The Abernethy Games took place on Saturday, August 13, in the picturesque village within the Perth and Kinross region. Seven pipe bands played in the competition which was judged by Archie Maclean from Inverness. The Portsoy Pipe Band were announced as the winners of the George Bain Challenge Shield making […]
The Ballater Highland Games were held on Thursday, August 11 in Monaltrie Park, Ballater. Eight played in very warm, sunny conditions. Xavier Boderiou was overall champion, and the judges were Duncan Watson and Jack Taylor. Piobaireachd Brian Lamond – The Fingerlock Xavier Bouderiou Angus MacPhee Andrew Donlon John MacDonald Adam […]
The 179th Tomintoul Highland Games took place yesterday, July 16. It was a good day for playing with warm with light cloud cover. Twelve adults played, with eight in the junior Piobaireachd. There was a touching tribute paid to Patricia Grant who died last year. Patricia had been games secretary […]
1977 BY JEANNIE CAMPBELL MBE Competitors in the Northern Meeting Clasp Competition and the Argyllshire Gathering Open Piobaireachd competition in 1977 were required to select and submit four from the following list of six tunes: Sobieski’s Salute, The Stewarts’ White Banner, Mary’s Praise, The MacDonalds’ Salute (the tune Fannet would […]
1976 BY JEANNIE CAMPBELL MBE The Gathering had remained unchanged for many years but 1976 marked a watershed with the first of several big changes coming in the force. In January 1976 Seumas MacNeill wrote: “1976 is going to be – for piping at least – a great deal different […]
