Northern Meeting 2019 Day 2: Beaumont wins Clasp; Wilson takes B-MSR; Liddell, Dew win the HP&J’s
Inverness, Scotland – August 30, 2019 – The second day of the Northern Meeting, commonly referred to as “Inverness” by solo pipers, brought the Clasp, the most significant piobaireachd competition in the world, and the balance of light music and junior events.
Callum Beaumont of Linlithgow, Scotland, won his fourth and second consecutive Clasp (2012, 2015, 2018), thus qualifying again for the Glenfiddich Championship after previously earning an invitation via winning the overall prize at London last November. With the repeat qualifying win, the Clasp second-prize-winner Jack Lee of Surrey, British Columbia, is likely to receive a Glenfiddich invitation.
Stuart Liddell of Inveraray, Scotland, continued his incredible run of solo and band success with a win of the top-tier Hornpipe & Jig. Liddell’s success follows his wins of the Northern Meeting Silver Star the day before, the Senior Piobaireachd at Oban last week, the Masters at Piping Live! and guiding Inveraray & District winning to their second World Pipe Band Championship in early August.
Matt Wilson of Dollar, Scotland, won the B-Grade MSR, escalating him to future A-Grade MSRs at Inverness and Oban, and John Dew of Glasgow took the B-Grade Hornpipe & Jig, both prize lists featuring only pipers based in Scotland.
Liddell and Dew were the overall winners of the Premier/A-Grade and B-Grade competitions, respectively.
The Clasp results and all of the prizes were presented on stage at around 6:30 pm.
Clasp
1st Callum Beaumont, “The Daughter’s Lament”
2nd Jack Lee, “Lament for John MacDonald of Inverness”
3rd Angus D. MacColl, Benderloch, Scotland, “Donald Gruamach’s March”
4th Stuart Liddell, Inveraray, Scotland, “Donald Gruamach’s March”
5th Finlay Johnston, Glasgow, “Donald Gruamach’s March”
Judges: Ian Duncan, Iain MacFadyen, Malcolm McRae
Premier & A-Grade Hornpipe & Jig
1st Stuart Liddell
2nd Alex Gandy, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
3rd Craig Sutherland, Perth, Scotland
4th Ian K. MacDonald, Whitby, Ontario
5th James Duncan MacKenzie, Back, Isle of Lewis, Scotland
Judges: Iain Morrison, Willie Morrison, Neill Mulvie
B-Grade
MSR
1st Matt Wilson
2nd Jonathon Simpson, Falkirk, Scotland
3rd John Dew, Glasgow
4th Greig Canning, Kirkcaldy, Scotland
5th Sandy Cameron, Fort William, Scotland
Judges: Stuart Samson, John Wilson, Bill Wotherspoon,
Hornpipe & Jig
1st John Dew
2nd Matt Wilson
3rd Finlay Cameron, Fort William, Scotland
4th Callum Moffat, Lockerbie, Scotland
5th Ross Miller, Linlithgow, Scotland
Judges: Barry Donaldson, Ian MacLellan
Junior
Under 18
Piobaireachd
1st Campbell Wilson, Christchurch, New Zealand
2nd Christopher Happs, Edinburgh
3rd Archie MacLean
4th Luke Kennedy, Strathaven, Scotland
Judges: Logan Tannock, Stuart Shedden
MSR
1st Campbell Wilson
2nd Gregor MacDonald, Oban, Scotland
3rd Christopher Happs
4th Alistair Bevan, Abbotsford, British Columbia
Judges: Lewis Barclay, Stuart Shedden
Under 15
Piobaireachd
1st Kyle Cameron, Ullapool, Scotland
2nd Archie Clark, Glasgow
3rd Eilan Lindsay
4th Fraser Hamilton
Judges: Lewis Barclay, Angus MacDonald
MSR
1st Kyle Cameron
2nd Fraser Hamilton
3rd Jake Robertson, Aberdeen, Scotland
4th Calum Dunbar, Inverness, Scotland
Judges: Angus MacDonald, Logan Tannock
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I would nearly hide that photo of the organisers and competitors at the Northern meeting. One woman, I assume presenting the prizes, among a load of men. I realise it reflects reality but it is not a good look in 2019.