Scots win main piping titles
NZPA London A New Zealand piper. Murray Henderson, missed a place in the Grant’s Whisky world piping championship, held at the historic Blair Castle in Scotland. Only the top pipers in the world are invited to compete in the prestigious contest. Henderson was named Grant’s champion in 1979 and 1980. This year he was placed third in the difficult piobaireachd, the ceol mor, the great music section, but was not placed in the ceol beag, or little music, consisting of the march, strathspey, and reel. The ceol mor is the section
which most catches the excitement of the competitors and the spectators. The classical piobaireachd , is the most highly organised and extended form of Scottish traditional music.Henderson has won all the main piobaireachd competitions, including Oban and Inverness gold medals and the clasp at Inverness twice. He arrived in Scotland from New Zealand in 1973 and is now in partnership making reeds with his tutor, James Mclntosh.
First overall in this year’s championship was the Scots piper, lain McFadyen; second was Gavin Stoddart. also of Scotland; and another Scot, Hugh McCallum, was third.
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