The 9th Nicol-Brown Amateur Invitational
Piping Competition
Saturday, October 6, 1990
Chancellors Hall
New York State Education Department Building
Albany, New York
View a pdf of the 1990 program.
View a pdf of an article about the 1990 contest, written by Jim McGillivray for the Piper & Drummer magazine, posted here with kind permission of the editor and author. Many thanks to Rob Boyd for sending us the article.
Judge: Jim McGillivray (Ontario)
Robert Nicol-Robert Brown Chalice for Piobaireachd
- Daniel Kenny (“The Desperate Battle”)
- Jenny Hazzard (“Lament for the Viscount of Dundee”)
- P. Andrew L. Hayes (“Corrienessan’s Salute”)
- Ken McKeveny (“The Bicker”)
- Paul MacClelland (“Lament for Donald of Laggan”)
William Ross Challenge Targe MSR Competition
- Robert Boyd (“The Marchioness of Tullibardine,” “Inveraray Castle,” and “Duncan Lamont”)
- Daniel Kenny (“Clan MacColl,” “Cabar Feidh,” and “John Morrison of Assynt House”)
- Ken McKeveny (“Kilberry Castle,” “MacBeth’s Strathspey,” and “Lochiel’s Away to France”)
- Gordon Peters (“Ross-shire Volunteers,” “The Ewe wi’ the Crookit Horn,” and “The Brown Haired Maid”)
- P. Andrew L. Hayes (“Balmoral Highlanders,” “Tulloch Castle,” and “Thompson’s Dirk”)
Donald MacLeod Memorial 6/8 March Competition
- P. Andrew L. Hayes
(“Mrs. MacDougall” and “Miss Ishabel T. MacDonald”)
Prize: The Donald MacLeod Memorial Silver Buckle created by Brian Yates - Robert Boyd (“Meg MacRae” and “Kenneth J. MacLeod”)
- Paul MacClelland (“Major John MacLennan” and “Bengullion”)
- Gordon Peters (“Leaving Port Askaig” and “Redford Cottage”)
- Daniel Kenny (“Diamond Jubilee” and “Auld Adam”)
Dress and Deportment
- Katie Rashid and Daniel Kenny
1990 Competitors
- Robert Boyd (Morgan Hill, California)
- John Chalmers (Ossining, New York)
- Maureen Connor (Middleville, New York)
- P. Andrew L. Hayes (Nepean, Ontario)
- Jenny Hazzard (Woodbridge, Ontario)
- Andrew Hoag (Minneapolis, Minnesota)
- Daniel Kenny (Hanover, Ontario)
- Paul MacClelland (Hamilton, Ontario)
- Ken McKeveny (Ringwood, New Jersey)
- Gordon Peters (Albany, New York)
- Katy Rashid (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
- Peter Skae (Haverstraw, New York)
- Marty Travers (West Orange, New Jersey)
- William Wiley (Johnsonville, New York)
The 1990 Nicol-Brown Chalice Committee
- Donald F. Lindsay
- Peter Beckford
- Catherine Belden
- Rita Defino
- John France
- Gary and Willene McBride
- Jim Nail
- JoAnn Scott
- Brian Yates