CLASP Results from Inverness

Margaret Dunn reports: Here are the CLASP results from Northern Meeting 2018, which was held in the Eden Court alongside the professional competitions on Friday, 31st August.  Judge for the day was Alex Gandy. Pictured l – r: Stewart Allan (Gd 2) Robert Wilson(Gd 1) & Robert Thomson(Gd 3) Grade 1 Piobaireachd 1st Bianca Kail 2nd Robert Wilson 3rd Stephen Ross Grade 2 Piobaireachd 1st Stephen Whitton 2nd Stewart Allan…

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The Editor’s Final Thoughts on the 2018 Northern Meeting

I agree with Piping Convenor Alan Forbes that the Northern Meeting’s two-day festival of piping was a great success. With the quality of the playing on show it could be considered nothing less. I sat through all of the Clasp and Gold Medal competitions bar four performances, and heard the 40 or so tunes from a position only five rows back from the stage. Important that. Up in the gods…

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Dollar Academy’s Worlds Wins and Novice A Grand Slam 2018

By Our Special Correspondent As Field Marshal players erupted, ran around, jigged, jumped hugged and entertained all of us with their antics in the seconds after Ian Embelton had pronounced them World Champions, one of their number, Piper Matt Wilson, naturally, joined in. His P/M Richard Parkes had just equalled the record with 12 Worlds wins after all. But very few will have realised that Matt himself had his own record…

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Piping at Blas Festival 2018

Katie Mackenzie of the Blas Festival has sent the following…. This year’s Blas Festival, a showcase of the best of Highland culture, features a healthy and impressive line-up of pipers as well as celebrating some of the great pipers of the past. A name synonymous with all things related to Highland bagpipes will be the centre of attraction on the first day of this September’s Blas festival. The music of the…

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Northern Meeting: Callum Interview/ Jack’s Special Award/ Convenor Speaks

Winning the Clasp competition at the Northern Meeting or the Senior Piobaireachd event at the Argyllshire Gathering is the height of achievement for any piper. To win one is defining – to win three of either before your are aged 30 is remarkable. Only a very special piper is capable of such a feat – which brings us neatly to the Editor’s chat with 2018 Clasp winner Callum Beaumont…… Callum…

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