Dunvegan Medal: Elder; Clasp: Smith

Portree, Skye, Scotland – August 7, 2013 – Michael Elder won the Dunvegan Medal and Innes Smith the Colonel Jock Clasp, while Roddy MacLeod snagged two of the light music firsts at the annual Skye Gathering.

Dunvegan Medal
1st Michael Elder, Fife, Scotland, “The Groat”
2nd Tracey Williams, Glasgow,” Lament for Donald Duaghal MacKay”
3rd Darach Urquhart, Glasgow, “I Got a Kiss of the King’s Hand”
4th Jenny Hazzard, Edinburgh, “Lament for the Earl of Antrim”
5th John Angus Smith, London, “Lament for Patrick Og MacCrimmon”
Judges: Alan Forbes, Iain MacFadyen, Iain Morrison

Clasp to Dunvegan Medal
1st Innes Smith, Bridge of Allan, Scotland, “The King’s Taxes”
2nd Michael Elder, “Lament for Donald Duaghal MacKay”
3rd Roddy MacLeod, Glasgow, “Lament for MacSwan of Roaig”
Judges: Alan Forbes, Malcolm McRae, Iain Morrison

March
1st Roddy MacLeod
2nd Niall Stewart, Kyle of Lochalsh, Scotland
3rd Stuart Liddell, Inveraray, Scotland
4th Derek Midgley, New Jersey
5th Euan MacCrimmon, Inverness, Scotland
Judges: Alan Forbes, Iain MacFadyen, Iain Morrison

Strathspey & Reel
1st Stuart Liddell
2nd Niall Stuart
3rd Euan MacCrimmon
4th Graham Drummond, Bathgate, Scotland
5th Colin Campbell, Inverness, Scotland
Judges: Alan Forbes, Iain MacFadyen, Iain Morrison

6/8 March
1st Roddy MacLeod
2nd Stuart Liddell
3rd Jamie Forrester, London
4th Darach Urquhart
5th Niall Stewart
Judges: Dugald MacNeill, Malcolm McRae

Jig
1st Simon McKerrell, Lenzie, Scotland
2nd Andrew Hall, Upminster, England
3rd Darach Urquhart
4th Liam Kerneghan, New Zealand
5th Derek Midgley
Judges: Dugald MacNeill, Malcolm McRae