Liddell wins Donald MacLeod Memorial

Stornoway, Scotland – April 8, 2016 – The 23rd annual Donald MacLeod Memorial Invitational Solo Piping Competition was won by Stuart Liddell of Inveraray, Scotland, a contest in tribute to local favourite piping son, with tunes by the late great composer submitted, along with others. Alan Forbes, Iain MacFadyen and John Wilson judged all of the events. Despite MacLeod creating some of the greatest composition in the genres, the Hornpipe & Jig event is not counted towards the overall result, but Liddell would have won the overall prize regardless.

Piobaireachd
1st Stuart Liddell, “The Garden of Roses”
2nd Callum Beaumont, Linlithgow, Scotland
3rd Willie McCallum, Bearsden, Scotland
4th Angus MacColl, Benderloch, Scotland

MSR
1st Willie McCallum, “Mrs. Duncan MacFadyen,” “Angus Campbell’s Farewell to Stirling,” “Duncan Lamont,” “The Ewe wi’ the Crookit Horn,” “Roddy MacDonald’s Fancy,” “The Man from Glengarry”
2nd Stuart Liddell
3rd Angus MacColl
4th Finlay Johnston, Glasgow

Hornpipe & Jig
1st Angus MacColl, “Kyle Howies,” “Skye”
2nd Stuart Liddell
3rd Finlay Johnston
4th Gordon McCready, Renfrew, Scotland

Also competing but not in the prizes: Roddy MacLeod, Glasgow, and John-Angus Smith, London.

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