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Dr. Angus, P-M Walker, McKerrel, Manson take ceol beag awards
Dunvegan, Skye, Scotland – August 9, 2006 – Euan MacCrimmon of Inverness, Scotland, won the Silver Chanter at Dunvegan Castle playing “Lament for the Earl of Antrim.” Other pipers vying for the award were Simon McKerrell, Edinburgh, Iain Speirs, Edinburgh, Niall Stewart, Kyle of Lochalsh, Scotland, and Donald Macphee, Alexandria, […]
Pipes lost, flights cancelled as bands make way to Scotland
The 12 bands that qualified for the Grade 2 final at the World’s: Band Club Sydney (Australia) Culleybacky (Ulster) Bagad Cap Caval (Brittany) Seven Towers (Ulster) Ravara (Ulster) Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (Scotland) Tayside Police (Scotland) Torphichen & Bathgate (Scotland) Robert-Malcolm Memorial (Canada) Polkemmet (Scotland) Grampian Police (Scotland) Phoenix Honda-Glasgow […]
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 […]