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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 […]
Roddy MacLeod wins Senior Piobaireachd and Former Winners MSR (complete results)
Invergordon, Scotland – August 26, 2006 – Niall Matheson of Inverness, Scotland, won two of the three events at Invergordon, missing the Piobaireachd, which was won by Jori Chisholm of Seattle. Piobaireachd1st Jori Chisholm, “Isabel MacKay” (Kincraig Cup and Chieftain’s Silver Medal)2nd Niall Matheson, “Lament for the Earl of Antrim”3rd […]
Under perfect weather conditions the North Lanark (Almonte) Highland Games hosted a . . .
Every once in a while, one has the good fortune to stumble on a truly enjoyable album, an album that is a pleasure to listen to…
Pipe-Major Gordon Meldrum died suddenly on the morning of the August 28 at age 61. Gordon, a resident of Braemar, was from a Fife piping family. His grandfather had planted the seed of interest in Gordon’s father, Norman, who moved to Aberdeenshire to stu
Berwickshire has lost one of its single biggest piping influences after the passing of Pipe-Major Tim Ainslie BEM on July 22, 2006, aged 85. For 50 years, “Teem,” as he was known, taught every piper in the area, either directly or by his example.
Cupar, Scotland – July 1, 2006 – James Murray of Fife, Scotland, was the most successful solo piper at the Cupar Highland Games, which went on in 21-degree temperatures with a mix of sun and rain. Piob Judge: Walter DrysdaleLight Music: Walter Cowan Piobaireachd1st James Murray, “Battle of Auldearn #2”2nd […]
Dysart & Dundonald Pipe Band, ‘Terra Incognita (Uncharted Territory),’ Greentrax Recordings