Mod draws entrants from across Scotland

Revised contest a success

A revamp of the Perthshire and Angus Provincial Mod has made it one of the biggest events of its kind in the country.

The revised syllabus now allows for entries from outside the Perthshire and Angus area.

Primary and secondary pupils from across Scotland were in Breadalbane for a celebration of traditional Gaelic arts.

RESULTS:

JUNIOR SECTION ORAL DELIVERY Reading the Prose Learners S1-S6: The Thomas F. Stewart Memorial Trophy – 1 Liberty Mahon 2 Patrick Macphee 3 Barnaby Brown Sgeulachd. GME P4-P7:Comann nam Parant Shield – 1 Eubha Fraser 2 Jessica Hood and 3 Lewis Simms Reading the Bible Secondary S1-S3 – 1 Elspeth Mathieson 2 Duncan Mcdiarmid Reading the Bible Secondary S4-S6 – 1 Anna Mcdiarmid 2 Roddy Mathieson 3 Patrick MacPhee Reading the Bible Learners P4-P7 - James Anderson Memorial Quaich – 1 Luca Barrie 2 Tal Cohen 3 Josiah Naquim Reading the Bible GME P4-P7 – 1 Eubha Fraser 2 Aine Griffin 3 Lewis Simms Reciting from Memory Learners P1-P3 – 1 Anna Rehling 2 Lauren Campbell 3 Julia Banat Reciting from Memory Learners P4-P7: The Giles Cup – 1 Rose Paton 2 Hanna Fergusson 3 Rebecca Robinson Reciting from Memory GME P1-3: The Aberfeldy Tartan Quaich – 1 Sabina Laurie 2 Eilidh Cook 3 Layla Melville and Elizabeth Mclean Reciting from Memory GME P4-7: The Netta McLellan Cup - 1 Eubha Fraser 2 Lewis Simms 3 Annie Pointer GAELIC CONVERSATION Conversation GME P1-3 – 1 Jack Dimmock 2 Eilidh Cook 3 Mason Mcdonald Conversation GME P4-7: Killin Gaelic Society Rosebowl – 1 Eubha Fraser 2 Jessica Hood 3 Angus Macdermid POSTER WITH GAELIC WORD CONTENT Primary pupils GME P1-3 – 1 Bobby Adam 2 Evelina Finkova 3 Sabina Laurie. Primary pupils GME P4-7 – 1 Beth Dimmock 2 Eubha Fraser 3 Elspeth Milton. Secondary pupils. Learners – 1 Caley MacNicoll 2 Duncan McBride 3 Munro Kerr DRAMA Acted Playlet, Primary Learners - 1 Glenlyon Primary 2 Breadalbane P3/4 3 Breadalbane P4/5. Acted Playlet , Primary GME – 1 Breadalbane GME P5/6 2 Whitehills GME 3 Breadalbane P1/3 VOCAL MUSIC SOLO SINGING Girls & Boys P1-3: The Duncan MacDonald Memorial Cup – 1 Antonia Magai 2 Andre Udra 3 Isla Elder Girls & Boys P4-5: The Colmar Cup (for highest marks Overall) – 1 Finn Duguid 2 Aleena Khurshid 3 Gregor Rutherford The Alma Coull Memorial Cup (highest Music) - Finn Duguid Girls & Boys P6-S1: The MacDonald Cup – 1 Davina Mcgrigor 2 Eubha Fraser 3 Lara Gudmundsson Girls & Boys P6-S1 (own choice): The Petrine M. Stewart Memorial Trophy – 1 Eubha Fraser 2 Elspeth Milton Girls & Boys S2-4 (own choice): The Peter Shepherd Shield- 1 Elspeth Mathieson 2 Anna Mcdiarmid DUET SINGING Duet - Primary P4-7 (Own choice) - 1 Skye Thomas And Elspeth Milton 2= Aine Griffin And Eubha Fraser 2= Annie Pointer And Beth Dimmock CHORAL SINGING Primary choirs, unison singing: The Janet McLaren Memorial Trophy (overall) - Breadalbane Gme Class Choir STRINGS Strings Ensemble, advanced - Breadalbane Cello Trio Strings, elementary - Elspeth Milton Strings, advanced – 1 Rhys Plunkett 2= Daisy Arnold 2= Isla Logan MEDIA - RADIO / VIDEO PROGRAMME Primary or Secondary, own choice – 1 Whitehills GME 2 Skye Thomas And Olive Morris 3 Goodlyburn GME SENIOR SECTION ORAL DELIVERY Reading at sight. Fluent speakers - Laura Jane Rintoul Reading at sight. Learners – 1 Linne Macleod 2 Ann Johnson 3 Roger White Gaelic conversation with adjudicator, Learners: Cuach Buidheann Ghaidhlig Bhlar Ghobharaidh – 1 Linne Macleod 2 Roger White Learner with highest aggregrate in 31, 34, 36 & 38: Lochtayside Branch Trophy - Linne Macleod VOCAL MUSIC Mixed voices, prescribed, qualifier for A272: Iain M. R. Stewart Cup (overall) – 1 Fiona Robb 2 Anne Bennett 3 Donna Dugdale Morag Murray Tassie. (highest mark in music) - Fiona Robb Mixed Voices Former winners, own choice: Cuach Bhraghad-Albainn – 1 Donna Dugdale 2 Rena Gertz 3 Anne Bennett Mixed voices, Learners, prescribed: Euan MacDiarmid Trophy – 1 JulieAnne Macfadyen 2 Sandie Kennedy 3 Rena Gertz Ladies, own choice: Margaret Forbes McLeish Trophy – 1 Anne Bennett 2 Julie-Anne Macfadyen 3 Fiona Robb Men, own choice: T. M. Stewart Cup – 1 John Duff 2 John Furlong 3 Roger White Mixed voices, Perthshire song (confined): MacLellan Weem Cup – 1 Louise Macdougall 2 John Duff 3 Sarah Macdougall Mixed, Duncan Ban MacIntyre/Skye/Sutherland song: The James Grant Scott Memorial Trophy (D.B. MacIntyre), Marjorie McKenzie Wilson Trophy (Skye/Sutherland) 1 Anne Bennett 2 Fiona Robb 3 Janet Macsween Mixed, Traditional Song: Crieff Bowling Club Trophy - Donna Dugdale. Mixed, prescribed: The Jean Laurie Memorial Cup – 1 Janet Macsween 2 Fiona Robb Kennedy Fraser arrangement with piano accompaniment: Kennedy Fraser Trophies – 1 Donna Dugdale 2 Jackie Cotter Mixed voices, Duet, own choice: Ogilvie and Falconer Trophy – 1 June Riddell And John Duff 2 Audrey Roshier And Elaine Fernie Mixed voices, Quartet, own choice: The Michael Drury Memorial Trophy – Buidheann Choral Singing “puirt a’beul’.4 pt Harmony: May Mitchell and Frances Matheson Cuach – 1 Coisir Ghaidhlig Obair Pheallaidh 2 Cumbernauld Gaelic Choir 3 Coisir Ghaidhlig Obar Dheathainn Choral singing, 4-part harmony: Westcroft Trophy (overall winner) – 1 Cumbernauld Gaelic Choir 2 Coisir Ghaidhlig Obair Pheallaidh 3 Lothian Gaelic Choir Janet McIntyre Cup, highest marks in music - Coisir Ghaidhlig Obair Pheallaidh Helen T MacMillan Cup, highest marks in Gaelic - Cumbernauld Gaelic Choir Choral female voices – 1 Stirling Gaelic Choir 2 Lothian Gaelic Choir 3 Coisir Dhun Eideann Choral male voices - Lothian Gaelic Choir INSTRUMENTAL: JUNIOR AND SENIOR PIPING Catherine Blair Trophy. Chanter under 13 – 1 Keeley Purvis 2 Marie Farrell 3 Isla Fletcher Bob MacNaughton Trophy. Chanter. March 13-16 - Finley Hodgeson John MacKay Quaich. Novice Bagpipes. Under 18 – 1 Emily Ingham 2 Brodie Barrie 3 Keeley Purvis Davie Hutton Quaich. Pipes 4pt March Under 16 – 1 Archie Mcnab 2 Archie Clark Duncan Kennedy Cup. M,S, R, under 18 – 1 Robert Allen 2 Jamie Macrae 3 Archie Clark Ernest Clark Trophy. Ceol Mor. Under 18 – 1 Robert Allen 2 Archie Clark 3 Jamie Macrae Angus McDiarmid Prize. Best Aggregate in 66 & 67 - Robert Allen March, Strathspey & Reel. 18 & over: John Fraser Prize. Best Aggregate - Graham Mulholland Balnearn Trophy for Best March – 1 Graham Mulholland 2 George Leslie P/M Wilkie Cup. Ceol Mor, 18 and over –Graham Mulholland FIDDLE Gaelic Song, Primary P3-P5 – 1 Lindybelle Screen 2 Rory Allen The John Sinclair Memorial Cup, Gaelic song P6-S1 – 1 Elanor Laydecker 2 Holly Bartlett 3 Sizwe Mdlalose Iain Reid Violin. Gaelic Song, Secondary S2-S4 – 1 Farrah Fawcett 2 Rachael Lindsay 3 Amelia Yeaman Alex H Ross Trophy. Strathspey/ Reel, S2-S4 – 1 Farrah Fawcett 2 Rachael Lindsay 3 Lauren Sainsbury Sandy Cook Fiddle, Slow Air and March, S2-S4 – 1 Farrah Fawcett 2 Rachael Lindsay 3 Lauren Sainsbury Dunkeld Strath/Reel Society Trophy, S5-adult – 1 Dougie Hill 2 Heather Miller 3 Kit Storm March/Strathspey/Reel. S5-adult – 1 Kit Storm 2 Dougie Hill Iain & Margaret Reid Salver. Fiddle group – 1 Skirdechal Carnoustie 2 Tayside Young Fiddlers (A) 3 Ferry Strings.

Primary and secondary pupils from across Scotland were in Breadalbane for a celebration of traditional Gaelic arts

Picture: Marieke McBean. Ellie MacAdam, 8, from Pitlochry, Alison Stewart, reading, from Aberfeldy, and Andrei Odela, 7, from Pitlochry at reading sessions in the library.