PICTURES: Caithness Music Festival winners looking forward to Monday evening concert

The 2022 Caithness Music Festival is drawing to a close, with those who finished top in their respective classes looking forward to the winners' concert in Wick Assembly Rooms on Monday evening.

Convener Marjory Richard has been delighted with the efforts of contestants as well as volunteer helpers in the first festival since before the pandemic.

Mrs Richard said it had been a "magic" week and she is hoping that even more competitors will be inspired to take part in 2023.

"I really hope that this encourages youngsters to come back next year, and even more if they tell all their friends," she said.

"The teachers are so enthusiastic as well, so it has got to keep on going."

Results from Thursday/Friday:

Vocal solo, girls S1-S2: 1 Ola Omand, Thurso High School; 2 Ava Curlis, Thurso High School.

Vocal solo, boys S1-S2: Charles Fryett, Thurso High School.

Vocal solo, girls S3-S6: 1 Faith Barker, Thurso High School; 2 Kirsty Bartlett, Thurso High School; 3 Keira Nettles, Thurso High School.

Vocal solo, boys S3-S6: Marc Bain, Thurso High School.

Scots song, S2: Olivia Murton-Armer, Wick.

Vocal solo, girls P5: 1 Martha Potts, Mount Pleasant; 2 Emily Innes, Wick.

Verse-speaking, girls P4: 1 Amy Andrews, Pennyland; 2eq Molly MacAuslan, Dunbeath, Ella Simpson, Halkirk.

Verse-speaking, boys P4: 1 Alex Vines, Thurso; 2eq Oliver Hall, Dunbeath, Adam Macdonald, Miller Academy.

Storytelling, P5-P7: Martha Potts, Mount Pleasant.

Verse-speaking, girls P3: 1 Lauryn Sutherland, Reay; 2 Lois Gray, Castletown.

Verse-speaking, boys P3: 1 Archie Tait, Noss; 2 Joshua Mackenzie, Noss; 3 Matthew Anderson, Noss.

Dramatised song, P3/4 and under, schools with four or more teachers: 1 P2j Newton Park; 2 P1 Newton Park; 3eq P1 Miller Academy, P3 Miller Academy.

Dramatised song, P3/4 and under, schools with one to three teachers: 1 P1-3 Reay; 2 P1-3 Watten.

Dramatised song, P4 and over, schools with one to three teachers: P4-7 Reay.

Scots song, primary: 1 Martha Potts, Mount Pleasant; 2 Olivia Oag, Newton Park.

Vocal solo, boys P1: Scott Vines, Thurso.

Vocal solo, girls P3: Rachel Innes, Wick.

Instrumental duets, Level 7 and above: Rachel McBoyle and Elizabeth Jones, Castletown.

Trophies:

William Rankin Wilson Cup: Newton Park P4p.

Roseburn Cup: THiS Flue Group.

Ferguson Shield: Castletown P4/5/6.

Leslie Sheppard Shield: Caithness Wind Band.

Margaret Henderson Memorial Salver: Rachel McBoyle, Elizabeth Jones and Stephen Jones.

Tomlinson Quaich: Matthew Macdonald.

Maureen Allen Shield: Isla Sutherland.

Philip Sinclair Cup: Faith Barker.

Owen Calcott Cup: Olivia Murton-Armer.

Pentland Cup: Alex Vines.

Mrs Boyd Shield: Martha Potts.

Grover Clyne Centenary Bowl: Lauryn Sutherland.

Mount Pleasant Shield: P2j Newton Park.

Nordic Shield: Reay P1-3.

Mrs Mackenzie Cup: Reay P4-7.

Agnes Custer Memorial Shield: Martha Potts.

Betty Maxwell Glass Piano Trophy: Rachel McBoyle and Elizabeth Jones.

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• Caithness Music Festival going 'fantastically well' as volunteer helpers are praised

• Festival adjudicator keen to spread the word about Caithness dialect in local schools

• More results to follow

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