The 7th Nicol-Brown Amateur Invitational
Piping Competition

Saturday, November 19, 1988

Chancellors Hall
New York State Education Department Building
Albany, New York

An article about the 1988 Nicol-Brown Contest was written by JoAnn Scott for the EUSPBA VOICE.

Judge: Donald F. Lindsay (Petersburg, New York)

Robert Nicol-Robert Brown Chalice for Piobaireachd

1. Daniel Whatley (“The Park Piobaireachd” #2)
2. Campbell Crosbie (“The MacFarlanes’ Gathering”)
3. Keri Smith (“Salute to Donald”)
4. Gil Mason (“Battle of Auldearn” #1)
5. Brian Meagher (“Lament for Donald of Laggan”)

William Ross Challenge Targe for MSR

1. Daniel Whatley (“The Duchess of Edinburgh,” “The Ewe with the Crooked Horn,” and “John Morrison, Assynt House”)
2. Bill Caudill (“Hugh Kennedy,” “Maggie Cameron,” and “Willie Cummings’s Rant”)
3. Ian Murdoch (“The Edinburgh Volunteers,” “Arniston Castle,” and “Ca’ the Ewes”)
4. Keri Smith (“Donald MacLean’s Farewell to Oban,” “The Piper’s Bonnet,” and “Alick C. MacGregor”)
5. Michael MacNintch (“Millbank Cottage,” “Highland Harry,” and “Cabar Feidh”)

Dress and Deportment

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Prize: $25 gift certificate to The Scottish Piper in Rome, New York

1988 Piobaireachd Competitors

• Bill Caudill (Waxhaw, North Carolina)
• Campbell Crosbie (Stoney Creek, Ontario)
• Ron Lupish (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
• Gil Mason (Rome, New York)
• Brian Meagher (Spring Valley, New York)
• Ian Murdoch (Lafayette, Indiana)
• Keri Smith (Hackettstown, New Jersey)
• Peter Thompson (Chester, Pennsylvania)
• Daniel Whatley (Houston, Texas)

1988 March, Strathspey, and Reel Competitors

• Bill Caudill (Waxhaw, North Carolina)
• Campbell Crosbie (Stoney Creek, Ontario)
• Michael MacNintch (Old Saybrooke, Connecticut)
• Brian Meagher (Spring Valley, New York)
• Ian Murdoch (Lafayette, Indiana)
• Brian Smith (Yonkers, New York)
• Keri Smith (Hackettstown, New Jersey)
• Nicole Spicer (Georgetown, Ontario)
• Daniel Whatley (Houston, Texas)

The 1988 Nicol-Brown Chalice Committee

• Donald F. Lindsay
• Peter Beckford
• Cathy Belden
• Jim Nail
• JoAnn Scott

If you have photos or more details about the 1988 contest, or any other year of the Nicol-Brown, please email glenpaula@gmail.com to help us fill in the blanks.