What:
The BC Pipers Association "Indoor Meet" is held on the Friday and Saturday of the Easter long weekend. The Friday features the solo piobaireachd competitions, professional drumming and a recital featuring the invited judges. Saturday events are the remaining solo events, a mini-band contest and the ceilidh in the evening

Location and events:

The 2010 Annual Gathering will be held on April 2-3.

Depending on number of entries, events may start earlier.
All events subject to time change.

Friday events:
All events will be held at Scottish Cultural Centre, 8886 Hudson Street Vancouver

Please note; The only competitive events held at the Cultural Centre on Friday will be Pro and Gr. 1 Piobaireachd and Pro Side and Tenor Drum competitions. All other competitions will be Saturday at SFU.

Side Drumming Seminar:

• The seminar will be held within The Scottish Cultural Centre
• 10AM for grades 3 and lower, 1PM for grades 2 and up.
• Admission is free to any competitor at the gathering.

Friday Piobaireachd competition:

• Doors open at 9AM, competition starts at 10AM

Professional Drumming events:

• Pro Side drumming starts at 4PM.
• Pro Tenor starts at 5PM

Depending on number of entries, events may start earlier. All events are subject to time change.

A buffet Dinner will be available at 6pm. Dinner tickets are $20 and must be purchased in advance.(See ticket box on Page 1 of entry form)     Judges Recital:

• Recital starts at 7PM
• Tickets may be purchased at the door or in advance in the entry form

Saturday events:

  All events will be held at Simon Fraser University Academic Quadrangle Building, 8888 University Drive, Burnaby BC.

Solo piping and drumming events:

• Piping starts at 9:00AM

• Drumming starts at 10:00AM

Mini Band Contest:

• Band contest will start at 5:30PM
• Tickets may be purchased at the door or in advance in the entry form
• The award presentations will follow the band contest

Ceilidh:

• The Ceilidh will start following the award cermonies
• Tickets are $5 and may be purchased at the door or in advance in the entry form below.


When:
April 2, 3 - 2010

Entry:
Entry Form. Please read this form in its entirety before using the on-line Registration feature below.

On-Line Registration:
Tickets Only
Solo Piping and Drumming Entry, Seminar Registration.
Band Entry.

Order of Play
Saturday Solos
Friday Solos
Saturday Bands

Results:
Latest results

History:
The first Annual Gathering was held in 1933. Further historical information can be found on the BC pipers History page.

Some of the past winners of the trophies are listed below.



Year	MacCrimmon Memorial Cairn Winner (open Piobaireachd)	Tune Played	Duncan McInnes Memorial Trophy (open MSR)	Donald MacDonald Memorial Trophy (open Jig)	Caber Feidh Trophy (Grade 1 Piobaireachd)
2009	James Beaumont	Beloved Scotland	Alastair Lee	Jori Chisholm	Elizabeth Dunsire
2008	James P. Troy	Hector MacLean's Warning	James P. Troy	James P. Troy	Alastair Lee
2007	Alan Bevan	The MacDougall's Gathering	Alan Bevan	Andrew Bonar	Gordon Conn
2006	Andrew Bonar	Lament for the Earl of Antrim	Alasdair Gillies	Alasdair Gillies	Cameron Scott
2005	Alan Bevan	In Praise of Morag	Alan Bevan	Alan Bevan	Colin Lee
2004	Alan Bevan	Mary's Praise	Alan Bevan	Colin A. Clansey	Micah Babinski
2003	Bruce Gandy	Lord Lovat's lament	Colin A. Clansey	Colin A. Clansey	Drew Dodge
2002	Jori Chisholm	The MacDougall's Gathering	Andrew Bonar	Alan Bevan	Andrew Lee
2001	Bruce Gandy	Lachlan MacNeill of Kintarbert's Fancy	Bruce Gandy	Bruce Gandy	Kevin MacDonald
2000	Jack Lee	Lament for the Earl of Antrim	Jack Lee	Jack Lee	Alison Dunsire
1999	Ann Gray	The Big Spree	Alan Bevan	Michael Grey	Decker Forrest
1998	Stuart Liddell	Park Piobaireachd No. 2	Stuart Liddell	Stuart Liddell	Brian May
1997	Colin MacLellan	Lament for the Viscount of Dundee	Ian K MacDonald	Alan Bevan	Ed McIlwaine
1996	Bruce Gandy	In Praise of Morag	Bruce Gandy	Alan Bevan	Matthew Welch
1995	Andrew Bonar	Lament for the Earl of Antrim	Jack Lee	Alan Bevan	James McHattie
1994	Jack Lee	The Big Spree	Alan Bevan	Jack Lee	Derek Milloy
1993	Jack Lee	The Phantom Piper of Corrieyairack	Jack Lee	Jack Lee	James P Troy
1992	Jack Lee	Lament for the Children	Jack Lee	Bruce Gandy	James P Troy
1991	Bruce Gandy	Lament for the Children	Andrew Bonar	Andrew Bonar	Alan Bevan
1990	Jack Lee	Earl of Seaforth's Salute	Bruce Gandy	Michael Grey	Colin Clansey
1989	Jack Lee	Lament for Patrick Og MacCrimmon	Jack Lee	Jack Lee	Bill McDowall
1988	Ian Whitelaw	Lament for the Children	Jack Lee	Colin MacLellan	Alistair Wright
1987	Darleen Miharija	Corrienessan's Salute	Jack Lee	Jack Lee	Douglas Maxwell
1986	Jack Lee	Lament for Ronald MacDonald of Morar	Colin MacLellan	Jack Lee	Malcolm Bokenfohr
1985	Jack Lee	Scarce of Fishing	Jack Lee	Bruce Gandy	Bruce Woodley
1984	Jack Lee	I Got a Kiss of the King's Hand	Jack Lee	Stephen Geddes	Bruce Woodley
1983	Ian Whitelaw	Lament for Donald Dougal MacKay	Bruce Gandy	Stephen Geddes	Skye Richendrfer
1982	Bruce Gandy	In Praise of Morag	Bruce Gandy	Jack Lee	Andrew Bonar
1981	Terry Lee	Scarce of Fishing	Jack Lee	Jack Lee	Pauline Alakija
1980	Jack Lee	Lament for the Children	Hal Senyk	Jack Lee	Pauline Alakija
1979	Jack Lee	Lament for the Children		Rene Cusson	Peter Aumonier
1978	Jack Lee	In Praise of Morag		Jack Lee	Brad Wakefield
1977	Jack Lee	Lament for the Viscount of Dundee		Jack Lee	Bruce Gandy
1976	Hal Senyk	The Unjust Incarceration		Colin Gemmell	Grant Wilkie
1975	Hal Senyk	Lament for the Viscount of Dundee		Rene Cusson	Jill Laurie
1974	Byron Barnard	MacFarlane's Gathering		Stephen Geddes	Terry Lee
1973	James McColl	MacDougall's Gathering			Jack Lee
1972	Byron Barnard	Lament for Mary MacLeod			Jack Lee
1971	John A. MacLeod	I Got a Kiss of the King's Hand			Hezel Ramsay
1970	John A. MacLeod	Lament for McSwan of Roaig			Bill Russell
1969	Bruce Topp	Lament for Patrick Og MacCrimmon			Donald MacMillan
1968	Bob Leslie				John MacLeod
1967	Albert Duncan	MacCrimmon's Sweetheart			Hal Senyk
1966	Norma Nicholson	The Battle of Auldearn			Theresa MacInnes
1965	Norma Nicholson	MacDonald of Kinlochmoidart's Lament			Robert MacDonald
1964	Norma Nicholson	Lament for Captain MacDougall			Peggy Gillies
1963	James McColl				Bill Elder
1962	James Young				Rae Marie MacInnes
1961	Jimmy Yardley				David Wilson
1960	James MacMillan	The Desperate Battle			David Wilson
1959	William Maitland				David Wilson
1958	R.A. Forman	Lament for Donald Dougal MacKay			Donald MacInnes
1957	Ed Esson
1956	Ed Esson	MacDonald of Kinlochmoidart's Lament
1955	Ed Esson	Corrienessan's Salute
1954	John Low	Black Donald's March
1953	Ian Inkster	The Massacre of Glencoe
1952	William Barrie	The MacFarlanes' Gathering
1951	Duncan Rankin
1950	James Watt	The Desperate Battle
1949	H.M. Aird	The Little Spree
1948	James Watt	The Little Spree
1947	H.M. Aird	Melbank's Salute
1946	H.M. Aird
1945	William Lamont	The Little Spree
1944	W.A. Urquhart	The Big Spree
1943	W.A. Urquhart	The Little Spree
1942	W.A. Urquhart	I Got a Kiss of the King's Hand
1941	James Watt	Lament for the Children
1940	W.A. Urquhart	My King Has Landed in Moidart
1939	William Barrie	MacLeod of Raasay's Salute
1938	W. Armstrong	Lament for Donald Dougal MacKay
1937	W.A. Urquhart	The Little Spree
1936	A. MacIndewar	The Battle of Waternish
1935	W.A. Urquhart	The Little Spree
1934	W.A. Urquhart	I Got a Kiss of the King's Hand
1933	Alexander Johnson	Mary's Praise


Here is a list of the invited judges since 1952.


Year	Piping Judge 1	Piping Judge2	Drumming Judge
2009	Alasdair Gillies	Ken Eller	Eric Ward	Lynn Ward
2008	Alastair Dunn	Margaret Dunn	Drew Duthart
2007	Niall Mathieson	James McHattie	Paul Turner
2006	Roddy MacLeod	Ian K MacDonald	Blair T Brown
2005	Angus MacColl	John Cairns	Barry Wilson
2004	John Wilson	Bruce Gandy	Jim Hutton, Eric Ward
2003	Bill Livingstone	Chris Armstrong	Gordon Brown
2002	Jack Lee	Michael Rogers, James McColl	Jon Quigg
2001	Willie McCallum	Jake Watson	Greg Dinsdale
2000	Gordon Walker	John Cairns	Liza McAdam
1999	Alasdair Gillies	Michael Cusack	Michael Hunter
1998	Wilson Brown	Bob Worrall	Ciaran Mordaunt
1997	Alasdair Gillies	Rob Wallace	Jim Hutton
1996	Andrew Wright	Ian Duncan	Bob Montgomery
1995	Willie McCallum	James McGillivray, John Walsh	Joe Noble
1994	Angus MacColl	Denver Cardwell, Colin McLellan	Wilson Young
1993	Richard Parkes	Malcolm MacRae John MacAllister	Gordon Parkes
1992	Dr. Angus MacDonald	Alasdair Gillies	Drew Duthart
1991	Andrew Wright	Tom Spiers Robert Mathieson	Jim Kilpatrick
1990	Michael Cusack	Willie McCallum	Tim Gladden
1989	John Wilson (Glasgow)	Roddy MacLeod	Reid Maxwell
1988	Evan MacRae	Bob Worrall
1987	John MacLellan	Robert Wallace
1986	Murray Henderson	Gavin Stoddart
1985	John MacDougall	Ian McLellan
1984	Donald MacPherson	Iain Morrison
1983	Andrew Wright	Ed Neigh
1982	Bob Hardie	Bill Livingstone	Blair (Buz) Brown
1981	James McIntosh	Murray Henderson
1980	Angus MacDonald (Scots Guards)	John MacDougall
1979	Duncan Johnstone	John Reay
1978	John Burgess	James Yardley
1977	Iain Morrison (Stornoway)
1976	Donald Morrison
1975	Angus J. MacLellan
1974	Iain MacFadyen
1973	John MacDougall
1972	James McColl (Los Angeles)
1971	Archie Cairns (Ottawa)
1970	Neil Angus MacDonald (Inverness)
1969	Alex MacNeill (St. Laurent, QC)
1968	James McColl
1967	William Gilmour
1966	Hector MacFadyen
1965	Colin T. Cameron (Thunder Bay, ON)
1964	Neil Sutherland (Winnipeg)
1963	John Wilson (Toronto)
1962	John Wilson (Toronto)
1961	George Duncan (Detroit)
1960	Neil Sutherland (Winnipeg)
1959	Donald Shaw Ramsay
1958	John Wilson (Toronto)
1957	R. U. "Bob" Brown
1956	Donald MacLeod
1955	Donald MacLeod>
1954	Donald MacLean
1953	Seumas MacNeill	John MacLellan
1952	Willie Ross	John Burgess