Enjoy Your Piping! With Gary West

Apr 02 2025 96 ep. 61 mins 59
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The very best of bagpipe music from Scotland and beyond. With live sessions, news, reviews and chat.

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Episode 96 - Two Years and Counting

Apr 02 2025 54 mins  
Send us a text Gary celebrates the podcast's second anniversary with plenty more great music from the world of bagpipes. Playlist Assynt with Assynt House from Where From Here National Youth Pipe Band of Scotland (Development Band) with P/M Sandy Spence, Cabar Feidh, Paddy’s Leather Breeches and Butterfingers from Thunderstruck John Mulhearn with Roon the Barras and Rip Them Up f

Episode 95 - Coffee & Sunshine (but no planes)

Mar 26 2025 60 mins  
Send us a text Gary welcomes Tim Cummings and Fin Moore to the bothy for a chat and a wee tune. Playlist Rura with Rise from Dusk Moon Field Marshall Montgomery Pipe Band with Benn C Nevin, McPhedran’s Strathspey, AA Cameron, A Cup of Tea, Miss Girdle, The Swallowtailed Coat, The Cliffs of Doneen, Colum Ian, Merrily Danced the Quaker’s Wife and Queen of the Rushes from Debut. T

Episode 94 - Celtic Spring

Mar 19 2025 45 mins  
Send us a text Gary brings you more highlights from Angus MacColl's recent recital hosted by the MacKenzie Caledonian Pipe Band, and invites you to eavesdrop on a couple of sets from the Celtic Spring Festival Tour in Austria Playlist Angus MacColl with the Cowal Highland Gathering, Maclean of Pennycross, 71st Highlanders, The Pap of Glencoe and The Highland Wedding from the MacKen

Episode 93 - Oh Vienna!

Mar 12 2025 54 mins  
Send us a text Gary reports in from his tour in Austria with some more great bagpipe music, old and new. Playlist Gary West with The Fourth Floor (private recording) Will MacMorran with Scott MacMorran’s, Trip to Nanjiang and Holston Ridge from Smallpipes Big Tunes Angus MacColl with Billy Connolly’s and the Hard Drive from MacKenzie Caledonian Pipe Band Recital (private record

Episode 92 - Tunes and Chat with Finlay MacDonald

Mar 05 2025 60 mins  
Send us a text Gary visits the National Piping Centre to catch up with Director of Piping, Finlay MacDonald. And of course there's plenty of music along the way. Playlist Brighde Chaimbeul with Doronoch Links, Catriona Bheag’s and Bonnie Bonnie is the Lass from The Piper and the Maker 2: Celebrating C Finlay MacDonald and Chris Stout with Border Crossing from The Cauld Wind Natio

Episode 91 - Brave New Music

Feb 26 2025 56 mins  
Send us a text With the recent publication of his new book, Brave New Music, Gary explores the life and music of the piper, classical violinist, composer and DJ, the late Martyn Bennett, and also pays tribute to the late Bill Livingstone who sadly passed away this week. Playlist 78th Fraser Highlanders with Competition Medley, World Pipe Band Championships 1987 Martyn Bennett with

Episode 90 - Ferrules and Ferries

Feb 19 2025 61 mins  
Send us a text More great music and chat from the world of bagpipes, as Gary pays another visit to the bagpipe factory of RG Hardie, and explores a lovely piece of brand new music composed to celebrate the recent launch of the latest addition to the Calmac fleet, MV Glen Sannox. Playlist Ann Gray with Dirty Little Harry, The Memphis Rendezvous, The Wise Maid and A Cup of Tea from T

Episode 89 - Focus on Duncan Nicholson Part 2

Feb 12 2025 55 mins  
Send us a text Gary brings you the second instalment of his chat with Duncan Nicholson, touching on his time as pipe major of the Strathclyde Police and exploring some other musical projects he's been involved with over the years. Playlist Strathclyde Police Pipe Band with Dolina MacKay, the Goatherd and the Shepherd, The Gathering, Ho Ro 's Hug Oro Eile, Rodney Hull QC, Tulloch Go

Episode 88 - Focus on Duncan Nicholson, Part 1

Feb 05 2025 54 mins  
Send us a text Gary catches up with one of the great players of the pipe band and folk scene, Duncan Nicholson, who shares with us his music and memories. We chatted for so long, look out for Part 2 next week! Playlist Duncan Nicholson with He Ho Hi Rum, The Wee man who went to Stornoway, Duncan Nicholson – Private Recording Train Journey North with Skyeman's Jig, Skyelark Ascens

Episode 87 - After the Storm

Jan 29 2025 63 mins  
Send us a text Gary brings you more top notch music from the world of bagpipes. Playlist Simon Fraser University with Beaches of Harris from Affirmation Andrew Carlisle with Raigmore, Donald Maclean, Jig of Slurs, Donald Cameron’s Powderhorn and Donella Beaton from The Young Ones Iain MacDonald and Iain MacFarlane with The Snuff Wife, Humours of Whisky, The Clumsy Lover from The