Piping
Piping Convenor: Brian Spalding
If you have any queries please contact the piping team at piping@inveraray-games.co.uk
All entry forms must be received by the Piping Secretaries no later than 23rd June 2023, no late entries will be accepted.
Please be advised that competitors will be admitted to the field this year without being issued with a Games Pass. Please make yourself known to a steward on arrival at the field to be admitted.
All senior competitions are limited to the first 25 entries received, a draw will take place after the closing date and if required a reserve list will be used. Competitors not picked in the draw will be notified and refunded through PayPal.
Entry Fees
Chanter £1.00
Junior events £3.00
All other events £5.00
Required Tunes
Please note on the day of the competition the following number of tunes must be submitted to the judges:
Junior
Under 18 Open
2 Piobaireachds
2 Marches
2 Strathspeys/Reels
Tunes to be given to the judge on the day
Grade C
3 Piobaireachds
3 Marches
3 Strathspeys
3 Reels
Grade P, A & B
4 Piobaireachds
4 Marches
4 Strathspeys
4 Reels
Rules
- Entry to the competition includes form and payment. Competitors will only be entered into their chosen event(s) once they complete the entry form and full payment has been received.
- Any competitor who is unable to attend the competition after entry must notify the Secretaries at the very latest on the day before competition. Failure to do this without reason may result in refusal of entry in subsequent years.
- Competitors must report to the Secretaries tent on arrival to register. Once registered, competitors will be requested to confirm their attendance with the designated platform steward.
- Competitors must be in attendance no later than the advertised reporting time or other notified time, failing which they will only be allowed to play at the discretion of Secretaries and Piping Convenor.
- The order of play will be adhered to as far as is possible, but the committee reserve the right to alter this is in the opinion of the Piping Convenor, circumstances so require.
- Each senior competition will be limited to a maximum entry of 25 competitors on a first-come first-served basis.
- In the senior piobaireachd competitions, each player will be advised of their tune by the judge when they approach the platform.
Failure to observe any of these rules or instructions of the stewards may result in disqualification and/or refusal of entry in subsequent years. While every effort will be made to ensure that the competition runs as details above, the Piping Convenor reserves the right to make any changes necessitated by unforeseen circumstances.