Army School CLASP Results

Margaret Dunn reports…Results from the Army School of Piping CLASP competition. The competition was held on Saturday, 2nd June and the judges were Tom Speirs and Connor Sinclair. Thanks to Alister Sinclair for the pictures. Participants are pictured above. Overall Winners: Grade 1 Stewart Gaudin Grade 2 Bianca Kail Grade 3 Dugald MacLeod Grade 3 Piobaireachd Ground 1st Robert Thomson 2nd Dugald MacLeod 3rd Joris Panis Grade 3 – Full Piobaireachd…

Bathgate Games Results

A warm sunny day at this small games west of Edinburgh. Pictured above are Gordon McCready and Graham Drummond winners of the ceol mor and strathspey and reel respectively. Piob 1 Gordon McCready, Battle of the Pass of Crieff 2 Callum Beaumont, Lament for Ronald MacDonald of Morar 3 Jonathan Greenlees, Lament for Donald Duaghal MacKay Judges: A Frater, T Speirs March 1 Matt Wilson 2 William Rowe 3 Gordon McCready 4…

Dundee City Results/ Dunbar/ Gourock

Dundee City contest was held today in improving weather in the east coast town. The above picture shows the contest arena outside the city’s Caird Hall. For yesterday’s Dunbar contest click here for details on George Heriot’s big win in G2. For Gourock and Inveraray’s narrow win over Scottish Power click here. Grade 4B 1 MacKenzie Caledonian Nov B 2 Coupar Angus Burgh 3 Dollar Academy Nov B Grade 4A…

FM Win First Outdoor of Season (Updated with Pictures and Full Report)

Ards & North Down Championship Story by Gilbert Cromie Pictures by John Kelly Field Marshal Montgomery Pipe Band from Lisburn (pictured) won the first outdoor contest of the Northern Irish pipe band season today by taking first at the Ards and North Down Championships at Bangor. The championship, the first pipe band contest of the 2018 season, was held at Castle Grounds, Bangor on Saturday 12th May.  Hosted by the…

Highlands & Islands Festival – Complete Results, Pictures and Comment

A successful competition was held in the new Oban High School today (Sat May 5). There were healthy entries in all grades except the P/A Piobaireachd where nine entered but seven played. Cameron MacDougall, Nigg, continued his successful run winning the P/A Piobaireachd and the B MSR. Cameron is pictured above left with B Piob winner Steven Leask. P/A Ceol Mor for Cooper Salver (1st) and Dugald MacColl Memorial Trophy…