Archie Kenneth Quaich 2013

The twenty-first annual amateur Piobaireachd competition for the Archie Kenneth Quaich will take place on Saturday, 2nd March 2013, in the rooms of The Royal Scottish Pipers’ Society, 127 Rose Street Lane South, Edinburgh, starting at 10am.

Entries and enquiries to Alan Forbes, 24 Garscube Terrace, Edinburgh EH12 6BN. Tel: 0131-337 4094 or e-mail: alan.forbes@btinternet.com
Competitors should submit two tunes with their entries, one of which they will be asked to play. Competitors may not submit any tune with which they have previously won first prize in the competition.
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Lochaber Gathering Festival of Piping 2012 Results

Lochaber Gathering Festival of Piping 2012 results were:

18 and Under

 

Piobaireachd – An Tuagh Umha (Bronze Lochaber Axe):

1st        Iain Crawford, Strathaven
2nd        James Roxburgh, Kyle of Lochalsh
3rd        Rebecca Tierney, Strathaven

MSR – Lochaber Gathering Salver:

1st        Iain Crawford, Strathaven
2nd        James Roxburgh, Kyle of Lochalsh
3rd        Cameron Strain, Airdrie

 

Hornpipe and Jig – Clansman Garage Shield:

1st        James Roxburgh, Kyle of Lochalsh
2nd        Iain Crawford, Strathaven
3rd        Rebecca Tierney, Strathaven

 

15 and Under

Piobaireachd – Dugald MacColl Memorial Trophy

1st        Sandy Cameron, Roybridge
2nd        Seamus O’ Baoighill, Isle of Skye
3rd        Brighde Chaiumbeul, Kyle of Lochalsh

 

MSR – McCallum Chanter

1st        Sandy Cameron, Roybridge
2nd        Seamus O’ Baoighill, Isle of Skye
3rd        Brighde Chaiumbeul, Kyle of Lochalsh

 

Hornpipe and Jig – Lochaber Gathering Medal

1st        Seumus O’ Baoighill, Isle of Skye
2nd        Brighde Chaimbeul Kyle of Lochalsh
3rd        Sandy Cameron, Roybridge

 

Youngest Competitor – Neil Johnstone Memorial trophy:

Finlay Cameron, Roybridge

 

Senior Results

P/A Grade Piobairachd – An Tuagh Oir:

1st        Euan MacCrimmon, Inverness
2nd        Pipe Major Gordon Walker, Galston
3rd        Gordon McCready, Stevenston
4th        Jenny Hazzard, Edinburgh

 

B/C Grade Piobaireachd – An Tuagh Airgead:

1st        Edward McIlwaine, Vancouver
2nd        Gordon Barclay, Inverness
3rd        Colin Campbell, Aberlour
4th        Liz Cherry, United States of America

 

P/A Grade March – Lochaber Gathering Gold Medal:

1st        Peter Hunt, Stevenston
2nd        Cameron Drummond, Perth
3rd        Pipe Major Gordon Walker, Galston
4th        Gordon McCready, Stevenston

 

P/A Grade Strathspey and Reel – Leek’s Taxis Trophy:

1st        Gordon McCready, Stevenston
2nd        Pipe Major Gordon Walker, Strathaven
3rd        Cameron Drummond, Perth
4th        Euan MacCrimmon, Inverness

 

B/C Grade MSR – Clydesdale Bank Trophy:

1st        Colin Campbell, Aberlour
2nd        Decker Forrest, Isle of Skye
3rd        Mark MacKenzie, Queensland
4th        Gary Carruthers, Glasgow

 

Open Hornpipe and Jig – Lochaber Gathering Shield:

1st        Pipe Major Gordon Walker, Galston
2nd        Euan MacCrimmon, Inverness
3rd        Cameron Drummond, Perth
4th        Jenny Hazzard, Edinburgh

Chatsworth Solo Piping Competition & All England Pipe Band Championships 2012

Chatsworth Solo Piping Prize Fund increased to £1,835!

The Chatsworth solo piping competition is being held on Saturday and Sunday, 1 and 2 September 2012. The organisers, to stimulate interest and encourage competition, have changed the format and agreed a substantial increase in the prize fund including prizes for overall Open and B&C champions.

Open and B&C graded, Adult Amateur and Juvenile contests in Piobaireachd and 6/8 March are to take place on Saturday with 2/4 March, Strathspey & Reel and Hornpipe & Jig contests on Sunday. B&C graded competitors and Juveniles, time permitting, may also ‘play up’ in Open and Adult Amateur contests.

The adjudicators are Tom Speirs and Roddy Livingstone and, as the overall number of ‘solo piping performance slots’ available is fairly finite, it could be well worth your while to submit an early entry.

All England Pipe Band Championships, Chatsworth, Sunday, 2 September 2012

Depending on numbers, bands, playing in their own grades and playing up, will be able to enter as appropriate the March and March, Strathspey and Reel contests in Grade 4, March and March, Strathspey and Reel contests in Grade 3 and Medley contest in Grade 2. The total prize fund is £4,900,

Last year, seventeen bands competed at the Championships and the organisers hope that at least 20 bands will take part in 2012.

For further details on both the solo piping and pipe band contests, take a look in http://www.chatsworthcountryfair.co.uk/enjoy_pages/piping.html and http://rspbalondon.org/Index.htm