By Margaret Houlihan
This was the last Online CLASP competition for 2024. A new series of CLASP online competitions have been set for 2025 and dates can be found on the CLASP website here.
The next CLASP competition is an in-person competition on January 11, 2025 at NPC, Otago Street, Glasgow.
Special thanks to all the helpers who volunteer their time: Janette Greenwood, Gill Cairns, Sue Kennedy, Andrew Bova, Sally Mason, John Nevans, Helen Urquhart, Dorothy Moodie and Derek Doyle. Judges for this event were: Finlay Johnston, Bob Worrall, Keith Bowes, Wilson Brown, Alex Gandy and John Cairns.
Overall Grade 1 Winner – Adam Waghorn
Overall Grade 2 Winner – Jacob Bowers
Overall Grade 3 Winner – Jared Ong
Overall Grade 4 Winner – Maureen Moore
https://youtu.be/hTyzatUOGRE?si=_psjCllyhARLRSit
Overall Practice Chanter winner – Karla Jordan
Karla Jordan won an ES Session Chanter sponsored by https://www.essessionchanter.co.uk/
Grade 1 Piobaireachd
1st Brady Webb https://youtu.be/lrseC27662Y
2nd Adam Waghorn
3rd Charles-David Mitchell
4th Andrea Jones
5th Glen-Mary Christopher
6th Craig Turnbull
Judge: Finlay Johnston
Grade 1 2/4 March
1st Adam Waghorn
2nd Brady Webb
3rd Charles-David Mitchell
4th Craig Turnbull
5th Douglas Small
6th Conall McNamara
Judge: Bob Worrall
Grade 1 – Strathspey/Reel
1st Adam Waghorn
2nd Craig Turnbull
3rd Brady Webb
4th Charles-David Mitchell
5th Eddie Boland
6th Douglas Small
Judge: Bob Worrall
Grade 1 Jig
1st Adam Waghorn
2nd Brady Webb
3rd Craig Turnbull
4th Eddie Boland
5th Charles-David Mitchell
6th Conall McNamara
Judge: Bob Worrall
Grade 2 Piobaireachd
1st Ernest Cho https://youtu.be/YvH2P2uS93g
2nd Jacob Bowers
3rd Alastair Beaton
4th Douglas Small
5th Anthony Kelly
6th Doug Hamilton
Judge: Bob Worrall
Grade 2 2/4 March
1st Ernest Cho
2nd Mariko Arimoto
3rd Jacob Bowers
4th Donald Morrison
5th Kim Greeley
6th James Acheson
Judge: Alex Gandy
Grade 2 Strathspey & Reel
1st Mariko Arimoto
2nd Ernest Cho
3rd Jacob Bowers
4th Donald Morrison
5th Alasdair Beaton
6th Adam Aitchison
Judge: Alex Gandy
Grade 2 Jig
1st Anthony Kelly
2nd Chris MacKnight
3rd Jacob Bowers
4th James Acheson
5th Donald Morrison
6th Doug Hamilton
Judge: Alex Gandy
Grade 3 Piobaireachd
1st Sophie Stringer https://youtu.be/oQ_RAKM9NHM
2nd Jared Ong
3rd Sheila Stewart
4th Peter Allen
5th Colum Faris
6th Joe Hardy
Judge: John Cairns
Grade 3 2/4 March
1st Jared Ong https://youtu.be/DWNR08KuZQE?si=jR7Zamplic5B_e9A
2nd Sophie Stringer
3rd Sally Mason
4th Billy Beck
5th Sebastian Tremblay
6th Alan Wardrop
Judge: Keith Bowes
Grade 3 Strathspey and Reel
1st Jared Ong
2nd Billy Beck
3rd Aaron Langweisner
4th Sophie Stringer
5th Sally Mason
6th Sheila Stewart
Judge: Keith Bowes
Grade 3 Jig
1st Jared Ong
2nd Billy Beck
3rd Anthony MacLachlan
4th Aaron Langweisner
5th Raul Peinado Fuentes
6th Alexander Kinkade
Judge: Keith Bowes
Grade 4 Piobaireachd (Ground & next Variation)
1st Todd Schroeder https://youtu.be/ksD46eoM4D0
2nd Lou Lanaro
3rd Steve Langford
4th Billy Beck
5th Ricardo Brunelli
6th Maureen Moore
Judge: Alex Gandy
Grade 4 2/4 March
1st Todd Schroder
2nd Maureen Moore
3rd Riccardo Brunelli
4th Gavin Davis
5th Steve Langford
6th Camden Wadden
Judge: Finlay Johnston
Grade 4 Strathspey & Reel
1st Todd Schroder
2nd Maureen Moore
3rd Camden Wadden
4th Lou Lanaro
5th Steve Langford
6th Gavin Davis
Judge: Finlay Johnston
Grade 4 Jig
1st Maureen Moore
2nd Lou Lanaro
3rd Jennifer Curran
4th Camden Wadden
5th Steve Langford
6th Murray Harper
Judge: Finlay Johnston
Inaugural Practice Chanter Competition – sponsored by ES Session Chanters.
All events judged by Wilson Brown
Piobaireachd Ground
1st Karla Jordan https://youtu.be/WIyPXgVovyo?si=rMqmpW8T7jvcOu0Y
2nd Eve de Jong
3rd Dermot Gavin
2/4 March (2 parts)
1st Jessica McCollum
2nd Leo Scaravella
3rd Karla Jordan
Strathspey & Reel (2 parts)
1. Smadar Bernstein
2. Karla Jordan
3. Eve de Jong
Jig (2 parts)
1. Karla Jordan
2. Dermot Gavin
3. Jessica McCollum