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Lochaber Gathering Results (Updated with Pictures and Juniors)

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This competition was held today, August 25, in the Highland Cinema, Fort William. Sponsors were the Moidart Trust, Bidwells, MacKintosh Foundation and PF Charitable Trust. Pictured above is Champion Piper James MacHattie, Prince Edward Island, Canada, with the Gold Lochaber Axe Kilt Pin. P/A Piobaireachd1 James MacHattie, Old Men of the Shells2 Derek Midgley, Rout of the Lowland Captain3 Nick Hudson, Daughter’s Lament4 Sandy Cameron, Battle of the Pass of…

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Highland Games: Lonach News/ Dornoch Results

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The promoters of Lonach Highland games have asked us to point out that there are still places left in the £500 first prize Piobaireachd competition being held tomorrow (August 26). A good number of entrants have been accepted online but entries on the field will be taken up until the draw circa 10am. Competitors will be asked to submit six (6), repeat six, piobaireachd on the day, one of which will…

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Argyllshire Gathering Day 2 Pictures and Complete Results

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Ceòl beag is the focus of the second day at Oban with competitions for ‘A’ and ‘B’ grade March and Strathspey & Reel and Jig. There is also the Intermediate MSR for young pipers who played in the MacGregor Memorial the day before, and local contests. Pictured above are British Columbia’s ‘Bevan boys’, Alastair, Overall Intermediate Champion, Calum, runner up in the MacGregor Piobaireachd, and father Alan, winner of the…

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Argyllshire Gathering Day 1: Former Winners, Gold Medal, Senior Piobaireachd, Silver Medal, MacGregor

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Four of the major piobaireachd competitions in world piping were held today in Oban, Argyll. The winner of the Gold Medal was Alasdair Henderson, P/Sgt of the Inveraray Pipe Band. This was Alasdair second Gold Medal having already secured the Inverness medal. The Senior Piobaireachd went to Angus MacColl for the second year running. Angus is pictured this evening with the Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders Trophy. The judges in both…

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Pipers Gather for 2023 Argyllshire Gathering

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The world’s top pipers have converged in the west Highland town of Oban for the prestigious Argyllshire Gathering solo piping competitions. Over 120 pipers have entered for events ranging from the Former Winners’ March, Strathspey and reel to the local March. Today (Weds.) is given over to piobaireachd with four major events taking place. These are the Senior Piobaireachd, the Highland Society of London’s Gold Medal, the Argyllshire Gathering Silver…

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