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Donald MacLeod Memorial Results

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The Donald MacLeod Memorial Competition was held today in Stornoway, Isle of Lewis. A good crowd saw Angus MacColl crowned Champion Piper. Piobaireachd 1. Angus MacColl 2. Finlay Johnston 3. Iain Speirs 4. Roderick MacLeod March, Strathspey & Reel 1. Angus MacColl 2. Niall Stewart 3. Roderick MacLeod 4. Craig Sutherland Hornpipe & Jig 1. Craig Sutherland 2. Niall Stewart 3. Iain Speirs 4. Glenn Brown Overall – Angus MacColl…

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Donald MacLeod Memorial Results

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The annual competition was held today in the Caladh Inn, Stornoway, Isle of Lewis. Champion Piper was Niall Stewart, Kyle, who placed first in Ceol Mor and fourth in MSR. Runner up: Ian K MacDonald, Ontario. Niall is pictured above receiving his trophy. The Hornpipe & Jig result is not considered in the overall prize assessment. Piobaireachd 1 Niall Stewart, Queen Elizabeth ll’s Sal 2 Roderick MacLeod, Cabar Feidh gu Bragh 3 Finlay Johnston,…

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PP Ed’s Blog: Donald MacLeod, New England School, Stuart Liddell Pipes, Pipes & Sticks

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I must say that from what little I saw of the Donald MacLeod livestreaming (on the mobile phone) it all looked very professionally done. A high quality production with three cameras deployed so that the angles could be varied by the show’s director. Good to see BBC Radio nan Gaidheal there too so we can look forward to hearing the music in improved harmonic depth via Cailean MacLean’s excellent show on…

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William McCallum was declared the overall champion at today’s Donald MacLeod Memorial competition held at the Caladh Inn, Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, after placing first in both Ceol Mor and Ceol Beag. Runner-up was Iain Speirs. In an extremely generous gesture, the competing pipers waived their fees for playing  – the money going towards the continuation of the contest next year. Fear an Tighe John Smith also paid tribute to…

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