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Gary welcomes the brand new bellows-pipe quartet, inB, to perform the very first Bothy Session from the shores of the Firth of Forth.  Top uillean pipers Louise Mulcahy and Tiarnán Ó Duinnchinn team up with Brighde Chaimbeul and Fin Moore on Scottish smallpipes to create a stunning blend of music from both sides of the Irish Sea. This is their very first recording project - a major scoop for EYP! And there's news and roundups from this year's Piping Live festival and the World Pipe Band Championships.

Tracks
inB with  Dornoch Links / Joe Bane's (John MacDonald) and  Taladh Bhride 

The Boghall and Bathgate Pipe with The Abercairny Highlanders (Angus MacKay), Susan Macleod (Donald Macleod) and John Morrison of Assynt House (Peter R Macleod) from Forte - Live at the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall.

inB with The Kitchen Maid, P Joe’s and Fog in the Bog

inB with Bochd Liath nan Godhar (or The Maids of Kintail)  and The Rock / O’Sullivan’s

inB with Maol Donaidh, Farewell to Decorum (Hamish Moore) and Rakish Paddy

Andy M Stewart with The Errant Apprentice (AM Stewart) from The Man in the Moon

https://andymstewart.org/

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Gary presents the podcast in front of a live audience in the Street Cafe at the National Piping Centre in Glasgow as part of the Piping Live Festival. With sets from Finlay MacDonald, John Mulhearn, Andy May, Estonians Catlin and Marko Magi, and the wonderful uillean pipes and Scottish smallpipes quartet, InB.

Tracks
Simon Fraser University Pipe Band with The Haunting, Drops of Brandy, Snug in a Blanket, Untimely Journey, Rocking the Baby from Live in America

Live Sets on Stage
John Mulhearn with the Apologist (J Mulhearn)

Finlay MacDonald with Pipe Major Angus MacDonald (Allan MacDonald), Eliot Fin MacDonald (F MacDonald) and Abdul's (F MacDonald)

Andy May with Spence's Tent (James Hill) and Back to the Forge (Andy May) / Go to Berwick Johnny

Catlin and Marko Magi with traditional Estonian songs and tunes

InB (Fin Moore, Brighde Chaimbeul, Louise Malcahy and Tiarnan O Duinnchean) with The Kitchen Maid, P Joe's and Fog in the Bog 

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Gary looks ahead to a range of live events across the central belt of Scotland as we reach the sharp end of the piping season with Piping Live in Glasgow and the Fringe in Edinburgh. There's  new music from Mark Saul, and timeless tunes from Angus MacColl, Gordon Duncan, Gordon Mooney, and Polkemmet Grorud Pipe Band. And Westie's Wildcard returns with an imaginary trip to the Yukon in the company of the Lochee Bard himself, the late Michael Marra.

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Mark Saul with A' Dol Suas from Threnody

The Polkemmet Grorud Pipe Band with Irish Air and Reels Set from From Celtic Roots

Angus MacColl with The Highland Wedding and the Abercairney Highlanders from A Tradition of Excellence

Gordon Duncan with Wing Commander Donald MacKenzie, Ash City, The Inverness Incident and the High Drive from Just for Gordon

Michael Marra with The Lonesome Death of Francis Clarke from High Sobriety (Live at the Bonar Hall)

Mark Saul  with Gordon's Reel from Threnody

Gordon Mooney with Terribus Ye Terioden from O'er the Border

Links
Piping Live! 

Lowland and Border Pipers' Society (LBPS)

Thunderstruck (the play) 

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Join Gary from his unscheduled stopover in an airport hotel in Washington DC for the latest instalment of EYP! He had been teaching on the Cairdeas smallpipes course in Vermont, and you can tune in here to hear all about it. With session music, brand new albums and tunes from past instructors, plus plenty of chat - they don't half enjoy their piping in Vermont!

Tracks
Dan Houghton with Bochd Liath nan Gobhar, Lieutentant MacGuire, Freya’s Diplomacy (D Houghton) and The Old Woman’s Dance (Donald MacLeod) from Borderpipe Personality Disorder 
https://www.pipingtool-scot.com/

Hamish Moore with Molly Rankine's from Stepping on the Bridge (extract)

Sheila Stewart with the Moving On Song (Ewan MacColl) from The Stewarts of Blair
(you may recognise this in its later form as part of Martyn Bennett's album, Grit)

Anna Murray with Tir nan Og from Scottish Folk at its Best

Triton with Dancing on the Bridge, The Brown-Haired Lass, The Sharpe Sea (T Cummings) from Rule of Three
https://timothycummings.com/

Triton with Derriere chez Nous  from Rule of Three

Triton with  Ronds de Saint-Vincent from Rule of Three

Iain MacInnes with  The Celtic Society’s Quickstep (William Mackay), Captain Grant, Murray’s Welcome, The 72nd Highlanders’ Farewell to Aberdeen (N Matheson) from Tryst
https://www.greentrax.com/

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Gary reports back from his trip to Washington State in the North West of the USA where he helped to host the Skagit Valley Highland Games. There's music from Willie McCallum, Daimh, Tim Edey & Ross Ainslie, the Masters of Scottish Arts, as well as a quartet featuring Fin Moore, Brighde Chaimbeul, Ross Ainslie (again!) and Gary himself. And there's plenty chat and craic too, as he catches up with old friends and new.
Sponsored by RG Hardie Bagpipes

Tracks

Tim Edey and Ross Ainslie with Muineira de Poio, Muineira de Ourense and A Composa from Diad.

Willie McCallum with Nellie’s Strathspey, The Reel of Bogie, Donald Ruadh, The Piping Poodle (W McCallum), The Night We Had the Goats, The Famous Bridge, Inverinate House, Loch an Duin, The Periwig from The Piping Centre 1997 Recital Series
https://www.thepipingcentre.co.uk/

Masters of Scottish Arts with the Atholl Highlanders, Calliope House (Dave Richardson), and Skye (Fred Morrison) from Westering Home
https://celticarts.org/

Ross Ainslie, Brighde Chaimbeul, Fin Moore & Gary West with Lullaby for Mel (Ross Ainslie) from The Piper and the Maker 2 - Celebrating C.

Daimh with Siud an Gaol a Bh’agad Orm (aka John Roy Stuart), Craig a Bhodaich (Donald MacLeod), The Lassie that Beguiled Me, The Uist Reel, Angus MacKenzie’s (Fraser Shaw) from Sula.

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Join Gary for the latest instalment of his podcast which features an incredible piece of percussive blues harp playing from Mike Whellans in partnership with the smallpipes of Battlefield Band piper, Mike Katz. Sadly Mike Whellans passed away last week, so we play this in tribute to his 6 decades of contribution to the music scene in Scotland and beyond. There are tunes too from the St Lawrence O'Toole Pipe Band, from their pipe major Allen Tully in solo mode, and from the folk band Pipedown, and much more besides.

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Tracks
Pipedown with Tar the House (Allan MacDonald), The Periwig, Cuillin (Martyn Bennett) from Roag

Martyn  Bennett with Buain a Choirce from Glenlyon.
http://www.martynbennett.com/

Alen Tully with Donal Og, The Swallow’s Tail, The Gravel Walks and the Humours of Tulla from the Best of Piping Live Recital Series 06/07
https://www.thepipingcentre.co.uk/

St Lawrence O’Toole Pipe Band with the Links of Forth, Blair Drummond and The Smith of Chilliechassie from Turas Ceoil Live at the Royal Concert Hall
https://slotpb.com/

Bruce MacGregor with Annie’s Waltz (Bruce MacGregor) from Road to Tyranny
https://www.brucemacgregor.scot/

Mike Katz and Mike Whelans with Juan Martino and Tail Toddle
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ui5h_ip_Un8

Tony McManus with The Lament for the Viscount of Dundee from Ceol Mor
https://www.tonymcmanus.com/

Decker Forrest, Alan Henderson and Murdo Cameron with Doctor Allan MacDonald (I MacInnes), Chan Eil Fonn air an nighean Dubh, Sgitheanach an Earbail Fhada, De Bha Sibh Ris, a Chaluim Mhoir? From Aon.
https://www.smo.uhi.ac.uk/?lang=en

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Gary brings you more top drawer piping from across Scotland and well beyond, with news and the winning performance from the European Pipe Band Championships held recently in Aberdeen. He samples the brand new release from Daimh, takes you on some rambles to the sound of the uillean piping of John McSherry, while Jack Lee treats us to a fine set recorded live in Seattle. Meanwhile, Lorne MacDougall pops up to say Hello World. This week's centre piece is a marvellous performance of the Lament for Mary Macleod from one of the most successful pipers of all time, Donald MacPherson.
With thanks to our sponsor RG Hardie Bagpipes

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Lorne MacDougall with Hug air a Bodach Mor, The Gravel Walk,  Richard Dwyer's and the Gravel Walk (again!) from Hello World
https://lornemacdougall.com/

Inveraray and District Pipe Band  John MacColl's March to Kilbowie Cottage (William Lawrie), Tulloch Castle (Roderick Campbell) and Major David Manson (Peter R. MacLeod)
https://idpb.co.uk/

 Jack Lee with The Men Of Argyll (John MacLellan), Jamie MacInnes' Ceilidh, Pipe Major George Allan  (Donald Macleod) from Masters of Scottish Arts, Live in Concert, Volume 1.
https://leeandsonsbagpipes.com/our-story/

Daimh with If it Plays in Peoria (Angus MacKenzie and Murdo Cameron), Hit the Toad (Alasdair White) and Samhradh Beag and Damhair (Alasdair White) from Sula
https://www.daimh.net/

Donald MacPherson with Lament for Mary MacLeod from The Master Piper
An obituary for Donald can be seen here

John McSherry, the Rambles of Kitty, from Soma
https://johnmcsherry.com/


For good quality video coverage of the European Pipe Band Championships see
https://www.youtube.com/c/dronechorus

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Gary visits the bagpipe makers RG Hardie in Glasgow and takes you on a tour of their workshops to see how the instruments we play and the uniforms we wear start their lives. And look out for an exciting announcement too! There's music from two bands who have won over twenty world titles between them - Muirhead and Sons, and Field Marshall Montgomery, as well as tunes from Fraser Fifield, the Ghillies and the Cape Breton pairing of Jamie MacInnis and Paul MacNeil.

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Tracks Played

The Ghillies with The Passive Drinker (RS MacDonald) and Sir James of the Bing (Gordon Duncan) from The Nineties Collection Volume 2
https://www.greentrax.com/

Muirhead and Sons Pipe Band with Kilworth Hills (GS MacLennan) and Torosay Castle (JM Laurie)  from 25 Years of World pipe Band Champions
http://www.lismor.com/

Field Marshall Montgomery (short clip) with Smelling Fresh (J D MacKenzie) and P/M George Allan (D Macleod) from the World Pipe Band Championships 2013

Jamie MacInnis and Paul MacNeil with The Feet Washing, The Irishman’s Heart to the Ladies, The Price of the Pig from Fosgail an Dorus. (Iona Records)

Fraser Fifield with Lament for Red Hector of the Battles from Piobaireachd
https://fraserfifield.com/shop#piobaireachd-pipe-music


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R.G. Hardie
https://rghardiestore.com/

The Stout Collection
https://rghardiestore.com/stout-music-collection

Note - in the podcast commentary I got the name of the piobaireachd film wrong - it is actually called MacCrimmon's Gold and it is available on Youtube at
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zfxjy8E9L8

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Gary brings you another eclectic mix of sounds and tunes, including the winning performance at the recent UK Pipe Band Championships from the  People's Ford Boghall and Bathgate. There's sets too from North American fiddle and border pipes duo, Ben Miller and Anita MacDonald, from stalwarts of the English folk scene, Blowzabella, top drawer pibroch playing from Bruce Gandy, a double header visit to Brittany in the company of the Unusual Suspects and the Bagad Brieg,  and exquisite highland piping from Matt MacIsaac.

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1. Ben Miller and Anita MacDonald with Yestreen from A Day at the Lake
https://soundcloud.com/ben-anita

2. The People's Ford Boghall and Bathgate Pipe Band with Joanna's Hornpipe, Inspector Donald Campbell of Ness, Sad the Parting, Seonaidh's Tune, Lexy McAskill, Glasgow Police Pipers.  Recorded at UK Championships, Lurgan.
Recording courtesy of We Love Pipe Bands.
https://www.youtube.com/user/zippyzipster

3. Blowzabella The Wars of the Roses from A Richer Dust
https://blowzabella.co.uk/

4. Bruce Gandy with The Rout of Glenfruin from Front Row Seat
https://www.brucegandymusic.com/

5. The Unusual Suspects with Lorient Suite Part 1 from Big Like This
https://corrinahewat.com/artists/the-unusual-suspects/

6.  Bagad Brieg – Gavotte Bigouden from Gogo Droch
https://soundcloud.com/bagadbrieg/gavotte-bigouden

7.   Matt MacIsaac with Dr MacInnes’ Fancy, Lynn Sutherland, The Drunken Landlady from The Piping Album
https://www.discogs.com/artist/2438230-Matt-MacIsaac

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Gary pays musical tribute to long-term friend and stalwart of the pipe band scene, Drum Major Alister 'Bo' Walker of both the Vale of Atholl and Atholl Highlanders pipe bands who sadly passed away this week after a long battle with illness. There are tunes too from the Simon Fraser University pipe band, from top uillean piping duo, Tiarnan O Duinnchinn and Cillian Vallely,  from Australian 'modern piping'  guru, Lincoln Hilton, and there's an upbeat cheery Fandango from Galician all-rounder, Christina Pato. Rounding off this week's menu, there's a very fine piece of musical storytelling from the Battlefield Band's vintage album, Anthem For the Common Man.

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Tracks Played

Tiarnan O Duinnchinn and Cillian Vallely, with Excerpt From the Singing Strings Part 3 from Live Recordings From the William Kennedy Festival

Gary West with Drum Major Alister Walker, Atholl Highlanders (G West), Jimmy Menzies of Baledmund (Pete Clark), Glen Tilt (John Crerar), The Smith of Killiechassie, Miss Proud from The Piper and the Maker 2 - Celebrating C.

Vale of Atholl Pipe Band with Eileen Mary Connolly (Martin Hughes), Mrs Stewart of Grandtully, The New Reel, O’Rourke’s, Electric Chopsticks (RS MacDonald), Good Drying (RS MacDonald) from Live ‘N Well – The Motherwell Concert

Cristina Pato with Fandango: Prueba de Fuego  from Latina
http://www.cristinapato.com/en/

Battlefield Band. The Yew Tree (Brian McNeill) from Anthem for the Common Man

Simon Fraser University Pipe Band with 400% (Lincoln Hilton)  from Live in New York
https://sfupipeband.com/

Lincoln Hilton with Odyssey (single)
https://www.mdpiping.co.uk/pages/about

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