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THE 2019 Glenfiddich competitors pictured above from left: Callum Beaumont, Iain Speirs, Connor Sinclair, Niall Stewart, Jack Lee, Finlay Johnston, Glenn Brown, Andrew Hayes, Stuart Liddell and Gordon McCready.

Overall WINNERS:  1. Finlay Johnston, 2. Connor Sinclair, 3. Glenn Brown
Ceòl Mór
1. Glenn Brown, Farewell to the Queen’s Ferry
2. Finlay Johnston, Donald Gruamach’s March
3. Iain Speirs, Scarce of Fishing
4. Jack Lee, Lament for the Laird of Anapool
5. Connor Sinclair, Lachlan MacNeill Campbell of Kintarbert‘s Fancy
Judges: Patricia Henderson, Colin MacLellan and Stuart Samson.
MSR (twice through)
1. Connor Sinclair, Major Manson’s Farewell to Clachantrushal, Susan MacLeod, Broadford Bay
2. Finlay Johnston, Inverlochy Castle, Cat Lodge, The Smith Chilliechassie
3. Niall Stewart, P.M.J. McWilliams, Glentruim, Ca’ the Ewes
4. Callum Beaumont, The Stirlingshire Militia, Lady Louden, The Little Cascade
5. Stuart Liddell, Mrs John MacColl, The Shepherd’s Crook, John Morrison of Assynt House
Judges: Murray Henderson, Dr Angus MacDonald and John Wilson.

Considering tune selections for solo competitions

by Fergus Muirhead, at the Glenfiddich Piping Championship 2019 One of the biggest decisions a competitor has to make during his or her preparation for a competition is the tunes they are going to submit. In some events they have a free choice of music while in others they have […]

Stuart Letford reviews the Duncan Johnstone Memorial recital

Stuart Letford reviews the Duncan Johnstone Memorial recital

By Stuart Letford Duncan Johnstone wasn’t really one for competitions – his 1964 victory in the Scottish Pipers’ Association’s Knockout series was pretty much his only foray into solo piping contests. As he put it himself: “I was never interested in whether I could beat this man or the next. […]

Hamish Moore: Colin Ross, an appreciation

Hamish Moore: Colin Ross, an appreciation

By Hamish Moore I first encountered Colin Ross at a concert in Edinburgh where he was playing fiddle with The High Level Ranters; what an inspirational evening for me. I was hearing, for the first time, Northumbrian pipes, fiddle, accordion and guitar as an ensemble. Colin’s enormous legacy to the […]