•Finlay MacDonald and Ailis Sutherland playing at the launch of Finlay's new tune book, The Crofthead Collection. Photo: John Slavin
Angus MacColl was the winner of the Pipe Major Alasdair Gillies Memorial Recital for 2024, and earlier in the evening, 20-year-old Bobby Allen from Scotland won the final of Pipe Idol receiving a set of Fred Morrison Reel pipes as his prize.
Bobby has been entering Pipe Idol since the age of 13, and has finally achieved it in what would have been his final attempt as he would be over-age in 2025. Bobby won Heat 4 of Pipe Idol early on Thusday afternoon.
The Street Cafe was packed-out on for Finlay MacDonald and friends concert which marked the release of Finlay’s long-awaited tune book, The Crofthead Collection.
•Angus MacColl was the winner of the Pipe Major Alasdair Gillies Memorial Recital Challenge 2024. Photo: John Slavin•Matt MacIsaac playing in the Pipe Major Alasdair Gillies Memorial Recital Challenge 2024. Photo: John Slavin
•Leland Reid from the USA playing in Heat 4 of Pipe Idol. Photo: John Slavin•Catriona Norman from Scotland playing in Heat 4 of Pipe Idol. Photo: John Slavin•Colin Forrest from Canada playing in Heat 4 of Pipe Idol. Photo: John Slavin•Ailis Sutherland, Finlay MacDonald, Ali Hutton and Paul Jennings playing at the launch of Finlay’s new tune book, The Crofthead Collection. Photo: John Slavin•Ailis Sutherland playing at the launch of Finlay’s new tune book, The Crofthead Collection. Photo: John Slavin•Finlay playing at the launch of his new tune book, The Crofthead Collection. Photo: John Slavin•MacKenzie Fraser from Scotland playing in the final of Pipe Idol 2024. Photo: John Slavin•Eala McElhinney from Scotland playing in the final of Pipe Idol 2024. Photo: John Slavin•Reece Doherty from Northern Ireland playing in the final of Pipe Idol 2024. Photo: John Slavin•Bobby Allen from Scotland playing in the final of Pipe Idol 2024. Photo: John Slavin
