Nick Hudson wins the CLASP on day two of the Northern Meeting 2024

The second day of the Northern Meeting took place on Friday, August 30, in Eden Court Theatre, Inverness. Friday’s competitions were the CLASP, Hornpipe & Jig, B Grade MSR, B Grade Hornpipe & Jig, U18 Piobaireachd, U15 Piobaireachd, U18 MSR and U15 MSR.

Nick Hudson won the Gold Clasp to accompany his Gold Medal he won at Inverness in 2022. The full results were:

Clasp

1. Nick Hudson – The Daughter’s Lament
2. Iain Speirs – Scarce of Fishing
3. Finlay Johnston – Nameless – cherede darieva
4. Callum Beaumont – Farewell to the Queen’s Ferry
5. Alasdair Henderson – Lament for MacLeod of Colbeck
   Judges: Iain MacFadyen, J MacGillivray and Patricia Henderson

B Grade MSR

1. John Dew 
2. Bradley Parker
3. Brodie Watson-Massey
4. Jack Williamson
5. Ruairidh Brown
   Judges: Ian Duncan, Mike Cusack and Naill Matheson

Hornpipe & Jig

1. Alasdair Henderson
2. Cameron Drummond
3. Bruce Gandy
4. Stuart Liddell
5. Connor Sinclair
   Judges: John Wilson, Logan Tannock and Murray Henderson

B Grade Hornpipe & Jig

1. Angus MacPhee
2. John Dew
3. Callum Wynd
4. Zephan Knickel
5. Keith Bowes
   Judges: Angus MacDonald and Ronnie McShannon

U18 Piobaireachd

1. 1st Fraser Hamilton, Paisley, Scotland
2. 2nd Niklas Helmcke, Germany
3. 3rd Malachi Johannsen, Modesto, California
4. Thomas Fallon, Edinburgh
5. Hector Finlayson, Kyle of Lochalsh, Scotland
   Judges: Bruce Hitchings and Colin MacLellan

U18 MSR

1. James Fraser
2. Fraser Hamilton
3. Maggie Mcconnachie
4. Hector Finlayson
5. Thomas Fallon
   Judges: Alan Forbes and Jack Taylor

U15 Piobaireachd

1. Kai Hay
2. Rory Menzies
3. Lorne McIntyre
4. Rory Cairns
5. Lachlan Rennie
   Judges: Alan Forbes and Jack Taylor

U15 MSR

1. Kai Hay
2. Lachlan Rennie
3. Hamish Stephens
4. Rory Menzies
5. Seonaidh Forrest
   Judges: Bruce Hitchings and Colin MacLellan