Damp conditions in the Perthshire beauty spot today. Junior competitors pictured above. Piob 1st Callum Wynd 2nd Andrew Ferguson 3rd Jonathon Simpson 4th Ross Miller Judges R Clark and N Mulvie. March 1 Angus MacColl 2 Jonathan Simpson 3 Anna Kummerlõw 4 Steven Gray S&R 1 Angus MacColl 2 Jonathan Simpson 3 Calum Wynd 4 Anna Kummerlõw [wds id=”4″] Jig 1 Angus MacColl 2 Steven Gray 3 Jonathan Simpson 4…
The annual Lochaber Gathering will take place in the Nevis Centre, Fort William, from 9am, on Saturday, August 4. There are healthy entries in B/C Grades and in the Juniors. Entries close Aug 3. Email Piping Convenor Allan MacColl here. The above picture shows junior winners at Lochaber last year. P/A Grade Piobaireachd Hall A: 09:00 Edward McIlwaine, Canada Michael Fitzhenry, Paisley William Geddes, Glasgow Sandy Cameron, Roybridge Sarah Muir,…
Hamish McLennan from Aberdeen has been in touch: ‘Robert, While scanning an old scrapbook for other information I have harvested the following from contemporary Oban Times newspaper cuttings. Northern Meeting Gold Medalists: 1903 Donald MacKay – Glengarry’s Lament, 1906 George Allan – Corrienessan’s Salute, 1909 William MacKie – Lament for the Harp Tree.’ Page has been duly updated Hamish and many thanks for this important contribution. The lists make great reading and we are…
British Columbia Pipers’ Association President Rob MacNeil reports… Here are partial results of the 2018 Pacific Northwest Highland Games, the final Highland games of the BCPA season, and the winners of BCPA Grand Aggregate Awards. Grateful thanks to William Kennedy for the photos. Under extremely hot weather, the final highland games on the BC Pipers’ Association circuit, the 2018 Pacific Northwest Highland Games, was held on July 28 & 29 at the Expo…
Some thought my comments on the St Laurence O’ Toole’s performance at the British Championship at Paisley a couple of months ago a little harsh and they may have disturbed the boys in green too. But when you know a band can do so much better, when they fall short of your expectation, it always sharpens the pen. Those made of stern stuff knuckle down, roll up the sleeves and…
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