Bradley Parker wins annual Gordon Duncan Memorial

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L-R: Simon McKerrell, Bradley Parker, Gordon Duncan Jnr. and Hervé le Floc’h.
L-R: Simon McKerrell, Bradley Parker, Gordon Duncan Jnr. and Hervé le Floc’h.
Bradley Parker with the Gordon Duncan Memorial trophy.
Bradley Parker with the Gordon Duncan Memorial trophy. Photo:JohnSlavin@designfolk.com/Bagpipe.news

Bradley Parker from Portavogie, Co. Down, Northern Ireland won the 2019 annual Gordon Duncan Memorial Invitational Solo Piping Competition held this afternoon at The National Piping Centre in Glasgow, Scotland.

The other two invited pipers this year were Simon McKerrell (Scotland) and Hervé le Floc’h (Brittany)

A capacity crowd heard the pipers each play a recital comprising of Scottish, Breton and Irish music.

L-R: Simon McKerrell, Bradley Parker, Gordon Duncan Jnr. and Hervé le Floc’h.
L-R: Simon McKerrell, Bradley Parker, Gordon Duncan Jnr. and Hervé le Floc’h. Photo:JohnSlavin@designfolk.com/Bagpipe.news

Scottish – 1. Bradley Parker.
Judge: Bob Worrall.

Bradley Parker. Photo:JohnSlavin@designfolk.com/Bagpipe.news

Breton – 1. Hervé le Floc’h.
Judge: Patrick Molard.

Hervé le Floc’h. Photo:JohnSlavin@designfolk.com/Bagpipe.news

Irish – 1. Simon McKerrell.
Judge: Alastair Dunn.

Simon McKerrell. Photo:JohnSlavin@designfolk.com/Bagpipe.news

Overall – Bradley Parker.

The Gordon Duncan Trust part funds the event.