This CLASP competition was held over two days, Friday 31st October and 1st November. CLASP stewards greeted the competitors via the Zoom platform. Adult amateur pipers from all over the world joined the Zoom meeting at their allocated time and a live video recording was captured by each competitor. Thanks to our judges: Douglas Murray, Sarah Muir, John Dew, Steven Leask and Logan Tannock for judging this competition. Also, a special mention to the volunteer stewards: Stephen McCusker, Anna Binder, Gill Cairns and Gordon Cairns. Crit sheets will be sent out over the next few days.
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Overall Winners:
Grade 1 – Brady Webb https://youtu.be/rosY9ujUiSQ
Grade 2 – Jacob Bowers https://youtu.be/S_jrHF1x7Ic
Grade 3 – Ronaldo MacKenzie https://youtu.be/eJ7pVqUf6Tg?feature=shared
Grade 4 – Maureen Moore
Here are the full results:
Grade 4 – Piobairechd – Judge Douglas Murray
1st Riccardo Brunelli
2nd Todd Schroeder
3rd Lou Lanaro
4th Eve De Jong
5th John Cairns
6th Maureen Moore
Grade 4 – 2/4 March – Judge Sarah Muir (all light music)
1st Todd Schroeder
2nd Shelley McGuire
3rd Benjamin Timberlake
4th Kathleen Madden
5th Maureen Moore
6th Kate Gordon
Grade 4 – Strathspey & Reel – Judge Sarah Muir
1st Kathleen Madden
2nd Lou Lanaro
3rd Shelley McGuire
4th Todd Shroeder
5th Maureen Moore
6th Jennifer Curran
Grade 4 – Jig – Judge Sarah Muir
1st Jennifer Curran
2nd Maureen Moore
3rd Kate Gordon
4th Jennifer Wilson
5th Richard Johnson
6th Steve Langford
Grade 4 Overall Winner: Maureen Moore
Grade 3 – Piobaireachd – Judge Logan Tannock
1st Raúl Peinado Fuentes
2nd Kim Greeley
3rd Sheila Stewart
4th Sven Vollberg
5th Anna Binder
6th Ronaldo MacKenzie
Grade 3 – 2/4 March – Judge John Dew (all light music)
1st Arthur Bass
2nd Ronaldo MacKenzie
3rd Ben Hunter
4th Anna Binder
5th Charles Dunbar
6th Sheila Stewart
Grade 3 – Strathspey & Reel – Judge John Dew
1st Arthur Bass
2nd Raul Peinado
3rd Charles Dunbar
4th Anna Binder
5th Ronaldo MacKenzie
6th Alan Wardrop
Grade 3 – Jig – Judge John Dew
1st Charles Dunbar
2nd Ronaldo MacKenizie
3rd Cameron Davison
4th Ben Hunter
5th Claus Reiss
6th Arthur Bass
Grade 3 Overall Winner: Ronaldo MacKenzie
Grade 2 – Piobaireachd – Judge Steven Leask
1st Anthony Kelly
2nd Mariko Arimoto
3rd Ernest Cho
4th Rob Rogers
5th Alasdair Beaton
6th Kevin McSwiggan
Grade 2 – 2/4 March – Judge Ben Duncan (all light music)
1st Bobby Curtin
2nd Jacob Bowers
3rd Aaron Bergen
4th Lou Reid
5th Ernest Cho
6th Anthony Kelly
Grade 2 – Strathspey & Reel – Judge Ben Duncan
1st Jacob Bowers
2nd Lou Reid
3rd Ernest Cho
4th Rob Rogers
5th Mariko Arimoto
6th Aaron Bergen
Grade 2 – Jig – Judge Ben Duncan
1st Jacob Bowers
2nd Bobby Curtain
3rd Kevin McSwiggen
4th Mariko Arimoto
5th Alistair Robinson
6th Aaron Bergen
Grade 2 Overall Winner: Jacob Bowers
Grade 1 – Piobaireachd – Douglas Murray
1st Brady Webb
2nd John Nevans
3rd Charles David Mitchell
4th Owain Woodman Carr
5th Jamie Gallagher
6th Adam Aitchison
Grade 1 – 2/4 March – Judge Sarah Muir (all light music)
1st Brady Webb
2nd Charles-David Mitchell
3rd Douglas Small
4th Conall McNamara
5th Craig Turnbull
6th Duncan Craig McIntosh
Grade 1 – Strathspey & Reel – Judge Sarah Muir
1st Brady Webb
2nd Douglas Small
3rd Charles-David Mitchell
4th Owain Woodman Carr
5th Ray Flanagan
6th Duncan Craig McIntosh
Grade 1 – Jig – Judge Sarah Muir
1st Brady Webb
2nd Douglas Small
3rd Duncan Craig McIntosh
4th Charles-David Mitchell
5th Conall McNamara
6th Craig Turnbull
Grade 1 Overall Winner: Brady Webb
The CLASP Calendar 2026
- The CLASP – In Person Competition – 10th January 2026- NPC Otago Street
Entries NOT OPEN - The CLASP in Conversation with Rory Grossart – Sunday 11th January 2026
Topic: Cane is easy… give it a try - The CLASP ‘Live Online’ February 2026
Entries NOT OPEN - The CLASP Practice Chanter Competition- March 2026
Entries NOT OPEN - The CLASP – NPC In-Person Competition- 28th March 2026
Entries NOT OPEN - The CLASP- ‘Live Online’ Competition – 1st & 2nd May 2026
Entries NOT OPEN - The CLASP – NPC In-Person Competition- 6th June 2026
Entries NOT OPEN - Luss Highland Games – 4th July 2026
Entries NOT OPEN - Inveraray Highland Games 2026- Tuesday 21st July
Entries NOT OPEN - Piping Live! 2026 – CLASP World Amateur Solo Piping Competition (Grade 3 & 4)
Monday 11th August – Grades 3 & 4 – Entries not open - Piping Live! 2026 – CLASP World Amateur Solo Piping Competition (GRADE 2)
Tuesday 11th August -Grade 2 – Entries not Open - Piping Live! 2026 – CLASP- World Amateur Solo Piping Competition (GRADE 1)
Wednesday 12th August – Grade 1 – Entries not open - Chatsworth Country Fair 2026- Saturday 5th September 2026
ENTRIES via RSPBA London & South of England - The CLASP – Practice Chanter Competition – September 2026
Entries NOT OPEN - CLASP Workshop Weekend – 2nd & 3rd October 2026
Online & In-Person - The CLASP ‘Live Online’ November 6th & 7th 2026
Entries NOT OPEN



