Finlay Johnston and Alasdair Henderson are the big winners in London

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John Slavin
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The Bratach Gorm was held in the Caledonian Club, London on Friday, November 15 and was won by Finlay Johnston. Am Bratach Gorm (The Blue Banner) has a long and distinguished history and is for those pipers who have won a Highland Society of London Gold Medal or the William Gillies Cup at London.

The win means Finlay is the second invitee to next year’s Glenfiddich Championships, joining the recent Glenfiddich winner Callum Beaumont in the 2025 Glenfiddich lineup. The full result was:

Am Bratach Gorm

  1. Finlay Johnston – Lament for the Union
  2. Callum Beaumont – Lament for MacLeod of Colbeck
  3. Alasdair Henderson – Phantom Piper of the Corrieyairack
  4. Jamie Forrester – The Daughter’s Lament
  5. Nick Hudson – Farewell to the Queen’s Ferry
•Finlay Johnston in the MSR at the Masters 2024. Photo: John Slavin

The other Scottish Piping Society of London’s annual competitions took place on Saturday, November 16, at the same venue. The overall winner was Alasdair Henderson who joins Callum Beaumont and Finlay Johnston as a Glenfiddich invitee for 2025. The full results were:

William Gillies Cup for Open Piobaireachd

  1. Stuart Liddell
  2. Finlay Johnston
  3. Iain Speirs
  4. Callum Beaumont
  5. Calum Brown

London Medallion & John MacFadyen Quaich for MSR

  1. Alasdair Henderson
  2. Stuart Liddell
  3. Roddy MacLeod
  4. Callum Beaumont
  5. Cameron Drummond

P/M JB Robertson Silver Rose Bowl for March

  1. Alasdair Henderson
  2. Roddy MacLeod
  3. Stuart Liddell

Mary Flora Beaton Cup for Jig

  1. Alasdair Henderson
  2. Sarah Muir
  3. Angus MacColl
•Alisdair Henderson in the MSR at the Masters 2024. Photo: John Slavin

Brodie Watson-Massey was the overall A Grade winner

RG Lawrie Rams Horn Snuff Mull for A Grade Piobaireachd

  1. Derek Midgley
  2. Brodie Watson-Massey
  3. Sarah Muir
  4. Andrew Donlon
  5. Ben Duncan

Strachan Memorial for A Grade MSR

  1. Brodie Watson-Massey
  2. Calum Watson
  3. Andrew Donlon
  4. Ben MacClamrock
  5. Mike Fitzhenry

Donald Forbes Medal for A Grade Jig

  1. Cameron May
  2. Brodie Watson-Massey
  3. Jamie Forrester

James MacPetrie was the overall B Grade winner

John Roe Plate for B Grade Piobaireachd

  1. James MacPetrie
  2. Mike Fitzhenry
  3. Alex Gehrig
  4. Luke Kennedy
  5. Jonathon Simpson

London Scottish Hodden Grey Trophy for B Grade MSR

  1. Callum Wynd
  2. Kyle Cameron
  3. Luke Kennedy
  4. Joseph Biggs
  5. Jonathon Simpson

B Grade Jig

  1. Ruairidh Brown
  2. Anna Kummerlöw
  3. Joseph Biggs

Junior Piobaireachd

  1. Arran Green
  2. Peter MacKay
  3. Archie Munns

Junior MSR

  1. Arran Green
  2. Peter MacKay
  3. Archie Munns

Junior Slow Air and Jig

  1. Arran Green
  2. Peter MacKay
  3. Harry Gordon