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St Andrews Games

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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…

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Airth Games (Updated)

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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…

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North Uist Games

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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…

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Inveraray Games – Seniors Complete

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A cloudy, but mostly dry day at a very well-supported Inveraray Games. A successful day for Angus MacColl and his son Angus Jnr. A/P Grade Piobaireachd 1 Angus MacColl, Red Speckled Bull 2 Callum Beaumont, Rory MacLoude’s Lament 3 Roderick MacLeod, Isabel MacKay 4 Angus MacColl Jnr. 5 Jamie Forrester 6 Gordon Bruce Judges: R MacShannon, P Henderson A/P Grade March 1 Callum Beaumont 2 Donald MacPhee 3 Roderick MacLeod…

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PP Editor’s Blog: Cape Breton Piping/ Chatsworth Entry/ Band Formations/ ‘Freestyle’ Piping/ Audio Archive

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Listened to the BBC’s ‘Travelling Folk’ last night on Radio Scotland and an interview with bellows piper Hamish Moore. It was astonishing. No, not Hamish’s wacky views on how the British Army destroyed piping; how those old guys in tatty tweed jackets sitting playing on kitchen chairs somewhere in Cape Breton were the repositories of the true tradition. No, not that, but the fact that the presenter swallowed lock, stock…

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