by Robert Wallace, Editor, Piping Press
Inveraray’s finest...winner Stuart Liddell and runner up (piobaireachd pref.) Alasdair Henderson with their Anniversary Gold and Silver MedalsTo mark the 150th Anniversary of the Argyllshire Gathering, an invitational contest was held in the Gathering Halls, Oban before a large and appreciative audience, featuring players with strong Argyll connections.
The pipers and their chosen piobaireachd were as follows, in performance order:
1. Angus D MacColl – I Got a Kiss of the King’s Hand
2. Finlay Johnston – Lament for the Children
3. Alasdair Henderson – Battle of Auldearn No.2
4. Stuart Liddell – In Praise of Morag
5. Sarah Muir – Old Men of the Shells No.1
6. Jamie Forrester – Earl of Ross’s March
7. William McCallum – Lachlan MacNeill Campbell of Kintarbert’s Fancy
Results
Ceòl Mòr:
1 Stuart Liddell, £300
2 Alasdair Henderson, £200
3 Finlay Johnston £100
Judges: I MacFadyen, Dr A MacDonald, C MacLellan
MSR:
1 Angus MacColl, £300
2 William McCallum, £200
3 Stuart Liddell, £100
Judges: B Donaldson, I Duncan, John Wilson
Medley:
1 Stuart Liddell, £300
2 Sara Muir, £200
3 William McCallum, £100
Judges: B Donaldson, I Duncan, Dr A MacDonald
Overall prize of £500: Stuart Liddell
Winner of the MSR Angus MacCollThe specially minted Argyllshire Gathering 150th Anniversary medal
