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REGULATIONS 2008

A. PIOBAIREACHD ON GREAT HIGHLAND BAGPIPE – GOLD MEDAL COMPETITION

First prizewinners in this Event at any former Gathering of the Northern Meeting excluded.
Entry restricted to those already notified of their eligibility to compete. The competitions will be held under the Rules of the Piobaireachd Society.
Competitors will submit TWO tunes from group 1 and TWO tunes from group 2 listed below, ONE of which they will be asked to play.

   GROUP 1

 

1. The Blind Piper’s Obstinancy

PS 3 & K

2. Sobieski’s Salute

PS 5

3. The Stewart’s White Banner       

PS 7

4. **Clan MacNab’s Salute

PS 15 & K 

   GROUP 2

 

1. The King’s Taxes  

PS 5 & K

2. **My King has Landed in Moidart

PS 5 & K

3. **The End of the Great Bridge

PS 2

4. The Park Piobaireachd No. 2   

PS 4 & K

      ** Mach to be played             

B. PIOBAIREACHD ON GREAT HIGHLAND BAGPIPE – SILVER MEDAL COMPETITION

Entry restricted to those already notified of their eligibility to compete. Competitors will submit TWO tunes from group 1 and TWO tunes from group 2 listed below, ONE of which they will be asked to play.

   GROUP 1

 

1. **Hector MacLean’s Warning

PS 2

2. Rout of the MacPhees 

PS 4

3. Lament for the Castle of Dunyveg

PS 1

4. I am proud to play a pipe 

PS 6 & K

   GROUP 2

 

1. The Little Spree

PS 7 & K

2. The Massacre of Glencoe  

PS 6 & K

3. Corrienessan’s Salute

PS 8 & K

4. Kinlochmoidart’s Lament No. 1  

PS 6 & K

   ** Mach to be played             

                               
 Tunes marked K will be found in the Kilberry Book of Ceol Mor. Tunes marked PS will be found in the Piobarieachd Society Collecton.

C. MARCH, STRATHSPEY & REEL (Grade A)

Competitors submitted FOUR Marches, Strathspeys and Reels, and will be required to play ONE OF EACH – ONCE THROUGH.
This competition will be played in reverse order.

D. March (Grade B)

Winners of First Prize at former Gatherings of the Northern Meeting excluded.
Entry restricted to those already notified of their eligibility to compete. Competitors must submit FOUR Marches, ONE of which they will be required to play – ONCE THROUGH.

E. HORNPIPE AND JIG

Open to Light Music Competitors graded A and above.
Entry restricted to those already notified of their eligibility to compete. Competitors submitted TWO hornpipes and TWO jigs, and they will be required to play ONE OF EACH – ONCE THROUGH. The hornpipe will be played first.

F. PIOBAIREACHD ON GREAT HIGHLAND BAGPIPE – CLASP COMPETITION

Open only to winners of the Highland Society of London’s Gold Medal at a former Gathering at Oban or Inverness.
The competition will be held under the Rules of the Piobaireachd Society.

Competitors must submit FOUR tunes from the list below, ONE of which they will be asked to play.

1. Lament for Angus Campbell

PS Collection of 20 Century Ceol Mor + PS Website

2. Salute  the Isle of Iona

PS Collection of 20 Century Ceol Mor + PS Website

3. Salute to James Campbell

PS Collection of 20 Century Ceol Mor + PS Website

4. Roderick MacDonald’s Salute

Donald MacLeod’s Collection of Piob bk 1 +PS web site

5. The Phantom Piper of Corrieyaireack

PS Collection of 20 Century Ceol Mor + PS Website

6. Lament for Pipe Major Robert Reid

PS Collection of 20 Century Ceol Mor + PS Website

7. Echoing Roots of Brittany

Patrick Molard’s Collection of Music for the Highland Bagpipe

8. Lament for Alan My Son

Duncan Johnstone “His Complete Compositions”
 
  
  
  
  
  

G. STRATHSPEY AND REEL (Grade B)
Winners of First Prize at former Gatherings of the Northern Meeting excluded.
Entry restricted to those already notified of their eligibility to compete.
Competitors must submit FOUR Strathspeys and FOUR Reels and they will be required to play ONE OF EACH – ONCE THROUGH.

H. MARCH STRATHSPEY, AND REEL
Open only to former winners of the March, Strathspey and Reel “A” competition, and its predecessor competitions.
Competitors will submit SIX Marches, Strathspeys and Reels, and will be required to play TWO different Marches, TWO different Strathspeys and TWO different Reels.

I. DRESS AND DEPORTMENT
This Competition will be judged from competitors in competitions “C”, “D” and “H”.

TUNING TIMES:
Orange light  
Red light
Clasp 
4 minutes
5 minutes
Gold and Silver Medals and Former Winners MSR
3 minutes    
4 minutes
Hornpipe and Jig
1 minute

All other competitions
                                                                                                                             2 minutes3 minutes
                                              
If a competitor fails to commence playing before or immediately after the switching on of the red light, he/she will be liable to disqualification.

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