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And the Cowal Games’ gallon of whisky went to…

Tuesday, 2nd September, 2008 | Community News, Highland Games, Piping, Whisky | None

The Drum Major  who won the Mace Over the Bar competition at Argyll’s Cowal Gathering - and the gallon of whisky that went with it was… Brian Wilson, of Lomond and Clyde Pipe Band. The Most Entertaining Band was George…

The week the pipes ruled

Sunday, 31st August, 2008 | Arts & Entertainment, Highland Games, News, Piping, Sport | None

This week Argyll’s two major highland games took centre stage - the Argyllshire Gathering (shorthand: the Oban Games) on Thursday 28th August for one day. The featured pipe bands in this event were the Scots Guards Association and Tiree. The…

Cowal Games - latest results for Scottish Championship Highland Dancing

Saturday, 30th August, 2008 | Arts & Entertainment, Community News, Festivals, Highland Games | None

The international spectrum of winners in the competitions really underlines the reach and significance of Argyll’s Cowal Games. These are all Scottish Championship results for Highland Dancing and have been computed by Highland Scrutineer.

  • 8 Years: Morgan McDougall, Ontario
  • 9 Years: Soophie…

Cowal Gathering: Scottish National Highland Dancing Results

Friday, 29th August, 2008 | Arts & Entertainment, Community News, Festivals, Highland Games | None

These have been compiled by Highland Scrutineer.

  • 8 Years: Holly Donaldson, Kirriemuir
  • 9 Years: Erin Rae, Menstrie
  • 10 Years: Ellis Hayes, Newton Stewart
  • 11 Years: Abbie MacNeil, Glasgow
  • 12 Years: Heather Cameron, Stirling
  • 13 Years: Tamara Swanson, Edinburgh
  • 14 Years: Robyn Hart-Winks, Kirriemuir
  • 15 Years: Kirstie Brown, Oldham…

2008 Cowal Gathering has a gallon of whisky for one Drum Major, over 3,000 competitors…

Friday, 29th August, 2008 | Arts & Entertainment, Festivals, Highland Games, News, Piping, Tourism, Whisky | None

… and is expecting a record of 20,000 spectators this year. Big attractions are the World Championships in Highland Dancing and the Cowal Pipe Band Championships, with Scottish bands faced with teams from America, Canada and New Zealand in a…

Four days to go until the Cowal Gathering - 27th-30th August

Sunday, 24th August, 2008 | Arts & Entertainment, Community News, Festivals, Highland Games, Piping | None

Argyll’s Cowal Gathering is the largest Highland Games in the world and this year’s games promises the greatest variety of entertainment yet. The heart of any games - the super-strong athletes tossing the caber and, here, putting the Cowal Stone, will…

Inveraray and District Pipe Band world champions for second time

Friday, 22nd August, 2008 | Arts & Entertainment, Community News, Piping | None

As we noted in our news item on the night of the World Pipe Band Championships, focusing on the main winners in the competition (icluding those from Argyll) - the Inveraray and District Pipe Band scored a remarkable achievement. They were made…

Questions over failure to optimise audiences for Inveraray’s Connect Festival and Dunoon’s Cowal Gathering

Saturday, 16th August, 2008 | Arts & Entertainment, Festivals, Highland Games, News | None

There has long been concern at the scheduling of the Connect Festival at Inveraray for the weekend of 29th August, coinciding with the long established crowd-puller of the Cowal Gathering in Dunoon. It had been assumed that at least advantage would be…

2008 Cowal Gathering set to break records

Monday, 7th July, 2008 | Community News, Highland Games | None

In its hundred and fourteenth year, the 2008 Cowal Gathering, at Dunoon from 28th to 30th August, will see around 3,500 competitors from Canada, America and New Zealand. There will be huge audiences for, among many traditional sporting events, the…

Cowal Highland Gathering 2008

Tuesday, 20th May, 2008 | Events, Highland Games | None

[ August 28, 2008 to August 30, 2008. ]

August 28, 2008 to August 30, 2008

The 2008 Cowal Highland Gathering - ‘the largest and most spectacular highland games in the world’ - are at the Dunoon Stadium in Dunoon on 28th, 29th and 30th August. This year the Red Hot Chilli Peppers…