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The Rose Fletcher Memorial Competition 2022
Competitors had until May 7th to submit their entries. Alvis Kerr, our judge for this year, then had a week to assess their performances. On Sunday May 15th we published the results below and sent every competitor their comment sheets from the judge.

Now all visitors to this site have the opportunity to view the performances just as if they had been present at the competition. Click on any of the entries below to view each performance. Competitors had the option to remain private if preferred which is why some of the links below are dormant.

We are very grateful to McCallum Bagpipes who have once again sponsored this competition so generously. The prize-giving will be published here next Sunday, 22nd May. It takes a little time to organise that as we canvass all the competitors beforehand to see which prizes they would appreciate the most.
At the end of the competition Alvis had these words to share with all the competitors who took part.

Results
JUNIOR PRACTICE CHANTER
Event 1: 2-part March
1st. Isla Armstrong (10): Rowan Tree.
2nd. Silas Jones (14): Castle Dangerous.
3rd. Sophie Mochrie (15): High Road to Gairloch
4th. William Jeffery (11): 79th Farewell to Gibraltar (2 parts)

Event 2: 2-part Slow Air
1st. Silas Jones (14): Loch Rannoch
2nd. Isla Armstrong (10): Mingulay Boat Song
3rd. William Jeffery (11): The Carles with the Breeks

JUNIOR BAGPIPE
Event 3: 4 parts in March tempo (No entries)
Event 4: 2-part Slow Air (No entries)

INTERMEDIATE (any age)
Event 5: 4 parts in March tempo
1st. Clara Hinchliffe Martinez: Wings, Flett from Flotta
2nd. Alexander Smith: Atholl Highlanders
3rd. Ralf Schumm: Cullen Bay
4th. Harald Metelmann: Cpt. Norman Orr-Ewing
5th. Adam Hughes: Heroes of St Valery
6th. Andy Young: Farewell to the Creeks
7th. Tony Craig: Kilworth Hills
8th. Richard Davies-Cooke: Diu Regnare

Event 6: 2-part Slow Air
1st. Clara Hinchliffe Martinez: Morag of Dunvegan
2nd. Alexander Smith: Mist Covered Mountains
3rd. Harald Metelmann: Loch Rannoch
4th. Ralf Schumm: Heroes of Kohima
5th. Adam Hughes: Mingulay Boat Song
6th. Andy Young: Dr Harold Barber of Arboyne
7th. Richard Davies-Cooke: Mrs MacPherson's Lament
8th. Tony Craig: The Sleeping Tune
9th. Jane MacRae: For Ireland
ADVANCED
Event 7: March/Strathspey/Reel
1st. Cameron Edgar: The Conundrum, Inverary Castle, The Blackberry Bush.
2nd. Peter Crowe: John McColl's March to Kilbowie Cottage, Lady Louden, The Rejected Suitor
3rd. Jim Gray: P/M Willie Gray's Farewell to the Glasgow Police, Susan MacLeod, The Flagon
4th. Andrea Jones: Donald MacLean's Farewell to Oban, Maggie Cameron, Drumlithie
5th. Bob Low: The Wedding Gift, Highland Harry, The Cockerel in the Creel
6th. Anne-Kathrin Albert: The Taking of Beaumont Hammel, Duncan Johnstone's Strathspey, Lexie McAskill.
7th. Dagmar Pesta: Arthur Bignold of Lochrosque, Dorrator Bridge, Colonel MacLeod

Event 8: Slow Air/Hornpipe/Jig
1st. Cameron Edgar: The Wandering Piper, Crossing the Minch, The Seagull.
2nd. Peter Crowe: Lightly Swims The Swan, Dr. McInnes's Fancy, The Braes of Mellinish
3rd. Andrea Jones: Heather Isle, Donald MacLeod, P/M Joe Wilson
4th. Bob Low: The Banks of Lochiel, Mr G.W. Slater, The Fittie Boatman
5th. Jim Gray: Mist Covered Mountains, Wee Man From Skye, Paddy O'Rafferty
6th. Anne-Kathrin Albert: By the River Aoro, Sandy's New Chanter, Old Hag at the Kiln
7th. Dagmar Pesta: The Rose Of Kelvingrove, The Man From Skye, Paddy's Leather Breeches

PIOBAIREACHD
Event 9: (Ground only)
1st. Cameron Edgar: The Earl of Ross's March
2nd. Bob Low: The Phantom Piper of Corrieyairack
3rd. Andrea Jones: The Munroe's Salute
4th. Jim Gray: MacIntosh's Lament
5th. Theresa Brown: Colin Macrae of Invereenat's Lament
6th. Peter Crowe: MacCrimmon's Sweetheart
7th. Anne-Kathrin Albert: Tulloch Ard
8th. Harald Metelmann: MacIntosh's Banner
9th. Tony Craig: Lament for the Children
10th. Ralf Schumm: Queen Elizabeth II's Salute
11th. Dagmar Pesta: Sir James MacDonald Of The Isles' Lament
12th. Chris Eyre: Corrienessan's Salute
13th. Andy Young: Lament for the Iolaire
14th. Richard Davies-Cooke: MacDonald of Kinlochmoidart's Lament
15th. Jane MacRae: Field of Gold
From the judge: "A special mention for Isla Armstrong who made a really special effort in the Chanter section."

BEST DRESSED PIPER
1st. Cameron Edgar
2nd. Bob Low
3rd. Andrea Jones

Results of the Prize Draw

Andy Young: Craig Muirhead - 30 Exactly
Anne-Kathrin Albert: Craig Muirhead - Arranged
Jane MacRae: Fred Morrison Collection
Bob Low: Fred Morrison 2nd Collection
Andrea Jones: Fred Morrison - Outlands
Andy Young: Terry Tully, Book 2
Jane MacRae: Terry Tully, Book 3
Dagmar Pesta: Terry Tully, Book 4
Bob Low: Terry Tully, Book 5
Alexander Smith: Gordon Duncan's Tunes
Jim Gray: Gordon Duncan's Tunes, Book 2
Adam Hughes: Hearing Protection
Adam Hughes: Jim Stout Collection
Dagmar Pesta: John Dew - Pipe Tunes
Peter Crowe: Kyle Warren - Eat, Sleep Pipe, Repeat
Richard Davies-Cooke: MacCrimmon Collection
Richard Davies-Cooke: Ross Miller - The Roke Collection
Cameron Edgar: Long Delrin Practice Chanter
Chris Eyre: Standard Delrin Practice Chanter
Harald Metelmann: Standard Delrin Practice Chanter
Tony Craig: Piper Socks, size 4-7 Denim
Theresa Brown: Piper Socks, size 4-7 Denim
Theresa Brown: Piper Socks, size 6-8 Air Force Blue
Sophie Mochrie: Piper Socks, size 6-8 Cream
Clara Hinchliffe-Martinez: Piper Socks, size 4-7 Cream
Silas Jones: Piper Socks, size 4-7 Grey
William Jeffery: Giraffe Neckware
Clara Hinchliffe-Martinez: Giraffe Neckware
Isla Armstrong: McCallum bobble hat
Jim Gray: McCallum Bagpipes Pipe Carrier
Tony Craig: MG Drone Reeds
Silas Jones: Pipe Cords
Peter Crowe: Fred Morrison Trio CD
Andrea Jones: Fred Morrison Trio CD
(Ralf Schumm actually won the Hearing Protection but generously donated it back to a younger player.
It went eventually to Adam Hughes.)

Out of 22 competitors, everyone got something they wanted.
15 got their 1st choice.
4 got their 2nd choice,
5 got their 3rd choice,
3 got their 4th choice,
5 got their 5th choice.
13 got two prizes, both of which they wanted.

To end this event I'd like to give another great vote of thanks to McCallum Bagpipes who donated all these prizes and have really put the icing on the cake for all the competitors who took part in this competition. It has been a great success. I am really impressed with the effort that has been put in by so many of the competitors and I know in several cases just how much work was involved in producing their videos.

Onwards and upwards..

In the Autumn we will be staging our 2nd recital on the same lines as last year.
Hopefully we will see many of you taking part.

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