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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 Wednesday 27 August

July 28, 2025

The Order of Play for the 2025 Piping Competition on Wednesday 27th August has been announced.

The Highland Society of London’s Gold Medal

Corran Halls Studio Theatre 9.00am

1. Cameron MacDougall, New Jersey, USA

2. Sandy Cameron, Roy Bridge

3. John Mulhearn, Carluke

4. Brodie Watson-Massey, Edinburgh

5. Andrew Donlon, Washington DC, USA

6. Alex Gandy, Nova Scotia, Canada

7. Calum Watson, Bathgate

8. Steven Leask, East Kilbride

9. John McDonald, Aberdeen

10. Ben McClamrock, Washington DC, USA

11. Innes Smith, Dunblane

12. Calum Brown, Aberdeen

13. Glenn Brown, Ontario, Canada

14. Brendon Eade, Hamilton, New Zealand

15. William Rowe, Marton, New Zealand

16. Jamie Elder, Auchtermuchty

17. Nick Hudson, Texas

18. Derek Midgley, New Jersey, USA

19. Chris Armstrong BEM, Glasgow

20. Darach Urquhart, Kyle of Lochalsh

21. Sean McKeown, Ontario, Canada

22. Connor Sinclair, Perth

23. Sarah Muir, Campbeltown

24. Angus J MacColl, Oban

25. Ben Duncan, Edinburgh

The Senior Piobaireachd Competition

Corran Halls Main Hall 9.00am

1. Connor Sinclair, Perth

2. Douglas Murray, Cupar

3. Glenn Brown, Ontario, Canada

4. Innes Smith, Dunblane

5. Cameron Drummond, Edinburgh

6. Alasdair Henderson, Dunoon

7. Andrew Hayes, Ontario, Canada

8. Greg Wilson, Christchurch, New Zealand

9. Chris Armstrong BEM, Glasgow

10. Nick Hudson, Texas, USA

11. William McCallum, Bearsden

12. Roderick MacLeod MBE, Glasgow

13. Colin MacLellan, Edinburgh

14. Iain Speirs, Edinburgh

15. Angus D MacColl, Oban

16. Stuart Liddell MBE, Inveraray

17. Ian K MacDonald, Ontario, Canada

18. Finlay Johnston, Glasgow

19. Jamie Forrester, Haddington

20. Jack Lee, Ontario, Canada

21. Craig Sutherland, Crieff

22. Callum Beaumont, Guardbridge

The Argyllshire Gathering Silver Medal

The Rockfield Centre 9.00am

1. Andrew Ferguson, Dollar

2. Eireann Ianetta-Mackay, Glasgow

3. John Dew, Glasgow

4. Campbell Wilson, Pizeň, Czechia

5. Ashley McMichael, Antrim, Northern Ireland

6. Edward Gaul, Dundee

7. Liam Kernaghan, Auckland, New Zealand

8. Kyle Cameron, Rosemarkie

9. Anna Kummerlöw, Kladrum, Germany

10. Greig Canning, Kirkcaldy

11. Austin Diepenhorst, California, USA

12. Ross Miller, Glasgow

13. Jacob Dicker, Ontario, Canada

14. Keith Bowes, Erskine

15. Joe Biggs, Ontario, Canada

16. Callum Wynd, Stirling

17. Zephan Knichel, Washington, USA

18. Dan Lyden, Maryland, USA

19. Ruairidh Brown, Dunblane

20. James McPetrie, Aberdeen

21. Steven Gray, Lockerbie

22. Cameron Bonar, BC, Canada

23. Michael Fitzhenry, Paisley

24. Jonathon Simpson, Boness

25. Luke Kennedy, Strathaven

Former Winners March, Strathspey & Reel

The Argyllshire Gathering Hall 3.00pm

1. Gordon McCready, Renfrew

2. Craig Sutherland, Crieff

3. Chris Armstrong BEM, Glasgow

4. Stuart Liddell MBE, Inveraray

5. Ben Duncan, Edinburgh

6. Alex Gandy, Nova Scotia, Canada

7. Glenn Brown, Ontario, Canada

8. Cameron MacDougall, Nigg

9. Connor Sinclair, Perth

10. Angus D MacColl, Benderloch

11. Iain Speirs, Edinburgh

12. Calum Brown, Aberdeen

13. William McCallum, Campbeltown

14. Finlay Johnston, Isle of Tiree

15. Alasdair Henderson, Dunoon

16. Douglas Murray, Cupar

17. Sarah Muir, Campbeltown

18. Callum Beaumont, Guardbridge

19. Ian K MacDonald, Ontario, Canada

20. Roderick MacLeod MBE, Glasgow

21. Jack Lee, BC, Canada

22. Cameron Drummond, Edinburgh

23. Angus J MacColl, Benderloch

The Highland Society of London’s MacGregor Memorial Competition

The Rockfield Centre 9.30am

First heat

1. Calum Dunbar, Inverness

2. Fraser Hamilton, Paisley

3. Hector Finlayson, Kyle of Lochalsh

4. Alex Pavlovic, Houston, USA

5. Aaron Hughes, Johnstone

6. Sam Foote, Christchurch, New Zealand

7. Jack Watson, Victoria, Australia

8. Catriona Norman, Glasgow

9. Gregor Grierson, Dumfries

10. Jean-Sebastien Gamache, Ottawa, Canada

11. Fergus Dorrington, Glasgow

12. Hugh Anderson, Tobermory

13. Liam Nicolson, NSW, Australia

14. Christopher McCartan, Lochgilphead

15. Paul MacKay, Washington DC, USA

Second heat

1. Christopher Drummond, Bathgate

2. Camron MacPhail, Kilmartin

3. Flora Stone, Massachusetts, USA

4. Liam Brown, Glasgow

5. Lewis Maxwell, Alva

6. Abigail Long, Houston, USA

7. Andrew Pattison, Troon

8. Arran Green, Stirling

9. Eala Niamh McElhinney, Clydebank

10. Alistair Williams, Dunblane

11. Bobby Allen, Chryston

12. Douglas Baird, Torpichan

13. Maggie McConnochie, Canterbury, New Zealand

14. Peter MacKay, Glasgow

15. Arran Brown, Campbeltown

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The Argyllshire Gathering

Founded in 1871, the Argyllshire Gathering's members work to promote Argyll both locally and in the wider world. Find out more at theargyllshiregathering.comR

The Piping Competition forms just one aspect of the work of the Argyllshire Gathering.

The Gathering's Trust supports piping and especially younger pipers across Argyll; the Argyllshire Gathering Oban Games are one of Scotland's leading Highland Games and a highlight of Oban's year.

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