Tag: Blair Atholl Games

Atholl Gathering Draws and Judges Announced

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The forecast looks good for the first of the big outdoor solo competitions at the Atholl Gathering in the grounds of Blair Castle, Blair Atholl, Perthshire, on Sunday. All piping events start at 10.30. Fifty-three adult and 12 junior pipers will be judged by 12  judges. The Army School of Piping has kindly provided the stewards. They are all full-time soldiers on a six-month course to learn piping from scratch. Darach Urquhart…

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Blair Atholl Games Results (updated & pix added)

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A warm, dry, sunny day.  A Piob 1 D Urquart (Earl of Ross’s March) 2 P McCalister (I Gave a Kiss to the King’s Hand) 3 C Sutherland (My King Has Landed in Moidart) 4 W Geddes  (Lament for MacSwan of Roaig) 5 M Elder 6 J Greenlees; Judges: T Speirs, S Shedden B Piob 1 A Wright 2 B Duncan 3 C McDougall 4 C Watson 5 R Miller…

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The Army’s Ben Duncan Triumphs at Blair Games

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The Army’s Ben Duncan picked up three first prizes at a cold and breezy Blair Atholl Games. Ben place first in the B Piobaireachd with the Lament for MacSwan of Roaig and first in the open MSR and H&J, thus continuing on the early season promise he showed at the Highlands & Islands Festival in Oban earlier in the month. A decent sized crowd were entertained by the band of the…

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Grading of Solo Competing Pipers/PP Miscellany

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The Editor: Just to add a little flesh to my earlier comments about flaws in the grading system, I do think the whole business needs re-assessed with greater involvement of the judging fraternity. After all, it is the judges who sit through lengthy contests listening intently to each player as they come forward – something the current Competing Pipers’ Association Grading Committee don’t seem to do. They operate primarily on…

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