Junior Piping registration

The details regarding the Inverness Piping Society 2011 Junior Piping competition are now up on the main website for the Society.

Parents / Guardians can now register youngsters online, thereby saving on postage, etc.  Just pay on the day.

Access full details of the event by clicking here.

Inverness Games 2011 Results

Junior March, Strathspey and Reel

1. Norman Gillies (Ullapool)
2. Charles MacDonald (Inverness)
3. Andrew Clark (Montrose)

Junior Piobaireachd

1. Norman Gillies (Ullapool)
2. Scott Hay (Forres)
3. Charles MacDonald (Inverness)

14 Juniors (<18) entered this year's competition (a record!)  The Junior Champion 2011 - Norman Gillies

Senior March, Strathspey and Reel

1. Niall Matheson (Inverness)

2. Colin Campbell (Aberlour)

3. John Angus Morrison (South Uist)

Senior Piobaireachd

1. Niall Matheson (Inverness) - The Lament for The Duke of Hamilton

2. Euan MacCrimmon (Inverness) - The Stewart's White Banner

3. Iain Marshall (Oban) - The End of the Great Bridge

17 Seniors entered the Solo Piping with 13 entering the Piobaireachd!   A long day for judges and pipers.

Overall Senior Champion and Bratach a’Phiobaire winner 2011 - Niall Matheson.

Solo Piping - Inverness Games 2011

The Junior Piping Competition registration (£3 fee) will close at 11.00am with the draw at 11.10am and the MSR & Piobaireachd competitions starting 11.20am.  Register on-line now!

The Senior Piping Competition registration (£5 fee) will close around 12.00 noon with the draw as soon as the Junior Competition finishes (approx. 1.00pm.)  The senior competitions will start within 10 mins of the draw (approx. 1.30pm.)  Register on-line now!


The adjudicators are:

Piobaireachd - John McDougall & Duncan Watson
MSR - Pipe Major Iain Morrison and James Hamilton


SUBMISSION OF TUNES WILL BE AS FOLLOWS:

Juniors

• March - 2 tunes of own choice (4 part, 2/4)
• Strathspey - 2 tunes of own choice (4 part)
• Reel - 1 tune of own choice (4 part)
• Piobaireachd - 1 tune of own choice

Seniors

• March - 3 tunes of own choice (4 part, 2/4)
• Strathspey - 3 tunes of own choice
• Reel - 1 tune of own choice
• Piobaireachd - 3 tunes of own choice

SENIOR PRIZES

MSR:  1st - £90 / 2nd - £60 / 3rd - £40

Piob: 1st - £120 / 2nd - £70 / 3rd - £50

JUNIOR PRIZES (VOUCHERS)

MSR:  1st - £20 / 2nd - £15 / 3rd - £5

PIOB: 1st -£20 / 2nd - £15 / 3rd - £5 

AWARDING OF POINTS

The MSRs (both junior and senior) will be judged as one competition. The MSR and the Piobaireachd competition will have points awarded as follows:

1st - 4 points / 2nd - 3 points / 3rd - 2 points / 4th - 1 point

TROPHIES


Trophies will be awarded to both the overall Junior & Senior winner, based on the aggregate score from the MSR and Piobaireachd competitions. In the event of a tie, the Piobaireachd result will take precedence. The two overall winners will be presented with their trophies by The Games Chieftain in front of the main games stand (Northern Meeting Park) and will be expected to play any 3/4, 4/4 or 6/8 March of their own choice for the entertainment of the games visitors.


Senior Overall Winner will be awarded the Bratach a’Phiobaire (The Piper’s banner).