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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Gary brings you more top drawer music from the world of piping and drumming, and pays tribute to two stalwarts of our community who sadly passed away recently, P/M Malcolm MacKenzie and former Solo Drumming World Champion, Joe Noble.

Playlist
Trail West with Wait Til I Tell Ucca from Countless Isles and Endless Miles

Niall Matheson with Asian Tears, Rocking Miss Molly, Paddy O’Rafferty’s and Barbara’s Jig from The Shores of Loch Ness

The Red Hackle Pipe Band with Greenwood Drive, Mairi Bhan Og, Hills of Glenorchy, Dundee City Police Pipe Band from The Greatest Pipes and Drums from Scotland Vol 2.


The Cleveland Celtic Ensemble with Red Iron Ore from The Cleveland Celtic Ensemble

Inveraray and District Pipe Band with Wee Joe’s 80th from A Night in That Land


78th Fraser Highlanders with In Celtic Times from Flame of Wrath

Calum Stewart with Randolph’s Leap Part 2, from Tales of the North

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Gary brings you all four performances from this year's Captain John A MacLellan MBE Piobaireachd Recital held in Edinburgh on 24th August. With tunes from Callum Beaumont, Iain Speirs, Stuart Liddell MBE and Ian K MacDonald.


Playlist

Callum Beaumont with The Phantom Piper of Corrieyairack

Ian Speirs with Farewell to the Queen's Ferry

Stuart Liddell MBE with The Salute to the Piobaireachd Society

Ian K MacDonald with For My Lass, Fair, Pretty and Highland

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