Kevin McLean captures the 2015 Nicol Brown Championship

(L-R: Donald Lindsay, Kevin McLean (1st Piobaireachd), James Dyson (1st MSR), Tyler Bridege (1st 6/8s)

(L-R: Donald Lindsay, Kevin McLean (1st Overall and Piobaireachd), James Dyson (1st MSR), Tyler Bridge (1st 6/8s, 2nd Overall), Callum Beaumont. Photo by Jane Spicer

Kevin McLean, 2015 BCPA Grade 1 Piping Grand Aggregate winner, captured the 2015 Nicol Brown Amateur Piping Invitational Championship on October 10 in Albany, NY.

Kevin placed 1st in the Piobaireachd, 2nd in the 6/8 Marches, and 3rd in the March, Strathspey & Reel. All events were adjudicated by Callum Beaumont, 2015 Northern Meeting Clasp winner.

Jack Toohey (2nd in the 2015 BCPA Grade 1 Piping Grand Aggregate standings) also competed in the competition.

The Nicol Brown competition, founded by Donald Lindsay, features the top Grade 1 pipers from across North America and is in its 33rd year.

Full results are at http://www.nicol-brown.org