2025 Northern Meeting Day 2: Liddell wins his 4th Clasp and big HP&J; Muir wins A-Grade MSR

Northern Meeting Day 2 Results – Piping Press

Highlight of the second day at Inverness is the Gold Clasp competition, which, with the Senior Piobaireachd at the Argyllshire Gathering, is the most prestigious ceòl mòr prize in world piping. Gold Clasp1 Stuart Liddell, Colin Roy MacKenzie’s Lament, £1,000 2 Angus D MacColl, Sutherland’s Gathering3 Calum Beaumont, Daughter’s Lament4 Connor Sinclair, Scarce of Fishing5 Jamie Forrester, Judges: A Forbes, M Henderson, A MacDonald ‘A’ MSR1 Sarah M…

2025 Northern Meeting Day 2: Liddell wins his 4th Clasp and big HP&J; Muir wins A-Grade MSR

The second and final day of the 2025 Northern Meeting saw Stuart Liddell of Inveraray, Scotland, win his fourth Clasp, reserved for winners of at least one of the Highland Society Gold Medals at Inverness or Oban. He went on to win the Premier/A-Grade Hornpipe & Jig event. Sarah Muir of Glasgow won the A-Grade MSR, catapulting her into the Silver Star Former Winners' MSR competition for the rest of her piping days.