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Episode 74 - Last Tango in Harris Oct 16, 2024

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Gary brings you more fine music of the bagpipe kind from his extensive collection.
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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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Episode 73 - Jigs and Bulls Oct 09, 2024

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More pipe music from a the airts as Gary delves into his collection once more for your delectation and delight!

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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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Episode 72 - Focus on the Folkies Oct 02, 2024

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Join Gary as he shines a light on those pipers who tend to be labelled 'file under folk'.

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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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Episode 71 - The Raasay Sep 18, 2024

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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.
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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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Episode 70 - Question and Answer Sep 11, 2024

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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!
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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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Episode 69 - Malky and Joe Sep 04, 2024

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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.
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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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Episode 68 - Captain John Returns Aug 28, 2024

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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.
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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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Episode 67 A Day at the Worlds Aug 21, 2024

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Immerse yourself in the atmosphere of the 2024 World Pipe Band Championships from Glasgow Green.

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Episode 66 - Live at Piping Live 2024 Aug 14, 2024

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Join Gary as he brings you this year's live EYP show from the Street Cafe at the National Piping Centre in Glasgow, with sets from Cameron Bonar, Hazel Whyte, Austin Diepenhorst and Swedish mulit-instrumentalists, Dråm.
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Episode 65 - The Piping Impresario Aug 07, 2024

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Gary chats to Florida-based Eric Stein about his plans to develop a pan-European solo piping contest, and looks ahead to this year's Piping Live festival which takes place in Glasgow next week.
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Fred Morrison Trio with the Train Journey North from Live at the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall

Seudan with the Tulloch Gorm Set from Seudan

Alen Tully with As I Went Out Upon the Earth and The Kerry Polka from The Best of Piping Live Recital Series 06/07

Victoria Police Pipe Band with Eric Stein, Murray’s Fancy, the Dirty Lough, Banks of the Lee, Arniston Castle, Shovel Tongue and the New Paradigm from World Pipe Band Championships 1995

Anxo Lorenzo with MacAlambique from Confuxon

Eamonn Coyne and Jarlath Henderson with the Craig’s Pipes Set from A Celebration of the Music of Gordon Duncan: a National Treasure
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