Bits and Bobs

This last week has been a flurry of contests overseas so we've been receiving phone calls on a regular basis for various updates.

Here are a quick recap of the last week's events.

Cowal Highland Gathering:

B Grade Piobaireachd

1 - Alasdair Henderson

2- Tom Glover

3- James P. Troy

4- Keith Bowes

B Grade March

1- Alasdair Henderson

2- Alastair Lee

3- James P. Troy

4- Greig Canning

B Grade Strathspey and Reel

1- James P. Troy

2- Alasdair Henderson

3- Keith Bowes

3- Alastair Lee

Good showing for the Canadians! Check out www.pipesdrums.com for the results from Birnam where James P. came away with a 5th in the March and 2nd in the S&R. Another good showing from the Canadians (and of course, Jori Chisholm!) at that contest as well!

Inverness was the last competition on the agenda. A big congrats goes out to our friend, Glenn Brown for snagging the Gold Medal. Other kudos go to Iain Speirs and Willie MacCallum, fellow Spirit of Scotland-ers!

Day Two at Inverness saw the big win go to Stuart Liddell who has been having a fine season not only with his solo piping but with his band, Inveraray and District who ultimately took home the Grade 2 World Pipe Band Championships. Take a listen to both Glenn and Stuart's Piobaireachd performances on BBC Radio Scotland's Pipeline.

Alasdair Henderson was dominate in the B Grade while James P. came away with a 5th in the Strathspey and Reel. A big pat on the back goes to all of the competitors as it is a very intense couple of weeks, jam packed with all sorts of opportunities to play, compete and socialize!

James P. made out great at the end of the day and we are all very proud of him. Glad to have him home....just in time for a quick barbeque and then I'm off for two weeks in Toronto! My old home.

-JLT