Angus J. MacColl on top at Highland & Islands 2025

Oban, Scotland—May 3, 2025—Winning the MSR and third in the Piobaireachd, Angus J. MacColl (the younger one) was the overall winner of the Premier and A-Grade category at the annual Highlands & Islands Solo Piping Competition. The Junior Under 18 aggregate winner was Peter MacKay on a Piobaireachd preference, and the overall Under 15 winner was Owen McCreadie, also on a Piobaireachd preference.

Premier/A-Grade
Piobaireachd (17 entered)
1st Sandy Cameron, Roy Bridge, Scotland
2nd Brodie Watson-Massey, Edinburgh
3rd Angus J. MacColl, Oban, Scotland
4th Cameron May, Lesmahagow, Scotland
Judges: Angus MacDonald; Ronnie McShannon

MSR (16 entered)
1st Angus J. MacColl
2nd Calum Brown, Aberdeen, Scotland
3rd Connor Sinclair, Crieff, Scotland
4th Sarah Muir, Glasgow
Judges: Angus MacDonald; Ronnie McShannon

B-Grade
Piobaireachd (21 entered)
1st Alistair Brown, Ayr, Scotland
2nd Eddie Gaul, Dundee, Scotland
3rd Gordon Barclay
4th Bobby Allen
Judges: Derek Fraser, Robert Wallace

MSR (21 entered)
1st Ross Conner, Campbeltown, Scotland
2nd Luke Kennedy, Dundee, Scotland
3rd Jonathan Simpson, Falkirk, Scotland
4th Callum Wynd, Stirling, Scotland
Judges: Euan Anderson, Lewis Barclay

C-Grade
Piobaireachd (24 entered)
1st Arran Green
2nd Hector Munro
3rd Andrew Pattison
4th Iain Simpson
Judges: Logan Tannock, John Wilson

MSR (26 entered)
1st Christopher McCartan
2nd Arran Green
3rd Andrew Pattison
4th Iain Simpson
Judge: Peter Hunt

Juniors
Under 18
Piobaireachd
1st Morla Bruce
2nd Peter MacKay
3rd Ronald MacColl
4th Arran Brown

March
1st Arran Brown
2nd Peter MacKay
3rd Fergus Dorrington
4th Ronald MacColl

Strathspey & Reel
1st Peter MacKay
2nd Arran Brown
3rd Fergus Dorrington
4th Flynn Porter

Hornpipe & Jig
1st Fergus Dorrington
2nd Arran Brown
3rd Flynn Porter
4th Peter MacKay

Under 15
Piobaireachd
1st Callum Erskine
2nd James Silcock
3rd Owen McCreadie
4th Libby Bezuidenhout

2/4 March
1st Nathan Issac
2nd Ross MacColl
3rd Mara Megan

6/8 March
1st Ross MacColl
2nd Mara Megan
3rd Nathan Issac

Strathspey & Reel
1st Evan McCracken
2nd Owen McCreadie
3rd Alfie Robertson

Jig
1st Ellie Harrison
2nd Evan McCraken
3rd Owen McCreadie

Piobaireachd Ground
1st Laura Shennan
2nd Alexander Cruickshank
3rd Robbie Dewar
4th Travis McKenna

Under 14
March
1st Mia Lopez
2nd Eilidh Raeside
3rd Hannah Greig
4th Fergus Hunt

12-14 Practice Chanter
1st Rory Fielden
2nd Abi Greenlaw
3rd Gregor Davies

Under 12 Practice Chanter
1st Michael McMillan
2nd Zoe Issac
3rd Cara Bezvisenhout
4th Mabel Sainsbury