Inveraray Piobaireachd goes to Fiona Manson

Inveraray, Scotland – July 19, 2011 – The annual Inveraray Games in the shadow of Inveraray Castle retained its spot as the best organized Highland games in Scotland, and the weather stayed dry. Results were varied across the three CPA grades. Fiona Manson took home the biggest prize by gaining the Open Piobaireachd.

Open piobaireachd (22 played)
1st Fiona Manson, Glasgow
2nd Euan MacCrimmon, Oban
3rd Jenny Hazzard, Edinburgh
4th Angus MacColl, Benderloch, Scotland
5th Faye Henderson, Kirriemuir, Scotland
6th John Mulhearn, Glasgow

Judges: Iain MacFadyen, Tom Speirs

A-Grade
March
1st Alistair Henderson, Glasgow
2nd Stuart Liddell, Inveraray, Scotland
3rd Alistair Dunn, Gartcosh, Scotland
4th Angus MacColl
5th John Mulhearn
6th Donald MacPhee, Alexandria, Scotland

Judges: Walter Cowan, John Wilson

Strathspey & Reel
1st Peter Hunt, Stevenston, Scotland
2nd William Geddes, Annan, Scotland
3rd Callum Beaumont, Bo’ness, Scotland
4th Donald MacPhee
5th Allan Russell, Kelty, Scotland
6th Stuart Liddell

Judges: Andrew Frater, Iain MacLellan

B-Grade
Piobaireachd
1st Andrew Hall, Essex, England
2nd Derek Midgley, Glasgow
3rd Peter McAllister, Dunblane, Scotland
4th Andrew MacPhee, Fife, Scotland
5th Iain Marshall, Oban
6th George Stewart, Fife, Scotland

Judges: Alan Forbes, Patricia Henderson, Ronnie McShannon

March
1st David Wilton
2nd George Stewart
3rd Derek Midgley
4th Keith Bowes, Glasgow
5th Graham Drummond, Bathgate, Scotland
6th Colin Campbell, Tomintoul, Scotland

Judges: Walter Cowan, John Wilson

Strathspey & Reel
1st Gordon Bruce, Glasgow
2nd Derek Midgley
3rd David Wilton, Glasgow
4th Andrew Travers
5th George Stewart
6th Gavin Ferguson

Judges: Andrew Frater, Iain MacLellan

C-Grade
Piobaireachd
1st Sarah Muir, Glasgow
2nd Ross Forrest, Lanarkshire, Scotland
3rd Mael Sicard-Cras, Glasgow
4th Bradley Parker, Northern Ireland
5th Darach Urquhart, Glasgow
6th Scott McLean

Judges: Hugh MacCallum, John MacDougall

March
1st Scott McLean
2nd Julie Blue
3rd Sarah Muir
4th Andrew Wilson
5th Andrew MacPhee
6th Darach Urquhart

Strathspey & Reel
1st Sarah Muir
2nd Bradley Parker
3rd Julie Blue
4th Scott McLean
5th Ross Forrest
6th Emett Conway