Draw announced for R.G Hardie & Co. Masters Solo Piping Competition

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•Finlay Johnston in the MSR at the Masters 2024. Photo: John Slavin

Tickets are available to watch the R.G Hardie & Co. Masters Solo Piping Competition Piobaireachd and MSR in person on Monday, August 11, 2025 at the National Piping Centre. Get tickets for these events after purchasing your Festival Site ticket.

If you can’t make it in person, get your livestream ticket purchased to watch every performance live on the day, and then on rewatch after!

Piobaireachd Order of Play

National Piping Centre Auditorium at 09.00am
Judges: Dr Bill Wotherspoon, Ian Duncan, Bruce Hichings MBE, BEM

1. Fred Morrison – Lament for MacLeod of Colbeck
2. Iain Speirs – The Unjust Incarceration
3. Ian K MacDonald – The Phantom Piper of Corrieyairack
4. Finlay Johnston – Donald Gruamach’s March 
5. Bruce Gandy – MacDougall’s Gathering

15 minute break

6. Craig Sutherlan – Nameless Cherede Darievea
7. Callum Beaumont – Mrs MacLeod of Tallisker’s Salute
8. Jack Lee – In Praise of Morag
9. Alan Bevan – Colin Roy MacKenzie’s Lament
10. Glenn Brown – The Laird of Anapool’s Lament

Lunch break

11. Jamie Forrester – Lament for the Earl of Antrim
12. Connor Sinclair – Ronald MacDonald of Morar’s Lament
13. Angus D McColl – Lament for the Children
14. Roddy Macleod – The Earl of Ross’s March
15. Nick Hudson – Craigellachie

15 minute break

16. Andrew Hayes – The Old men of the Shells
17. Willie McCallum – The Edinburgh Piobaireachd

March, Strathspey & Reel Order of Play

The National Piping Centre Auditorium at approx 5.00pm
Judges: Niall Matheson, P/M James Banks, William Morrison

1. Callum Beaumont – Royal Scottish Pipers’ Society, Inveraray Castle, Miss Proud
2. Alan Bevan – Duchess of Edinburgh, Tulloch Castle, Salmon Leap
3. Glenn Brown – Edinburgh City Police Pipe Band, Caber Feidh, Rejected Suitor
4. Andrew Hayes – Paps of Glencoe, Bogan Lochan, Grey Bob
5. Angus D McColl – Argyllshire Gathering, Cameronian Rant,  Lachlan McPhail of  Tiree 
6. Andrew Carlisle – Major Manson at Clachantrushall, Susan MacLeod, Lt Col D.J.S Murray                                              
7. Sarah Muir – MacLean of Pennycross, Lady McKenzie of Gairloch, Roddy MacDonald’s Fancy                                      
8. Roddy MacLeod – Lord Alexander Kennedy, Shepherds Crook, Smith of Chilliechassie
9. Willie McCallum – Mrs Duncan MacFadyen, Duncan Lamont, The Man from Glengarry
10. Ben Duncan – Braes of Castle Grant, Tulloch Castle, Little Cascade

15 minute break

11. Ian K MacDonald – Inveran, Maggie Cameron, John Morrison of Assynt House
12. Nick Hudson – Brigadier General Ronald Cheape of Tiroran, Piper’s Bonnet, Sandy Cameron
13. Fred Morrison – Lonach Gathering, Tulloch Gorm, Alick C McGregor
14. Connor Sinclair – David Ross of Rosehall, Lady Louden, Broadford Bay
15. Jack Lee – South Hall, Islay Ball, Mrs McPherson of Inveran
16. Bruce Gandy – Hugh Kennedy, Ewe Wi the Crookit Horn, Stornaway Castle
17. Angus J McColl – Mrs John McColl, Blair Drummond, Pretty Marion
18. Craig Sutherland – Dugald McColl’s Farewell to France, Atholl Cummers, Sandy Cameron
19. Cameron McDougall – John McFadyen of Melfort, Dora MacLeod, Loch Carron
20. Iain Speirs – Duke of Roxburgh’s Farewell to the Blackmount Forest, Top of Craigvenow, Bessie McIntyre                                          
21. Finlay Johnston – John MacColl’s March to Kilbowie Cottage, Islay Ball, Sheepwife

Prizegiving approx 9.30pm