The Lorient Festival is being held this week in Brittany, France. It is the biggest festival of Celtic music in the world and each year hosts important piping competitions with some of the highest prize money available to the solo piper, writes Younn Pensec. Piobaireachd: 1 Fred Morrison, Scotland (Scarce of Fishing) £380 2 Robert Watt, Northern Ireland (Corrienessan’s Salute) 3 David Shedden, Scotland (The Big Spree) 4 Stuart Easton, NZ…
There have been a few small changes to the piobaireachd benches for the forthcoming Argyllshire Gathering since first announced. These are now as follows: SENIOR PIOBAIREACHD William Livingstone, Colin MacLellan, William Morrison GOLD MEDAL Patricia Henderson, Stuart Samson, Jack Taylor SILVER MEDAL Ian Duncan, Malcolm McRae, Robert Wallace MACGREGOR MEMORIAL Michael Grey (Ontario), Bruce Hitchings, Ronald MacShannon, Rhona Lightfoot FORMER WINNERS’ MSR Iain MacFadyen, John Wilson, Robert Worrall Benches for…
A hearty well done all the local senior bands who supported the North Berwick contest last Saturday: Inveraray, Fife Police, Boghall. All reports say there was a very high standard of competition in Grade 1 with an exceptional performance by Grade 2 Johnstone Pipe Band putting them in fourth ahead of Canada’s 78th Frasers and New Zealand’s Manawatu. However Johnstone were pushed into second place in Grade 2 by the St…
Thirteen pipers competed. The rain was on and off all day. Piobaireachd 1. Charles MacDonald 2. Derek Midgley 3. Ben Duncan 4. Nick Hudson Judge: John Don MacKenzie March 1. Ben Duncan 2. Graham Mulholland 3. Charlie MacDonald 4. James MacPhee S&R 1. Ben Duncan 2. Graham Mulholland 3. Derek Midgley 4. Matt Pantaleoni Jig 1. Graham Mulholland 2. Ben Duncan 3. Emily MacLellan 4. Matt Pantaleoni Light music judge:…
Piping Convenor Dr Jack Taylor reports: Here are the Aboyne Games results; it was a perfect day weather-wise. There were 11 in the senior events. It was good to welcome folk there from Halifax, Nova Scotia, who also took in Breabach’s concert in Aboyne last evening. Open Piobaireachd 1. Calum Brown, The Bicker 2. John MacDonald 3. Alan Clark 4. Allan Russell 5. Duncan Watson Judges Norman Matheson, Malcolm McRae, Ian…
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