The Duncan Johnstone Memorial Piping Competition was held today, March 23, at the National Piping Centre in Glasgow. The event was open to B and C Grade members of the Competing Pipers’ Association and attracted a large entry. Despite this, all events were completed by 5.30pm and the prize giving finished just after 6pm.
The overall winner was Luke Kennedy, winning The Jimmy McIntosh MBE Quaich. The full results are below.
B Grade events
Piobaireachd – The Barbara Gillies Trophy
•22 played
- Luke Kennedy
- Brodie Watson-Massey
- John Dew
- James McPetrie
- Edward Gaul
Judges: Glenn Brown and Alasdair Henderson
MSR – The 1745 Trophy
•23 played
- Ross Connor
- Cameron May
- Keith Bowes
- Fraser Allison
- Jonathon Simpson
Judges: Colin MacLellan and Gordon McCready
Jig – The Keepers of the Quaich Trophy
•26 played
- John Dew
- Cameron May
- Keith Bowes
- James McPetrie
- Ross Connor
Judges: Colin MacLellan and Gordon McCready
C Grade events
Piobaireachd Final – The Jimmie McGregor Trophy
•36 played in heats, 6 in final
- Karen Warren
- Andrew Pattison
- Craig Muirhead
- Norman Gillies
- Lewis Maxwell
Also playing: Cameron O’Neil
Judges: John Wilson and Craig Sutherland
MSR Final – The National Piping Centre Trophy
•36 played in heats, 8 in final
- Scott McAskill
- Kyle Shead
- Andrew Pattison
- Norman Gillies
- Tori Kiloran
Also playing: Andrew Bell, Thomas Turner and Hamish Munro
Judges: Euan Anderson and Callum Beaumont
Jig – The Roddy MacLeod Trophy for Jig Playing
•40 played
- Kyle Shead
- Tori Kiloran
- Hamish Munro
- Norman Gillies
- Eala McIlhinney
Judges: Sarah Muir and Peter Hunt
