A cold but sunny day on Loch Ness-side with a low entry in seniors but better for the juniors. Eighteen pipers in all. Prizewinners pictured above with the Chieftain. Piob 1st Archie Drennan 2nd James MacHattie 3rd Les Hutt 4th Brendon Eade Open March 1st Matt Pantaleoni 2nd Brendon Eade 3rd James MacHattie Open S/R 1st James MacHattie 2nd Archie Drennan 3rd Brendon Eade Open Jig 1st Brendon Eade 2nd James…
A disappointing turnout at Lonach with only four regulars boosted by two much more senior players in the Piobaireachd. Very cold in the morning but warm sun in the afternoon. Piobaireachd 1. Calum Brown, Glengarry’s March 2. Gordon Barclay, King’s Taxes 3. Alan Clark, MacCrimmon’s Sweetheart 4. Jack Taylor, Lament for MacSwan of Roaig 5. Duncan Watson, Munro’s Salute 6. John MacDonald, Chisholm’s Salute Judges: I Duncan, J Hamilton March 1….
Former RSPBA Adjudicator Alistair Aitken concludes his review, from an ensemble perspective, of the Grade 1 Medley performances at the 2018 World Pipe Band Championships held last Saturday on Glasgow Green. The Medley competition provided the bands with much more freedom to demonstrate the musical capabilities of the pipe band. Performances these days can be very innovative and exciting. It is sometimes unfortunate that some of the bands tend to favour technical proficiency…
‘A’ Grade light music champion Gordon McCready is pictured above. ‘A’ Piob 1 Alistair Lee 2 Stuart Easton 3 James MacHattie 4 Cameron MacDougall 5 Derek Midgley ‘A’ March 1 Gordon McCready 2 Alistair Lee 3 Ben McClamrock 4 Steven Gray 5 Andrew Lee ‘A’ S&R 1 G McCready 2 S Gray 3 Alistair Lee 4 B McClamrock 5 Andrew Lee ‘B’ Piob 1 Finlay Cameron 2 Zephan Knichel 3…
Two days of quality piping in Oban, and here are some pictures which we hope will be enjoyed by those who attended and those who couldn’t make it. The picture above is of the Gathering’s own 2018 chuckle brothers, Silver Medallist Darach Urquhart and Gold Medallist Stuart Easton. Their pipes are adorned with the winners’ banners supplied by MacDonald Bag Covers. The banners are retained by the pipers. The gallery:…
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