2021 Results
Here you can see the results of the 2021 Virtual Competitions and watch the Prizewinners Concert again.
Bothy Ballad
Senior
2nd - Sandy Thomson
3rd = John Dickson & Shona Donaldson
Junior
Fiddle
Senior
1st - Rhiann Matthew
2nd - Rosie Winchester
3rd - Cassie Findlay
Junior
1st - Maisie Henderson
2nd - Angus Low
3rd - Kitty Sykes
12 & under
1st - Mimi Spence
2nd - Jayden Moore
3rd - Emma Cameron
10 & under
1st - Andrew Farquharson
2nd - Holly George
3rd - Emily Farquharson
Accordion
Junior
1st - Finn Hope
2nd - Abbie Christie
3rd - Rachel Low
Instrumental Group
1st - The Mature Strathspey Fiddlers
2nd - The ARC Fiddlers
3rd - The Junior ARC Fiddlers
Instrumental (Other than Fiddle and Accordion)
Senior
1st - Trish Santer (piano)
2nd - Trish Santer (melodeon)
3rd - Kirstie Low
Junior
1st - Kirsty Simmers
Traditional Singing
Senior
1st - Iona Fyfe
2nd = - Doug Hay & Neil MacDonald
3rd - Annie Lennox
13 & under
1st - Ellen Largue
2nd - Kirsty Simmers
10 & under
1st - Aimee McCrae
7 & under
1st - Isabella Tierney
2nd - James Weir
3rd - Bess Coull
Poetry
Senior
1st - Iona Fyfe
2nd - Kenny Veitch
3rd - Gary Coull
13 & under
1st - Ellen Largue
2nd - Kirsty Simmers
10 & under
1st - Cameron Simmers
2nd - Lewis Simmers
3rd - Ethan Milne
7 & under
1st - George Milne
2nd - Robyn Coutts
Ian Middleton Poetry Competition
1st - Rowan May Blake (age 11) - “My Wee Sister” - watch the video of Rowan's poem here
2nd - Luisa Watt (age 11) - "The Scunner ' O Lock doon"
3rd = Dana Wilson (age 11) - " Bein' at Hame" & Josh Hekelaar (age 11) - "The Hielan Coo"
Charles Murray Competition
1st - Patrick and Wully Hutchison - " Tae The Maister" - watch a video of the winning poem here
2nd - Amy and Ean Johnston - "Bide At Hame"
3rd - Rowan-May and Caroline Blake - " Keep 'er Gaan"
Aultgowrie Poetry Competition
1st - George Phillip - " Some Thochts on a Kintra Ceemetery" - watch the video of George's poem here
2nd - John Strachan – “Knipin On" & Liz Chrystall - "Memories of fan I was just a little quine"
3rd - Jim Brown - "Fish Day in Strathdon" & Margaret Johnston - "Bonnie Maggie Line"
Highly Commended
Mildred Coutts - "The Things I have Seen"
Gilbert Rennie - "A Shot o' the Bike"
Isobel Stewart - "The Pulley"
Harold Murray - "The Passin o' Auld Jock"
Helen Clark - " The 'eer That Wis"
John Pirie - "A Growin Loon"
Henry Hepburn - " Ma Faither"
Heather Silverwood - "Balmedie"
Sandy Reid - "Memories an' Hopes"
Sandy Robertson - "Charlie Allan.A Lad O' Pairts"
May Bruce - "Covid"
Diane Saywack - "The Daftie"
Kevin Thomson - "Fa's Peesie?:
Adeline Reid - "A Clootie Duff"
Vera Taylor - "Fae Portgordon tae Strathlene"
Neil Cooney - "The Gibberie Wallie"
Richard Bennett - "Return to the Laich"
Mary Melvin - "Ode Tae Gracie"
Willie Reid - "Kennethmont as a Loon"
Charles Duguid - "Fit Hiv They Deen wi Banffshire?"
Barry Carter - "Prayers for Angels"
Composition Competition
1st - Mhairi Marwick - "Constable 6006"