By Dr. Jack Taylor
The solo piping events at the Atholl Gathering take place on Sunday, May 24, 2026. It is a busy field, although manageable due to a fair number of withdrawals. The weather is looking fair at 22 degrees, sun/light cloud, so it should be a good day all round for the first outdoor contest of the season.
Competitions start at 9.30am sharp. Pipers must check in on the field before then or they may not be allowed to play.
Can any piper withdrawing please let us know as soon as they can on atholl.gathering.piping@gmail.com or 07730666168. Anyone not turning up without informing us will not be accepted to play next year.
Judges are Lewis Barclay, Robert Barnes, Barry Donaldson, Ian Duncan, Alan Forbes, Murray Henderson, Patricia Henderson, Peter Hunt, D J MacIntyre, Ronnie McShannon, Willie Morrison, Moira Robertson, Logan Tannock and Robert Wallace.
A & Open Piobaireachd Final
DRAW COMPETITOR REG No. 1 Gordon McReady 9 2 Cameron May 38 3 James McPetrie 27 4 Eireann Iannetta-Mackay 60 5 Allan Russell 17 6 Calum Watson 23 7 Sandy Cameron 59 8 Angus MacPhee 10 9 John McDonald 26 10 Brodie Watson-Massey 46 11 Darach Urquhart 54 12 Ben Duncan 16 13 Gordon Bruce 76 14 Jamie Elder 44 15 Callum Wynd 29 16 Sarah Muir 13 17 Alistair Brown 33 18 Calum Brown 37
B Grade Piobaireachd Final
DRAW COMPETITOR REG No. 1 John McElmurry 18 2 Michael Fitzhenry 42 3 Dan Nevans 62 4 Andrew Pattison 58 5 Callum Cam 22 6 Andrew Ferguson 56 7 Catriona Norman 57 8 Jonathan Greenlees 61 9 Norman Gillies 8 10 Ben Mulhearn 39 11 Kyle Shead 50 12 Andrew Hutton 12 13 John Dew 65 14 Arran Green 43 15 Andrew Smith 32 16 Lewis Maxwell 64 17 Eddie Gaul 67 18 Ross Conner 74 19 Bradley Parker 36 20 Keith Bowes 5 21 Bobby Allen 15 22 Cameron MacLeod 66 23 Kris Coyle 41 24 Anna Kummerlöw 3 25 Hector Munro 7
C Grade Piobaireachd Final
DRAW COMPETITOR REG No. 1 Craig Muirhead 34 2 Aaron Hughes 70 3 David Maitland-Gardner 47 4 John Cameron 25 5 Christopher Coates 21 6 Fergus Dorrington 71 7 Callum Davidson 19 8 Owain Carr 51 9 Thomas Turner 28 10 Scott Garden 63 11 Liam Nicolson 6 12 Scott McLean 30 13 Calum Craib 55 14 James Stone 11 15 Aaron Langwiesner 2 16 Jamie Crawford 1 17 Magnus Stone 35 18 Douglas Baird 53 19 Iain Simpson 20 20 Christopher McCartan 52 21 Peter Mackay 40 22 Susanne Klinger 4 23 Stuart Robinson 24 24 Gregor Grierson 14
Light Music Heat 1
DRAW COMPETITOR REG No. 1 John McDonald 26 MSR 2 Callum Carn 22 MSR & H/J 3 Norman Gillies 8 MSR & H/J 4 Gordon Bruce 76 MSR & H/J 5 Scott Garden 63 H/J 6 Alistair Brown 33 MSR & H/J 7 John McElmurry 18 MSR & H/J 8 Calum Craib 55 MSR & H/J 9 Douglas Baird 53 MSR & H/J 10 Arran Green 43 MSR & H/J 11 Gregor Grierson 14 MSR & H/J 12 Kris Coyle 41 MSR & H/J 13 Bradley Parker 36 MSR & H/J 14 Gordon McReady 9 MSR & H/J 15 Callum Davidson 19 MSR & H/J 16 Allan Russell 17 MSR & H/J
Light Music Heat 2
1 Andrew Smith 32 MSR 2 Jamie Elder 44 MSR & H/J 3 Kyle Shead 50 MSR & H/J 4 Brodie Watson-Massey 46 MSR & H/J 5 Magnus Stone 35 MSR & H/J 6 Peter Mackay 40 MSR & H/J 7 Calum Brown 37 MSR & H/J 8 Keith Bowes 5 MSR & H/J 9 Anna Kummerlöw 3 MSR & H/J 10 George Stewart 48 MSR & H/J 11 Cameron May 38 MSR & H/J 12 Aaron Langwiesner 2 MSR & H/J 13 Christopher Coates 21 MSR & H/J 14 Michael Fitzhenry 42 MSR & H/J 15 Andrew Ferguson 56 MSR & H/J 16 Calum Watson 23 MSR & H/J
Light Music Heat 3
1 Owain Carr 51 MSR & H/J 2 Sandy Cameron 59 MSR & H/J 3 Andrew Hutton 12 MSR & H/J 4 Catriona Norman 57 MSR & H/J 5 Callum Wynd 29 MSR & H/J 6 Darach Urquhart 54 MSR & H/J 7 Calum Kaye 49 MSR & H/J 8 Lewis Maxwell 64 H/J 9 David Bruce 45 MSR & H/J 10 Hector Munro 7 MSR & H/J 11 Liam Nicolson 6 MSR & H/J 12 James McPetrie 27 MSR & H/J 13 Bobby Allen 15 MSR & H/J 14 Christopher McCartan 52 MSR & H/J 15 Susanne Klinger 4 MSR & H/J 16 Dan Nevans 62 MSR & H/J
Light Music Heat 4
1 Jonathan Greenlees 61 MSR & H/J 2 Angus MacPhee 10 MSR & H/J 3 Thomas Turner 28 MSR & H/J 4 Iain Simpson 20 MSR & H/J 5 Jamie Crawford 1 MSR & H/J 6 Craig Muirhead 34 MSR & H/J 7 Ben Duncan 16 MSR & H/J 8 Sarah Muir 13 MSR & H/J 9 John Dew 65 H/J 10 Scott McLean 30 MSR & H/J 11 Stuart Robinson 24 MSR & H/J 12 James Stone 11 MSR & H/J 13 Eireann Iannetta-Mackay 60 MSR & H/J 14 Kevin Low 31 MSR 15 David Maitland-Gardner 47 MSR & H/J 16 Andrew Pattison 58 MSR & H/J
Junior Piobaireachd
DRAW COMPETITOR Reg No. 1 Mirren Silver 113 2 Mark Hewitt 120 3 Ruben Gillies 116 4 Hugh Anderson 122 5 Mairi Crawford 107 6 Morla Bruce 104 7 Robert Tait 119 8 Kai Hay 112 9 Leon Plys 115 10 Lachlan Rennie 109 11 Charlie Mack 105 12 Taylor Dalrymple 118 13 Alasdair Bullock 114 14 James Silcock 101 15 Lily Robertson 111 16 William Muirhead 106 17 Innes Marr 117 18 Archie Leonard 102
Junior MSR and Jig
DRAW COMPETITOR Reg No. 1 William Muirhead 106 2 James Silcock 101 3 Hugh Anderson 122 4 Ruben Gillies 116 5 Cameron Coupar 108 6 Alasdair Bullock 114 7 Morla Bruce 104 8 Robert Tait 119 9 Theerathan Halliday 121 10 Taylor Dalrymple 118 11 Kai Hay 112 12 Archie Leonard 102 13 Ruaridh Lean 110 14 Aiden Low 103 15 Innes Marr 117 16 Mairi Crawford 107 MSR only 17 Charlie Mack 105 18 Mark Hewitt 120 19 Lily Robertson 111 20 Lachlan Rennie 109 21 Mirren Silver 113 22 Leon Plys 115
