Faye Henderson rakes it in at Ballater

Ballater, Scotland – August 14, 2008 – The 13 piping competitors at the annual Ballater Games, next door to the Queen’s summer residence at Balmoral, enjoyed hot and dry weather. In the end, Faye Henderson of Kirriemuir, Scotland, was the big winner, taking the Piobaireachd and Strathspey & Reel events.

 
Piobaireachd
1st Faye Henderson, “Hector MacLean’s Warning”
2 Matt Pantaleoni, St. Louis, “Lament for Donald Duaghal MacKay”
3rd P-M Michael Gray, Edinburgh
4th Ken Sutherland, California, “Lament for Donald of Laggan”
5th Liz Cherry, Pittsburgh, “Park Piobaireachd #2”
6th Willie McIntyre, “Corrienessan’s Salute”
Judges: Norman Matheson, Ronnie Clark, John Stewart

March
1st Pamela White
2nd Allan Johnston
3rd Peter MacGregor
4th Matt Pantaleoni
5th John Phillip Stewart
6th Faye Henderson

Strathspey & Reel
1st Faye Henderson
2nd Matt Pantaleoni
3rd Martin Kessler, Germany
4th John Phillip Stewart
5th Pamela White
6th Allan Johnston

James Hamilton and James Fraser judged both light music events.