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The Piobaireachd Society has announced the piobaireachds set for the 2005 Clasp, Senior, Gold Medal, and Silver Medal events at Oban, Inverness, Maxville and New Zealand.

As with 2004 requirements, competitors are asked to submit four tunes from each list for their respective competitions. For several years, the requirement had been to enter six tunes for the Gold and Silver medal events.
A. SENIOR COMPETITION
1. Nameless (cherede darievea) PS 8 & K
2. Mrs MacLeod of Tallisker’s Salute PS 11
3. Beinn a’ Ghriain PS 4*
4. The Earl of Ross’s March PS 10 (note 1)
5. The Lament for the Earl of Antrim PS 3 & K
6. The Lament for the Union PS 6 & K* (note 2)
(Note 1 – "Earl of Ross’s March" – PS 10 – an additional bar of two crunluath beats on low A to be played after bar 3 of each line of Crunluath doubling.)

(Note 2 – "Lament for the Union" – an alternative form of the variations can be found in an article by R.D. Cannon, Piping Times, Volume 50, No. 8 (May, 1998). Copies of these variations can be obtained from the Hon. Secretary, address as below).

* For the purpose of these competitions, the tunes marked * should be played with a crunluath a mach variation.
Competitors will require to submit Four tunes from the above list, one of which they will be required to play.
B. GOLD MEDAL COMPETITION
1. MacDonald of Kinlochmoidart’s Lament, No. 2 PS 6*
2. Lament for Captain MacDougall PS 6 & K
3. MacLeod of MacLeod’s Lament PS 15 & K
4. The Young Laird of Dungallon’s Salute PS 10*
5. Clan Ranald’s Salute PS 7 & K*
6. The Gathering of the MacNabs PS 5 & K*
* For the purpose of these competitions, the tunes marked * should be played with a crunluath a mach variation.

Competitors will require to submit Four tunes from the above list, one of which they will be required to play.

C. SILVER MEDAL COMPETITION
1. The Boat Tune PS 13
2. Lady Doyle’s Salute K
3. March for a Beginner K
4. Lament for the Little Supper PS 8 & K
5. Cluny MacPherson’s Salute PS 4
6. The MacKays’ Short Tune PS 8
Competitors will require to submit Four tunes from the above list, one of which they will be required to play.
PS = Piobaireachd Society Collection. K = Kilberry Book of Ceol Mor

Competitors are not restricted to these settings and any other setting may be played.
The Judges, however, may take into consideration the merits of such settings, their authenticity and authority for such settings. Competitors are advise to give advance notice should they intend to play any settings NOT contained in staff notation in the Society's Collections.

Altogether different tunes known by the same or similar names will NOT be accepted as alternative settings.

This announcement is made by the Piobaireachd Society to ensure earliest publication. It is without prejudice to any arrangements made by either the Argyllshire Gathering or the Northern Meeting.