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Gary West

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Wednesday · 47 min
Episode 171 - Remembrance
Send us Fan Mail Join Gary for a Remembrance Day special in which he leads you through some tunes, songs and poems from the Scottish tradition which shine a light on the horrors of war, past and present. Playlist Gary West with the Flooers o the Forest from The Flooers o the Forest - Songs, Poems and Music of Flodden, Volume 1, Greentrax Compilation Album 2013. Iain Anderson reading Flodden Hill by John Buchan from The Flooers o the Forest - Songs, Poems and Music of Flodden Volume 2 Greentrax Compilation Album 2013. Lori Watson with Flooers o the Forest from Yarrow Acoustic Sessions Buzancy - a poem by John MacLellan of Dunoon Cha Till MacCrimmon - a poem by E Alan Mackintosh In Memoriam - a poem by E Alan Mackintosh The Waiting Wife - a poem by E Alan Mackintosh To Sylvia - a poem by E Alan Mackintosh The Pipes and Drums of the 1st Battalion Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders with Battle of the Somme Extracts from Jock's Jocks: Voices of Scottish Soldiers from the First World War, performed by Scott Gardner, Chris Wright, Charlie West and Gary West Jim Malcolm with Jimmy's Gone tae Flanders from Far Far From Ypres Support the show
November 4 · 56 min
Episode 170 - The Raasay in Pitlochry Concert
Send us Fan Mail Gary brings you exclusive coverage of one of the best piping gigs of the year, featuring exquisite sets from Angus MacColl and Ross Ainslie. Playlist Angus MacColl with I Got a Kiss of the King’s Hand (ground) from the Raasay at Pitlochry Concert 2026, EYP Recording. Angus MacColl with Shores of Lochbee, The Wee Highland Laddie, The Hills of Argyll and The Dark Waters of Loch Shiel from the Raasay at Pitlochry Concert 2026, EYP Recording. Angus MacColl with Leaving Lochboisdale and Lili’s Tune from the Raasay at Pitlochry Concert 2026, EYP Recording. Angus MacColl with Arthur Bignold of Lochrosque and the Argyllshire Gathering from the Raasay at Pitlochry Concert 2026, EYP Recording. Angus MacColl with Trad, Lady Louden, Highland Harry, Braes of Mar, Devil in the Kitchen, Trad, Jenny Dang the Weaver, Jack Daniel’s, Bruce and the Troupers and Big Duncan’s Reel from the Raasay at Pitlochry Concert 2026, EYP Recording. Ross Ainslie with P/M Sandy Spence, An Cota Ruadh, Craig a Bhodaich, Clan Wallace, Duke of Gordon’s Birthday, Mrs MacPherson of Inveran and Pretty Marion from the Raasay at Pitlochry Concert 2026, EYP Recording. Ross Ainslie with Bill Sullivan’s, Tripping to the Well, Peata Geal mo Mhathair, Humours of Ballyloughlin, Tatter Jack Walsh, Robbie Hannon’s Jig, Jolly Tinker, O’Neill’s March and the Contradiction from the Raasay at Pitlochry Concert 2026, EYP Recording. Ross Ainslie with Danger Zone, Peel Pier Fear and Castlerock Road from the Raasay at Pitlochry Concert 2026, EYP Recording. Links Glenfiddich Championships Livestream Tickets Gary's Sessions on Piper's Dojo Support the show
October 28 · 1 hr 1 min
Episode 169 - Piping Radar
Send us Fan Mail Gary launches Piping Radar, a brand new EYP initiative of a worldwide dynamic diary of events and opportunities. Plus there's plenty of excellent music, as always! Playlist Imar with Setanta from Avalanche Chris Armstrong with The Piper’s Bonnet, Cabar Feidh, The Sheepwife and John Morrison of Assynt House from the Best of Piping Live Recital Series 06/07. Planxty with Raggle Taggle Gypsy and Tabhair do Labh from Planxty Polkemmet Grorud Pipe Band with Big Oz, Mac an Irish, The Video Man, The Echo Chamber, Old Hag at the Kiln, Caliope House, Tenpenny Bit, Dinkie’s and O’Rourke’s from World Pipe Band Championships 1991 The Tannahill Weavers with Fleshmarket Close, Col Fraser and The Swallow’s Tale from The Mermaid’s Song Greg Wilson with Angus Campbell’s Farewell to Stirling, Arniston Castle and The Cockerel in the Creel from The Glenfiddich Piping Championship 1990. Martyn Bennett with Swallowtale from Martyn Bennett Links Gary's Sessions at the Pipers Dojo - buy membership here Check out EYP's Piping Radar Buy Glenfiddich Piping Championships Livestream Tickets here Support the show
October 21 · 1 hr 7 min
Episode 168 - Tuning the Road
Send us Fan Mail Gary brings you up to date with what's happening out and about in the piping world in the weeks ahead, with great music to match. Playlist Breabach with Gig Face from Bann Bleary and District with Mrs Mary Anderson of Lochranza, The Curlew, Haitian Sensation, Biddy for Sligo, I Hear thy Welcome Voice, Lady MacKenzie of Gairloch, AA Cameron’s Strathspey, Lexy MacAskill, Tom Bowen’s Reel and Lexy MacAskill Reprieve from World Pipe Band Championships 2004 Vol 2. Callum Armstrong with Butterflies from Pipers Gathering 2015 People's Ford Boghall and Bathgate Pipe Band Drum Corps with Drum Fanfare from Cabar Feidh Louise Mulcahy with O’Calloghan’s Low, Ms Crotty’s from Tuning the Road Louise Mulcahy with The Cabin Hunter, Jim Kennedy’s Favourite and the Road to Ballygirreen from Tuning the Road Angus MacPhee with Zeeto the Bubbleman, The Hen’s March, Gaelic Air, Dalnahassaig, Buntata’s Sgadan, Pressed for Time, Dr Alasdair MacKenzie and Smelling Fresh from The Wheel of Fortune 2026, Enjoy Your Piping Recording. Tryst with In Praise of the Pioneers (single release) Links Breabach Tour Dates Lowland and Borders Pipers Society Collogue Raasay in Pitlochry Concert Inverness Piping Society Ceilidh the Musical Support the show
October 14 · 1 hr
Episode 167 - Spice of Life
Send us Fan Mail More great pipe music from artists past and present, while Gary also announces the winner of the RG Hardie Heritage Viking practice chanter. Playlist The Scott Wood Band with Spice of Life from Upsurge William Morrison with The Blue Cuckoo, Kenneth MacDonald and Donnie MacGregor from Pipers of Distinction Series Dolphin Boy with Ghetto Pipe from The Highland Swing Stuart Liddell with Maggie Cameron, Brown Haired Maid, the Stirling Mossie, Liddell's Fancy, I Cam I Saw I Conga’d from Garron Chris Waite with The Gardener’s March, Up an Waur them aa Willie and Jenny Dang the Weaver from Borders Young Pipers Royal Ulster Constabulary with Lord Alexander Kennedy, Maggie Cameron and John MacKechnie from Pipe Bands of Distinction Series Kila with Baroki from Luna Park Support the show
October 7 · 1 hr 4 min
Episode 166 - End of BBC Coverage of the Worlds?
Send us Fan Mail Gary brings you more great bagpipe music and discusses the future of the broadcasting of the world pipe band championships. Playlist Daimh with Locheil’s Awa tae France, MacIsaac’s Reel and De bha Sibh Ris, a Chaluim Mhoir? From The Hebridean Sessions Ben Duncan with Rathven Market, Brae Riach, the Kitchen Maid and John Paterson’s Mare from the Inverness Piping Society Recital February 2026 Alberta Caledonia Pipe Band with Axeman, Donald Cameron’s Powderhorn, The Cat and the Dog, Stew Piddidy’s Jig, Polyrythmically Challenged, Duncan Lamont, Blackley of Hillsdale, Sleepy Maggie and The Rejected Suitor from the World Pipe Band Championships 2006. Gwir with Suite Bretonne from Liamm Keltiek Willie McCallum with The Big Spree from The 25th Glenfiddich Piping Championships Harta with Låt till Far from Harta Links Find the Daimh Scandinavian tour and ticket details here Petition to the BBC to save their Worlds coverage here Find information and tickets to the Ben Duncan Broughty Ferry Recital here Glenfiddich Piping Championships Info and Livestream Tickets here Support the show
September 30 · 57 min
Episode 165 - Win a Practice Chanter!
Send us Fan Mail Gary welcomes R G Hardie's Alistair and Isla to the bothy to catch up on news from the bagpipe factory, and look out for the chance to win a brand new Heritage Viking practice chanter. And there's more great music from the world of bagpipe, of course! Playlist Shotts and Dykehead with Carradale Bay, Arnish Light, Clueless, Philip Greer’s Big Week and Bessie McIntyre from Rise Xavier Boderiou, Sylvain Barou and Antoine Lahay with Kernivingan Plinn from Liamm Duncan Johnstone with Pipe Major James MacGregor, Malcolm Johnstone and The Rakes of Kildare from Bows and Drones Neil Johnstone with Fair Pat of the Bens, The Smith’s a Gallant Fireman, The Shepherd’s Crook and Put Me in the Great Chest from Bows and Drones Colin Stetson and Brighde Chaimbeul with Dirt Dance from All the Light in the World P/M Ian Duncan with The Highland Wedding, Tulloch Castle and John Morrison of Assynt House from The Piping Centre 1997 Recital Series Vol 4. Links See the fantastic RG Hardie practice chanter you can win here Check out or buy All the Light in the World from Coliin Stetson and Brighde Chaimbeul here Support the show
September 23 · 1 hr 9 min
Episode 164 - Last Ferry to Raasay
Send us Fan Mail Gary completes his main coverage of this year's Raasay Restitution Competition 2026 with another full programme of highlights from Raasay House. Playlist Angus Nicolson with Nach Dannsa a’Mhinistear?, Jimmy Ward, Scare o Tatties and Nighean a Cailleach from the Raasay Restitution Contest 2026, EYP Recording Rachel Gray with Mairi Bhan a Bhanaroch (Lady MacKenzie of Gairloch), Aird Ranters, Dolina MacKay, Cota Mor Ealasaid and Brown Haired Maid from the Raasay Restitution Contest 2026, EYP Recording Decker Forrest with 'S fhada mar seo a tha sinn, 's gun bhiadh 's gun deoch, a' feitheamh air droch phàigheadh (Too long in this condition) from the Raasay Restitution Contest 2026, EYP Recording James Duncan MacKenzie with Price of A Pig, Mrs Campbell of Shinness and Trad from the Raasay Restitution Contest 2026, EYP Recording Ciar Milne with Bha Mo Leannan Ann from the Raasay Restitution Contest 2026, EYP Recording Fionnlagh Mac a’Phiocair with Tàladh Dhòmhnaill Ghuirm from the Raasay Restitution Contest 2026, EYP Recording Fionnlagh Mac a’Phiocair with Siud Mar Chaidh An Càl A Dholaidh (That's how the Kale was Burnt), Craig A' Bhodaich, This is How The Ladies Dance, Loch An Duin, Thoir A-Nall Ailean Thugam, Bodaich Odhar Hoghaigearraidh – (Defies direct translation (to me, maybe consult the mafia) - just a cracking North Uist Puirt) from the Raasay Restitution Contest 2026, EYP Recording Gary West with Mi Le M’uilinn Air Mo Ghluin from the Raasay Restitution Contest 2026, EYP Recording Hazel Whyte with The Silent Performer, Rocking the Baby and Boys of Ballymote from the Raasay Restitution Contest 2026, EYP Recording Finlay Cameron with The Campbells of Bohuntin, Glen Roy (Bruce Cameron, NZ), Bogan Lochan Strathspey, Bogan Lochan Reel, Malt on the Optic (Hamish Moore), Piper Chris McCartney's Wedding Reel (A.T. Cameron, NZ) and The Flowing Bowl from the Raasay Restitution Contest 2026, EYP Recording Cameron MacNeil with I Would Have Preferred You First, but Now Now Sir, Ryan Lamey’s Jig, The Tripper’s Jig and Ceolas Craic from the Raasay Restitution Contest 2026, EYP Recording Ailis Sutherland with A’Mhisg a Chuir an Nollaig Oirn, Steve and Diane’s, Seana Bhean a’Cheannaich, Bual Suas na Maidean, Tha Toll air a’Bhata and the Sisters’ Reel from the Raasay Restitution Contest 2026, EYP Recording Support the show
September 16 · 55 min
Episode 163 - Raasay 2026 Revisited
Send us Fan Mail Gary brings you more highlights from this year's Raasay Restitution contest, and bids farewell to two giants of the piping scenes of Scotland and Ireland. Playlist Ciar Milne with The Road to Callanish (Jonathan Corum), The Tailor’s Wedding and Piobaireachd Dhomhnaill Duibh from the Raasay Restitution Contest 2026, EYP Recording Ciar Milne with Margaret Mary Findlay’s (Ciar Milne), Munlochy Bridge, Maggie Cameron, Am Muileann Dubh, Kale and Pudding, ’n Cambealach Dubh [Roy’s Wife], Miss Girdleand Sonia and Peter’s Wedding Reel (Ciar Milne)from the Raasay Restitution Contest 2026, EYP Recording Ailis Sutherland with Oran an Roin from the Raasay Restitution Contest 2026, EYP Recording Cameron MacNeil with Glentilt Lodge, Editor’s Favourite, Traditional Reel, The Smith’s Burn, Miss Charlotte’s Reel, Angus the Winemaker’s Reel (Kinnon Beaton) and Cailleach Liath Ratharsaigh from the Raasay Restitution Contest 2026, EYP Recording British Caledonian Airways Pipe Band with the Clan MacRae Society, the Caledonian Society of London and Mrs MacPherson of Inveran from the World Pipe Band Championships 1988 Paddy Glackin and Paddy Keenan with the Mountain Road and the Congress Reel from Doublin’ James Duncan MacKenzie with Failte Dhruim Fionn from the Raasay Restitution Contest 2026, EYP Recording James Duncan MacKenzie with Rothiemurchus rant, Innse dhomhsa cail thu cadal, Mac an Irish, Sound of Sleat, Mackinnon’s and The Oban Ball from the Raasay Restitution Contest 2026, EYP Recording Fionnlagh Mac a’Phiocair with Brose & Butter, G' oman Nan Gamhan 'S mi Muladach (Tending The Steer with A Heavy Heart) and Nach Danns A' Mhinistear? (Would The Minister Not Dance?) This is How The Ladies Dance from the Raasay Restitution Contest 2026, EYP Recording Support the show
September 9 · 59 min
Episode 162 - the Raasay Restitution 2026
Send us Fan Mail Join Gary as he invites you to the beautiful Isle of Raasay to take in the first instalment of highlights from this year's piobaireachd song and dance music contest which was held there on the 5th of September. Playlist Angus Nicolson with Togail a’Bhuntata, Keep the Country Bonnie Lass, Willie Macfarlane’s, Chuckie MacLennan’s and the Cape Breton Fiddlers’ Welcome to Shetland from the Raasay Restitution Contest 2026, EYP Recording. Rachel Gray with Cumha Iain Garbh Mhic Gille Chalum Rathasair from the Raasay Restitution Contest 2026, EYP Recording. Gary West with the Steamboat, The Stool of Repentance, Calliope House and The Kitchen Maid from from the Raasay Restitution Contest 2026, EYP Recording. Gary West with the Cameronian Rant (strathspey and 2 parts of the reel), Lexy MacAskill and Jenny Dang the Weaver from the Raasay Restitution Contest 2026, EYP Recording. Angus MacColl with The Old wife of the Milldust and Skye from the Raasay Restitution Contest 2026, EYP Recording Angus MacColl with Cherede Darievea from the Raasay Restitution Contest 2026, EYP Recording Angus MacColl with trad strathspey, Lady Louden, Highland Harry, Braes o’ Mar, Moonshine, Room 35, The Road to Benderloch and Dr Neil Bennett’s Reel from the Raasay Restitution Contest 2026, EYP Recording Hazel Whyte with Fhuair mi Pog air Lamh an Righ from the Raasay Restitution Contest 2026, EYP Recording Hazel Whyte with Whistle O’er the Lave O’t, Castle Craig, Stumpie, The Reel of Tulloch, The Reel of Tulloch- Modulation, The Shetland Reel, Buntàta’s Sgadan and the Pitnacree Ferryman from the Raasay Restitution Contest 2026, EYP Recording Decker Forrest with A' bhean a bh' aig an Tàilleir chaoil, Chan eil fonn air an nighean dubh, Am muillean dubh, An oidhche a bha nan gobhair again, Cabar feidh and Mòrag a bha san Rudha from the Raasay Restitution Contest 2026, EYP Recording Finlay Cameron with Achadh nan Cnò from the Raasay Restitution Contest 2026, EYP Recording Finlay Cameron with Up Leitrim, The price of a pig and PM Jimmy MacGregor from the Raasay Restitution Contest 2026, EYP Recording Support the show
September 2 · 1 hr 8 min
Episode 161 - the Captain John MacLellan Recital Challenge 2026
Send us Fan Mail It's piobaireachd all the way this week as Gary brings you the four full performances from this year's Captain John gathering at the Caledonian Hotel, Edinburgh. Playlist Craig Sutherland with For My Lass, Fair, Pretty and Highand from Capt John A MacLellan MBE Piobaireachd Recital and Dinner, EYP Recording, August 2026. Callum Beaumont with Salute to the Succession from Capt John A MacLellan MBE Piobaireachd Recital and Dinner, EYP Recording, August 2026. Cameron Drummond with A Lullaby for Iain, from Capt John A MacLellan MBE Piobaireachd Recital and Dinner, EYP Recording, August 2026. Derek Midgely with a Welcome for Patrick Struan Capt John A MacLellan MBE Piobaireachd Recital and Dinner, EYP Recording, August 2026. Links The Raasay Restitution Contest 2026 Ticket Link Support the show
August 26 · 45 min
Episode 160 - The Raven
Send us Fan Mail More great music from the world of bagpipes, hosted by Gary West. Playlist The Angus Nicholson Trio with The Primrose Lass from Sealladh Ard Billy Pigg with Archie’s Fancy and Holy Ha’penny from Northumberland Rant Cillian Vallely with the Bull’s March set from the Raven’s Rock The Scottish Power Pipe Band with P/S John Barclay and Rab’s Wedding from Cathcart The Old Blind Dogs with the Harris Dance Set from Four on the Floor Captain John A MacLellan with Cabar Feidh (strathspey), The Piper’s Bonnet, Cabar Feidh (reel) and the Smith of Chilliechassie from Scottish Bagpipe Music Malin Lewis with You are Not Alone from Halocline 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 Support the show
August 19 · 57 min
Episode 159 - The Melody Lab
Send us Fan Mail Gary reflects on this year's Piping Live and the World Pipe Band Championships, while bringing you more great music from the world of bagpipes. Playlist Fras with Jonny O’Sullivan’s, the Youngest Daughter and West Mabou Reel from Dile Simon Fraser University Pipe Band with Tom Wilson, Miss Sharon Duthart, The Hag at the Churn, Scatter the Mud, Oor Ain Fireside, MacBeth’s Strathspey, T Bowen’s Reel, the Periwig and the Back of the Moon from World Pipe Band Championships 1995 Pipe Major Alasdair Gillies with Mrs John MacColl, Tulloch Castle and Dr MacPhail’s Reel from the Glenfiddich Piping Championship 1998 James Harper with Mabou (single release) Donald MacPherson with MacCrimmon’s Sweetheart from Donald MacPherson: a Living Legend Tune Book with Billy and Carmel’s 25th Wedding Anniversary, Alex Ferguson’s Welcome to Ceolas and Last Night in Rodden’s from Melody Lab Support the show
August 12 · 1 hr 14 min
Episode 158 - Live 'n Well at Piping Live
Send us Fan Mail Gary hosts a panel of experts at this year's Piping Live festival at the EYP Listening Party - this year's classic album is the Vale of Atholl's Live 'n Well concert in Motherwell from 1995. Playlist MacNaughton’s Vale of Atholl with Il Paco Grande from Live ‘n Well: the Motherwell Concert MacNaughton’s Vale of Atholl with Showacho, Kenneth MacDonald’s Jig and the Double Rise from Live ‘n Well: the Motherwell Concert MacNaughton’s Vale of Atholl with Inveran, Tulloch Castle and John Morrison of Assynt House from Live ‘n Well: the Motherwell Concert MacNaughton’s Vale of Atholl with Smecono Horo and Elav the Terrible from Live ‘n Well: the Motherwell Concert MacNaughton’s Vale of Atholl with Steam Train to Mallaig from Live ‘n Well: the Motherwell Concert MacNaughton’s Vale of Atholl with Eileen Mary Connolly, Mrs Stewart of Grandtully, The New Reel, O’Rourke’s Reel, Electric Chopsticks and Good Drying from Live ‘n Well: the Motherwell Concert MacNaughton’s Vale of Atholl with Il Paco Grande (Reprise) from Live ‘n Well: the Motherwell Concert Support the show
August 5 · 57 min
Episode 157 - P/M Ben Duncan in Recital at Inverness
Send us Fan Mail Join Gary as he brings you a few sets from Pipe Major Ben Duncan recorded in recital at the Inverness Piping Society in February 2026. And there's another wee taster of what's in store at Piping Live next week. Playlist Calum Stewart with The Snipe from True North Pipe Major Ben Duncan with the Trees of North Uist, Eleanor and Monte Catarelto recorded at the Inverness Piping Society, February 2026. Pipe Major Ben Duncan with the Queen’s Edinburgh Rifles and the Duchess of Edinburgh recorded at the Inverness Piping Society, February 2026. Pipe Major Ben Duncan with Mrs Arthur MacKerran, Sabhal Mor Ostaig, Thoughts of Burns, Neil Angus MacDonald and Jackie Latin recorded at the Inverness Piping Society, February 2026. Erwan Keravec with Increase the Flow Rate from Whitewater Annie Grace with the Land o the Leal from Take Me Out Drinking Tonight Pipe Major Ben Duncan with Charlotte, Pitlochry High School Centenary, Rory Gallagher, La Grande Nuit de Port de Peche, Tain in the Rain and Ash City from the Inverness Piping Society, February 2026. Gordon Duncan with Donal Og, The Wild Irishman, Rakish Paddy, Madame Bonaparte and Richard Dwyers from Just for Seumas Links https://pipinglive.co.uk/ Support the show
July 29 · 50 min
Episode 156 - Piping Live 2026 Preview
Send us Fan Mail Join Gary as he features music from some of the artists who will be appearing at this year's Piping Live Festival in Glasgow in August. Playlist Calum MacAskill with Heights from Faith Murray Henderson with the Stirlingshire Militia and Inverlochy Castle from The World’s Greatest Pipers Volume 4. Ailis Sutherland with Bruadar Dheirdre from the Raasay Restitution Contest 2025, EYP Recording. 78th Fraser Highlanders with She Walked Through the Fair, My Laggan Love, the Foxhunter Jig and the Foxhunter Waltz from Live in Canada 1992 Tim Cummings, Fin Moore and Gary West with March of the King of Laoise, from Cairdeas Session Tune Book Recording Seanaidh MacIntyre with Allan Currie’s Favourite, the South Uist Golf Club, Crann Tara and the Flaggan from John Alex MacKay and Seonaidh MacIntyre, the Torlum Sessions Inveraray and District Pipe band Drum Corps with Wee Joe’s 80th from A Night in That Land. MacNaughton’s Vale of Atholl Pipe Band with Eileen Mary Connolly, Mrs Stewart of Grandtully, The New Reel, O’Rourke’s Reel, Electric Chopsticks and Good Drying from Live N Well Links Piping Live 2026 The Captain John A. MacLellan MBE Memorial Dinner | The Eagle Pipers' Society, Edinburgh Support the show
July 22 · 1 hr
Episode 155 - Happy Daze
Send us Fan Mail Gary returns with more quality bagpipe music from around the globe. Playlist Alasdair Whyte with Raspberry Strathspey from An Iuchair Cameron MacDougall with Leaving Glenurquhart, Neil Sutherland of Lairg and Sandy Cameron from the MacLean Macleod Piping Championships, USA, 2026, private recording. Battlefield Band with Wee Michael’s March and Oot B’est Da Vong from Happy Daze Mick O’Brien with May Morning Dew and Sporting Nell from May Morning Dew Ben McClamrock with Lament for Airds from the MacLean Macleod Piping Championships, USA, 2026, private recording. Nunawading Pipe Band with Home to the Kyles, Miss Drummond of Perth, Fiona MacDonald, The Red Fox, Edwyn’s Didgi’s Place from Wizards of Oz Carlos Nunez and Dan Ar Braz L’Heritage des Celtes with Aires do Pontevedra from Mayo Longo Support the show
July 8 · 1 hr 5 min
Episode 154 - The MacLean MacLeod Memorial Championship 2026
Send us Fan Mail Gary brings you the winning performances from this year's MacLean MacLeod Memorial Championships hosted by the United States Piping Foundation in Maryland in June 2026. Playlist Derek Midgely with Major Manson at Clachantrushal, Mrs. Donald MacPherson and Neil Angus MacDonaldfrom the MacLean Macleod Piping Championships, USA, 2026, private recording. Bruce Gandy with P/M Karen MacLean, The Islay Ball and Stornoway Castle from the MacLean Macleod Piping Championships, USA, 2026, private recording. Bruce Gandy with Lament for MacLeod of Colbeck from the MacLean Macleod Piping Championships, USA, 2026, private recording. Andrew Carlisle with Mrs. John MacColl, John Roy Stewart and The Grey Bobfrom the MacLean Macleod Piping Championships, USA, 2026, private recording. Alex Pavlovic with Verna Leith's Wedding March, Johnny Ross, Craigard and Murdo MacGillivray of Eoligarry from the MacLean Macleod Piping Championships, USA, 2026, private recording. Support the show
July 1 · 1 hr 2 min
Episode 153 - Ohio Calling
Send us Fan Mail Gary reports in from Oberlin College, Ohio, to bring you more great music, ancient and modern, from the bagpipes - and saxophone! Playlist Davy Spillane with Atlantic Bridge from Atlantic Bridge Strathclyde Police Pipe Band with Selection: The Detroit Highlanders, Loch Loskin, Mac-an-Irish, Barney's Balmoral, Willie Roy's Loomhouse, Morag Duncan, The Gold Ring, The Humours of Cork, Cpt. Geddes' Turnabout from The World Pipe Band Championships 1986 Pipe Major William MacLean and his piping tuition, Pipe Major William MacLean, (contributor), Francis Collinson, Calum Maclean, (fieldworkers), ref: SA1953.005.A3, The School of Scottish Studies Archives, The University of Edinburgh Patrick Molard and Manu Lannhuel with The prophecy of Gwenc'hlan John D Burgess with Lord Alexander Kennedy, Delvinside and Pretty Marion from the Piping Centre Recital Series 1996 The Whistlebinkies with The Pipers’ Controversy and the Piping College Summerside from Inner Sound Fraser Fifield with Benedictus from The Inchcolm Antiphoner Support the show
June 24 · 53 min
Episode 152 - The Sound of Sleat
Send us Fan Mail Gary pays a visit to the Gaelic college on the Isle of Skye, Sabhal Mor Ostaig, to hear about its music degree course and to explore an amazing online archive. Playlist Back of the Moon with Mrs Maclean from Fortune’s Road Decker Forrest with The Piper’s Controversy and John MacDonald’s Exercise from Binneas Ostaig Staff and Students of Gaidhlig agus Ceol Traidiseanta at Sabhal Mor Ostaig (Eilidh NicPhaidein, Iain MacInnes and Decker Forrest) with Mrs MacDoald of Dunach and P/M John Burgess from Binneas Ostaig. Staff and Students of Gaidhlig agus Ceol Traidiseanta at Sabhal Mor Ostaig (Ellen Nic Dhomhnaill, Aoife Ni Chathasaigh and Christine Primrose) with Mairead nan Cuiread from Binneas Ostaig. Pipe Major Gavin Stoddart with Ronald MacDonald of Morar’s Lament (ground) from the World’s Greatest Pipers Volume 3. Ruidhle air a ghabhail ann an canntaireachd, Mary Morrison, (contributor), Donald Archie MacDonald, Thorkild Knudsen, (fieldworkers), ref: SA1965.062.5, The School of Scottish Studies Archives, The University of Edinburgh. Rivalry between MacCrimmon and MacRobert, Pipe Major William MacLean, (contributor), Francis Collinson, (fieldworker), ref: SA1953.055.A2, The School of Scottish Studies Archives, The University of Edinburgh. The Lochaber Gathering/Braes of Tullymet/Unknown/The Lads from Mull/Mason's Apron, Angus Lawrie, (contributor), Calum Maclean, (fieldworker), ref: SA1953.143.B7, The School of Scottish Studies Archives, The University of Edinburgh. Links Tobar an Dualchais (online archive) Sabhal Mor Ostaig (Gaelic College) Support the show

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