Easter weekend means one thing in our household: the BC Pipers Annual Gathering. Unfortunately, my work responsibilities are dictated by the weird timing that the fashion industry brings so I had to stay behind (the first time in a while shipment was delayed = the first time in a while I missed the Indoor) while James P., James W. and Ryan headed over to Vancouver.
The Indoor used to be the first gathering of the season that brought people from all over the piping world to B.C. It has dwindled in popularity in the recent years for competitors and bands abroad but they still manage to bring out some big name judges. This year for piping it was Alasdair Gillies and Ken Eller. For drumming, Eric Ward had the honours as well as his wife, Lynn judging the midsection stuff.
It was a momentous occasion as Ryan was 'coming out of retirement' in order to represent the female side of things in the Professional Piping! Something that will hopefully continue on throughout the games season.
All said and done, James P. came away with a 3rd in the Piobaireachd and 2nd place in the MSR. Job well done! Congrats to Alastair Lee for taking home the Pro aggregate of the day. A full breakdown of all of the results for both Friday and Saturday events can be found on the BC Pipers website.
As I was surveying the results on the BCPA site, I found this photo, courtesy of Ken McKenzie.
-JLT
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