The ten participants this year were selected based on results over the last year in the virtual contests that were held throughout North America. Their biographical details on each of the players can be found on the George Sherriff Invitational website here.

Big thank you to this year's adjudicators:

Richard Parkes M.B.E. (PM of Field Marshal Montgomery) and Chris Armstrong (PM of Scottish Power) who adjudicated the 6/8 March event and the March, Strathspey & Reel event and, double Gold Medallists Bruce Gandy and John Wilson who adjudicated the Piobaireachd event.

A huge thank you to Sharon Duthart who handled the logistics of collecting the recordings from the players and organizing all the details needed by the adjudicators. A massive job and handled brilliantly.

Now, on to the results and prizes. Medals were awarded for the 5 placings in each of the events. The overall championship is determined using a 5 points for a first place, through to 1 point for a fifth place. In case of a tie, the piobaireachd placing takes preference.

The highlighted name of the tune(s) is a link that will take you to a YouTube recording of their preformance.

 

 

6/8 March event:

5^th place – Sean Buchta - Leaving Port Askaig and Mrs. MacDonald of Uig

4^th place – Trevor DeMass - The Trees of North Uist and P.M. Donald MacLean of Lewis

3^rd place – Stuart Marshall - The Braemar Gathering and Jean Mauchline

2^nd place – Callum Bevan - Cameron MacFadyen and Tug Argan Gap

1^st place – Mark McClennan - Kenneth J. MacLeod and Mrs. Melody Piper

 

Piobaireachd event:

5^th place – Callum Bevan - The Groat

4^th place – Zippa Curiskis - Lament for the Viscount of Dundee

3^rd place – Stuart Marshall - The MacLeods' Salute

2^nd place – Andrew Prioli - The King's Taxes

1^st place – Caleb Thibodeau - The Big Spree

March, Strathspey & Reel event:

5^th place – Jessica Bain - Captain Campbell of Drum a Voisk, John Roy Stewart, Peter MacFarquhar

4^th place – Andrew Prioli - P.M. John Stewart, Tulloch Castle, Bessie MacIntyre

3^rd place – Stuart Marshall - Mrs. MacDonald Glenuig, Dora MacLeod, Sandy Cameron

2^nd place – Callum Bevan - The Taking of Beaumont Hamel, Maggie Cameron, Colonel MacLeod

1^st place – Mark McClennan - David Ross, Cabar Feidh, Alick Cameron Champion Piper

Overall 2021 George Sherriff Memorial Invitational Champion:

5^th place – Caleb Thibodeau

4^th place – Andrew Prioli

3^rd place – Callum Bevan

2^nd place – Stuart Marshall

1^st place and the 2021 George Sherriff Memorial Invitational Champion – Mark McClennan

Mark will be receiving a beautifully engraved set of MacRae bagpipes donated by McCallum Bagpipes.

Mark will be awarded the unique perpetual championship trophy, donated by George Sherriff's family, and which contains George's own brass practice chanter.

Mark will also be receiving a pipe bag of his choice donated by Jack Lee and Lee & Sons Bagpipes.

Mark will also receive the George Sherriff Memorial Invitational drone banner to retain for one year and, $1000 for an overseas flight to assist Mark in his further competitive piping in Scotland.

Saturday, November 17, 2018 

St. Paul's Presbyterian Church, Hamilton, Ontario

The players at this year's contest were:

KEVIN DARMADI – Houston, Texas

JOSEPH HORWATH - Saginaw, Michigan

COLIN JOHNSTONE - Aurora, Ontario

TORI KILLORAN - British Columbia

GAVIN MACKAY - Kitchener, Ontario

MARK MACCLENNAN - Guelph, Ontario

LIAM MELVILLE - Renfrew, Ontario

BRANNAGH O'DONNELL - Assonet, Massachusetts

ALEXANDER SETO - Aurora, Ontario

FILEMON TAN - Bellaire, Texas

 

The adjudicators for 2018 were:

John Cairns (Ontario), Doug MacRae (Ontario), and Roddy MacLeod M.B.E. (Scotland)
The 2018 Master of Ceremonies was Michael Grey

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Results

6/8 Marches

1. Fileman Tan

2. Brannagh O'Donnell

3. Gavin Mackay

4. Colin Johnstone

5. Joseph Horwath

Piobaireachd

1. Liam Melville

2. Fileman Tan

3. Colin Johnstone

4. Kevin Darmadi

5. Joseph Horwath

 

March, Strathspey & Reel

1. Gavin Mackay

2. Joseph Horwath

3. Brannagh O'Donnell

4. Fileman Tan

5. Mark McClennan

Overall Results

1. Filemon Tan

2. Gavin Mackay

3. Brannagh O'Donnell

4. Joseph Horwath

5. Liam Melville

 

Saturday, November 18, 2017 

St. Paul's Presbyterian Church, Hamilton, Ontario

 

The players at this year's contest were:

ALISTAIR BEVAN – British Columbia

TORI KILLORAN - British Columbia

ALASDAIR MARTIN - Arizona

MARK MCCLENNAN - Ontario

BEN MONTROSS - Vermont

CHARLES MORRIS - California

GAVIN MACKAY - Ontario

CHRISTIAN RHOADS – Missouri

CALEB THIBODEAU – Ontario

LAUREANO THOMAS-SANCHEZ - Ohio

 

 

 

The adjudicators for this year's event are:

Ian K. MacDonald (Ontario), Ann Gray (Alberta), and Brian Switalla (New Zealand)
The 2017 Master of Ceremonies is Peter Aumonier

 

 

 

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 RESULTS
 

6/8 MARCHES:

1ST - Laureano Thomas-Sanchez

2ND - Alistair Bevan

3RD - Tori Killoran

4TH - Christian Rhoads

5TH - Caleb Thibodeau

 

PIOBAIREACHD:

1ST - Ben Montross

2ND - Caleb Thibodeau

3RD - Alistair Bevan

4TH - Gavin Mackay

5TH - Alasdair Martin 

 

MARCH, STRATHSPEY & REEL:
1ST - Tori Killoran

2ND - Laureano Thomas-Sanchez

3RD - Alistair Bevan

4TH - Caleb Thibodeau

5TH - Christian Rhoads

OVERALL RESULTS:
1ST - Alistair Bevan

2ND - Laureano Thomas-Sanchez

3RD - Tori Killoran

4TH - Caleb Thibodeau

5TH - Ben Montross

 

Overall Prize Winners

 

The 21st Annual GEORGE SHERRIFF MEMORIAL INVITATIONAL COMPETITION

Saturday, November 19, 2016
St. Paul’s Presbyterian Church 70 James St. S., Hamilton, Ontario

Here are the 2016 competitors and adjudicators, after the prizes.

Master of Ceremonies - Michael Grey
Adjudicators - Andrew Hayes (Ottawa, Ontario), Shaunna Hilder (British Columbia), and Donald MacPhee (Scotland).

RESULTS OF THE 2016 EVENT

Overall

1st Austin Diepenhorst 
2nd Andrew Hutton 
3rd Maeghan Bielski
4th Gavin Mackay
5th Sarah Simpson

Piobaireachd

1st Austin Diepenhorst (Lament for the Viscount of Dundee)
2nd Maeghan Bielski (MacKay's Banner)
3rd Andrew Hutton (Battle of Waternish)
4th Sarah Simpson (MacCrimmon's Sweetheart)
5th Gavin Mackay (Catherine's Lament)

March, Strathspey & Reel

1st Austin Diepenhorst (Major Manson at Clachantrushal, Highland Harry, and The Smith of Chilliechassie)
2nd Andrew Hutton (The Pap of Glencoe, The Piper's Bonnet, and The Man from Glengarry)
3rd Maeghan Bielski (Leaving Glenurquhart, Glentruin, and The Cockerel in the Creel)
4th Gavin Mackay (John MacDonald's Welcome to South Uist, Islay Ball, and Johnnie MacDonald's Reel)
5th Michael McLeod (Bonnie Ann, The Shepherd's Crook, and Lieutenant D.J.S. Murray)

6/8 March

1st Austin Diepenhorst (Duncan MacGillivray, Chief Steward and Leaving Port Askaig)
2nd Andrew Hutton (Miss Ishabel T. MacDonald and The High Island)
3rd Maeghan Bielski (Lord MacPherson and Captain Lumsden)
4th Christian Rhoads (Jean Mauchline and Captain Lumsden)
5th Gavin Mackay (Bruce Gandy's Farewell to the Iron Horse and The Judging was Bad)

 

PERFORMERS FOR THE 2016 COMPETITION

The 10 top Grade One Pipers from across Canada and the United States have been invited to this event. They are selected on the basis of the results from the 2016 competitive season.

MAEGHAN BIELSKI - Middleboro, Massachusetts

AUSTIN DIEPENHORST - San Diego, California

ANDREW HUTTON – Brantford, Ontario

TORI KILLORAN - Pitt Meadows, British Columbia

ROGER HOLLAND-LYE – Coquitlam, British Columbia

GAVIN MACKAY - Kitchener, Ontario

MICHAEL MCLEOD - Greenwood, South Carolina

CHRISTIAN RHOADS - St. Louis, Missouri

ALEXANDER SETO – Aurora, Ontario

SARAH SIMPSON - Cavendish, Prince Edward Island

Order Of Play, Next Page

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 6/8 MARCHES

1. ANDREW HUTTON

2. ALEXANDER SETO

3. AUSTIN DIEPENHORST

4. ROGER HOLLAND-LYE

5. CHRISTIAN RHOADS

6. SARAH SIMPSON

7. MICHAEL MCLEOD

8. TORI KILLORAN

9. GAVIN MACKAY

10. MAEGHAN BIELSKI

PIOBAIREACHD

1. SARAH SIMPSON

2. CHRISTIAN RHOADS

3. MAEGHAN BIELSKI

4. AUSTIN DIEPENHORST

5. ROGER HOLLAND-LYE

6. MICHAEL MCLEOD

7. ALEXANDER SETO

8. TORI KILLORAN

9. ANDREW HUTTON

10. GAVIN MACKAY

MARCH, STRATHSPEY & REEL

1. CHRISTIAN RHOADS

2. MAEGHAN BIELSKI

3. ALEXANDER SETO

4. TORI KILLORAN

5. ROGER HOLLAND-LYE

6. MICHAEL MCLEOD

7. SARAH SIMPSON

8. GAVIN MACKAY

9. ANDREW HUTTON

10. AUSTIN DIEPENHORST