Wetootwaag's Bagpipe and History Podcast

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This show is (mostly) a bi-weekly podcast that explores the likely repertoire of eighteenth and early nineteenth century bagpipers, using historic music collections (written for bagpipes or not), performed on Uilleann pipes, Highland pipes and whistles. Every episodes notes include links to the historic sheet music when available. For information about my Albums Oyster Wives Rant, and Pay the Pipemaker go here: https://www.wetootwaag.com/albums For information about Jeremy and the instruments played on the show go here: https://www.wetootwaag.com/about

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Welcome to Wetootwaag's Bagpipe and History Podcast: Introduction and Review of Sources

Jan 21 2022 74 mins  
Welcome To Wetootwaag’s Bagpipe and History Podcast: Introduction and Review of Sources Tunes: Original: Improvisation at St. Clement’s Church on the Isle of Harris Thomas Marsden: Mr. Preston’s Hornpipe Straigh & Skillern: Miss Fowler’s Delight, The Nabob, Pantheon, The Oak Tree. Patrick MacDonald: Mermaid, Fisherman's Song for Attracting Seals, Spoigan, Joseph McD

S 08 E 08 John Peacock’s Collection Part 1 (aka 5 days with a Northumbrian Small pipe Chanter)

May 03 2024 46 mins  
S 08 E 08 John Peacock’s Collection Part 1 aka 5 days with a Northumbrian Small pipe Chanter Tunes: Peacock: Frisky, Welcome to the Town Again, A Mile to Ride, Niel Gows Wife, New Drops of Brandy, Bonny Lad, Niel Gow, Money Musk, Lady Coventry’s Minuet Donald MacDonald: We’ll Gang Nae Mair to Yon Town Alexander MacKay: A mile to Ride Niel Gow: Niel Gow’s Wife Walker Jackson

S 08 E07 George MacLeod's 1784 Repertoire part 2 (Patrick MacDonald's Piper)

Apr 19 2024 64 mins  
S 08 E07 George MacLeod's 1784 Repertoire part 2 (Patrick MacDonald's Piper) Tunes: William Vickers: Strike The Bell Johnson: Simon Pure Straight and Skillern: Stage Chace Menzies: Taste Life’s Glad Moments Patrick MacDonald: Tune 7 (The Goat Herd), Tune 8 (Spoigan/The Innundation), Tune 9 (The Drover Lads), Tune 10 (The Unfortunate Jock), Tune 11 (Behind the Bush in the

S 08 E 06 Gathering Of the Clans Revisited a Conversation with Barry Shears

Apr 12 2024 99 mins  
Tunes: Barry Shears: The Hen's March over the Hill, John MacColl's Favourite O'Farrell: The Hen's Concert Several other tunes played by Barry Shears Check out Barry's New Edition of Gathering of the Clans here: https://capebretonpiper.com/content/gathering-clans-collection-volume-1-anniversary-edition 1806: The Hen’s Concert from O’Farrell’s Pocket Compan

S 08 E 05 Thank You Ross Anderson: Tunes from John Sutherland and David Young

Apr 06 2024 63 mins  
Tunes: John Sutherland Manuscript: The Lady’s Favourite, Paddy Whack, Kiss about the Hay Stacks, Salt Beef and Dumplings, The Peasant’s Dance, The Nosegay, Duncan Davison, Nancy Larson, Balty Horah, Trip it Up Stairs, Cock and the Hen, Fanny’s Fancy, The Witches, David Young: Tail Todle, Collar Reel, Macfarlane’s Reel, Inverara Reel, The Wood of Fyvie, Four and twenty High

S 08 E 04 George MacLeod's 1784 Repertoire part 1 (Patrick MacDonald's North Highland Piper)

Mar 22 2024 68 mins  
Tunes: Patrick McDonald: Ossian’s soliloquy on the death of all his cotemporary Heroes, North Highland Country Dances tunes 1-6, 24, Màraidh bhàn òg. {Potential/likely titles for tune 1-6: Tune 1: Joseph MacDonald’s Jig, Tune 2: Lady Wemyss’ Jig/Whip her and gird her, Tune 3: Far awa Wedding, Tune 4: maybe Shaggy Grey Buck, Tune 5: Stumpie, Tune 6& 24: Lord Reay’s Ji

S 08 E 03 My Approach to Music Theory and the Historical Repertoire

Mar 08 2024 63 mins  
Tunes: Bremner: St. Paul/Aberdeen, Bristol John Murphy: Miss Boswell’s Jig William Dixon: Hacky Honey +X+X+X+X+X+ Here is a link to the music Theory video Rod shared with me about the way white supremacists have used music Theory: https://youtu.be/Kr3quGh7pJA?si=GQqtJUc7O6VFbIc6 I recorded this episode about a month before this article often discussed with some sort of click bai

S 08 E 02 UPDATED Robert Bremner's Rudiments of Music

Feb 24 2024 63 mins  
Tunes: Robert Bremner: French, Elgin, Stilt, Jush of Perth, Blue Britches, Dunfermling This episode includes a read through of Robert Bremner’s Rudiments of Music, and several tunes which can be read here: https://digital.nls.uk/special-collections-of-printed-music/archive/87723577 1760s: Jush of Pert and Blue Britches both come from Robert Bremner’s Country Dance book: https:

S08 E 01 My Approach to a Historical Repertoire

Feb 10 2024 65 mins  
Tunes: O’Farrell: Humours of Toddy Niel Dicke: Patti Donald MacDonald: Dunrobin Castle Jeremy Kingsbury: The Pretty Sporran Angus MacKay: The Pretty Dirk Patrick MacDonald: Lord Reay’s Jig Straight and Skillern: Miss Fowler’s Delight, The Nabob, Pantheon, The Oak Tree, James Aird: Rondo Tunes: 1804: Humours of Toddy from O’Farrell’s Tutor, available as ABC notation here:

Rerun: The Patrick McDonald’s Discussion With Keith Sanger, Matt Seattle, Barry Shears and Pete Stewart

Jan 26 2024 80 mins  
Tunes: From Joe Hughie MacIntyre courtesy of the Barry Shears Collection: Tulloch Gorum, Sandy Cameron, Eight Men of Moidart, Miss Proud. On the Podcast this week I’m joined by Keith Sanger, Matt Seattle, Barry Shears and Pete Stewart to have a conversation with Patrick McDonald's Collection of Vocal Airs as the starting point. Tunes: From Joe Hughie MacIntyre courtesy of the