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News from the Argyllshire Gathering Piping Competition

PIPING
Competition

27 & 28 August 2025, Oban

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26 & 27 August 2020, Oban

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2025 Order of Play Thursday 28 August

July 31, 2025

The Order of Play for the 2025 Piping Competition on Thursday 28th August has been announced.

In the following, bracketed numbers () are for ease of identification, competitors wear a card marked with their number. Competitors shown as  (M) are entered for the March only, those as (SR) for the Strathspey & Reel only. All others are entered for both.

Intermediate March, Strathspey & Reel

1. Andrew Pattison, Troon (1)

2. Peter MacKay, Glasgow (2)

3. Fergus Dorrington, Glasgow (3)

4. Aaron Hughes, Johnstone (4)

5. Flora Stone, Massachusetts, USA (5)

6. Christopher Drummond, Bathgate (6)

7. Christopher McCartan, Lochgilphead (7)

8. Eala Niamh McElhinny, Clydebank (8)

9. Paul MacKay, Washington DC, USA (9)

10. Jean-Sebastien Gamache, Ottawa, Canada (10)

11. Sam Foote, Christchurch, New Zealand (11)

12. Alex Pavlovic, Houston, Texas (12)

13. Fraser Hamilton, Paisley (13)

14. Camron MacPhail, Kilmartin (14)

15. Liam Nicolson, New South Wales, Australia (15)

16. Calum Dunbar, Inverness (16)

17. Hugh Anderson, Tobermory (17)

18. Jack Watson, Victoria, Australia (18)

19. Douglas Baird, Torphichen (19)

20. Liam Brown, Glasgow (20)

21. Gregor Grierson, Dumfries (21)

22. Abigail Long, Houston, USA (22)

23. Arran Brown, Campbeltown (23)

24. Catriona Norman, Glasgow (24)

25. Alistair Williams, Dunblane (25)

26. Maggie McConnochie, Canterbury, NZ (26)

27. Arran Green, Stirling (27)

28. Lewis Maxwell, Alva (28)

29. Hector Finlayson, Kyle of Lochalsh (29)

A March, A Strathspey & Reel

1. Ashley McMichael, Antrim, Northern Ireland (30)

2. Angus J MacColl, Benderloch (31)(SR)

3. Andrew Donlon, Washington DC, USA (32)

4. Jenny Hazzard, Edinburgh (33)

5. Ben Duncan, Edinburgh (34)(M)

6. Liam Kernaghan, Auckland, New Zealand (35)

7. Greig Canning, Kirkcaldy (36)

8. Cameron May, Lesmahagow (37)

9. Derek Midgley, New Jersey, USA (38)

10. John Dew, Glasgow (39)

11. Cameron MacDougall, New Jersey, USA (40)(M)

12. Cameron Bonar, BC, Canada (41)

13. Jamie Forrester, Haddington (42)

14. Brendon Eade, Hamilton, New Zealand (43)

15. Calum Watson, Bathgate (44)

16. William Geddes, Dumfries (45)

17. Greg Wilson, Christchurch, New Zealand (46)

18. Sean McKeown, Ontario, Canada (47)

19. Michael Fitzhenry, Paisley (48)

20. Nick Hudson, Texas, USA (49)

21. Campbell Wilson, Plzeň, Czechia (50)

22. Sarah Muir, Campbeltown (51)(SR)

23. Ben McClamrock, Washington DC, USA (52)

24. Craig Muirhead, Stirling (53)

25. John Mulhearn, Carluke (54)

26. Peter MacGregor, Dunfermline (55)

27. James MacHattie, PEI, Canada (56)

28. Darach Urquhart, Kyle of Lochalsh (57)

29. Ian K MacDonald, Ontario, Canada (58)(M)

30. William Rowe, Marton, New Zealand (59)

31. Innes Smith, Dunblane (60)

32. Andrew Hayes, Ontario, Canada (61)

33. Sandy Cameron, Roy Bridge (62)

34. Steven Gray, Lockerbie (63)

35. Brodie Watson-Massey, Edinburgh (64)

36. Iain Speirs, Edinburgh (65)(SR)

37. Gordon Bruce, Kilwinning (66)

38. Calum Brown, Aberdeen (67)

39. Callum Moffat, Lockerbie (68)

40. Steven Leask, East Kilbride (69)

B March, B Strathspey & Reel

1. Ryan Praskovich, Ohio, USA (70)

2. Keith Bowes, Erskine (71)

3. Kyle Cameron, Rosemarkie (72)

4. John McDonald, Aberdeen (73)

5. Andrew Hall, Glasgow (74)

6. Jack Williamson, Kansas, USA (75)

7. Andrew Ferguson, Dollar (76)

8. Piers Dover, Christchurch, NZ (77)

9. Scott Mccaskill, Kelty (78)

10. Angus MacPhee, Inverness (79)

11. Edward Gaul, Dundee (80)

12. Jonathon Simpson, Boness (81)

13. Jamie Elder, Auchtermuchty (82)

14. Eireann Iannetta-Mackay, Glasgow (83)

15. Josh Chandler, Victoria, Australia (84)

16. Dan Lyden, Maryland, USA (85)

17. Jacob Dicker, Ontario, Canada (86)

18. Ross Miller, Glasgow (87)

19. Ross Conner, Campbeltown (88)

20. Matt Panteoloni, Missouri, USA (89)

21. Anna Kummerlöw, Kladrum, Grmany (90)

22. Joe Biggs, Ontario, Canada (91)

23. Luke Kennedy, Strathaven (92)

24. Ruairidh Brown, Dunblane (93)

25. Zephan Knichel, Washington DC, USA (94)

26. Callum Wynd, Stirling (95)

27. Bobby Allen, Chryston (96)

28. Austin Diepenhorst, California, USA (97)

29. Dan Nevans, Glasgow (98)

30. Kristopher Coyle, Antrim, Northern Ireland (99)

Jigs

Competitors  who have entered for the Jigs competition, having first played in the March for their grade, followed by the Strathspey and Reel for their grade, should then go to the Jig platform and compete in turn.

Juniors and Local MSR

The playing order will be drawn on the field.

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