Callum Beaumont reached the pinnacle of piping with his overall win of the Glenfiddich Championship 2023 on Saturday, and the win fulfils a prediction given to him after his first Gold Medal win in 2011. The article below is from Piping Today in 2011 where Callum talks about very successful […]
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Solo piping results from day two of the Argyllshire Gathering
The photo above is somewhat misleading as it was a wet day yesterday in Oban, August 24, for the Argyllshire Gathering 2023. The weather wasn’t kind to the pipers in the light music competitions out in the fresh air of Mossfield Park. However the rain didn’t stop young Cameron Bonar, […]
Solo piping results from the Argyllshire Gathering in Oban
The first day of the Argyllshire Gathering took place yesterday, August 23, in Oban. There were five piobaireachd competitions held across the day with the Senior competition for former Gold Medal winners, the Highland Society of London Gold Medal, the Silver Medal and the MacGregor Memorial competition. For light music […]
History of the Argyllshire Gathering: the 1987 competition
• PART 52 • BY JEANNIE CAMPBELL MBE. In 1987 the Gathering was again held over three days, August 25, 26 and 27. On Tuesday the Silver Medal was held in two heats in the Corran Halls and St Columba’s Cathedral Hall, with 22 in each. Five from each heat […]
History of the Argyllshire Gathering: the 1984 competition
• PART 49 • BY JEANNIE CAMPBELL MBE. In 1984 the Gathering was on August 29 and 30. Entry requirements for the Gold Medal were changed in order to increase the number of entries. The new rule was First prize-winners in this Event at any former Argyllshire Gathering are excluded, and entry is restricted to (1) those who have […]
History of the Argyllshire Gathering part 47
• 1982 • BY JEANNIE CAMPBELL MBE. There were no set tunes in 1982. Competitors for the Senior event were to submit twelve tunes, for the Gold Medal eight tunes and the Silver six tunes. The list of tunes submitted was published and showed a total of 101 different pieces. […]
History of the Argyllshire Gathering part 46
1981 BY JEANNIE CAMPBELL MBE. The set tunes for the Gold Medal in 1981 were: The Prince’s Salute, The End of the Great Bridge, A Flame of Wrath for Squinting Patrick, Clan Campbell’s Gathering, The Gathering of the MacNabs, The King’s Taxes, The Finger Lock and Black Donald ‘s March. […]
History of the Argyllshire Gathering part 45
1980 BY JEANNIE CAMPBELL MBE. More changes were brought to the competitions at the Argyllshire Gathering in 1980. For the Gold Medal, first prize winners of this event at the Argyllshire Gathering were excluded and entry was restricted to those who had won a prize in a Gold Medal competition […]
Willie McCallum talks about his preparation for the big competitions on The Piping Show
Willie McCallum is the special guest on this week’s episode of The Piping Show. John Mulhearn interviews Willie and asks for his thoughts on the big competitions in Oban, Inverness and at Blair Castle. Willie talks about his family connections with these competitions, what they mean to him, what motivates […]
Results from day two of the Argyllshire Gathering
The Argyllshire Gathering was held on August 24 and 25, 2022 in Oban. Day two consists of outdoor solo piping competitions as part of the Oban Games at Mossfield Stadium. The results were: Royal Scottish Pipers’ Society Bronze Star – A Grade March Final Angus J MacColl, Benderloch Cameron Macdougall, […]