Jack Lee wins Masters Solo Piping at Piping Live!

Glasgow – August 12, 2013 – The first competition event of the 2013 Piping Live! Glasgow International Festival of Piping was the Masters Invitational Solo Piping contest held at the National Piping Centre’s auditorium where Jack Lee of Surrey, British Columbia, emerged as the overall winner with a win in the MSR and a second-prize in the Piobaireachd, which Callum Beaumont won, just a few days after taking the Silver Chanter at Skye. Lee gains an invitation to the Glenfiddich Championship in October at Blair Atholl, Scotland. Invitation lists varied between the two events.

Piobaireachd
1st Callum Beaumont, “Lament for Ronald MacDonald of Morar”
2nd Jack Lee, “In Praise of Morag”
3rd Andrew Hayes, “Lachlan MacNeill Campbell of Kintarbert’s Fancy”
4th Angus MacColl, “The End of the Great Bridge”

Judges: Colin MacLellan, Malcolm MacRae, Andrew Wright

Also competing in the Piobaireachd but not in the prizes: Glenn Brown, Brian Donaldson, Bruce Gandy, Faye Henderson, Finlay Johnston, Roddy Macleod, Donald MacPhee, Niall Mathieson, William McCallum, Fred Morrison, Niall Stewart and Gordon Walker.

MSR
1st Jack Lee, “The Marchioness of Tullibardine,” “The Islay Ball,” “The Little Cascade”
2nd Willie McCallum, ” Inveran,” “Lady MacKenzie of Gareloch,” “John MacKechnie’s Big Reel”
3rd Roddy MacLeod, “Lord Alexander Kennedy,” “Lady Loudon,” “Ca’ the Ewes”
4th Gordon Walker, “Braes of Castle Grant,” “Piper’s Bonnet,” “Major David Manson”

Judges: James Banks, Ian Duncan, Ian MacFadyen

Also competing in the MSR but not in the prizes: Glenn Brown, Andrew Carlisle, Jori Chisholm, Brian Donaldson, Cameron Drummond, Bruce Gandy, Peter Hunt, Finlay Johnstone, Ian K MacDonald, Jack Lee, Donald MacPhee, Niall Matheson, Gordon McCready, Fred Morrison and Niall Stewart.