Glenfiddich Piping Championship
The Glenfiddich Piping Championship was established in 1974 to inspire and stimulate the world’s finest individual pipers and to seek the best overall exponents of ceol mor or piobaireachd (the great music) and ceol beag (the little music).
Results from the 49th Glenfiddich Piping Championship, held at Blair Castle on Saturday 29th October are as follows –
PIOBAIREACHD
| 1st | Callum Beaumont | Lament for the Earl of Antrim |
| 2nd | Fred Morrison | The End of the Great Bridge |
| 3rd | William McCallum | Lachlan MacNeill Campbell of Kintarbert’s Fancy |
| 4th | Angus MacColl | Nameless – Cherede Darievea |
| 5th | Glenn Brown | Rory MacLoude’s Lament |
MARCH, STRATHSPEY AND REEL
| 1st | William McCallum | The Crags of Stirling, Susan MacLeod, Roddy MacDonald’s Fancy |
| 2nd | Connor Sinclair | David Ross of Rosehall, Lady Loudon, Drumlithie |
| 3rd | Angus MacColl | Arthur Bignold of Lochrosque, The Shepherd’s Crook, The Rejected Suitor |
| 4th | Alex Gandy | Dr. Allan MacDonald, John Roy Stewart, Alick C. MacGregor |
| 5th | Fred Morrison | Jeannie Carruthers, Tulloch Gorm, The Sheepwife |
2022 OVERALL WINNERS are
| 1st | WILLIAM MCCALLUM |
| 2nd | CALLUM BEAUMONT |
| 3rd | FRED MORRISON |
THE BALVENIE MEDAL FOR SERVICES TO PIPING
was awarded to Pipe Major Thomas Orr Brown
The 2023 Glenfiddich Piping Championship will be held on Saturday, 28th October in Blair Castle, Blair Atholl.
For further information please contact liz.maxwell@wgrant.com : telephone 0845 602 1974 or The National Piping Centre 0141 353 0220