‘I’ve been playing pipes since I was nine and started competing as an amateur in 1994. I’m a classical pianist first and foremost, though my piano has taken a back seat in the last 10 years since I took the plunge, leaving the amateur ranks. I was lucky enough to win the Silver Medal in 2012 at Oban. By coincidence I could only get a limited time off work that…
Good attendance on a warm sunny day. Over £2000 in prize money across the events. Good standard of playing across all grades. Pictured above is confined piobaireachd winner Roger Huth. Confined events – Pipers Graded B&C by the CPA Piobaireachd 1. Roger Huth – Lament for Mary MacLeod 2. Joe Davies – The Desperate Battle 3. Kyle Shead – A Flame of Wrath for Squinting Patrick 4. Peter Candy –…
Entries were capped but that still made for a full day of piping. The piobaireachd began at 10am and concluded at 6pm. 26 played. The standard was mixed but all the prize winners played well and there were a number of other performances which were spoiled by basic errors. The winner was Gordon McCready from Renfrew. This was Gordon’s second Braemar Gold Medal. He is pictured above outside the Royal Pavilion with his…
The Royal Braemar Highland Gathering takes place tomorrow in the beautiful Highland village. Contest begin from 9.30am. The senior and junior draws areas follows (reserve places in red): [wds id=”2″]
The 2018 Northern Meeting Piping Competitions came to a close this evening in Eden Court Theatre. The winners are pictured above with contest officials and the Lord Provost of Inverness. The big winner today was Callumn Beaumont, Bo’ness who won the coveted Gold Clasp, his third. Overall Champion Piper was Angus MacColl who placed second in the Clasp for the sixth time though he has also been outright winner on…
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