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Draws for Inverness Announced

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The Northern Meeting piping competitions, to be held in Inverness on September 1 and 2, have released the draws for their junior and senior competitions. Scroll through the panel below to view them or download by using the arrows top right:

Heart of Down Contest Brings Curtain Down on the NI Branch Season

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Donard Park in Newcastle, County Down, was the setting for the Heart of Down Pipe Band Championships, the final event of the RSPBANI Branch outdoor competition season and also the conclusion of the 2022 Champion of Champions league calculated on the five competitions over the summer.  The competition had the largest entry of bands and drum majors at any local contest this season and there was also a largely attended…

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Masters Solo Piping Results

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This competition was held today in the National Piping Centre in Glasgow as part of the Piping Live festival. Overall winner was Callum Beaumont on a piobaireachd preference. He is pictured above with his trophy. Seventeen entered in the light music and 16 in the piobaireachd. The competition is only open to Gold medallists and winners of ‘A’ grade light music events at Oban and Inverness. Piobaireachd1 Callum Beaumont, Lament…

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Lorient Results: MacCrimmon Trophy and Piobaireachd

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The day after securing the lucrative MacCrimmon Trophy, Northern Ireland’s Robert Watt completed a very successful visit to the Lorient Festival in Brittany by taking first in the Piobaireachd competition as well. The runner-up was once more the Province’s other outstanding piper at the festival, Andrew Carlisle. Ceòl mòr results were as follows: 1 Robert Watt, Corrienessan’s Salute 2 Andrew Carlisle, Lament for the Earl of Antrim 3 Derek Midgley,…

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Mallaig & Morar Games Results

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Nine competed in cold, drizzly conditions on the far west coast. Piob: 1 Andrew Donlan2 Angus MacPhee3 Brian Lamond4 Fraser Allison March1 Andrew Donlon2 Angus MacPhee3 Brian Lamond4 Alistair Brown Strathspey & Reel1 Brian Lamond2 Andrew Donlan3 Chris McLeish4 Andrew Smith Hornpipe & Jig1 Andrew Donlan2 Brian Lamond3 Angus MacPhee4 Hector Munro Champion Piper: Andrew Donlon (pictured)Judge: A Maclean