Enjoy Your Piping! With Gary West

As it turns a touch wintry in Scotland, warm yourself up by moving your feet to some more top class music from the world of bagpipes.

Playlist

Tannahill Weavers with Turf Lodge, The Cape Breton Fiddlers’ Welcome to Shetland, Lady Margaret Stewart and the Flaggon from Dancing Feet 

 
Edinburgh City Police Pipe Band with the Inverness Gathering, The Drunken Piper and the Australian Ladies from Princes Street Parade

Ann Gray with Jigs in D on Smallpipes from A Twist in the Tale

Manawatu Scottish Pipe Band with Clan Macrae, Atholl Cummers and MacAllister’s Dirk from Twelve Thousand Miles

Liam O’Flynn with the Humours of Kiltyclogher and Julia Clifford’s from The Piper’s Call

Pipe Major Robert Brown with Donald Cameron, Arniston Castle and John MacKechnie from The Pipes of Balmoral Vol 1

Llan de Cubel with Alboraes  de Victor Sàenz from La LLuz Encesa 

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Another hour of top drawer music from the bothy.


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Breabach with The Braes of Mellenish, The Poetic Milkman, the Milkman’s Bridge and Ray Anderson from Urlar 

John MacDougall with The Braes of Castle Grant and the 74th’s Farewell to Edinburgh from the World’s Greatest Pipers Vol 8.

Chris Stout and Finlay MacDonald with Algiers from Cauld Wind

Matt Seattle with Little Wee Winking Thing from Out of the Flames: Music for the Border Bagpipes from 1733 to the Present

Allan MacDonald with ‘A Lament’ from Dastirum

People’s Ford Boghall and Bathgate with Bride’s Jig, The Changeling and the Thief of Lochaber from Forte

 
Cillian Vallely with the Bull’s March set from The Raven’s Rock

 
John MacDougall with Lady MacKenzie of Gairloch, Strathconan, Theh Fiddler’s Joy, The Ale is Dear, Dancing Feet and Marry Me Now from the World’s Greatest Pipers Vol 8.

 
Ross Ainslie with Slow Down from Pool


Links
National Piping Centre Grand Raffle Tickets

William Kennedy Piping Festival

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Gary brings you more great tunes from a the airts - well from Scotland, England and Canada to be precise!

Playlist

Rura with The Boys from Ballydowse and The Smasher from Despite the Dark

P/M Iain Morrison with Jack Aloft and the Rakes of Kildare from Back to Back

Martyn Bennett with Swallowtail from Martyn Bennett

Eddie Seaman feat. Maeve MacKinnon with Uamh an Oir from Cave of Gold

Simon Fraser University Pipe Band with Paardeburg, Port Sean Seasamh, Coppermill Studios, Biddy from Sligo, Donald Ross of Vancouver, Craig a Bhodich, Stirling Castle, The Brolum, The High Road to Linton, The Cape Breton Fiddlers’ Welcome to Shetland from World Pipe Championships 1996

Blowzabella with Penda’s Fe, The White Rose and Epic Branle from Dance

Brian Lamond with Out of the Air, the Radar Racketeer, The Dirty Lough, the Rev Brother’s Jig, Donella Beaton from Another Day at the Office

 
Lori Watson with The Flooers o the Forest from Yarrow Acoustic Sessions

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Gary makes a return visit to the bagpipe factory of RG Hardie, and brings you plenty more great music along the way, with a wee trick or treat thrown in for good measure.



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Daimh with Ronald MacKenzie of Milton and Mabou, Stormy Hill and Maili Ceit’s Jig from Tuneship

Vale of Atholl Pipe Band with Il Paco Grande from Live in Well

Callum Beaumont with Raigmore and Sandy’s New Chanter from Midwest Arts Winter Storm

Field Marhsall Montgomery Pipe Band Ben C Niven, MacPhedran’s Strathspey, AA Cameron, A Cup of Tea, Miss Girdle, The Swalltailed Coat, Cliffs of Doneen, Calum Iain, Merrily Danced the Quaker’s Wife and Queen of the Rushes from the World Pipe Band Championships 1991

Falasgair with The Sauna, The Highlandman Kissed his Grannie and Da Spirit of Whisky from the Sauna

Lincoln Hilton with Trick or Treat

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Gary brings you more great bagpipe tunes from Scotland, Ireland, Canada and Galicia.



Playlist

Lorne MacDougall with Trip to Aviles, Atlantic Bridge, The Sound of Sleat and Atlantic Bridge from Hello World

Jack Lee with Tom Wilson, the 24th Guards Brigade at Anzio, The Homewrecker, The Brolum and the High Road to Linton from the Piping Centre Recital Series 1996 Vol 1

Inveraray and District Pipe Band with John MacColl’s March to Kilbowie Cottage, the Cameronian Rant and The Little Cascade from A Night in That Land

Session A9 with The Sleeping Tune from Bottle-necks and Arm Brakers

 Brighde Chaimbeul with The Old Woman’s Dance and Skyelark’s Ascension from The Reeling

Iain MacFadyen with John MacMillan of Barra and Dr EG MackInnon from The World’s Greatest Pipers Vol 7

Tom Delany with The Gooseberry Bush, Joe Tom’s and Jenny Tie the Bonnet from The Lark’s Call

Anxo Lorenzo with Confuxon


Links

Glenfiddich Championship Livestream Link 

Brighde Chaimbeul Tour Dates

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Gary brings you more fine music of the bagpipe kind from his extensive collection.


Playlist

Chris Gray with LA’s Welcome to Thwale from Chris Gray

Roddy MacLeod with Willie Gray’s Farewell to the Glasgow Police and Donald MacLean’s Farewell to Oban from the World’s Greatest Pipers Vol 6

James Duncan MacKenzie with Theid Mi Dhachaidh, recorded at The Raasay, 2024

Hamish Moore and Dick Lee with Thunderhead and the Easy Club Reel from The Bee’s Knees

 
MacKenzie Caledonian Pipe Band with Pipe Sergeant John Barclay, Ben Gullion and Dr Ross's 50th Welcome to the Argyllshire Gathering from A Big Step Forward

 
Pipedown with the Winnipeg Forger and Mr Jack from Roag

Pipes and Drums of the 1st Bat. Scots Guards feat. Kate Rusby with Fare Thee Well from From Helmand to Horse Guards

Willie Morrison with the Boneshaker, Cameronian Rant and John Paterson’s Mare from Pipers of Distinction

RS MacDonald with The King Danced At Dawn, Willie Cochrane, JK's Jig, The Millstead, and Last Tango In Harris from Good Dryin

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More pipe music from a the airts as Gary delves into his collection once more for your delectation and delight!

 

Playlist

Rory Campbell with Cotton Eyed from Intrepid

John Wilson with Traditional Air, Hugh Kennedy and Inveran from The World’s Greatest Pipers Vol 5.

 
Greater Glasgow Police Pipe Band feat. Rachel Walker with Fraoch a Ronaigh, Thug Mi Gaol Ghut, Thug Mi Gradh and Hi Ho Leagain from Ceolry.

Xavier Boderiou with Laride Gavotte from Gwrizienn

Davy Spillane with Undertow from Pipedreams

P/M Angus MacDonald with Susan MacLeod, Caledonian Society of London, Mrs MacPherson of Inveran and Johnnie MacDonald’s Reel from The World’s Greatest Pipers Vol 1

Robert Watt with Leaving Barra, Soraidh Leis an Aite, Teann a’Nall, Crossing the Minch and The Mason’s Apron from Live in Uist and Barra

 
Carlos Nunez with Jigs and Bulls from Os Amores Libres 

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Join Gary as he shines a light on those pipers who tend to be labelled 'file under folk'.

Playlist

Music in the Glen with The Sweetheart Reel, Aisling’s Wedding, Brosnan’s Reel and Mrs Crehan’s from Music in the Glen

 
Kenneth and Angus MacKenzie with Iain MacDonald with Bodach nan Tri Ordagan from Ceol Mhor Ostaig

The Battlefield Band with Cearcall a Chuain, The Kames Lassies, The Night we Had the Goats and Calum Fhionnlaigh from New Spring

 
Gavin Marwick and Wendy Stewart with St Queran’s Well from Quarterdays Whitsun

 
Back of the Moon with Thomas Andrew Takes the Train, Gillian Frame’s and Lauren McKowen’s from Fortune’s Road

 
Jose Manuel Tejedor with Salton and Floteu De Remis from Live Recordings from the William Kennedy Piping Festival

Wendy Stewart and Gary West with The Lancashire Hornpipe and Mr Preston’s Hornpipe from Hinterlands

Beinn Lee with Skye, A Bottle of Vodka, Twenty Malboro Red and £50 Cashback, the Drambulance and B’Fhearr Mar a Bha Mi’n Uiridh from Osgarra 

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Gary brings you highlights of the inaugural piping contest on the Island of Raasay, organised by Hamish Moore, sponsored by the Isle of Raasay Distillery, which celebrates the Gaelic cultural roots of piping.


Playlist

Field Marshall Montgomery with their Medley from the World Pipe Band Championships 1992

Decker Forrest with Tog Orm mo Phìob is Thèid mi Dhachaigh from The Raasay, September 2024, recorded by Mike Vass.

Ailis Sutherland with Òran an t-saighdeir Ghàidhealaich from The Raasay, September 2024, recorded by Mike Vass.

 
Ailis Sutherland with Taigh na Beairt aig Uilleam Ruadh, ⁠⁠Nam Bitheadh agam Trudar Bodich, Miss Ann MacKechnie,  ⁠⁠Nighean Bhàn a’ Mhuilleir, The Flowers of Redhill and The Primrose Lass from The Raasay, September 2024, recorded by Mike Vass.

Angus Nicholson with Lady in the Bottle, Old Joe’s, The Goat Herd and the Shepherd and The Fiddler from The Raasay, September 2024, recorded by Mike Vass.

 
Angus Nicholson with Guillean Geal Thu from The Raasay, September 2024, recorded by Mike Vass.

 
Angus Nicholson with Lady Madelina Sinclair, Glen Tilt Lodge, O Mhisg a’chuir a Nollaig Oirnn, The Lads of Mull, The Gladstone Reel, Calum Finlay and Cpt Lachlan MacPhail of Tiree from The Raasay, September 2024, recorded by Mike Vass.

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Gary reports on recent events in Braemar, Raasay and Brittany and brings you great  music from Highland, Uillean and Northumbrian pipes. And look out for some congregational Psalm singing too!



Playlist
The Angus Nicholson Trio with the Primrose Lass from Sealladh Ard

P/M Ian Duncan with the Braemar Gathering, John D Burgess and Miss Lily Christie from the Piping Centre Recitals, 1997

Pauline Cato with The Lady’s Well, Random and The Cliff from Northumberland Rant

 
The Inveraray and District Pipe Band with The Old Woman’s Dance, I Have it Somewhere, Café Rene, Leaving Ireland, Willie Grey, The Fiddler’s Joy, Broadford Bay, Dunrovin Farm from A Night in That Land

 
Den with Javah from Just Around the Window

 
Baghad Kemper with Maro eo ma Mestrez from Live au Cornouaille 

 
Alasdair Graham and Congregation with Martyrs from Gaelic Psalms from Lewis Scottish Tradition Series Vol 6.

 
John D Burgess with Leaving Ardtornish and the Geese in the Bog from The Art of the Highland Bagpipe Vol 1

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