Highlands & Islands Young Piper

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Highlands and Islands Young Piper of the Year Competition,Benbecula. Ceòl Mòr,1st Sandy Cameron,2nd Lachie Dick.ONLY TWO COMPETED.  Sandy Cameron also won the MSR and was obviously declared Young Piper of the Year. Under 18 Ceòl Mòr,1st Anndra MacIsaac,2nd Connor Jardine,3rd Calum Craib.

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South Uist Games

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Piobaireachd results.1st Sandy Cameron.2nd Decker Forrest.3rd Lachie Dick.    MSR: 1 Sandy Cameron (pictured with the peaks of South Uist in the background) Judges: P/M Iain Morrison, Iain MacFadyen, Archie Maclean

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Inveraray Games – Seniors Complete

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A cloudy, but mostly dry day at a very well-supported Inveraray Games. A successful day for Angus MacColl and his son Angus Jnr. A/P Grade Piobaireachd 1 Angus MacColl, Red Speckled Bull 2 Callum Beaumont, Rory MacLoude’s Lament 3 Roderick MacLeod, Isabel MacKay 4 Angus MacColl Jnr. 5 Jamie Forrester 6 Gordon Bruce Judges: R MacShannon, P Henderson A/P Grade March 1 Callum Beaumont 2 Donald MacPhee 3 Roderick MacLeod…

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Update: Balloch Games/ Roseneath Re-Scheduled

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The Convenor of Balloch and Roseneath Highland Games, Colina Helen Campbell, has confirmed that the piping events at Roseneath Games, cancelled last Sunday, will go ahead at a later date. Mrs Campbell reports: ‘The Balloch solos went well, sunshine all day if a wee bit damp underfoot in places, but definitely a success. Here are the results: Senior March Allan Russell Jonathan Greenlees Jonathan Lamberton Ross Miller Senior S/R Jonathan…

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PP Editor’s Blog: Cape Breton Piping/ Chatsworth Entry/ Band Formations/ ‘Freestyle’ Piping/ Audio Archive

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Listened to the BBC’s ‘Travelling Folk’ last night on Radio Scotland and an interview with bellows piper Hamish Moore. It was astonishing. No, not Hamish’s wacky views on how the British Army destroyed piping; how those old guys in tatty tweed jackets sitting playing on kitchen chairs somewhere in Cape Breton were the repositories of the true tradition. No, not that, but the fact that the presenter swallowed lock, stock…

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