The CLASP Grade 3 and 4 World Amateur Solo Piping Competitions took place at St Aloysius Convent Chapel on August 9 as part of Piping Live! 2022. The results were as follows:

Grade 4 Overall Winner – Sheila Stewart

•CLASP Grade 4 winner, Sheila Stewart, with Sean McKeown who judged Grades 3 and 4

Grade 4 – Piobaireachd Ground and Next Variation 
1st Sheila Stewart 
2nd Sue Kennedy
3rd Ian McDonach

Grade 4 – 2/4 March 
1st Sheila Stewart
2nd Ian McDonach
3rd Sue Kennedy

Grade 4 – Strathspey & Reel
1st Sheila Stewart
2nd Sue Kennedy 
3rd Gavin Davis

Grade 4 – Jig
1st Sheila Stewart
2nd Lou Lanaro 
3rd Gavin Davis 

Grade 3 Overall Winner – Kathryn McEwan

•CLASP Grade 3 winner, Kathryn McEwan, with Sean McKeown who judged Grades 3 and 4

Grade 3 – Piobaireachd 
1st Sally Mason
2nd Kathryn McEwan
3rd Philip Duthie

Grade 3 – 2/4 March 
1st James Acheson
2nd Rebecca Morris 
3rd Grant Walker 

Grade 3 – Strathspey & Reel
1st James Acheson
2nd Kathryn McEwan
3rd Grant Walker

Grade 3 – Jig
1st Grant Walker 
2nd Amanda Brennan
3rd James Acheson

•The Grade 3 and 4 competitors and judge Sean McKeown at The World Amateur Solo Piping Competition at Piping Live! 2022

The next CLASP events are at Chatsworth Country Fair, Saturday September 3; the CLASP Workshop Weekend on October 7 and 8 which is online and at The National Piping Centre; and The CLASP ‘Live Online’ on November 12, 2022. More details here.