Please note that the points have now been added to the league table for Luss Highland Games, 2019. The next update of points will be on Tuesday 23rd July and will include Balloch, Rosneath and Inveraray competitions. CLASP will also confirm the League winners for each grade on Tuesday 23rd July.
Best of luck to all competitors over the next week. It will be a busy few days!
Inveraray Highland Games – Tuesday 16th July in the grounds of Inveraray Castle.
Pipers should register at the piping secretaries tent between 12.45pm - 1pm. There are two platforms for CLASP events (One Piobaireachd platform and one Light Music platform) and both platforms will aim to start at 1.30 pm. Please note that, on the day, CLASP will be run by Inveraray Highland Games and no crit sheets, medals or overall prizes will be given out.
Piobaireachd Order of Play – Starting time 1.30pm
Please note there will be two platforms running at the same time
Grade 2
1. Tom Broderick
2. Lachlan MacDonald
3. Dagmar Pesta
4. Duncan Lamont
5. Dugald MacLeod
6. Stewart Allan
7. Iain Kirkwood
8. Stephen Whitton
9. William Wardrope
Grade 3
1. Dorothy Moodie
2. Megan Kenney
3. Hector Thomson
Grade 1
1. Bianca Kail
2. Gill Cairns
3. Stewart Gaudin
4. Gordon Hislop
5. George Gordon
6. Robert Wilson
7. Con Houlihan
End of Piobaireachd events
Light Music Order of Play – Starting time 1.30pm
Please note there will be two platforms running at the same time
Grade 1
1. George Gordon
2. William Wardrope
3. Stewart Gaudin
4. Gordon Hislop
5. James Waugh
6. Robert Wilson
7. Gill Cairns
8. Con Houlihan
9. Bianca Kail
Grade 3
1. Megan Kenney
2. Hector Thomson
2. Lachlan MacDonald
3. Cameron O’ Niell
Grade 2
1. Tom Broderick
2. Dagmar Pesta
3. Dugald Macleod
4. Stewart Allan
5. Duncan Lamont
6. Iain Kirkwood
End of Light Music events
Rosneath Highland Games - CLASP Competition 2019
Rosneath Highland Games will be held on Sunday 14th July at Howie Park, Rosneath, Argyll & Bute, G84 ORJ
Competing pipers, listed in the draw, will be able to enter the games field without paying an admission charge. All pipers should register at the secretaries tent from 9am. Please note there will be one performance platform for CLASP events and events will start at 10am with Grade 3 Piobaireachd.
Please note that, on the day, CLASP will be run by Rosneath Highland Games and there will be no crit sheets, medals or overall winners of grades.
Piobaireachd Order of Play - Starting time 10am
Grade 3 - Piobaireachd
1. Hector Thomson
2. Dorothy Moodie
3. Megan Kenney
Grade 2 - Piobaireachd
1. Stephen Whitton
2. William Wardrope
3. Dugald Macleod
4. Iain Kirkwood
5. Duncan Lamont
6. Lachlan MacDonald
7. Dagmar Pesta
8. Tom Broderick
9. Jamie Gallagher
Grade 1- Piobaireachd
1. Robert Wilson
2. Con Houlihan
3. Douglas Maxwell
4. Stewart Gaudin
5. Gill Cairns
6. Gordon Hislop
End of Piobaireachd Competitions
CLASP Afternoon Events
Light Music Order of Play
Grade 3
2/4 March Competition/ Strathspey & Reel Competition
1. Hector Thomson
2. Megan Kenney
3. Lachlan MacDonald
4. Cameron O’Neill
Grade 2
2/4 March Competition/ Strathspey & Reel Competition
1. Jamie Gallagher
2. Dugald Macleod
3. Tom Broderick
4. Dagmar Pesta
5. Douglas Maxwell
6. Iain Kirkwood
7. Duncan Lamont
Grade 1
2/4 March Competition/ Strathspey & Reel Competition
1. Stewart Gaudin
2. Gordon Hislop
3. Gill Cairns
4. William Wardrope
5. Robert Wilson
6. Con Houlihan
End of Light Music Competitions
Balloch Highland Games - CLASP Competition 2019
Balloch Highland Games will be held on Saturday 13th July at Moss o’ Balloch Park, Balloch. Competitor passes will be posted to competitors prior to the competition. These passes need to be present at the gate to gain access to the games field. Please email dunn@thepipingcentre.co.uk if the postal address on the CLASP system is different to where you current reside.
All competitors should register from 9am at the secretaries tent. There is one CLASP platform and the starting time is 10am. The first event will be grade 3 Piobaireachd. Please note that, on the day, CLASP will be run by Balloch Highland Games and there will be no crit sheets, medals or overall winners of grades.
Piobaireachd Order of Play
Grade 3 – Piobaireachd
1. Hector Thomson
2. Megan Kenney
Grade 2 – Piobaireachd
1. Dagmar Pesta
2. Duncan Lamont
3. Iain Kirkwood
4. Dugald Macleod
5. Tom Broderick
6. Lachlan MacDonald
7. Stephen Whitton
8. William Wardrope
Grade 1 – Piobaireachd
1. Janette Greenwood
2. Bianca Kail
3. Gordon Hislop
4. Douglas Maxwell
5. Robert Wilson
6. James Murray
7. Con Houlihan
8. Stewart Gaudin
9. Gill Cairns
End of Piobaireachd Competitions
Afternoon CLASP Events
Light Music Order of Play
Grade 3
2/4 March Competition/ Strathspey & Reel Competition
1. Hector Thomson
2. Cameron O’Neill
3. Megan Kenney
4. Lachlan MacDonald
Grade 2
2/4 March Competition/ Strathspey & Reel Competition
1. Douglas Maxwell
2. Dagmar Pesta
3. Iain Kirkwood
4. Duncan Lamont
5. Dugald MacLeod
6. Tom Broderick
Grade 1
2/4 March Competition/ Strathspey & Reel Competition
1. William Wardrope
2. Gordon Hislop
3. Con Houlihan
4. James Murray
5. Gill Cairns
6. Robert Wilson
7. Bianca Kail
8. Janette Greenwood
9. Stewart Gaudin
End of Light Music Competitions
Luss Highland Games will be held on Saturday 6th July at Luss Games Field.
Here is a link for directions – http://www.
Message from Luss Secretary:
Pipers should be on the field for 10am and report to the piping secretary’s tent. Pipers should use the main gate to save queuing this year. No payment is required at entry to field. Pipers should give their name at the games field entrance, which, if they are entered, will be on the list.
Please note that on the day the competition will be run by Luss Highland Games and there will be no crit sheets, medals or overall winners of grades.
Order of Play for Light Music - Morning
(Starting time approx 10.30am but check with steward)
Grade 3 - 2/4 March Competition/ Strathspey & Reel Competition
1. Hector Thomson
2. Cameron O’Neill
3. Megan Kenney
Grade 2 - 2/4 March Competition/ Strathspey & Reel Competition
1. Iain Kirkwood
2. Stewart Allan
3. Dagmar Pesta
4. Dugald Macleod
Grade 1 - 2/4 March Competition/ Strathspey & Reel Competition
1. Bianca Kail
2. Stewart Gaudin
3. Janette Greenwood
4. James Murray
5. Robert Wilson
Order of Play for Piobaireachd - Afternoon
Grade 3 - Piobaireachd
1. Hector Thomson
2. Megan Kenney
3. Dorothy Moodie
Grade 2 – Piobaireachd
1. Stewart Allan
2. Dugald Macleod
3. Iain Kirkwood
4. Dagmar Pesta
Grade 1 - Piobaireachd
1. Janette Greenwood
2. Bianca Kail
3. Stewart Gaudin
4. Robert Wilson
5. James Murray
End of Piobaireachd Competitions
Please note that the entries will close tomorrow, Wednesday 26th June, for the Highland Games. The games which CLASP members can compete at include, Luss 6th July, Balloch 13th July, Rosneath 14th July and Inveraray Highland Games on Tuesday 16th July.
Attached is a link to view the recently updated CLASP league table for 2018/2019 season, which include the points awarded from the Army School of Piping competition on 8th June. Please note that you must be a CLASP member to view the league table.
Overall Winners:
Grade 1 - Stewart Gaudin
Grade 2 - Iain Kirkwood
Grade 3 - Bill Copland
Full Results:
Grade 1 Piobaireachd
1st Stewart Gaudin
2nd Con Houlihan
3rd Gordon Hislop
Grade 2 Piobaireachd
1st David McKenzie
2nd Iain Kirkwood
3rd Duncan Lamont
Grade 3 Piobaireachd
1st Joe Moore
2nd Dorothy Moodie
3rd Hector Thomson
Grade 3 - Piobaireachd Ground
1st Dorothy Moodie
2nd Stephen McCusker
3rd Hector Thomson
Grade 1 Light Music
2/4 March
1st James Murray
2nd Stephen Whitton
3rd David MacKenzie
Strathspey & Reel
1st Stephen Whitton
2nd Gordon Hislop
3rd Stewart Gaudin
6/8 March
1st Stephen Whitton
2nd David MacKenzie
3rd Robert Wilson
Grade 2 Light Music
2/4 March
1st James Waugh
2nd Iain Kirkwood
3rd Stewart Allan
Strathspey & Reel
1st James Waugh
2nd Iain Kirkwood
3rd Stewart Allan
Jig
1st James Waugh
2nd Iain Kirkwood
3rd Helen Thomson
Grade 3 - Light Music
2/4 March
1st Garry Murphy
2nd Jeremy Levif
3rd Bill Copland
Strathspey & Reel
1st Bill Copland
2nd Jeremy Levif
3rd Lachlan MacDonald
Jig
1st Bill Copland
2nd Jeremy Levif
3rd Lachlan MacDonald
Please note that there will be two performance rooms, with Light Music and Piobaireachd events running simultaneously. Grade 3 Piobaireachd will start at 9.30am and Grade 1 Light Music will also start at 9.30am.
Venue address is The Army School of Bagpipe Music & Highland Drumming Inchdrewer House 299 Colinton Road
EH13 0LA Edinburgh.
For access to the Army School of Piping please take the main entrance at Redford Barracks, off Colinton Road, and a steward will direct you to the Army School.
Please also be aware that there will not be facilities to buy food or drinks.
Army School of Piping CLASP Competition
8th June 2019
Starting Time – 9.30am
Piobaireachd Events
Grade 3
Grade 2
Grade 1
8th June 2019
Starting Time – 9.30am
Light Music Events
Grade 1
Grade 3
Grade 2
Results & Prize Giving
Entries are now open for the 'World Solo Amateur Piping Competition' at Piping Live! This competition is open to adult amateur pipers worldwide, graded 3, 2 or 1. If you require a grading please visit the grading section of the website for more information.
The venue is St Aloysius College, Hill Street, Glasgow.
For non members, please note that the membership payment structure is as follows:
CLASP Membership payment windows:
1st November - 31st March - £40 (1 years membership)
1st April - 30th June - £30
1st - July - 31st October - £20
The closing date for entries will be 31st July, 2019.
Monday 12th August will start with Grade 3 amateur solo piping events. Tuesday, 13th August - Grade 2 and Wednesday 14th August Grade 1.
