Willie McCallum wins Bratach Gorm

**rsvpiper** · 5th November 11, 04:10 PM

London Competition 2011 Results
It had to happen ...

Faye beats Murray in Bratach Gorm

Piobaireachd

Bratach Gorm
1st Willie McCallum
2nd Faye Henderson
3rd Murray Henderson
4th Iain Speirs
5th Callum Beaumont

William Gillies Memorial Challenge Cup

1st Andrew Carlisle
2nd Iain Speirs
3rd Niall Stewart
4th Willie McCallum
5th Gordon Walker

R.G. Lawrie Rams Horn Snuff Mull

1st David Wilton
2nd Douglas Murray
3rd Cameron Drummond
4th Iain J MacDonald
5th Innes Smith

John Roe Plate

1st Derek Midgley
2nd Xavier Boderiou
3rd Alex Gandy
4th Graham Drummond
5th Tracey Williams

The National Piping Centre Piobaireachd Trophy

1st Sarah Muir
2nd Darach Urquhart
3rd Andrew Wilson
4th Bradley Parker
5th Glen Ross

MARCH, STRATHSPEY & REEL COMPETITIONS

London Medallion and John MacFadyen Quaich
1st Roddy MacLeod
2nd Willie MacCallum
3rd Ian Spiers
4th Douglas Murray
5th Peter Hunt

J.B. Robertson Silver Rose Bowl

1st Niall Stewart
2nd Bruce Gandy
3rd Murray Henderson
4th Peter Hunt
5th Callum Beaumont

The Strachan Memorial Trophy

1st Jonathan Greenlees
2nd Neil Walker
3rd Alex Meunier
4th Alex Gandy
5th Cameron Drummond

The London Scottish Hodden Grey

1st Johnathan Graham
2nd Andrew Hall
3rd Alan Clark
4th Innes Smith
5th Fiona Manson

MSR Competition

1st Steven Leask
2nd Ben Duncan
3rd Emmitt Conway
4th Bradley Parker
5th Anna Kummerlow

HORNPIPE & JIG COMPETITIONS

The Mary Flora Beaton Cup

1st Alex Gandy
2nd Ian Spiers
3rd Willie MacCallum

The Donald Forbes Medal

1st Derek Midgley
2nd Alex Meinier
3rd Jenny Hazzard

The Hugh MacMillan Trophy

1st David Wilton
2nd Jonathan Graham
3rd Ashley McMichael

Hornpipe and Jig Competition

1st Steven Leask
2nd Bradley Parker
3rd Bobby Druning

Champion Piper - Willie MacCallum

Angus Nichol Award - Johnathan Graham

Juvenile Competitions

March/Strathspey/Reel
1st Sandy Cameron
2nd Greg McAllister
3rd Brighde Chimbeul

Piobaireachd
1st Sandy Cameron
2nd Brighde Chimbeul
3rd Michael Basford

Slow Air & Jig
1st Sandy Cameron
2nd Greg McAllister
3rd Steven Gray

Jim Caution Memorial Quaich - Sandy Cameron

Amateur Competitions (CLASP Grade 1)

Piobaireachd - London Highland Club Challenge Cup - Len Durham

MSR - Highland Society of London Targe - Sean Moloney

Jig - Peter Richardson Award - Jordane Gilloux

**creagdhubh** · 5th November 11, 04:30 PM

Aww man, my good mate, Matt Pantaleoni didn't win?! Congratulations to Willie, well deserved and earned I am sure!

**piperchris** · 5th November 11, 08:49 PM

Congratulations to Willie and all the other winners! And cheers to all the competitors as well! They're all an inspiration to me!

**rsvpiper** · 6th November 11, 11:10 AM

I did the 3 hour drive down to London early Saturday, To be fair I only went for the piobaireachd with so many of pipings top pipers in attendance it was just too good to miss, my only real complaint with the day was the lack of announcements when a piper comes into the room, OK Gordon, Roddie and Willie need no introduction however, if as I was going between rooms 4 of them, it was difficult to keep track of who's who and what tune each of them where playing(a list of tunes was not available as some competitions had a choice of 6 different tunes to pick from). A minor point but still a tad annoying

If you like piping this is like having it on Max strength full on all day

Due to a evening family function i set of after about 5 hours of wall to wall piping, my ears are still ringing

Got down to the car and paid for the parking, now i know that London is expensive BUT £25

for 5 hours just daylight robbery!

Next year I will go for the whole day but bring some ear plugs

If you are in London when the Bratach is on I really do recommend it

**MacSpadger** · 8th November 11, 03:46 AM

Originally Posted by creagdhubh

Aww man, my good mate, Matt Pantaleoni didn't win?! Congratulations to Willie, well deserved and earned I am sure!

I spent time with Matt in the afternoon and in the evening, he was in fine spirits despite not picking up any medals.

If anyone is ever interested in The Bratach, the SPSL are always looking for kilted stewards. You will get free admission, free food and drink and the chance to meet the world's top pipers, as well as the immense gratitude of the SPSL committee.

**rsvpiper** · 8th November 11, 03:59 AM

If anyone is ever interested in The Bratach, the SPSL are always looking for kilted stewards. You will get free admission, free food and drink and the chance to meet the world's top pipers, as well as the immense gratitude of the SPSL committee.[/QUOTE]

Hmmmm now thats an idea

**creagdhubh** · 16th November 11, 02:27 PM

Originally Posted by MacSpadger

I spent time with Matt in the afternoon and in the evening, he was in fine spirits despite not picking up any medals.

If anyone is ever interested in The Bratach, the SPSL are always looking for kilted stewards. You will get free admission, free food and drink and the chance to meet the world's top pipers, as well as the immense gratitude of the SPSL committee.

Wonderful! He was a wee bit concerned about Gordy making passes at his lady friend, Rebecca...hahaha! Apparently, ole' Gordy went after Matt's sister, Molly, a few years back at the Bratach!

What can I say, that's Gordon Walker for you...great lad!

Cheers,