By Margaret Dunn
Charles-David Mitchell, Ben Hall, Alasdair Beaton and James Skinner were the overall winners for their respective grades in the recent ‘Live Online’ contest organised by the Competition League for Amateur Solo Pipers (CLASP).
The competition was held via Zoom videoconference software on Saturday, November 13. It was a breakaway from the pre-recorded video submission competition format and instead, each competitor video recorded their live performance, which was verified by the stewards’ introduction at the beginning of the performance.
I’d like to extend a big ‘thank you’ to the stewards who kindly volunteered their time: Gill Cairns, Sally Mason, Anna Binder, Alister Sinclair, Katrina Sinclair and Karen McLean.
The judges for this competition were Jim McGillivray, Dr. Jack Taylor, Connor Sinclair and Andrew Carlisle.
The full results are:
Grade 1
Ceòl Mòr – 1. Charles-David Mitchell (Massacre of Glencoe); 2. Leslie Barrett (Lament for Donald of Laggan); 3. Tyrone Heade (Queen Anne’s Lament); 4. Michael Trenor (The King’s Taxes); 5. Eddie Boland (Tulloch Ard); 6. Dugald MacLeod (Black Donald’s March).
Judge: Dr. Jack Taylor.
2/4 March – 1. Charles-David Mitchell; 2. Colin Innes; 3. Eddie Boland; 4. William Wardrope; 5. Gord Wallace; 6. Martha Hall.
Judge: Andrew Carlisle.
Strathspey & Reel – 1. Colin Innes; 2. Gord Wallace; 3. William Wardrope; 4. Con Houlihan; 5. Charles-David Mitchell; 6. Eddie Boland.
Judge: Andrew Carlisle.
Jig – 1. Martha Hall; 2. Gord Wallace; 3. Neil Nicholson; 4. Colin Innes; 5. Tyrone Heade; 6. Mic Trenor.
Judge: Andrew Carlisle.
Grade 2
Ceòl Mòr – 1. Sean Burgess (The MacGregor’s Salute); 2. Ted Hales (Sir James MacDonald of the Isles Lament); 3. Ben Hall (Earl of Seaforth’s Salute); 4. Dagmar Pesta (Sir James MacDonald of the Isles’ Lament); 5. Stephen Whitton (Lament for the Rowan Tree); 6. Duncan Lamont (Tulloch Ard).
Judge: Jim McGillivray.
2/4 March – 1. Ben Hall; 2. Hans Grothusen; 3. Sean Burgess; 4. Dugald Macleod; 5. Mariko Arimoto; 6. Ryan Morrison.
Judge: Connor Sinclair.
Strathspey and Reel – 1. Ben Hall; 2. Dugald Macleod; 3. Christopher Yeo; 4. Ryan Morrison; 5. Gordon Ross; 6. John Nevans.
Judge: Connor Sinclair.
Jig – 1. Christopher Yeo; 2. Ben Hall; 3. Sean Burgess; 4. Mariko Arimoto; 5. Lachlan MacDonald; 6. Douglas Hamilton.
Judge: Connor Sinclair.
Grade 3
Ceòl Mòr – 1. Tom DuBois; 2. Alasdair Beaton; 3. Danielle Warren; 4. James Acheson; 5. Kim Greeley; 6. Jay Hackney.
Judge: Connor Sinclair.
2/4 March – 1. Alasdair Beaton; 2. Philip Duthie; 3. Ken McLean; 4. James Acheson; 5. Philipp Burchardt; 6. Danielle Warren.
Judge: Jim McGillivray.
Strathspey & Reel – 1. Robert Thomson; 2. Ken McLean; 3. Alasdair Beaton; 4. Robert Cunningham; 5. Pierreck Monnier; 6. Danielle Warren.
Judge: Jim McGillivray.
Jig – 1. Robert Cunningham; 2. Ken MacLean; 3. Leslie Barrett; 4. Alasdair Beaton; 5. Grant Walker; 6. Joe Moore.
Judge: Connor Sinclair.
Grade 4
Ceòl Mòr (Ground) – 1. James Skinner; 2. William Holoday; 3. Lou Lanaro; 4. Ricardo Brunelli; 5. Alexander Kinkade; 6. Gavin Davis.
Judge: Dr. Jack Taylor
2/4 March – 1. Alexander Kinkade; 2. Maureen Moore; 3. William Holody; 4. Vickie Gray; 5. James Skinner; 6. Riccardo Brunelli.
Judge: Andrew Carlisle.
Strathspey & Reel – 1. James Skinner; 2. Alexander Kinkade; 3. Maureen Moore; 4. Riccardo Brunelli; 5. Peter Allan; 6. Lou Lanaro.
Judge: Andrew Carlisle.
Jig – 1. Maureen Moore; 2. Gavin Davis; 3. James Skinner; 4. Alexander Kinkade; 5. Vicky Gray; 6. Lou Lanaro.
Judge: Connor Sinclair.
Overall: Grade 1 – Charles-David Mitchell (on Piobaireachd preference); Grade 2 – Ben Hall; Grade 3 – Alasdair Beaton; Grade 4 – James Skinner,
