The 2018 Skye Gathering will take place on August 7th & 8th at Portree. Entries for the prestigious Dunvegan Medal are limited to 25 and will be accepted from April 1 to May 31. Piping is supported by the Royal Hotel, Portree, the Highland Society of London, and the Clan Donald Centre. Pictured above is Ian K MacDonald, Toronto, last year’s winner of the Medal. Piping Convenor Cameron MacFadyen has added…
A few free days before the Worlds allowed an escape to the wonderful Isle of Skye and an opportunity to listen to some top class piobaireachd, writes the Editor. Portree was sunny and pleasant when I arrived, though the venue, the Skye Gathering Hall, cool. I missed the first two tunes in the Dunvegan Medal but was fortunate to hear the winning performance by Ian K MacDonald from Toronto. No…
The Dunvegan Medal is one of our most important piobaireachd awards. Pipers have to submit four tunes from a list of MacCrimmon or MacCrimmon-related tunes. There was a mixed standard of play today with many pipers struggling with their instruments. Twenty-two played. The picture above shows the 2017 medallist Ian K.MacDonald from Toronto. Ian gave an outstanding performance of the classic Lament for Donald Ban MacCrimmon. Stay tuned for comment from the…
Piping Convenor Cameron MacFadyen has announced the draw for the Dunvegan Medal and ceol beag competitions at this year’s Skye Gathering. This will take place on Tuesday and Weds. 8/9th August 2017, the ceol mor in the Skye Gathering Hall, Portree, at 8.30am. Competitors in the for medal winners’ Col Jock MacDonald Clasp competition will notified of that competition separately. 1. Ursa Beckford 2. Cameron MacDougall 3. Andrew Bell 4. Ben Duncan…
The new Piping Convenor of the Skye Gathering, Mr Cameron MacFadyen, has issued updated rules and the entry form for this year’s competitions to be held at Portree on August 8th and 9th. Entries for the Dunvegan Medal and light music competitions will be accepted in the two months between the beginning of April and the end of May. Places in the Dunvegan Medal Competition are restricted to 25. A list…
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