List of winners of the Gold Medal, Senior Piobaireachd and Former Winners' MSR at the Argyllshire Gathering

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The Argyllshire Gathering is an annual Highland games held in August in Oban, Scotland.

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Solo piping events

The solo piping events at the Argyllshire Gathering are some of the most prestigious in the solo calendar.

Winning the Gold Medal for pibroch at either the Argyllshire Gathering or Northern Meeting qualifies the winner to play in the Senior Pibroch competition, and an invitation to play at the Glenfiddich Championships.

Entry to the Former Winners March, Strathspey & Reel is restricted to past winners of the A-Grade March, Strathspey & Reel event.

Winners

Eight players in history have won both Gold Medals in the same year, these players are denoted with an asterisk (*). [1]

YearGold MedalFormer Winners March, Strathspey & ReelSenior Piobaireachd
1873D.S. MacDonald [1] --
1874Ronald MacKenkie, Piper to MacDonald of Dunach [1] --
1875John MacBean, Piper to Lord Middleton [1] --
1876Malcolm MacPherson, (Calum Piobaire) Piper to Cluny [1] --
1877John MacBean, Piper to Lord Middleton [1] --
1878William MacLennan, Dundee Police [1] --
1879George MacDonald, South Morar [1] --
1880Robert MacKinnon [1] --
1881John MacColl, Bonawe [1] --
1882Angus MacDonald, Piper to MacDonell of South Morar [1] --
1883Angus MacRae, Piper to Mr H.E.Wood, Raasay [1] --
1884 John MacDougall Gillies, Aberdeen [1] --
1885Pipe Major John Cameron, 2nd Queens Own Cameron Highlanders [1] --
1886Pipe Major Robert Meldrum, 2nd Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1] --
1887Pipe Major John MacKay, 4th Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1] --
1888Kenneth MacDonald [1] --
1889John MacPherson [1] --
1890Norman MacPherson [1] --
1891David C. Mather, Lochcarron [1] --
1892Archibald R. MacColl [1] --
1893William Robb [1] --
1894George J. Ross [1] --
1895John MacKenzie [1] --
1896Gavin Campbell MacDougall [1] --
1897 John MacDonald of Inverness [1] --
1898Farquar MacRae [1] --
1899Murdo MacKenzie, Piper to Mr. A.E. Butter, Faskally [1] --
1900No competition [1] --
1901John Wallace [1] --
1902Corporal Piper William Ross, Seaforth Highlanders [1] --
1903Pipe Major Donald Mathieson, 3rd Highland Light Infantry [1] --
1904PC G. S. McLennan, 1st Battalion Gordon Highlanders [1] --
1905George S. Allan, 2nd Scottish Horse [1] --
1906James A Center, Edinburgh [1] --
1907Pipe Major Willie Ross, 2nd Scots Guards [1] --
1908Roderick Campbell, Inverness [1] --
1909William Gray, Govan Police [1] --
1910Pipe Sergeant William Lawrie, 8th Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders* [1] --
1911George Yardley, Cambuslang* [1] --
1912W. MacLean, Glasgow [1] --
1913Pipe Major James Taylor, Highland Light Infantry [1] --
1914–18Not held due to World War I --
1919Pipe Major J.O. Duff, Edinburgh [1] --
1920Pipe Major William Taylor, Edinburgh [1] --
1921Pipe Major J. Mathieson [1] --
1922Pipe Major Robert Reid, Glasgow [1] --
1923A.M. Calder, Edinburgh [1] --
1924Pipe Major Chisholm, Edinburgh [1] --
1925David Ross, Sutherland [1] --
1926John MacDonald, City of Glasgow Police* [1] --
1927J. Wilson, Edinburgh [1] --
1928Hugh Kennedy [1] --
1929Pipe Major J.D. MacDonald, 1st Scots Guards [1] --
1930Robert B. Nicol, Crathie* (Sovereign's Piper) [1] --
1931Robert U. Brown, Muir of Ord [1] --
1932PS J. Robertson, 2nd Scots Guards [1] --
1933Malcolm R. MacPherson, Invershin [1] --
1934Pipe Major C. Smith, 2nd Black Watch [1] --
1935LC Nicol MacCullum, 8th Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1] --
1936Donald Iain MacKenzie, Tongue [1] --
1937Donald F. Ross, Lochgilphead [1] --
1938Roderick MacDonald, City of Glasgow Police [1] --
1939–45Not held due to World War II --
1946Pipe Major P. Bain. Glasgow [1] --
1947Robert G. Hardie, Glasgow [1] --
1948 Donald MacPherson, Glasgow [1] --
1949PS R. MacKay, CH [1] --
1950 John D. Burgess, Edinburgh* [1] --
1951Pipe Major Donald MacLean, Lewis [1] --
1952Pipe Major R. McCallum, Inveraray [1] --
1953James MacColl, Shotts [1] --
1954Pipe Major Donald R. MacLeod, Seaforth Highlanders [1] --
1955William MacDonald, Inverness [1] --
1956Pipe Major D MacLennan, N. Berwick [1] --
1957RSM John MacLellan, Seaforth Highlanders [1] --
1958Iain MacFadyen, Glasgow [1] --
1959Kenneth MacDonald, Glasgow [1] --
1960John MacFadyen, Glasgow [1] --
1961Ronald Lawrie, City of Glasgow Police [1] --
1962 Seumas MacNeill, Bearsden [1] --
1963Sergeant Angus MacDonald, Scots Guards [1] --
1964Hector MacFadyen, Pennyghael/Glasgow* [1] --
1965Neil MacEachern, Islay [1] --
1966Duncan MacFadyen, Johnstone [1] --
1967William MacDonald, Benbecula [1] --
1968Thomas Pearston, Glasgow [1] --
1969John MacDougall, Arbroath [1] --
1970 Andrew Wright, Paisley* [1] --
1971Finlay MacNeill, Inverness [1] --
1972Hugh McCallum, Bridge of Allen [1] --
1973Angus J. MacLellan, City of Glasgow Police [1] --
1974Kenneth MacLean, Glasgow [1] --
1975Arthur G. Gillies, Kilchrenan [1] --
1976Malcolm MacRae, Kirriemuir [1] --
1977Ian Clowe, Dumfries [1] --
1978James McIntosh, Dundee [1] --
1979 William Livingstone, Ontario, Canada [1] --
1980 Murray Henderson, Eassie, Angus [1] --
1981Gavin Stoddart, Edinburgh [1] --
1982Pipe Major Evan MacRae, Fort William [1] --
1983John Wilson, Strathclyde Police [1] --
1984Michael Cusack, Texas, USA [1] --
1985Robert Wallace, Glasgow [1] --
1986Alfred Morrison, Bishopston [1] --
1987John Hanning, New Zealand [1] --
1988 Roddy MacLeod, Cumbernauld [1] --
1989Corporal Alasdair Gillies, Queen's Own Highlanders [1] --
1990Sergeant Brian Donaldson, Scots Guards. [1] --
1991James MacGillivray, Ontario, Canada [1] Angus MacColl [2] -
1992Colin MacLellan, Ontario, Canada [1] --
1993Corporal Gordon Walker, Royal Highland Fusiliers [1] --
1994Dr. Angus MacDonald, Skye [1] --
1995Willie McCallum, Clydebank [1] --
1996 Angus MacColl, Oban [1] --
1997James Murray, Cupar [1] --
1998Niall Matheson, Inverness [1] Angus MacColl [2] -
1999Major John Cairns, Ontario, Canada* [1] --
2000Michael Rogers, Maryland, USA [1] --
2001 Jack Lee, British Columbia, Canada [1] --
2002Iain Speirs, Edinburgh [1] --
2003 Bruce Gandy, Nova Scotia, Canada [1] Gordon Walker [3] Mike Cusack [3]
2004 Stuart Liddell, Inveraray [1] Gordon Walker [3] Angus MacColl [3]
2005Euan McCrimmon, Edinburgh [1] Gordon Walker [3] Angus MacColl [3]
2006Greg Wilson, New Zealand [1] Roddy MacLeod [3] Roddy MacLeod [3]
2007Richard Hawke, New Zealand [1] Alasdair Gillies [3] Gordon Walker [3]
2008Niall Stewart, Kyle of Lochalsh, Scotland [1] Willie McCallum [3] Roddy MacLeod [3]
2009Alastair Dunn, Glasgow [1] James Murray [3] Angus MacColl [3]
2010 Faye Henderson, Kirriemuir, Scotland [1] Stuart Liddell [3] Angus MacDonald [3]
2011 Callum Beaumont, Bo'ness, Scotland [1] Chris Armstrong [3] Iain Speirs [3]
2012Finlay Johnston, Glasgow [1] Gordon Walker [3] Stuart Liddell [3]
2013 Alan Bevan, British Columbia, Canada [1] Stuart Liddell [3] Jack Lee [3]
2014Douglas Murray, Fife, Scotland* [1] Stuart Liddell [4] Bruce Gandy [5]
2015John Angus Smith, London, England [1] Angus MacColl [2] Stuart Liddell [5]
2016Ian K. MacDonald, Toronto, Canada* [1] -Stuart Liddell [5]
2017Craig Sutherland, Crieff, Scotland [1] Jack Lee [6] Glenn Brown [5]
2018Stuart Easton, Palmerston North, New Zealand [7] Angus MacColl [2] Stuart Liddell [5]
2019Andrew Hayes, Ottawa, Canada [7] Gordon McCready [8] Stuart Liddell [8] 


2022

Jamie Forrester, - Phantom Piper of the Corrieyairick, Connor Sinclair Angus MacColl, - Unjust Incarceration

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