Speirs raises first Bratach Gorm

London – November 1, 2008 – Iain Speirs of Edinburgh won his first Bratach Gorm, the premier prize at the Scottish Pipers’ Society of London’s annual competitions, and becomes the second piper to secure an invitation to the 2009 Glenfiddich Championships, following Gordon Walker’s win at the event. Roddy MacLeod conclued a stellar 2008 competition year with a win in the London Medallion March, Strathspey & Reel.

 

 

 

 

Bratach Gorm (13 entered, reserved for past winners of the Bratach Gorm, the Gillies Cup, or the Northern Meeting or Argyllshire Gathering Gold Medals)

1st Iain Speirs, “Nameless – Cherede Darieva”

2nd Gordon Walker, Galston, Scotland

3rd Jack Lee, Surrey, British Columbia

4th John-Angus Smith, London

5th Bruce Gandy, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia

 

Gillies Cup Piobaireachd (29 entered, reserved for winners of the Bratach Gorm, Gillies Cup, Ram’s Horn at London, and pipers graded Senior or A by the CPA)

1st Stuart Liddell, Inveraray, Scotland, “The Phantom Piper of Corrieyairack”

2nd Iain Speirs

3rd Willie McCallum, Bearsden, Scotland

4th Gordon Walker

5th Callum Beaumont, Bo’ness, Scotland

Judges: Dugald MacNeill, Jack Taylor, John Wilson

 

London Medallion MSR (19 entered, reserved for winners of the London Medallion, Strachan Cup, or the former winners MSR at the Northern Meeting or Argyllshire Gathering)

1st Roddy MacLeod, Glasgow

2nd Willie McCallum

3rd Glenn Brown, Glasgow

4th Jack Lee

5th Stuart Liddell

Judges: Ian Duncan, Bill Livingstone, Angus J. MacLellan

 

J.B. Robertson 2/4 Marches (judged as part of the London Medallion)

1st Gordon Walker

2nd Roddy MacLeod

3rd Willie McCallum

4th Glenn Brown

5th Stuart Liddell

Judges: Ian Duncan, Bill Livingstone, Angus J. MacLellan

 

1st Gordon Walker

2nd Stuart Liddell

3rd Willie McCallum