About 40 of the world’s top solo pipers sit on the edge of their sporrans each year as they await the all-important order-of-plays for the Highland Society of London’s Gold Medal piobaireachd competitions at the Argyllshire Gathering at Oban and the Northern Meeting at Inverness in Scotland. A good draw – usually considered playing towards the end – can mean the difference between glory and also-ran.
The 2010 draws have been released and are published below. Oban allows 30 competitors and Inverness 25. The latter competition places several competitors in reserve should a piper accepted for the list proper.
The Argyllshire Gathering will be held on August 25-26; the Northern Meeting on September 2-3.
Argyllshire Gathering
1.William Geddes, Glasgow
2.David Wilton, Glasgow
3.Martin Kessler, Germany
4.Andrea Boyd, Glasgow
5.Neil Smith, Balfron, Scotland
6.Donald MacPhee, Alexandria, Scotland
7.Douglas Murray, Cupar, Scotland
8.Andrew Hayes, Ottawa
9.Innes Smith, Bridge of Allan, Scotland
10. Margaret Dunn, Glasgow
11. Glenn Brown, Glasgow
12. James MacHattie, Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Canada
13. Brendon Eade, New Zealand
14. Jori Chisholm, Seattle
15. Callum Beaumont, Bo’ness, Scotland
16. Andrew Rogers, Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada
17. Cameron Drummond, Edinburgh
18. Simon McKerrell, Lenzie, Scotland
19. John Mulhearn, Troon, Scotland
20. Gavin Walker, Stirling, Scotland
21. Allan Russell, Kelty, Scotland
22. Marion Horsburgh, New Zealand
23. Chris Armstrong, Airth, Scotland
24. Finlay Johnston, Glasgow
25. Fiona Manson, New Zealand
26. Colin Lee, Vancouver
27. Michael Gray, Edinburgh
28. John-Angus Smith, London
29. Faye Henderson, Kirriemuir, Scotland
30. Jonathan Greenlees, Belfast
Northern Meeting
1.Fiona Manson, Glasgow
2.Brian Donaldson, Newburgh, Scotland
3.Gavin Walker, Stirling
4.William Geddes, Glasgow
5.Michael Gray, MBE, Edinburgh (Reserve)
6.Jonathan Greenlees, Belfast (Reserve)
7.Douglas Murray, Cupar, Scotland
8.Richard Hawke, NewZealand
9.Colin Lee, Vancouver
10. James MacHattie, Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Canada
11. Andrea Boyd, Glasgow (Reserve)
12. Innes Smith, Bridge of Allan, Scotland
13. Neil Smith, Balfron, Scotland
14. Brendon Eade, New Zealand (Reserve)
15. John-Angus Smith, London
16. Simon McKerrell, Lenzie, Scotland
17. Allan Russell, Kelty, Scotland
18. Andrew Rogers, Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada
19. Martin Kessler, Germany
20. Callum Beaumont, Bo’ness, Scotland
21. Jori Chisholm Seattle
22. Euan MacCrimmon, Inverness
23. Niall Stewart, Kyle of Lochalsh, Scotland
24. Margaret Dunn, Glasgow
25. James Murray, Cupar, Scotland
26. Finlay Johnston, Glasgow
27. Andrew Hayes, Ottawa
28. Cameron Drummond, Edinburgh
29. Marion Horsburgh, New Zealand
As always, pipes|drums will have the results from these competitions as they are announced.
2 COMMENTS
If memory serves me correctly and I may be off a wee bit , but I think that Greg Wilson won the medal his first or seond try after the silver, playing in the first couple of players on the list. I also know that many others have done that early on so those with the early draw, just need to keep positive and hope that THEY , set the standard. I also seem to remember that Alasdair Gillies Marched up the street at Oban in his first year playing in the A March, played first on in full dress in a group of I believe almost 60 and won.
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If memory serves me correctly and I may be off a wee bit , but I think that Greg Wilson won the medal his first or seond try after the silver, playing in the first couple of players on the list. I also know that many others have done that early on so those with the early draw, just need to keep positive and hope that THEY , set the standard. I also seem to remember that Alasdair Gillies Marched up the street at Oban in his first year playing in the A March, played first on in full dress in a group of I believe almost 60 and won.
Bruce, I think Alastair Dunn won just last year playing quite early on.