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Australia, Clan Gregor, Ballycoan, Dysart, Alberta

Nethybridge, Scotland – August 12, 2006 – Brian Donaldson of Newbrigde, Scotland, took the aggregate award at Nethybridge Games, with two first and two seconds. Piobaireachd1st Duncan Grant, “Weighing from Land”2nd Brian Donaldson, “Lament for the Only Son”3rd Matt Pantaleoni, St. Louis, “Lament for Donald Duaghal MacKay”4th Ed MacIlwaine, Vancouver, […]

Perth, Scotland – August 13, 2006 – The Perth Highland Games drew an international crowd of solo pipers on a breezy, mostly sunny day. The light music had two short leats in the morning, and four pipers from each group advanced to the afternoon final. Jori Chisholm of Seattle at […]

Gordon Duncan Tribute, National Piping Centre

Robert-Malcolm Memorial wins Grade 2

Masters Invitational concludes week-long festival

Spitfire Drone Reeds, manufactured by Terry Ackland

P-M’s pipes gone, too

Anonymous buyer collects piping gold

A professional analysis of 2006 piping results

Kinloch Rannoch, Scotland – August 19, 2006 – Although the day started sunny and warm as pipers arrived around lunch, the day would turn wet and rainy, forcing sensible people indoors, and leaving the pipers and the athletes to get on with the games. Colin Lee of Burnaby, British Columbia, […]

Lost since return from World’s

Unhappy memories of the Canberra Burns Club Pipe Band’s 2004 trip to Scotland

Nairn, Scotland – August 19, 2006 – James MacHattie of Toronto was the overall winner at the Nairn Highland Games, where it rained all day. MacHattie won the Piobaireachd and Strathspey & Reel, and Donald Mackay of Glasgow took the March. Piobaireachd1st James MacHattie, “Lament for the Viscount of Dundee”2nd […]

Glenfinnan, Scotland – August 19, 2006 – William Geddes of Dumfries, Scotland, was the big winner at the Glenfinnan Highland Gathering. Piobaireachd1st William Geddes2nd Jori Chisholm, Seattle3rd John Stewart4th Douglas Campbell, GlasgowJudges: Ronnie Lawrie, Malcom McRae March1st William Geddes2nd Jori Chisholm3rd Douglas Campbell4th Karen MacLean Strathspey & Reel1st Douglas Campbell2nd […]

Glenisla, Scotland – August 19, 2006 – All the prizes at the Glenisla Highland Games went to non-Scots, with James MacHattie of Toronto and Jori Chisholm of Seattle taking home the hardware. There was no piobaireachd contest. March1st James MacHattie2nd Jori Chisholm3rd Sylvain Hamon, Brittany4th Herve Le Floc’h, Brittany5th Xavier […]