2026 Argyllshire Gathering Day 2: Duncan and Sinclair win A-Grade honours; B-Grade events: Frazer and Cameron; Jigs: Calum Watson

Duncan won the A-Grade 2/4 March, while Sinclair took the A-Grade Strathspey & Reel. The results were decided in the final events, with six pipers advancing after qualifying heats.

Calum Watson of Bathgate, Scotland, won Jigs, open to all pipers graded Premier, A or B by the CPA. Of note, Callum Davidson, Broxburn, Scotland, who has a light music grade of B, was sixth.

The B-Grade 2/4 March was won by James Frazer of Rathfriland, Northern Ireland. Kyle Cameron, Tobermory, Scotland, won the B-Grade Strathspey & Reel.

Christopher McCartan, of Lochgilphead, Scotland, took the Intermediate MSR for pipers graded C by the CPA.

A-Grade

2/4 March
1st Ben Duncan
2nd Ross Conner, Campbeltown, Scotland
3rd Steven Leask, East Kilbride, Scotland
4th Ian K. MacDonald, Whitby, Ontario
5th Greig Canning, Kirkcaldy, Scotland
6th Callum Moffat, Lockerbie, Scotland
Judges: Jimmy Banks, Robert Barnes, Murray Henderson

Also competing: Bobby Allen, Chryston, Scotland; Cameron Bonar, Surrey, British Columbia; Gordon Bruce, Kilwinning, Scotland; Sandy Cameron, Glasgow; Seumas Coyne, Mentone, California; John Dew, Crieff, Scotland; Andrew Donlon, Washington, DC; Ben Duncan, Edinburgh; Brendan Eade, Waikato, New Zealand; Stuart Easton, Palmerston North, New Zealand; Michael Fitzhenry, Paisley, Scotland; Jamie Forrester, Haddington, Scotland; Andrew Hayes, Nepean, Ontario; Jenny Hazzard, Edinburgh; Nick Hudson, Houston; Liam Kernaghan, Auckland, New Zealand; Cameron MacDougall, South Orange, New Jersey; Cameron May, Dillerburn, Scotland; Ben McClamrock, Bethesda, Maryland; Sean McKeown, Ajax, Ontario; Derek Midgley, Tinton Falls, New Jersey; Fred Morrison, Bishopton, Scotland; Craig Muirhead, Stirling, Scotland; Bradley Parker, Chapelhall, Scotland; Innes Smith, Dunblane, Scotland; Darach Urquhart, Kyle of Lochalsh, Scotland; Calum Watson; Brodie Watson-Massey, Edinburgh; Campbell Wilson, Pizen, Czechia; Greg Wilson, Christchurch, New Zealand; Callum Wynd, Stirling, Scotland

Strathspey & Reel
1st Connor Sinclair
2nd Steven Leask
3rd Cameron Bonar
4th Andrew Donlon
5th Stuart Easton
6th Calum Watson
Judges: Barry Donaldson, Ian Duncan, Derek Fraser

Also competing: Bobby Allen; Cameron Bonar; Glenn Brown, Glasgow; Gordon Bruce; Sandy Cameron; Greig Canning; Ross Conner; Seumas Coyne; John Dew; Andrew Donlon; Brendan Eade; Stuart Easton; Michael Fitzhenry; Jamie Forrester; Andrew Hayes; Jenny Hazzard; Liam Kernaghan; Steven Leask; Angus J. MacColl, Benderloch, Scotland; Cameron May; Ben McClamrock; Sean McKeown; Derek Midgley; Callum Moffat; Sarah Muir, East Kilbride, Scotland; Craig Muirhead; Bradley Parker; Connor Sinclair, Perth, Scotland; Innes Smith; Iain Speirs, Edinburgh; Darach Urquhart; Calum Watson; Brodie Watson-Massey; Campbell Wilson; Greg Wilson; and Callum Wynd.

Jig (Open)
1st Calum Watson
2nd Ben Duncan
3rd Bradley Parker
4th Brodie Watson-Massey
5th Jenny Hazzard
6th Callum Davidson
Judges: Alan Forbes, Donald MacKay

B-Grade

2/4 March
1st James Frazer
2nd Fraser Allison, Balfron, Scotland
3rd Andrew Pattison, Troon, Scotland
4th Kyle Cameron
5th Arran Green, Stirling, Scotland
Judges: Patricia Henderson, Bob Worrall, Bill Wotherspoon

Also competing: Keith Bowes, Erskine, Scotland; Alistair Brown, Kyleakin, Scotland; Ruairidh Brown, Dunblane, Scotland; Eireann Cameron, Burleton, Scotland; Callum Carn, Glasgow; Joshua Chandler, Victoria, Australia; Kristopher Coyle, Antrim, Northern Ireland; Callum Davidson; Jacob Dicker, Maxville, Ontario; Bobby Durning, Garland, Texas; Jamie Elder, Auchtermuchty, Scotland; Andrew Ferguson, Dollar, Scotland; James Frazer, Rathfriland, Northern Ireland; Eddie Gaul, Dundee; Norman Gillies, Ullapool, Scotland; Andrew Hall, Glasgow; Zephan Knichel, Lynwood, Washington; Anna Kummerlöw, Kladrum, Germany; Dan Lyden, Timonium, Maryland; Cameron MacLeod, Glasgow; Angus MacPhee, Inverness, Scotland; John McDonald, Aberdeen; James McPetrie, Edinburgh; Hector Munro, London; Dan Nevans, Glasgow; Louis Newman, Auckland, New Zealand; Liam Nicolson, Glasgow; Matt Pantaleoni, St. Louis; Ryan Praskovich, Columbus, Ohio; Jonathon Simpson, Borrowstounness, Scotland; and Andrew Smith, Kyle of Lochalsh, Scotland.

Strathspey & Reel
1st Kyle Cameron
2nd Ross Miller, Linlithgow, Scotland
3rd Callum Davidson, Broxburn, Scotland
4th Joe Biggs, Bowmanville, Ontario
5th Piers Dover, Christchurch, New Zealand
6th Jack Williamson, Topeka, Kansas
Judges: Euan Anderson, Peter Hunt, John Wilson

Also competing:  Keith Bowes; Alistair Brown; Ruairidh Brown; Eireann Cameron; Callum Carn; Joshua Chandler; Kristopher Coyle; Jacob Dicker; Piers Dover; Bobby Durning; Jamie Elder; Andrew Ferguson; James Frazer; Eddie Gaul; Norman Gillies; Andrew Hall; Zephan Knichel; Anna Kummerlöw; Dan Lyden; Cameron MacLeod; Angus MacPhee; John McDonald; James McPetrie; Hector Munro; Dan Nevans; Louis Newman; Liam Nicolson; Matt Pantaleoni;  Ryan Praskovich; Jonathon Simpson; and Andrew Smith.

Intermediate MSR
1st Christopher McCartan
2nd Thomas Fallon, Inverleith, Scotland
3rd Alex Pavlovic, Houston
4th Magnus Stone, Natick, Massachusetts
5th Lachlan Rennie, Dundee, Scotland
6th Malachi Johannsen, Modesto, California
Judges: Alasdair Henderson, Ronnie McShannon

Also competing: Hugh Anderson, Tobermory, Scotland; Douglas Baird, Bathgate, Scotland; Arran Brown, Campbeltown, Scotland; Alasdair Bullock, Dalmally, Scotland; Beatrix Carter, Washington, DC; Annabel Charlton, Pitlochry, Scotland; Christopher Drummond, Bathgate, Scotland; Calum Dunbar, Inverness, Scotland; Sam Foote, Christchurch, New Zealand; Arran Green; Fraser Hamilton, Paisley, Scotland; Charlie Mack, Port Seton, Scotland; Arthur MacKay, Livingstone, Scotland; Peter MacKay, Glasgow; Lewis Maxwell, Alva, Scotland; Ryan McCreadie, Livingston, Scotland; Eala McElhinney, Glasgow; Calan McGuigan, Oban, Scotland; Alex Pavlovic, Houston; Lachlan Rennie, Dundee; Lily Robertson, Oban, Scotland; James Silcock, Falkirk, Scotland; Flora Stone, Natick, Massachusetts; Magnus Stone, Dollar, Scotland; Jack Watson, Kilmarnock, Scotland; Alistair Williams, Dunblane, Scotland

As tradition dictates, the day began with competing pipers gathering at the Oban train station to play to the Argyllshire Gathering park, led by 2026 Argyllshire Gathering Highland Society of London Gold Medallist Sean McKeown in the pipe-major’s position, and 2026 Argyllshire Gathering Silver Medallist Zephan Knichel in the pipe-sergeant’s spot.

Corrections were made on Aug. 28, 2026: An earlier version of this article incorrectly stated that it was 10 years since Ben Duncan and Connor Sinclair won the A-Grade Strathspey & Reel and 2/4 March, respectively. It was eight years. Also, the B-Grade results the event organizer sent us were incorrect and have been updated.