National Mod 2010 - results

[Mary G]

Congratulations to Frank Rochford who got some payback from the big trip to Thurso!

Yesterday he won the Robert MacCallum Memorial Trophy by coming first in the open Fiddle competition for his age-group.
And he was also third in two piping competitions, following in that noble Kintyre tradition of being a highly talented player of both the bagpipes and the fiddle .

(awaits EMDEE response ...!)

[EMDEE]

I did check up on the Mod website earlier today, as I knew Frank was travelling up to the Mod. Congratulations to him on keeping up Kintyre's musical profile with both instruments.

The Robert MacCallum Memorial Trophy is the same trophy that I brought back to Campbeltown in 1970!

That's 40 years ago!!

[Mary G]

That is quite an anniversary, EMDEE!

Great that the prize comes back to the town with another multi-instrumentalist.

[Mary G]

And a very well done to Iain MacPherson who won both qualifying competitions to go into the final of the Silver Pendant in first place. Fantastic performance.

[EMDEE]

Congratulations also to the Glasgow Gaelic Musical Association with their Campbeltown conductor Kenny Thomson and also Campbeltown and Southend representation within the choir, on winning the Lovat and Tullibardine Trophy yesterday.

[Mary G]

Cheers EMDEE!

It was almost a clean sweep for the Glasgow Gaelic Musical Association http://news.scotsman.com/inverness/Fina ... 6584068.jp, winning three of the four main choral competitions on the final day (and runners up in the one that we did not win). So the haul includes aggregate prizes for Gaelic and music.

Worth noting that there is a good Kintyre presence in Atomaig Piseag, the choir that came first in the sole major choral competition not won by the GG. The Govan Gaelic choir also bagged some silverware after a long barren period; it also has at least one chorister born in the town.

I have not yet had a chance to check out the rest of the full results, but I think that Anne-Marie MacLean took a prize.

It always impresses me that the commitment to Gaelic shown by people from Kintyre makes a great contribution to the language and culture.