Best Dressed Adult Playing Piper – Ross Forrest, Netherburn Best Dressed Juvenile Playing Piper – Sandy Cameron, Roy Bridge


Strathardle Games, August 27th


Seniors – March – 1. StevenWatterston 2. Kevin Douglas 3. Brian Coutts. S&R – 1. Kevin Douglas 2. Steven Waterston 3. Brian Coutts. Jig – 1. StevenWatterston 2.Kevin Douglas 3. Brian Coutts. Winner of the Tayside Grain Cup – StevenWatterston. Juniors – March, S&R, Jig all won by Callum Douglas. Winner of the Robert Wallace Shield (still missing) – Callum Douglas Judges:NA Malcolm-Smith, E R Seiler.


Birnam Games, August 27th


Piob – 1. IK MacDonald, 2.TWilliams, 3. M Horsburgh, 4. S Easton, 5. J Mulhearn Judges:T Spiers,G Clark March – 1. J Chisholm, 2. J Mulhearn, 3. S Easton, 4. IK MacDonald, 5.TWilliams S&R – 1. Jori Chisholm, 2. S Easton, 3. J Mulhearn, 4. IK MacDonald, 5. P Hunt, Glasgow Jig – 1. J Chisholm, 2. IK MacDonald, 3. J Mulhearn, 4. P Hunt, 5.D Hudson Light music judges:R Clark, P Henderson, N Mulvie


Lonach,August 27th


Piob – 1. F Maitland,Viscount of Dundee; 2.A Russell, 3.A Clark, 4. J Lawson Judges: J Hamilton,DWatson March – 1. A Russell, 2. J Lawson, 3. F Maitland, 4. PWhyte, 5.A Clark S&R – 1. A Russell, 2. F Maitland, 3. J Lawson, 4. PWhyte, 5.A Clark Ceol beag judges:A MacLean,W Fraser


51 Ashley McMichael, PoY Champion


Kenny Stewart reports: I have attached the results for the Piper of theYear competition, which was promoted by the Northern Ireland Piping Society and was held in the Adair Arms Hotel in Ballymena on Saturday 1st Oct.The adjudicator for the event was Niall Matheson from Inverness. The Piobaireachd was won by James Gore playing Lament for the Union and the overall trophy was won by Ashley McMichael (pictured above). These two young men just seem to play better each year andThe Lament for the Union was the best we have heard here for a long time. Piobaireachd – 1. James Gore, Lament for the Union; 2. Ashley McMichael, Lament for Capt.MacDougall; 3. Richard McGrath, Lament for Capt. MacDougall MSR – 1.Ashley McMichael, 2.Kris Coyle, 3. James Gore, 4. Connor McCallion Hornpipe & Jig – 1. Kris Coyle, 2. Connor McCallion Best Junior: James Gore


Northern Ireland Piper of theYear, October 2nd


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