The annual competitions of the Royal Scottish Pipers’ Society, held on April 19 and May 3 and 4. The overall winner and holder of the Pipe Major William Ross Cup was John Frater, and the runner-up was Iain MacDonald.
The judges were Iain Speirs, Dr Peter McCalister and Roddy Macleod MBE.
B Piobaireachd
- Malcolm Turner-Kerr – Glengarry’s Lament
- Keith Adam – Munro’s Salute
Senior Members’ March
- Leslie Barrett – Captain Norman Orr-Ewing
- Dugald Macleod – The Australian Ladies
- Walter Gray – Pipe Major John Stewart
Slow March / Air
- Leslie Barrett – I gave a Kiss to the King’s Hand
- Stuart Letford – Farewell to Govan
- Bob Frater – Mallorca
6/8 March
- Alan Forbes – Pipe Major Peter Phileman
- Alan McGhie – Angus McKinnon
- Bob Frater – Tug Argan Gap
Confined March
- Stuart Letford – The Highland Wedding
- Iain Bell – Miss Elspeth Campbell
- Ian Laurenson – Sir William MacPherson of Cluny
2/4 March
- Stuart Letford – Pipe Major Sandy Spence
- Bob Frater – Lady Lever Park
- Dugald Macleod – The Conundrum
Strathspey and Reel
- Dugald Macleod – Lady MacKenzie of Gareloch and The Rejected Suitor
- Stuart Letford – Maggie Cameron and The Sound of Sleat
- Bob Frater – Clachnaharry and Colonel Macleod
A Piobaireachd
- Stuart Letford – The Rout of Glenfruin
- Iain MacDonald – The MacFarlanes’ Gathering
- Leslie Barrett – Catherine’s Lament
March, Strathspey and Reel
- Bob Frater – Lady Lever Park, Dorrator Bridge and Alick Cameron, Champion Piper
- John Frater – Marching in the Byre, D.P. McGillivray and Major Colin M. Kerr
- Iain MacDonald – Donald MacLellan of Rothesay, Maggie Cameron and Alec C. MacGregor
Jig
- Iain Bell – Pipe Major Joe Wilson
- John Frater – Braeriach
- Leslie Barrett – Donnie MacGregor
- Malcom Turner-Kerr – The Seagull