Northern Meeting up next

Apart from far smaller invitational events, the Northern Meeting at Inverness, Scotland, is considered by most top-flight solo pipers as the apex of the art’s competitions, and the 2017 rendition of “Inverness” will be held at the Eden Court Theatre on the banks of the River Ness on Thursday and Friday, August 31st and September 1st.

Last week, the Northern Meeting’s sister event, the Argyllshire Gathering, took place in Oban, Scotland.

+ Oban Day 1: Sutherland takes Gold; Brown, Sr.; MacDougall Silver

+ Oban Day 2: Alex Gandy gets a double

While the second day of the Argyllshire Gathering is held outside and subject to the luck of the weather, all of the Northern Meeting’s events take place in the warm and controlled confines of one of Scotland’s best performing arts venues.

Acceptance to the Northern Meeting is via a review process of the Joint Committee for Solo Piping, which comprises representatives from various organizations, including the Northern Meeting, the Competing Pipers Association, and the Solo Piping Judges Association. The Gold and Silver Medal competitions are each limited to 25 contestants.

Here are the orders-of-play for the senior events, and stay tuned to pipes|drums on Thursday and Friday as results from the Northern Meeting are made available.

Thursday
Highland Society of London Gold Medal

1. James Troy, Victoria, British Columbia
2. Derek Midgley, New Jersey
3. Peter McCalister, Dunblane, Scotland
4. William Geddes, Glasgow
5. Sean McKeown, Toronto
6. Connor Sinclair, Crieff, Scotland
7. James MacHattie, Summerside, Prince Edward Island
8. Gordon Bruce, Kilwinning, Scotland
9. Sandy Cameron, Roy Bridge, Scotland
10. Jamie Forrester, London
11. Craig Sutherland, Crieff, Scotland
12. Gordon McCready, Renfrew, Scotland
13. Andrew Carlisle, Pittsburgh
14. Alasdair Henderson, Dunoon, Scotland
15. Faye Henderson, Kirriemuir, Scotland
16. Andrew Lee, Surrey, British Columba
17. Jori Chisholm, Seattle
18. Innes Smith, Glasgow
19. Cameron Drummond, Edinburgh
20. Alastair Lee, Surrey, British Columbia
21. Andrea Boyd, Ottawa
22. Michael Fitzhenry, London
23. John-Angus Smith, London
24. Nick Hudson, Houston
25. Jonathan Greenlees, Glasgow
    Judges: Dr. Angus MacDonald, Iain Morrison, Willie Morrison

Silver Medal

1. Ross Cowan, Motherwell, Scotland
2. Dan Lyden, Maryland
3. Ed MacIlwaine, Vancouver
4. Jason Craig, Australia
5. Michael Elder, Auchtermuchty, Scotland
6. Andrew Douglas, Schenectady New York
7. Andrew Hall, Glasgow
8. Bruce MacDonald, Portree, Scotland
9. Darach Urquhart, Glasgow
10. Greig Canning, Edinburgh
11. Xavier Boderiou, Brittany
12. Stuart Easton, New Zealand
13. Ben Duncan, Edinburgh
14. Jonathon Simpson, Bo’ness, Scotland
15. Cameron MacDougall, Nigg, Scotland
16. Edward Gaul, Dundee, Scotland
17. Andrew Wright, Dundee, Scotland
18. Andrew Donlon, Germantown, Maryland
19. Duncan Beattie, Linlithgow, Scotland
20. Charles MacDonald, Inverness, Scotland
21. Sarah Muir, Glasgow
22. Andrew Wilson, Belfast
23. Calum Watson, Edinburgh
24. Ben McClamrock, Washington, DC
25. Andrew Lewis, St. Paul, Minnesota
26. Jacob Dicker, Ottawa
    Judges: Ian Duncan, Iain MacFadyen, Ronnie McShannon

Silver Star Former Winners March, Strathspey & Reel (for winners of the A-Grade MSR)

1. Alex Gandy, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
2. Niall Stewart, Kyle of Lochalsh, Scotland
3. Fred Morrison, Bishopton, Scotland
4. Finlay Johnston, Glasgow
5. Ian K. MacDonald, Whitby, Ontario
6. Angus D. MacColl, Benderloch, Scotland
7. Bruce Gandy, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
8. Cameron Drummond, Edinburgh
9. Willie McCallum, Bearsden, Scotland
10. Andrew Hayes, Ottawa
11. Jack Lee, Surrey, British Columbia
12. Douglas Murray, Cupar, Scotland
13. Neil Walker, Australia
14. Stuart Liddell, Inveraray, Scotland
15. Roddy MacLeod, Glasgow
16. Donald MacPhee, Alexandria, Scotland
17. Peter Hunt, Stevenston, Scotland
18. Iain Speirs, Edinburgh
    Judges: Ian McLellan, Malcolm McRae, Stuart Samson

A-Grade MSR

1. Gordon Bruce
2. Jonathan Greenlees, Glasgow
3. Jenny Hazzard, Edinburgh
4. Ben Duncan, Edinburgh
5. Ashley McMichael, Belfast
6. Darach Urquhart, Glasgow
7. John-Angus Smith
8. Innes Smith
9. Graham Drummond, Bathgate, Scotland
10. James Troy
11. Callum Beaumont
12. Euan MacCrimmon
13. Alasdair Henderson
14. Seumas Coyne, Van Nuys, California
15. Michael Fitzhenry
16. William Geddes, Glasgow
17. Sarah Muir
18. Jori Chisholm
19. Andrew Carlisle
20. Jamie Forrester, London
21. Ben McClamrock
22. Andrea Boyd
23. Angus J. MacColl, Oban, Scotland
24. Gordon McCready
25. Craig Sutherland
26. Callum Harper, Bolton, Ontario
27. Steven Gray, Lockerbie, Scotland
28. Nick Hudson
29. Derek Midgley
30. Glenn Brown
31. Alastair Lee
32. Sean McKeown
    Judges: Walter Cowan, Robert Wallace, John Wilson

Friday
Clasp (for winners of the Gold Medal at Inverness)

1. Jack Lee
2. Willie McCallum
3. Donald MacPhee
4. Callum Beaumont
5. Roddy MacLeod
6. Duncan MacGillivray, Nigg, Scotland
7. Glenn Brown, Glasgow
8. Andrew Hayes
9. Stuart Liddell
10. John-Angus Smith
11. Ian K. MacDonald
12. Wilson Brown, Glasgow
13. Finlay Johnston
14. Douglas Murray
15. Bruce Gandy
16. Iain Speirs
17. Fred Morrison
18. Faye Henderson
19. Euan MacCrimmon, Inverness, Scotland
20. Angus D. MacColl
    Judges: Stuart Shedden, Jack Taylor, John Wilson

B-Grade MSR

1. Calum Watson
2. Callum Moffat
3. Ross Cowan
4. Matt Pantaleoni, St. Louis
5. Andrew Donlon
6. Andrew Lee
7. Ross Miller, Linlithgow, Scotland
8. Faye Henderson
9. Glenn Ross, Belfast
10. Sandy Cameron
11. Lachie Dick, Glasgow
12. Andrew Douglas
13. Jacob Dicker
14. Dan Lyden
15. Greig Canning, Edinburgh
16. Stuart Easton
17. Greig Wilson, Cardenden, Scotland
18. Euan Dewar, Oban, Scotland
19. Andrew Wilson, Belfast
20. Andrew Wright, Dundee, Scotland
21. Jonathon Simpson, Bo’ness, Scotland
22. William Rowe, New Zealand
23. Alan Clark, Bridge of Don, Scotland
24. Decker Forrest, Isle of Skye, Scotland
25. Andrew Lewis
26. Steven Leask, Irvine, Scotland
27. Jason Craig
28. Jamie Elder, Auchtermuchty, Scotland
29. Ursa Beckford, Maine
30. James MacHattie
31. Daniel McDermott, Rothesay, Scotland
32. Kristopher Coyle, Belfast
33. Andrew Hall, London
34. Connor Sinclair
    Judges: Ian Duncan, Ronnie McShannon, Iain Morrison

Premier & A-Grade Hornpipe & Jig

1. Euan MacCrimmon
2. Michael Fitzhenry
3. Nick Hudson
4. John Angus Smith
5. Alastair Lee
6. Jamie Forrester
7. Alex Gandy
8. Jonathan Greenlees
9. Ian K. MacDonald
10. James Troy, Canada
11. Sean McKeown
12. Angus D. MacColl
13. Fred Morrison
14. Iain Speirs
15. Douglas Murray
16. Andrea Boyd
17. Sarah Muir
18. Ashley McMichael
19. Innes Smith
20. Gordon McCready
21. Graham Drummond
22. Donald MacPhee
23. Derek Midgley
24. Finlay Johnston
25. Seumas Coyne
26. Roddy MacLeod
27. Gordon Bruce
28. Andrew Hayes
29. Stuart Liddell
30. Jori Chisholm
31. Alasdair Henderson
32. Craig Sutherland
33. Niall Stewart
34. Ben Duncan
35. Andrew Carlisle
36. Callum Harper
37. Cameron Drummond
38. Steven Gray
39. Callum Beaumont
40. Jenny Hazzard
41. Darach Urquhart
    Judge: Walter Cowan, Dr. Angus MacDonald, Iain MacFadyen,

B-Grade Hornpipe & Jig

1. Ross Miller
2. Steven Leask
3. Jason Craig
4. Andrew Lee
5. Lachie Dick
6. Dan Lyden
7. Kristopher Coyle
8. Jacob Dicker
9. Jamie Elder
10. Greig Canning
11. Euan Dewar
12. Ross Cowan
13. Andrew Lewis
14. William Rowe
15. Decker Forrest
16. Greig Wilson
17. Jonathon Simpson
18. Callum Moffat
19. Andrew Wright
20. Glenn Ross
21. Andrew Hall
22. Calum Watson
23. Stuart Easton
24. Andrew Wilson
25. Matt Pantaleoni
26. James MacHattie
27. Sandy Cameron
28. Andrew Douglas
29. Daniel McDermott
30. Ursa Beckford
31. Alan Clark
32. Andrew Donlon
    Judges: Ian McLellan, Robert Wallace