Ceòl beag is the focus of the second day at Oban with competitions for ‘A’ and ‘B’ grade March and Strathspey & Reel and Jig. There is also the Intermediate MSR for young pipers who played in the MacGregor Memorial the day before, and local contests. Conditions were mild with a little rain; a threatened deluge failed to materialise.
‘A’ March, Royal Scottish Pipers’ Society Bronze Star
1 Calum Brown
2 Ben Duncan
3 Brodie Watson-Massey
4 Cameron Bonar
5 Greg Wilson
6 Sean McKeown
Judges: P Henderson, P Hunt, R MacShannon. NB: This was the bench for the March heat and the S&R final.
‘A’ S&R, Argyllshire Gathering Silver Medal
1 Nick Hudson
2 Brodie Watson-Massey
3 Sandy Cameron
4 Calum Watson
5 Connor Sinclair
6 Campbell Wilson
Judges: M Henderson, B Hitchings, J Wilson. NB: This was the bench for the S&R heat and the March final.
‘B’ March
1 Bobby Allen
2 Calum Wynd
3 Ross Conner
4 Jack Williamson
5 Angus MacPhee 6 Eireann Ianetta-MacKay
Judges: I Duncan, D Fraser, W Wotherspoon
‘B’ S&R
1 Bobby Allen
2 Jack Williamson
3 Ross Conner
4 Jobathon Simpson
5 Kyle Cameron 6 Matt Pantaleoni
Judges: B Donaldson, A macDonald, J Taylor
Jigs, Donald Shaw Ramsay Memorial Trophy
57 played, winners were:
1 Cameron Bonar
2 Ben Duncan
3 Steven Gray
4 Brodie Watson-Massey
5 Callum Wynd
Judges: E Anderson, A Forbes
Intermediate MSR, RG Hardie Memorial Trophy
1 Eala Niamh McElhinney
2 Douglas Baird
3 Chris McCartan
4 Arran Green
5 Andrew Pattison
Judges: S Liddell, R Wallace
Junior MSR, Duke’s Medal
1 Alasdair Bullock
2 Libby Bezundenhuit
3 Euan McCracken
Local March
1 Alasdair Bullick
2 Euan McCracken
3 Donald MacDougall
4 Arran Brown
Local S&R
1 Lily Robertson
2 Chris McCartan
3 Alasdair Bullock
4 Euan McCracken
Judges: R Barnes, M Robertson
Angus Nicol Quaich for most points in Silver Medal and ‘B’ Grade: Robert Allen
Royal Celtic Society Prize for Champion Piper (Snr. Piob. & Former Winners’ MSR): Stuart Liddell
Angus Nicol Memorial Medal for most points in MacGregor Piobaireachd and RG Hardie Intermediate MSR: Andrew Pattison
