Northern lights shine at Aberdeen Games

Aberdeen – June 19, 2011 – David Wilton, Alan Russell and Neil Walker shared the first prizes at the Aberdeen Highland Games, which had 13 in the adult solo piping, with fairly warm and sunny weather.

Piobaireachd
1st David Wilton, Forfar, Scotland, “The Old Men of the Shells”
2nd Greig Canning, Edinburgh, “Lament for Captain MacDougall”
3rd Ben Duncan, Edinburgh, “The MacDougalls’ Gathering”
4th Fraser Maitland, Aberdeen, “The Groat”
5th Alan Russell, Kelty, Scotland, “The Menzies’ Salute”

Judges: Norman Matheson, Jack Taylor

March
1st Alan Russell
2nd David Wilton
3rd Neil Walker, Glasgow
4th Ben Duncan
5th Fraser Maitland

Judges: James Hamilton, John MacDougall

Strathspey & Reel
1st David Wilton
2nd Alan Russell
3rd Greig Canning
4th Neil Walker
5th Colin Campbell, Edinburgh

Judges: James Hamilton, John MacDougall

Jig
1st Neil Walker
2nd Ben Duncan
3rd David Wilton
4th Colin Campbell
5th Fraser Maitland

Judges: James Hamilton, John MacDougall