San Francisco – May 10, 2008 - Willie McCallum of Bearsden, Scotland, was the winner of the annual Dr. Dan Reid Memorial Invitational Solo Piping Competition and Recital held at the Marines Memorial Club and Hotel.
Masters Piobaireachd 1st Willie McCallum 2nd Jack Lee, Surrey, British Columbia 3rd Roddy MacLeod, Glasgow
Cameron-Gillies Piobaireachd 1st Alex Gandy, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia 2nd Glenn Brown, Milton, Ontario 3rd Andrea Boyd, Antigonish, Nova Scotia
MSR 1st Alex Gandy 2nd Glenn Brown 3rd Andrea Boyd
6/8 March 1st Glenn Brown 2nd Alex Gandy 3rd Andrea Boyd
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