Clasp Competition
Competitors are to submit six (6) tunes of their own choice, one of which they will be asked to play. The winner receives the First Prize, the Louis MacKinnon Challenge Cup and a Clasp for the Gold Medal. The competition is confined to winners of the Society’s Gold Medal. There must be a minimum of 3 competitors or the event will not be held.
Gold Medal Competition
Competitors are to submit four (4) tunes of their own choice, one of which they will be asked to play. The winner receives the First Prize, The Highland Society of London Trophy for one year, and the Comunn na Piobaireachd (New Zealand) Inc. Gold Medal. Former winners are not eligible to compete. Entry to the Gold Medal competition is restricted to pipers who have not previously won the Gold Medal event and who are:
- Pipers with a P&D Assn ‘A’ Grade, or
- Pipers who have been awarded a prize (other than first prize) in a previous Comunn na Piobaireachd Gold Medal competition since 1990, or
- Pipers who have previously won the Comunn na Piobaireachd Silver Medal competition.
No medal will be awarded if the judges are of the opinion that the standard does not warrant the award.
Silver Medal Competition
- The Garden of Roses – DM Bk 1
- Lament for the Rowan Tree – DM Bk 1
- Weighing from Land – PS Bk 2
- You’re Welcome, Ewen Lochiel – PS Bk 2
- Fair Honey – PS Bk 9
- Corrienessan’s Salute – PS Bk 8
The winner receives the First Prize and the Comunn na Piobaireachd (New Zealand) Inc Silver Medal. Former winners are not eligible to compete. Competitors are to submit 3 tunes chosen from the list of 6 Silver Medal tunes above, one of which they will be required to play. Entry to the Silver Medal competition is restricted to pipers who have not previously won the Silver Medal event and who are Pipers with a P&D Assn ‘B’ Grade or lower.
No medal will be awarded if the judges are of the opinion that the standard does not warrant the award.
DM = Donald MacLeod’s Collection of Piobaireachd Book 1
PS = Piobaireachd Society Collection
The following are some of the resources that are available to Silver Medal competitors:
- The Garden of Roses – DM Bk. 1 –Donald MacLeod Tutorial CD Vol. 3. The College of Piping CD School.
- Lament for the Rowan Tree – DM Bk. 1 – Donald MacLeod Vol. 4. World Masters Of Piping; P.M. Donald MacLeod Memorial Competition CD recorded in 2000, by Roddy MacLeod. The College of Piping CD School.
- Weighing from Land – PS Bk. 2. William Donaldson – pipes|drums. Recording – Masters of Piobaireachd Volume 8. The College of Piping CD School.
- You’re Welcome, Ewen Lochiel – PS Bk. 2. Recording – Masters of Piobaireachd Volume 10. Donald MacLeod Vol. 7. The College of Piping CD School.
- Fair Honey – PS Bk. 9. William Donaldson – pipes|drums. Donald MacLeod Vol. 18. The College of Piping CD School.
- Corrienessan’s Salute – PS Bk. 8. William Donaldson – pipes|drums. Roddy MacLeod Web site – Roddy MacLeod. Recordings – Roddy MacLeod MBE Piobaireachd Volume 1, The Piping Centre 1997 Recital Series Volume 3, Arthur Gillies. Donald MacLeod Vol. 9. The College of Piping CD School.
Please let me know if you know of other resources.
