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The image for the episode is me dressed as my interpretation of George McKay when he piped for the North West Company at Grand Portage, with my reproduction George McKay Waterloo Pipes (thanks to Chris Black and Janet LaFrance for the image!)
I used O’Neil’s setting for Downfall of Paris:
O’Farrell’s setting for The Fall of Paris: https://digital.nls.uk/87779894
O’Farrell’s setting for The Basket of Oysters: Just went hunting, and still not finding a Vol 3&4 online, if anyone has a link to it please let me know, but You can use this link to download a PDF, the tune is numbered 123 http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~rja14/Papers/ofarrellspc4.pdf
Angus MacKay’s Up and Waur them a’ Willie, https://digital.nls.uk/105007223
Donald MacDonlad Tunes Up and Warr em Willie and Amorous Lover: https://digital.nls.uk/105876159
If you want to read John McKay’s Journal that Discusses the North West Company Bagpiper George Mckay you can read it here, the Entry is on August 17th 1794:
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Be Sure to Hunt down the Podcast on your Favorite Podcast listening service!
Here’s a link to the podcast on Apple Podcasts/Itunes:
The image for the episode is me dressed as my interpretation of George McKay when he piped for the North West Company at Grand Portage, with my reproduction George McKay Waterloo Pipes (thanks to Chris Black and Janet LaFrance for the image!)
I used O’Neil’s setting for Downfall of Paris:
O’Farrell’s setting for The Fall of Paris: https://digital.nls.uk/87779894
O’Farrell’s setting for The Basket of Oysters: Just went hunting, and still not finding a Vol 3&4 online, if anyone has a link to it please let me know, but You can use this link to download a PDF, the tune is numbered 123 http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~rja14/Papers/ofarrellspc4.pdf
Angus MacKay’s Up and Waur them a’ Willie, https://digital.nls.uk/105007223
Donald MacDonlad Tunes Up and Warr em Willie and Amorous Lover: https://digital.nls.uk/105876159
If you want to read John McKay’s Journal that Discusses the North West Company Bagpiper George Mckay you can read it here, the Entry is on August 17th 1794:
Support Wetootwaag's Bagpipe and History Podcast

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