

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Birnam Games Results

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We have gaps in the prizewinners’ list for this games, held in beautiful weather in the Perthshire village last Saturday (Aug 31). Thirteen entered. Champion Piper was Greig Canning, Fife. If anyone can supply the missing names, and/or tunes, we’d be very grateful. Piobaireachd, three tunes1 Dan Lyden2 Bobby Durning3 Mike Fitzhenry4 Greig Canning5 Andrew Donlon March, two tunes1 Andrew Donlon2 Greig Canning3 Brian Lamond4 Dan Nevans5 Hector Munro S&R,…

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Northern Meeting Day 1 Results

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The competitions were held today (Aug.29) in Eden Court Theatre, Inverness. Highland Society of London’s Gold Medal:1 Craig Sutherland, MacDougall’s Gathering, (£550) (pictured)2 Derek Midgley, Battle of Sherrifmuir (£400)3 William Rowe, Clanranald’s Salute (£250)4 Cameron Drummond, Glen is Mine (£200)5 Sean McKeown, Nameless, Hiharin odin (£150)Judges: I Duncan, A Forbes, M Henderson Silver Medal:1 Brodie Watson-Massey(£350), MacNeill of Barra’s March2 Fraser Allison (£250), Melbank’s Salute3 Dan Lyden (£150), Cave of…

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Glenfinnan, Lonach, Strathardle Games and Capt. John MacLellan Memorial Medal Results

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Ten pipers played at Scotland’s most picturesque Highland games venue at Glenfinnan on August 17. Judges were Iain MacFadyen (piobaireachd), Rona Lightfoot (light music). Piob: 1 Jacob Dicker (Canada) 2 Duncan Beattie 3 Dan Lyden (USA)March: 1 Scott MacLean 2 Jacob Dicker 3 Dan LydenS&R: 1 Jacob Dicker 2 Scott MacLean 3 Dan Lyden 17&Under Piob.: 1 Maggie McConnochie (NZ) 2 Ian MacLeod17&Under March: 1 Maggie McConnochie 2 Ian MacLeod…

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