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Glenfiddich Championship Announce Invitees and judges

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The organisers of the annual Glenfiddich Championships to be held at Blair Castle on October 29th have invited the following pipers to compete: Roderick MacLeod William McCallum Alasdair Henderson Angus MacColl Ian K MacDonald Bruce Gandy Finlay Johnston Jack Lee Stuart Liddell Iain Speirs Judges for the ceol mor are: Iain MacFadyen, William Morrison, Jack Taylor; ceol beag: Ian Duncan, Ian McLellan and Iain Murdo Morrison. Glenfiddich were in the…

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Braemar Gathering – Updated With Juniors, Pic and Comment

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A mixed day weather wise but the pipers had the benefit of a covered platform on which to play, writes the Editor. The standard was mixed too but the winner of the ceol mor, Nick Hudson, Pittsburgh, USA, produced an outstanding rendition of one of the most difficult tunes in the piobaireachd canon to take the £1,000 medal. Braemar Gold Medal Piobaireachd 1 Nick Hudson, Lament for the Laird of…

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Northern Meeting Day 2 – Clasp and ‘B’ Grade Ceol Beag

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Day Two of the Northern Meeting kicks off today with the Clasp competition, the premiere event for ceol mor, the ‘B’ Grade light music and the Hornpipe & Jig. It should be noted that Douglas Murray has withdrawn from the competition owing to pressure of work. There have been other withdrawals too and for this reason the start time was changed from 8.30am to 9am. Here is the draw for…

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Northern Meeting Results Day 1 – Ian K Does the Double!/ Connor Takes Silver/ Angus Wins MSR

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Ian K MacDonald, Toronto, is the 2016 Northern Meeting Gold Medallist, so completing a historic double of winning both Gold Medals in the same year. Ian’s tune was Mary’s Praise, the same piece he played to win his other medal at Oban last week.  The first three places in the Gold were the same as Oban. The above picture is of Ian K  on stage today at the Eden Court…

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Northern Meeting Solo Piping Underway

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The piping competitions at the Northern Meeting, Inverness, are now underway. Fifty pipers are playing for the Gold and Silver Medals (25 in each contest) and 31 for the ‘A’ Grade MSR. Later this evening a further 23 will be vying for the Former Winners’ March, Strathspey and Reel. All events are held at the town’s Eden Court Theatre. Here are the draws: GOLD MEDAL SILVER MEDAL   ‘A’ MSR   FORMER WINNERS…

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