Glenfiddich confirms competitors
The 10 competitors for the Glenfiddich Invitational Solo Piping Championship on October 31st at Blair Atholl, Scotland, have been confirmed by director Liz Maxwell of William Grant & Sons, sponsors of the event.
They are the same invitees that pipes|drums originally reported in September.
- Glenn Brown, Glasgow – Northern Meeting Gold Medal
- Alastair Dunn, Glagsow – Argyllshire Gathering Gold Medal
- Bruce Gandy, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia – United States Piping Foundation Championship
- Stuart Liddell, Inveraray, Scotland – Northern Meeting Clasp
- Angus MacColl, Benderloch, Scotland – Argyllshire Gathering Senior Piobaireachd
- Roddy MacLeod, Glasgow – Silver Chanter
- Willie McCallum, Bearsden, Scotland – Northern Meeting Former Winners MSR
- James Murray, Cupar, Scotland – Argyllshire Gathering Former Winners MSR
- Iain Speirs, Edinburgh – Bratach Gorm at London
- Gordon Walker, Galston, Scotland – 2008 Glenfiddich Champion
The competition consists of Piobaireachd and MSR events, with the aggregate winner from the two contests declared the year’s Glenfiddich Champion. Willie McCallum will compete for his ninth Glenfiddich Championship, breaking his own record, while Gordon Walker will try for his third successive victory.
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