Walker: Inveraray prize-stalker

Inveraray, Scotland – July 22, 2008 – Gordon Walker of Moscow, Scotland, was the most successful of the A-Grade pipers who competed at the annual Inveraray Highland Games on the grounds of the Duke of Argyll’s castle, named after the John McLellan Strathspey. Twelve competed in the Open Piobaireachd final after two heats of 20.

 

1st Gordon Walker, “Lament for the Children”

2nd William Geddes, Annan, Scotland

3rd Donald MacPhee, Alexandria, Scotland

4th Finlay Johnstone, Glasgow

5th Fiona Manson, Glasgow

Judges: John MacDougall, Ronnie McShannon;

 

1st Alex Gandy, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia

2nd Cameron Drummond

3rd Gordon Walker

4th Margaret Dunn, Glasgow

5th Finlay Johnstone

Judges: Walter Cowan, Tom Speirs

 

1st Gordon Walker

2nd Donald MacPhee

3rd Gordon McCready, Renfrew, Scotland

4th Andrea Boyd, Antigonish, Nova SCotia

5th Alex Gandy

Judges: Andrew Frater, Iain MacLellan

B-Grade Piobaireachd
1st Cameron Drummond
2nd John Mulhearn
3rd Xavier Bodériou, Brittany
4th Gordon Bruce
5th Iain Marshal
Judges: Iain MacFadyen, John Wilson

B-Grade March
1st Struan Thorpe
2nd Michael Fitzhenry, Glasgow

3rd Craig Muirhead
4th Jamie Forrester
5th Greig Canning, Glasgow
6th Jonathan Graham

Judges: Andrew Frater, Iain MacLellan