Results
A Highland Dance competition was held for weekend.The competition was another great
the first time for a number of years. The success for the Lewis and Harris Piping
winner of the Major F.B.McKinlay Cup was Society on Friday in the Caladh Hotel,
Dr.JFG Ross,and the joint runners-up were Stornoway. The newcomers to the
Dr. NA Malcolm-Smith and Andrew Cook. competitiongavetheoldguardagoodrunfor
ThejudgeswereGeorgeLumsdenandMr.D. their money.The piobaireachd section in the
Watson. morning was won by GordonWalker playing
‘McMhurrichs Salute’. This tune was
InverarayJuniors–4thApril composedbyDonaldMacLeodforafriendof
(continued from last edition) his who was a prominent member of the
March–12yrs&Over– 1.Chris Coates,2. Glasgow Highland Club,William MacMurdo
Eilidh MacNab Currie of Ballinloan. This gentleman led a
Strath/Reel – 12yrs & Over – 1. Chris fascinating life inWorldWar 2,being involved
Coates,2.Stephanie Garner inespionagebehindoccupiedlinesandduring
March–11yrs&Under–1.AaronHossain, that time his code name was MacMhurrich.
2.Michael McKinlay,3.Donnie Mckerral Second place went to Alan Bevan playing‘A
March – 14yrs & Under – 1. Neil Son’sSalutetohisParents’.AlanwontheGold
McFadyen, 2. Antonia Whyte, 3. Morven Medal at the Northern Meetings in Inverness
McIntyre, 4. Megan Howarth, 5. Alastair last year and was paying his first visit to the
Thomson,6.Jade Brown Western Isles.Also paying his first visit to the
U14 March – 1. Connor Sinclair, 2. Ciaran competition on the strength of his success at
Sinclair, 3. Ian Wilson, 4. Craig Barbour, 5. the Argyllshire Gathering in Oban last year
Billy Stewart,6.RebeccaTierney wasNiallStewartformKyle,whoisemployed
U14 S&R – 1. Connor Sinclair, 2. Angus as a schools piping instructor in Lochalsh and
MacColl, 3. Ian Wilson, 4. Billy Stewart, 5. South Skye. He was placed second toWillie
Griogair Norris,6.Ciaran Sinclair McCallumintheMSRintheafternoon.Alan
U14Jig–1.ConnorSinclair,2.BillyStewart, Bevan was placed third in the MSR and on
3.Ciaran Sinclair,4.Angus MacColl,5.Stuart aggregate points ran out the overall winner of
Scott,6.JoshuaTownsley the P/M Donald Macleod MemorialTrophy.
U14 Piob – 1. Connor Sinclair, 2. Angus This unusual trophy was built by Horn
MacColl,3.TaylorTownsely,4.CiaranSinclair, Silversmiths of Glasgow but the original
5.Billy Stewart,6.JoshuaTownsley concept and drawing was produced by Mrs
U18MSR– 1.L MacMillan,2.S Leask,3.G Catherine Maciver,daughter of P/M Iain M
Stewart, 4. S Muir, 5. S MacLean, 6. C Morrison. Second overall on piobaireachd
Sutherland preference was P/M GordonWalker winning
U18Piob– 1.SMuir,2.GStewart,3.AGray, the Margaret Morrison McCallum Trophy.
4. L MacMillan, 5. S Leask, 6. C Sutherland The judges for the day were Ian MacFadyen,
U18Jig–1.LMacMillan,2.CSutherland,3. John MacDougall and Andrew Wright, past
S Muir,4.G Stewart,5.S Leask PresidentofthePiobaireachdSociety.Andrew
was also paying his first visit to the Donald
DonaldMacLeodMemorial MacleodCompetitionasajudge,althoughnot
–3rdApril his first visit to the Lewis and Harris Piping
The Stornoway Gazette reported: ‘Canadian Society,havingpreviouslygivenarecitalinthe
barrister Alan Bevan, a member of current early 80s when he was at the pinnacle of his
World Champions, the Simon Fraser own playing career. The judges had a very
University Pipe Band, was overall winner of difficult task to rank order the performances
the 16th Pipe Major Donald Macleod they listened to,especially in the morning as
Memorial Competition in Stornoway at the three or four of the tunes they heard were
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