McCready on top at Blair Atholl; 54 compete in first outdoor Scottish solo event

Blair Atholl, Scotland – May 25, 2008 – The first outdoor event of the Scottish solo season was held at Blair Atholl, and some 54 pipers turned up to compete in four events. In the end, Gordon McCready of Renfrew, Scotland, emerged as the overall winner. The MSR was broken into two rounds, with three from each section going through to the final.A-Grade Piobaireachd (15 played)1st William Geddes2nd Allan Russell, Kelty, Scotland3rd Gordon McCready4th Alastair Dunn, Glasgow5th Innes Smith6th Margaret Dunn, GlasgowB-Grade Piobaireachd1st Xavier Boderiou, Brittany2nd James McKenzie 3rd John Mulhearn4th Nathan Drysdale5th Jamie ForresterMSR1st Alastair Dunn 2nd Margaret Dunn 3rd Cameron Drummond 4th Gordon McCready 5th Callum Beaumont, Bo’ness, Scotland6th Neil Hall Hornpipe & Jig1st Gordon McCready2nd Glenn Brown, Milton, Ontario3rd Margaret Dunn4th Alastair Dunn 5th Xavier Boderiou 6th Callum Beaumont.