Glenfiddich Piping Championships 2017 - Results
This Saturday, 28th October 2017, the 44th edition of the worldâs most prestigious solo piping competition, the Glenfiddich Piping Championship, took place at Blair Castle, Blair Atholl, Perthshire.
This yearâs competition was won overall by Jack Lee from Surrey, British Columbia, Canada. To claim this yearâs title, he took 1st in the Piobaireachd and 2nd in the March, Strathspey and Reel events. Our very own Roddy MacLeod, Principal of Piping won the MSR event.
The full prizelist was:
Piobaireachd
1st Jack Lee, Surrey, British Columbia, âLament for the Earl of Antrimâ
2nd Angus MacColl, Benderloch, Scotland, âThe End of the Great Bridgeâ
3rd Iain Speirs, Edinburgh, âScarce of Fishingâ
4th Glenn Brown, Glasgow, âLament for the Laird of Anapoolâ
5th Callum Beaumont, Bo'ness, Scotland, âLament for MacLeod of Colbeckâ
Judges: Iain MacFadyen, Ronnie McShannon, Jack Taylor
March, Strathspey & Reel (tunes repeated)
1st Roddy MacLeod, Glasgow, âThe Clan MacColl,â âPiperâs Bonnet,â âThe Rejected Suitorâ
2nd Jack Lee, Surrey, British Columbia, âThe Marchioness of Tullibardine,â âArniston Castle,â âDrum-Major John Setonâ
3rd Alasdair Henderson, Glasgow, âThe Duke of Roxburghâs Farewell to the Blackmount Forest,â âThe Caledonian Society of London,â âMrs. MacPherson of Inveranâ
4th Craig Sutherland, Crieff, Scotland,
5th Cameron Drummond, Edinburgh,
Judges: Ian Duncan, Willie Morrison, Bob Worrall
Speaking about his win Jack Lee said: â"Solo competitors are part of a close knit community where we often play and compete in events across the country. From this experience, we all know how tough competing in the Glenfiddich Championship is going to be, as it is performing at the highest level in piping. Each player has worked hard and won other events to earn their place here, so to win amongst such talent is an incredible honour."
The Glenfiddich Piping Championship was established in 1974 to bring together the worldâs finest pipers and witness some of the finest renditions of the ancient and traditional piobaireachd or ceol mor (the great music) and light music or ceol beag (the little music).
The 10 competitors are invited to play as a result of having won prestigious accolades at other piping events during the last year. So all the competitors are already champions before coming to Blair Atholl, but competing at the Glenfiddich is seen as solo pipingâs ultimate prize.
The event was livestreamed to people across the world, including viewers in the US, Canada, Australia and South Africa.