June 08, 2020

S4 E10 Donald MacDonald Corrections to previous Episodes, every old Dance tune was Donald MacDonald.

38 minutes

Black Lives Matter Notes:

Here are some good resources and places to donate funds to support the Black Lives Matter Protests:

I found this website really helpful for figuring out how to help, and how to understand what defunding the police means, and why it is a good idea.

https://www.mpd150.com/how-can-you-help-mpls-june-2020/

“The Southern Poverty Law Center is dedicated to fighting hate and bigotry and to seeking justice for the most vulnerable members of our society. Using litigation, education, and other forms of advocacy, the SPLC works toward the day when the ideals of equal justice and equal opportunity will be a reality.”

https://donate.splcenter.org/

The Minnesota Freedom Fund has received lots of donations and continually updates their website with good organizations to donate to:

https://minnesotafreedomfund.org/

Also use this resource to find your representatives:

https://myreps.datamade.us/

Call and tell them you hold them accountable for Racial injustice and ask them to demilitarize the police and commit to racial justice. If you are confused by calls to defund the police you can see some excellent explanations as to why Policing is not the answer. If you are uncomfortable with blanket statements that all cops are in league with or actively white supremacists it still makes sense to "defund" them. The generous read here is that we have asked police to do far too much, and we should minimize their responsibilities and train them far better to do far fewer things. If this seems absurd to you I encourage you to spend some time on this website:

https://www.mpd150.com/faq/

Bagpipe Notes!

This Episode has The Following tunes from Donald MacDonald’s 1841 Publication “A Collection of Quicksteps, Strathspeys, Reels & Jigs for the Bag-pipe”

Nurse’s Song, Johnny Lad, Buckskin Kilt, Wren’s Death, the Kilt is my Delight and Jenny Dang the Weaver. Piper’s Maggot,

And the Following Tunes from Donald MacDonald’s 1820 Collection of the ancient martial music of Caledonia, called Piobaireachd:

Mrs. MacLeod of Raasay and Reel of Tulloch

This Episode also includes O’Farrell’s setting of The Piper’s Maggot

If you want to look at the Donald MacDonald Dance Tunes in his Piobaireachd Collection you can begin here thanks to the National Library of Scotland: https://digital.nls.uk/special-collections-of-printed-music/archive/105876148

To look at the Collection of Quick Steps, Strathspeys Jigs and Reels you can follow the link: https://digital.nls.uk/special-collections-of-printed-music/archive/105682770 That takes you straight to Buckskin Kilt.

For O’Farrell’s Setting of The Piper’s Maggot:

https://digital.nls.uk/special-collections-of-printed-music/archive/105682770

And you can Find the Podcast's Facebook Page Here:

https://www.facebook.com/Wetootwaags-Bagpipe-and-History-Podcast-105980514479825/

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