Nicol - Brown Amateur Invitational
The 22nd Nicol-Brown Amateur Invitational
Piping Competition
October 9, 2004
Alumnae Chapel
Emma Willard School
Troy, New York
Judges: Stuart Liddell and Donald Lindsay
Overall Nicol-Brown Championship
- Andrew Lewis
Prizes: airfare to compete in London in November 2005, donated by the New Hampshire Highland Games; and a kilt donated by Sandy St. James
- Robbie Beaton
Prize: a scholarship for tuition, room and board for a week at the 2005 Invermark summer session of his choice)
Robert Nicol-Robert Brown Chalice for Piobaireachd
- Eric Ouellette (“Scarce of Fishing”)
Prizes: a bound Piobaireachd Society Collection donated by Tone Czar Bagpipes; and a laser-engraved desk clock.
- John Sutherland (“Melbank’s Salute”)
- Andrew Walker (“Gill Chriosd”)
- Justin Gonzalez (“MacNeill of Barra’s March”)
- Ian Coletti (“Beloved Scotland”)
- Rowan Manson (“Black Donald’s March”)
William Ross Challenge Targe for March, Strathspey and Reel
- Andrew Lewis
(“Mrs. John MacColl,” “Susan MacLeod,” “The Little Cascade”)
Prizes: a long wooden practice chanter with antler sole and silver ferrule donated by Cushing Bagpipes; and a mahogany CD case.)
- Robbie Beaton
(“Glenfinnan Highland Gathering,” “The Piper’s Bonnet,” “The Cockerel in the Creel”)
- Alex Gandy
(“Maclean of Pennycross,” “Highland Harry,” “Thomson’s Dirk”)
- Ian Coletti
(“Hugh Kennedy,” “Bogan Lochan,” “The Rejected Suitor”)
- Colin Lee
(“74th’s Farewell to Edinburgh,” “Caledonian Society of London,” “Broadford Bay”)
- Rowan Manson
(“Knightswood Ceilidh,” “John Roy Stewart,” “Alick C. MacGregor”)
Donald MacLeod Memorial 6/8 Marches
- Robbie Beaton
(“The Trees of North Uist” and “John Gordon of Drummuie”)
Prizes: a silver belt buckle designed by Brian Yates and finished by Stephen Walker of Walker Metalsmiths; and Patrick Molard’s new book, To the Bobs, donated by Sue and Jean Claude Allioux.
- Andrew Lewis
(“Bruce Gandy’s Farewell to the Iron Horse” and “Mrs. MacDougall”)
- Colin Lee
(“Frank Thompson” and “Monte Cataralto”)
- Andrew Walker
(“Malcolm Currie” and “Cameron MacFadyen”)
- Andrew Gibson
(“The Invercharron Highland Gathering” and “Kirkwall Bay”)
- Eric Ouellette
(“Calum Rife’s Fanfare” and “Dundee City Police”)
Dress and Deportment
- Ian Coletti
2004 Competitors
- Robbie Beaton (Scotia, New York)
- Ian Coletti (Baltimore, Maryland)
- Alex Gandy (Dartmouth, Nova Scotia)
- Andrew Gibson (Barrie, Ontario)
- Justin Gonzalez (Rocky Hill, South Carolina)
- Colin Lee (Surrey, British Columbia)
- Andrew Lewis (Syracuse, New York)
- Ewan Macpherson (Ann Arbor, Michigan)
- Rowan Manson (Christchurch, New Zealand)
- Matthew Mitchell (Keswick, Ontario)
- Eric Ouellette (Coventry, Connecticut)
- John Sutherland (Menlo Park, California)
- Andrew Walker (Emmaus, Pennsylvania)