The National Piping Centre’s 23rd annual junior solo piping competition took place at McPhater Street on February 16. The overall champions were Jaz Scott (chanter), Fraser Hamilton (novice, under 15) and Luke Kennedy (junior).

201 trophy winners
The trophy winners at The National Piping Centre’s 2019 annual junior piping competition.

Results:

Junior (age 15-17) 

Piobaireachd  – 1. Hamish Drennan;  2. Christopher Happs;  3. Gregor MacDonald; 4. Eosaph Caimbeul; 5. Luke Kennedy; 6. Ruairidh Brown. 

March, Strathspey and Reel – 1. Ruairidh Brown; 2. Luke Kennedy; 3. Bobby Allen; 4. Hazel Whyte; 5. Hamish Drennan; 6. Christopher Happs. 

Jig – 1. Luke Kennedy; 2. Cameron May; 3. Bobby Allen; 4. Ruairidh Brown; 5. Christopher Happs; 6. Gregor MacDonald. 

Luke Kennedy.
Luke Kennedy.

Novice (Under 15) 

Piobaireachd – 1. Fraser Hamilton; 2. Kyle Cameron; 3. Brodie Cunningham; 4. Fraser Robson; 5. Euan Lindsay; 6. Gregor Grierson. 

Piobaireachd Ground – 1. Eala Niamh McElhinney; 2. Finlay Gray; 3. Archie MacFadyen; 4. Calum Robertson; 5. Ewan Allen; 6. Callum Brown. 

March – 1. Fraser Hamilton; 2. Kyle Cameron; 3. Euan Lindsay; 4. Liam McElhinney; 5. Finlay Peden; 6. Ewan Allen. 

Strathspey and Reel – 1. Kyle Cameron; 2. Fraser Hamilton; 3. Liam McElhinney; 4. Euan Lindsay; 5. Robbie McCutcheon; 6. Finlay Peden. 

Chanter 

March – 1. Archie Johnston; 2. Jaz Scott; 3. Archie Hopley; 4. Ceara Gow;5. Flynn Porter; 6. Owen McRreadie. 

Slow Air – 1. Calum Webb; 2. Clara Hinchcliffe-Martinez; 3. Jaz Scott;4. Flynn Porter; 5. Fergus Beattie; 6. Ellis MacDonald.

Thanks to the generous sponsors of prizes: R.G Hardie & Co, McCallum Bagpipes, Pipe Dreams, G1 Reeds, MG Reeds, Wallace Bagpipes, Maverick Chanters and Indigenous by Scott Wallace