On Tuesday 13th August, the Grade 4 CLASP World Solo Amateur Piping Competition at Piping Live! 2024 was held in the NPC Otago street. The overall winner was Lou Lanaro. The Light Music judge was Glenna MacKay Johnstone and Piobaireachd judge, Roddy Livingstone.
Lou received Finlay MacDonald’s new book which was released at Piping Live! and is called The Crofthead Collection. Also, each overall winner received The National Piping Centre’s Twenty Fifth Anniversary Collection.
CLASP Grade 4
Piobaireachd (Ground & next Variation)
1st Lou Lanaro
2nd Steve Langford
3rd Gavin Davis
2/4 March
1st Cathy Tse
2nd Lou Lanaro
3rd Joy Ruthford
Strathspey & Reel
1st Joy Rutherford
2nd Cathy Tse
3rd Lou Lanaro
Jig
1st Joy Rutherford
2nd Lou Lanaro
3rd Cathy Tse
On Wednesday, 14th August, the CLASP Grade 1 events ran at the NPC Otago Street, Glasgow. The judges for the day were; Willie Morrison (Piobaireachd), Andrea Boyd (MSR) & Wilson Brown (Hornpipe & Jig). The overall winner was Brady Webb.
CLASP Grade 1
Piobaireachd
1st John Nevans
2nd Ian Kirkwood
3rd Brady Webb
4th Charles-David Mtchell
5th Gillian Blaney
6th Keiran Walker
MSR
1st Brady Webb
2nd Charles-David Mitchell
3rd Gillian Blaney
4th John Hughes
5th Eddie Boland
6th Douglas Small
Hornpipe & Jig
1st Brady Webb
2nd Gillian Blaney
3rd Connall McNamara
4th Charles-David Mitchell
5th John Bertino
6th John Nevans
Thursday, 15th August, the CLASP Grade 2 events ran at the NPC Otago Street, Glasgow. The judges were Willie Morrison for Piobaireachd and Roddy Livingstone for Light Music. The overall winner was Michael Saxer.
CLASP Grade 2
PiobaireachdÂ
1st Robert Russell
2nd Alastair Beaton
3rd Anthony Kelly
4th Luke Ashton
5th Adam Aitchison
6th Michael Saxer
2/4 March
1st Michael Saxer
2nd Henry McCarthy
3rd Alasdair Beaton
4th Luke Ashton
5th Donald Morrison
6th Adam Aitchison
Strathspey & Reel
1st Michael Saxer
2nd Donald Morrison
3rd Jack Boyle
4th Grant Walker
5th Adam Aitchison
6th Luke Ashton
Jig
1st Michael Saxer
2nd Laura McEwan
3rd Luke Ashton
4th Alastair Beaton
5th Donald Morrison
6th Grant Walker
On Tuesday, 13th August, the Grade 3 CLASP World Solo Amateur Piping Competition @ Piping Live! 2024 was held in the NPC, Otago street. The Light Music judge was Glenna MacKay Johnstone and Piobaireachd judge, Roddy Livingstone. The overall winner was Owen MacPherson.
CLASP Grade 3
Piobaireachd
1st Sven Vollberg
2nd Sophie Stringer
3rd James Bain
4th Aaron Langwiesner
5th Alan Wardrop
6th Stephen McCusker
2/4 March
1st Owen MacPherson
2nd Alistair Robinson
3rd Sven Vollberg
4th Triston Perry
5th Ross Whyte
6th Aaron Longwise
Strathspey & Reel
1st Alistair Robinson
2nd Owen MacPherson
3rd Ross Whyte
4th Anthony MacLachlan
5th Sheila Stewart
6th Aaron Longwise
Jig
1st Owen MacPherson
2nd Alistair Robinson
3rd Matthew Brown
4th Anthony Chan
5th Sven Vollberg
6th Ross Whyte