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BUMPER GALLERY: 59 photographs from this year’s Royal National Mod in Glasgow

By Cheryl Livingstone

Another Royal National Mod has drawn to a close.

Our photographer Sandy McCook was in Glasgow to capture all the excitement.

Enjoy this bumper gallery of his best photographs from across the week.

And for all our coverage by reporter Michelle Henderson, videos and results, click here. 

Finlay Cameron of Roy Bridge with the John T MacRae Cup for four part March, Strathspey and Reel in the adult piping competitions. Picture by Sandy McCook
Alisdair Whyte, Gaelic Ambassador of the Year. Picture by Sandy McCook
Meredith Kennedy of Glenalmond School with the Robert MacCallum Memorial Trophy for fiddle music in the 13-18 age group. Picture by Sandy McCook
The Lord Provost of Glasgow, Eva Bolander. Picture by Sandy McCook
The Lord Provost of Glasgow, Eva Bolander. Alisdair Whyte, Gaelic Ambassador of the Year and John Swinney Deputy First Minister of Scotland Picture by Sandy McCook
John Dew of Crieff with the James R Johnston Memorial Trophy for Piobaireachd in the adult piping competitions. Picture by Sandy McCook
Duncan MacPherson Ritchie of Aberdeen, a winner in the under 19 accordion competitions. Picture by Sandy McCook
Archie Drennan of Drumnadrochit during his Piobaireachd competition. Picture by Sandy McCook
Bobby Allen of Croyston with the Lightning Electrical Cup and the Roderick Munro Quaich for piping in the under 16 age group. Picture by Sandy McCook.
Archie Johnston of Mull with the Roderick Ross, Ferintosh, Memorial Trophy for piping in the under 13 age groups. Picture by Sandy McCook.
Archie Johnston (right) of Mull with the Roderick Ross, Ferintosh, Memorial Trophy for piping in the under 13 age groups. Also in the photograph is his brother Logie who won the same cup at last year's Mod in Dunoon. Picture by Sandy McCook
Helping pay for his piping, Logie Johnston of Mull, busking on Saturday afternoon on Buchanan Street, Glasgow. Picture by Sandy McCook.
Gold Medal winners Claire Macaulay of Glasgow and Ness, Lewis and Ruairidh Alastair MacLennan of Glasgow photographed beside the River Clyde with their medals. Picture by Sandy McCook.
Dual, from Lewis, with the Allan Thomas Mitchell Trophy for Folk Groups. Picture by Sandy McCook.
Anndra Cumming (13) of Laide, winner of the boys Traditional Silver Medal and the Ann Kelly Macdonald Memorial Trophy in the 13 -15 age group while also in the photograph is his brother Eoin (16), winner of the 16-18 age group for traditional singing with the Neil MacLaine Cameron Memorial Trophy. Both are pupils of Gairloch High School in Wester Ross. Picture by Sandy McCook.
Gaelic Learner of the Year winner Jenny Black from Brechin and studying at Edinburgh University. Picture by Sandy McCook.
Four times a winner, Janet Campbell of Tobermory, Mull, winner of the Kennedy-Fraser Cup and the Johann Fortune Memorial Trophy. Picture by Sandy McCook.
Highland Councillor Biz Campbell presents some members of the folk group Clann le Ceol with the Murdo MacFarlane Trophy and the Highland Council Prize. At the rear are Guilia Gordon and Sorley Cavanagh while in the front with the fiddle is Sophie Fuge. Picture by Sandy McCook.
Alasdair Iain MacPhee of Glasgow with the Rotary Club of Lochaber Trophy in the men's Traditional singing competition and a qualifier for the Gold Medal. Picture by Sandy McCook.
Kyla Mackenzie of Lochs in Lewis with the Ronald MacEachan Memorial Cup for solo singing in the girls 11-12 age group. Picture by Sandy McCook.
Layla Orr-MacIntyre (12) of the Lochaline Choir (right) with the John Mackenzie Paterson Memorial Trophy for recitation of prescribed poetry while also in the photograph is little sister Kara (7), also a member of the choir and winner of the Hugh Macintyre Memorial Trophy for solo singing in the 7 year old age group. Picture by Sandy McCook.
Layla Orr-MacIntyre (12) of the Lochaline Choir (right) with the John Mackenzie Paterson Memorial Trophy for recitation of prescribed poetry while also in the photograph is little sister Kara (7), also a member of the choir and winner of the Hugh Macintyre Memorial Trophy for solo singing in the 7 year old age group. Picture by Sandy McCook.
Coisir Ghaidhlig Charlabhaigh, winners of the Puirt-a-beul competition. Picture by Sandy McCook.
Winners of the Margrat Duncan Memorial Trophy, Stirling Gaelic Choir with their conductor Jane McQueen (front right) with the trophy while front left is Anne Steven, Gaelic reader with the choir holding the John McNicol Memorial Trophy for the highest marks in Gaelic. Image: Sandy McCook/ DC Thomson.
Sileas Sinclair, Conductor of the Oban Gaelic Choir, winners of the Lovat and Tullibardine Shield for Area Choirs. Picture by Sandy McCook.
Lilia MacDonald of Back in Lewis, winner in the prescribed singing in the eight year old category. Picture by Sandy McCook.
Isabelle Bain of Back in Lewis, winner of the Moray Trophy for traditional singing and Alasdair Iain MacPhee of Glasgow with the Rotary Club of Lochaber Trophy in the mens competition. They shared the Donald Murray Memorial Trophy for gaining the highest marks in their combined competitions. Picture by Sandy McCook.
The Nicholson Institute, Stornoway choir with their haul of silverware from the choral competitions. Picture by Sandy McCook.
David Bow of Bord na Gaidhlig. Picture by Sandy McCook.
Alister Mackinnon of Highland Council (left) and Alisdair Barnett, Chairman of the local organising committee for next year's Royal National Mod in Inverness. Picture by Sandy McCook.
Isla Morrison (8) of Nairn, a pupil of Millbank Primary School, winner of the Sabhal Mor Ostaig Silver Medal for conversation. Picture by Sandy McCook.
Luke Johnsson of the Sir E Scott School, Tarbert, Harris with the Tom and Rae Mitchell Memorial Trophy for traditional singing in the under 13 category. Also in the photograph is Tom Mitchell who presented the trophy in memory of his parents. Picture by Sandy McCook.
Avril Allan, conductor of Back Gaelic Choir, Lewis accepts the Lorn Shield from Allan Campbell, Chairman of An Comunn Gaidhealach in the Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow. Picture by Sandy McCook.
Practicing before their performance, the Inverness Gaelic School choir. Picture by Sandy McCook.
Kyla Mackenzie of Lochs in Lewis with the Ronald MacEachan Memorial Cup for solo singing in the girls 11-12 age group. Also in the photograph is runner up Aimee MacLeod also of Lochs. Picture by Sandy McCook.
Proudly showing off her two gold badges, Tess Fleming from Glendale Primary in Glasgow winning in both prose and singing. Picture by Sandy McCook.
Pictures from the Mod in Glasgow, 2019.
Preparing for their performance, Laxdale Ladies competing in the Waulking Song competition. Picture by Sandy McCook.
Maili MacLennan of Lentran, Inverness with the Maybury Gardens Cup for singing a prescribed song. Picture by Sandy McCook.
Pictures from the Mod in Glasgow, 2019.
Sandy Macdonald-Jones is crowned as the new Royal National Mod Bard by President Allan Campbell. Picture by Sandy McCook.
Rhianna Boyle of Sgoil Ghaidhlig Ghlaschu, winner of the Traditional Silver Medal for singing in the traditional manner in the 13-15 age group. Picture by Sandy McCook.
Claire Macaulay of Glasgow and Ness, Lewis, winner of the Mary C MacNiven Memorial Salver, Mr and Mrs Archibald MacDonald Memorial Trophy and the Joyce Murray Trophy in the Oran Mor. Picture by Sandy McCook.
Isabelle Bain of Back in Lewis, winner of the Moray Trophy for traditional singing and a qualifier for the Gold Medal and a half share in the Donald Murray Memorial Trophy. Picture by Sandy McCook.
Members of the Falkirk Junior Gaelic School with their trophies and conductor Mary Maclean who herself won the Gold Medal fifty years ago at the Aviemore Mod. Picture by Sandy McCook.
Mary Maclean of the Falkirk Gaelic School who herself won the Mod Gold Medal exactly fifty years ago at the Aviemore Mod with her two grandaughters Rachel (9) and Rebecca (14) with some of the choirs silverware from their competitions. Picture by Sandy McCook.
Sileas Sinclair, Conductor of the Oban Gaelic Choir with the Lovat and Tullibardine Shield for Choral singing with her choir. Image: Sandy McCook/ DC Thomson.
Gold Medalist Ruairidh Alastair MacLennan of Glasgow photographed beside the River Clyde with his medal. Picture by Sandy McCook.
Silver Pendant winners, Calum MacColl of Fort William and Julie-Anne MacFadyen of Oban photographed with their awards in the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall. Picture by Sandy McCook.
Luke Johnsson of the Sir E Scott School, Tarbert, Harris with the Tom and Rae Mitchell Memorial Trophy for traditional singing in the under 13 category. Picture by Sandy McCook.
Gold Medal winner Claire Macaulay of Glasgow and Ness, Lewis photographed beside the River Clyde with her award. Picture by Sandy McCook.
Preparing for their performance, Laxdale Ladies competing in the Waulking Song competition. Picture by Sandy McCook.
Sileas Sinclair, Conductor of the Oban Gaelic Choir with the Lovat and Tullibardine Shield for Choral singing with her choir. Also in the foreground is Brendan Graham from Ireland who wrote their winning own choice entry. Picture by Sandy McCook.
Archie Kennedy (14) of the Lochaline Choir with the James C MacPhee Memorial Medal for solo singing. Picture by Sandy McCook.
Samuel MacAoidh of the Nicholson Institure with the Highland Society of London Trophy for solo singing. Picture by Sandy McCook.
Shona MacMillan (left) and Mira Byrne launch the Luach Festival in Lewis to take place on the island next year. Picture by Sandy McCook.
Isla Morrison (8) of Nairn, a pupil of Millbank Primary School, winner of the Sabhal Mor Ostaig Silver Medal for conversation. Picture by Sandy McCook.
Conductress Joy Dunlop of Taynult with members of her men's choir Coisir Ceann an Tuirc who won the Mull and Iona Shield , The Hector Russell Dirk, The Martin Mackay Memorial Prize for choral singing. Picture by Sandy McCook.
The combined choirs of Lewis based Back Gaelic Choir and west coast based Burach celebrate their successes in the Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow in the rural choirs competition. Picture by Sandy McCook.