Piping Press

1 Stuart Liddell, Lament for the Union 2 Ian Speirs, Edinburgh Piobaireachd 3 Stuart Easton, Lament for John MacDonald,   Inverness 4 Callum Beaumont, Scarce of Fishing 5 Alan Bevan, Daughter’s Lament Judges: W Morrison, S Samson, J Wilson

1 Andrew Hayes 2 Sandy Cameron 3 Andrew Donlan 4 Nick Hudson 5 Cameron Drummond Judges: C Armstrong, P Henderson, R MacShannon,

The following four pipers go forward to the MacGregor Memorial final later today: Brodie Watson-Massey Ruaridh Brown Campbell Wilson Laureano Thomas-Sanchez, USA

These four pipers will through to the final later today: Alastair Bevan Luke Kennedy Gregor MacDonald Angus MacPhee Judges: J Taylor, R Worrall

By The Editor With the World Pipe band Championships over for another year the international piping focus switches from bands to solos and in particular to today’s Argyllshire Gathering at Oban. The Gathering is one of the two main piping competitions in the world; only next week’s Northern Meeting in Inverness rivals it in importance in the solo piper’s calendar. (Tickets for the NM are now on sale here.) Contests…