A Day at the Games in the West Highlands

I know I keep harping on about how enjoyable the games are, but last week at Tobermory was a blast. We met up on the Wednesday night and went for a meal, we being my fellow judges, P/Ms Ian Duncan and Ian McLellan, Andrew Frater, and piping convenor Torquil Telfer and our respective ladies.  Ian Mc is involved in the compiling of the new Argylls book of pipe tunes (Ian…

Hallkirk Games, Pacific North West Results, AP Campbell on the Games, WW1 Tunes, Tom Peterkin

Results for Hallkirk Games and in the US the Pacific Northwest band and solo competitions, have been posted on the Results pages. The picture above shows Colin Campbell, Aberlour, the Champion Piper at Hallkirk. Colin is playing at Tobermory Games in beautiful conditions under the famous piobaireachd tree. Writer, poet, broadcaster and actor Angus Peter Campbell, father of noted young player Brighde Chaimbeul, had an interesting article on the games…

St Andrews Games

Six played in the open piping in cold and windy conditions. March 1st Ben Duncan 2nd Callum Wynd 3rd Jonathan Simpson 4th Lachie Dick Strathspey and Reel 1st Ben Duncan 2nd Jonathan Simpson 3rd Callum Wynd 4th Lachie Dick Jig 1st Callum Wynd 2nd Ben Duncan 3rd Jonathan Simpson 4th Lachie Dick Roderick Barron judged all events. John Dew won both the March and the Strathspey and Reel in the…

Airth Games (Updated)

Some heavy showers and intermittent sunshine. The above pictures shows Champion Piper Ben Duncan who continued his successful summer round the games with two first prizes and a second. Piobaireachd 1st J. Hazzard (MacNeill of Barra’s March) 2nd B. Duncan, McDougall’s Gathering 3rd R. Tierney, Too Long in This Condition 4th J.Miller, Lachlan MacNeill Campbell’s Fancy MSR 1st B. Duncan 2nd J. Miller 3rd J. Hazzard 4th R. Tierney H&J…

North Uist Games

Beautiful sunny weather, for this traditional games in the Outer Hebrides. Pìobaireachd: 1st Fiona MacLean, Griomasaigh 2nd Peter Donnan, Dublin March: 1st Peter MacKay, Lewis 2nd Peter Donnan, Dublin 3rd Fiona Maclean, Griomasaigh. S&R: 1st Peter MacKay 2nd Fiona MacLean 3rd Peter Donnan Overall prize shared between Fiona MacLean and Peter MacKay. Judges: James MacLean and John Don MacKenzie. The above picture shows adjudictor John Don MacKenzie and ceol mor winner…