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For the purposes of UK based CLASP members, an amateur piper is defined to be someone who does not compete in open solo piping competitions in either indoor venues or Highland Games.  This rule will also apply to overseas CLASP members when competing in the UK.

The National Piping Centre is the venue for the upcoming CLASP competition on Saturday 7th April, 2018.

Here is the draw and start times for both Light Music and Piobaireachd events. Please note, there are two performance rooms running simultaneously, and both with 9.30am start times.

Light Music judge is Sarah Muir and Piobaireachd judge is John Mulhearn

NPC CLASP Competition - 7^th April 2018
Piobaireachd Events
Starting time 9.30am       Judge - John Mulhearn

Grade 1 - Piobaireachd

1. Douglas Maxwell
2. Stewart Gaudin
3. Janette Greenwood
4. Con Houlihan
5. Graham Farr

Grade 2 - Piobaireachd

1. David Robertson
2. Stewart Allan
3. Ewen Brindle
4. Romana Brunner
5. Dagmar Pesta
6. Tom Broderick
7. George Gordon
8. David MacKenzie
9. Bianca Kail

Lunch Break

Grade 3 - Piobaireachd Full (+ Ground Only)

1. Philip Duthie (Full Only)
2. Alfred Graf (+ Ground Only)
3. Robert Thomson (+ Ground Only)
4. Martin Lee (Full Only)
5. Duncan Lamont (+ Ground Only)
6. Robert Cunningham (Full Only)
7. James Hanlon (+ Ground Only)
8. Dorothy Moodie (+ Ground Only)
9. Stephen Whitton (Full Only)
10. Dugald Macleod (+ Ground Only)
11. Bjoern Frauendienst (Full Only)

Prize Giving

NPC CLASP Competition - 7^th April 2018
Light Music Events
Starting time 9.30am       Judge - Sarah Muir

Grade 3 - 2/4 March/ S&R and 6/8 March

1. Dugald Macleod
2. Bjoern Frauendienst
3. Duncan Lamont
4. Martin Lee
5. Robert Cunningham
6. Philip Duthie
7. Alfred Graf
8. Robert Thomson
9. James Hanlon

Grade 2 – 2/4 March and S&R and 6/8 March

1. Dagmar Pesta
2. Ewen Brindle
3. David Robertson
4. David MacKenzie
5. George Gordon
6. Bianca Kail
7. Tom Broderick
8. Douglas Maxwell
9. Stewart Allan

Lunch Break

Grade 1 – 2/4 March/ S&R and 6/8 March

1. Stephen Whitton
2. Con Houlihan
3. Robert Wilson
4. Romana Brunner
5. Graham Farr
6. Stewart Gaudin
7. Janette Greenwood

Prize Giving

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On Saturday, 24th March, Pipeline will run a feature on the CLASP, which includes performances from past and present CLASP members, Ross McNaughton, Stewart Gaudin, Derek Midgley, Peter McCalister and Douglas Gardiner.

This rule is being reviewed to take account of the variety of circumstances which prevail outside the UK. However, the rule for the UK based members remains and CLASP members outside of the UK should not alter previously arranged competition plans to compete outside of the UK.

The CLASP workshop weekend will run over two days, 5th and 6th October, 2018. The venue will be the National Piping Centre and the course will run from 9am -5pm (approximately) each day. Some of the course content will include tuning, Piobaireachd and Light Music. This course is tailor made for any aspiring adult competing pipers. Stay tuned for more course information.

Please note there are two venues for Saturday, 13th January, CLASP competition. These are a 10 minute walk from each other. Grade 3 and Grade 1 events will run at the Scots Guards Club, 2 Clifton Terrace, Edinburgh, EH12 5DR, (Opposite Haymarket Train Station).

Grade 2 events will be held in the Royal Scottish Pipers Association rooms, which is located on 127 Rose Street Lane South, Edinburgh, EH2 4BB.

Starting time will be 10am and the prize giving will commence at the Scots Guards Club once all events have finished.